Complete victory claimed on Roumanian front
Berlin reports General Von Falkenhayn crushed Russians near Romnika Sarat while Von Mackensen pounds the Machin bridge in Dobrudja as Teutonic forces press toward Braila. Russians retreat on Roumanian front. British operations widen in Mesopotamia and Syria. Turkish forces defeated near El Arish.
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Berlin
von Falkenhayn
Romnika Sarat
von Mackensen
Machin
Dobrudja
Danube
Braila
Roumanian Oil and Grain Center
Buzeo
Monastir
Petrograd
Mesopotamia
Syria
London
Kut el-Amara
el Arish
Suez Canal
Politician to Emigrate and Moral Code Debate
Ed Sims, Washington Republican leader, may abandon the state to settle in Argentina. A German diver was reportedly sunk in the Bay of Biscay. In Chicago, a women’s committee plans a legislative program to attack the double standard for men and women and seek one code for both sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ed Sims
Washington
Argentina
Paris
Nantes
Bay of Biscay
Amsterdam
Chicago
Committee of Women
Congress
Governor Lister Grants Pardon to Frank Stone
Olympia December report says Governor Lister pardons Frank Stone, convicted as an accomplice in the state industrial insurance looting case. Denver dispatch notes William F Cody popularly known as Buffalo Bill is reported to be suffering a nervous breakdown and is said to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Dec
Lister
Frank Stone
Gillis
Und
Denver
Colo
William F Cody
Buffalo BI
Interstate Commerce approves coast iron and steel rate rise
The Interstate Commerce Commission will not interfere with rate increases to the Pacific coast on iron steel and other commodities. The decision supports shippers and carriers amid ongoing freight pricing adjustments across west coast routes.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Gold Output Figures Put Fairbanks Below Iditarod
Fairbanks newspapers report total mineral output for Fairbanks at 3 350 000 dollars, with breakdowns for Chatanika to Tolovana. Excluding antimony and tungsten, Fairbanks district gold totals 1 173 000, while Iditarod ships 2 171.09 . Iditarod leads Fairbanks by 231 171.09 in gold production for the year 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Chatanika
Cleary
Tribuaries
Little Eldorado
Dome
Fairbanks Creek
Vault
Pedro and
Twin
Goldstream
Engineer
Gilmore
Ester
Gold Hill
Happy
St. Patrick
Smallwood
Fish
Tenderfoot
Kantichoa
Hot Springs
Tolovana
Farbank
Triet
Kantishna
Iditarod
Conference of Trainmen and Managers Court Action on Adamson Law Suit
New York December 29 conference of railway managers and union heads resumed to settle wage disputes and oppose federal compulsory arbitration. A row ended talks with no further meetings until the Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality. Alaska mining suit seeks to prevent forfeiture of a sixteenth share and requires accounting for 1914 1915 costs with Axel Gustavson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamson
New York
Supreme Court
Brotherhoods
Fairbanks
Metowan & Clark
Greer TC Barton
Nagle
Axel Gustaveen
Otto FL Kastner
Alaska
Axel Gustavson
California
Third Kentucky infantry routs Mexican band near Rio Grande
El Paso Texas December 26 The Third Kentucky infantry routed the band of Mexicans who fired on Americans near the Rio Grande cement plant. At least one sniper was killed. Villa while en route to Tampico captured San Luis Potosi southeast of Torreon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Third Kentucky Infantry
Rio Grande
Villa
Tampico
San Luis Potosi
Torreon
Blizzard and Tornado Toll in Midwest Disasters
A Chicago dispatch reports a blizzard and tornado across the Middle West killing twenty five people. Mail service to the East slowed by the storm in Montana while Seattle received only a light snow fall and railroads in Washington remained clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Middle West
Chicago
Montana
Washington
Murder, robbery spree as Reeves family slain in Minden
Telegraphic briefs report John N Reeves his wife and two children murdered on Christmas Eve in Minden Louisiana motive robbery three suspects arrested. Other items note Maryland steamer distress Nantucket Joffre marshalship Paris strikes junk trade Irondele seizure Lloyd George liquor plan I W W trial Salt Lake nitro plots Spry Jennings reward farm loan Spokane Wilson 60 Seattle wages rise Standard Oil coast employees.
