Alaskan issues occupy Senate and War Dept talks
Secretary Lane expresses eagerness to tour Alaska to assess resources and future prospects. Senate committee favors Pittman leasing bill for Alaskan coal lands. A relief map by Dr. Brooks is placed in the White House. Wickersham seeks $450,000 for Juneau territorial capitol. Debate on canal tolls intensifies in the House as Wilson plans a Massachusetts summer. Villa’s troops routed in Torreon. Gag rule opposed as free toll discussion begins. Alaskan delegation seeks early railway construction. Lane to study data for prompt action.
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Alaska
Alfred H. Brooks
Wilson
Panama Canal
House
Clark
Government timber official arrives in city for several weeks
HJ Atwell, a timber official with the general land office, arrived in the city last Thursday for a several week stay. He will attend to duties and visit local sites during this period.
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HJ Atwell
Fairbanks
Charter of Moose Lodge to Close On April First
Iditarod Lodge No 1429 Loyal Order of Moose will close its charter on April 1 instead of the usual ninety days. The membership has grown past two hundred as meetings occurred in this city and Flat. Trustees plan hospital service improvements while bylaws work on a constitution for extraordinary conditions. The lodge will meet in Flat Sundays and Wednesdays and in Iditarod Tuesday as the last meeting before closure, after which meetings move to monthly in the city. A Flat City merchant Abe Weiss lost his hat en route but then secured snowshoes to seek the missing piece on the summit.
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Iditatod
Ni Tor Johnson
W. F Harrison
Iditarod
Yesterd
A. J. Weiss
Abe
Comey Secans
Chittick
John Jacobson
John Kesler
Susitna
Skwentna Crossig
Happy Creek
Anderson
Distane
Andison
Sims
Paockseon
Woman Suffrage Wins in Massachusetts State House
Wireless to The Moneer reports Boston March 27 the Massachusetts House of Representatives concurred in a resolution for woman suffrage and the state senate had passed the measure the prior week. The approval marks a significant step for women's voting rights in the state.
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Massachusetts
Boston
House of Repre Ureentatives
Massachusetts Log Ng
State Senate
Governor of Canal Zone arrives at his post
Colonel Goethals, the new governor of the canal zone, arrived in Colon Panama from Washington and received a flattering reception from the Isthmus residents.
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Canal Zone
Colon
Panama
Goethals
Washington
The
Isthwaus
Coast Telephone Trust Dissolved By Court Order
Portland Ore March 27 A federal court decree dissolves the so called Pacific coast telephone trust. The Department of Justice had not sued to compel dissolution, but the defendants agreed to dissolve without a fight in art.
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Moneer
Portland
Ore
Telepone Trust
el Pacific Coast
Department of the Ice
Sloga
Governor Eberhart Seeks Reelection Nomination
Minnesota Governor Eberhart announced his candidacy for renomination on the Republican ticket. The wireless report from St Paul on March 27 notes his re election bid amid party support and campaign plans.
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Eberhart
St. Paul
Minnesota
Federation Officials Must Stand Trial In Copper Strike Case
In Houghton Michigan on March 27 the district court denied the defense motion to quash indictments against Charles H Moyer and thirty seven other Western Federation of Miners officials and members charged with conspiracy in the copper miners strike, clearing the way for trial.
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Houghton
Mich
Charles Hquash
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Spi
Kennel Club Meeting at Budweiser Tonight
The Iditarod Kennel Club holds a Saturday evening session at 8 o clock in the Budweiser to receive committee reports and adjust the organization s affairs.
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Iditarod Kennel Club
Budweiser
Missing Conley on Seward Trail Sparks Alaska Search
Jack Conley, long known in the Seward district, disappeared after leaving Seward for Iditarod country about March 1. A search by dog teams from Susitna and Flat has found no trace, with weather and terrain blamed. relatives await word as autumnal peril and rumors of foul play surround the case.
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Jack Conley
Dawson
Fairbanks
Sewa
Anderson
Happy
Conley
Seward
Mitarod
Chester Riley
Charles Mr. Freez
Jim Kepley
Tommy Rost
Albert
Wile
Tle
Lunger
Mr. Conley
Mr. Anderson
Thal
Happy Creek
Discovery
Con
Ike Hill
Marshal
Mr G Trail
Reydy Creek
Susitna
Unitedly
Billy Sourby
Tore
Nls
Ict
Ney
Vonsiel
Hie
Coned
Hl. BE. Revels
John Conley
Iditarod
Charl Miller
Butte, Mont
Labor Uni
Kuskokwim News Letter Maps New Cook Inlet Trail Plan
March report from Aniak details a proposed fall route to Cook Inlet via the old railroad survey path, shortening forty miles and avoiding snow slides. Notes pioneer activity: Freighting, sawmilling, and prospecting along Bear creek, Eureka, and Canyon Creek with several claims and players like Fred La Belle, Powers and Boulette, and Carl Bros. The piece also mentions postal petitions, legal matters, and local travel to Iditarod via Crooked Creek, plus ongoing mining operations and setup for summer work.
