Northern banks in Seattle fail amid runs and closures
In Seattle on January 31 banks including Northern Bank & Trust and Fremont State Bank were closed after runs tied to allied failures. Widespread withdrawals financed by tens of millions from outside lenders and a federal reserve offer aimed to stabilize the crisis as the clearing house pledged support for solvent banks to prevent further closings.
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Seattle
Northern Bank & Trust Company
State Bank
Broadway State Bank
W. L. Collier
Collier
Alaska
Issaquah-Superior Coal Mining Company
von Alvansade
Fremont State Bank
Remsberg & Dixon
Clearing House
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Naval expert cites Germany could win war if sea power holds
London reports the Morning Post naval expert says Germany might win if she can destroy enough ships before land defeat, while allies must maintain sea transport to prevail. The piece notes growing sea power tests, minefield expansions, and a near-term high seas contest between Britain and Germany. Paris reports severe winter quiet on the western front with artillery activity and a torpedoed French transport Amisalmagon. Berlin notes a Mediterranean submarine sinking entente troops and Turkish resistance at Zloa Lipa amid western front action and Hill 34 assaults.
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London
The
Morning Post
Germany
Great Britain
Admiralty
United States
Paris
France
Mediterranean
Berlin
Zloa Lipa
Galicia
Armentierres
Alaska beauty urged as alternative to war travel
Philadelphia banquet speech by Congressman Humphrey of Washington urges war supporters to visit Alaska. He says Alaska's scenery surpasses foreign lands and would let people spend travel funds domestically instead of overseas. The remarks were delivered at a banquet in Philadelphia last night.
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Philadelphia
Humphrey
Washington
Europe
Alaska
American Troops Repulse Mexicans at Juarez Riots
Anti-American riots in Juarez prompt Company A of the Twenty-third Infantry to charge a mob attempting to cross the international bridge in defiance of quarantine orders. The Mexicans were driven back as the clash unfolded.
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EL Paso
Juarez
Twenty-third Infantry
International Bridge
Deutschland Reported Lost or Sunk Spurring Fears
New York January 29 reports indicate fears that the German submarine commerce raider Deutschland, sailing from Bremen on January 2, may have been captured or sunk. London January 31 announces charges against Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, her two daughters, and Alfred George Mason for conspiracy to murder Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson.
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New York
Bremen
London
Alice Wheeldon
Alfred George Mason
Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
Test of Americanism speech by Mughes in Washington
Charles K Mughes former Republican presidential candidate declared in Washington that Americans stand united behind the President during a moment of national duty, asserting the hour will reveal what America is made of and pledging support without delay.
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Washington
Charles K. Mughes
America
Ole Hanson Named To Assay Commission In Washington
Secretary McAdoo appoints Ole Hanson of Seattle a member of the assay commission. The group will meet in Philadelphia in February. Pittsburgh reports a fire on Fifth Avenue in the business district causing about two million dollars in damage.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Assay Commission
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fifth Avenue
Germany Severs Diplomatic Ties With United States
Germany delivers note to Secretary Lansing announcing unrestricted submarine warfare in response to failed open negotiations with the Entente. Washington debates immediate break in relations and awaits government action as Britain and neutrals report submarine activity and naval measures unfold.
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Washington
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Germany
United States
Wilson
Grayson
Gerard
Great Britain
Poindexter
London
Denmark
Nordd
Holland
Europe
Tes
Mayor Gill Faces Conspiracy Charge Trial
Mayor Hi Gill was arraigned in federal court and pleaded not guilty to conspiring to bring whisky into the state. The case ties Gill with Police Chief Beckingham, Sheriff Hodge and others in a liquor shipment ring. Prosecutors plan speedy trials and broader indictments, with additional arrests pending.
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Seattle
Hi Gill
United States
Gill
Beckingham
Hodge
Federal
Pnrae Nnn
Putnam
Billingsleys
Lundin
Butte
San Francisco
Alaska
Lack of Transport Causes Famine in Russia
London dated newspaper report cites a Times correspondent stating famine exists amid plenty due to inadequate railroad facilities hindering food distribution in Petrograd and Moscow. The article notes the transport shortage drives food scarcity despite abundance of supplies.
