Fourth of July funds backed for Iditarod celebration
The finance committee reports public meeting success in securing subscriptions for the Fourth of July celebration in Iditarod. Funds are guaranteed and officials of the district court will consider a suitable program with speakers including G. Ellis Gardner and Rhinehart f Roth. Visitors and locals are invited to speak, with Folsom returning to Moore Creek to join his wife and baby after arriving from California.
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Iditarod
Bnes
District Court
G. Ellis Gardner
Snd
Lus Azo
Bair Hunks
Rhinehart
Roth
Fir City
Uyek Folsom
Moore Creek
California
Amusement Director Returns to Iditarod
Professor Charles K. Drapeau, famed amusement director of Interior Alaska, returned to the city last Tuesday after a spring tour along winter trails to centers between this place and Ruby. His moving picture machinery is back in front of A. B. Hall but he faced disappointment in securing new reels hoped to arrive on early boats. He plans to press transportation officials to expedite果 exhibitions, aiming for a show within the next week.
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Charles K. Drapeau
Interior
Alaska
Ruby
A. B. Hall
Steamer Washburn Brings Passengers and Freight
The steamer MS Washburn arrived at Dikeman at 7 p m Sunday. She carried seventy tons of freight and a list of passengers including Jack Folsom and baby Mex MoH on SR Fox Wes Duity William Terung Russell Loweluy Mrs M A Me id BG Manley and wife CL 1 Knowles ROA Murray Mrs FA Cleveland COR Peck and wife Mrs 8 1 Van Weit Mrs Si Atwell and child Jack Lind Charles Ross and Charles Drapeau The passengers arrived in Iditarod morning aboard launches Prairie Bell and Beaver.
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Washburn
Dikeman
Jack Folsom
Mex MoHon
SR. Fox
Wes Duity
William Terung
Russell Loweluy
M.A. Meid
Manley
Knowles Roa
Murray
FA. Cleveland
Cor. Peck
van Weit
Si Atwell
Child
Jack Lind
Charles Ross
Charles Drapeau
Iditarod
Prairie Bell and
Beaver
Merchants complain of poor Yukon shipments this season
Merchants on the upper Yukon express heavy dissatisfaction over transportation limits this season. Despite an unusually early break of ice, shipments reaching here have been light due to low water and ongoing difficulties. Staples like bacon eggs and eggs are among items received sparsely.
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Yukon
Early railway pioneer Murray B. Myles dies in Washington
Murray B. Myles, among the first conductors on the White Pass and Yukon railway, died at his North Yakima home on April 30 after a long illness. Mrs. Mr. Marston arrived from Seattle last Tuesday and will stay in camp for the rest of the mining season.
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Murray B. Myles
White Pass
Yukon
North Yakima
Wash
Mr. Marston
Seattle
Moving In and Out of Interior Alaska Camp
William Dettering known as Caribou Bill arrives in camp list and will stay to handle business affairs while Seattle remains his home. Riley of Riley & Aitken visits from Flaterock. Mrs A E Bain of Disco Otter leaves for Washington DC to visit relatives. Bertha Johansen leaves Iditarod for Fairbanks to stay indefinitely, with Edries Peterson accompanying to Dikeman. Alf Boas travels from Moose Johnson organized LO. C. M. work. new cream cheese arrives today via Crowley & Porter.
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William Dettering
Alaska
Mr. Dettering
Seattle
A. E. Bain
Disco Otter
Bertha Johansen
Iditarod
Fairbanks
Miss Johansen
Dikeman
Edries Peterson
Boas
H Boss
Alf
Moose” Johnson
LO. C. M
Mr. Boas
Missing man Copeland sought in wide inquiry
San Francisco authorities describe W. A. Copeland as six feet tall with jet black mustache, formerly employed at a Utter firm. He lived in San Francisco 1896 97 then disappeared while headed toward Alaska. A liberal reward is offered for information guiding to his whereabouts or return. Crowley Porter report fresh ranch eggs arriving today.
