City asked to join road project for Willow Street
A. F. Light of the Road Commission asked the city council to fund work toward Willow street and the government road to Flat, arguing it could become a passable highway at low cost. The request echoes Cleveland’s Otter street effort, with the street committee instructed to report advisability of city aid to the Willow project. The council will reconvene next week to decide.
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Willow Street
Government Road
Flat
A. FE. Light
Road Commission
A. Cleveland
Otter Street
Light
la Ht
Appa
Cleveland
Willow
Inquiries Sought For Missing Friends Across Alaska
The Pioneer reports a governor office appeal for information on missing persons believed last heard from Alaska. Names include William Sutton, Napoleon Powers, Charles Rosenburger, Joseph Sollek, and Joe Stanton with ages, origins, and last known locations.
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Perons
William Alexander Sutton
William Alexander
Alaska
Napoleon W. Powers
Marysville
Ohio
Charles Rosenburger
Joseph JD. Sollek
Cincinnati
Seattle
Nome
Walter E
Son Avenue
Meinpl
Valdez
Fairbanks
M. J. Hewitt
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Jack Hewitt
Polar Bear to sail Alaska for ivory and moving pictures
Captain Louis L. Lane launches the Polar Bear from Seattle on the first week of May bound for Wrangell Island in the Arctic. Jack London will cruise with Lane as writers and photographers seek ivory, skins, glaciers, seal rookeries, polar bears, and ice action through Bering Strait.
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Seattle
Duwamish Bank
Georgetown
Louis L. Lane
Nome
Lane
Helen Johnson
Bering Sea
Jack London
Alaska
Wrangell Island
Arctic Ocean
Last Cape
Siberia
Alask
Fiji Islands
Capt
Bering Straits
Important Patent for Gravel Scrapers
Sam Sanderson, noted operator, perfected a loading and dumping device for open cut scrapers. The simple mechanism uses legs on the scraper and a hoist to control movement, enabling one person to operate. Roy B. Bigham filed for patent. Washington papers sent. Two orders placed for Otter bench use by Andy Hensley and Kilis. Trials planned with scraping season, seen as a major cost saver.
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Sam Sanderson
Otter
Andy Hensley
Kilis
Ing
Pale
Roy B. Bigham
Sanderson
Washington
Death of Jack Baker in Willamette River Canoe Accident
The Pioneer records the death of Jack Baker, son of J. Baker of Takoma, after a canoe capsized on the Willamette near Eugene, Oregon. His companion reached shore, but Jack drowned. as of writing, his body had not been recovered.
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Jack Baker
J. Baker
Takoma
N. c
Jack
Willamette River
Eugene
Ove
North
Brennan Monorail For John Rosene
John Rosene secures Alaskan rights for the Brennan monorail car and prepares a trial run from Haines to Rainy Hollow mine. Moran’s in Seattle builds the car with Louis man, inventor of the war, supervising construction and arriving in Seattle for the project.
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John Rosene
Valdez
Rosene
Moran's
Seattle
Haines
Rainy Hollow
Dalton Trail
Louis Man
Lindbergs Take Up Summer Residence Near City
Mr. and Mrs. E G Lindberg moved to City last week to occupy a summer residence. Mr Lindberg, manager of the M and M bank, will spend most of his time on creeks during the harvest season, while Charles Ross will look after the welfare of the local bank.
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E.G. Lindberg
Lindberg
M. & M. Bank
Charles Ross
Clothing Cleaned or Pressed by Up Wile the Tailor
Advertisement notes a clothing cleaning and pressing service offered by Up Wile the Tailor with contact via phone 68.
Trail Work for Year Begins in Arctic Region
The note details summer plans to perfect winter trails from Ram mut to Kultag and extend improvements along multiple segments. Captain Knowles oversees the effort with Sergt. Munday directing a 15 civilian crew on the 48 mile Panana Birches stretch now being shortened to 33 miles.
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Rammut
Kultag
Rampart
Rapds
Kokrines
Melozi
Knowles
Sergt. Munday
Panana
Birches
M. Webster
Paris
Londen
Koyukuk
Grimkof
Koyusak
Vibbon News
The Serpent's Tongue: A Ragged Rant Against Aggressive Agents
A biting verse laments pushy sales agents peddling useless gadgets and flashy but fake books. The speaker vows to avoid agents while lamenting persistent harassment and inflated promises of grand titles and maps. The cadence imitates a mid century civic rant with humor and frustration.
Wireless cheater rises on Second Street corner
A tall structure at the Second and Richmond corner, once the old telephone exchange site, is identified as Henry Weir's wireless cheater. It is described as blocking all emissions from the spark that may be wasted this day.
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Second and
Richmond
Telephone Exchange
Henry Weir
The Height of Luxury at Elite Baths
A steam bath and a fine lunch accompany a furnished room to sleep in at Elite Baths on Caribou Street, offering a complete high end experience.
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Elite
Caribou Street
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Stanley's
Flat City
Gafe II
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the Connolly
Minchell & Finnegan
Forks Coffee House
Forks Flat Creek
E. Lovogren
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Evermore
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Captain Loose
Roadhouse
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Sherburne Pool
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Miner's Home Saloon
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