Lind Reports Delay Mexican Dilemma In Wilson Era
August 20 report notes President Wilson and Peace Commission members debating Mexico policy. Lind, Minnesota former governor, now a presidential envoy, presents no immediate solution. Wilson will not rush to lift arms embargo or recognize Huerta until full constitutional progress is clear. no consensus among senators except two urging prompt action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Huerta
Rmed Meaddler
Mexico
Lind
Lane urges Alaska railroad and coal station for defense
Secretary Lane advocates a government built railroad from the coast to Alaska’s interior as the first state railroad and the first Alaska railroad. He argues the nation should seize lands, promote settlement, and support transportation to develop resources and feed a growing population. He also calls for a government coal station in a landlocked Alaskan harbor to provision the Pacific fleet for world cruises.
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Tle
AL Int
Rotary Interior
Lane
Tettor Sea
Erment
Alaska
Burleson Objects to Art in Playing Cards
Postmaster General Burleson states he does not approve of a Washington order banning playing cards bearing a famous painting. He objects to the depiction described as “un adorned beauty” and assumes the image offends public taste. The agency cites a department rule restricting certain imagery on playing cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Kenyon Presses Trust Busting as Top Tax Tariff Aim
Washington, Aug. 20. Senator Kenyon argued on the floor that reforming the tariff is less urgent than busting trusts. He said trusts are gradually eroding competition across the nation, urging Congress to focus on trust busting as a paramount task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenyon
Congress
Coming and Going in Alaska and Beyond
Joe Martindale returns to Alaska from a trip toward South Africa and heads to new work in Seattle. Dr. C D Carter alters Ophir country plans and departs by train to Chicago. Wood of the FA Conference joins transport concerns after a Seattle visit. Postmaster Hatson stays near Dikemeville for a few days. Ed Bennett and Ed Mel Johnson dispatch on trips to Moore or Frsan Francisco works. A chilly Wednesday marks a quiet day on creeks with shallow water and fading light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Martindale
South Africa
Alaska
Oies
Brice Will
Seattle
C.D. Carter
Ophir
Tesday
Chi
Wood
Ehatston
Dikemerile
Johnson
Bennett Dames
Ed Mel W. Johnson
Mooreerees
Union
Ran Works of
San Francisco
Easons
Suftic
Rolston Nominated for West Point by Wickersham
Fairbanks youth Howard Rolston, a member of Fairbanks High School’s first graduating class, has been nominated for West Point by Delegate Wickersham. Rolston is expected to leave soon for examinations and to begin the demanding military program. This marks the second Fairbanks appointment by Wickersham, the first going to the son of R. W. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Rolston West Pit
Wickersham
Rolston
Fairbanks High School
R. W. Taylor
Spanish Gunboat to Be Sold at Mare Island Auction
The gunboat Manila, now a prison ship at Mare Island, San Francisco, will be sold by the government once prisoners are removed. Formerly a Spanish gun boat captured by Admiral Dewey in 1898, she will be auctioned after the vessel is stripped and cleared for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Manila
Mare Island
Admiral Dewey
Tsador Strauss Will Probated
Isador Strauss a New York financier who perished on the Titanic had his will admitted to probate by Surrogate Cohalan. The estate valued at 4 590 000 is left to the deceaseds children with 440 000 to Catholic and Jewish charities and an equal sum to the administration. The fortune originated from a Savannah firm buy in Europe for the Confederate government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Isador Strauss
Cohalan
New York County
New York City
Sictor Strauss
Savannah
Europe
Canadian Order member faces serious legal trouble
August 21 report outlines a Canadian Order member facing a serious legal case. The article notes alleged illegal activities and a suspect named Kelly awaiting a preliminary hearing. Many potential witnesses are prepared to testify, and the defense is expected to incur significant consequences.
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Harry Ul
Kelly
Electric shock at Moose Hall kills two men in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama on August 20 Dotahi A Kenyuff and Christopher Gus ir ion cit mitter died after an electric shock at the Loyal Order of Moose hall during a initiation ceremony. Initial reports suggested fainting before they were rushed to a hospital where both died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimingham
Ala
Dotahi A. Kenyuff
Christopher Gus Ir
Ion Cit Mitter
Jocal Hall
Loyal Order of Moose
Kennedy
Gustin
Thesverward
Father allegedly shoots son in accident over rifle gift
A man near Ka rg reportedly gave each of his two young sons a 22 caliber rifle. He was on his way to remove a bullet from the neighborhood when he was last seen with a rifle injury to his ribs from a back shot by one of the guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notive
Karg
Martin Steinger Makes Fresh-Cured Salmon Impression
A brief local item notes Martin Steinger visiting creeks early in the week and returning with enthusiasm. Mentions fresh-cured silver salmon and a quick meal at Discovery. Crowley & Porter credited, with a casual nod to Cop righted rights.
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Ruby Record
Martin Steinger
Crowley & Porter
Discovery
Justin
Alaska Mining Law pamphlet on new regulations
The pamphlet explains Alaska’s new mining regulations authored by Senator Henry Roden of the Fourth division in the First Alaska legislature. It urges every miner, operator, and prospector to own a copy. Price is 50 cents. Available at Ausley’s book store in Idit wed and Pioneer Drug Store in Flat.
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Henry Roden
Alaska
Ausley
Pioneer Drug Store
Seattle Post Announces Four Monthly Iditarod Mail Service
The United States post office will establish a four times monthly mail run from Seattle to Iditarod Alaska starting November 1. Each trip will carry mail at a fixed rate and parcels must be sent within 22 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Alaska
United States Post Office
Support the Administration in Alaska Development Efforts
The piece urges readers to back the Democratic administration for Alaska’s rail, open-range policies, and strong laws. It extols the current Wilson administration, claiming it brings the greatest opportunity Alaska has seen and calls stockholders of the Tanana Publishing Company to support the administration for regional progress.
