15 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
1
Belated election news from the West reports a flat Nushagak at the polls. Details remain limited as officials assess voting irregularities and turnout effects in the region.
Valdez September 14 The Dora arrived at Seward with election returns for delegate to congress from Unga Nushagak Kodiak and other points No election at Nushagak or Kodiak Results include Susitna Ronan 18 Wickersham 4 Clum 1 Kenai Ronan 21 Carson 13 Wickersham 2 Clum 1 Hope Ronan 10 Wickersham 1 Knik Wickersham 11 Fisheries in Bristol Bay expect salmon pack over 1,000,000 cases The Dora also reports Bear sails from Unga to St Paul Island to fetch Japanese sailors held for seal poaching.
A rail disaster near Geneva saw the Erie Limited wrecked by deliberate actions causing a ditch collapse. Fifteen passengers were injured in the crash Tally and investigation details remain limited as authorities pursue answers.
Chicago New York Limited derailed near Geneva Pennsylvania with fifteen passengers injured. Police indicate wreckers staged the sabotage expecting robbery while the train had slowed after leaving Geneva. No arrests reported as search continues.
Melbourne reports the Victoria premier urges the home government to expand Britain's naval presence in Australasian waters. He cites the American fleet's Pacific voyage and notes colonists expect England to maintain a sizable navy there, with possible reference to Japan's fleet.
Thomas Edison, visiting Seattle, praises Henri Farman’s Brighton Beach flights as demonstrations of navigation principles. He predicts the airship of the future will resemble a spiral lift mechanism, with spherical models likely to dominate and air navigation becoming safer over time. The report also covers the Dome Creek settlement in Tanana, detailing payments, title dispositions, and the distribution among claimants and attorneys.
Seattle report notes a discovered original will of Isabelle Gilchrist, wife of Lee Johnston, who faces murder charges. The document, drafted before her departure for Nome, shows overwritten clauses in a cramped hand with names of initial witnesses torn out and replaced. Legal questions arise over validity.
A terse report notes Hindu workers facing steady barriers to finding work in demanding trades. Despite efforts to gain employment, many Hindus encounter limited opportunities and persistent job discrimination in hard labor sectors.
Three Hindu men who arrived in Dawson in spring faced months of unemployment as labor demand exceeded supply. They besieged Governor Henderson seeking removal. While staying at police barracks they earned board by sawing wood, and the government finally paid their transport out of Canada.
Robert Miller linked with the gold brick robbery was seen in Dawson on September 8 showing a large bank balance and a friend in Fairbanks. Dispatches suggest he left with the loot after claiming his cut and headed to Seattle to study civil engineering, while authorities question the $500 promissory note tale and the fate of the gold bricks remains unclear.
A Riggs case centers on allegations that the accused lived with another man’s wife. The situation prompted a formal charge of adultery and calls for legal proceedings to determine guilt or innocence.
J. K. Riggs, held on a 5000 bond for adultery, slept in jail after failing to post bail. Accused of living with George Herington's wife from January to May while Herington was away prospecting near Fort Gibbon. A hearing before Commissioner Miller is scheduled for 10 o'clock today.
Large crowds line the streets as a Catholic procession moves through the city with the pope's legate at the front. City observers note the orderly turnout and the ceremonial pageantry of the event.
In London on September 14 the Catholic clergy procession closed a week long Eucharist congress. Cardinal Vannatelii led the parade with peers of the realm as guards. Protestants hissed while Catholics cheered, amid a large crowd the largest since Queen Victoria’s funeral.
Campbell heads to Dawson for a river challenge as she plans to return downstream to face the Schwatka and complete a transfer in the river.
The Senator sails from Seattle to Nome marking a coastal voyage. The trip departs Seattle with the vessel heading toward Alaska as part of its schedule.
The Campbell arrives to meet the Schwatka and transfer on the Yukon then heads to Fort Gibbon while the Campbell returns to Dawson. The Weare sails to Gibbon tomorrow and the Hamilton, last Northern Navigating boats, also leaves for Gibbon. Hamilton to winter in Dawson after delivering cattle for Waechter. passengers bound for Fairbanks include Dan Duchi L L McGrath Mrs M L Gall R W Goodspeed 4 Johnson Mrs A Gibralter Mike Hussey Mrs Andersen.
At Saratoga on Sept 14 the state convention begins with Secretary of State Bilta Root named as temporary chairman. He is the favorite of the anti Hughes faction for permanent leadership and may also win favor with the Hughes supporters.
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