Flat Creek War Bulletin and Siege of Phlan Migans
A fragmented war bulletin describes Pat Kreek drilling trenches near Upgrad Battle and Von Bonkili leading a storm on Alleys. Captain Jinx leads an offensive with airmen and sappers amid a ceasefire talk. A combatant peace accord follows, with Clark Lumber Cony offering lumber and copper lead metal for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Sternburg
Pat Kreek
Upgrad
von Bonkili
Gallik-Ublans
Jinx
Goal Strait
von Bonkildt
Gustave
Bologne
Germany
Alou
Captrix
Sprang
Furter
Cas
German business men emigrate to America after war
Amsterdam dateline expert Herbert Corey reports a steady emigration surge of Dutch and German business men to the United States as war disrupts factories, debts, and markets. He notes 250,000 Dutch reserves, ruined Belgian and French plants, and Hamburg’s near collapse, with executives seeking peace, money, and new ventures in America. The piece contrasts family pressures with profits, predicting a flood of capable émigrés drawn by stability and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Corey
Amsterdam
America
United States
Holland
Belgium
Germany
France
Aeymore
Tauet
Bin
England
San Francisco
Stong
London
Hamburg
Gery
Advan
Oper
Fairbanks Physician Indicted for Criminal Assault
A Fairbanks physician known as Dr Hall was indicted by the grand jury on two counts for criminal assault on girls Selma Luppi and Hila Johansen. One charge alleges attempted rape. He was arrested and posted bail of 2500 dollars. The dispatch notes the case originates from Yair banks and mentions the shattered Alaskan locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junesu
Yair Banks
Mr. Hall
Selma Luppi
Hila Johansen
Hall
Whale leather hoped to supply world footwear demand
The article argues whale leather could meet vast global shoe needs as Europe’s war disrupts tanneries and shoe factories. It notes limited whale supply, rising substitutes, and the push to keep up with 14,600,000 pairs monthly, while also warning of shortages impacting harnesses and saddlery. It mentions shelving moved to Flat City and local ads for baths and oysters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
South America
Australia
United States
Worcester
Mrs O Leary and Her Cow Immortalized in Disaster Lore
The Baltimore Sun recalls Mrs Maggie O Leary and her cow linked to the 1871 Chicago fire. Though contested, the tale endures as a symbol of a pivotal event that reshaped Chicago into a modern city, placing the pair among accident legends in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie O'Leary
Ecanaba
Mich
Chicago
Mrs. O'Leary
Ephesian Dome
Chance
Baltimore Sun
Arctic Brotherhood Meeting Called for May Ninth
A meeting of Iditarod Camp No 27 Arctic Brotherhood is called for Sunday at 3 p.m. to conduct important business and ensure good attendance. Arctic Chief C A Derry signs the notice. Harry Sheppard was a visitor in the city on Monday last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod Camp No
Arctic Brotherhood
C. A. Derry
Arctic Chief
Harry Sheppard
No Mail Delayed Until Next Month Over Winter Route
Impassable trails halt three weekly mails from Seward for the season. A water route via Ophir and the Innoke and Iditarod rivers must open before passage. First shipments expected late May or early June with four deliveries monthly thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Ophir
Innoke River
Iditarod
Bob Boyd
Moore Creek
Tom
Takoma
Berry's
Kuskokwin
Tom Boyd
Takota
Boyd
Kuskokwita
Nulato
Tanvna
Outing Parties prepare to explore Yukon river voyage
Two organized river parties set to depart as ice clears on the Yukon. The Coe party led by HH Porter and Charles Hurst will launch on the Transit with numerous provisions, quilts, jugs, and arms for protection. A second party led by Henry Weir and John Holmes plans a similar trip downstream.
