Alaska Railroad Purchase and Labor Rush
News from March reports Alaska railroad preparations with the Seward route chosen, a surge of job applications and debates over the hour law. Final negotiations for the Alaska Northern purchase are said to be near 1,100,000 dollars. Meanwhile foreign mobilization and naval tensions frame a broad wartime backdrop.
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Seattle
United Press
Seward
Alaska
Muska
Ph Cotton
New York
Alaska Northern
Washington
Alaska Northern Railroad
Seizure Policy In Adriatic Port Targets Austrian Trade
Rome March 20 The allied fleet commander in the Adriatic informs Trieste that transportation of goods from Austrian ports will be prohibited under the new naval policy. Steamers and cargoes will be seized for any violation.
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Rome
Fleste
Adriatic
Traly
Right of Great Britain to Blockade German Ports
Washington dispatch reports that naval winners of the administration affirm Britain has the right to blockade German ports but will require the blockade not to target neutral ships bound for Germany. The stance signals careful diplomatic limits while acknowledging British wartime strategy.
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Great Britain
Washington
Veteran Alaska miner believed to be drowned
Seattle March 24 A hat found belonging to Captain Edwards a veteran Alaska miner leads to the belief he took his own life by drowning in Lake Washington.
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Alaska
Seattle
Edwards
Lake Washington
Widow of Stonewall Jackson Dies in Charlotte
Jackson’s widow Mrs. Jackson passes away in Charlotte as the city reports a wave of stomach ailments among residents. The piece endorses hot air vapor baths with electric massage as a remedy, noting digestive glands at rest and urging treatment. Local readers are urged to seek relief from digestive issues.
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Charlotte
N. C
Przemysl Surrender Triggers Major Russian Push
Reports from Lemberg Petrograd and London detail Przemysl capitulation after a lengthy siege. Austrian forces reportedly faced famine, with 50 000 prisoners taken and extensive cannon captured. Austrian losses estimated at 70 000 as czar readies front movements.
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London
Przemysl
Geneva
German Airship Bombards English Town in War Front
Across the Western theater reports detail an airship raid on Deal with bombs dropped as German raids resume along the British coast. Paris suffers two bombing events while Ostend and Verdun face attacks. Russian campaigns push into Memel and Prussia as Austrians cross into Italy’s front.
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Paris
Laboriselle
Gi UN
Ostend
Berlin
Verdun
Prt
Dardanelles Operations and Fleet Losses Reported
London reports say British ships repair after losses at the Dardanelles while allied fleets engage in heavy action. News from Athens Paris and Petrograd notes snow halts, mine sweeping, and renewed bombardments near the forts as battleships and cruisers suffer damage and prepare for renewed assaults.
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Gaulois
Bosphorus
Dardanelle
Submarine Blockade and Torpedoed Vessels Reported
British and German naval reports describe multiple torpedo attacks near Beachy Head. The steamers Carrntore and Delmira were sunk or torpedoed, with crews saved, while other ships including Goosebridge and a Spanish iron ore carrier faced disposal or loss.
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Beachy Head
London
Concord
du London
Delmira
Wisk
Goosebridge
Spain
Orange
Reparation for Murder and International Tensions
March 23 report notes Gener Villa apologizing to the state department for the murder of Jobs McManus in Mexico City, with the family set to be indemnified. It also covers Mexican rebellion near Hermosillo on March 25, Villa’s grip under threat, and Secretary Bryan's protest to Germany over the Belgian relief ship Elfrand incident. A prize court orders $600,000 paid for seized American foodstuffs on two Swedish and one Norwegian steamers.
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Washingto
Gener Villa
State Department
Jobs McManus
Mexico City
London
Mare
Prominent Alaskan Dies in Southern California
In Los Angeles on March 21 William Irving Warner a noted Alaska mine owner and capitalist died. He served as president of the A Mining Company. In Indianapolis on March 24 sheriff city judge and three Terre Haute election fraud defendants were arrested for witness tampering. In London on March 26 the Kaiser’s daughter the Duchess of Brunswick gave birth to a son. Joe McCann arrived at Flat from Bethel on the lower Kuskokwim Monday.
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Los Angeles
William Irving Warner
Alaska
A Mining
Indianapolis
Shea
Smith
Terre Haute
London
Duchess of Brunswick
German Officer Sentenced in Passport Forgery Case
New York reports a German army officer pleaded guilty to forging American passports and received sixty days in prison. The item cites gloom among Germans over war prospects with widespread shortages and stalled industry from the blockade. Kaiser Wilhelm is mentioned as needing throat surgery in Geneva.
