Riley Remains On Commission Amid Alaska Road Clash
In Alaska in 1917 J F Riley protests removal as divisional road commissioner. Acting Governor Strong cites legal hurdles and distance, instructing Riley and Robertson to confer with Ross. Robertson letters reveal firm resolve to resist overreach. Commission action likely after copies of new documents arrive. Riley proposes a joint meeting to set road plans.
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J. F. Riley
Iditarod Commercial Club
Riley
Juneau
Alaska
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Iditarod
Governor Strong
Washington
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Strong
Robertson
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Ruby
Divional Road Commission
Rery Ee
Povernor
Nks
E. Riley
Fairbanks
Mr. Riley
Mr. Ross
Liberty Loan Bonds Oversubscribed and Subscriptions Rise
Washington reports the Liberty loan will be oversubscribed by hundreds of millions as at least two and a half billion dollars remain to be subscribed. New York expects first bond trades on the Stock Exchange to move above par. McAdoo notes the seven billion dollar loan is near fully subscribed, with Seattle reporting about 1.5 million in subscriptions and Creek Indian Jack Barnett contributing 640000.
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Stock Exchange
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
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Patrick Indian
Jack Barnett
Congress Wrestling With Revenue Measure in Senate
Washington June 15 The Senate Finance Committee trimmed the tax on bank checks to one cent and set a two hundred dollar income allowance for each dependent child. It also struck the retroactive provision from the house war tax bill as the three billion dollar war budget passes the Senate and awaits the President. Congress will be asked to appropriate half a billion dollars to develop airplane service.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress
Army Navy promotions announced by president
Washington June 9 President Wilson nominated Brigadier Generals John F Morrison and William L Sibert to be major generals and Captains G Norton and Hugh Rodman of the navy to be rear admirals Eighteen colonels were promoted to be brigadier generals
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Wilson
John F. Morrison
William L. Sibert
G. Norton
Hugh Rodman
Navy
Sheppard Prohibition Bill Reported by Senate Committee
In Washington the senate judiciary committee reported out the Sheppard prohibition bill and recommended its passage. In London a June 15 dispatch notes British wartime prisoners exceed 100000. A deadly Missouri tornado hits Mercer and Putnam counties killing 25.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
London
Missouri
Pershing Arrives in Boulogne as Allies Welcome
General Pershing arrives in Boulogne with the American expeditionary force amid massive Paris celebrations and cheers. He and his staff begin organizing bases for American troops as demonstrations continue in Paris and London. Convoys, receptions, and royal luncheons mark the U.S. entry into the European war effort.
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Pershing
Boulogne
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Staf
Foreign and Russian Missions Reach Key Capitals
Lord Northcliffe succeeds A J Balfour as head of the British commission in America arriving at an American port. The Russian mission to the United States led by a new ambassador arrived in Victoria and is en route to Washington with Elihu Root’s American commission also arriving in Petrograd. A Norwegian commission led by Nansen plans to seek U S food aid, while a Russian mission headed by Boris Bekhemtieff has landed in a Pacific port and departed for Washington with fifty in the party.
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Lord Northcliffe
A. J. Balfour
America
Mr. Balfour
Victoria
B. C
United States
Petrograd
Elihu B. Root
Pacific
Boris Bekhemtieff
All Factions of Ireland to Meet in Convention
Premier Lloyd George announced in the house of commons that Nationalists Ulsterites Irish Union Alliance Sinn Fenners and all churches will be represented in the coming Irish convention to be composed of 101 members.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Ulsterites
Irish Union Alliance
Sinn Fenners
Goethals dismisses aides over wooden vessel claim
Washington, June 9. General Goethals has dismissed F. A. Eustis of Boston and P. H. Clark of New York, two of his principal aides, for accusing him of opposing the construction of wooden vessels for the government.
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Goethals
F. A. Eustis
Boston
P. H. Clark
New York
Retreat of Germans by British artillery pressure
An undated dispatch reports British pressure driving German forces back in Belgium near Klein Seilleben and Messines. British artillery is cited as key to the German retreat, with advances along a two to seven mile front and continued gains across fronts from Ypres to Epesa.
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Belgium
Klein Seilleben
Warnave
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London
Ypres-Comines Canal
Lys
Souchez
Europe
Ypres
Epesa
Berlin
Frightfulness Campaign Continues With German Air Attacks
London reports a large air raid on the east end by fifteen German aircraft with heavy casualties. June updates list deaths and injuries from the raid, plus counts of vessels sunk or damaged in maritime warfare.
