Harrowing voyage of Swedish fisherman off Duke island
Hikan Jan 26. Captain Steers spotted a thirty foot Prince Rupert sloop near Duke island. Alfred Norman, Swedish owner and onboard, had been stranded weeks with no food after engine failure. He wandered memory blurred. He was brought to Alert, fed, and given rest to recover. He subsisted on clams and crabs while isolated.
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Hikan
Duke Island
Captain Steers
Prince Rupert
Amel Alfred Norman
Norman
Island
Turks abandon invasion of Egypt retreating across desert
Cairo reports the Turkish army has halted its Egypt invasion and is in full retreat across the desert. The British Egyptian defense line may pursue but desert pursuit is difficult. Reversals in Transcaucasia are blamed for Turkey’s backward move and impact on Turkish traders.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Turkey
Transcaucasia
Beypt
Kaiser’s Dream Prompts Glowing Vision of New German Empire
Copenhagen correspondent quotes a German subject recalling Emperor William addressing troops and declaring Germany fights for its life. If victorious, a "new empire shall arise more splendid than the world ever saw" a Roman German empire to rule the world and make the world happy. Also: Fresh Olympia Oysters for cocktails two dollars from Iditared Meat Co.
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Copenhagen
London Evening News
William
Ger
Germany
Registration Notice for Tolitarod Alaska 1915
Notice announces registration books open March 23 to April 7 1915 in Tolitarod Alaska. Voters aged 21 or older who are U S citizens or naturalized and have resided in Tolitarod for one year may register daily except Sundays from 10 am to 1 pm at Miers and Me Sidd 6101S for school directors nine terms municipal officers and other local offices.
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Uhitarod
United States
Nave
Alaska
Tolitarod
Litarod
Miers
Eouyednen
B.alm
Iveding
Elpeting
Yens
Reminiscences of a Great Colored Fighter Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson, famed heavyweight of the late 19th century, rose from the West Indies to fame in Australia and America. His fortunes waned amid excess and battles, including a famous 61 round match with Corbett. In later years he battled illness, drink, and poverty, ending faded but clinging to trophies as he sought a comeback in Australia or Southern California.
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Peter Jackson
West Indies
Australia
San Francisco
Hal Coffman
Tacoma Tribune
Jackson
England
Paddy Stavin
Whitechapel
Corbett
Jennes
Victoria
B. C
San Fran
Cisco
California
Trap Shooters Organize Club In Iditarod Area
A trap shoot near the tramway drew a large crowd with both novices and veterans trying clay pigeons. Earl Byers led 25 singles, Henry Weir and Harry Watson tied for second, Watson winning in a shoot-off as Mrs Currin excelled among the few ladies. The event spurred a gun club formation at the fire hall with Harry Watton elected president and Dick Button secretary. the board includes Weir, Wood, Byers, and Currin. The club aims for at least twenty five members and plans regular contests.
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Iditarad
John C. Currin
Blue Rocks
Mandle
Earl Byers
Henry Weir
Harry Watson
Watson
Harry Watton
Dick Button
Presint
Ira Wood
Iditgrad
Button
Pioneer Newspaper Tales From Alaska’s Northward Press
A. J. Thayer brings a Yukon Press issue from Fort Adam Alaska dated 1804 New Year. The article notes the first interior Alaska paper, guesses at Rev Totty’s credit, and contrasts early North reports with Midnight Sun and Klondike Nugget rivals. It mentions editors, readers’ price hunger, and several North writers and publishers including George Swinchart and Bab Service.
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Sacramento
Cal
A. J. Thayer
Far North
Thayer
Yukon Press
Fort Adam
Yukon
Alaska
Totty
A. V. Buel
Sacramento Bee
E. J
Stroller
George Swinchart
The
Midnight Sun
Land of the North
Bab” Service
Kipling
North
Duncan A. McRae
Sam Durham
Fairbanks News-Miner
Soldiers Sentenced for Liquor Sale to Indians in Juneau
Four United States soldiers pleaded guilty to indictments charging the sale of liquor to Indians. Judge Robert W. Jennings sentenced W. F. OShaughne, W. S. Moore, H. Daugherty, and C. G. Foley to fifteen months in federal jail, with execution to take place at the Juneau jail. The court said they had violated the United States and dishonored the flag to avoid completing enlistment duties, and noted Washington's notice that such acts will be handled by military authorities after prison terms.
