Road planning and political debate in Iditarod district
The Iditarod Pioneer argues for federal and territorial road funding to connect Ruby to the Kusko river trail and on to the coast, urging local interest and active petitions. It notes Alaska road plans, contrasts district needs with Ruby, and criticizes President Wilson amid WWI coverage, calling for action and accountability.
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Iditarod
Alaska Road Commission
Yukon River
Ruby
Seward Trail
Kuskokwim
Fairbanks
Valdez
Ruby District
Undignified Ex-President Roosevelt Attacks Wilson
A pre election voice in The Outside condemns former President Roosevelt for harsh rhetoric at Cooper Union New York on November 3. The piece mocks his tone and accuses him of hatred over patriotism while noting his critique of President Wilson’s neutrality and record.
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President ii
Roosevelt
Wilson
Cooper Union
New York
United States
Billingsgate
Associated Press
Belgium
Kuskokwim Branch Railway Project Proposed in Interior Alaska
A veteran engineer outlines a proposed Kuskokwim branch from Willow Creek to McGreth on the Kuskokwim river. The plan envisions extensive transportation for gold camps and settlements, with Anchorage as the construction base and a freight and passenger service once built. The article urges support and funding to realize this interior development initiative.
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Masku Engineering Commission
Alaska
Tae
Suskokwin
Raihway
Tniener
Teras Taunk Tinie
Lake Creek
Squenta
Rainy
Kuskokwim
McGreth
Kuskokwin River
Cache Creek
Okwima
Linoko
Liter
Tuby
Marshall City
Anchorage
Riley's Dead Poem Critique and Personal Reflections
In a Newark News feature a reader recalls Felix Shuy praising Riley's poems from The Old Swimmin Hole and That Old Sweetheart of Mine. The writer reflects on Riley's death, the emotional impact on home and family, and notes Germany's actions changing the mood of the era while affirming Riley as a great poet.
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Felix Shuy
Mary
James White
Riley
Goldard
Were Gettin Civilized In The Good Old AS And A
A fragmentary poem satirizes Prohibition era culture and politics with a speaker boasting of slyly voting and dancing to mock the shift toward civility. It hints at Georgia and stateside attitudes, blending humor about booze, ballots, and clever tricks to manipulate norms. Nearby lines reference tango, fox trot, and geepule as cultural jests.
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Edward Coney
AS & A
Sava
Old Alaska gambling era vivid in reminiscence
In early Alaska towns Nome, Dawson, and Fairbanks, gambling dens, saloons, and dance halls thrived. Faro, card games, and "Twenty" drinks drew crowds as officials and residents joined the scene. The Hurrah block in Nome became a famed center of gambling, dancing, and drinking, a scene likely never to return.
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Packer
Daweon
Nome
Fairbanks
Rickard
Sloon
Ming House
Tex
Ealers
Faro
Fero
Tex Rickard
Wyatt Erp
Baldwin
Ezeh
Alaska
Ephemeral Alaska Epoch Recalled in Wardrobe of Law and Gold
A reflective piece recalls Alaska's early frontier days when lawmen stood near faro tables and deputies trained in moral codes. It notes Major crimes were punished, the Smith crowd at Skagway, and how fierce gold rush temptations shaped society. The author argues these days are gone but the era remains a lesson.
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United States
Shelhers
Northland
Smith
Skagway
Alaska
Popular Vote Milestone for Wilson Reported in New York
A New York report notes Wilson’s near complete tally puts his popular vote around 8.6 million, about a million more than Taft and Roosevelt combined in 1912. It highlights the historic margin and secretary JP’s message confirming the largest presidential vote in U.S. history.
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New York
Watson
Taft
Roosevel
Roose It
Perker i OL
Roosevelt
Wilson
Yuuully
Teat
Contraband Furs Seized by San Francisco Officials
Furs valued well over 10000 dollars seized by authorities from fishermen returning from waters. Items include otter, beaver, brown bear, marten, mink, red Alaskan fox and other protected or shot animals. Authorities say some skins are rare and strictly forbidden.
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San Francisco
Prospector Tale Sparks Tit Story of Runabout Buick Ford
A Seward Post reader notes a curious tale from Tit where two prospecting parties stored a Ford and a Buick in an old outhouse last summer. This fall they found the Buick had given the Ford a brand new runabout as a humorous trade.
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Seward Post
Tit
Ford
Buick
Famous evangelist dead Canadian in Texas
Charles T. Russell known as Pastor Russell independent minister and editor of The Watch Tower died on an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train en route from Los Angeles to New York. Heart disease given as the cause. Car baths go to the Snyder House.
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Canadian
Texas
Charles T. Russell
Russell
The
Watch Tower
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Los Angeles
New York
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Mittarod
E. M. Stanton
Willow
Steidstar
Pioneer Building
Chas. E. Taylor
First Avenue
Ditaroé
BR. Pacore
H. E. Auringer
Jan and
Palat
Guy Hoy
Masseur
Besi
Discovery Cafe
Flat City
Hohback & Durand Bet
the Grand and
French Joe’s Roadhouse
South Fork
Max Simel
Cripple City
Tolstot
Finnegan & Cameron
Edison Diamond Disc
C. R. Cameron
Jas. F. Finnegen
SWIFT
Lipton Teas
Nfield's
Medlicott
Oregon City
Mackinaws
Pillsbury's Flour
Stetson
General Merchandise
FLAT
Florsheim Shoes
Levi Strauss
McEuahon
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