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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
2
The Iditarod Pioneer publishes weekly from Iditarod Alaska. Editor Charles A. Derry and publishers Arbu ckle and Derry list subscription rates at 10 per year, 1 per month, and 5 per five copies. Advertising rates available on application.
The Alaska Democratic feud over the governorship centers on incumbent J F A Strong and Thomas Riggs Jr of the Alaska Engineering Commission. Critics cite Strong’s perceived indecisiveness on capital and labor issues and a disputed election ruling, while supporters push for Riggs, who now leads railroad construction. The party laments no single candidate to unite factions as Riggs garners backing amid party maneuvering.
The passage argues that replacing him with a new man would be disadvantageous to the project but regardless, the consequences will be felt by rank and file Democrats as the party organization and the territory are urged to free themselves from the strong incubus.
The Toronto Mail and Empire imagines a German victory in World War I and warns Canada would fall under German occupation with a puppet Ottawa, German generals, and conscription. It argues U.S. involvement would rise, asks how Canada would defend itself, and notes dangers to peace and liberty if Germany prevailed.
Frederick Funston's career is cited as support for revising the West Point system to balance merit and seniority. The piece argues talent should rise through multiple paths to commissions, noting Funston's audacity and popularity as reasons to permit non academy routes while still valuing academy training.
M B Summers of Juneau Empire argues the moon cannot affect terrestrial weather. He notes moonlight is sunlit and reaches Earth in negligible amounts, lunar phases do not govern rainfall, and forecasts rely on causes beyond the moon.
The article surveys U.S. presidents by birthplace and background, noting Virginia produced eight presidents including Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Harrison Taylor and Wilson. It covers professions, education, and ancestry, stating nineteen presidents were lawyers, English ancestry predominates, and Roosevelt was the youngest at 46 while William Henry Harrison was the oldest at 68.
United States Senator Hoar recalls Anson Burlingame, famed Detroit lawyer and China envoy, who after obtaining a ticket to the House of Commons gallery refuses a seat reserved for peers. An old peer tries to eject him, but Burlingame insists he is peer in his own country and leaves rather than bow to foreign ranks.
A bystander column mocks a man who uses a card index for dating and quips that Hungarian subjects call the new emperor Charles the First. It notes watchers fear the monarch may lose his head in critical moments. Also a brief plug urges steam baths at Snyder House Flat.
James Robertson of Tenakee Fisheries warns the Alaska salmon industry faces looming shortages and ruin for packers. He cites cannery law violations, unsafe fishing on Sundays, and poor handling. He urges streams clearing, selective trapping, and government concessions as remedies amid trap debates and regulatory clashes.
The warning urges rapid but orderly action from Alaska fishers, noting it will take time to mobilize and even longer to see results after activation. It argues those who favor business principles should remove sycophantic influence and push seiners outside legal limits, predicting further confiscations and convictions in Southeastern Alaska this spring.
Officers of the Fairbanks Transportation Company announce it will not build the City of as proposed river steamer this season. Robert Ewer in Seattle reports the firm cannot make ocean connections and high ship-material costs make the project unprofitable.
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