Riley Remains On Commission In Alaska Road Case
In Juneau Alaska 1917 acting governor's telegrams reveal the dispute over J F Riley's removal as divisional road commissioner. Robertson and Riley push for a square deal while Ross delays action. A proposed commission meeting is urged to advance road plans amid tensions and miscommunications.
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J. F. Riley
Iditarod Commercial Club
Riley
Juneau
Alaska
J. BE. Riley
Iditarod
Governor Strong
Washington
Seattle
Ross
Strong
Robertson
W.O. Robertson
Ruby
Divional Road Commission
Rery Ee
Povernor
Nks
E. Riley
Robert Ng
Y. Alaska
Arod
Ed Ress
Fairbanks
Pew
Mr. Riley
Mr. Ross
Liberty Loan Bonds Oversubscribed Expected By Hundreds Of Millions
Washington reports that Liberty loan subscriptions total at least two and a half billion dollars with more yet to come. New York traders anticipate Liberty loan bonds on the stock exchange will trade above par. Treasury figures show the seven billion dollar loan near full subscription, with Seattle recording about one and a half million in subscriptions and Creek Indian Jack Barnett contributing six hundred forty thousand dollars.
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Washington
New York
Liberty Loan
Stock Exchange
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Seattle
Patrick Indian
Jack Barnett
Congress Battles Revenue Measure In Senate
Washington June 15 The senate finance committee cut the tax on bank checks to one cent and granted a $200 dependent child allowance. The senate struck the retroactive war tax feature and passed a three billion dollar war budget bill awaiting the president. Congress to be asked to appropriate half a billion for airplane service development.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress
Promotions In Army And Navy Announced
Washington June 9 President Wilson nominated Brigadier Generals John F Morrison and William L Sibert to major generals and Captains G Norton and Hugh Rodman of the navy to rear admirals Eighteen colonels were promoted to brigadier generals
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Washington
Wilson
John F. Morrison
William L. Sibert
G. Norton
Hugh Rodman
Navy
Sheppard Prohibition Bill Reported Favorably
The senate judiciary committee today reported out the Sheppard prohibition bill with a recommendation that it be passed. London reports the number of prisoners taken by the British during the war exceeds one hundred thousand. Tornado in Missouri near Chillicothe kills twenty five in Mercer and Putnam counties last night.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
London
Missouri
Chillicothe
Mercer
Putnam Counties
Pershing Arrives in Boulogne to Rousing Paris Welcome
General Pershing arrived in Boulogne and Paris to a massive, emotional greeting as American forces begin to organize bases in France. Reports from Paris describe wild demonstrations and admiring crowds, while London hosts and the U.S. and French leaders exchange receptions and meals. The first American fighters land in France, a hundred U.S. naval aviators serving with the French navy.
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Pershing
Boulogne
Pari
Staf
Foreign and Russian missions in transit to Washington
British commissioner Lord Northcliffe has arrived in America to lead the British delegation replacing A J Balfour. The Russian mission led by the new ambassador arrives in Victoria and heads for Washington, while Elihu Root’s American commission reaches Petrograd. Norway’s Nansen leads a delegation soon departing Christiania to urge U S food supplies. The Russian mission sails to a Pacific port then departs for Washington with fifty officials aboard.
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Lord Northcliffe
A. J. Balfour
America
Mr. Balfour
Victoria
B. C
United States
Petrograd
Elihu B. Root
Pacific
Boris Bekhemtieff
Ireland Convention to Include All Factions Named
Premier Lloyd George announced in the house 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 two aides over vessel policy
General Goethals has dismissed F A Eustis of Boston and P H Clark of New York, two of his principal aids, for accusing him of opposing the construction of wooden vessels for the government. The action underscores the controversy surrounding warship production and naval needs.
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Washington
Goethals
F. A. Eustis
Boston
P. H. Clark
New York
British Artillery Drives German Retreat in Belgium Front
An undated dispatch reports the British campaign in Belgium pressing Germans back seven miles from Klein Seilleben toward Messines and east of the Ypres canal. British artillery is credited with forcing yielding German positions as fighting expands along the front from Lys to the canal.
