Temporary Fire Apparatus Is Installed and Tested
City signs contract with Cascade Laundry to maintain a steam powered fire system at 500 monthly, with a plan to add a four inch Worthington pump. Main laid to create six hydrants and 500 feet of hose, enabling two strong streams. The incident during the big fire shows the laundry pump helped limit spread before the larger pump was ready.
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Cascade Laundry
Cascade Laundry Company
Worthington
Willow
Richmond
Willowgood
Fightin Jim Seeds Alaska Folks With Garden Bounty
Alaska laments lack of Washington help but gratefully receives a sack of Department of Agriculture seeds named Our Jim. Beans onions parsley radish turnip and more reach Pioneer readers with playful notes about Jim and local trust, while wild animal references hint at unknown dangers for recipients.
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Alaska
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jim
Pioneer Office
Daughter birth and banker visits across cities
A Seattle banker visits the area on June 13 to announce the birth of a daughter to the Crossley family. On June 18 Will Collier, cashier of the Northern Bank Trust Co and the J. Crosst firm, departed for the interior cities, continuing a tour after an event at Fair.
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Crossleys
Seattle
Will Collier
J. J. Crosst Fair
Northern Bank Trusts
Dy’s Office Co
No Wireless Until July 15
The wireless crew led by Manager Milligan left for Kaltag on the launch Falcon to install a plant deemed the only feasible way to reach the outside world. A complete plant at Nulato will be moved to Kaltag and installed after tuning to match the local system, explaining previous connection difficulties with government stations.
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Milligan
Kaltag
Nulato
Falcon Joslin Plans Seattle Trip In June News
Falcon Joslin, president of the Tanana Valley road, with his family, left for Fairbanks last night and expressed optimism that conditions would improve across Alaska this year. He urged calling Slippern for screen doors as stock dwindles while mosquitoes increase.
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Falcon Joslin
Seattle
Tanana Valley
Fairbanks
Bis
Alaska
Tells of People on the Takotna Forks
A letter from Takotna Forks dated June 10 describes moves and duties at N C Co and K C Co posts with J E Baker in charge and Ed Moody at Yankee Creek. It notes several near accidents on Nixon s Fork river, a potential disappearance of Von Frank, and updates on steamer Quickstep and local prospecting with limited gold finds.
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Harry Jones
Takotna Forks
Bob Stout
Nixon’s Fork
N. C. Co
Forks
K. C. Co
J. E. Baker
Jimmy Lysle
Ed Moody
Yankee Creek
French Joe
Chas
Hull
Nixon
Sandy McDonald
Bill West
Dave Johnson
Flat Creek
Geo. Walters
West Fork
Nixon's Fork
von Frank
Nixon’s
Iver
Stout
Quickstep
Bethel
Archie Higgins
Fowler
Elmer Smith
K. C
the Forks
Captain Vieth
Genial German Averis Staves Off Major Blaze
A Tuesday early morning fire near the Model case was blocked by Dan Daniels known as the Genial German. He seized a burning Rochester oil lamp, shouted away oil and kicked the lamp outside to safety, then returned to smother remaining flames despite intense heat.
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Dan Daniels
Dan
Daan
Pat O'Dea
Iditarod Express Closes Early From Red Cross Office
Iditarod Express will run an early wrap to all creek points departing Iditarod at 9 a.m. A temporary office near the Red Cross is set for prompt delivery. Agents Jos Namee and C O Fowler oversee service and guarantees.
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Iditarod
Red Cross Drag Star
Jos Namee
C. O. Fowler
New Beef Concern Enters Camp Through Steamer Evelyn
The steamer Evelyn arrived at Dikeman Tuesday evening with 59 cattle, 9 horses, and 60 tons of freight mainly feed. J. A. Tesach, partner of F. W. Rooney in Rooney & Co., oversees the cattle. The Iditarod Meat Co. also sent men for 30 head of cattle due at Dikeman, plus hogs and sheep. Cattle will be driven over the summer trail. sheep and hogs go by small boats. Tesack is en route and may arrive tonight or tomorrow.
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Evelyn
Dikeman
J. A. Tesach
Ot Iditarod
F. W. Rooney
Tesack
Iditarod Meat Co
Tensack
Cubs in First Place Seattle
The Chicago Cubs move to first in the National League standings this week, edging the Giants with a 641 to 611 margin. Detroit leads Philadelphia 685 to 647 in the American League, while Spokane tops the Northwestern division.
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Seattle
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Detroit
Philadelphia
Spokane
Northwestern
Piec placed at Sim Hay and grain for Safe at the Pio neer Storage
A fragment notes items described as piec and grain placed at Sim Hay for Safe at the Pio neer Storage. The legible portion points to a storage action and a named location, with limited surrounding context.
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Pioneer
Edna Arrives With 20 Tons Freight From Ruby Route Vanguard
Edna, a gasoline schooner, reached port Thursday morning with 20 tons of freight after a rough voyage down river from Dike. Captain Jim Halley reports high water and dangerous conditions may hamper larger craft. Little Delta took 22 hours to Dikewan, while Adna made the 25 hour trip up and back. Also in town, Canada seeks extradition of Alaska coal fraud suspects and a bank altercation left a man with a broken rib. Fried eggs at Merchants, Turkish baths on Cari Bou street.
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Dikemin
Ruby
St. Michael
Jim Halley
Dikeman
Frelyn
Halley
Little
Dikewan
Adna
Henry Osborne
Alaska Central Railway
Gwyn Francis
Duncan
Franis Stewart
Alaska
J. G. Lindberg
M. & M. Bank
Fiat
The
Forty men assist setup at the Bonanza mineKennecott
Forty men begin setup work at the Bonanza mine in Kennecott, according to local mining reports. Crews organize gear, drill sites, and safety measures as operations commence.
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Kennecott
For Sale Cheap Fairbanks special Bhole Rat tank and oven
A for sale notice lists a Bhole Rat hot water tank and warming oven offered through Pioneer storage. Contact details not provided.
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Fairbanks
Pioneer Storage
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NCC
Lowney’s
Nancy
Miner’s Home Saloon
Old Stand
Jack Stewart
Kuskokwim
Joe Vogler
Billy Bowers
Ophir
Averis
Iditarod Express Company
Cubs
Caribou Street
Edna
Grippe
Elie Baths
Lheureaux Cigar Store
Lake Laberge
Seo, Thomas
Ban Daniels
Municipal Dock
Anderson
Ophir House
Willow St
Es Ophir
Flat City
Discovery
Otter
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