Moody Was a Game Sport in Hot Springs Voting
According to letters from the lower river Hot Springs residents won on election day. J. C. Moody the commissioner bet C. D. McCauley a dinner that Sulzer would win. Moody proved the better vote getter and McCauley hosted a lavish spread and dance for all. The wager drew Democrats and Wickersham backers to vote, and residents enjoyed the free feast regardless of the result.
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Hot Springs
Fairbanks
J. C. Moody
Sioner
C.D. McCauley
Sulzer
McCauley
Wickersham
Mouly
Sailboat Indiana Enters Golden Gate Amid Thrillride Transit
Transbay crowds of 25 000 travel to San Francisco as Indiana the full rigged ship returns from Karluk Alaska after seventeen days at sea. Backed by a stiff breeze she navigates the Golden Gate turning at Alcatraz and passing ferries as sirens and tugs cheer. Marine authorities note such a berth without tow occurs about once a decade.
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Transbay
Unromantic
Marine
Leo Clifford brings Cripple district news on Christmas day
Leo Clifford arrives in town on Christmas Day and reports his Cripple district quiet with a busy mining season. New trails between Cripple and Poorman cut five miles, while discoveries on Slug Gulch yield pay and high-grade gravel. Prospecting spreads to Cripple Mountain, Fox Gulch, and Cripple Creek. Tungsten samples are being sent for assay as outfits plan winter work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Clifford
Cripple Creek
Leo
Fred Anderson
Cripple District
HM. Anderson
Poorman
Stockman
John Cameron
Bdwards Bros
Ophir
Dave Edwards
William Wiedemann
Boob Creek
Fred Willison
Jim McLeod
Lous
Slug Gulch
Cripple Mountain
Forassiy
Sluggulch
Bob Fergey
Andy Swartzdahl
George Torvano
Fox Gulch
Henry Selers
Rough Rider
H. M. Hanson
Iditarod Dispatch On Arrival At Seward And Interior Camp Hopes
The Seward Gateway reports arrivals from Iditarod including several named individuals and a banker, noting the Interior camp’s still nine to ten years of active life ahead despite sparse signs. It also lists Sid Ensor and M. Guise arriving with a Guggenheim representation, reflecting ongoing interest in the region.
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Seward
Iditarod
Feleple
McKinzie
Ernest McKinzie
C Gillie Bates
Doe Loranger
Chester Brisk
Waites Kepler R. O. Osgood
Harry Johnson
Harry Cunningham
Hans Erickson
Ganescreek
Ross
Mr. Riley
Lig Mining
Riley & Aitken
Charley Rose
Tolstoi
Sid Ensor
M. Guise
Guggenheim
Joe Smith Returns Home After Arduous Experience
Joe H. Smith, recently at Moore Creek, came back to the city last Sunday and is pleased with his work there. He plans to return in March to continue prospecting after leaving in November with a gasoline drill. Severe weather delayed delivery until December but once installed the drill produced good results locating pay in a crosscut started a year earlier. Bob Roberson, developing claims on Boob Creek, returned to the city for Christmas and left again on Thursday.
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Rosd
al Jones
Cooper
Poorman Creek
O'Connor & O'Malley
Lone Mountain
Pooran Creek
North Fork
Hogan
Moore
Harry Hokstrom
George Trevano
Andy Swartzdahl
Fowler
Poorman Fo
Bob Gierke
Bob
Henry Roden
Mr. Roden
Rainy Pass
Harry Eckstrom
Miss Peterson
Cripple City Roadhouse Bay
Yukon
S Creek
Joseph H. Smith
Moore Creek
Bob Roberson
Boob Creek
Christmas Tree Festival and Flat’s Holiday Feasts
A festive Flat celebration on Christmas Eve featured a large turnout from across the district including Iditarod and Otter Creek. The children’s program directed by Miss Helen Grant and Mrs. Harry Donnelley impressed, gifts sparked delight, and a hearty supper followed with dancing. Committee chairs were set for entertainment, refreshments, decorations, and finance. On Christmas Day many residents hosted dinners with numerous guests such as the Pecks, Heitmans, Kettlewells, McMahons, and Mutchlerson families among others.