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Seattle
Belgium
Klein Seilleben
Warnave
Messines
London
Ypres-Comines Canal
Lys
Frightfulness Campaign Continued by Germans with Aircraft and Subs
London reports bombardment of east end by fifteen airplanes as British planes chased Germans. Casualties include many killed and injured. later tallies show hundreds dead and wounded from the raid. Other items note Zeppelin L43 shot down, ships torpedoed, and a German submarine disabled and interned.
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London
House of Commons
Diabolical Deed by Crew of Interned German Vessel
Seattle dispatch reports a plan to poison fresh water aboard the interned German liner Prinz Waldemar at Honolulu. Captain Aka of Honolulu says crew members aimed to kill enemies by lacing the ship’s water supply, intending fatal exposure to anyone who drank it.
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Honolulu
Seattle
Prinz Waldemar
Aka
Hawaii
Fatal Explosion Kills Fifty in England Near Manchester
London reports a catastrophic blast at Ashton under Lyne near Manchester leaving about fifty dead and many injured. Emergency services rushed to the scene as witnesses described collapsing buildings and a wide blast radius. The cause is not yet known and investigators are examining the ruins for clues.
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London
Ashton Under Lynne
Manchester
Mail Closing Times at Iditarod Evolving Schedule
During the summer months or until further notice outgoing mail leaves Iditarod on Thursday mornings each week. The registered mail window closes at 5 p m Wednesday and mail closes at 10 a m Thursday. The mail arrived early last Saturday morning.
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Iditarod
Russia Needs Strong Man To Save It From Chaos
Petrograd June 9 Russia faces a choice between czars and mobs with no strong leader in sight to seize the helm. Allies must reckon that under current conditions Russia may not fight though order could emerge from chaos. German and Austrian papers predict an imminent Russian offensive as Britain outlines war aims, denying annexations and supporting Polish freedom.
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Russia
Petrograd
America
London
Eastern Front
Disaster on Lower River Costs to Insurers
A barge carrying about seventy five tons of oats and hay and furniture sank in twenty feet of water after striking a snag on the lower Iditarod river, twenty miles below Dikeman. Most of the feed is a total loss though some furniture was salvaged. The voyage began June 3 and the disaster occurred June 6 while shipments aimed to relieve shortages at Ruby and Fairbanks. The loss impacts stock owners at Ruby and Fairbanks and is claimed to be fully recovered by insurance on the Northern Commercial Co. cargo.
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Washburn
Fairbanks
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
Prices for food in the United States rose sharply from March 15 to April 16 with an average 9 percent jump, the largest since the war began. Flour led gains near 15 percent as every food item except coffee advanced. For the year ending April 16, food prices were up about 22 percent from a year earlier. President Wilson renewed efforts to secure early passage of food control, planning to urge Congress with Samuel Gomper leading a delegation.
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United States
Wilson
Famous Coast Vessel Sunk in Collision
The U S revenue cutter McCulloch sank after colliding with the Governor of the Pacific Steamship Company off Point Arguella near San Francisco. No lives were lost, crew rescued within an hour. The vessel, once with Dewey near Manila Bay in 1898, had long served in Alaska waters.
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United States Revenue
McCulloch
Point Arguella
Governor
Pacific Steamship Company
San Diego
Dewey
Manila Bay
Alaska
Constantine of Greece Abdicates in Favor of Alexander
A Athens dispatch reports King Constantine abdicated the Greek throne in favor of his son Alexander. Alexander took the oath as king in a formal ceremony after being proclaimed in the House of Commons. Alexander, born 1893, is Constantine's second son.
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Greece
London
Athens
Constantine
Alexander
House of Commons
Alexandros
Seattle Ship Canal Opens With Bridge Completion
Seattle celebrates the opening of Lake Union section of the Lake Washington canal project as ships begin using the canal after the government bridge over the canal area was finished.
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Seattle
Lake Union
Lake Washington
Masons of Washington hold 60th annual session
Seattle June 14. The Masons of this state met here on Tuesday for their sixtieth annual communication. George Lawler of Tacoma was today chosen master of the grand lodge and Mrs Maud Darton was elected grand royal matron of the Order of Eastern Star.
