Alaska committee urged for northward hearings on conditions
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska and transportation bureaus submit a report to the Alaska advisory committee urging hearings in Alaska. They call for low cost water transport, mail as mail not freight, coast surveys, government reimbursement to steamship lines for higher insurance, development of Alaska transport, use of Alaska coal, and ground investigations by the committee.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Alaska and Transportation Bureaus
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Alaska Advisory Committee
Alaska
Bureaus
California
Johnson Wins at Primaries in California
California results show Hiram W. Johnson leading Herbert Hoover by about 130000 votes in the Republican primary with two thirds of precincts reporting. Democratic and Prohibitionist ticket delegates were unopposed with Prohibition backing Henry Clay Needham of Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Hiram W. Johnson
Herbert Hoover
United States
Johnson
Henry Clay Needham
Los Angeles
Wood
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
General Wood
Lowden
Victoria Regatta Set for July In British Columbia
Canadian and American boat owners will compete in an international sailing and power boat regatta in Victoria on July 4 5 6. Entries include Vancouver Victoria and Seattle boats with efforts to add California boats.
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Victoria
B. C
Associated Press
Vancouver
Seattle
California
Reward Offered for Slayer of Banker in Los Angeles
The family of H. J. Robbins, wealthy banker from Shelton Missouri, offers a substantial reward for the capture of his murderers in Los Angeles where Robbins was found beaten and choked with a rope. Police are puzzled by the case.
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Los Angeles
Assoshated Press
H. J. Robbins
Shelton
Robbins
Nomination of Frederick G Coetterill as Mines Director
Washington May 6 The President nominated Frederick G Coetterill of California to be director of the Bureau of Mines succeeding Van H Meaning. The confirmation would place Coetterill in charge of federal mining research and regulation in the Wilson administration.
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Washington
Associated Press
Frederick G. Coetterill
California
Wilson
Bureau of Mines
van H. Meaning
Production of crude oil curtailment hit Pacific coast demand
R B Robb of the Independent Oil Producers Agency warned that oil prices have been stationary since May 1917 except for a 25 cent rise at the well. He cited reduced exploration and production, exhausted reserves, and impending limits on fuel oil and gasoline use unless development resumes.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Associated Press
R. B. Robb
Los Angeles
Independent Oil Producers Agency
Oil Division
The
Fuel Administration
Robb
Pacific Coast
McAdoo Declines Self Interest in presidency bid
Former Treasury Secretary W G McAdoo writes to the Metal Trades Council of Brooklyn stating he seeks no political gain for himself or others. He says the presidency requires high statesmanship and doubts his own qualifications while urging labor to resist reaction.
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New York
Associated Press
McAdoo
Men Hired for Chilkat Oil Plant Upgrade
A crew departed today to Chilkat Oil Company's plant for employment. Several drillers are expected to arrive soon from the United States to work for the company.
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Chilkat Oil Company
Shotly
States
Explorer Nansen to Replicate War Prisoners
Explorer Nansen will head a League of Nations body to repatriate about two hundred thousand German Austrian and other war prisoners held in custody.
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Explorer Nansen
Washington
Associated Press
Nansen
League of Nations Organization
Fumigation Ordered for Frisco Courts
Governor Stephens authorizes the attorney general to cooperate with the San Francisco district attorney in a clean up campaign after revelations of deplorable and corrupt court conditions. The attorney general may take over district attorney duties if needed.
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Sacramento
Cal
Associated Press
San Francisco
Stephens
Danish Officials Welcome in Schleswig Return
Copenhagen May 6 Danish officials were welcomed by huge crowds as transport ships arrived in Schleswig the province recently returned to Danish sovereignty after fifty three years under German rule.
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Copenhagen
Associated Press
Schleswig
Sugar prices rise again on wholesale market
The Associated Press reports another 2 percent increase in wholesale sugar prices. The move lifts costs for retailers and could ripple to consumer prices as supply adjusts.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Canadian Pacific Earnings Reduced in Annual Report
Montreal May 6. The Canadian Pacific railway reported net earnings for the year fell by 1.5 million dollars from last year, while gross earnings rose by 19.5 million, per the company annual report released today.
