Mandley Sues Yukon Gold Co for Damages
Richard E Mandley sues Yukon Gold Co seeking $20,000 damages and costs for injuries from a November 15, 1918 accident aboard a dredge. He alleges exposure to toxic fumes, unconsciousness, and a forced medical evacuation to Fort Gibbon, with prolonged loss of work until May 1914 and ongoing labor abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Mander
Yukon Golds
Plantar War
Esai
Wuttear Eneaet
Flat City
Fort Gibbon
Phuntutl
Lawsuit Over Negligence Seeks 20000 Damages Against Yukon Gold Co
John Olson, about 60, sues Yukon Gold Company claiming negligence harmed his health requiring ongoing medical care and seeks 20000 in damages costs and disbursements. Olson died recently of heart failure in Discovery Oster. His body was moved to Iditarod for burial at Iditarod cemetery. He was Swedish by birth and survived by a Seattle-based widow. Senator Henry Roden handled affairs per instructions. Olson had mining interests on Otter creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon Gold Company
John Olson
Discovery
Oster
Iditarod
Smith Undertaking
Olson
Sweden
Seattle
Henry Roden
Otter Creek
Pioneer Drug Store Special Fourth of July Sale
A special Fourth of July sale at Pioneer Drug Store offers a 25 percent discount or more on all merchandise in the store. The event highlights a broad price reduction designed to attract shoppers during the holiday period.
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Pioneer Drug Store
Drowning on Aniak River and Winter Trail News
Roscoe Marker, about 28 to 30, drowned May 21 in the Aniak river while returning from Duke E Stubbs' place to fetch provisions. Count Von Meyer survived after a brutal flood and log jam ordeal, drifting for hours, then swimming to safety. Other notes cover mining prospects on Marvel creek, Bear creek, and Ophir creek, mission work of Rev Henz, illness of Alex Cornwall, and the river break-up easing. The Alice steamer led the season’s first downriver run. Bender Brothers and Ruth expected.
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Ondence
Moneerniak
Alaska
Roscoe Marker
Aniak
Count” von Meyer
Marvel Creek
William Boarduan
Duke E. Stubbs
Salmon River
Meyer
Rush
Bear Creek
Mr. Marker
Iditarod
Kuskokwim
Ohio
Greenville
Darke County
Everybod
Alex Cornwall
Flat City
Frank Mills
Stubbs
Bethel
J Wilson Reed
Cornwall
Trapper Lagin Reported Lost on Kuskokwim Run
Joseph L Wills of McGrath found near the Kus kokwim river and reported grave fear for trapper Bob Lagin missing since mid October 1913 after leaving Soda creek aiming for Ta koma. He may have struck the Novikaket or Yukon. $1,000 at Takoma unclaimed and Lagin, about 55, ran a roadhouse near Moore Creek years ago.
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Joseph L. Wills
McGrath
Kuskokwim
Iditarod
Bob Lagin
Alaska
Lagin
Soda Creek
Takoma
Nixon Creek
North Fork
Novikaket
Yukon
Moore Creek
Booster booms for a July Iditarod celebration
A playful verse extols a Fourth of July event in Iditarod with promises of free fun, a parade of dogomobiles and horsemobiles, a string band, and Old Glory. It mentions a Crosby Bath House booster and Mrs. M. H. Crosby inviting readers to enjoy the festivities.
Well Known Operator Weds Charming Bride in Takoma
Sheetal Correspondence reports the marriage of Bethy June Jd Seddon to Mr Hopsshund, with Seddon attending Frank Hasland and sister to Bethel on the steamer Alice. The couple plan a honeymoon trip to England today, and will return to Takoma after the ceremony led by Rev. J Hent. The note adds a line about local spa services at Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors.
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Bethy
Jd Seddon
Mr Hopsshund
Mr Seddon
Frank Hasland
Bethel
Alice
Takoma
Seddon
Aneymoon Trn
England
J. Hent
Moose Lodge Plans New Hall and Fourth of July Ball
The Moose lodge met at Mat on June 18 to decide on buying the Hussey building for a hall costing about $11,000. After repairs, the upper floor will host the lodge and a new outside-ground dancing floor will be added on the ground floor. Committees were named for the project and for a grand Fourth of July ball to raise funds, with tickets seen as supporting a good cause. The next meeting is at Iditarod, and a special Flat meeting is planned for July 5.