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Minden
John N. Reeves
Nantucket
Mase
Maryland
Philadelphia
London
Paris
Joffre
France
Scranton
Seattle
James A. Moore
Port Townsend
Lloyd George
Everett
San Francisco
Franz Bopp
von Papen
Salt Lake City
William Spry
J. E. Jennings
Washington
Farm Loan
Spokane
Farm Loan Bank
State of Washington
Wilson
White House
Omaha
United States
Arizona
Standard Oil Company
Pacific Coast
No Inaugural Ball Cancelled by Wilson Request
Washington December 2 The presiding note says the usual inaugural ball will be dispensed with when President Wilson takes the oath of office next March. The announcement follows the President’s wish and marks a formal change in the inauguration ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Miss Fisher Married In Nome Nugget Note
Mrs. W. Y. Fisher, after two months in Seattle, saw daughter Miss Ester Fisher wed William Weineg, an old-time Nomeite, in a ceremony witnessed by Mrs. Fisher. Newlyweds travel to Aurora Illinois via California and the Panama Canal. Ester and Mrs. Fisher earlier spent weeks in Iditarod and the Kuskokwim. Mr. Fisher plans to depart for Nome over the trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. Fisher
Victoria
Seattle
Miss Ester Fisher
William Weineg
Aurora
California
Panama Canal
Kuskokwim
Mr. Fisher
Nome
Marvel Creek
Two Burned to Death in Fire at Fairbanks
In Fairbanks a house fire on Wednesday November 29 killed the Sherman infant and Mary Porter, while Irene Sherman survived with injuries. The fire started when Irene tried to light the stove with coal oil. a passer-by rescued Irene, while firefighters recovered the baby and Mary Porter died the next day. The Sherman child Mary Porter is expected to recover but disfigured life awaits Irene. The Shermans previously lost a baby during a past trek in Totalanika country.
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J. P. Sherman
Mary Porter
Sherman
Fairbanks
Irene
Mary
Jack Hansen
Jack O'Connor
Porter
Irese
Shermans
Totalanika
New Year's Mask Ball by Pioneers Promises Big Night Fun
A New Year's mask ball hosted by the Pioneers at the Mitarod igloo hall is shaping up as a major event. Prizes, a comical program, and dancing after a formal supper are planned with midnigh t awards for best disguises. Frank Keenan oversees feast foods at the Iditarod bakery plant, and a record turnout is anticipated with a floor committee led by Grant Murdock and a reception group including C P Wood and Samuel Applebaum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bell
Mitarod Igloo
Alaska
Parreci
Varias
Neih
Grant Murdock
Oer
Jonas Brewis
Ivan Wales
C. P. Wood
Sam'l Applebaum
Joseph H. Smith
Bave Mutehles
Robert Soutar
Charles B. Taylor
Charles Eyler
Robert Lowrie
Ton Wil
Former Iditarod Woman Married in Spirit City
Thomas Derrison formerly of Ward and Derrison of the Novik Association wed Mrs Jeannette A Grimes in Seattle at the bride’s sister home Mrs Colen Harrision. Both are well known in this area with Grimes having spent a year at Long with Mrs FE Willis. Derrison sailed later, meeting in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Derrison
Ward, Ie & Derrison
Novik Association
Jeannette A. Grimes
Seattle
Colen Harrison
Derrison
Ruby Record Citizen
Juneau Editor Charles Retires to Start Own Firm
Sidney D. Charles, editor of the Juneau Dispatch for three years, tendered his resignation to Ed C Russell and will start his own business in Juneau. He came to Juneau from Cordova and believes a larger field awaits his individual effort in the new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney D. Charles
Juneau
Noted suffragist Inez Milholland Boissevain dies in Los Angeles
Mrs Inez Milholland Boissevain a leading suffragist dies in Los Angeles on November 25 after two weeks of illness. Her husband and others had transfusions to save her life but she died. The body was sent to New York with her husband and sister for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Los Angeles
New York
Roosevelt Rumored To Be Chicago Police Chief Pick
A late dispatch claims Colonel Theodore Roosevelt may have been offered the police chief job in Chicago. Officials could not confirm the report, but the rumor is widely believed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Arctic Brotherhood to stage Alaska purchase anniversary exposition
Camp Juneau No 32 of the Arctic Brotherhood plans a Alaska purchase semi centennial exposition in Juneau during next summer from June 13 to August 15. Exhibits will feature minerals and Alaska fishery resources with help from camps across Alaska and the bureau of fisheries. expected 10000 tourists, funds to reduce Juneau camp debt. John B. Marshall of Juneau leads the preliminary organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau No
Arctic Brotherhood
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
Juneau
John B. Marshall
Brother of Empress Zita Honored by France
The article notes Zita of Bourbon Parma is the new Empress of Austria and an Italian by birth. It states one of her brothers, allied with the Belgian army, was decorated by the President of France for services rendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zita
Austria
Zita of
Pari
France
Alaska Editor Marries Seattle Principal in Surprise Wedding
John Troy editor of the Juneau Empire wed Mrs Ethel Forgy former Seward public schools principal in Seattle on November 28. After a ten day honeymoon in California they planned to return to Juneau for residence and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Troy
Junean Empire
Ethel Forgy
Seward
Seattle
California
Juneau
Tragedy on New Railroad Manic Shootings Reported
News from the government railroad west Mile 12 to Mile 14 on Thanksgiving details Walter Stoker firing on Irving and Hendricks. Hendricks died, Irving wounded, Craddock escaped, and a manhunt followed with Deputy Marshal Ike Evans leading a posse. Stoker, a 45 plus year old Scotchman from Fairbanks via Chicago and Seward, remains at large.