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New York
Steeler
Miller’s body found in Beaver cabin with rifle
Louis Schmidt, mining operator in Beaver country, reported Saturday night that William Miller’s body was found in his cabin with a Mauser rifle beside it. The deputy marshal heads to Chatanika to recover Schmidt and the body for an inquest. Miller, aged 33 to 60, is described as an old pioneer and widely known yet eccentric. Ed Brooker, Schmidt’s partner, found the body.
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Louis Schmidt
Beaver Country
William Miller
Feirbanks News-Miner
Miller
United States
Ernest Foster
Chatanika
Schmidt
Ed Brooker
Last Dance of the Season at Otter Creek Social Hall
The Otter Creek Social Hall hosts the season finale on Saturday April 3 inviting all dance lovers before the venue is turned into a mess house for J E Riley Co workers during mining season. Preparations aim to seat a large crowd and provide ample space. Five more Seward trail mail carrier trips are planned this season. Placards advertise Pioneer job printing at the Iditarod office.
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Otter Creek
J. E. Riley & Co
Seward Trail
Tanana Valley railway names new general manager
Wade Joslin appointed general manager of the Tanana Valley railway to succeed Charles W. Joynt who recently resigned.
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Wade Joslin
The
Tanana Valley Railway
Charles W. Joynt
Germans capture prize Amsterdam seized to Zeebrugge
The Dutch steamship Bataing en route to London with beef and general merchandise was seized by German forces and taken to Zeebrugge. In Chicago flour barrels fell in price on the Produce Exchange as the market reacts to war news. Major George W. Albrecht plans retirement from the U S commissioners office next Wednesday and will relocate to Richmond street offices to resume legal practice.
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Amsterdam
Bataing
London
Zeebrugge
George W. Albrecht
United States Commissioner's Office
Richmond Street
Post Office
Alaska Coal Deposits Mentioned by Early Sailors
The Alaska coast long ago reportedly held rich coal deposits known to sailors for over thirty years. Tom Dudley recalls first sailing the Alaska coast in 1881 and finding excellent coal while supplying a whaling fleet near Point Barrow. He cannot recall the exact location but notes its quality. Many believe Alaska still hides vast coal resources unseen today. The US Geological Survey map shows coal in nearly every region, implying a historic tropical climate favorable to coal-forming trees.
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Alaska
Tom Dudley
Point Barrow
Dudley
Alaskan
United States Geological Survey
J. J. Smith Appointed Special Administrator
J. J. Smith was yesterday afternoon appointed as special administrator for the estate of the late Frank A. Cleveland who died in Portland Oregon about a month ago. For sale a quantity of good copper mixed lead type metal better for machinery repair. Pioneer office Ed King and his wife returned to Flat this week over the Seward trail. Location notices at Pioneer office.
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J. J. Smith
Frank A. Cleveland
Portland
Ore
Ed King
Seward Tril
Italy Ready for War as Austrian Forces Mass in Tyrol
Rome March 25 The Italian government is believed ready to act energetically amid Austrian troop concentrations in the Tyrol and Trent districts. War is expected. War munitions seized Twenty nine freight cars loaded with graphite and sulphur bound for Krupp works seized by the government at the Swiss border. Relations between Italy and neutral states have deteriorated.
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Rome
Tyrol
Trentis
Bhismarck Centennial Observance Cancelled
Kaiser Wilhelm plans for the centennial anniversary are dropped as March events are postponed due to unsuitable times. The April 1 birthday observance is not held and activities slated for March 24 are canceled.
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Kaiser Wilhelm Himn
Change in General Staff of Britain's Army
London March 22 Major General William Robertson has been appointed chief of the general staff of the British army to succeed General Murray no explanation is made of the change March 21 President of the summer.
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Dardanelles
Athens
Egypt
Europe
London
William Robertson
Murray
Soldiers Driven Insane After Neuve Chappelle Battle
Three hundred German infantrymen were removed to an asylum after the engagement at Neuve Chappelle, driven insane by sustained British artillery fire.
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London
Neuve Chappelle
German cruiser Karlsrhue blown up after reef strike
London March 21 report from the West Indies states the German cruiser Karlsrhue struck a reef and was then blown up by her commander, ending the vessel’s threat in the area.
