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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
1
Exhibits at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Fair provide detailed proof of fossil discoveries. Curators and researchers present specimens, dating methods, and reconstructive models to illustrate paleontological findings.
Seattle reports that fossils proving Siberia and Alaska were once connected along the Aleutian chain will be displayed at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in 1909. Researchers Kindle and Barnett found invertebrate fossils in Yukon valley linking the continents, with specimens dug from riverbed mud after arduous work.
United Press dispatch from Seattle notes Samuel B. Cosgrove leads in sufficient primary returns to defeat both Governor Mead and former Governor McBride. The bitter Mead McBride split reduced support for both, boosting Cosgrove as the Republican frontrunner.
The Martha Crow is set to sail for Whitehorse on Thursday September 17. The voyage announcement notes departure from the harbor with travel to the northern destination.
Mrs. John Davis, wife of a prominent Pacific coast real estate dealer, was found dead in her Seattle hotel apartment with a vial of deadly acid nearby. Officials say suicide amid melancholy after her mother's illness, though some suspect another motive given her husband’s prominence.
London dispatch says a new contract fixes the Tommy Burts Jack Johnson match for late next November in Melbourne or Sydney Australia. The bout arrangement follows prior negotiations with United States promoters and promoters expect a big crowd and strong betting interest.
Chicago dispatch reports Democrats plan a major campaign on the Pacific coast in the latter part of September. The effort is being organized with plans already in progress and Mack will depart for Portland next week to begin arrangements.
Philip Lilienthal, president of the Anglo California Bank, was killed in a collision here yesterday when his car struck a buggy in a busy downtown street. He was a prominent banker and brother in law of Leon Louis Sloss, a major Northern Commercial Co. stockholder and official.
Seattle Sept 11 Judge Reid announced a change in the Valdez district office upon arrival. W T Beeks will replace John Lyons. The move aims to shift local administration and streamline operations at the district.
Seattle reports Judge Gunnison arriving from Juneau plans a lengthy hunting trip. He intends several weeks in a famed British Columbia game area to hunt big game during his vacation.
James Beggs, a Fairbanks man, was arrested in Seattle on a charge of possessing stolen gold bricks said to be from a Fairbanks plant. He was released on $3,000 bond as authorities admit the bricks have not been located.
Forest fires along the international boundary threaten the Canadian Pacific railway. Track and bridges burn, hindering transcontinental service. Trains struggle to pass, with sections routed over American tracks to maintain operations.
Victoria September 11 The Grand Trunk Pacific has completed negotiations to obtain a ground area equal to the Canadian Pacific. The purchase signals plans for large terminal facilities and a significant investment in the city, with expectations of competing with CP and possibly exceeding it.
United Press reports the government refused to extend state aid in prosecutions of Fitzgerald former sub-treasury official. He was arrested years ago for embezzling a great sum from that institution and the case was dismissed today.
San Francisco report says Billy Papke and Stanley Ketchel will sign articles for a return bout on Thanksgiving Day. Terms were settled last night with Ketchel backed to arrange the match. Ketchel claimed he could have beaten Papke Monday but was badly hurt at the start of the previous bout.
Gunnison through the press urged an Alaska census to resolve long debated questions affecting the territory’s welfare. He argued the move would lead to an immediate and final settlement of key issues impacting Alaska’s development.
Boston reports the Charleston navy yard guard has been doubled following spies observed during tests of the new Davis torpedo. The tests show promising results with the projectile able to pierce heavy armor at long range.
Negotiations are under way for a joint Democratic and Republican meeting in Cincinnati next week likely Wednesday night. Taft and Bryan are to debate with unrestricted speeches, concentrating on comparing the two party platforms.
Thousands jailed in major Russian cities for violating the injunction against Tolstoi birthday celebrations. Penalty not yet determined.
Paris reports Gregori the military editor charged with shooting Major Dreyfus was acquitted due to lack of evidence. Prosecutors failed to produce sufficient witnesses, easing potential punishment for the defense.
Special to The News reports Dawson enacting the Lord's Day act to create an absolutely closed town on Sundays. All business must close, with exemptions for hotels restaurants and drug stores.
London dispatch reports the British steamer Spartan Prince E was rammed and sunk by an unknown bark last night. All crew and passengers escaped to lifeboats and were rescued.
United Press reports the American fleet anchored at Albany at 8 am after a five day voyage from Melbourne. The welcome included loud gun salutes and a noisy reception. The voyage proceeded in fine weather throughout with no incidents.
Miss Leaigh of Fairbanks is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Morley of No 1 below Ester.
Police uncovered and frustrated today a plot to steal a rich jewel collection from Mrs. John Ward daughter of Whitelaw Reid in London on September 11.
Washington lists potential Taft cabinet picks all from Ohio with Theodore E. Burton as secretary of state and Myron Herrick as secretary of the treasury led by a lineup including Charles P. Taft Wade Ellis Arthur I. Vorys Walter Brown James R. Garfield Walter Guilbert and Henry Williams all described as Ohioans.
The Methodist Episcopal church spends about 28 million dollars each year on preaching and supervision, including roughly 600 thousand dollars allocated to retired ministers.
Bryan rebuked Uncle Joe Cannon at an Olney, Illinois rally for accusing him of becoming a millionaire through politics. He denied wealth beyond 150000 dollars and accused Cannon of graft while defending his modest bank balance and criticizing Cannon’s earnings from books and lectures.
Helen Maloney has been granted a divorce from Arthur Osborne by the New York Supreme Court and may marry Samuel Clarkson, with whom she recently eloped to London.
The forest service will transfer 447 063 79 dollars, 25 percent of receipts from forest reserves, to states for roads and schools to offset reduced taxable land. Alaska gets 2 684 78 dollars with other states listed, including Washington 18 032 79 and California 52 437 78.
Seattle September 11 Judge Reid said at a recent interview that at the coming term in Valdez a full investigation of fraud charges in the district's delegate election will be conducted. He will instruct the grand jury to undertake a thorough inquiry and will proceed to Valdez with Mrs Reid aboard the steamer Portland.
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