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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
6
The Pioneer highlights Christmas as a season of charity and goodwill influencing homes, business, and streets, especially for children, urging kindness and giving. It notes France and Germany wartime tensions, with expectations for a future peace and a German stand to join an international peacekeeping alliance to avert future wars.
A dated opinion piece discusses German peace overtures to neutrals during Christmas, arguing Germany could dictate terms if war ends now while Britain and France demand disarmament. It notes Entente reluctance, Lloyd George’s stance, and Brizon’s calls, framing Belgium’s sacrifice and France’s firm resistance as key context.
A reprint from The Pioneer defends Senator Sulzer and Interior Alaska's stance on the forest reserve fund. The Juneau Empire accuses The Pioneer of error, while the paper recalls its 1915 editorial supporting Sulzer and argues the fund should aid the counties containing forest reserves and their adjacent divisions. The snippet contrasts editorial positions on territorial distribution and wartime liberalism.
A profile of the Iditarod Pioneer in Fairbanks described as a carefully edited Alaska newspaper edited by Arbuckie & Derry and Charley Derry. It notes Derry’s early work on major papers, his union bid, and his later role at Toliterod's Pioneer, praising its thoughtful, forceful coverage without sensationalism.
The Dispatch pledges support for the successful Alaska candidates, pledging no pre-judgment and a focus on industrial development and social progress. It commits to backing the winner, whether Wickersham or Sulzer, and to aiding Alaska’s advancement despite partisan frictions.
A nostalgic poem collection from the Atlanta Constitution reflecting on patriotic, romantic, operatic, religious, and maternal songs. It weaves through battles, sailor verses, troubadour wooing, maiden tenderness, opera choruses, a Christmas carol, and ends with a mother’s lullaby as the speaker recalls heavenly angels.
A Chicago jury tale shows jurors debating a damage award for a crippled boy in a defec tive sidewalk case. The twelve jurors vote on the sum from 30 to 10000, settle at 9000 each, and render a verdict after a Christmas night stalemate.
The speakers wished each other a merry Christmas and departed. One remarks that abolishing the jury would undermine freedom and equity, likening it to ending games of chance. He argues Americans would resist losing this mental relaxation and fun.
J H Cobb acting attorney general of the territory has drafted a proposed constitutional amendment to modify insanity case procedures. It requires U S marshals and commissioners to reexamine individuals deemed sane while confined, with hearings to determine restoration and potential discharge from confinement. It outlines notification, inquiry, and possible revocation of prior commitments upon a finding of restored mental condition.
Warren G. Bickford of the treasury department marked fifty years in government service today and received a gold watch and chain. Born May 2 1845 in Maine he enlisted in the Civil War and was wounded at Fredericksburg later guiding a missing step incident that saved Secretary Stenton. He served as a private messenger and mounted messenger before forty seven years in printing and stationery division.
Senator Henry Roden of Ilitarod arrived from the north on the AL Ki and on Tuesday, with Martin Kildill, went by launch Lorraine to inspect mining prospects in the Petersburg vicinity, according to Petersburg Report dated November 13.
Chicago December 12 police chief Healy resigns amid graft accusations. Healy faced graft charges and announced stepping down from his post, as city officials respond to the scandal and ongoing investigations.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a January timing and a law test case before the supreme court. Mentions Olympia and Eastern Cyers and a price of $1.50 per can from Iditarod Meat Co. in unclear context. Plain language rendering preserves only readable entities.
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