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Aniak
Alas
Cook Inlet
Nome
Iditarod-Seward
Seattle
Alaska Coast Company
Alaska Steamship Company
Fred la Belle
Marvel Creek Mining Company
Fred
Kolmakoff
Hoffman
Mr. la Belle
Jin van Eumen
Ser
Messrs
Powers
Boulette
Eureka
Henry Howard
Bear Creek
Bob Plummer
Discovery
Guy
Mert Groat
California Creek
Bear
Robert Hermann
Tiny Gulch
D. E. Stubbs
Tiny
Carl Wolfert
Carl Kellerman
Carl Bros
Theo, Floren
Jack Miller
William Fisher
Frank Mills
Alex Cornwall
Flat
New Canyon Creek
Kuskokwim
Georgetown
Gordon Bettles
Duncan
Cin
McDonald
Kolmakotf
Jack Pakege
Louis Carnie
Ole A. Hofseth
Post Office
Johnny Bennett
Marvel Creek
Iditarod
Ernest Grier
Bethel
Canyon Creek
Irish Home Rule Causes Trouble in Ulster
Dublin reports social unrest grows as Ulster men arm and drill amid imminent Irish home rule passage. British regiments deployed, officers resign. London warns crisis could disrupt Parliament. Lionel Carden postpones trip to Mexico. Field Marshal French retires.
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Dublin
Ulster
London
Great Britain
J. E. B. Seely
Asuh
Carden
Ministry of Great Britain
Lionel Carden
Mexico
French
J. D. P. French
Seattle Picks Another Railway Builder
Major J Bates Cavanaugh of the U S Army engineers corps is broadly regarded to direct the Alaska railway project. He led the Lake Washington canal work in Seattle and has a long record in river and harbor improvements. Cavanaugh, a 1892 military academy graduate, is the son of former land office surveyor general Thomas H Cavanaugh.
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Seattle
J. Bates Cavanaugh
Engineers Corps
United States Army
Cavanaugh
Lake Washington Canal
The
Military Academy
Washington Territory
Army
United States
Thomas H. Cavanaugh
Land Office
Roosevelt Adventure on the Amazon
Advices from Brazil say Colonel Roosevelts party descending the Amazon in small craft suffered heavy damage to their outfit in rapids. All members are reported safe, but the expedition faced a very exciting encounter during the river voyage.
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New York
Brazil
Roosevelt
Amazon River
Villa's Rebel Army Routed Near Torreón
Reports from Torreón say Villa's forces were completely routed by federal troops in one of the fiercest engagements of the rebellion. Heavy slaughter occurred on both sides as the rebels were driven northward toward Mexico City.
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Villa
Torreon
Mexico
Mexico City
Democrats Seek Candidate for Delegate to Congress
Juneau March 27 Democratic politicians in Southeastern Alaska urge Governor Strong to be the party candidate for delegate to Congress to succeed James Wickersham. Senator Henry Roden of Idaho is quietly campaigning for the position.
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Juneau
Alaska
Governor Strong
Congress
James Wickersham
Henry Roden
Iditarod
Kennedy death tied to protecting political bosses
New York March 1 An investigation into the death of State Treasurer Kennedy concluded the official took his own life rather than reveal to a grand jury the name of a Tammany politician alleged to controlled depositing eighty million dollars of state funds.
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New York
Kennedy
Jeanette Defeats Carpentier in Fifteen Round Bout
Paris reports Joe Jeanette, the American colored heavyweight, won the decision over George Carpentier in a fifteenth round bout. The March 27 clash in Paris settled the fight with Jeanette prevailing over the French champion.
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Paris
Joe Jeanette
George Carpentier
Earthquake shakes felt across Webfoot state
Wireless to The Bioneer reports from Portland that yesterday tremors were felt widely across the state with some severity. No fatalities are recorded and property damage is described as slight.
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Bioneer
Portland
Seismic disturbances shake Michigan copper district
The Pioneer Houghton Mich March 27 reports several distinct earthquake demonstrations across northern Michigan copper district with no damage. For sale two dogs apply J C Currip at Wireless station.
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Michigan
Houghton, Mich
J.C. Currip
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