Diabolical Deed by Interned German Crew at Honolulu
Seattle, June 13. Officials allege vengeance by enemies led the crew of the interned German liner Prinz Waldemar at Honolulu to poison its fresh water tanks. Captain Aka of Honolulu and a vessel arriving from Hawaii report the claim as a potential deadly act against all who might drink the water.
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Seattle
Prinz Waldemar
Honolulu
Aka
Hawaii
Fatal Explosion Hits Ashton Under Lyne Near Manchester
London report says a blast at Ashton under Lynne near Manchester killed fifty people and left many injured. The incident occurred on June 14 as emergency services rushed to the scene. Authorities have begun a full investigation into the cause and scope of the explosion.
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London
Ashton Under Lynne
Manchester
Mail Close Policy at Iditarod Reports Weekly Departure
During summer months or until further notice outgoing mail leaves Iditarod on Thursday mornings. Registered mail window closes at 5 p.m. Wednesday and mail closes at 10 a.m. Thursday. The article notes mail arrived early last Saturday morning.
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Iditarod
Russia Faces Clash Between Mob Rule and Czars
Petrograd June 9 Russia's fate hangs between czarism and mobism. America and the allies must confront the reality that under present conditions Russia will not fight. Conditions may change and order could emerge from governmental chaos, but no strong man has yet seized the helm. London June 12 German and Austrian papers predict a Russian offensive is imminent as enemy sources believe Moscow's long wait is over. Britain says it seeks no territorial gains, supports Polish freedom, and assures future peace guarantees.
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Russia
America
London
Eastern Front
Britain
Great Britain
Wilson
Disaster on Lower River Hits Insurance Costs Hard
A barge carrying seventy five tons of oats and hay and furniture sank in twenty feet of water after hitting a snag on the lower Iditarod river near Dikeman on June 6. Most feed ruined, furniture salvaged except for some losses. The Washburn had left Iditarod June 3 to ship supplies to Ruby and Fairbanks. Insurance recovered the Northern Commercial Co. stake. stockowners in Ruby and Fairbanks face heavy losses. Prairie Bell and crew returned Monday evening.
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Iditarod
Dikeman
Ruby
Feirbanks
Joseph H. Smith
Fairban
Cyril Wood
Northern Commercial Company
N.C. Co
Prairie Bell
Enormous Price Advances in Staple Food Products
Enormous price advances in staple foods spark argument for control as U S retail food prices rise 9 percent March 15 to April 16 highest since the European war began. Coffee spared but every other item up. year over year food prices up 22 percent. President Wilson renews push for early passage of food control legislation. A delegation led by Samuel Gomper will urge action in Washington on June 12.
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Wilson
Washington
Wilfred
Samuel Gompei
Famous Coast Vessel Sunk in Collision near Arguella
The U S revenue cutter McCulloch sank yesterday morning off Point Arguella after colliding with the Governor of the Pacific Steamship Company. No lives were lost and the crew were taken off within an hour. The McCulloch, once with Dewey at Manila Bay, had long served in Alaska waters.
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United States Revenue
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Point Arguella
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Pacific Steamship Company
San Diego
Dewey
Manila Bay
Alaska
Constantine of Greece Abdicates in Favor of His Son Alexander
A dispatch from Athens reports King Constantine has abdicated the throne in favor of his son Alexander who has now become king. The chancellor announced in the House of Commons that Alexander formally took the oath as king of Greece. Alexandros, born in 1893, is Constantine's second son.
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London
Athens
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House of Commons
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Seattle Ship Canal Opens to Ships in Lake Union Area
Seattle announces the Lake Union section of the Lake Washington canal project is open to ships after the bridge over the government canal is completed within the city.
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Seattle
Ship Canal
Lake Union
Lake Washington
Masonic Officers Elected at Seattle Grand Lodge
The sixty annual communication of Washington Masons opened in Seattle with George Lawler of Tacoma chosen master of the grand lodge and Mrs Maud Darton named grand royal matron of the Order of Eastern Star.
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George Lawler
Tacoma
Erand Lodge
Maud Darton
Order of Eastern Star
Government to release Irish prisoners on Sunday
London reports from June 15 state the government will tell prisoners taken in the Irish rebellion for Sunday last. Peking dispatch notes China’s parliament has been dismissed. Rio de Janeiro reports seventy killed as buildings collapsed on Rus Crionea street downtown.
