Port Wells mining boom with multiple properties at work
Guowald Ohm reports Port Wells bustling with activity as Granite Millard 15 men, Golden Eagle Cordova seven, Ester Island Jack Harris camp, Piggot Bay Wagner Murray ops, Patty Hamilton Bonded 100 foot tunnel, Bettles Bay Captain George shaft expansion, Cooper Emerson development, Corliss Mining seven, Shamrock claims group open with six men. Dozens of deals are pending to hire more miners. Ed Griset plans December work on Shamrock group. Select Christmas cards at E A Hegge’s.
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Guowald Ohm
Port Wells
Mariposa
Mr. Ohm
Col
B. F. Millard
Golden Eagle
Cordova
Superinendent Spaulding
Jack Harris
Ester Island Mining Company
Ester Island
George
Bettles Bay
Cooper & Emerson
Cooper Bing
Corliss Mining Co
Corliss Island
Ed. Griset
Shamrock Mining Company
Ester Passage
Golden
Ships Sink Off Flamborough Head and Olga Scuttled
Three vessels were sunk last night off Flamborough Head with heavy loss of life feared on one passenger carrier. The Alterwater is named. seven crew members died and others were rescued by the lifeboat. Also the steamer Princess Olga bound for Aberdeen was blown up east of Scotland. officials blame German spies aiding the raid.
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Southshields
Flamborough Head
Trished
Naval engagements acknowledged in North Sea
The Admiralty confirms German and British warship engagements occurred at multiple points in the North Sea. Details on vessels involved and exact locations remain undisclosed.
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North Sea
London
Admiralty
North Sea Mine Sinking Triggers Rescue of Crew
A mine in the North Sea sank a vessel as the Argentine cruiser Pueyrredon overhauled the Olga. survivors were picked up by passing ships near the Argentine coast. The steamer Patagonia was caught supplying German warships within three miles of shore and is held awaiting maritime board decision. Several were injured.
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North Sea
Pueyredon
Olga
P. Lion
Patagonia
Maritine Board
Everal
Hartlepool Shell Kills Fifteen School Boys
London reports describe a German raid that killed fifteen Hartlepool schoolboys when a shell exploded in their area while ten others died in a collapsed building they had sought shelter in. The bombardment boosts British recruiting and floods the country with applications. In Sunderland, all naturalized German residents were arrested after yesterday’s bombardment.
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London
Hartlepool
Sunderland
Allies Push Germans From Belgium Amid Gains
London report says allied war effort to drive Germans from Belgium has begun with decisive results. The German line in Flanders is described as tenacious pockets rather than a single front, with wedges forced that jeopardize German defenses.
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London
War Office
Belgium
Flanders
Arresting a Suspect and Lodge Elections
At the Masonic lodge meeting officers for the coming year will be elected with full attendance requested. Captain Pederson, directing work at the Oreas Gallery plant, traveled southbound on the Mariposa to spend holidays with family. Verne Elliott at the local cable office is sidelined by a severe cold.
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Masonic Lodge
T. M. Hunt
Secy
Pederson
Orea Scallery
Mariposa
States
Verne Elliott
Herring fishing in Seldovia yields strong haul
Herring fishing in Seldovia reports good catches with about 400 barrels shipped on the Bert ha. A second shipment from the same port includes a ton of coal bound for Valdez.
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Seldovia
Valdez
Great Battle in Poland as Russians and Germans Clash
War reports from Sachaczow near Warsaw indicate a fierce engagement as a German wedge advances from Illowo and both sides pour reinforcements. Russians appear to outnumber the Germans, with the fate of the Polish campaign weighing on the outcome.
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Warsaw
Sachaczow
Poland
Illowo
East Prussia
Sochaczow
Russia
Lodz
Berlin at War Memorial Tone Amid Frontline Losses
Berlin reports that among 70,000 residents who went to the front since hostilities began most have died on the battlefield leaving many wives and children. The German workers federation notes 31 percent of its 669,000 members are in military service and relief funds exceed 3.75 million dollars for the unemployed and needy families.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Organized Workers of
Germany
German Federation of Workers
Allies begin general advance along entire German front
Basel Switzerland December 17 reports that the allies have launched a general offensive along the entire line from Belfort to St Marie Aux Mines. Heavy artillery rattles windows day and night as French forces fortify Thann into a stronghold.
