Bartholomew Eyes Petersburg Mail Service Expansion
Petersburg Commercial Club backs plans by Bartholomew to extend mail service from Ketchikan to West Coast and Petersburg via Wrangell. A second vessel and two boats would operate, with the Prince of Wales route split and a larger vessel sought for Peters burg operations. Federal approval from the Second Assistant Postmaster General is needed.
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Ketchikan
Petersburg
Wranwell
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Bartho’omen
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Prince of Wa’es
Bequest to Seattle Church In Probate in Newark
The Trinity Episcopal Church in Seattle receives a bequest of one hundred ten thousand dollars from the late Mr and Mrs Richard S Cox Seattle residents whose wills were offered for probate yesterday in Newark The bequest follows their death leaving a sizable gift to the church in Seattle authorities said
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Seattle
Richard S. Cox
Newark
Departure of Mr and Mrs Wick Shocks Petersburg
Hans and Mrs Wick plan to move to Seattle leaving their Petersburg home after a large crowd honors them with a monster surprise party at Sons of Norway Hall. The couple has long been active in the community and their friends express deep affection and good wishes for health and future.
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Petersburg
Hans
Mrs. Wick
Club to Elect Officers at City Hall Next Wednesday
Election of officers for the coming year will take place in City Hall next Wednesday January 5. Members are urged to attend as many important topics will be discussed including consideration of a potential mail route to Chatham Straits via Petersburg and the club is urged to act promptly.
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City Hall
Chatham Straits
Petersburg
Court activity rises with arrests and hearings in calendar week
Local peace officers had a busy week with arrests for trespass on Myra Hofstad property and for violations of the Alaska Bone Dry Law. Convictions included Cal Morris for federal offenses and Jesus Martinez for threatened assault. fines ranged from 30 to 60 dollars. Attachment actions were initiated against the Igary Brothers by Parks, with Deputy Marshall Neil MacGregor handling the proceeding. A separate riot case from a Christmas Night dance saw three youths charged after allegedly entering a home and assaulting residents. Commissioner Carroll Clausen ordered further investigation by grand jury.
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Chris Rise
Myra Hofstad
Daghoff
Cal Morris
Cleo Balmnés
Jesus Martinez
Jackson Brown
Parks
Thelgary Brothers
Marshall Neil MacGregor
Conzide Inzr
E. V. Pasion
James Rhodes
Alva Allen
David Phillips
Pasion
Carroll Clausen
Notable Seattle Pioneer Carkeek Passes Away
Washington to Seattle reports the death of J. Carkeek, longtime prominent Seattle pioneer. Vivian Stranders, a former officer, admits acting as an agent for German espionage in the French Aviation Service over the past year.
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Vivian Stranders
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Spangler Re-elected President of Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Seattle December 29 report states Spangler has won reelection as President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony affirmed his leadership for another term in the local business group.
Influenza Strikes League of Nations Secretariat in Geneva
An influenza epidemic spreads in Switzerland with a reported 100 members of the Secretariat of the League of Nations stricken. In Seattle the Steamship Panama, bought for 118 dollars, will be renamed the Aleutian for Southeast Alaska service, company officials announced.
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Geneva
Switzer
Switzerland
League of Nations
Seattle
Panama
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska
Seattle Construction Outlays Hit 34.25 Million
Seattle reports total business and residential construction for the year ending tonight at midnight reaches thirty four and a quarter million dollars.
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Seattle
Nell Walker to Tell Story of Travels at Local Theater
World wide traveler Nell Walker arrived from the north on the Northwestern after touring Alaska. She appears at the Variety theater Saturday and Sunday with movies and pictures of travels through the United States and Mexico and a narration of meetings with famous personages. Her Alaska experiences will be shown and described.
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Waker
North
Alaska
Mexico
Territory
Prediction of a World War by Moscow Professor
Fragmentary OCR notes cite a Moscow University professor warning that a world war could emerge from sunspot-induced cycles. The text mentions a figure named Fchijovsky and limited context about timing or consequences.