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Montreal
Associated Press
Canadian Pacific Railway
Seattle Chamber opposes Soviet Russia trade proposal
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday voiced opposition to a proposal requiring Americans to trade with Siberia only through the Russian Soviet. It informed the National Civic Federation it rejects any compromise between Russian Bolshevism and American democracy.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Siberia
National Civic Federation
Railroads Seek Additional $500 Million Loan for Freight Cars
Executives of the railroads ask Congress for a further loan of 500,040,000 dollars this year to finance the construction of freight cars.
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Washington
Associated Press
Congress
Potter Named to Interstate Commerce Commission
Mark W. Potter of New York, president of the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, has been nominated by President Wilson to fill a vacancy on the interstate commerce commission.
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Washington
Associated Press
Mark W. Potter
New York
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Molybdenum Steel Gains Ground in U.S. Industry
Cordova resident W Norman Bratton contributes a Scientific American article on how molybdenum alloy steel combines lightness with strength. It notes U.S. dependence on other alloying elements and highlights Colorado deposits, wartime demand, and the potential for national independence in high grade steels.
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W. Norman Bratton
Bratton
Scientific American
Climax
Colo
United
Colorado
United States
Revolutionaries Seek Friendly Ties with United States
Reports say Obregon will be chosen president within sixty days and a friendly foreign policy will be adopted. Navy orders a destroyer division to sail for potential Mexican duty from Key West. Carranza uses airplanes near Mexico City as federal forces retreat north. An army of at least ten thousand prepares to march on Mexico City.
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Washington
Associated Press
Mexico
United States
Obregon
Daniels
Key West
Carranza
Mexico City
Pablo Gonzales
Jalisco
EL Paso
Texas
E. S. Cobar
Huerta
Sonora
Juarez
Legally Wed Hale-Breed Gets Land In Alaska Case
Elizabeth Harkrader was awarded title to land in Juneau by the US circuit court of appeals. The decision sustained an Alaska court ruling that Lilly Clark was a halfbreed and legally married to George Harkrader, despite territorial law prohibiting white-Indian intermarriage.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Elizabeth Harkrader
Juneau
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Alaska
Lilly Clark
George Harkrader
Indignant protests push for death penalty in bigamy case
Indignant protests arrive in Los Angeles urging the death penalty for the alleged bigamist Watson or Hurrt. The case may be moved to another court where no clemency has been promised.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Bigamist
Watson
Labor official blasts government propaganda claims
Timothy Shea of the Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers charged before the railroad labor board that high government officials deceive the public by labeling workers as enemies. He centered on Justice Department notes about likely May Day troubles. The report notes the Labor Department released February 1915 budget data showing family food costs doubling from February 1913.
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Washington
Associated Press
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers
Railroad Labor Board
Shea
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Ralph Stewart Dies in Seattle After Diabetes Battle
Ralph R. Stewart longtime Arctic Lumber manager at Cordova died at Providence hospital Seattle on April 28 at age 42 after a two week illness. He had diabetes for about three years but kept working most of the time. Born in Denver he moved to the northwest in 1904, worked in Cordova, then Seattle with Stimson Mill and Puget Sound Mills. He is survived by his widow Leora Conn Stewart and a son Ralph Conn Stewart, plus his parents and several siblings. A brother, E M Stewart, was killed in an auto accident near Glendora, California last month.
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Ralph R. Stewart
Old Arctic Lumber Company
Cordova
Providence Hospital
Seattle
Mr. Stewart
A. C. Dutton Lumber Company
Portland
Denver
Col
Northwest
Arctic Lumber Company
Stimson Mill Company
Puget Sound Mills and Timber Company
Stewart
Ralph W. Stewart
Southwest States
Leora Conn Stewart
the Post-Intelligencer
Ralph Conn Stewart
James A. Stewart
Alaska dog musher wins derby to pilot mail run
Walter Goyne known as The Going Kid plans to relocate to Winnipeg and operate his dog team on a mail and passenger run between The Pas Manitoba and a copper mine eighty miles away. He previously lived in Alaska where he won multiple races.
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Winnipeg
Associated Press
Walter Goyne
Going Kid
Pas
Manitoba
Gayne
Alaska
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