Jerome A Chute Dies After Treatment In Long City
Jerome A. Chute, longtime Northerner, died at Long City hospital yesterday at 3 30 PM. His wife Mrs Chute, en route home, witnessed the incident as she neared the town. A veteran resident of the Interior for over twenty years, he helped found Chute & Wills during the Klondike era and later mined in the Hot Springs country. He lived in Ruby from 1911 until his death, after earlier Railroad contracting in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The community mourns his loss and extends sympathy to Mrs Chute.
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Well Known River Man Arrested For Forgery
Seattle March 7 Captain La Ball formerly commanded the Pacific Company's Yukon river refrigerator boat Robert Kerr has been arrested on a complaint sworn in Fairbanks. He is charged with forging payroll vouchers for 100 dollars issued in the fall of 19 He declares innocence and will be taken to Fairbanks Tuesday night to face charges.
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French Liner Toursine On Fire Off Brest Rousers Aid
The French steamship Toursine, 700 miles from Brest, carries 1200 tons of foodstuffs and American passengers to France. Seven vessels rush to assist as five American doctors and ten nurses head to battlefield care. A fire is reported on board and efforts continue to secure the vessel.
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Thaw Faces Conspiracy Charge in Matteawan Escape Case
New York March 8. Harry Thaw’s trial on conspiracy linked to the Matteawan escape opened with him expected to testify. New York March 9. The jury has been selected, with most members described as young married men.
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Matteawan Asylum
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Edison Calls for Armada to Secure Peace
Thomas A. Edison, the famed inventor, advises in a published interview that the United States must build a large navy to ensure peace. He urges preparedness and argues strength deters attackers.
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Thomas A. Edison
Hardly Believable Paris Counts German Losses
Paris reports estimates indicating Germany has lost about three million men since hostilities began, figures circulated March 6 amid ongoing war coverage and wartime casualty estimates.
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Meeting of Camp Iditarod No 27 Arctic Brotherhood
A notice announces a Camp Iditarod No 27 Arctic Brotherhood meeting at 8 30 p m tomorrow Sunday urging all members to attend for important business. C A Derry Arctic Chief signs the dispatch.
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Iditarod
Submarine warfare disaster to both sides at Dardanelles
A Hague dispatch cites a report that twelve submarines failed to return, eight of them new types, prompting a naval council to consider abandoning submarine warfare. Reports from London and Liverpool describe several ships damaged or sunk and ongoing bombardments of Dardanelles forts as Allied and Turkish forces clash over Smyrna, Marmora, and Constantinople.
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Western Front Battles Trigger Renewed German Offense
A March report outlines German bombardment and German gains in Reims and Lorraine, with French troops regaining lost positions and new reserves flowing to Alsace. British forces covertly capture Neuve Chappel near Lab, taking about a thousand prisoners amid surprise. Russian forces reportedly progress in the Carpathians as battles rage across Przemysl and near Labase.
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Fight for Possession of Constantinople Progress of Bombardment
Paris dispatch notes progress in Dardanelles actions as mines cleared to Chanak Kalesi, about one third of the strait traversed. Military movement signals ongoing bombardment and strategic gains near Constantinople.
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German cruiser Prince Eitel Frederick arrives for repairs
In export news Newport News and Norfolk report the German auxiliary cruiser Prince Eitel Frederick needing extensive repairs after docking. The vessel carries French Russian prisoners of war including Captain Kiehne, while the Frye crew testified the captain ordered wheat dumped before the ship sank. President Wilson orders a full inquiry into the Frye sinking.
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Newport
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Newport News
Weather notes and placard notice at Pioneer office
Weather observations taken at Budweiser corner First and Richmond street each morning show temperatures from 42 to 1007 with cloudy and stormy indications. Tomorrow is Mid Lent Sunday. Placards 284 small paper cardboard or cloth printed on short notice at Iditarod Pioneer office Pioneer.
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Does Courage Exist The Vanguard Explores Fear and Habit
Tacoma Ledger reviews Edgar Beecher Bronson novel The Vanguard, arguing courage may be a habit rather than a fixed trait. It contrasts a fearless frontier hero with a Texan who trembles atop a New York skyscraper, noting daily risks face by modern drivers and questioning whether true courage persists.