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John Hendricks
E. K. Irving
Walter Stoker
Government Railroad
Mile 14
Thurst
Thomas Ward
Trad
Henry Hanke
Snow River Bridge
Hanko
Irving
Stoker
Henko
Snow River
Mile 20
Mile 12
Stanley Schwab
Mr. Schweb
Schwab
Craddock
Snowriver
Ike Evans
Mile 12 Roadhouse
J. M. Sloan
Fairbanks
Chicago
Seward
Alaska
Washington Encouraged In Prospects For Peace
Washington reports a favorable reply to President Wilson's peace note transmitted by the German ambassador. The Kaiser invites entente allies to discuss terms and promises cooperation with America, sparking hope peace is near though Petrograd says Russia refuses. Berlin notes enthusiasm, Paris cautious, and London reports Sweden sent a parallel note with expected entente rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
State Department
Germany
America
Petrograd
Russia
Berlin
Paris
Amsterdam
Gerard
London
Sweden
New Government Shipping Board Named by President Wilson
President Wilson names William Deaman of San Francisco Bernard D Baker of Baltimore and John A Donald of New York to the government shipping board created last session. The board will oversee water rates and may organize a 50 million dollar merchant fleet corporation with 49 percent stock offered publicly. Congress adjourned until January 2 after a brief joint session.
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Washington
Wilson
Government Shipping Board
Congress
William Deaman
San Francisco
Bernard D. Baker
Baltimore
John A. Donald
New York
District of Columbia
Bootlegging Syndicate Trials Reach San Francisco Arrests
Logan and Fred Billingsley Seattle bootleggers were arrested in San Francisco on federal indictments charging liquor shipments in violation of the interstate commerce act. Logan Billingsley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to ship liquor and said he may implicate others as the war on the Seattle bootlegging ring continues. His bond is set at 11500 and he spent Christmas in Pierce county jail.
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San Francisco
Logan
Fred Billingsley
Seattle
William Frazier
W. H. Hielow
Logan Billingsley
Pierce County
Neterer
Billingsley
Chambers
Clay Allen
Immense Resources of National Banks Declared
Washington Dec 28 The comptroller of the currency in his annual report states that national banks hold total funds of 15520 000 000 this amount exceeds by one billion dollars all the resources of banks abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Condemned Dentist Seeks New Trial in Murder Case
Dr. Arthur W. Waite the dentist awaiting execution at Sing Sing for killing his father in law John E. Peck plans a new fight for life. His brother Frank Waite asserts the doctor is insane and will pursue a new trial to overturn the conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur W. Waite
Sing Sing Prison
John E. Peck
Frank Waite
Northwestern Fisheries Orders 28 Alaska Fishing Boats
The Northwestern Fisheries Company contracted Wilson's shipyard for thirty-foot fishing boats to operate in Alaska waters. The order totals twenty eight vessels at twelve thousand dollars each, with delivery planned in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Wilson's
Alaska
Colonel Richardson to Remain in Alaska Road Commission
Washington December 27 Colonel W P Richardson president of the Alaska road commission has been relieved from duty with the infantry branch to which he was recently assigned He will stay with the road commission in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. P. Richardson
Alaska Road Commission
Infantry
Road Commission
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