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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1913
Page
6
Inquiries show subscription rates and advertising terms for a campaign. The notice lists one month price and single copy advertising by application. It references Governor of Alaska J. Fla and a dated offer.
A New York World summary notes the Supreme Court convicting the Bathtub Trust for anti trust violations. It criticizes lawyers for misreading Oil and Tobacco decisions and for attempting to rewrite the law with clever briefs. The piece argues guilt rests on intent to defy the law and oppress the people.
The article notes waste materials like sand and sawdust can be transformed with sea salt and electricity into abrasives such as carbonundum used in auto parts finishing. It suggests future advances may extract fertilizing elements from granite, with implications for energy and matter as universal forces. It also briefly mentions the Iditarod event and a dog team visit by Iditarod figures.
A verse feature by Walt Mason portrays Carlo the dog as mankind’s truest friend. The narrative celebrates Carlo’s steadfast loyalty, from returning bones to guarding the master and defending loved ones. It contrasts affection with brutal acts when provoked, ending with a cautionary note about skepticism of virtue.
New York investors examine a Cooper Gulch quartz prospect with ore at 70 feet yielding 50 to the ton while tin lodes on Ear Mountain show promising but unproved ore bodies. John Biddel is cited as the explorer and locator in the Mort Clarence district.
February 28 report states a mail carrier working between Unalakleet and Chinik was badly bitten by a malamute while handling the team. He received medical treatment in hospital at Council. Nome prepares for the April municipal election as the grand jury convenes March 2.
Notice of forfeiture and expenditure on a placer mining claim in the Otter Mining District Alaska. The undersigned claims law penalties require heirs and assigns to contribute within ninety days from the last publication or lose their rights to the Free Association placer claim on Flat Creek. Names listed include J. Sweeney Fred Andrak Friedman and J. Darts with reference to the Commissioner’s office recording.
A severe storm rages near Nome with heavy rain and frigid conditions. The weather advisory warns of dangerous winds and drifting snow as residents brace for worsening conditions.
Charles D Hillman, a notorious real estate manipulator, was paroled last Monday. The case arose in February with lengthy legal proceedings and media attention surrounding his actions and release.
Fracas in Nome's restricted district Saturday left Stein with a fractured skull after assailant Mahoney struck him with a bottle. Mahoney is in custody as the victim recovers in hospital.
Fo Martyback Voit and heirs are notified that assessment expenditures for quarterly work on the Lucke Dog mining claim, Willow Creek tributary, Otter precinct, Alaska Territory have been made. If no payment of your share is made within 90 days after this notice, your interest may be forfeited to the undersigned. First publication January 1, last publication January 22, 1914.
Notice to Moreney J Hiersot and coowners of placer mining claims on Willow Creek and Waskee Creek in the District of Alaska. Expended funds must be contributed within ninety days of last publication or interests become property of the undersigned CL Jones and OL Olson. First publication January 8 1913 last April 16 1913.
Mrs. Ellen Gray testified before the Indian affairs committee alleging murder and graft connected to Indian lands and naming Secretary Walter L. Fisher and several lawmakers. The crowded room erupted as she pressed claims the panel hesitated to address immediately, ending in a chaotic scene.
In Trenton on February 24 Woodrow Wilson said corporations and individuals who comply with the law and regulate business to federal minutes before will have no cause to fear the Democratic administration.
San Francisco reports Stefansson the explorer has purchased the whaler Karluk for refitting. The vessel will embark on a lengthy voyage toward the Arctic mainly to seek a northern landmass. Stefansson is expected to lead the expedition, with departure likely in spring.
St. Petersburg February 20 The Russian government will appropriate not less than 400 million dollars for reconstruction plans for the navy. This outlay will make Russia the second naval power in the world and far ahead of Germany and the United States. The move is described as a war measure and is viewed with unease in governments around the world.
The Nome Kennel Club raises funds for the All Alaska sweep with Seattle stakes and Alaska operations aiming for a purse meeting last year’s level. Nome’s winter season is prosperous, while Cripple activity causes supply shortages in Innoko and increased freighting from Takotna.
Rome Italy February 28 snow fell in the city for the first time in six decades. Most residents had never seen snow and watched the white fall with wide curiosity.
New York reports a threatened engineers and firemen strike on 54 Eastern railroads has been averted as both sides agree to arbitration. Fresh codfish over the ice sells for 35 cents a pound. Iditarod Meat Co.
The notice explains winter mailing rates and holiday Sundays for the Iditarod postal route. It lists inbound and outbound mail cutoffs, with Tuesday 3 pm final registration and 3 pm closing for mil, and mentions Fairbanks and other post office details.
The newly enacted mining law in Alaska limits placer mining to no more than two claims per person or two per association per calendar month. It bars claims larger than permitted by law and prohibits locations by nonresidents through power of attorney beyond two claims for a principal. Prior attempts are null and void if made after this act.
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