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San Francis
Copeland
Utter
San Francisco
Bekersfield
Alaska
Arnold
Ian
Preliminary railroad work begins at Anchorage with Mears in charge
The Knnk News from May 1 reports Lt Frederick Mears of the Alaska engineering commission arriving at Ship Creek to oversee the construction of the railway system. freight and engineers have landed. a dredger and equipment are en route. first task is laying track to move goods to railway warehouses. Babe White drove the first spike later presented to her. Anchorage will be the commission’s headquarters as plans to locate a townsite between Ship Creek and Ship Creek Junction unfold.
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Knnk
Ship Creek
Anchoray
Frederick Mears
Alaska Engineering Commission
Railro
Anchorage
Canal
Babe White
Mears
Old Kink
Chase
United States
Justice of the Peace
James Werdell
Katslla
Land Office
Ship Creek Junction
Commission
Fairbanks School Controversy Draws City Attention
Fairbanks residents debate public school staffing as teachers arrive from Porto Rico Belingham Chicago Oregon and elsewhere. A public meeting led to a two to one board vote against reengaging Miss Paddock, with hints of a potential damages suit after her outsider hiring last year.
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Fairbanks
News-Miner
Porto Rico
Belingham
Chicago
Oregon
Laly
John Zug Transferred at Alaska Road Commission
John Zug will turn over his Fairbanks office to Re J Somers on July 1 and depart for Velder to join the main offices a News Miner report says. Keen, employed by the commission, is due in Fairbanks by late June after years in Nome. Zug has served Fairbanks for ten years and led the office for four straight years.
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Ming
Alaska Road Commission
John Zug
Fairbanks
Re J. Somers
Velder
Keen
Nome
Zug
New Seeds Offered Free Through Delegate Wickersham
The Pioneer reports a Department of Agriculture shipment of large mail sacks containing many varieties of table and flower seeds. Delegates like James Wickersham promote free seeds in small cotton sacks, each containing about a dozen plants worth of seed to help readers grow more than before.
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James Wickersham
Department of Agriculture
Auto-Tram Car Proves Itself On Iditarod Line
After ten days of tests the homemade power car on the Iditarod tramway proves capable of working. Davie Muteblee orders the ro lbed road in good condition and announces a daily schedule between the town and Flat City with three round trips. The vehicle was built from Nels Glantz's car by fabricating wheels and axles to fit the tramway. Phil Caswell, the chauffeur who arrived via the Seward trail, has been operating it.
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Iditarod
Davie Muteblee
Mutebler
Nels
Glantz
Phil Caswell
Seward Trail
River Traffic Report From Remote River Routes
The afternoon T Manley delivered details of river movements with machinery for Frenk moving from Dikeman yesterday. The Little Delta carried passengers from Wash hurr to White Se odine and loaded for Iditarod. Sea Wolf reached Dikeman with freight for Joe Smith at 10:30 a.m. Friday. The Sarsh left St Michael at 3 a.m. yesterday, the Kerr at 6 a.m. The Delta departed Gibbon for Fairbanks yesterday. Schwatks sailed from Dawson down river on Thursday. Beaver arrived Dikeman early Friday, Standard departed for Smoke River on Saturday. Water levels rose on Iditarod as Steamer Pup left Dikeman Monday. Ophir camp miners Drew French and Dave Black arrived in the city yesterday.
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Dikeman
Wash Hurr
White Seodine
Prairie Bell
Wicen
Iditarod
Captain J. A. Le Ballister Dies in Seattle
Seattle reports confirm the death of Captain J. A. Le Ballister, famed Yukon river steamboat master. He had recently been jailed in Seattle over payroll irregularities tied to the steamer Robert Kerr, with bonds posted to appear in Franklin this summer for trial. News arrives from Fairbanks riders.
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Fairbanks
Ind. A. le
Yukon River
Seattle
le Ballister
Robert Kerr
Beaver Returns from Marshall Strike Resolution
The Beaver, led by Charles Larson, arrived in Iditarod early Tuesday morning after reaching Dikeman on her return from Marshall City at 9 20 p m Saturday. Despite reports of a strike at Marshall City, most of the stampers aboard the Beaver stayed to investigate. The crew found pay at the site, though conditions discourage more arrivals.