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Seattle
George Lawler
Tacoma
Erand Lodge
Maud Darton
Order of Eastern Star
Government to release Irish prisoners on Sunday
London June 15 official announcement states prisoners taken in the Irish rebellion will be released for Sunday last. Peking June 14 reports say the Chinese parliament has been dismissed in a Tientsin dispatch. Rio de Janeiro June 9 reports seventy killed as buildings collapsed on Rus Crionea Street downtown.
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London
Peking
Tientsin
Rio Janeiro
Os Es
Registration Drives Sparsely Attended Across Alaska
In Alaska, registration for selective conscription will be organized by judicial divisions aligned with recording and election precincts. Mayors in towns will oversee local registration, Governor Strong endorsing a staggered August to September window, with enforcement on unregistered eligibles and penalties for noncompliance.
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Washington
Alaska
Strong
Backward Mining Season Reported on Lower Yukon Camp
The Transit returned from Marshall with several passengers reporting a delayed mining season at Fortuna Ledge and Willow Creek. Dan McKinzie began first operations using dynamite on frozen ground while sluicing remains blocked, and conditions lag behind the Iditarod. Commissioner Moran blocked landing of liquor to deter undesirables, as some passengers continued downriver.
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Eerl Byers
Marshall
Yukon
Fortuna Ledge
Willow Creek
Dan McKinzie
Iditarod
Martin Moran
Ellow
Julia
Reed
William Stoneman
Oost
Building Boom Elevates Flat Town Commerce
Miniature construction surges in Flat as J. J. Smith Finnegan and Cameron expand their store from First to Second, and Tom McMahon adds a new story to his general merchandise business, signaling prosperity contrary to local croaker talk.
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Jereeke
J. J. Smith
Finnegan & Cameron
Second Street
Tom McMahon
Winter in Lap of Summer Nips Anaconda Snowfall
Three inches of snow fell in Anaconda Montana today, June 13, as unseasonable winter weather blanketed the city. No injuries reported. crews work to clear streets and restore utilities amid the unexpected late spring snowstorm.
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Anaconda
Mont
Terrible Fire in Butte Mine Claims Dozens
In Butte Montana a mine fire trapped hundreds of miners at the Speculator mine on June 11. Four hundred twenty five underground workers were counted when the fire broke out. fourteen were rescued on Saturday and twenty eight more by the afternoon, with one surface man beyond saving. Duggan emerged as a local hero directing rescues. several men perished in the effort and the death toll reached ninety by today, as the bed of Duggan and others who saved lives were recovered.
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Butte
Mont
Speculator
Suman
Duggan
N. Johnson
Manus Duggan
John Dut
Indications of Treachery in Recent Complications
Washington June 14 The United States and Japan toned down tensions by a formal explanation to the American embassy in Tokyo and an inquiry into a bogus note cabled from New York. Officials say Tokyo will likely send 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 being brought to light
Washington June 11 A traitor divulging confident information from the bureau of armance disclosed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee A misjudged sociologist Jane Addams rebuked by Chief Justice Carter in Chicago June 11 for reading a paper at a church affair Washington June 14 Conspiracy charges against 166 accused of suppressing competition Middle Wet weather concerns noted by the Federal Trade Commission
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Bureau of Armance
Chicago
Jane Addams
Carter
State Supreme Court Today
Federal Trade Commission
Milk shipments to Germany halted by government
Washington reports large quantities of evaporated milk bought from retailers by German agents and shipped to Germany via neutral ports. Shipments were directed to Genoa and Norwegian and Danish ports as authorities move to curb further exports.
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Washington
Germany
Genos
Cantonment Award At American Lake For War Dept Camp
The War Department awarded the American Lake Washington cantonment contract to Hurley-Mason Company of Tacoma on a cost plus profit basis. Estimated value is $2,500,000. Des Moines will have a cantonment. Fort Riley Kansas was named as another site.
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War Department
American Lake
Wash
Hurley-Mason Company
Tacoma
Des Moines
Fort Riley
Kan
Moines
Iowa
Washington Des the
Contracts for 160 wooden ships awarded across regions
Washington June 12. The Shipping Board today announced contracts for 160 wooden ships awarded to New York and Baltimore concerns. One hundred ships 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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Washington
Thals
New York
Baltimore
The
Shipping Board
Southern Pine Association
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