14 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
1
Allied and neutral leaders debate Berlin's peace offer with warnings it may be a bid to sway public opinion. Berlin and London commentaries cast doubt on swift allied acceptance while interest grows in a joint response within weeks.
Washington reports the Alaska fishing industry will come under a universal license system and taxed prepared and manufactured products as a bill is debated in the house. A separate notice notes G. E. Beraud at Fairbanks assaying nitric acid exploded causing eye injury and clothing burns. Readers are invited to view ladies embroidered handkerchiefs at Clayson’s as Christmas gifts.
In Washington the senate approved a committee amendment to the immigration bill by a 42 to 14 vote, excluding Hindus and other Asiatic people without naming them. The measure also drops references to a passport agreement while reporting on the bill.
The 1916 annual report of Secretary Houston details efforts to reduce the cost of living by boosting production and better distribution of foods, urges strengthen the pure food law for standardization and factory inspection, notes stable per capita food output, and calls for expanded meat and sheep production with improved crops and farming practices.
Severe winter grips Fairbanks as the Northern Commercial Company warns of a dire fuel shortage. Only forty cords of wood remain, ten miles from town, with loggers unavailable and residents forced to buck saw. Trains possible to reach Nenana coal fields if Congress funds arrive. Trolley system enables ore movement from Treadwell mines to mills.
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Burleson's annual summary shows a 5.2 million dollar surplus for the year and highlights parcels post expansion, extended deliveries, and postal savings growth. It urges federal control of utilities, Alaska and Porto Rico telegraph access, revised second class rates, standardized posts, and aerial mail experiments.
James A. Farrell, head of the National Foreign Trade Council, calls a fourth zonal convention in Pittsburgh January 25 26 27 to discuss policies for competing in postwar world markets. Topics include foreign trade measures tariff effects merchant marine and investment with emphasis on aiding small manufacturers and merchants.
Local and visiting Elks are requested to register their names with Chas M Rossner at the postoffice store.
The Spokane the Pacific Steamship Company's excursion boat sailed for southwestern Alaska taking the Admiral Evans for one trip. Passengers bound for Cordova include Miss Alice Huffman and Mrs. Jas Holmes. A ten year old deaf mute Harold Anderson was adjudged dependent at Wrangell and placed under guardians at Juneau. W G Lotham sustained a serious eye injury from a flying piece of wood while with Captain Alexander at the Engineer mine in Atlin.
The peace proposal unsettles trading as munitions and war profiteers lead declines, Bethlehem Steel plunging twenty six points while cotton rises three dollars and fifty cents per bale. In Chicago wheat slides nine cents a bushel, corn and oats drop, and provisions gain mildly.
Washington December 13 The federal trade commission hearing on news print prices concluded with manufacturers proposing to meet a National Newspaper Publishers Association committee to draft an equitable distribution plan for print paper subject to commission approval. Pioneer of Nome is dead George Hall a Nome Alaska pioneer who had not left the territory for twenty years died recently Funeral attended by nearly all city residents. Install public horse trough A Juneau citizen seeks city street department approval to build a horse trough on Front Street for the benefit of the horses in the city. Patient for Morningside Advices from Fairbanks say Harry Lappin has been deemed insane by a jury in the commissioners court at Nulato where he has lived for ten years.
New York December 13 Johnny Kilbane and Freddie Welsh are slated for a twenty round bout in Havana if Harry Pollock finalizes plans for the fight.
Frank Carpenter reports that a new hotel company plans to establish large hotels at Skagway Dawson Fairbanks and Seward to serve northern tourists. The scheme includes promoting a Yukon voyage to Fairbanks then a government railroad ride with multi city stops to showcase sights. Hotels to follow railroad completion, in coordination with transport firms and government promotion.
An annual report by Commissioner General Anthony Caminetti urges action to curb a potential western Asia population flow to the United States. It criticizes current schemes for Chinese exclusion and Japanese admissions, calls for aligning methods with general immigration enforcement, and notes Hindu immigration tied to a pending Burnett bill. Local Elks registration and job printing inquiries are also mentioned.
Thousands of aliens who have returned to their native land to ongo have been barred from returning to the United States by the amendment to the immigration bill adopted by the senate yesterday. Martin Creek shows up good prospect. reports from Fairbanks state prospector drifted thirty feet and found pay prospects. The Penelope Club candy sale at Douglas public school netted $20 for the domestic science equipment fund.
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