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Charles Larson
Iditarod
Dikeman
Marshall City
Miners and Merchants Bank to Collect for A Y Navigation
Notice states the Miners and Merchants Bank of Iditarod will act as collecting agent for the American Yukon Navigation Company. Shippers are urged to transact with the bank before dealing with Dikeman, Harry Watson, Agent A Y N Co. at Iditarod Meat Co.
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Miners & Merchants Bank of
Belated Announcement of Marriage in Flat City
Captain Robert M Brambila United States Army announces the marriage of his sister Manda Guadalupe to Mr Clark Robert Peck on Friday April 16 1915 Ta loom Wash At home after July first Flat ska Mr Peck and his bride traveled to San Francisco and San Diego for a honeymoon visiting expositions Friends of the popular Flat City merchant extend felicitations Postmaster Wile receives inquiry about Pete Hanigsman Hood River Ore and Lee P last heard from Fairbanks 1910 or 1911 Desires from A Kiappaw 120 South Main Akron Ohio
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Robert M. Brambila
United States Army
Manda Guadalupe
Clark Robert Peck
Taloom
Wash
Peek
San Francisco
San Diego
Wile
Anton Hanigsman
Hood River
Ore
Pete Hanigsman
Lee P
Fairbanks
Tolitaro
Koyuku
Sen
New Marshall Strike Claim Reported Near Willow Creek
West of Marshall City, Charles J. Keon reports a new paystreak near Willow Creek. Four claims spell a seven foot dirt layer with a 12 cent pan value and sixteen feet of muck cover. ground is staked and suitable for year round mining due to abundant water.
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Charles J. Keon
Marshall City
Russ Downing
Marshall
Keon
Willow Creek
Coroner's Jury Verdict on Lusitania Victims
The coroner's jury finds the Lusitania victims died from immersion and exhaustion after the torpedo attack eight miles south southwest of Old Head of Kinsale on May 7, 1915. It convicts Germany's government and officers of wholesale murder and condemns the act as a crime against international law. The report expresses condolences to relatives, Cunard, and the United States.
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Old Head of Kinsale
Sail
Germany
Cunard
Thurston unit officials face district court indictments
United States Marshal L T Erwin of the Fourth division and T L Thurston and wife arrived from Seattle. They are to appear before the coming district court term to plea to indictments from last summer over irregularities alleged during their post office tenure. The indictment against John R Kilday, former deputy U S marshal of the Kuskokwin precinct, has been nolled.
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Fom
United States
L. T. Erwin
Fourth Division
Seattle
T. L. Thurstons
Thurston
District Court
Postoffic
John R. Kildsy
Kuskokwin
Kilday
Change in Weather Gratifying to Miners
The district ended a week of extreme heat with showers and cooler weather that developed into windy rain. The wet spell ended short term water worries and allowed more miners to be employed after prior layoffs at various plants.
Stranberg to Ship Quartz from U Grade Mine
Dave Stranberg plans to ship quartz from the U grade to the Outside for placer operations. At Flat Creek head, bedrock reveals stringers of richly mineralized quartz now logged and packed for shipment. Small stringers have been seen nearby. the Upgrade discoveries renew interest in quartz exploration in the area.
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Dave Stranberg
Flat Creek
Sea Wolf brings eight tons of mail to Iditarod and Flat City
The Sea Wolf arrived Tuesday with eight tons of winter mail for Iditarod and Flat City. Officials expect regular mail service from now until navigation closes. Outgoing mail went downriver on the Transit last Sunday. A few town residents still owe money, and a doctor is to administer a light sleep treatment so they can settle. Siloaam Springs, Ark Herald notes green onions arriving today and promotes Rubber Goods from Crowley & Porter and a full line at Boast, Flat and Iditarod.
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Iditarod
Flat City
Heinz
Boast
Flat
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W. A. Copeland
Crowley & Porter
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John B. Stetson
A, J, Weiss
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Smith’s Gun Store
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Olympia
Iditarod Meat Co
T Manley
Asit
Sea Wolf
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Joe Smith
St Michael
Delta
Gibbon
Schwatks
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Smoke River
Iditarod River
Pup
Ray Henderson
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Ophir Camp
J. A. LE Ballister
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