Alaska railroad fund clears Congress for President’s approval
Seattle June 19 The Alaska railroad appropriation has passed both houses of Congress and is certain to go to the President for approval, though delayed temporarily by a disagreement on another item of the deficiency bill requiring the treasury secretary to buy the Chicago Speedway Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Associated Press
Alaska
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicago Speedway Hospital
Bomb menace persists as threat of further outrages looms
The justice department warns that bomb outrages still threaten the nation and a reign of terror may follow. Major Herbert Buell urges boosting Alaska post roads funding from 100000 to 300000 with 279000 for maintenance and the remainder for Southeast Alaska construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Department of Justice
Herbert Buell
Engineer Corps
Ways and Means Committee
House
Alaska
Fairbanks-Chitina
Labor Hints Favor Immigration Restrictions in Reconstruction
The American Federation of Labor passes a resolution favoring immigration restriction during Reconstruction. It also endorses condemning judicial usurpation of legislative and executive powers and urges organized labor to disregard injunctions deemed unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Associated Press
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Bishop Rowe Tours Interior Alaska for Twenty Fifth Year
The Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, consecrated as Alaska bishop in 1895, travels to Dawson and the Yukon missions with Archdeacon Stuck aboard the Pellican. He has journeyed over a thousand miles by dog team and boat to plant missions and hospitals from Southeastern Alaska to the Arctic Circle. He plans to return next fall for the Detroit General Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Trimble Rowe
Alaska
Dawson
Interior
Archdeacon
Fort Yukon
Pellican
Yukon
Tanana
Koyukuk
Bishop Rowe
Arctic Circle
Northland
Detroit
Clemenceau Apologizes to Germans for Versailles Incident
Paris June 17 Premier Clemenceau sent Count Brockdorf Rantzau a letter of apology for the protest against German delegates at Versailles. He attributed the disturbance to the regular police not being on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Clemenceau
Count Brockdorf Rantzau
Versailles
Telegraph Lines to Be Returned to Private Control
The House today passed the Senate bill to return telegraph and telephone properties to private control, repealing the law that allowed the President to seize the lines. The action ends the wartime measure and restores private operation of critical communications networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Assciated Press
House Today
Senate
Opportunities for Young Men in Merchant Marine Training
San Francisco June 19 Officials of the United States Shipping Board urged young men to join instruction programs for merchant marine careers. The marine engineering school at Berkeley can add about thirty five students, and a navigation class could take at least twenty more with required sea service. The push aims to fill officer roles aboard vessels as East Coast fleets require qualified personnel amid Navy related training and new steamboat inspection regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Associated Press
United States Shipping Board
C. W. Saunders
Shipping Board
Berkeley
The
Steamboats Inspection Service
Navy
Blockade Enforced by Cruisers and Bombing Driftley Directed
British naval forces ready to enforce a blockade if Germany rejects the treaty. Dirigible R 34 prepared to bomb Germany with bombs from the Baltic while several British aircraft fly over Berlin. Washington reports the war trade board ready to embargo Germany and lawmakers debate the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
Associated Press
Baltic Sea
Kiel 1
Assanjz4rl Press
America
Copenhagen
Berlin
Washington
War Trade Board
Oregon seeks Alaskans to winter in Portland through events
The Oregon Alaska Society plans fundraisers to promote Portland in Alaska and attract winter visitors. It will stage a midnight sun anniversary cruise on a Willamette river boat next Tuesday to publicize the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Associated Press
Oregon-Alaska Society
Alaska
Murderer Hamby Confesses Ready for Execution
Gordon Fawcett Hamby, arrested in Tacoma and charged with two murders during a Brooklyn bank robbery, says he wants to be executed soon. He also confessed to two train robberies and thirteen bank holdups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Gordon Fawcett Hamby
Tacoma
Brooklyn
Canada Goes Dry Until Peace Declared
