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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
1
Washington reports Russian leaders reject any move for a separate peace and favor fighting on for democracy. Brusiloff notes morale improvements. Finland seeks independent republic as Congress voices disunion of the empire's council.
Athens dispatches report the entire ministry resigned and Venizelos set to be named head of a new cabinet by King Alexander. He arrives to form a government and may propose Greece join the Allies when Parliament convenes, while limiting mobilization. French troops occupied parts of Athens as Venizelos assumed duties with his cabinet.
The daily notices report total selective conscription registration at 9,649,938. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is ill in bed. A second Liberty bond payment is due nationwide, with Porto Rico set for July 5 registration day.
Washington June 27 Delegate Charles A. Sulzer of Alaska spoke in the House in support of rivers and harbors items. He urged $105,000 for Nome harbor, $45,000 to dredge Yukon mouth, and funding for a Controller Bay project. The speech lasted about twenty minutes and was warmly praised as the items passed the harbor committee.
Buenos Aires reports Argentina plans to revoke neutrality within hours amid a crisis sparked by the sinking of the Toreo. Brazil also revokes its neutrality decree in the war between the United States and Germany, signaling a shift in stance.
June 28 Miss Mabel Vernon Reno and others endured their first night in jail while speaking to fellow prisoners about women gaining the vote. They are scheduled for release tomorrow morning.
Washington reports firm but friendly representations to Mexico over new high taxes in the British owned Tampico oil fields.
Paul H. Ortmann editor of the Seattle German Press was summoned to the federal building by the United States district attorney to explain remarks made by his paper about President Wilson.
T P O'Connor and M Hazelton, figures from the British steamer line, arrive in New York on June 25 to bolster the Irish Nationalist party efforts. The two prominent Irishmen are described as representatives of nationalist causes and are met by local supporters.
Seattle June 25 Two leading steamship lines have practically dropped plans to raise Alaska rates, reversing a prior announcement that they would increase prices a month ago, signaling a pause or shift in rate strategy.
Madrid reports the government has suspended constitutional guarantees and the king has signed the decree on June 26, signaling a drastic shift in Spain's political order and triggering concerns about civil liberties and stability.
The federal grand jury indicted the first batch of workers on strike in San Francisco as of June 27. Authorities said the indictments mark a significant step in the federal case against organized labor activity.
Seattle police inspector Michael T Powers was found not guilty of accepting a $30 bribe to protect a gambling house. He was arrested June 7, bailed at $5000, and $50 in marked money was found on him during the arrest, which he called a frame up.
Washington June 27 Secretary of the Interior Lane addressed four hundred major coal operators urging voluntary price reductions to show patriotism. He warned that if they did not agree the prices would be cut anyway, signaling government intervention.
A vessel believed to be the German raider Seadler was sighted 500 miles east of the northern Florida coast on the morning of June 25 by the crew of a steamer arriving at an American port from San Juan Porto Rico.
A. H. Seigeler, a clerk in the lower house of the Alaska legislature, wed Miss Lillian Windforth at the bride's Baltimore home on June 26 and then departed for a honeymoon.
A Washington special to the Post-Intelligencer reports strong odds of reappointing Governor J. F. A. Strong as Alaska governor this week.
Washington June 26 representatives of labor will sit on district boards to hear exemption claims for occupational reasons, with most members coming from organized labor. The move aims to ensure labor viewpoints are represented in the draft exemption process.
Wallington June 23 The Navy Department announced there is no truth in reports that a British steamship arrived at an American port carrying prisoners from a captured German raider. The denial clarifies there was no such arrival or prisoner transfer.
Canadian and French forces report heavy fighting with German advances repelled on the Creonne plateau south of Luon. German penetrations were halted as positions held, while Lacoulette village was taken by Canadian troops movements reported June 27 28. American naval officers and bluejackets arrive in Paris amid celebrations of Pershing relations. General Pershing visits Alsace with kinship pride. The U S Army expands to about 800 000 with half a million volunteers enlisted in three months.
Judge P. D. Overfield of Oatman Arizona and former Alaska district court judge has been called to officers’ reserve corps and is at the officers training camp at the Presidio San Francisco. Walter Ross of Fairbanks is also called. The Anchorage Times notes the cohort of other aging Alaskans named in the same call.
