Clean Sport Rescue Wins Lifesaving Admiration
A local outing party aboard the gasoline launch Tramp praise Captain Ebner J Smith for saving Major Wile after a canoe accident near Dike man. The act is lauded as heroic with Smith nicknamed Clean Sport and voted worthy of a Nobel prize by many citizens.
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 Anticipates Good Sport
The Iditarod Gun Club awaits Yukon river steamers bringing a large blue rock consignment. They plan weekly summer trap contests, drawing strong interest from members. Nearby Clark Lumber Company advertises lumber and roofing supplies at Flat City as well as other local services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod Gun Club
Iditarod
Clark Lumber Company
Flat City
Five Hundred Dollars Approved for Otter Roads
Commissioner Guy Geraghty announces approval from the Alaska road commission to spend 500 dollars on Otter precinct roads for the coming season. He notes the dull travel period limits work and expects to devote time to road improvements, aiding regional development amid federal spending.
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 Ned M Stanton Promotes Old Tyranny Day Celebrations
Ned M Stanton lord mayor of Witarad has been extraordinarily active this week along the creeks and streets. He hurried back to the city last evening, weighed in on league matters, and set about organizing the preliminaries for a stark commemorative event marking the historic struggle against oppression and the fight for liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned M. Stanton
Witarad
Wellingtons
Itarod
Scotty Auld Injured While Photographing on Chicken Creek
Photographer Scotty Auld, employed by McKenzie Matheson and Cameron, was taken to Dr Auringer’s Flat hospital last Thursday morning after being wounded above his ankle by a piece of frozen muck. No bones were broken, and he hopes to return to work within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Scotty”) Auld
McKenzie, Matheson & Cameron
Chicken Creek
Harry Watson in Town Reports on River Service Readiness
Harry Watson of the White Pass river service, based in Dikeman, arrived Friday morning after weeks there preparing for the summer river transportation season. He will stay in town for a few days to oversee preparations and greet potential clients ahead of the rush of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Watson
White Pass
Dikeman
Enjoy Cruise on River by Local Party
A party consisting of John Holmes A A Shenbeck Harry Yeager and Henry Weir returned from a cruise on the lower Iditarod river reporting splendid time and good weather with mosquitos not yet pests. They enjoyed outdoor life and baths while noting health issues. The Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors promote Turkish baths with placard notices.
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 interested parties are urged to attend a preliminary meeting next Monday at 8 pm in Moose hall to discuss the proposed Fourth of July celebration. Nick Mellick arrived in Iiterod from Iditarod last Thursday forenoon, and Mr. Taylor reports moving to Georgetown on April 11 with ice delays noted up the river. two other prospectors wintered nearby, Tom claims good prospects though no pay yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat City
Moose Hall
Nick Mellick
Iiterod
Iditarod
Klement
Mr. Taylor
Georgetown
Tom
Tom Taylor
Iditarod travelers head north via Whitehorse
Seattle reports many Iditarod participants leaving for the north with Thom as Guilfrey and Charles R traveling together for the race. The group plans to depart by way of Whitehorse as part of the expedition. In Bordeaux, the steamer La Touraine arrived today from the U. S. and Stal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Thomas, Guilfrey
Charles R. Ve
Iditarod Teings
Whitehorse
Anon Ig
Bordeaux
la Touraine
Dd Stal
Steamboats Reach Yukon Route Toward Iditarod
Fairbanks May 14 The Yukon river opens to Circle with firm ice. Steamer Washburn sails from Carmacks toward Iditarod, while Delta departs Fairbanks for Dawson. Reliance will link at Tanana with Washburn then return to Fairbanks.
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Fairbanks
Yukon River
Circle
Runpart
Washburn
Carmacks
Idi'srod
Delta
Fairban
Dawson
Reliance
Tanana
Flat City Residents Set for River Outing Trip
Flat City residents plan a river outing at noon aboard Captain U auneh Comet and enjoy Olympia oysters and cocktails along the Dikeman stretch, with Iditarod Meat featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uauneh
Dikeman
Olympia
Iditarod Meat Co
Prominent Victims Of Lusitania Disaster
Elbert Hubbard born in Bloomington Alabama in 1859 was editor of The Philistine and The Fra and owned Roycroft Shops in New York. Charles Klein born in London in 1860 was a successful playwright and censor of plays for Chart. Alfred Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt family born in New York in 1870 married Elsie French in 1901 and held multiple directorships. Charles Frohman, theatre manager born in Sandusky and educated in New York public schools, built the Frohman stock company and owned theaters in New York and London.
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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 last winter have returned and now reside on First street. Guy Austin visited the city over Sunday and Monday from Otter Creek, Job Printing at Pioneer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Meyers
Wood Camp
Iditarod
First Street
Guy Austin
Otter Creek
Woman testifies of son's long farm work in county court
A county court session featured a mother testifying for her son about his lifelong farm labor. When pressed by opposing counsel about the first year of work, the witness asserted he began milking cows. The cross examination ended with no further questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Heligoland Fortified Island Shapes World Naval Balance
Long article notes slow Yukon ice break up with warm weather and melting snow. It shifts to history of Heligoland, from its 19th century sale to Germany to its modern fortifications, Krupp guns, fleets, and naval strategic value surrounding the North Sea and England. Mentions Kaiser Wilhelm, Lord Salisbury, and WWI era defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Koyukuk
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 Western Leaders Remarks
Roosevelt denounces the Lusitania sinking as piracy and murder of unprecedented scale. Taft urges calm amid crisis while Wilson's policy is praised by London papers. Berlin roasts Roosevelt and Copenhagen notes Berlin claims. Clark comments on disaster in Missouri amid debate on war.
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Roosevelt
HN. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Lusitania
Clark
Copenhagen
Berlin
Rlin
Germany
London
Wilson
Moose lodge schedules regular meetings twice a month
May and June regroups will be held on the hall at Flat City with the Secretary Day in July. The lodge meets on the second and fourth Sunday. A note from Flat City dated May 10 cites events and a visit by a matron in the city for a short vacation. Jacobsgaard was guest of Mrs. E J Byers and Mrs Mor during recent hospital stays.
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Lodge
Nderson
O.M
Flat City
Jacobsgaard
E. J. Byers
Mor
Not Totally Incapacitated Henry and the Check Request
A fragment recounts Henry seeking an advance royalty check from a New York publisher. The cashier explains Mr. Blank signs checks but is temporarily incapacitated with a sprained ankle. The exchange ends with a humorous, clipped remark about signing with his feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
New York
Blank
Euthor
Boas
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Scotty” Auld
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Bedford-Mcneil
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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
Magazisto
Pontius
Moose
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