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Alaska
Alaskiv
Gling County
Wilson
United Use
Tanana Publishing Company
Goth
Yatare
Will & New
Mining prospects near Yankee Creek and Gaines Creek
The report discusses Yankee Creek with plans to dredge the head of the Takoma river and ship overland to the area, noting delays until next season and possible arrival by summer 1915. Gaines Creek shows weak mining activity with Frank Joaqu kokwim Commercial Company holding options and prospecting with a drill.
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Will Creek
Yankee Creek
Takoma
Gaines Creek
Frank Joaqu
Canal Opens October Sixteen With Dike Dynamite Event
Colonel Goethals, head of the Panama canal commission, designates October 16 as the day when the Rama dike will be dynamited and the Pacific waters joined with the Atlantic. It is probable President Wilson will attend to witness the final stroke of the vast project. The undertaking has cost the United States millions of dollars, years of labor, and many lives from accidents and fever.
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Ust
Panama
Au. Goethals
Panama Canal Commission
Ramboa Dike
Pacific
Atlan
Pr Wilson
Governor Foss Rebuked By Striking Workers
In Boston on August 25 Governor Foss faced a sharp rebuke after attempting to meet each striking worker individually. He declined to recognize the union, asking only individual members to call on him. The workers responded by marching to the state house and delivering ashes to the governor, a dramatic gesture that followed his controversial stance.
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Boston
Goss
Thi Uste Ni
Union
State House
Eiher
Sta
Bank Robber Gets Nine Years
Vancouver, August 20. Joan McNamara, Australian, was sentenced to serve nine years in the penitentiary for the theft of an automobile used in the robbery of the Westminster branch of the Bank of Montreal. Prosecution alleged the car theft funded the bank loot. McNamara’s sentence will deduct 18 months already in prison awaiting trial after his arrest in New York.
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Vancouver
B. C
Joan McNamara
Waites Dean
Los Angeles
Miya
New York
Vague Yukon River Steamers and Trade Posts Noted
The White Seal and White Be vessels plan a single Tanana river trip this fall while Jett carries passengers for the Whore trade route. Captain Sproat arranges a trading post in Taterion. Gephan Boy reaches port with cargo as Nancy Bell delivers freight. Mabel sails to new site August 9. Little Delta advertised as last through boat. Snow and rain hit Nulato as river traffic fluctuates.
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Luaieh Bowyer
Wate
Iditarod
Fairbanks
Tanana River
Sproat
Taterion
Gephan
Aunch
Nancy Bell
Mabel
Moranwald Flunai
Yukon
Nula
C.H. Senco
Little Delta
Ell
Sana
Nulato
Where Boats Were Aug 29 Fort Gibbon and Alaska Sailings
The list records boat movements and schedules on August 28 29 including Fort Gibbon Rampart Chena St Michael and Yukon routes. Notable entries include Ada Maltby visiting Dikeman and planning return to Iditarod after time in the States. Key lines note vessels Julia B Herman Louise Sarah Tanana Gibbon and Eagle serving Dawson and Kaltag areas.
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Fort Gibbon
Lu, Ltd
Alaska
Rampart
Jacobs
Chena
Julia B
St. Michael
Herman
Kotlik
Louise
Kaltag
Sarah
Gibbon
Dawson
Tanana
Yukon
Eagle
A.m. Ibanks
Strikes Kept Growing as Chisana Hills Diggings Open
Dispatches from Fairbanks and Valdez report no watch on lives lost along the Chisana trail. Shortages of food and lack of tools hinder camps, while many outfits head toward the new diggings. Some stampede back due to grub scarcity. officials demand trained deputies to enforce law. A man named John Smith was accidentally shot while hunting near the Gulkana river. Smith died shortly after, with his identity initially unclear.
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Fairbanks
Cordova Alaskan
Pol Hennecke
Chisana
Cheif Hennecke
Discovery
United States
Seattle
Brady Howard
Valdez
Cordova
Fiv
Marshal Brown
Hundred Cordova
Chita
Scolai Pass
M I
Rudolph Thies
Paxson’s
John Swan
John Smith
Gulkana
Thies
Smith
John Swanson
Freeman Beach
Ith
Inquest Held Over Yukon Company Suicide Case
Commissioner Albrecht conducted a coroner inquest at 3 a m Thursday into the death of a young New York man who hanged himself at a Yukon Gold Company camp near Flatcreel. The deceased, last seen Wednesday afternoon, was found by George H Neary and pronounced dead for over an hour. Three witnesses testified and a verdict of suicide was recorded. The man had come to camp in July and, despite efforts to aid him, suffered from homesickness and melancholia while working as a bookkeeper. Remains were sent to the city for shipment.
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Albrecht
Flatcreel
Yukon Gold Company
George H. Neary
Austin
Prof. Newsom
New York
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West Point
Tsador Strauss
Martin
Rand
Seattle Sun
Ibitarod
Agust
Mairbanks News-M
Foss
Aare el Cate i
Charley
A. E. Maltby
Dikeman
Ada Maltby
States
Otter Precinct
Territory of Alaska
George W. Albrecht
Flat Creek
Otter
Charles Moeller
Jbo
Rivers J. E. Kevr
LeEwen A. F. Morgan
F, J. Kenty
S. Gardiner
Martin Josephson
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