Barnette Escapes With $1000 Fine
Valdez January 3 Found guilty on ten misdemeanor counts Captain E T Barnette formerly president of the defunct Washington Alaska bank was fined $1000 by Judge Thomas R Lyons. He said he would abide by the court decision and not appeal as initially intended. All other defendants in the bank case were found not guilty or the charges dropped for lack of evidence. Prosecution cost the government a tremendous sum and the defendants faced large expenses with Barnette employing six lawyers.
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Valdez
E.T. Barnette
Washington,Alaska
Thomas R. Lyons
Barnette
Soldiers at St Michael Accused of Outrage
January 3 report from St Michael says soldiers from the local post are accused of abducting and brutalizing native women. A mother was assaulted in view of her children as others protested. Deputized authorities ordered an investigation and six more arrests followed.
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St. Michael
McCarthy Beats Palzer in Los Angeles Bout in 18th Round
In Los Angeles Luther McCarthy won a decision over Al Palzer in the 18th round as Palzer exhausted, the referee stopping the fight to crown McCarthy. The match followed a New Year’s card in San Francisco where Tommy Murphy stopped Frankie Burns in 17 rounds. Calgary notices announce Tommy Burns defending against Bombardier Wells in Calgary on March 14.
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Los Angeles
Luther McCarthy
al Palzer
Palzer
McCarthy
San Francisco
Tommy Murphy
Frankie Burns
Gunner Smith
Frank Moran
Calgary
Alta
Tommy Burns
Bombardier Wells
Senator Jeff Davis Dies In Little Rock
Little Rock Ark January 3 United States Senator Jeff Davis who was visiting died suddenly of apoplexy just as he prepared to depart for Washington He had served as prosecuting attorney governor and then U S Senator born in Arkansas May 862.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
Jeff Davis
National Capital
Fifth Judicial District
Arkansas
United States Senate
Davis
Governor Norris May Be Wilson's State Secretary
Senator Myers urged Governor Norris of Montana for secretary of state in Wilson's incoming cabinet. Wilson called Norris impressive and progressive after meeting at the White House during governors’ conference.
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Norris
Wilson
Trenton
N. J
Henry L. Myers
Montana
Gov
White House
Coa
Love Reappointed Alaska Fourth Division Marshal
Washington January 1 Henry K Love has been reappointed to the marshalship of the Fourth division of Alaska in a formal government action.
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Washington
Henry K. Love
Alaska
Jury Foreman Threatened After Dynamite Conspirator Verdict
New Castle January 3 Frank Dare foreman of the jury that convicted dynamite conspirators received a letter vowing he will pay with his life for the verdict.
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New Castle
Frank Dare
Whitlaw Reid Funeral Shifts to Saturday in Seattle
The remains of White Law Reid arrived in New York and the funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Seattle. Clem Shepard, purser of the steamer Jefferson, charged with complicity in the Humboldt gold robbery, was released under a 7500 dollar bond.
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Whitelaw Reid
Purser
New York
Seattle
Clem Shepard
Jefferson
Sulzer Declared Elected Governor of New York
Albany January 3 Sulzer was officially declared elected to the governorship of New York making him leader of the Democratic party in the state.
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Albany
William Sulzer
New York
Cipriano Castro Arrives in New York as Deportation Detained
Cipriano Castro once Venezuelan dictator now in exile reached New York and was detained by immigration authorities as undesirable and ordered deported. He departed for Hamburg this morning.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Hamburg
Mail closes Tuesday evening for Iditarod route
The article notes a switch from the old contract to a new mail schedule for the Iditarod route. Mail will now close on Tuesday afternoon to depart early Wednesday for connections at Kaltag, with initial confusion fading as operations normalize.
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Iditarod
Kaltag
Iditarod council meets New Year’s Day with full attendance
The Iditarod town council met Thursday after New Year’s Day. The finance committee reviewed bills and warrants were ordered for coal oil and alloy costs, clerk and police salaries. The council discussed the city hall site purchase and rent bill referral, plus handling license funds and school fund transfer. Firewood shortage prompted bids. fire pump relocation planned. night watchman to keep access open.
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Iditarod
Auten
Smith
N.C. Co
YS. Thurston
John Strelic
Pol
City Hall
Acheson
Turkey Concedes All But One Point
London January 3 Turkey has conceded all of the allies demands except the surrender of Adrianople leaving the city of Adrianople under threat of Allied action while Turkey holds the rest of terms.
