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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
2
The Iditarod Pioneer volume 8 issue 27 lists price at the top as one dollar with date stamps indicating the publication spans one year and six months. Advertising rates are noted as available on application.
The grand jury report to Judge Bunnell faults limited cooperation and possible bias in marshal and jail administration, notes a late change in the marshal’s office and urges full disclosure of facts for prosecutions, while praising the jurors for saving government funds by denying unwarranted prosecutions. It also surveys socialist and labor issues, Alaska politics, and patriotic responses amid wartime stress.
A fragment suggests Socialist party members growing aware that blanket opposition to the government in World War I is unpatriotic and contrary to common sense as they observe German actions and the government's efforts to defend the nation.
A Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska Bureau resolution urges the Postmaster General to grant a graduated parcel post zone rate for Alaska within the territory. The appeal cites unfair competition and advocates mileage-based rates similar to continental United States routes. It includes the Alaska Bureau secretary L McPherson signing and the June 8 1917 Seattle communication to Washington.
Alaska merchants press Congress to fix parcel post rates within Alaska on the same distance based zones used in the rest of the United States. They argue current eighth zone pricing from Anchorage to Matanuska distorts costs to nearby communities and hinders local trade and development. Alaska Bureau manager J L McPheresewoe AU signs the plea.
Dramatic poem praising the flag as symbol of liberty and victory. It describes freedom unfurling the azure night into stars and stripes, the flag bearing courage against war, storms, and death. The speaker invokes heroic imagery of sailors, soldiers, storms, and triumph, with Rodman Drake cited.
Richard Henry Little narrates Louie Obenkempfer's decision to enlist with the Marines, declaring America his fatherland. His father Heinrich reacts with shock and pride as Louie exits, the family torn between fear and support during wartime.
Colonel Henry C Bell writes of a future where autocracy falls and democracy rises with civilization liberty and justice triumphant. He envisions scientific progress to enslave nature and supports the Allied cause while honoring fallen soldiers and the steadfast memory of those who served in prior wars. He pledges gratitude to brave men and a nation unselfishly defending liberty and peace.
Captain tenhorf, former master of the German ship Liebenfels and now master of the United steamship Houston, was sentenced to one year in Atlanta prison after pleading guilty to sinking his vessel in Charle harbor under orders from the German authorities. Klattenhoff testified he received directives from Dr. Muller, the former German consul.
A Eugene special reports local high school girls rally behind recruiting efforts. Boy recruit Guy Koepp leaves for Vancouver after enlisting in the army aviation corps. Twenty six girls bid him farewell at the railroad station, Koepp kissing them all as a new local record.
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