17 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
1
Wright establishes a new airship record in a test before the Aero Club at Le Mans France. Officials report the trial occurred yesterday with the craft reaching an unprecedented altitude and speed benchmark for the program.
An Italian family was harassed by blackmailers and their residence was set on fire while occupants were home. Police opened an investigation as neighbors reported hearing the blaze and saw smoke rising from the house.
In Seattle on September 16 a Socialist meeting drew a vast crowd despite a smaller hall. A Socialist Labor party speaker interrupted Debs address and delivered a fiery critique of Debs and the Socialist movement.
The contract to build the transport docks at Fort Mason was awarded today to the San Francisco Bridge company. The contract value is about $1,000,000.
President Roosevelt will return to Washington from Oyster Bay next Tuesday two weeks earlier than usual. Observers see the early departure as an effort to aid the Taft campaign, noting Washington facilities are more effective for his work than those at Oyster Bay.
The proposed rear addition to Eagle hall may face delay over a tract in the deed of conveyance. Surveying by Mr. Jackson places the line near Frank Clark’s residence, possibly blocking passage from his back door. Fences have marked the Clark yard for two years, and trespass on this ground could be resisted.
A brief obituary note reports Miss Isom died Sunday in Chicago from typhoid fever. The item identifies her as a local individual and notes the illness as the cause of death.
A wife completes a 1000 mile journey leaving St. Paul and walking toward Butte Montana. Her husband follows the route to document the trek and the couple’s travel tale.
A woman arrived in Seattle from Butte by train seeking her husband Ole Johnson. Fellow passengers shared her tale of travel from St. Paul via Butte, 1500 miles, and a collection at Butte raised more than enough to fund her train fare to Seattle.
Reported clashes in Azores amid rumors of plague spread cause local authorities to impose curfews and demand calm as residents seek clarity on health threats and protective measures.
Edward, brother of the unnamed subject, has taken a position with the Guggenheim company in the Dawson District. He is employed as a constructing engineer and will work on local projects.
Citizens clash with officials sparking a standstill in commerce as injuries mount and claims spread that authorities have failed to address a disease. Police report several arrests while health officials urge calm and public cooperation.
Miss Frances Isom eldest daughter of Will H. Isom vice president and general manager of the N A T T Co died in Chicago on Sunday of typhoid fever. She visited Dawson and Fairbanks two years ago and was beloved by North youth. She was with her sister Marian. brother Edward Isom works for the Guggenheims in Dawson. Their mother died of typhoid in Dawson eight years ago.
Severe disorders flare in the Azores with towns in riot and officials injured by missiles. Government quarters are occupied as commerce stalls with foreign ships avoiding landings. Grievance centers on late preventive measures against the plague.
Alva Ward, a brave 19-year-old from Alameda, died while trying to save pedestrians from a falling live wire. He came in contact with the energized line and was electrocuted before help arrived. He was nephew of Sir Edward Pakenham and grandson of General Pakenham, famed for the 1815 New Orleans battle.
The Hazel Dollar carrying 7 000 tons of coal sailed from Nanaimo British Columbia marking the first major move in a long threatened fuel war between Nanaimo and Seattle a key escalation in energy competition amid regional tensions.
A circulated request among European powers proposes a second peace conference at The Hague. Signed by Germany Italy and Holland the document lists no specific aims but indicates Venezuela and Morocco will be key topics.
Dawson reports the Arctic Brotherhood in Camp Dawson elected eleven delegates with alternates to attend the grand camp in Victoria in November. Deputy Grand President Dr. Everette and Weston Coyney are among the delegates. Coyney authored the original Arctic Brotherhood ritual and plans a revision for the Victoria gathering.
A planned appointment will take him to Juneau where his family will join him from Valdez. The move reflects a relocation for work and family reasons with stable arrangements anticipated in the capital.
Henry K. Love, veteran of the Roosevelt Rough Riders, has been appointed marshal for the Third Division of the District of Alaska and will sail for Juneau after receiving his commission. He served in Cuba and the Philippines, later acting as civil governor of Guam, and has ties to John Hay through kinship. He is 43, to be 44 in October, with a Seattle family and two children.
