Two Children Die in Fairbanks House Fire
In Fairbanks on December 1, two children James Sherman ten months Mary Porter four years died from burns. Irene Sherman six years is near death after a fire started while mother was away. Irene saved Mary and another child but could not save the baby. Fireman Jake OConnor fainted from smoke and was rescued by Jack Hansen who was burned on the hands and face.
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Fairbanks
James Sherman
Mary Porter
Irene Sherman
J. G. Sherman
Sherman
Irene
Mary
Potter
Jack Hansen
Jake O'Connor
Hansen
Trapper Murd er Incident Dispatches and Global War News
Seward reports Walter Stoker a tie cutter and trapper killed John Hendricks and fatally wounded K E Irv ing and a Moore section man. Stoker is at large with a rifle near Seward. Across reports in Washington and London note Germany Belgium British naval changes and coal mine control under the defense act as WWI moves unfold.
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Seward
Walter Stoker
John Hendricks
KE. K. Irving
Moore
Stoker
Here
London
South Wales
Steamer operating costs rise for Alaska line
In a hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission officials of the Alaska Steamship Company testified that operating expenses increased ten percent this year due to higher waxes and larger crews under the Seaman's Law. They added that repairs and maintenance costs doubled.
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Seattle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska Steamship Company
Food prices rise sharply in United States
Washington reports a three percent rise in retail food prices from September 15 to October and a sixteen percent increase over the past year. Potatoes lead gains with a seventy five percent jump.
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Washington
United States
President Wilson Keeps Thanksgiving Step by Step
Washington December 1 President Wilson spent Thanksgiving with family and attended Presbyterian services in the morning He watched the Naval Relief Society ball at the navy yard last night Evans steamer Admiral Evans arrives from Seattle bringing Cordova passengers including Mrs Olive Book Mrs Wallen Mrs Myake and others Teddy Anderson an old Nome miner drowned at the Kimball dredge pond after being struck by winch lines during crossing The display of party and afternoon gowns at Clayson's store draws attention among ladies
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Washington
Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Naval Relief Society
Navy Yard
Teddy Anderson
Nome Division
Kimball
Anderson
Clayson’s Store
Villa’s Fifth Attacks Successful In Mexican Clash
Two Syrian refugees report Villa’s forces attacked Chihuahua City for four days and were repulsed each time. On the fifth day, Monday, Trevino’s forces captured the city, Trevino marching south with part of his command. Carranza officials deny Chihuahua City fell, though reports remain unclear.
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EL Paso
Chihuahua City
Villa
Trevino
Shippers Protest Rate Hikes At Intermountain Hearing
Shippers from Utah gather in Salt Lake City to press against new freight rate increases that raise costs from eastern points to inland markets and to challenge the long and short haul clause of the Interstate Commerce Act. The Utah traffic bureau urges a hearing before ICC officials, with potential further sessions planned in other western states. Also noted is Ramon Gomez, convicted of larceny and sent to McNeil's Island for five years.
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Salt Lake
Interstate Commerce Commission
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Traffic Bureau of
Utah
Ramon Gomez
McNeil's Island
German War Aims Emphasis on Peace and Munitions
In a Reichstag address Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg pushes for a peace end to the war while stressing civilians’ wartime service and urgent munitions production. In London Bonar Law refuses to rule out ceasefire while enemy occupies allied territory. In Washington Austria asks Red Cross to suspend relief in Belgrade after earlier gratitude. In New York survivors of the Marina report torpedoing with 41 Americans dead or missing. In Athens the crown council backs government against surrender demands. Berlin rumor notes an intimate incident around the emperor’s death chamber.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Bethan Anno
Germany
Bethmann
Stein
London
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Athens
Greek Crown Council
Kine Constantine
Death of Arthur B Cooper Shocks Cordova Friends
Arthur B. Cooper dies at Sitka Hot Springs sanatorium after heart trouble. A longtime Cordova resident and former Nelson postmaster, he had been in frail health, planned a winter for recovery, and wrote that health was improving before news of his death spread. He held posts with the post office and served as vice president of the Cordova Co operative Company.
