Clean Sport Saves Major From Drowning on River Trip
On a Saturday trip aboard the gasoline launch Tramp, Major Wile nearly drowned after tumbling into a canoe. Captain Ebner J Smith, nicknamed Clean Sport, saved him, aided by Isidore Bayts and others. The party praised Smith’s quick action as he kept the major afloat until help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Anthonieson
Isidore Bayts
Heth Riley
Byers
Ebner J Smith
Charles Hurst
Howard H. Porter
J. F. Albert S. Wise
Dikeman
Smith
Clean Sport
Major Wile
Wile
Warner
Captain Smith
Jersey
Iditarod Gun Club Chases Yukon Steamers and Blue Rocks
The Iditarod Gun Club anticipates a busy season awaiting Yukon river steamers bringing a large consignment of blue rocks. They plan weekly summer trap contests, with strong member interest. Also noted are Clark Lumber Company's offerings and local business mentions including Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod
Five Hundred Dollars To Be Spent On Roads In Otter
Commissioner Guy G. Gerachty announced approval by the Alaska road commission to allocate 500 dollars for Otter precinct road works in the coming season. He notes dull travel and a heavy workload, planning to use the funds to improve highways and byways amid a time of limited district court activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy G. Gerachty
Alaska Road Commission
Fairbanks
Otter Precinct
District Court
Iditarod
Guy
Unica
United States of America
Geer
Geraghty
Mayor Is A Busy Cup Of Tea In Witarad
Ned M. Stanton, lord mayor of Witarad, seen riding the creeks this week while pursuing the sierras of his clients. He returned to the city last evening and focused on advancing preparations for a grand celebration marking the struggle against tyranny and the birth of political liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned M. Stanton
Witarad
Wellingtons
Itarod
Scotty Auld Injured While Working On Chicken Creek
Photographer Scotty Auld, employed by McKenzie Matheson and Cameron on Chicken Creek, was taken to Dr Auringer's Flat hospital last Thursday morning after receiving a wound above his ankle from a piece of frozen muck. No bones were broken and he expects to return to work within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Scotty”) Auld
McKenzie, Matheson & Cameron
Chicken Creek
Harry Watson in Town Oversees White Pass River Service
Harry Watson, Iditarod manager of the river service for the White Pass company, with headquarters in Dikeman, arrived Friday morning. He has spent weeks in Dikeman getting river transportation ready for the summer rush and will stay in the city for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Watson
White Pass
Dikeman
Enjoy Cruise on River by Four Men from Here
A party consisting of John Holmes A A Shenbeck Harry Yeager and Henry Weir returned early yesterday from a cruise on the lower Iditarod river after a week away. They describe excellent weather and mosquitos not yet pests allowing full outdoor recreation and baths. The note mentions various ailments and the Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors promoting Twentieth Century Turkish Bath with placards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holmes
A. A. Shenbeck
Harry Yeager
Henry Weir
Iditarod River
Public Meeting in Flat City For Fourth of July Celebration
Residents of Flat City and all interested parties are urged to attend a preliminary meeting next Monday at 8 PM in the Moose hall to discuss the upcoming Fourth of July celebration. Nick Mellick arrived in Iiterod from Iditarod last Thursday. Taylor reports moving from Georgetown on April 11 and notes ice on the river until May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat City
Moose Hall
Nick Mellick
Iiterod
Iditarod
Klement
Mr. Taylor
Georgetown
Tom
Tom Taylor
Yukon
Koyukuk
Iditarod travelers head north from Seattle in May
May 14 from Seattle reports Thomas Guilfrey and Charles R leaving for the Iditarod by way of Whitehorse. The group plans to travel north for the event. Bordeaux notes the steamer La Touraine arrived today from the U. S. and Stal presence is mentioned in dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Thomas, Guilfrey
Charles R. Ve
Iditarod Teings
Whitehorse
Anon Ig
Bordeaux
la Touraine
Dd Stal
Steamboats Sift North as Iditarod Route Opens
Fairbanks May 14 The Yukon river is open to Circle with firm ice. The steamer Washburn left Carmacks today for Iditarod direct. The Delta sails from Fairbanks Sunday to Dawson. Reliance will meet Washburn at Tanana and return to Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Yukon River
Circle
Runpart
Washburn
Carmacks
Idi'srod
Delta
Fairban
Dawson
Reliance
Tanana
Flat City Residents Outing On River Trip
