THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO S. MAYNAKU. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager.
Published every evening except Sunday by The Nome,
Publishing Company, Nome, Alaska.
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\\ isliing You A
Happy & Prosper
ous New \ ear
Today we publish our last
daily issue of 1935, and on
Thursday, January 2, 1936,
we commence with No, 1,
Volume 37. The Nome
Daily Nugget has been in
publication since its incep
tion during the gold rush
days to Nome. Its owner
ship shifted many times
during that time but for
the past twenty-five years
the present owners have
been at the head of the
paper.
During that time it has
changed from daily to tri
weekly, weekly and back to
daily again. One of the
first steps taken in 1934, a
year which was anticipated
to be a prosperous one for
Nome, and which was to
have been thought of, as a
year during which the de
pression days of this placer
Camp, were definitely be
hind us. Unfortunately,
Nome suffered its greatest
disaster and tragedy of its
entire existence — a fire
which was definitely esti
mated to have destroyed
property and belongings to
the sum of $2,000,000.00.
The year 1934 did howrever,
turn out to be a surprising
ly good year for the mining
and other industries of this
section, and The Nome
Nugget was in the van
guard, proclaiming the step
toward prosperity and hap
piness.
1935 was slow in beginn
ing, due largely to the
heavy losses sustained by
the business interests of
Nome in the fire on Septem
ber 17th. However, '.he vol
umi of business, prices and
the general aspect of busi
ness for this vear.have been
well above normal and a
definite increase in busi
ness was decidedly notice
able, although retarded, as
has been said.by the effects
of that fire.
Now, we come to 1936.
More than a year has elaps
ed and business and mining
are infinitely more- enthus
iastic and are devoting a
great deal more time to
ward planning for an even
larger increase in business
and industry in the Nome
section for the 1936 mining
season. The morale of the
business and community
life is also of a much higher
calibre. No, Nome has not
sunk into any lethargic pos
ition. “Nome,” as the Kan
sas City Star referred to in
a recent editorial, “will
never be Nome again,”
meaning that its helicon
days of the mad rush for
gold, its iniquities, its bad
men—crooks, shysters, and
gamblers and such will nev
er return; but Nome will
nevertheless continue to be
Nome, as one of the great
est gold producing placer
camps in Alaska, which has
lasted for 37 years, and
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Jack Solomon, Prop.
Italy Calls Haile
Selassie Usurper
Throne Ethiopia
Continued From Page 1
with Ras Gugsa.who comes
ahead of his cousin, Ras Se
jum.
Menelik Puts Heir Aside
“Ras Tafari’s name is not
Haile Selassie at all—he as
sumed that to get himself
the air of legitimacy in the
eyes or his subjects.
“Menelik was the first to
usurp the throne, profiting
by the death of King John
on March 8, 1889. The reso
lute and astute Menelik
shoved aside the elder son
of John, legitimate heir to
the throne, and had himself
proclaimed “negue neghes
ti,” or “king of kings.”
“Menelik was able to sep
arate John’s two sons, send
ing R:'s Mangascia against
the Italians who routed his
forces at Senate and drove
him thoroughly beaten
from Baratieri.
“By defeating the Italian
army at Aduwa in 1896,
Menelik clinched his own
hold on the Ethiopian thro
ne. To King John’s sons
was left only Tigre provin
ce. Mangascia, beaten in a
rebellion in 1899, died at
Ankober.
“There followed a period
of intrigues and bloody
fights in which Menelik
gave no quarter. In Octo
which is now facing a fu
ture, which has not been as
favorable for many years.
We cite these facts and
instances in our last issue
in 1935 to bring to the pub
lic attention, the fact that
Nome is Nome—it is a new
Nome, much better laid out
and functioning in a much
more secure manner, but1
still it is Nome. There is
the Nome spirit unequaled
by any town or city in the
world.
We take pleasure in wish
ing one and all A Happy
and Prosperous New Year’s
Day; The Nugget will be
observing the day in com
pany with other business
establishments and federal
and city offices.
1936 ! is here. Let’s all
join together in wishing
our neighbors and others, a
happy and prosperous New
Year !
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ber, 1909, defeat of Araja’s
troops definitely ended the
opposition.
Tafari Supplants Queen
“There followed Menelik
to the throne a weakling
grandson, Lij Yosu, who
was deposed and replaced
by the Empress Zauditu,
This empress was just a
puppet.maneuvered by Ras
Tafari, who had been nam
ed regent, until 1928 when
feeling himself politically
firm and with strong mili
tary backing, he seized the
real power.
“Araja and Mangaseia are
dead. The two cousins,
Gugsa and Sejum, remain.
Until recently the first was
at Macalle, the second at
Aduvva,capitals respective
ly of the eastern and west
ern Tigre.
“Tafari cleverly won Se
jum's friendship. To Gugsa
he gave a cousin to wife,
hoping for a child of his
own blood as heir in the
Tigre province. But the
beautiful Wozero Jesiase
Urok II proved a disap
pointing gift to Gugsa. She
did not bear him a son. Lat
er, therefore, he repudiated
her.
“Not to be outdone, Ta
fari then succeeded in mar
rying his own daughter to
Gugsa.
Elecds Dying Father's Word
“But Gugsa hates the em
Continued on Page 3
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