Long Arctic Rescue Mission Led by Jack Cornell
Jack Cornell leads a long mush to the Arctic to recover J Duncan Clark’s remains after Clark’s body was found on the east fork of the Chandler. Deputy Marshal Hansen travels from Fairbanks with Attorney General Wick ersham authorizing Love to hire Cornell as guide. Clark and Joe Geraghty disappeared two years ago. evidence suggests foul play as their boat bore a bullet hole.
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Jack Cornell
J. Duncan Clark
Chandler
Marshal Hansen
Fairbanks
Wickersham
Marshal Love
Cornell
Hansen
Wilds
Clark
Joe Geraghty
Chandiar
Fai
Special Mail Arrives on Schedule in Yukon Town
A large mail bundle including first and second class matter arrived in the Yukon town after a late departure from Nulato on Nov 24. Postmaster Thurston and assistants distributed most by ten PM with some mail from St Michael and Fairbanks. Snow plans to depart Tuesday morning for Nulato and expects to return the fifteenth. a twice monthly service may start if residents subscribe.
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Snow
Nulato
Yukon
Thurston
St. Michael
Fairbanks
Crystal Lake Ice Co Dominates Next Summer Market
The Crystal Lake Ice Co with 750 tons of ice and stacked holdings near the lake behind Slippern mill pledges a near monopoly. Charles Martin and D J O'Brien lead the venture as chief instigators and stockholders, reporting thick ice 16 inches ready to cure and a secure supply for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Lake Ice Co
Charles Martin
D. J. O’brien
Holiday Gifts Cigars Boxed For All Dealers
Barrett and Lewin, agents, announce Manila Hermanas cigars offered as holiday gifts. The campaign urges dealers to stock and sell them, highlighting a 25 count box and wide distribution through all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Hermanas
Barrett & Lewin
Realistic talk on building a Kuskok line to the spring breakup
Henry Weir plans a telephone line to the Kuskok before spring breakup. He and Bert Day recently returned and view the project positively. Hank weighs pole count and costs while Day discusses mercantile aspects with John Duncan of the N. C. Co. Manuel markets Rock cigars.
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Henry Weir
Kuskok|wim
Bert Day
Henry
Hank
Day
John Duncan
N. C. Co
Spokane Firm Plans Big Ditch on Gaines Creek Alaska
Spokane investors back a proposed Gaines Creek ditch project in Innoko to unlock rich gravel and boost production. Key figures include Dave Englund Coffey and Englund, with a multi hundred thousand dollar backing anticipated. The plan hinges on water access and long trenching, aiming to elevate Innoko output next season.
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Spokane
Gaines Creek
Innoke
Gaines
Alaska
Innoko
Imoke
Dave Englund
Strike on Granite Elevates Creek Property After Sale
Following Walter Thomas's sale of Granite and Otter creek interests to Robert W. Martin and Fred J. Chapman for 15000 dollars, a new strike was found at Granite mouth. Morven and partners found 52 dirt feet but not bed rock, hinting at continued pay streaks on Granite and Over benches. The sale includes quarter rights in multiple Granite and Otter claims, with 4000 due next July, now held by Martin Chapman Ellinger and Chronister, who plan hydraulic work to unlock profits.
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Walter Thomas
Granite
Otter Creeks
Robert W. Martin
Fred J. Chapman
Joe Morven and
Granite Creek
Thomas
Martin, Chapman
Casper Ellinger
Jim Chronister
Mistaken Identity Heist On George River Cabin
Pat O Connor and Billy Wiles return from Otter with a sled load to find a different cabin. They confront three occupants, recover stolen goods, detain one briefly, and force the trio to depart by ferrying them upriver. Two of the suspects are known as Fairbanks figures.
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George River
Pat O'Connor
Billy Wiles
Michigan Creek
Casey
Robbie Burns
Mother Stubbard
Pat
Billy
O'Connor
Fairbanks
Move Congress to Immediate Action in Fairbanks
Local officials and Fairbanks citizens draft a bill for care of indigent sick and burial of paupers. The measure would place government responsibility on hard luck cases yearly taxing citizens and aims for passage by Congress with Tanana region support.
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Fairbanks
Via
Nulato
Congress
Washington
Wireless plants ordered for Kusko region by Alaska company
Fairbanks November 22 Special to Pioneer via Nulato Alaska Wireless Telegraph company led by Falcon Joslin orders Telefunken plants for the Kuskokwim area. Two plants will link Iditarod to the coast with stations between Georgetown and Seward, likely not active before navigation opens.
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Fairbanks
Pioneer
Via
Nulato
Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company
Falcon Joslin
Telefunken
Cor-Ice
Alaska
Kuskokwim
Iditarod
Georgetown
Seward
Man Held on Murder Charge in Alaska Death
Fairbanks reports Dave Nagel a Chatanika and Dome miner died after a long illness linked to a head injury from a saloon fight last summer. His assailant Conradt Olson faces murder charges after earlier assault conviction. Authorities connect Nagel’s death to the injuries from the summer brawl.