In Dublin on June 22, five hundred Sinn Fein members attacked residences of former soldiers where the Union Jack flew and pelted police with stones, marking a tense protest scene amid postwar unrest.
May events in Washington metropolis report Mayor Gill ordering police to curb 1 W W speakers at Franklin Station. Anacortes native J W Lee named Washington Alaska G A R department commander, Vancouver chosen for next annual meeting. Street car union threatens strike over recognition. Fred Trailt drowns in Snoqualmie River after business worries. Fred Rockwell arrested for failure to register. Major Lenoir promoted to lieutenant colonel. Sesistris wreck raised and sold for 2.1 million. Port Blakely mills lease Can yons plant. Lake Washington canal formal opening scheduled July 4.
Fiat citizens plan a large Independence Day celebration featuring a parade on the principal streets and a 23 child white dressed float as the parade centerpiece. Speakers are set for patriotic exercises at the ball grounds if weather holds. Moose hall if not. Extra tram cars will move crowds from the city, anticipating a large district turnout.
Seceding Chinese provinces express willingness to compromise and halt war preparations. In Washington a new Chinese ministry is reportedly formed.
Mexico City reports the government is purchasing from Japan a plant to manufacture projectiles and powder, signaling a significant military industrial expansion. The June 29 dispatch notes the strategic acquisition aims to bolster national defense capabilities and ammunition production.
Providence June 27 government holds that German U boats are again in this part of the Atlantic with a base off the Cuba south coast. Navy officials warn merchant submarines may precede or follow carrying extra torpedoes and oil. Other items note fewer ships sunk week over week, the Galena shelled off the French coast with no casualties, and a master reporting three shots fired at a German submarine from an American vessel.
Fran k Francisco CO reports Juneau mining men B Morse and B L Thane have taken an option on six acres fronting the southern shore of Lake Wi view to establish a large steel plant. They left for New York and Seattle to confer with steel magnates.
Paris June 25 General Pershing appointed Frederick Palmer of New York, the noted war correspondent, to head the intelligence department with the rank of major.
Emma Goldman and Alex Berkman were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring against registration. The charge ties to anti registration activities during ongoing public debate and reflects authorities pursuing prominent radicals in New York.
R D C destroyed by Kurst Creek, damaging the town of Rd, as the irrigation dam collapsed triggering destruction in Baker Oregon on June 29.
Washington Red Cross US to the 0,000. June 26. The state contribution to the National Red Cross now exceeds previous totals, reflecting growing support and fundraising momentum across the region.
Immense dispatches report Elihu B. Root in Petrogad saying America will cease fighting only after democracy prevails in the world. In Moscow Root speaks to six groups on his first day. Belgians see demonstration in Senate chamber as Moncheur thanks Americans. Roumanian mission lands at an American port. Italians visit Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
Ed Anderson, once proprietor of the Branch bat in Flat City, now partners with William Robinson to run the Hotel Paisley at 432 Geary Street opposite the Columbia theater in San Francisco. A recent arrival reports the Paisley is one of the best and most convenient hotels in the city and enjoys a splendid run of patronage.
Yesterday's river bulletin noted the Reliance at Gibbon and the Susie and Seattle No 3 at St Michael. The Tanana sailed for Fairbanks at 3 am. The Schwatka reported up Holy Cross at 10 am the 28th. The Sareh seen at Marshall yesterday morning. The Alaska left Gibbon for Dawson at 10 am yesterday.
London reports a vast air offensive preparation underway in London Washington and Paris with Commandant De Govrieux claiming urgency and speed of war material production. An immense aerial army could swing the scales in Allied favor by spring 1918 promising total air mastery and blinding of enemy artillery.
Washington reports show the food control bill driving action in both houses as Congress weighs price fixing, export controls, and the scope of wartime powers. Senate debates tilt toward autocratic authority, while amendments seek revenue tweaks on mail and second class matter.
Amsterdam June 26 Three Czech regiments deserted to the Russians, minister F Von Georgi defense head in the retiring Austrian cabinet told a committee of deputies from Southern Austria, report in Lokal Anzeiger and Tageblatt of Berlin.
Seattle June 26. The barge Barra, carrying 1 600 tons of rails and material for the Alaska government railway, was set for Seward today as part of preparatory work for the project.
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