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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
8
Local Otter Creek Christmas celebration features live reindeer pulling a sleigh to deliver gifts. School children staged a program, followed by dancing and a banquet. Basil Clemons photographed scenes including a flashlight image of the decorated tree and hall.
Old time printer McSmart travels from Fairbanks to San Francisco and Phoenix to handle a sale for a Seattle firm. Otto Ambrosius and Ernest House, once local names, plan a Portland ice cream cone mold factory with a machine that can produce 22 000 cones daily.
Washington reports the White House will not host open house on New Year’s Day as the President and family plan to spend the holiday in the country. A separate item notes Assistant Surgeon Rucker defends the slit skirt, citing women wear too many clothes in winter.
J W Atkinson narrowly escapes serious injury when a shotgun fired while being set aside. The blast blows a chair corner apart and throws him to the floor, prompting a cautious recovery. The incident occurred as he attempted to place the gun near the ridge pole.
The burglar-proof marshal's office chest was opened this morning by Rev Father Anthony R Dratham. He accomplished the feat in under 15 minutes and reset the combination. Experts from Hall Safe and Lock Co and others had failed after a decade of attempts.
The committee organizing a New Year’s Eve comic supplement ball under the Arch Brotherhood reports near completion of preparations and a strong turnout from Flat and Discover. Prizes include a glass bowl, gold, clothing, wine, and various gifts as emphasis shifts to rival costume creation and public amusement. Mr and Mrs Charles Denton have arrived for a stay and Mrs Denton’s first visit since the city’s holiday.
Seattle reacts to a proposed eight ship steamline based in Seattle to operate 8000 to 10000 ton vessels between Seattle and Boston after the canal opens. Backed by a powerful syndicate and Boston Pacific Company, plans include deep water and coastal trade expansion, prompting business optimism and concerns of rate wars and railroad competition.
An employer teases Jones by claiming a vacancy for his supposed twin, then reveals the trick and orders him to fetch the imagined brother. Jones discovers his supposed brother is a "brotherless bairn" and the scene ends with the employer insisting on bringing the twin from the ball game.
Remarkable multi county flood driven by extreme winds and tides devastates lowland areas around Puget Sound. Skagit river flooding, Stanwood and Whiting submerged, rail lines and waterfront properties damaged, livestock drowned, and extensive property losses reported from Everett north to Anacortes as storm surge breaches dikes and inundates river bottoms.
Topeka November 30 Kansas stays dry despite rafts of statistics cited by Attorney General Daw son who says more than half of county jails are empty and 65 of 105 counties report no inmates in state penal institutions. He notes many counties have not had a jury trial in seven years and many have no poor farms. He claims per capita wealth nears 1700 dollars in the state.
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