Flat City residents depart for a river outing aboard Captain U auneh Comet at noon. The event includes Fresh Olympia Oysters and cocktails as part of the excursion near Dikeman. Iditarod Meat appears as a terse note on the itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uauneh
Dikeman
Olympia
Iditarod Meat Co
Prominent Victims of Lusitania Disaster
A pressed biographical notice lists Elbert Hubbard of Bloomington Alabama born June 1 1859 editor and proprietor of the Roycroft Shops, and writer of philosophical works. Also named are Charles Klein born in London 1860 a playwright and censor of plays for Chart, Alfred Vanderbilt son of Cornelius Vanderbilt born 187? a director of major shows and banks, and Charles Frohman famed theatrical manager born in Sandusky. The piece notes Mrs Hubbard likely among the victims and outlines brief career highlights of each figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Hubbard
Bloomington
Silas Hubbard
Wesegree
Tufts College
Boston
Fra
Hubbard
Roycroft
N.Y
Charles Klein
London
England
North London College
Lillien Gottleib
New York
Frohman
Nurea Gwynne Vangeroit
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Cornelius and
Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt III
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbit
America
Elsie French
Newport
Interassociation
Railways
Tional Horse Show
Charles Frohman
Sandusk
Haverly
Shenandoah
Mr and Mrs Meyers Return to City Home on First Street
Mr and Mrs Meyers who lived at a wood camp ten miles north of Iditarod during the winter have returned to the city this week and now reside on First Street. Guy Austin visited the city from Otter Creek on Sunday and Monday last, stopping at the Pioneer office job printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Meyers
Wood Camp
Iditarod
First Street
Guy Austin
Otter Creek
Woman testifies in county court over her farm boy
A county court session features a mother testifying for her son about his lifelong farm work. In cross examination the lawyer questions the claim and asks what he did in the first year, she replies he milked, and the witness is released without further questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Heligoland fortification and German naval strategy
In a long historical backdrop the article recalls the 1910s era decisions around Heligoland. It details Britain selling the island to Germany, its fortifications, and its role as a linchpin in Germanys naval program. The piece links Heligolands rise as a fortress to control of the North Sea and potential impacts on English defense and war planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
England
Heligoland
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
North Sea
Zanzibar
East Africa
Eider
Elba
Woest
Kiel Canal
Empire
Wilhelmshaven
Bremerhaven Kiel
Cuxhaven
Keiser
Germeree
Hamburg
St Heligolan
Heeligoland
Amphion
Koenig
Admiral Beatty
Heligland
Lusitania Disaster Sparks Roosevelt Piracy Charge Rally
Theodore Roosevelt denounces the Lusitania sinking as piracy on a vast scale and calls American neutrality into question. Reports from New York and Berlin outline roasts, lectures, and public reactions as Taft and Wilson respond to the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
HN. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Lusitania
New York
Magazisto
Pontius
Moose Lodge Regents Schedule Notices
In May and June the Moose Lodge will hold regular meetings only twice a month at their hall in Flat City. Secretary Day in July lists meeting dates as the second and fourth Sundays. A local matron visited Flat City for a short vacation, with Mrs E J Byers hosting, as Mrs Mor and Jacobsgaard were guests during a stay at a nearby hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Nderson
O.M
Flat City
Jacobsgaard
E. J. Byers
Mor
Not Totally Incapacitated Henry and the Pencil Sign
A fragmented notice recounts Henry’s encounter with a New York publishing house cashier who explains that Mr. Blank, who signs checks, is laid up with a sprained ankle. The anecdote ends with the editor’s quip about signing with his feet. The brief item reflects a humorous newsroom aside from the City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
New York
Blank
Euthor
Boas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iditarod Gun Club
Clark Lumber Company
Crosby
Ansieys
Ansiey
Scotty” Auld
Ver
Smith’s Gun Store
Itarod, Alaska
Western Union
Bedford-Mcneil
George Marsh Ruidweiser Spkarop
the Americana
Alaska
Mar City
Anderson
Pioneer
North
A. J. Weiss
Flat Creek
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Dog Bacon
Gibraltar
Boas Clothing Store
William Tay
Geo. Adams
Adams House
Gurlogan
Look Po
Bayles Clothing Co
Iditarcd Discovery
OTTER
Clark
Copenhagen
Berlin
Rlin
Wilson
Moose
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