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Turkey
London
Adrianople
Foreign diplomat dies in harness in Berlin
Berlin report states Herr von Kiderlin Waechter German secretary for foreign affairs died yesterday. As a diplomat he enjoyed an international reputation.
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Berlin
Herr von Kiderlin-Waechter
Coldest Weather in Nome History
The Seward Peninsula endures a three week cold wave with temperatures ranging from 38 below at Nome to 53 below at Candle, the coldest spell recorded in Nome history.
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Nome
Seward Peninsula
Candle
Pedro Arrives in Washington to Assure U.S. of Stabilizing Madero
Mexican Foreign Minister Gen Pedro arrives in Washington to tell President Taft that the Madero government can protect American interests and that intervention is unnecessary. The January visit centers on ensuring American safety amid Mexican political tensions.
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Washington
Pedro
Taft
Parcel Post Law Goes Into Effect Across Nation
New York reports the parcel post law passed by Congress became operative January 1 and generated notable rush to use the new facilities. Washington notes Post master General Hitchcock was the first person in the United States to send a parcel through the post.
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New York
Washington
Hitchcock
United States
James R Keene Dies on eve of 76th Birthday in Brooklyn
James R Keene financier and horseman died in Brooklyn after abdominal surgery. He was 75. Born in England he moved to the United States at age 14 and made about 6 million dollars in California during the tonanz period in the early 1870s. Since 1877 he traded on Wall Street and was renowned for his sharpness.
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Brooklyn
James R. Keene
Mr. Keene
England
United States
California
Wall Street
Riley Waterworks Fire Destroys Well House
A blaze at Riley Waterworks Corporation on the spit destroyed the well house and put the well out of commission. The rupture occurred Thursday morning around 10:30, the spit area lies outside city limits so local fire services were not dispatched. Magazines for sale at the Postoffice Candy Store.
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Riley Waterworks Corporation, Ltd
Heavy sentences on labor leaders in dynamite conspiracies
Indianapolis January 2 judge Thompson sentenced guilty labor leaders after the dynamite conspiracy trials. President Ryan of the Structural Ironworkers Union got seven years in Leavenworth. Olaf Tinetmoe Clancy Herkin Young and Cooley drew six years each. others received one to three years. Relatives sobbed as sentences were pronounced. An appeal may be taken in several cases. Ortie NeManigal awaits transfer to Los Angeles Chicago January 3 circuit court of appeals will decide writs of error on new trials. Leavenworth January 3 convicted leaders arrived by special train, registered bathed and shaved and assigned to steel construction work.
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Indianapolis
Thompson
Ryan
Structural Ironworkers Union
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Olaf Tinetmoe
San Francisco Central Committee
Clancy
Herkin
Young
Cooley
Structural
Ortie NeManigal
Los Angeles
Chicago
Circuit Court of Appeals
Leavenworth
Federal Prison
President Taft abandons plan to govern Canal Zone
Taft drops proposal to abolish the canal commission and to name Col Goethals governor amid Democratic opposition. Advisors favor leaving Canal Zone government to Woodrow Wilson to avoid future upheaval before Wilson takes office.
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Goethals
Washington
Taft
Panawa
Canal Commission
Col. Goethals
Canal Zone
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Bailey Basks in Fealty and Feud During Farewell Speech
Texas Senator Joseph W Bailey delivered a farewell address to the Senate on January 3 denouncing initiative referendum and recall as antithetical to democracy. He attacked William Randolph Hearst as “that miserable dog” who had driven him from public life. Bailey’s Senate term ends March 3. first elected in 1901 and re-elected in 1907 after years in the House. He remains under 50.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Joseph W Bailey
Texas
William Randolph Hearst
Bailey
House
Shock for Nome Old-Timer Ends Up in Ice Injuries
Nome January 3. Frank Connolly, an elderly resident of the Nome district, fell from a saloon platform onto the Bering Sea ice and lay unconscious for three hours before discovery. Hospital exam shows frozen hands and feet, with possible amputation to save his life. J H Stanford returned from Yukon Gold party trip in 13 days. Sidney Schloeman went back to Ophir City after a week in the Iditarod camp with pockets full of souvenirs.
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Nome
Frank Connolly
Bering Sea
J. H. Stanford
Yukon
Tanana
Ruby
Sidney Schloeman
Ophir City
Iditarod
Sidney
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