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United States
Juneai
Robert W. Jennings
W. F. O'Shaughne
W. S. Moore
H. Daugherty
C. G. Foley
Jennings
Juneau Empire
United States of America
McNeil Island
Juneau
Fort Seward
Washington
Germans and Turks in Constant Quarrels
London reports a Cairo dispatch stating an assassination attempt on Field Marshal von der Goltz in Constantinople. He was fired at and believed hit. Turkish officers were attacked as well. Tensions between German and Turkish forces remain high with public quarrels common. Damascene unrest saw a Turkish captain killed and a German colonel wounded in a prior disturbance.
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London
Cairo
Daily News
Field Marchal von der Goltz
Constantinople
Jaffa
Damascus
Marvelous efficiency of English railroads
London Correspondence Tacoma Ledger reports wartime rail solution in Britain. Government took control of nine tenths of rail lines, moved 1,000,000 soldiers with perfect timetables, while managers formed a secret committee to coordinate troop movements and keep finances intact. The system operated with secrecy, patriotism, and no public complaints.
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London Correspondence
Tacoma Ledger
Lord Kitchener
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kitchener
Engand
Orken
England
Eystern
Tomer
Great Eystern
Great Eastern
Hight
London
Lent Kitchener
America
Mr. Thornton
Street Fracas in Court in Fairbanks News Miner
In Fairbanks a municipal court session found Roy Maddocks guilty of assaulting Bion Dodge. Maddocks represented himself as did Dodge. the conviction carried a $20 fine. Testimony described a morning sidewalk confrontation near the post office and a later complaint. Claus Johnson and Adolf Landass testified on the events and demeanor, with no clear weapon shown.
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Fairbanks NewsMiner
Roy
Maddocks
Bion A. Dodge
Pauli
Messrs. Dodge
N. C
Dodge
Bine
Claus Johnson
Billy
Adolf Landass
N. C. Co
Lan Wass
War quotes and proverbs thread through history
A San Francisco Star clipping collects varied quotes on war from Shakespeare Franklin Jefferson Napoleon and others. The lines contrast war as folly and slaughter with calls for peace, noting war's broader human and moral cost across eras.
Luna rivals shine at Panama Pacific Exposition lighting
San Francisco on February 11 reports that the Panama Pacific Exposition will boast a vast lighting system. Conjurer of light W d A Ryan announced an electrical capacity reaching 3,000,000,000 candle power, with a single lamp at 1,600,000 candle power seen thirty miles away. The project is presented as the most magnificent and beautiful illumination ever devised.
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San Francisco
Luna
W.d’a. Ryan
Activity in shipbuilding shown in United States
New York February 13 reports great activity in shipbuilding along the Atlantic coast driven by growing trade. Ten ships are under construction here and inquiries are being made for many more as American demand outpaces belligerent rivals unable to produce quickly.
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New York
Atlantic
No Unfair Advantage and Far North Business Moves
John Nestor receives a Mort Atkinson letter containing a tale about hired help. A farmer tells of waking a night worker to cut oats. Abe Rome and Jack Donnelly leave the city aiming for Knik by the 25th to survey investments then Seattle for coast medical consultation. For sale a quantity of copper mixed lead type metal for machinery repair at Pioneer office.
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John Nestor
Mort Atkinson
Hayseed
Abe Rome
Jack Donnelly
Knik
Pioneer Office
Carson Retorts and Odd Echoes From Early Britain
Sir Edward Carson, famed Ulster Covenanter leader, delivers witty retorts in a trial as the bench and witnesses clash over evidence. London Tit Bits recalls a mock exchange about bench versus lot. A New York Times schoolroom anecdote notes workers’ clothing standards and a pupil’s question about unemployment.
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Sir Edward Carson
Ulter Covenanters
Sir Edward
Edward
London
St Patrick’s Day Quietly Observed at Camp
St Patrick’s Day passed without the usual dog race or general observance. The quiet day ended with a grand ball in the evening at Mitarod Camp No 27 A B. Many attendees traveled from the creeks and dancing continued to a late hour.
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Mitarod
A. B
Notice of Forfeiture and Joint Mining Claim Interest
Property owners in Bear Creek Alaska face forfeiture actions under 26a4 of the Revised Statutes as amended. Charles Ammiles declares expenditures on mining claims in Jar Creek, Miaskit, with 25 dollar liability per earls or ge, requiring proportional contribution within 90 days of publication.
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BB. Dehnson
O. T. Olson
John’ Steaal
Rabionison
Gustat Lesen
Joe Jermain
Agi
Lane Sta Association
Bear Creek
Territory of
Alaska
Wheaton
Howe
Charles Ammiles
Jar Creek
Miaskit
Jan
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