Iditarod Pioneer News Publication Notice
A Saturday edition in Iditarod Alaska announces editorial leadership with Frank E. Becker as editor and Geo. M. Arbuckle as publisher. Subscriptions priced ten dollars annually or ten dollars for six months. one month and single copy rates listed. advertising rates available on request.
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Frank E. Becker
Geo. M. Arbuckle
Walter Thomas
Taft
R. W W. Martin
Iditarod
Alaska
D. Howe
Robert Compton
Call for Mass Meeting to Plan 4th of July Celebration
A Town urges representative citizens to convene immediately to organize a public holiday celebration after Flattown enthusiasts beat them to it. Local inquiry shows broad support but no volunteers to lead, risking a missed national day due to lack of planning and advertising.
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Flattown
More Green Fields and the New Stampede
An editorial rebukes mass stampedes chasing rumors of paystreaks in Alaska. It warns that many abandon paying work at ten dollars daily for speculative digs, noting a rise of professional grub-staking and town site booms over solid prospecting experience.
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Beyant
Kuskokwim
Alaska
Wisenheimers
Ruby
Dawson District Work Opens on Flat Creek Prospecting Plant
Daw son and the boat ferry drills to Flat Creek for prospecting. Wireless gear arrives to begin plant work immediately. Notable arrivals include Dave Cascaden Fairbanks Bob Martin Ruby C E Bryant Pacific Cold Storage Andy Mersereau and many others including Misses Cora and Lillian Smith and several named locals.
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Dawson
Flat Creek
Dave Cascaden
Fairbanks
Bob Martin
Ruby
C. E. Bryant
Pacific Cold Storage Company
Andy Mersereau
Mersereau & Clark
Dave Strandberg
Cora
Lillian Smith
Icovich
A. Johnson
R. Aichard
R. Anodal
Leroy Moyer
I. S Mme
Mel
T. P. Bell
F. R. Short
Jan Lemieux
Johnson
R. Bloom
W. D. Thompson
C. H. Williams
M. Wagner
G. Huben
Miss McDonald
E. Laughlin
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The passage reflects skepticism about campgrounds and camp life, noting that some exploit quick profits from travelers. It contrasts cautious wage earners without outfits with the risky behavior of those who gamble on supply sales.
Who Is The Happy Man A New Yorker Says Riches Don’t Equal Joy
The Muskogee Times-Democrat column notes that rich and poor envy each other’s lives. It argues dissatisfaction is universal as people yearn for what they lack, from youth to maturity and from farm to town. The piece uses donkeys at the fence as a metaphor for misplaced envy.
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Muskogee
Steamer Reliance Brings 35 Passengers and Freight
The steamer Reliance arrived Wednesday night from the river mouth with about 35 passengers and 100 tons of mixed freight. It transferred these from the Tanana at the river mouth and brought the Tanana as far as Dikeman. Passengers hailed from Dawson via the Schwatka, Fairbanks, Ruby City, and include Guggenheim representatives.
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Reliance
Iditarod
Dikeman
Dawson
Schwatka
la France
Fairbanks
Ruby City
Guggenheims
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Willow Street
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New York
City Drug Store
Waterman
First Ave
Pioneer
Sherburne
B. F. Brooks
Discovery Otter
Heinrich Wortmann
T. Bradbury
Chas. D. Carter
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Attorneys AT Law
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Alfred E. Maltby
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Opera
J. S. Harding
Iditarod Hotel
Toorraroo
Wile
Chas.e. Taylor
Oeiey At Law
A. J. Daly
M. & M. Bank Bldg, Iditarod
C. J. Hurley
J.P. Gleason
A. Bruning
American Bank of Alaska
Martin Sigringer
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E. Coke Hill
the Independent Lumber CO
R. Rutherford
Mecca
Second Avenue
George Auten
Dave Ferguson
Joe Heacock
Cap’s Place
Mutchler Bros
Discovery
Otter
Flat City
Sherburne House
Grand Hotel
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