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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
9
A Nome camp worker Gus Carson was electrocuted while using an overhead telephone wire on a snow dock. The 2200 volt line caused a short circuit and the wire snapped. Carson, an elderly longshoreman, was found with severe burns to his hands and arms.
Peter Annance, noted Klondike pioneer, sent the first pack train over the Hope Steamboat trail in April. The initial train carried 18 horses averaging 200 pounds each, taking five days for the round trip amid snow patches between 14 Mile and 23 Mile. Within a week more horses moved onto the trail and by May a larger train of 86 horses began, with 150 expected within a fortnight including private-owner horses.
Ansel Langley, famed in Alaska mining camps as Biddy Doyle, died today in Seattle after months of elephantiasis. For 11 years he was the Orpheum theater stage door keeper and a popular dance hall caller famed for old-time square dances and a cheerful disposition.
August 25 report from Nome notes Wireless Spect jooner Elsueno owned by Bender Bros. has headed to the Kuskokwim region with a large group of stampeders adopting complete prospecting outfits and gear for the journey.
Joe Kaminski reported a successful drill at the upper 1100 feet in Flat, with a net showing of about three to one. He feels pretty good about the prospect as Mrs. Harry Siebe and child arrived in Helen M on Wednesday. Attorney Baxter rode in from Seattle for business while JN McCain now runs Elite Baths offering Turkish and steam baths.
Two strong unions the machinists and boiler makers voted unanimously to press the nationwide strike at Baldwin locomotive plant Philadelphia despite the company demand that workers sign a pledge not to join unions. Union leaders vow to sustain action with allied crafts considering sympathy strikes. financial support flows from the American Federation of Labor.
William Allen White extols Kansas fertility at a En doria picnic with humorous tale of a Kansas boy climbing a corn stalk. He jokes the stalk grows faster than the boy can climb and notes neighbors’ attempts to cut it down fail. The item hints at local lore and humorous farming bravado.
A rural crowd gathers to hear the village blacksmith recount a dramatic baseball win. He recalls bases loaded, sharp curves, and a powerful swing that drove in runs, while townsfolk interrupt with chores and jokes. The scene blends sport triumph with village life under the chestnut tree.
New York August 5 As part of a 1915 celebration marking a century of peace between Britain and the United States a campaign seeks Britons in America to subscribe for Sulgrave Manor Northamptonshire England the ancestral home of George Washington The plan aims to preserve the manor as a memorial to the Father of His Country described by W T Stead as the greatest Englishman of the Eighteenth century Assurances say President Taft and King George may be urged to support the effort.
A terse promo notes that freight landings will proceed regardless of rain if the river dries up. It also advertises Byers & Co. products including Gold Bell sodas seltzer and ginger ale and praises long fellows as towers bracers and great for chasers.
In Topeka Kansas August 5 two men narrowly escaped when Bert Curry the Kansas aviator rose in a hot air balloon and a spectator Walter Taylor was jerked aloft. The gas bag caught fire and flames consumed the balloon causing it to rise to over a thousand feet before collapsing. The men fell through trees and ropes were singed yet both were badly shaken but unhurt while the balloon was a total loss.
Dr Pare noted to Yukoners for years as a prian to the RCMP at Whitehorse resigns after over a decade as town physician. He plans a visit to Montreal and may settle in the Northwest to join his sons and daughters. Major Snyder shifts from Dawson to Edmonton for new post.
In Greeley Colorado July 31 Keeper Thomson of the Pavis fish hatchery presents a rainbow speckled trout as a model of affection. Put in a hatchery trough four years ago the fish now returns to its keeper and rests in his hands out of water. Thomson warns it may someday jump from the water and accompany him around the hatchery.
German aviator Hirth and a passenger completed a Munich to Berlin monoplane crossing in 5 hours 41 minutes for 345 miles. The flight began Thursday morning at 7 o'clock and ended Friday at 9 08. Express trains take about ten hours for the same distance, highlighting the feat's speed and cost of 12500 dollars for the craft.
Fragmentary ad notes native cucumbers available at the Pioneer Greenhouse for 75 cents. The message lacks complete details but indicates a sale with limited readable text.
In Shefield England population around 150000 faces limited soda fountains none of which are large. J N McCain assumes management of the Mlite Baths amid promises of guaranteed satisfaction from both old patrons and new visitors.
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