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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
2
A brief notice lists subscription rates of 10.00 for one year six months and 5.00 for one month with a single-copy price on application. It also mentions Republican and Democratic national conventions to be held in Chicago on June 18 and Baltimore in January.
Democrats in Iditarod discuss information they claim justifies Harrais and followers actions at Cordova while blaming A J Daly for forcing a machine driven by personal whim. Jennings might have won easier, but current mood favors Republic candidate, urging calm and strategic gain. An Independent Republican convention in Valdez May 20 is floated as escape, with Kazis Krauczunas linked to immigration work and possible congressional candidacy. Socialists’ John W Chase shows labor candidate chatter but not credibly allied.
The party of Char Worden Ramos Peterson Charles Hoxie John Holmes Willie Ward Ralph Lomen A Stoner and Skinper Larson returned from a May 3 downstream excursion about 60 miles below Diketuau. They entered the Yentnagertna tributary and ascended it. some think it navigable for small steamers about 100 miles. Weather fair, mosquitoes light, ducks and geese plentiful enough for the group and their families.
A House speech by Hon. J Charles Lithicum details how pelagic sealing since 1880 has depleted the seal herd. The account explains male selective killing, female-only losses, and resulting revenue versus depletion, noting reductions from 10,000 taken in 1881 to over 1,000 by 1894 and continuing decline.
Fragments of a revival era political song cycle through a reader voice describing a Missouri Democratic conven tion gathering where a chant-like Houn Song is heard. The verses mention a kicking theme and rural imagery, reflecting period slang and social context.
In 1786 Russian navigator Gerassim Pribilof found five desert islands in the North Pacific. The St Paul and St George herds breed there each summer and migrate through Bering Sea. Since Alaska purchase the herd has fallen from about 4 million to under 140,000, with yearly kills dropping from about 40,900 to around 12,000. The islands lie far from civilization, feeding on a small unclassified fish, and deserve protection. The United States has earned about $11 million from leases, with goods from skins exceeding $50,000, and authorities from the US and Britain have pledged protective efforts.
Season note reflects low Christian spirit in Alaska as spring brings notable cussedness. Mentions shedding skin like animals, wind squalls, and a business ad for shaded ivory, Puerto Rico Cigars, eastern oysters, and meat can prices.
A disjointed tale extols putting seven dollars into a bank to build savings and self respect. The narrator recalls chasing fast wages and flashy spending, then discovers banking as a steady graft, urging others to start small and grow the stash weekly to weather hard times.
In a heated letter to the editor a reader condemns the paper for publishing a demoralizing Friscy letter. The writer urges the newspaper to stand with moral standards and to spare readers, especially young women, from harmful content. The protest rejects the letter’s sensationalism and calls for responsible publishing and actions against dance halls and vice. The correspondent also scolds the paper for advertising select lumber and corrugation suppliers amid the dispute.
Through last week s mail several letters from Ruby express increased confidence in that camp. One letter to Abe Rome and another to Judce Stanton report a growing sense of momentum with claims of a dandy camp and possible long term significance.
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