Three Yet to Land From Dawson This Afternoon
A brief weather update notes three aircraft are still arriving from Dawson this afternoon as a routine flight status report.
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Dawson
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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1908
Page
1
White Pass Season Ends With Last Yukon Steamer
Whitehorse Yukon Territory October 17 The last White Pass and Yukon steamer of the season has arrived from Dawson. Ice is running in the upper Yukon but three independent steamers remain to come through. The Prospector will sail tomorrow afternoon and the Healy arrived yesterday marking the season’s final arrival at Dawson.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
White Pass
Yukon
Dawson
Prospector
Healy
Cottage City Collides With Blakely In Dense Fog
In Seattle on October 17 the Pacific Coast Steamship Company steamer Cottage City crashed into the lumber schooner Blakely off Jefferson Head. The collision left the Cottage City badly damaged though not sunk. Passengers injured, Purser Jones rescued. Blakely remained seaworthy. Damages about 20000 dollars. ship towed to port. service cut after Humboldt wreck earlier in month.
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Cottage City
Purser
Purser Jones
Seattle
Jan
Sen
Skagway
Jefferson
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Humboldt
Active Pass
Alaska
Explorer Peary Sets Plan to Buck Ice Toward Pole
A dated note from Etah Greenland records Explorer Peary stating he was ready to begin bucking his way through the ice toward the pole on August 12. The missive arrives from Boston with the announcement.
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Boston
Peary
Etah
Greenland
Bulgaria Refuses to Buy Liberty In Balkans Crisis
Bulgaria declares it will not pay indemnities demanded by the European concert and is ready to fight. Turmoil spreads as the war party grows, suspects of war loom in Belgrade, while public funding and credit falter amid Balkan tensions.
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United Press Service
London
Bulgaria
Europe
Austria
Balka
Turkey
Servia
Balkans
Belgrade
Kitchener Plans Brief Visit to America en Route Home
Calcutta Oct 17 Lord Kitchener viscount and commander in chief of the forces in India announced he will visit the states when his term ends. He has long admired Americans and African methods and intends to spend several weeks or a month visiting Washington and major eastern cities on his way back to England.
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Calcutta
India
Lord Itchener
Forces In
Lord Kitchener
England
Washing
Bryan Draws Mammoth Denver Crowd After Address
Bryan addressed a mammoth crowd in Denver on October 17, receiving a tremendous reception before leaving for Omaha.
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United Press Service
Denver
Bryan
Omaha
Bennett James Visits Gilmore Station Agent
Bennett James, longtime station agent at Gilmore, is visiting his father. He plans to leave for the outside soon to join his mother and brother Leander, and will return via the ice in early spring.
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Bennett James
Gilmore
Leander
Dench Improves in Hospital After Pneumonia Threat
Mr. S. W. Dench was taken to St. Joseph's hospital Thursday with a pneumonia threat and is making splendid progress. He expects to return home in a few days.
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S. W. Dench
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Typhoon Drives US Fleet Off Course Near Japan
The American fleet faced a terrific storm off Japan driving ships from their course delaying Yokohama arrival to tomorrow morning. One sailor died when washed overboard and the Yankton gunboat is missing after the Friday storm, with grave fears of a serious mishap.
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Yokohama
Japan
Tokio
United States
Typhoon Devastates Amoy Coast Killing Hundreds
A powerful typhoon swept Amoy and the southern coast yesterday causing extensive destruction. About 300 lives were reported lost in the district with many more feared dead as full casualty counts were not yet available.
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Amoy
China
Yale Loses 10 Cadets In West Point Thriller
West Point defeated Yale 10 to 0 at the parade grounds after a scoreless first half. The academy squad gained the edge in the second period and outplayed the visitors in a closely fought college game.
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YALE
West Point
Sons of
Old Eli
Makig
Howver
Academy
Etter
7 Tons of Fresh Fish Arrive Here
Fred Colendar from Healy lakes reaches Fairbanks with nearly seven tons of fish including pickerel whitefish and gray ling and over 1000 birds chiefly grouse and wild duck aboard his scow likely to serve at the Alaska Day banquet this week.
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Fred Colendar
Healy Lakes
Tanana River
Fairbanks
Balloonists from Hergenzell presumed drowned
The bag from the Hergenzell balloonists was found floating about 100 miles off the coast near Yarmouth England confirming they are drowned.
Kid McCoy Secures New Lease of Battle
Kid McCoy gains a renewed lease on the battle arena with a fresh contract. The naming and details emphasize a continuation of his combat role and venue partnership.
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Kid McOy
Favorite Knoxes Out Jim Stewart in Uphill Six Rounds
In a rugged six round bout, the favorite used old time speed and cleverness to overpower Jim Stewart. The decision came after a hard domestic pace with both fighters showing grit.
Kid McCoy Returns with Knockout Victory Over Stewart
After six years away from boxing, Kid McCoy decisively defeated Jim Stewart last night and scored a knockout in the sixth round. Stewart fought hard, but McCoy displayed greater cleverness and generalship, flipping the bout in the fourth round before sealing the win in the sixth.
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Kid McCoy
Michigan Forest Fire Rages Unchecked Across Lower Peninsula
United Press dispatch from Detroit reports a powerful gale fanning forest fires across Cheboygan to Alpena as lines of communication fail and relief trains cannot pierce the burned districts. Forty one dead and over 300 injured are tallied, with Metz reported missing and feared wiped out as flames threaten surrounding towns.
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Detroit
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Cheboygan
Alpena
Metz
Taft Begins Southern Drive With Virginia Rally
Taft arrives in Richmond on October 17 to drum up support and speak at a major rally aimed at cracking the solid South in his campaign.
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Richmond
Taft
Hains Brothers Indicted for Annis Murder in Bayside
New York grand jury returns true bills against Captain Hains and his brother in the Annis murder case. Captain Hains killed Publisher Annis at Bayside in August, while his brother held a companion of Annis with a revolver during the fatal shot.
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Hains
Annis
Captain Hains
Bayside
Original Topsy Dies Aged 73
New York actress Mrs. George Howard famed for portraying Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin dies at age 79. She gained recognition as the character on the play's initial production and remained a celebrated figure of the era.
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Topsy
New York
George Howard
Ladies Aid Sale Proceeds With Monday Auction
The Presbyterian church Ladies' Aid society voted to continue selling items Monday afternoon. Rooms open at 4 o'clock and remaining articles will be auctioned. Lunch and dinner will be served after 4 PM.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
the Presbyterian Church
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Wil
Yarmouth
Eng
Hergenzell
Jim Stewart
Stewart
McCoy
Acter
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