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W. J Shepard
al Low
H. W. Ross
Nelson
Alaska
Litte
Mr. Cooper
Pennsylvania
Sitka
the Times
Cooper
Cordova
Daily Times
Cordova Co-operative Company
Fire hits Alaskan Grill. flames threaten hotel interior
A gasoline tank used with a coffee urn exploded at the Alaskan Grill on Wednesday at 11 pm. The interior quickly ignited, with guests escaping as Jack Terry used a extinguisher to limit the blaze until firefighting units arrived. M. L. Hoben owned the grill and insured it through A. J. Adams. several rooms suffered scorching and smoke damage.
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Jack Terry
Hoben
Grill
A. J Adams
Boycott Slashes Prices on Eggs and Turkeys
Federal inquiry opens into cold storage eggs as prices tumble. In Pittsburgh turkeys fall to eighteen cents a pound amid ongoing market pressure. Chicago reports eggs at thirty four cents a dozen after boycott drives down asking prices.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Cordova Band Benefit Ball Draws Large Crowd
A large audience attended a Cordova Wand benefit concert at Suge hall last night. Proceeds fund new music and instruments. Bandmaster Tingley received praise for building a capable Cordova musical group. The event featured a grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. George Dooley and a nine piece orchestra providing dance music.
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Aty Suge Hall
Cordova Wand
Tingley
Cordova
George Dooley
Cordova Band
W. G. Tingley
Watson on Trial for Obscene Mail Matter
Augusta Ga Dec 1 Thomas E F Watson once a Populist presidential candidate faces federal charges for sending obscene material through the mails. This marks his third trial on the same counts stemming from articles in a periodical. Watson, a Thomson Ga publisher, contends immunity for excerpts from Catholic theology.
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Augusta
Thomas EF. Watson
Federal District Court
Watson
Thomson
Russian ride tests officers at Camp Henry J. Jones
Douglas November 30 unusual interest marked the annual Russian ride as officers finished the 3 mile course in 9 to 11 minutes. Brigadier General T. F. Davis and staff watched with Colonel Brooke Jayne and Captain James Marley leading the first pair followed by other officers and the regiment’s noncommissioned officers bearing guidons.
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Douglas
T. F. Davis
Henry J. Jones
Brooke Jayne
James Marley
Sixth Field Artillery
Cooperation boosts big game protection in Rocky Mountain region
US forestry service and western state game wardens report higher big game numbers in the Rockies. District forester Smith Riley cites increased hunter protection and easier convictions for game law violations. Rangers are aiding above Yellowstone Park to guard animals straying from the preserve, with ranchers and residents backing the effort.
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Denver
United States Forestry Service
Rocky Mountain
Smith Riley
Wyoming
Riley
Forestry Service
Reach
Yellowstone Park
Interior mines to be developed on large scale
Ole Berg, manager of North Midas Copper Company, visits town with wife and plans to return to Boston then February with machinery to expand claims on the Kuskulina river. The company controls twelve copper claims with sixteen hundred feet of tunnel driven and open-cut work. a compressor will be installed to aid development. Nearby properties, including Golfond a and Suntise claims, show gold and copper potential as crews prepare for spring work along Copper River and Nugget Creek.
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Ole Berg
North Midas Copper Company
Boston
North Midas Company
Golfonda
Sintise
Strelua
He 14
Copper River
T Te Alitekw Consolidated Copper Companys
Wising Aliens Learn Fast Track To Citizenship
Denver reports new citizenship teaching methods in the Rocky Mountain region. Judges J C Raymond and A W Mc Hendrie join Paul J. Ellerbe in assisting schools in Wyoming and Colorado towns to form classes for aliens. Graduates receive certificates exempting them from court examinations.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
United States
Paul J. Ellerbe
Wircau
Wyonind
Colorado
J.C Raymond
Seventh Judicial District of
Wyoming
Newcastle
A.W. McHendrie
Trinidad
Ellerbe
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Smreka
Neil F. Graham
Fort Collins
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