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Basel
Switzerland
Belfort
St. Marie Auxmines
Thann
Germans Bombard Scarborough Town Kills Many
On December 17 German cruisers shelled Scarborough for about half an hour. Forty to fifty shells hit the town aiming at the town hall, causing heavy damage and numerous deaths. A shop counterwoman was killed instantly. her husband died in the collapsing ruin. The bombardment left wrecked streets and substantial property loss as the cruisers retreated northward.
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Scaborough
Dresden Leaves Punta Arenas in Pursuit by British Cruisers
A dispatch from Punta Arenas reports the German cruiser Dresden, which fled from the Falkland Islands battle, left port and was sighted by British cruisers. The pursuing ships gained on her but there is no confirmed result yet as the chase continued toward the west.
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Washington
Punta As
Dresden
Falkland Islands
Treaty authorizes payment for Nicaraguan canal route
Washington Dec 17 The senate minute on Foreign Relations ordered reported the treaty with Nicaragua authorizing the United States to pay 3 000 000 dollars for the Nicaraguan canal route by the naval base on the bay of Fonseca.
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Washington
Nicaragua
United States
Bay of Fonesca
Senate Minute On Foreign Relations
Senate ratifies Safety at Sea treaty with England
Washington reports the Senate approved the Safety at Sea treaty with England after making several amendments to satisfy opponents. The action marks the treaty’s ratification and ongoing international safety commitments.
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Senate
Washington
England
Nome Senator Circles Among Cordova Friends
Senator Frank Aldrick of Nome greeted Cordova friends last night on his way to Juneau. He was aboard the Silver Wave with Seward peninsula legislators who could not reach further than Cordova due to an accident. Aldrick remained in Seward for a week and now travels toward the territorial capital aboard the Mariposa.
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Frank Aldrick
Nome
Cordova
Juneau
Seward Peninsula
Wdovla
Aldrick
Seward
Territorial
Mariposa
Lynch Loses Left Finger In Amputation
D M Lynch had the third finger of his left hand amputated at the first joint yesterday after a long injury became infected and blood poisoning developed. Dr Vance performed the operation. Also notes Christ mas cards at E A Hegg's with today’s Daily Times.
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TO. M. Lynch
Dr. Vance
Local Jottings and Juneau Building Boom
Carl Dunhip left on the Mariposa for a trip to the states. J Gillis of the wireless station visited town. S A Hemple the Valdes merchant was seen on the Mariposa. Les Fred Butterworth the Valdez surveyor was an outgoing passenger on the Mariposa. Mose Dunn with fifteen horses for the Orr Sage line left this morning for Chitina. The boat last night and the interior train this morning cleared town of visitors. The Times adds staff due to rush. Wm Arnold formerly foreman for the Great Northern Development Co Copper Mountain arrived on the Mariposa. Juneau building permits total over 250000 for the year with six modern concrete buildings completed.
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Fred Butterworth
Valdez
Mariposa
Mose Dunn
Orr Sage
Chitina
Wm. Arnold
Great Northern Development Co
Copper Mountain
Raid on Hartlepool Aims to Sink Dreadnoughts
London reports a German coastal raid hit Scarborough Whitby and Hartlepool. A few fast cruisers conducted the strike while the main fleet did not engage. Damages and deaths are cited as the raid’s objective was to destroy British warships under construction at Hartlepool.
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London
England
Scarborough
Whitby
Hartlepool
Carranza abandons Puebla as Zapata forces seize city
The Puebla region falls to Zapata after General Carranza withdraws his troops from the area. Carranza troops burn the railroad station and damage sections of the track as they pull back from Poebla.
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Washington
Carranza
Poebla
Zapata
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Punto Arenas
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