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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
6
One year subsistence rates listed for the Iditarod Pioneer Cap publishers. The notice requests advertisers to send copy from a distance and assigns responsibility for altering copy to the sender. The text also alludes to advertising rates and delivery terms with editing responsibilities.
The piece discusses Senate committee reports on bills affecting Alaska and federal opening of forest reserves and coal lands. It notes President Wilson's vigorous approach, potential broad legislation, and anticipated railway and Navy coal contracts shaping Alaska’s future. It frames the issue as significant for the territory and nation.
Washington reports a senate finance committee table compares tariff returns under the present system, the Payne law, and the Underwood measure. The proposed Underwood ad valorem average is about 32.99 percent versus 43.64 percent under Payne, with an estimated revenue loss of roughly 824 million per year. The note also references a hotel and local business lines amid chaotic OCR remnants.
The article extols the vast economic transformation from trunk line construction near Seward, predicting massive influx of workers, settlement along the route, and improved access to coastal and interior markets. It foresees widespread benefits for prospectors, merchants, farmers, and the broader territory as transport links and commerce expand.
A fragmented Cordova Alaskan snippet references Delegate Wickersham and Interior resources, discussing possible actions under existing laws. It notes shifting public faith in Mr. Fi and mentions Alaska’s political tension with phrases like Take your choice and there you are, without clear context or full statements.
A Walt Mason poem contemplating enduring love through aging and infirmity. The speaker asks Jemima if love will persist as nerves falter and body weakens. Images of rheumatism gout asthma and weary days fill the verse as affection remains the measurement of devotion.
Notice of application by Douquie Fowler and Twitchell for a patent on land in the Nome Alaska region. Describes the survey, boundaries, and adjacent monuments on the Kuskokwim river area with detailed measurements and markers. Invites adverse claims to be filed with the U.S. Land Office in Nome by a statutory deadline.
Prince Albert Frederick George son of King George of England set foot on American soil for the first time on June 7 traveling by trolley from Lewiston to Niagara on the American side of the line. Denver city officials report political upheaval with injunctions and municipal affairs unsettled as a new administration takes shape. Imperial Baths Turkish steam and air baths offered with connected rooms. Mande Earle proprietor.
Public notice from Juneau Alaska dated June 5 1913 instructs that all fees for notaries public and foreign and domestic corporations must be remitted and payable only to the secretary of Alaska. The message asks postmasters and readers to copy the directive at Ex cha n ges and mentions Du Rand’s Discovery as location.
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