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Whitarod
Yukon
River Coe
Eded
HH. Porter
Charles Hurst
Herb Riley
Isadore
Chris Anthonieson
Patsy
Henry Weir
John Holmes
Harry Yeager
Fine baby boy arrives at Peter Miscovich's home
Mrs Peter Miscovich of Otter Creek returned from Flat Hospital with a fine and modest baby boy born April 2. Mr Miscovich, the good father, is a leading resident busy with work his partners took last winter. Mrs Miscovich was formerly Miss Fisuna Bugoy and once resided in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Miscovich
Otter Creek
Miscovich
Oster Creek
Fisuna Bugoy
Ity
Flat City Post Office Adds Money Orders Services
Flat City post office now issues money orders. Postmistress Mrs. Chittick expands and improves facilities to handle rising business. She is stocking dry goods on a boat to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat City Post Office
Local notices of town improvements and flood actions
Frank B Stanley completes interior work at Flat City restaurant and Grand hotel adds eight ground floor rooms. Ice jam on Otter creek prompts dynamite use, river flooding impacts tramway and waterfront, while Berret's greenhouse sustains light damage. Riverside hotel razing, McDonald house repainting, and dredge ice deliveries amid high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Stanley
Flat City
Grand Hotel
War City
Otter Croek
Riley & Marston
Otter Creek
Fatal storms in South leave twenty-one dead in Mississippi Louisiana
Twenty-one people died as storms struck Mississippi and Louisiana yesterday. Reports describe damage to roofing at local mills, including Chick Lumber Company in Flat City, with debris and structural destruction across affected towns.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Chick Lumber Company
Flat City
Baby girl arrives at Rivers home on Willow Creek
Dr. Moore reports the arrival yesterday morning of an eight pound baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rivers on Willow Creek. Mother Cahill Rivers, formerly a popular Iditarod woman, and the child are doing nicely. Mr. Rivers has been operating on Willow Creek during the past year.
Advertised Letters List From Iditarod Post Office May 8 1915
The weekly notice lists uncalled letters at the Iditarod post office as of May 8 1915. Names include Aded William Knight Mrs Ruby Babis William 14 Morrow J Co Bruning Mrs Jenuie Olson Victor O varr Frank W Portet E B Le Cullen Frank J Pitbok John Duncan E B Shea Daniel Godbold Frank Thomas Hawker and others. Postmaster Albert Wise notes Bill Mitchell of Clark Sum Yer Company at Flat visited the city earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod
Aded
William Knight
Ruby Babis
William
Morrow
J. Co
Bruning
Jenuie Olson
Victor O Varr
Portet
EB. le Cullen
Frank J. Pitbok
John Duncan
E. B. Shea
Daniel Godbold
Austrians Prepare to Fight Italians Across Italy
Rome May 2 Austrians ready to oppose troop movements with Bavarian and Austrian forces massed at Trentio Pola and along the Isonzo river Austrian subjects in Italy warned to evacuate by May 6 Garibaldi statue dedication at Genoa May 4 drew thousands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Trentined
Isonne
Pola
Italy
Knox and Partners Prospecting for Coal Near Summit Roadhouse
William Knox and partners are prospecting for coal a short distance from the Summit roadhouse on Otter Creek. They have drilled twenty five feet finding four strata of coal about eighteen inches thick, with signs of widening as work continues and some coal packed for transport to a mining plant on Otter Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotg Oter
William Knox
Cal
Otter Creek
Locy
Export Records Show February Puget Exports Rise
March 26 report notes collector figures for February display a rise in Puget Sound exports with February exports led by a principal buyer and higher totals in the month, marking a notable historical trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget
Sin
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Flat Creek's War Bulletin
Clark Lumber Cony
Ottice
Anstey
Ansiey
Iditar
Crosby
Clark Lumber Company
Smith’s Gun Store
Tarod, Alaska
A. J. Weiss
Flat Creek
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Fairbanks
Luger
Abe Audette
Tom McMahon
Olympia
Iditarod Meat Co
Iditarod Pioneer of
Mce
Pioneer
Western Union
Bedford-Mcneil
George Marsh Budweiser
the Americana
Alaska
Bayles Blashing Co
Lust
Berret
Elat City
Riverside
Upper First Street
F. Morgan & Co
McDonald House
First Street
THE
Bill Mitchell
Clark Sumyer Company
Flat
Garibaldi
Geo. Adams
Adams House
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