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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
7
New York Mayor Gaynor orders closing of saloons after violent scenes as police enforce curfew. Crowds resist arrest, women detained, looting occurs for food and drink, hotels claim discrimination, unrest disrupts street life. Authorities warn fines and closures to end disorder.
Norwegian expedition to aid German scientists stranded in a remote Spitabergen area fails to reach the team. Rescue party suffers losses as seven dogs die and several members are reported fast in foul weather and hurricane delays preventing return to Green Harbor.
In a grim update the team reports two sleds destroyed and dogs lost forcing evacuation and delaying relief. No further curtailment possible until additional dogs arrive from Norway, or risk to the expedition’s position worsens in the near future.
Baltimore rumors persist as officials and B&O railroad workers clash over the fate of about 20 immigrant girls who vanished from a train car. Special agents and a federal secret service squad investigate while families and friends await news of their whereabouts. The case raises questions about where they went and whether any clues exist.
Washington May 9 Appearing before the Senate committee on the Alaska railroad bill Gifford Pinchot urged government built and operated railroads. Delegate Wickersham supports rapid federal action likening to Panama Canal. Others favor private construction with government guarantees and leases. Senator Hitchcock proposes joint government operation with railroads and long term leases with profit sharing.
A three man party attempting a strike near Teslin perished in severe cold and confusion. One man returned for supplies, then found others at an Indian encampment. Lindemann succumbed to delirium, Redmond tried to wrestle away a demented companion, and both men suffered severe frostbite before救援 arrived.
The first Chinese parliament met in April with Yuan Shikai presiding as spectators filled the galleries. The opening featured crowd scenes and foreign diplomats in attendance. The structure echoed a blend of American and British systems with a two house congress and cabinet members required to hold seat in the legislature.
London May 9 reports say the Powers ordered a withdrawal of troops from Scutari. Montenegro demands immediate abandonment of the conquered city. King Nicholas of Montenegro is said to be brokenhearted and will abdicate.
Chicago report on Illinois Women's Democratic league push for a separate women’s penitentiary. A three-woman commission would run the facility with women guards and staff, an appropriation bill passed, Gov Dance promised action but delaying the matter.
The text notes that the women remain in anticipation until they are informed of the nature of the project they are engaged in.
Owen Williams left Fairbanks in early April for a year long hunting and trapping expedition to the Arctic coast. He plans to travel via Rampart and the north fork of the Chandlar and may consider mining prospects. He hoped to recruit a companion for the trip up the Avet ic in the Chandlar region.
Numerous heirs and co owners are notified that labor and improvements have been expended on several Alaska placer mining claims including the Star, Julia, Shakespeare, Eclipse, Sayles, and Empire associations in Takotna and surrounding districts. Ninety days after last publication are provided to contribute your share or your interest will become the property of the advancing co owner under the Revised Statutes. Promotions list multiple claim names and coowners with publication dates in 1913 and 1915.
Notice states Tom DeCamp Isadore Goldstein Julius Schrader P O Sundberg and BN Thorsheim must contribute 100 dollars each for annual labor on the Third tier boned left limit placer claim opposite One Above On Creek Otter Creek tributary of Iditarod river Otter Mining Recording District Territory of Alaska by December 31 or risk forfeiture to the subscriber who has expended the required amount under the law reaching back to January 1880.
Town of Iditarod Alaska advertises sealed bids for the City Hall building on Willow Street between First and Second. Bids due by 5 p.m. on May 1st, 1913, with cash on council acceptance. Bids to be opened and awarded per council rules.
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