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London
Russia
The
Times
Petrograd
Moscow
Deportations of Belgians Amid U S Relief Protest
In The Hague on January 31, about one thousand Belgians connected with the American relief commission were deported to Germany. The action drew a strong protest from the relief body and highlighted tensions between relief efforts and German authorities during the period.
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The
Hague
American Relief Commission
Germany
Commission
Pioneers of Alaska Meeting Set for February 7
Igloo No 10 Pioneers of Alaska will hold its next regular meeting at A B hall in the city on next Wednesday night February 7 at the usual hour. Louis Dahl, longtime resident of the Koyukuk country, was ruled insane before the Ruby commissioner and ordered confined to Morningside sanitarium for treatment.
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Pioneers of
Alaska
A. B. Hall
Louis Dahl
Koyakuk Country
Ruby
Morningside Sanitarium
House Passes Bone Dry Bill in Alaska
A late evening wireless flash reports the Alaska House of Representatives approved a bone dry prohibition bill awaiting only the President’s signature to become law.
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House of Representatives
Alaska
Mail service delay tied to contractor disputes in Iditarod region
The Iditarod mail route faltered due to nonpayment by contractor Revell and disputes with sub contractors Elllexon and Boyd. Sub contractor Boyd arrived to fix routes and seek compensation, while the Iditarod Commercial Club pressed officials in Cordova for action. Delays stretched to over two weeks with conflicting reports on storms and responsibility.
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H. E. Revell
Seward-to- Iditarod
Iditarod
George Adams
Tom Boyd
Seward
Mr. Adams
Revell
Boyd
Gof
Flat
Anderson
Happy River
Ellexson
Anderson's
Knik
Mr. Revell
Iditarod Commercial Club
Major G. W. Albrecht
Percy Charles
Alvah Eames
Railway Mail Service
Cor
Dova
Eames
Cordova
Alaska
Ie Ee
Former Ambassador resigns as Indiana League chief
Henry Lane Won, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, resigns as president of the Indiana branch of the League to Enforce Peace. He says the league may adopt President Wilson's senate speech as its position, signaling disagreement with the direction.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Lane
United States
Mexico
Taft
Indiana
League
Wilson
Senate
Britain to comb the seas for commerce raiders
New York dispatch reports Britain has formed a large squadron of naval vessels into a vast net to locate two German commerce raiders which have shifted from South American waters to threaten steamship routes to the north.
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New York
Bri
Alaska Prohibition Bill Gains Senate Approval
The Washington senate approved the Jones bill turning Alaska into a prohibition territory with bans on manufacture sale and transport of intoxicating liquors. The measure sets penalties up to one year in prison and 1000 dollars fine and allows licenses only until January 1 1918. The bill heads to the house where passage by March 4 seems likely.
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Washington
Senate
Alaska
House
Wickersham
Alaska Railroad
Snake River
Nome
Officials of Government Railroad Prepare for Year’s Work
Seattle Feb 1 Bids for 1300 tons of steel rails to build the Nenana Fairbanks branch in Alaska will be opened. Howard P Curtis general storekeeper and W B Reaburn superintendent of construction visit Seattle to coordinate purchase and transport. Mr Dole has bought a fifty ton ten wheel locomotive for the Alaska Northern stretch of the government railroad.
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Seattle
Nenana-Fairbanks
Government Railroad
Alaska
Howard P. Curtis
Dole
Nenana
W. B. Reaburn
Alaska Northern
Notorious Northern Woman Sentenced for Robbery and Murder
Vivian Tozier, former wife of a Fairbanks attorney and partner of Robert A. Hood, was sentenced to six months for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Margaret Braun to aid robbery. James Weston received five years after testifying that Tozier stood guard outside the door during the robbery.
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Spokane
Wash
Vivian Tozier
Fairbanks
Robert A. Hood
Margaret Braun
James Weston
Tozier
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