Roads and politics on the Iditarod district agenda
The Iditarod Pioneer argues for federal and territorial road funding to connect Ruby to the Kuskokwim coast, linking to a broader trunk route with the Yukon river. It urges district residents to press for action, notes Ruby's leadership in road plans, and stresses improving mining supply movement and creek access. The piece also rails at President Wilson and quotes Roosevelt's Outlook stance on neutrality and intervention.
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Iditarod
Alaska Road Commission
Yukon River
Ruby
Seward Trail
Kuskokwim
Fairbanks
Valdez
Ruby District
Undignified Ex President Roosevelt Attacks in 1919
A period piece condemns ex President Roosevelt for harsh language at Cooper Union on November 3, arguing his remarks against President Wilson reflect hatred and lack of patriotism. The writer compares such rhetoric to earlier duels and calls the behavior undignified for a former national leader. The piece quotes AP paraphrase on neutrality claims and criticizes the overall rhetoric of the campaign.
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President ii
Roosevelt
Wilson
Cooper Union
New York
United States
Billingsgate
Associated Press
Belgium
Kuskokwim Branch Railway Could Link Interior to Anchorage
The Masku engineering commission outlines a proposed Kuskokwim branch from Willow Creek to the Kuskokwim river region, via Little Willow Creek and Rainy Pass, to McGreth. Anchorage would serve as the main construction base, with hoped universal freight and passenger traffic and development of interior camps and gold camps along the route.
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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 and a Hoosier Poet in Decline
Newark News reviews Felix Shuy's reading of Riley's poems The Old Swimmin Hole Knee Dee and That Old Sweetheart of Mine noting uneven rhythm and meter but praising Riley as a great poet. The piece recalls a night of reading after news of Riley's death and reflects on homes hearts and the world.
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Felix Shuy
Mary
James White
Riley
Goldard
We’re Gettin Civilized By War Time Alcohol Debates
A fragmentary verse sketch depicts soldiers joking about teaching civilians to dance and vote, contrasting “civilized” behavior with Prohibition era scrutiny. It hints at votes on booze and mock patriotism, listing dances like tango and fox trot while noting differences between the States and U.S. practices.
Gambling and dancing days in early Alaska towns
In old Alaska towns like Nome, Dawson, and Fairbanks, gambling halls and saloons dominated social life. Faro games, dance halls, and drink flowed as public officials joined in. crowding, light-fingered dealers, and high stakes drew crowds. Nome’s Rickard’s Northern Saloon stood out as a premier spot.
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Packer
Daweon
Nome
Fairbanks
Rickard
Sloon
Ming House
Tex
Ealers
Faro
Fero
Tex Rickard
Wyatt Erp
Baldwin
Ezeh
Alaska
Era of Law and Loot in Alaska’s Early Mining Days
The article reflects on Alaska’s romantic Northland era, noting that major crimes were punished and lawlessness existed, but that era has passed. It argues individuals are shaped by their environment and that gold rush temptations drew both good and bad, leaving “read Liberty” as a historic but fading epoch.
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United States
Shelhers
Northland
Smith
Skagway
Alaska
Popular vote for Wilson largest ever cast
New York November 11 reports almost complete returns show Wilson's popular vote nearing 8.6 million, about a million more than Roosevelt in 1912 and far above Taft Roosevelt totals. secretary notes indicate the president secured the largest vote ever cast and that Prohibition and Socialist votes are discussed in early figures.
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New York
Watson
Taft
Roosevel
Roose It
Perker i OL
Roosevelt
Wilson
Yuuully
Teat
Contraband Furs Seized by Coast Guard Patrol
Furs valued over ten thousand dollars seized from fishermen returning from Alaskan waters. Animals include otter beaver brown bear marten mink red Alaskan fox and other varieties. many protected or illegally shot. Authorities state the seizures target contraband pelts amid sharp enforcement.
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San Francisco
Prospector tale sparks new Tit industry rumor
A Seward Post excerpt recalls a curious tale from Tit involving two parties of prospectors. They left a Ford and a Buick in an old outhouse for the summer, and upon return this fall the Buick allegedly presented the Ford with a brand new runabout.
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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 listed as cause. Body taken to Snyder House for car baths.
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Texas
Charles T. Russell
Russell
The
Watch Tower
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Los Angeles
New York
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Wditarod
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Pioneer Building
Chas. E. Taylor
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Ditaroé
BR. Pacore
H. E. Auringer
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Palat
Guy Hoy
Masseur
Besi
Discovery Cafe
Flat City
Hohback & Durand Bet
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French Joe’s Roadhouse
South Fork
Max Simel
Cripple City
Tolstot
Finnegan & Cameron
Edison Diamond Disc
C. R. Cameron
Jas. F. Finnegen
SWIFT
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Oregon City
Mackinaws
Pillsbury's Flour
Stetson
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FLAT
Florsheim Shoes
Levi Strauss
McEuahon
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