Alaska Native Customs and Fort Davis Closure Rumor
A fragmented Alaska brief notes Indigenous customs versus modern methods under revenue cutter Bear official view. It mentions suspicions about Fort Davis closure after Nome Industrial Worker reports and rumors of diligence in prospecting circles and divining rod beliefs among Wong prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wong
Com
Bear
Alaska
Juneau
Fort Davis
Nome
Dlivers
Ghost of pioneer trapper haunts Arizona canyon
In Wilson canyon southeast of William Arizona two youths Wright Clark and Tex Ownby report a ghostly trapper about a hair taller than a man standing behind a juniper. The apparitional figure then vanished leaving horses skittish and several wagons wrecked by unseen forces. Residents say the description matches the late trapper Wilson who was killed by a bear eighteen years ago.
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Ariz
Wilson Canyon
William
The
Wright Clark
Tex Ownby
Han Emer
Wilson
Miuzzle
Revolution in Mexico Wipes Out Cattle Trade
El Paso April 2 The Mexican revolution has wiped out Northern Mexico cattle production, the main U S meat source. Yearling prices drop to 30 dollars, two year olds to 40 to 47, with scarce supply. Poor ranges, blackleg outbreaks, and Terrazas forced out reduce exports. beef prices may rise sharply this spring. Gene Luis Terrazas, Mexico’s leading cattle raiser, fled the border after disputes with other ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tes
Mexico
Larely
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Luis Terrazas
Terrazas
Hua
Angus McDonald Sues for 100000 Damages Over Chicago Beach Affair
Angus McDonald filed suit in district court against Thomas P. Aitken for $100,000 damages. The case grows from a October incident connected to the Chicago Bench Association and Spikenard claim on ground leased to the Yukon Gold Company. Adams Knox Krutsinger were arrested on related charges, with acquittals and dismissals reported. The suit alleges injury to McDonald's reputation and business due to defendant's acts. Aiti.
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Angus McDonald
District i
Thomas PL Aitken
Chicago Bench Association
Ye Adams
William Knox
Spikenard
Thomas
Aitken
Yukon Gold Company
Chicago Beach Association
Adams, Knox
McDonald
Charles Krutsinger
Samuel
Watss
Adams
AL Freeht
Itle
Krutsinger
Atedi
Chicago
Knox
Y “i
Plant
Cas
Trapper's Body Found In Cabin On Yukon River
Nulato June 9 body found in a cabin about one hundred miles from the mouth of the Koyukuk river. Local authorities delay in identification or inquest due to funds and need for a launching party. The Sarah arrived at Nulato with passengers including HL Boys Ed Anderson and others. outside mail for Iditarod noted.
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Nulato
Koyukuk
Strangman
Koyuku
Daibi
Iver
Ston
Sexton
N.C
Postmaste American Yukon Navigation Company
Sarah
Nuluto
Boys
Ed Anderson
Hallberg
Marston
Campbell
Shenbeck
Boston
Bates
Mr. Jones
Roland
John S. P. Matson
John Rose
B.T. James
George Shields
BK Wartick
Johny Munn
Sam Adams
Iditarod
Amazing resources of Amur River country
Shanghai reports on Amur river country revealing vast uncul tivated plains, rich soils, and potential for farming, mining, and cattle. Russian and Chinese economic activity grows, with rail links planned to connect Blagoveshchensk to Vladivostok, while Chinese workers migrate north.
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Amur
Shanghai
Strete Boris
Asia
Khabarovsk
St. Peter
Vladivostok
Europe
Banksburg Wille
Siberian
Blavgroveschchensk
Siberia
Ruby News: Logs, Trails and Ruby Dog Menace
Saw logs, 1600 plus owned by Fred Nelson, drifted out with the ice at breakup with some saved from the bank and others in the water. Mining activity returns to Ruby led by PH Robinson with ground sluicing near Fourth Avenue. Boots on town streets report many loose dogs, a recent fatal attack on Mabel Teeland by a pack, prompting calls to clear Ruby streets of dogs.
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Oliver Lodge
British Association
Oliver
Huxley
Fred Nelson
Ruby Again
PH. Robinson
Joe Green
Discovery
Fuilt
Ruby Te
Fourth Avenues
John Teveond
Robinson
Sing
Yukon
Ruby
Mabel Teeland
Stree
Horror in Ludlow camp as militia rakes tents with guns
News dispatch from Nome reports a deadly assault on the strikers camp in Ludlow. Militia machine guns and rifle fire swept tents and pits where women and children hid, resulting in multiple fatalities and numerous wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
District Attorney Crossley Leaves for San Francisco
United States attorney James J. Crossley leaves Fairbanks on April to represent the government in several cases in San Francisco. Proceedings include United States v Northern Navigation Company and United States v Northern Commercial Company, plus the appeal of Joseph Campbell, imprisoned for murder in Iditarod in 1912. The government seeks a tonnage license fee of $1 per ton on freight carried by boats on Alaska rivers, totaling about $20,000 to $24,000, and questions liability for boats operating from Yukon territory.
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James J. Crossley
United States
Fairbanks
San Francisco
Mr. Crossley
Northern Navigation Company
Northern Commercial Company
Joseph Campbell
Iditarod
Nelson Brothers
Kuskokwim
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Dawson Petition Calls for Municipal Ownership of Utilities
Citizens seek city control of electrical energy water and telephone services citing high rates and poor service by private public utility firms. Petition asks Dawson to issue bonds or debts to build own plants and operate all utilities for residents and other consumers at the earliest date.
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Citizaens
Dawson
Daw
LAW MAKES MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE ANYWHERE INU 70
Postmaster General Burleson formed a five member committee headed by Alex M Dockery to draft regulations for the universal money order system. The panel includes Charles A Kram C E Ithews C H Fallaway and L M Bartlett, with President Wilson backing the move to broaden postal money orders. The system aims to match bank drafts for convenience, with full rollout to take weeks.
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L. M. Bartett
Washington
Wilson
Dockery
Burleson
Sherlock Holmes At Work
A fragmented report notes a forcible entry through a door with a broken lock and footprints in the snow. The text hints at a crime scene in progress, mentioning an exchange and a suspect presence as investigators probe the site.
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Miners & Merchants Bank
Iditarod, Alaska
Seattle
Scandinavian American Bank
Chas. Ross
John Holmes
R. C. Button
Merchants Cafe
Chas. E. Miller
Prop
Gold St. Flat City
I Louis Stevenson
Pioneer Mining Company
Arizona Canyon
Calabash
Peterson
Garrick
Missouri Meerschaum
Apular
Copenhagen
Hurst Bros. Imperial Cigar Store
Imperial Cigar Store
Willow Street
Angus
Denmark
Wisconsin
Iditarod Meat Co
Trapper
Crosby
Crosby Massage
Evinrude
N. C. Co
Iditarods
H. P
H.p
N.C. Co
Ruby News
Ophir
Seward
Moore Creek
Oplir
Long Creek
Ludlow
Robinson & Golden
William McKeague
Dominick Sorcei
Dowinick
Bear Creek
McKeague
Kuskokwin
Durat
Sherlock Holmes
Max Simes
Diskaeet
Cripple City
Standard Goods
Good Roadhouse
Clemons & Koon
Bagoy
Otter
the Crosby
Caribou St
Bet
Black and Willow Sts
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