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Philadelphi
Fchijovsky
University of Moskow
Arctic flight plans announced for 1927 polar expedition
Detroit dispatch reports Captain George H. Wilkins will leave Seattle February 6 1927 to resume Arctic exploration by air from Fairbanks Alaska to Point Barrow and back. Pilot Ben Wileson is expected to join. Major Lanier and Captain Wilkins deny prior friction as they discuss collaboration for the journey.
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Detroit
George H. Wiking
Seattle
Fairbanks
Point Barrew
Thomas G. Lannhiér
Selfridg I“eld
Wilkins
Lanhier
Commissioner Ritchie Removes Arthur Thongs in Ancharge
Judge Ritchie of Valllez removes Arthur G. Thontoson as United States Commissioner at Ancharge. The action names Thomas C. Prica, Democratic nominee for Territorial Legislature, to take office January 1, 1927.
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Ritchie
Valllez Toda
Arthur G.'“ I Thontoson
United States
Ancharge
Thomas C. Prica
Territorial
Evans Lead Narrow Victory in Tight Showdown
Evans scored a clutch late basket to seal a 2 point win as Weheetranid and other players contributed steady defense and offense. The game featured tight defense from both sides and a final push in the last minutes.
Wheeler condemns Prohibition appointees and resignations
Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League urged President Coolidge to remove Prohibition appointments. He cited Nathaniel Harben, former Assistant District Attorney of New York, who resigned and joined the Wet Propaganda effort, noting about 22,000 liquor selling venues in New York City.
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Washington, D. C
Wayne B. Wheeler
Coolidge Urges Strong Army And Navy For Peace
President Coolidge appealed for moral disarmament and peace, urging that the Army and Navy be kept strong as part of national defense. He spoke in Trenton and called for peace through strength to replace hatreds and jealousy.
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Coolidge
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Trenton
N. J
Alaska delegation seeks road system linking gold fields
The Alaska delegation to the American Road Builders Association convention will press the government to build a connected road system in Alaska linking principal cities with the gold fields. M. D. Williams of the Bureau of Public Roads will represent Alaska. Col. James G. Steese may join if he returns to the United States in time.
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Chicago
Alaska
Juneau
M. D. Williams
Bureau of Public Roads
James G. Steese
United States
Cima
Frederick J Johnstone dies in Seattle after illness
Frederick J Johnstone, longtime figure in Alaskan business and founder of the Tongass Trading Company, died Monday after a six month illness. A Detroit native born 1868, he built enterprises in Ketchikan and Seattle, chaired several firms, and held Mason and civic roles. Funeral services were held in Seattle. He is survived by his wife.
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Seattle
Frederick J. Johnstone
Tongass Tradi G Company
Tooming
Acast
Old
Seattle Hardware Company
Alaskan Enterprises
Jonstone
Outplaying Pétersburg in Every Department
The text shows a fragment claiming decisive superiority in multiple departments, indicating a strong performance by a team or group over Pétersburg. It reads as a sports or competition snippet from page three, with no clear names or dates available in the readable portion.
Poison liquor claims hundreds of lives in 1926
New York reports 468 deaths in Manhattan from poisoned liquor this year. Chief Medical Examiner Norris warns that the so called Good Stuff caused many hundreds of fatalities and thousands of blindness cases nationwide.
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New York
Manhattan
Norris
United States
Andreanoff Dies After Long Illness in Petersburg
Costa Andreanoff of Petersburg died at his home after a long illness a paralytic stroke caused his death. Survived by his widow and three minor children he was active in the Pioneers of Alaska and known across Alaska. Funeral plans were not announced. He lived in Alaska before it was purchased from Russia and was present during territorial changes.
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Petersburg
Mr. Andreanoff
Gloo of the Pioneers of Alaska
Alaska
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