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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
6
Publication urges careful preparation of notices and advertising copy from distant publishers. It stresses legibility and accuracy of names and dates, warns it cannot accept responsibility for illegible or faulty typeset, and outlines subscription rates and delivery terms.
Acritique notes Alaska's Act to Create 2 ibly drew fire from Nome and Fairbanks editorials. Critics claimed the legislature acted as an advisory board to Congress, citing forty laws enacted in sixty days. Proponents urge understanding of the act's expounded provisions and citations.
A columnist argues money should not outrank human life and rails against plutocracy. He contrasts American values with Puritan ideals, cites Rome and Spain as warnings, and laments a past that equated wealth with power while urging virtue over cash.
The Seattle Sun stresses returning to the fathers’ path and enduring Americanism where the dollar serves the people in public and private life. It contrasts plunder and power with a pledge to safer, saner governance and freedom.
A nostalgic verse laments bygone times with memories of oil lamps, smoky flames, no electric lights, shared neighborly chats, long walks, and simple fashions. The poet, Walt Mason, contrasts then and now with humorous, affectionate tone.
The article details early week mining work on Otter Slate and Black creeks with sluicing on Summitas and Trippy. Ground sluicing by the Yukon Gold on Marietta to locate large boulders, and a messhouse built by Riley and Marston on Otter Creek. Dozens of workers, new residences, purchases, and a fire at Discovery dredge camp.
Bennett James has suffered eye trouble for weeks and was compelled to stay indoors. He set off from Seattle by land and boat to the Kuskokwim region after an incident that caused his eyes to be poisoned.
The Otter Creek washout caused extensive flooding with homes damaged and water depths rising above knee level at Flat County. The tramway and wagon bridges remained intact but crossing the stream was impossible for days. Reporters note the incident loosened people financially and physically as several tried to wade across.
A miner named Erickson was injured in a nighttime fall at the Opium Flat Greek mine. A large dirt slide pinned his neck and chest while he shoveled in darkness, lodging a frozen dirt slab near his knee. he was rushed to hospital in serious pain but is expected to recover, company men noting the darkness caused the accident.
Alaska items report McGee’s death from hunger during a hunting trip on the Unik river, fox farming moves to Prince Edward Island, and new federal building plans for Seward. Naval visits by destroyers Whipple Preble Stewart and Paul Jones are billed for summer. mining progress at Sheep-creek tunnel advances 20 feet daily. Reindeer numbers rise, native ownership tallies, and a Dawson resident plans fox shipments.
London May 9 The house of commons again refuses to pass the suffrage bill. In the last three months fanatical women caused over a million dollars in damage protesting the government’s delay in extending the franchise. British women currently vote in county municipal and school elections but not in Parliament.
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