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London
West Indies
Karlsrhue
Submarine Sinks After Surface Dive Near Honolulu
Honolulu reports a U S submarine with a 25 man crew and Lt Kies sank yesterday morning one mile off the barber entrance. A bow rope attached to submerged wreck failed to surface the craft as divers reached depths around 100 feet. Officials believe the sub is at a steep seabed and remains unrecoverable.
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Honolulu
Carryi
Emumo
Kies
Spatthe-tairst Marine
Barber Ste
Alaska Delegate Wickersham Talks Railroads and Fisheries
Seattle reports Delegate Wickersham of Alaska arrived to press rail and road development and national fisheries policy. He plans to travel to Juneau for a broader push on an integrated Alaskan transportation system and industry protection, urging action on the route and destination for government rail lines.
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Seattle
Wickersham
Juneau
Fairbenays
Abon
Uprising in Persia Threatens Missionaries
Washington dispatch reports a Persian uprising endangering missionaries. Amelie Consul Smith in conference with foreign consuls notes foreign missionaries targeted. Tiflis dispatch says Assyrian refugees flee to the Caucasus while about seventeen thousand in danger at missions and thousands dead or missing.
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Washington
Amelie Consul Smith
Persia
Arumial
Tiflis
Caucasus
Mountaile
Tver
Federal primary law questioned as unconstitutional
Washington report notes Pomerone of Ohio declaring in a speech that the proper federal primary law as applied to the presidency would violate the Constitution. The remarks underscore ongoing partisan debate over federal election procedures.
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Washington
Pomerone
Ohio
Ottawa War Casualties Rise Among American Volunteers
Ottawa March 22 Colonel Dowglas Farquar commander of the Princess Patricia regiment of light infantry in France has been killed in battle. Casualties among American volunteers in the European war include two score Americans with the first Canadian unit in action.
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Ottawa
Dowglas Farquar
Princess Patricia Regiment of Light Infantry
France
English Women Rally to Government Appeal
London March 22 seven thousand women from all classes have answered the government call to take men’s places in business and industry to safeguard army recruitment.
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London
Food Prices Tilt Upward in Britain’s Metropolis
London reports rising food costs amid a blockade with Chinese goods gaining favor. Tea prices jumped twelve cents per pound while Alaska canned salmon trends upward, reflecting market shifts and shortages in the metropolitan area.
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Britain
London
Alaska
Vice President Marshall Predicts No Wilson Nomination Opinion
OGDEN Utah March 20 Vice President Marshall in an interview said President Wilson would have no opinion for renomination at the Democratic national convention next year.
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Ogden
Utah
Marshall
Wilson
Number of Prisoners Now Held by Germans
Berlin reports eight hundred prisoners held by Germans in March with nine thousand Allied officers noted. In Washington on March 26 an inquiry is ordered into American shipyards to determine if submarines are being built for belligerents. Fresh Olympia Oysters for cocktails priced at $2 per can from Iditarod Meat Co.
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Oldenzaal
Holland
Rene H. Feilhelman
Germany
Gea Lly
Koenigsburg
Berlin
Hanover
Hamburg
Munich
Rhine
Washington
Olympia
Iditarod Meat Co
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Alaska Engineering Commission
American Steamship
San Juan
P. R
Ar jenn-Hawaiian Line
Odenwald
Collector of Customs
Washington, March
Department of Justice
Italy
Dodeks Nez Islands
Jackson
Etrograd
Lemberg
Peremysl
Petrograd
Tveret
Ans
Bartsa
Dukuls Pas
Hung Londc Ozsk
Bukowma
Aerojl
Deal
Sre Wen
Faurrogen
Pilwiski
Memel
Czar
Atwery
Pssfut
Derobeck
Carden
Lan Athens
Moeli Penins
Morel
Advie
Carpathians
Marek Dardanelles
Greut
Lsted
Hermisillo
Maytorens
Villa
California
Indiana
Kaiser
Joe McCann
Bethel
Lower
Kuskokwim
Kaiser Wilhel
Millers
Iditarod Pioneer Office
Pioneer
Pioneer Office
First
Richmond
Chicago
Chicago Produce Exchange
Dudanew
Bhismarck
U.S
Botton
Delexaeickersham
Merce
Hisa
de Toca
Wickershant
Canada
Crack Regiment
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