Flat Creek War Bulletin shows a chaotic fictional battle scene
A fragmented war bulletin narrates an absurd clash involving Von Sternburg, Pat Kreek, and Capt Jinx in a surreal landscape with trenches, airmen, gas, and a humorous interlude featuring a dachshund from Bologna. An armistice is reported and a local lumber yard ad ends the piece with a copper type metal 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
Dutch Businessmen Immigrate to America Flee War and Debt
Amsterdam dispatch by Herbert Corey describes Dutch businessmen and German workers seeking safe haven in the United States as war wrecks their trades and finances. He notes 250,000 reserves in Holland, mass conscription fears, and an anticipated wave of emigration by factory owners, rubber dealers, and leather makers seeking stability and markets in a land of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Corey
Amsterdam
America
United States
Holland
Belgium
Germany
France
England
San Francisco
Stong
London
Hamburg
Gery
Advan
Oper
Fairbanks Physician Indicted for Heinous Crime
Yair banks dispatch reports Dr Hall a prominent Fairbanks physician was indicted by the grand jury on two counts of criminal assault against two girls Selma Luppi and Hila Johansen. One charge alleges attempted rape. Hall was arrested and posted 2500 dollars bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junesu
Yair Banks
Mr. Hall
Selma Luppi
Hila Johansen
Hall
Whale leather and shoe demand push for substitutes
The article discusses a claimed future of whale leather to meet global shoe and leather needs amid war-driven demand. It notes limited supplies from South America and Australia, rising substitutes, and urges quick action to secure materials for shoes, harnesses, and saddlery as war impacts persist. It mentions local commerce and services amid scattered notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
South America
Australia
United States
Worcester
Mrs O Leary and Her Cow Immortalized in Memory
The Baltimore Sun notes Mrs Maggie O Leary and her cow gained lasting fame after the 1871 Chicago fire, supposedly sparked by a lamp kicked over in her stable. The piece treats the tale as a legendary trigger of a city’s transformation and enduring notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie O'Leary
Ecanaba
Mich
Chicago
Mrs. O'Leary
Ephesian Dome
Chance
Baltimore Sun
Arctic Brotherhood Meeting Called for May 9 at 3 p.m.
A notice from Arctic Chief C. A. Derry announces a meeting of Iditarod Camp No. 27 Arctic Brotherhood on Sunday May 9 at 3 p.m. Attendance is urged for important business. The item notes Harry Sheppard was a city visitor on the previous Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod Camp No
Arctic Brotherhood
C. A. Derry
Arctic Chief
Harry Sheppard
No Mail Delayed Until Next Month With Winter Route Impassable
Mail service from Seward is stalled due to impassable winter trails. Contractors plan to move all accumulated mail at once once water routes via Ophir and Iditarod open, likely reaching here in June. Bob and Tom Boyd manage outgoing and incoming loads, with boats expected to resume by late May, followed by four deliveries monthly.
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
Two Outing Parties Prepare Yukon River Voyage
After ice clears the river two separate parties organize recreation trips on the Yukon. The Coe party led by HH Porter and Charles Hurst departs aboard the Transit with ample provisions and guards against wildlife. A second group led by Henry Weir and John Holmes plans a similar downstream voyage tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Otter Creek Home
Mrs Peter Miscovich of Otter Creek returned from the Flat hospital with a fine and modest baby boy born April 2. Mr Miscovich, the good father, is a respected resident and is now busy sluicing as he and his partners worked last winter. Mrs Miscovich was once engaged to Miss Fisuna Bugoy and resided in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Miscovich
Otter Creek
Miscovich
Oster Creek
Fisuna Bugoy
Ity
Flat City Post Office to Issue Money Orders
The Flat City post office now issues money orders under postmistress Mrs Chittick who is expanding premises to handle increased business. She awaits arrivals as she stocks dry goods on the first boat to the station and upgrades the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat City Post Office
Coming and Going in Early Iditarod Era Readers
Fragments describe Frank B Stanley improving a Flat City restaurant interior and the Grand hotel in War City adding eight rooms. The Otter creek ice jam threatened tramway lines, with dynamite used to protect wagons, while Berret's greenhouse in Elat City suffered fire damage and the Riverside hotel on upper First street is razed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Stanley
Flat City
Grand Hotel
War City
Otter Croek
Lust
Berret
Elat City
Riverside
Upper First Street
Iditarod
F. Morgan & Co
Fatal storms strike Mississippi and Louisiana
Twenty one people were killed by storms that swept through Mississippi and Louisiana yesterday. The storms caused widespread damage including corrugated iron roofing at Chick Lumber Company in Flat City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Lumber Cony
Clark Lumber Company
Flat City
New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Chick Lumber Company
Fine Baby Daughter at the Rivers Home
Dr. Moore reports the arrival yesterday morning of a one eight pound baby girl at the home of Mr and Mrs J G Rivers on Willow Creek. Mother and child are doing nicely. Mrs Rivers was formerly Miss Cahill one of Iditarod s most popular ladies. Mr Rivers has been operating on Willow Creek during the past year.
Advertised Letters list for week ending May 8 1915
The following letters remain uncalled for at the Iditarod post office for the week ending May 8, 1915: Aded, William Knight, Mrs. Ruby Babis, William Morrow, J. Co. Bruning, Mrs. Jenuie Olson, Victor O varr, Frank W. Portet, EB. Le Cullen, Frank J. Pitbok, John Duncan, E. B. Shea, Daniel Godbold, Frank Thomas, Hawker, MOA Tutti geating, J. M. ALBERT WISE, Postmaster. Bill Mitchell, manager for the Clark Sum yer Company at Flat, was in the city during the early part of 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 In Italy
Rome May 2 Austrians ready to oppose troop movements by Indians. Three hundred thousand Bavarian troops massed at Trent, five hundred thousand Austrians along the Isonzo. Ninety thousand more at Pola. Geneva May 2 Austrian subjects warned to leave Italy by May 6. Honor Italian Patriot May 4 Garibaldi monument unveiled with thousands in Pierdarena ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Trentined
Isonne
Pola
Italy
Garibaldi
Knox and Partners Prospecting for Coal
William Knox and partners are prospecting for coal near Summit roadhouse along Otter creek. They have reached twenty five feet and found four coal strata about eighteen inches thick, with indications of widening. They have packed a quantity of coal for transport to a mining plant on Otter creek for mining locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotg Oter
William Knox
Cal
Otter Creek
Locy
Exports Record From Puget March 26 Report
The collector notes February exports showing a historic rise with the month led by a principal buyer amid ongoing trade data. The summary highlights the sharp increase and the significance of the February figures in the Puget sound export record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget
Sin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flat Creek's War Bulletin
Ottice
Anstey
Ansiey
Iditar
Aeymore
Tauet
Bin
Crosby
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
McDonald House
First Street
Riley & Marston
THE
Bill Mitchell
Clark Sumyer Company
Flat
Geo. Adams
Adams House
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!