Pioneers Potlatch to Be Huge Suggestion of Grand Event
Despite severe weather and poor trails, the Pioneers of Alaska plan a large potlatch tonight at AR ball. The banquet hall will host a grand feast under expert supervision with elaborate decor, a Budweiser bar, and a well organized rest area. Local entertainers including Mrs. George Mutehler Miss Coolidge and several named men will perform, with interspersed songs and dances planned to engage attendees throughout the evening.
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Ugle
Hull
Nin
George Mutehler
Miss Coolidge
Fo. Jacobs
Jack Smith
Harry Leland
Billynenien
Chris Hansen
George Nay
Malcolm McDonald
FLA CLEVELAND DES AT PORTLAND
Rank A Cleveland longtime manager of Clark Laisber Company died of stomach cancer in Portland Oregon on February 26 He was married about two months earlier to Mrs Annis Clifton of Idicarod in that city This obituary notes his prominence in the North and his recent marriage in Portland Oregon.
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Rank A. Cleveland
Clark Laisber Company
Portland
Ore
Annis Clifton
Idicarod
Moose Social Enjoyed by Flat City Lodge Members
The Moose hall at Flat City overflowed for a Saturday program arranged by the lodge’s entertainer for the ladies of the camp and escorts. The event opened with card games then a songs and recitations program by a large group of locals. A fine lunch followed in the edge room and dancing continued into a late hour. The lodge hosted many social events during the past winter that attendees will long remember.
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Flat City
Moose Indge
Rush From Poorman Stampede News From Miner Town
Dr and Mrs Good arrived from Poorman with news of a stampede incident near Dusty Point. Billy O Conner reported Coxte gold seized amid excitement. Elen Fischer, a Ku can miner, was present on Monday.
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Baby Record-Citizen
Mareh
Mrs. Good
Lizar
Poorman
Dusty
Billy O'Conner
Kokwim
Plat
Elen Fischer
Citizens' NGG Teng Mass Meeting on March 29
Citizens prepare for a mass meeting at the fire hall next Monday March 29 at 8 o clock to nominate municipal council and school board candidates. Voters urged to sign willingness to accept nomination and avoid confusion by not proposing unwilling candidates. Municipal election registration opens at Miners and Merchants Bank during banking hours until March 8.
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Miners & Merchants Bank
German Admiral taunts Britain's fleet in war talk
Berlin broadcasts report Grand Koester president of the German Navy League warned that relative fleet strength favors Britain by perhaps four to one while asserting German resolve. He argued Germans may avoid rash actions and seek battle only when assured of victory, recalling past British miscalculations and Churchill remarks.
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Nelson
England
von Koester
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Hegleo
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Fiilich
von Woester
Nurses as spies in war era alert British presses
London reports that two nurses of American nationality with German sympathies serving with the British Army have been detected as spies. The Mirror notes prior rumors and cites Tord Kitchener’s fears, recounting four cases earlier in the war and the dismissal of two nurses for discretion concerns.
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Tord Kitchener
Sud
Southampton
Details of accident to young Elmo Keith
A Fairbanks casualty report describes Elmo Keith, age 11, fatally wounded by a 22 caliber rifle while hunting Saturday on the Valdez trail. The gunshot entered his abdomen after a trigger mishap as he climbed a tree, despite efforts by doctors to stabilize him. His companion John Day aided his escape to town where Drs. Hall Sutherland and Callum could not save him. He was born in Dawson March 4, 1904, and would have turned 12 next Thursday.
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Valdez
Elno
Phil Keith
Matthew
Desth
Keith
John Day
Elmo
Wile
John
Rodney Johnson
Ind
M. F. Hall
Elmo Keith
Dawson
Patriot sympathizers indicted in Mexican invasion plot
A Los Angeles grand jury charged Henry Chant and six others with conspiracy to invade Lower California and invade Mexican neutrality. Plans allegedly included arming a force and entering the region to open it for cattle entry. The scope of progress remains unclear, but the indictment implies serious consideration of the plan. Also reported are marriage notices for William Rickard and Frances May Petty in Redding, Cal, with Rickard returning after years in the Interior and ties to local mining districts. Tom Boyd replaced his brother Bob in handling mail, while transport duties continued to French Joe's.
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Henry Chantlet
Soniacdaw
Onie
Lo Angeles Times
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Federal
Grand Jury
Lower
California
Ans
Prand
Ray Clarke
Redding
Cal
William Rickard
Frances May Petty
East Tehema Street
Rickard
Ransport- Hot Springs
Billy
Tom Boyd
Bob
French Joe's
Henry Thorsen Dies While Traveling Up Johnson River
A young prospector Henry Thorsen froze to death on the Johnson river while en route to a camp five miles away. He attempted to start a fire in wet conditions and died on the trail near his destination. His body was recovered by Ole Wesley and sent to his brother in Fairbanks. Thorsen, age 22, was known locally for railway survey work and had moved to Fairbanks three years ago. His parents reside on Whidbey Island near Everett.
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Samson
Tanana
Healey River
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Hell
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Northern guide Joseph Jacquot dies in Arctic flood
Northwest Mounted Police reports from Muelther to the Mackenzie River mouth reveal the death of Joseph Jacquot, famed halfbreed trader and guide. He disappeared October 1 while traveling from Arc i Med river toward Fort Macpherson, leaving few clues beyond marks on trees and rumors of a perilous voyage amid severe storms. Jacquot was known to be in competition with the Hudson Bay Company and was a close friend of Hubert Dorval, the English explorer.
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Yeu
Northwest Mounted Police
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Muckenaie River
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Fort Macpherson
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Fursiie Macpherson
Hudson Bay Pany
Equot
Hubert Dorval
Mackenzie
Dorval
Dorral
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Former Dawson Lawyer Dies in Winnipeg Manitoba
A well known original lawyer from Winn aged 69 passed away in Winnipeg Manitoba. The death leaves a widow and one son, Percy Hagel. The obituary references Mr Hagel and his long tenure at the Krafehenke jail.
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Winnipeg
Man
Nathaniel Proves Hae i
Winn
Hagel
Bo Il
Percy Hagel
Krafehenke
Mayor-led Wheat Embargo Recommendation Prods Wilson
New York’s mayor directed a food commission to study eastern food conditions. The panel chaired by George W. Perkins urges President Wilson to declare an immediate embargo on wheat exports to shield Americans from potential shortages and rising prices.
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New York
George W. Ferkins
Wilson
General Express and Delivery of Wood at Iditarod Hotel
DAN HARTNET leaves orders at the Iditarod Hotel for General Express and Delivery of Wood in the city.
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General Express
Iditarod Hotel
Dan Hartnet
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