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Gas Bubbles Spur Cordova Gas Prospect Near Town
Report from Cordova Times notes large natural gas bubbles rising from Eusk Lake where bubbles were ignited to confirm gas presence near Cordova. Fires flared two to twenty feet high at several points from North Arm to Old Town Wharf, suggesting a gas-bearing formation beneath the town.
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German Chancellor Explains Utterance On Scrap of Paper
The article transcribes Dr Bethanann Mollweg, the German imperial chancellor, clarifying the remark about Belgian neutrality as a scrap of paper. It references a February 4 dispatch from the German field headquarters in France and cites a private remark to Sir William Goschen about England entering the war to protect its interests, with Belgium's neutrality seen as only a token safeguard.
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William Goshen
McAdoo Hospitalized With Appendicitis News
Secretary of State McAdoo has been taken to a hospital suffering from appendicitis. In London, March 9 the government has seized fifteen hundred British steamships for use as transports.
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Ry McAdoo
London
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Kansas bill targets women cosmetics and false adornments
A Kansas legislator introduces a bill making it a misdemeanor for women under 45 to paint or powder, wear false hair or earrings, or use perfumes. The sponsor argues such beauty aids alter a woman beyond her true self and mislead spouses, citing personal experiences.
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Relief Ship Ben der Brothers Fitted For Pribiloff Natives
The government charters the schooner Ben der Brothers to aid natives on the Pribiloff islands who are reported starving. The ship will depart once outfitting is complete. Details on the natives condition or the cause of distress have not been published.
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A Japanese Prophecy Predicts War End Next May
Kodomo Dousho, a Japanese seer, foresees the war ending next May by intervention of a great power. The ka will invade and defeat Russia. The British navy will attack and destroy the German naval base in a sea battle described as one of the greatest in world history.
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Kodomo Dousho
Russia
Men on business with iTaboo report in Wilson's hands
A fragmented Dawson item notes B Rome selling his stock to Uncle Billy Ansley and planning a health trip. It also covers U S government moves on Alaska rail plans, including Interior Lane saying a railroad report sits with the President, and opposition in Congress to Alaska railway purchases and a pending Cooper River line issue.
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President Wilson Brevity on War and Kearney Valor
President Wilson at Arlington Cemetery statue unveiling for General Philip Kearney praised noble motives in war and noted Kearney as a model leader. He cited soldiers calling him Phil with no preferred short form and emphasized a government of a people, generous with service and heroism.
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Alaska Need for Population Drives Railways Talk
At a Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers meeting in Seattle on January 15, Col. J. L. McPherson urged Alaska to gain home rule and a larger population to unlock its North treasurers. He criticized current Washington bureaus for slowing development and praised Secretary Lane and President Wilson for Lane's program aiding Alaska.
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Wife of Rockefeller Dead at Tarrytown
Mrs Laura Rockefeller, wife of John D Rockefeller head of Standard Oil, died suddenly at the family residence in Tarrytown New York after months of invalidism Mr Rockefeller was en route home from Florida when the death occurred
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Corrupt Indiana Politics To Be Aired In Court
March 8 Terre Haute officials and politicians indicted for conspiracy and corruption in connection with the recent general election were brought to trial in Indianapolis court today.
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Warships sent to Vera Cruz amid Mexican crisis
Across dispatches from Vera Cruz to Washington and El Paso reports flood in on March 11. Carranza denial of rioting. Villa vows to back Carranza against foreign intervention. U S warns may intervene. two battleships ordered to Vera Cruz as precaution with possible occupation if the capital falls. Diplomatic corps prepare to leave Mexico City amid tense, escalating threat.
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Men of submarine crews to be tried for murder
London March 10 The German U-20 submarine crew surrendered after being sunk by the British destroyer Ariel. They have been brought here and will be held for trial.
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Governor Goethals to resign within a year for a younger successor
Governor Goethals announced at a Panama banquet that he will resign within one year to allow a younger man to take his place on the great canal project. The statement came amid plans for ongoing construction and key leadership transitions.
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