Dawson September 16 The Campbell sailing Saturday will be the last steamer of the season for points below Dawson. If enough freight accumulates another boat may sail later depending on river conditions. Several scows may go as far as Eagle and Circle River.
A forest blaze claims seven lives with six Native Americans and one white man among the dead. The deadly flames spread rapidly, trapping victims as crews battle the fire.
Word from Grand Marais reports a fatal blaze that trapped a white man and six Indians while attempting to help homesteaders in Nestor. The town lay engulfed by flames with interior access completely cut off.
Reported cholera cases increased again with thirty six deaths and multiple new infections noted yesterday as health officials urge precaution and outbreak containment actions.
A local family drama centers on an elopement that disrupts the Ball household, stirring intrigue over resilience amid the affair and its impact on Mrs. Ball's standing in the community.
Oakland September 16 suit by Arthur Ball for marriage arna ment postponed after reports Mrs Ball ran away with Frank Fleming from San Jose. Ball, a wooden leg maker, notes his wife also has a wooden leg and Fleming is wooden legged.
The Democratic nominee is Judge Parker, named permanent chairman, with James Chanler as leading lawyer. He is a warm personal friend of Governor Hughes and will criticize the Republican platform in the campaign.
News from several provinces reports alarm over an advancing scourge described as spreading and growing more severe as it moves toward the Black Sea. Authorities urge vigilance and caution amid growing public concern.
In St Petersburg the cholera epidemic worsens with 260 new cases and 46 deaths reported. Civilians panic and many plan to flee while word arrives of rising cases in Astrakhan and the disease moving toward the Black Sea and Caucasus coast.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, current lieutenant governor, was nominated for governor by the Democratic state committee in Rochester. Judge Alton B. Parker served as permanent chairman, and Parker accused James S. Sherman of begging for campaign contributions during the 1906 state campaign. Chanler was elected lieutenant governor two years prior by a large plurality and is a prominent New York City lawyer.
The steam ship Northwestern arrived with the body of Dr. Cabell Whitehead who died in Nome on September 8 from a Seward peninsula railway accident. His widow Mrs Whitehead has endured near collapse since the news.
Washington D C Sept 15 officers of the army argue for a large increase in the signal corps size due to aerial navigation advances. Fort Meyer observers noted flights by Captain Baldwin and Orville Wright as experiments proceed under General James Allen with balloonists Lt Frank P Lahm and Lt Thomas E Selfridge likely to lead the Baldwin balloon when government takes over.
In the Republican state convention in Salt Lake City on Sept 16 the local option plank was offered and defeated in the resolutions committee, failing to reach the convention floor.
Ex Senator Edward Murphy withdraws from the contest for harmony with Patrick McCarren Democratic boss of Brooklyn and delegation leader at the Denver national convention. Murphy-Conners faction earlier ousted McCarren from the state Democratic convention before their expected defeat at Denver.
The article notes a Bryan addressed a big crowd, reviewing United States history from 1906 onward. He spoke on key events, governance, and national progress, highlighting moments of change and leadership during the period.
An immense crowd welcomed William J. Bryan in Washington as he spoke on campaign issues. He argued that clerks and employees were not intimidated by employers as in 1896, insisting workers and employers alike would gain from Democratic victory and broader welfare equalization.
The steamship City of Para arriving from San Jose Guatemala reports an assassination attempt on President Cabrera. The infernal device was attached to a telephone receiver and exploded when the ring sounded. Cabrera was wounded but not fatally. He fell to the floor and lay unconscious for a period.
Ottawa reports Premier Laurier has fixed October 26 for the Canadian general election. Due to the remoteness of the Yukon district, its parliamentary election will be delayed to around year’s start.
James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern and head of the Northern Securities company, marks his 70th birthday today. Officials of the railway system in St Paul send tokens of regard in his honor.
Madame Frias, renowned in the Klondike region as the housekeeper for the government official mess at Dawson, died today after an illness of five months. She had lived in Dawson for eight years. Death was due to perritis.
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