Ottawa June 19 The senate adopted an amendment to the prohibition bill making prohibition orders in council effective only until peace is signed instead of lasting a year after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Associated Press
Senate
Villistas Congregate Across the Border
Unconfirmed reports say small bands of Villistas gather opposite several American towns. Americans report no fears as troops are posted along the border on the U S side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Associated Press
Licensing Path for Sea Service Graduates
Applicants may enter a newly established school upon recommendation of their supervising master after at least 12 months in the deck department on steamers over 2000 gross tons. Applications should be filed at 120 Market Street. California graduates available for sea duty should notify the Shipping Board sea service bureau of their current address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle
Market Street
California
Sea Service Bureau of the Shipping Board
Rotary Clubs Elect Adam as President in Unopposed Run
Albert S. Adam of Atlanta Georgia was nominated for president at the International Rotary Clubs convention in Salt Lake City without opposition marking the first unopposed presidential bid in Rotary history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Associated Press
Albert S. Adam
Atlanta
Georgia
International Rotary Clubs
Rotary
Old YukonMerch magnate James Adair dies in Vancouver
James Adair of the old Yukon firm J. & T. Adair, a leading mercantile figure in Yukon Territory for many years, died recently in Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Adair
Yukon
Esthonian Forces Reach Kronstadt After Fort Destruction
A Bolsheviki wireless reports recapture of Krosnay and America opposite Kronstadt by Esthonian troops. An Esthonian statement confirms withdrawal but claims all guns and fortifications were destroyed. In a separate matter, H. R. Raffleson named administrator of Charles A. Sulzer estate in Ket chikan by Judge Mahoney, with petition by A. H. Zeigler for Mrs. Sulzer of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Krosnay
America
Kronstadt
H. R. Raffleson
Charles A. Sulzer
W. T. Mahoney
Ketchikan
A. H. Zeigler
Mrs. Sulzer
Elizabeth, N.J
Steamer Sails from Seattle for Cordova
The Northwestern left Seattle at 9 a.m. carrying passengers for Cordova including Mr. and Mrs. Horace Leach, Mrs. H I McDaniel, Miss Bessie De Leo, Miss Florence James, Miss Dora Barrett, Charles A. Derry, J. D. Reagh, Angus McDougall, H. C. Lehman, A. B. Jornes, James Hebher, Martin Morett, B. Sampo, C. Brice, J. B. Bell, Bert Bundy, A. Schlerss and S. Gavrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Associated Press
Northwestern
Pasengers
Cordova
Horace Leach
H. I. McDaniel
Bessie de Leo
Florence James
Dora Barrett
Charles A. Derry
J. D. Reagh
Angus McDougall
H. C. Lehman
A. B. Jornes
James Hebher
Martin Morett
B. Sampo
C. Brice
J. B. Bell
Bert Bundy
A. Schlerss
S. Gavrick
Willard Dempsey Bill Opens With Six Preliminaries
Toledo June 19 six nine round preliminaries will be staged before the Willard Dempsey bout. Sergeant Walter Monahan Willard's sparring partner says Willard is two hundred per cent better than before the Havana fight and possesses a tremendous punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Associated Press
Willard-Dempsey
Walter Monahan
Willard
Williard
Havana
Inspection Tour Mails Alaska Forts by Mor rison
Major General Morrison, commander of the western department, begins an eight week inspection of Alaska forts. Lieutenant Miller Smith joins as aide. They head to Fairbanks then travel down the Yukon to St Michael and Nome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Associated Press
Morrison
Western Department
Alaska
Miller Smith
Fairbanks
St. Michael
Nome
Belgian towns toast Wilson in Belgium tour
The king and queen led President Wilson and his party through devastated Belgium. Ypres Ostend Zeebrugge and Brussels gave great demonstrations in his honor, marking a notable ovation for the returning conqueror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Associated Press
Wilson
Belgium
Ypres
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Death of famed surgeon Haiselden in Havana
Chicago dispatch reports Dr. H. J. Haiselden died in Havana. The surgeon gained international fame for refusing to operate on the deformed Bollinger baby, prompting wide public attention and debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
H. J. Haiselden
Bollinger
Havana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aps
Weimar
United States
League
Portus J. McCumber
North Dakota Republican
League of Nations
Oregon
Canada
Villistas
Associatedress
Internal Revenue Department
Edgar A. Stanton
Juneau
Mr. Stanton
University of Washington
Grand View
Hoquiam
Roy
Granite Falls
Rotary Clubs
Adam
Alaskan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!