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Peking
Tientsin
Rio Janeiro
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Washington Alaska draft registration and enforcement report
Washington reports Alaska conscription registration will occur by local lines of recording districts and election precincts. Mayors in towns act as officers. Governor Strong supports August 15 to September 1 registration window and enforcement against dodgers. Twenty three coal miners were arrested for resisting registration. others released.
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Washington
Alaska
Strong
Gencest Crowder
Backward Mining Season Reported at Lower Yukon Camp
The Transit returned from Marshall on the lower Yukon with several passengers. Mines at Fortuna Ledge and Willow Creek are morale depressed due to late season. Dan McKinzie began first operations using dynamite though no sluicing yet. Commissioner Moran barred landing of alcohol, and passengers drifted toward Marshall or continued downriver. Karl Theile and Mrs Theile were en route home from Marshall to Russian Mission. William Stoneman planned to reach Marshall but remained aboard.
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Yukon
Fortuna Ledge
Willow Creek
Dan McKinzie
Iditarod
Martin Moran
Ellow
Julia
Reed
William Stoneman
Oost
Building Activity Drives Flat A Prosperity Wave
Miniature building boom in Flat A boosts town appearance. J J Smith finishes a new store while Finnegan Cameron add a large extension from First to Second Street. Tom McMahon expands his general merchandise store with another story.
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J. J. Smith
Finnegan & Cameron
Second Street
Tom McMahon
Snow falls in June at Anaconda Mont
Three inches of snow blanketed Anaconda Montana on June 13 as unseasonal winter weather disrupted daily life. Residents reported cold winds and closures while meteorologists noted the unusual spring storm.
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Anaconda
Mont
Terrible Fire in Butte Mine Terrible Fire in Butte Mine
Butte Montana June 11 fire broke out in the Speculator mine trapping hundreds of miners underground. Four hundred twenty five miners were underground when the fire began. fourteen hours later twenty eight men entombed since Friday were brought to the surface. One surface man died. recovery efforts continued with hopes others might be found alive. Duggan emerged as a hero directing work to reach safety. his leadership saved twenty five of his companions. By June 14 the bed of heroism near Duggan’s team was found and the death toll reached ninety.
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Mont
Speculator
Suman
Duggan
N. Johnson
Manus Duggan
John Dut
Indications of Treachery in Recent Complications With Japan
Washington June 14. Relations between the United States and Japan, strained by misunderstandings over American aims in China, were clarified today by a formal explanation to the American embassy in Tokyo. An investigation was begun into the source of a bogus note sent from New York to Tokyo that provoked resentment, and Secretary Lansing was informed that Japan would dispatch a diplomatic mission to the United States around mid July.
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United States
Japan
America
Tokio
New York
Sin Y Lansing
Treason and Near Treason Brought to Light
Reports from Washington and Chicago detail disclosures of classified information by a naval official and a rebuke of Jane Addams for a church event speech. Separate items note conspiracy charges aimed at suppressing competition and federal weather concerns flagged by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Jane Addams
Carter
State Supreme Court Today
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Federal Trade Commission
Milk shipments to Germany prompt U.S. action
Washington June 15 large quantities of evaporated milk were purchased from U.S. retailers by German agents and shipped to Germany via neutral ports. The government seeks to halt further shipments citing concern over neutral ports and supply flow to Germany.
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Washington
Germany
Genos
Cantonment Contract Awarded for American Lake Camp
The War Department awarded a cost plus profit contract to Hurley-Mason Company of Tacoma for the American Lake cantonment in Washington. The project is estimated at 2,500,000 dollars. Des Moines Will Have Cantonment in Fort Riley and Washington notes indicate Iowa and the capital being designated sites for army cantonments.
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American Lake
Wash
Hurley-Mason Company
Tacoma
Des Moines
Fort Riley
Kan
Moines
Iowa
Washington Des the
Contracts for Many Ships Awarded by Shipping Board
Washington June 12 contracts for 160 wooden ships were awarded to New York and Baltimore firms. The Shipping Board said 100 went to the Southern Pine Association and 60 to the western coast interests. Options for 400 more at the same prices are held.
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Thals
New York
Baltimore
The
Shipping Board
Southern Pine Association
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