Branch banks for Flat ready June
Flat City nears opening of two branch banks American Bank of Alaska and Miners Merchants bank expect to start operations by early June as mining season begins. M M bank quarters overlook waterfront opposite Stanley house. American bank opposite Connolly. Lindberg to oversee M M branch with residence planned on Gold street. J B Adams to lead American branch. no gold dust solicitation.
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Flat City
Miners & Merchants Bank
American Bank of Alaska
Big Creek
M. & M. Bank
Stanley House
American Bank
Connolly
E. G. Lindberg
Fairbanks
Panama Canal Will Be Read in September 1913
Washington reports Colonel George W. Goethals, chief engineer, says the Panama Canal will be completed by Sept 1, 1913 at a cost of 360 million dollars, two years ahead of earlier estimates and 50 million less than many forecasts. He urges toll legislation authorizing the President to fix rates, suggesting a nominal one dollar per net ton as a light tax to keep rail competition.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Goethals
House Committee
Taft
Senator Flint
Mann
New York
San Francisco
Balboa
Pacific Terminal
Wireless relay sets Pacific record for wireless work
A San Francisco operator spoke with an operator in Chosi Shimosa Japan 5700 miles away for an hour and relayed messages once across the Pacific. The run is said to set a new record for wireless work in this region. In Fairbanks residents seek William Wiley a co discoverer of pay on Vault creek now believed abroad. A Seattle lawyer A J Metz seeks William as a beneficiary under a will. If he is in this region seek Seattle notices.
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San Francisco
Chosi
Shimosa
Japan
Pacific
Globe
Fairbanks
William Wiley
Vault Creek
A. J. Metz
Seattle
William
Reciprocity With Canada Means Much to Alaska
Alaskans in Washington press for the Canadian reciprocity bill to open Vancouver and other British Columbia markets to Alaska. They argue Vancouver would compete with Seattle and Puget Sound for lumber, fruits, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, breadstuffs, and other trade, lowering prices and expanding supply sources, aided by the new Grand Trunk line reaching near Alaska.
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Washington
Wickersham
Senate
Ala
Vancouver
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Alaska
Pacific
British Columbia
Puget Sound
New Telephone Exchange Planned for City by June First
The Ross and Nestor lumber arrives at Dikeman and will enable remodeling of the old quarters into a two story building for a new city telephone exchange. A double switchboard will be installed to handle summer business growth and long distance lines, with offices for the manager and clerk and additional storage. A double shift of centrals will be ready after completion, and an exchange will be placed at Flat, with a possible line to Dikeman if the wireless telegraph company does not establish a station there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross & Nestor Lumber
Dikeman
Wireless Telegraph Company
Rich Copper Ore Shipped From Bonanza Mine to Cordova
The Chitina Leader reports within two weeks the first train load of the richest copper ore ever shipped will depart the Bonanza mine to Cordova. Thousands of sacks sent to Kennicott are now filled with ore awaiting Tacoma smelter results that could startle the world and draw Outside attention to Cordova as a mineral producer.
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Chitina
Bonanza
Cordova
Kennicott
Tacoma
Stanley Opens Cafe Across From Stanley House
Frank Stanley launches a new cafe and cat factory offering seasonable delicacies for guests and the public. The facility across from the Stanley house features a long lunch counter and dining area and is set to operate for the summer catering season. Snow Glasses sold and replaced at Simpson's, Snow Glasses Red Cross Drug Store.
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Frank Stanley
Stanley House
Snow Glasses
Red Cross Drug Store
Long Time to Put Rich Man in Jail
Chronology of Abe Ruef trials from 1904 to his March 7 1911 transfer to San Quentin shows how wealth and elite counsel affected criminal procedure and outcomes. Key events include bribe trials, juror bribery confessions, a 14 year sentence, appellate battles, and multiple stays before final imprisonment.
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Abe Ruef
San Quentin
Cal
United States
Ruef
J. J. Furey
E. A. S. Blake
John Martin Kelly
Morris Haas
Francis J. Heney
Lawlor
Supreme Court
Webb
Ed J Stier Succeeds Heavey as Georgetown Commissioner
From Fairbanks advices it appears Heavey has resigned as Georgetown commissioner and Ed J Stier former Fairbanks district court clerk and Hot Springs mine operator has been named his successor Judge Ignation notes Heavey spoke of mining propositions last winter and Sher assisted Georgetown last winter with office work promising improved conditions for the post
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Fairbanks
Heavey
Georgetown
Ed. J. Stier
Hot Springs
Ignation
Sher
Judge Heavey
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Wm. Wiley
Regina
Willow ST
Akd
I. Nyholm
Just
J. L. Sale
Eating Jeweler of the
North
the Connolly
Slippern’s Mill
Builders’ Supplies
Iditarod
Cascades Laundry
Ben Holland
B. J. Banks
Illow Street
Manuel’s Saloon
Budweiser Beer
Old Lewis Hunter Rye
W. H. McBride
Cedar Brook
Wlodel Otic
van Panies
Golden Eagle
JW Rogers
Iditargd Hotel
Canada
Flat Creek
Larrell’s Globe Bakery and Coffee House
Stanley
Simpson's
Cabaniss
Stier
Hotel Grand
N. Glant
Mrs. Swanson
Sherburne Pool
Ae Flat City
Casey
the Gilmore
Miner's Home Saloon
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