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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
6
The item lists subscription rates of ten dollars for a yearly six month term and one dollar for one month or a single copy. It also mentions advertising rates and references conventions in Chicago on June 18 and Baltimore in June, with partial mentions of Republican and Democratic nations.
A Cordova platform urges federal action to conserve Alaska salmon with traps banned in fresh streams, hatcheries funded by federal revenue, and higher cannery taxes. The piece critiques conservation zealots, cites dog poison incidents, and notes Judge Maltby’s political shift as well as Cordova’s platform demand for winter icebreaker service between Dutch Harbor and Nome.
In a Tanana River commission, United States Art Jamies J. Cressley states that A J Campbell and John Kehoe, both of Tanana, were bound over to the district court to keep the peace with bonds set at $110. The men faced significant trouble over the Kayakuk mail line crossing the Campbell homestead near Gibbon, as reported by Fairbanks Times.
Inquiries seek confirmation of Ole Olsen Vise born in Norway circa 1393 who came to the United States with parents, lived in Iowa then Oregon, moved to Alaska by 1899, last heard from in 1909 while working in camps near Dawson Nome and Fairbanks. He was nicknamed Murphy. Dr Adna P Fox of Cincinnati requests word from his brother Martin V Fox, possibly in Alaska. Authorities in Juneau note several others with scattered details including Walter Cowen and Mrs. Lowell of Skagway involved in Alaska sightings or business hints.
A freakish wind last Tuesday morning swept along Ox Richmond Street from Third Avenue toward Second, lifting loose papers and dust. It blew a bundle through an open N. C. office window and scattered a miscellany, with some items recovered by pursuing officers. A cyclone-like gust aloft carried others skyward and they were not found. Prices and ads for goods from local merchants appear in the wrapping, including references to Empire Commercial Co and various brands.
In Alaska local items report W B Koon selling his stake in a San Francisco saloon to Pred Martin Co M Smith and Charley Swanson locating a trapper cabin on Mount Hog River where James Smart likely died while trapping in 1908. Patrol notes detail a wolves bounty bill, a new sawmill on Hydaburi, and native-operated timber and fisheries development on Prince of Wales Island.
A fragmented notice describes winners in a local race and a poet's new book about the event and Northern landscapes. It notes shifts in Alaska and Florida land schemes, a deputy marshal's resignation, and scattered mining and copper finds on the American side. The piece references a bear pup near Ruby and a May 1 timestamp.
The will of Col John Jacob Astor will not be contested. His son Astor receives the greater portion of the fortune, while Mrs Madeleine Stone Astor is left with five hundred thousand dollars.
A condensed, period-voice fragment portrays a speaker wrestling with political duty and personal morals. It frames public tension over a vow against a third term, acknowledging the clash between conscience and leadership while hinting at broader motives and social critique.
An Ottawa dispatch reports the dismissal of Sheriff Eilbeck, a well known figure among old timers in Dawson. The retirement of his son is also noted. George Brimstone confirms no appointment has been made to replace him, leaving the position vacant at present.
Los Angeles May 25 Fras Wood cook a clerk in the registry department was arrested amid a mail tampering scent. Formerly of Sittiaust he has been of exemplary character. The case remains open with hope the suspect will be cleared. Outside Lumber and Ress & New wsiatige in the city have been mentioned in connection with the matter.
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