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The
Moose Lodge
Mat
Hussey
A. B
Fiat
Semp
Stanley
Finnegan
Gage
Ng Entertainment
Guy G. Gerraghty
Henry 0. Roden
Karl Theile
Grant Murdock
G.K. Lloyd
Leo Clifford
Baail Clemons
James Krogh
Oscar Gardner
Alfred Boas
Iditarod
Ansley's Hall
Alaska Fire Destroys Priceless Historical Collections
The Juneau Empire reports a blaze on April 25 at Sitka’s government warehouse destroying irreplaceable volumes and manuscripts gathered on Alaska’s Russian period, plus oil paintings seen at the 1909 Alaska Yukon Exposition. Rev Father Kostrometinoff notes no duplicates remain and loss is irretrievable.
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Alaska
Juneau
Sitka
George Sergius Kostrometinoff
Anthony
John G. Brady
St. Petersburg
Kiel
Moscow
Seattle
First Bank of Valdez Opens Distinctive Operations
The First Bank of Valdez began operating May 19 to handle the business of Blum & Co. Bank with 25 000 capital and 138 in deposits. Directors include Blum, M. Blum, EB Wheat, Judge Lyons and W M Wilson. Hydraulic mining outfit bound for Hope via Kenai peninsula by Sampson express, with 19 men, electric plant, sawmill, 10000 feet of 30 inch pipe, and horses, to start operations at camp holdings.
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New Bank
Valdez
Bank of
Blum & Co. Bank
Blum
M. Blum
W. M. Goodwishier
Mr. Blum
EB. Wheat
Judge Lyons
W. M. Wilson
Hope
Kenai Peninsula
Knik Anchorage
Sampson
Fierd
St Louis Mining & Trading Company
Gus
Missouri
Seward Gateway
More Damage Suits Filed Against Aitken
Two new lawsuits allege malicious prosecution against Thomas P. Aitken in the Chicago Bench Association case. Plaintiffs Charles Krutsinger and John Ratto seek $40,000 in each suit filed last Monday in the district court. Also note Jake Furrer, known as Dutch Jake, arrived from the Kuskokwim country to Bethel with news of Alex Cornwall’s improving medical condition. Clemons and Koon advertise portrait and view work at Flat City.
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Chicago Bench Association
Charles Krutsinger
John Ratto
Thomas P. Aitken
al Ege
Jake Furrer
Alaska
Jake
Kuskokwim
Alex Cornwall
Bethel
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Iditarod, Alaska
Chas. Ross
Scandinavian American Bank
John Holmes
R. C. Button
Mandley Sues Yukon Gold CO
Howdy
Iditated Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Calabash
Peterson
Garrick
Missouri Meerschaum
Copenhagen
Hurst Bros. Imperial Cigar Store
Imperial Cigar Store
Willow Street
News OF
Jacob Furrer
Ophir — Creek
Fred Labelle
Marvel
Johnny Benet Hax
Upper Marvel Creek
Dick Eskridge
Seward Trail
Bear
Middle Bear Creek
J. Henz
Henz
Mr. Henz
Bender Brothers
Ruth
Trapper Lagin
Tam
Tim
Old Iditarod
Weil
Crosby
M. H. Crosby
Sunday Morning Association
Flat Creek
Thomas P. Aitkey
Evinrude
N. C. Co
H. P
Alfred H. Brooks
Geological Survey
Government
Associated Press
Daily
Alaska Dispatch
Dispatch
Pacific Coast Addition
Chena
Tidewater
Yukon River
Susitna Valley
Fairbanks
Seward
Boont
Russia
Washington Dispatch
United States
Bering Strait
Eagle Brewing Company
Nelchina
B. H. Bailey
Charles Black
Brice H. Howard
Charles A. Sheldon
Willow Creek
Poorman
Merchants Cafe
Chas. E. Miller
Prop
Gold St
Mrs. Swanson
Rick
Aitken
Clemons Koon
Clemons & Koon
Iditarod Bakery
Jimmy the Baker
Willow-street
H. Schneider
Arcade Cafe
Plat Civry
Max Simes
Diskaeet
Cripple City
Standard Goods
Good Roadhouse
Caribou St
Bet
Black and Willow Sts
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