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Iditarod
Otter Creek
Helen Grant
Messrs
W. J. Jacobs
Charles E.taylor
Miss Grant
Charles Strandberg
Ed King
Fred Dick
Thanksgiving Dinner and Dog Races in Ruby
The Ruby Igloo of Pioneers hosted an open house Thanksgiving dinner with abundant food and music in Ruby. Later, the Ruby Kennel Club held its first season dog races with six entrants. Walter Gayne won $30 for nine dogs in 32 minutes 22 seconds amid a windy, snowed night course.
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Ruby Record
Ruby Ibo
Pioners
Eagle Hell
Ruby
Doorwood & Woolly Company
Anaes
Ruby Kennel Club
N. C
Cou Little Johnny
Joe Stickmen
Walter Gayne
George Jimmie
Louis Abram
E. Coke Hill
Wireless Christmas Greetings From St Michael Reach George Marsh
George Marsh now at Fortuna Ledge recalls friends in this city sending Christmas greetings by wireless from St Michael, reflecting a festive message carried by radio across distances.
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George Marsh
Fortuna Ledge
St. Michael
Local and Personal News From Iditarod Region
Local and personal notes recount births and arrivals in the Iditarod area. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs David Muttehler on Sunday December 24. Al Walsh returned from a trip covering Tolstoi Ophir and McGrath with reports of severe Seward trail weather. Four trawlers faced storms near Rainy roundhouse and lacked dog feed, forcing them to press on. Joe Manogan departed for Tolstoi, George Adams made a mail run to Flat, and Captain A G Norton arrived with the sled boat Nortonia. Mrs Emil Jensen and children visited from Halfway roadhouse to celebrate Christmas, while Sture Stenberg headed to Tolstoi and George Kay departed yesterday.
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David Muttehler
al Walsh
Toltsoi
Ophir
McGrath
Mr. Walsh
Seward
Rainy
A. G. Norton
Dikeman
Nortonia
Emil, Jensen
Halfway
Iditarod
Stage Departure Notice for Pioneers at A B.hell Iditarod
A special stage from Flat City will depart Monday afternoon at 3 o clock for the Pioneers event at A B.hell Iditarod. The notice confirms the Flat stage will carry participants to the site as scheduled.
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Pioneers
Crosby Parlor Greeting Promises Continued Patronage
The Crosby Massage and Bath Parlor extends a New Year greeting to friends and patrons thanking them for past support and hoping for continued patronage in the coming year. It proclaims itself the Home of the Twentieth Century Turkish Bath.
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Crosby
Where is your lawyer joke lights a young bar
A terse fragment from Tit-Bits describes a jail scene where a prisoner, penniless, chooses Mr Alexander as his lawyer after a judge offers options. The text also advertises a Pioneer mask ball ticket gift and local ads for services and products in Flat City.
Humors of the British and American Jokes Compared
In a Philadelphia Ledger interview, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse notes English humor has grown more alert and respectful to readers. He contrasts Punch style wit with American “eyeball” humor, saying British jokes favor refined targets like motor cars, butlers, or bishops over crude vaudeville.
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Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Philadelphia Ledger
Punch
Pierce Egan
Mr. Brown
Mr. Jones
Jake
England
Weather table summary from daily 7 am readings
Daily 7 am temperature readings by E. J. Smith show the current minimums for the previous day. The table also lists temperatures from the same date last year for comparison across dates.
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Reading
E. J. Smith
Moral suasion in school described by a mischievous exchange
A child and his great uncle discuss punishments in school. The uncle asks if teachers thrash students, the boy explains moral suasion, listing punishments like being kept in, placed in corners, locked out, writing a word a thousand times, and scowling at, which he says is all there is. The excerpt is from Motherhood Magazine via The Pioneer office job printing.
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Tommy
Motherhood Magazine
SS Ae Ea Ieee
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Co. R. Peck
Smith’s Gun Store
Second
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William Heitman
T. Perry
Alvira Heitmen
John Novak
S. W. Dickson
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Oscar Gerdner
J. E. Kettlewell
Thomas McMahon
Albert Winchell
P. F. Keith
John Soll
John Auld
George Mutchler
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James Walsh
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Chittick
Harry
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John Keller
Ruby Igloo
H. Herring
Ellewell
J. A
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J. J. Filbin
Thomas H. Long
Frank Johnson
T. J. Dewey
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the Tolstoi
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George
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George Kay
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