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Fairbanks
Nulato
Dave Nagel
Chatanika
Dome
Conradt Olso
Olson
Nagel
Death of an Old Timer Elmer Gibson Dies in Fairbanks
Elmer Gibson, longtime Alaska and Yukon sourdough, died in Fairbanks after protracted illness. The bronze age resident had suffered long before his death today, according to a Pioneer report filed from Nulato.
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Fairbanks
Via
Nulato
Elmer Gibson
Alaska
Yukon
Three Victims of Fire Are Laid to Rest
In Fairbanks a large funeral procession accompanied the three Vachon children to their graves after a Toloyana fire. The father, severely burned, lay in a hospital room as the family mourned. The blaze began at the Tolovana roadhouse on the morning of November 15, with the oldest son escaping before the fire trapped the others.
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Fairbanks
Vachon
Toloyana
Vin Nu
Olovana
Gibbon
I Banks
Uin
Nthe Signal Corps
Vacho
Butler to Conduct Government Affairs In Alaska
Cecil Clegg, formerly assistant district attorney, will depart with Billy Butler on December 1 from Fairbanks for Anchorage. Butler, noted as court bailiff and manager of a stock company, plans to practice law on the side under new rules allowing assistant district attorneys to engage in private practice.
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Fairbanks
Pioneer
Via
McDowell and Mellette Open City Fish Market
McDowell and Mellette opened a fish market at the corner of Caribou and Black selling greyling whitefish trout and beet from Bonanza. The market will serve the trade for the rest of winter and will also carry all game in season. Fish is cheaper than meat and expected to be a busy place.
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Bonanza
McDowell & Mellette
Frances Graemer Stricken Sudden Death in Fairbanks
Frances Graemer Creamer, 26, a Fairbanks telephone exchange assistant bookkeeper, died at St. Josephs hospital after an acute kidney and liver illness. She had lived in Fairbanks six years and worked at the exchange. survived by her father, brother, sister and mother, with other relatives in Seattle.
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Frances Emer
Fairbanks Telephone Exchange
St. Joseph's Hospital
Creamer
Faibanks Telephone Exchange
Graehl
Hall, Sutherland, McCallum
Overgaard
Frances Creamer
California
Fairbanks
Ynisi
Mrs. Anderson
Seattle
Vonne
Fairbanks Connections Spotted Among Seattle Visitors
Mrs Helen Patterson writes from Seattle about Fairbanks links including Capt Patterson en route to the Yukon aboard the White Seal. In Medford Oscar Tackstrom proprietor of a ladies fur store, with sister in law Miss McDonald once Mrs Thorsby, is noted. In Grants Pass she meets Mrs H K Love and learns Mrs O H Bernard has gone to Texas. In Seattle she sees Mrs W H Parsons and others including Mrs Jack Sale, Mrs Richmond, Mrs Reed Jones, Mrs Erwin and Mrs Fr L Webster. Fairbanks ties appear with Beatrice Sorenson and others in Seattle.
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Helen Patterson
Fairbanks
Seattle
Capt. Patterson
Yukon
Medford
Oregon
Oscar Tackstrom
Oscar
Tackstrom
Miss McDonald
Thorsby
Grant’s Pass
H. K. Love
O. H. Bernard
Texa
W. H. Parsons
Jack Sale
Richmond
Reed Jones
Erwin
Fr. L. Webster
Sullivan
Beatrice Sorenson
Heney
Freisell
Fairban Plane Company
Dance at Ansley's Hall This Saturday Night
Ansley’s Hall hosts a dance every Saturday night with prizes including an 85 box of Roscoe’s Candies for a lady and a box of Optimo cigars for a gentleman. Music by Bourrette Berge and Drake. Don’t miss the fun.
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Ansley's Hall
Optimo Cigars
Bourrette, Berge and
Drake
Casey Moran Plans Alaska Stories and Fiction
In a New York letter dated October, Casey Moran tells Jack O Gara he will write a Northern story featuring a character named Jack O Gara He aims to publish factual Alaska pieces first with a December Outlook article and a piece in World's Work before turning to fiction His comments reveal he is in demand in New York while soliciting local investment and photography projects for a future company.
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New York
Casey Moran
Jack O'Gara
Fairbanks
Jack O’gara
Casey
Alaska
Collier's
Local Businesses Listed For Cleaning Repair and Cigar Sales
Cleaning and repairing services noted for Wile the Tailor on Second Avenue. H Main offers building and repair of houses on First Avenue near Black Street. Ramps sells Bock cigars.
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Wile the
Second Avenue
H. Main
First Avenue
Black St
Ramps
Bock
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Manuel
Wil
Englund
Coffey
Otter Creek
Friends
Easy Money
Billy Butler
City Row
Frances Graemer
Ngara
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