Turkey Shows Signs of Desire for Peace
London May 28: David Pasha, former Turkish minister of finance, is en route to Berlin to urge Kaiser Wilhelm to seek a separate peace. Reports warn of poison gas bombs by German raiders. Paris May 24: Allied respirators protect troops against gas attacks. London May 24: Armenian town inhabitants massacred by Turks. Russia, England, France vow punishment. Paris May 26: German trenches cheer Italian flags as Italy may enter war. Nantes May 28: French liner Cham-
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War Vessels Suffer in Dardanelles
London reports the British battleship Majestic torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles with most of the crew saved. Triumph is also torpedoed and sunk. A British submarine sinks a Turkish troopship at Constantinople. Athens notes Allied forces pressuring Turkish defense while Berlin cites a Russian ship loss in the Black Sea with heavy casualties.
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Russians Score Gains in East Capture Cannons and Prisoners
Reports from Berlin state Austro-German defeat near Sieniawa with Russians seizing numerous cannon and prisoners. Petrograd notes Austrians on the defensive in Galicia as their advance is checked. London confirms heavy Teuton reinforcement at Przmysl and a spent German Austrian Galicia movement.
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Germans Penetrate British Lines at Ypres Front
Fierce fighting persists in the Ypres district as German forces begin using poisonous gas bombs and manage a slight penetration of British lines. Noted May 25 from London reports indicate intensified combat with gas as a new tactic.
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Geologic Survey dispatches Alaska parties to survey coal fields
Seattle May 28. C M Johnson leads a party of nineteen to survey Nenana coal fields in Alaska. R H Sargent takes six to Ruby and C B Griffin six to Iditarod. US Geological Survey directs surveys across the North with H M Eakin heading to Casnario to assist. District court term set by Judge Bunnell to convene at Ruby on Monday June 14.
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Becker death sentence carried out in Albany glare
Becker, convicted in Albany for the murder of Rose Ath York, faces execution as the New York district attorney will not intervene. The report notes the case has seen prior convicts and the death sentence awaits in Becker. Nanaimo, B. C., records a separate mine explosion that killed two yesterday.
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Health of Greek King Raises Nervous City
Athens reports King Constantine in worse condition with a second operation possible. A Berlin specialist was rushed to treat him after a brief improvement. In New York, Theodore Roosevelt fell and broke something at Oyster Bay.
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Volcano Eruption Reported on Cook Inlet Coast
Seward May 24 An unidentified peak on the west coast of Cook Inlet is in eruption, per officers of the steamship Alameda just arrived here. Several slight earthquake shocks have been felt nearby as the event is observed from the coast.
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Pan-America conference plans Atlantic steamship firm
Washington May 27. A pan American conference is under way here to form an Atlantic steamship corporation to foster trade between North and South America. The plan aims to unify shipping routes and boost economic ties across the continents.
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Princess Irene Explosion Kills Hundreds in Harbor
In Sheerness England on May 28 a catastrophic explosion aboard the steamship Princess Irene beside mine laying vessels killed an estimated three hundred to four hundred people. Flames and a towering smoke cloud followed, with debris found up to fifteen miles away. The ship, newly completed and seized by the government, served Canada Pacific routes between Seattle Victoria and Vancouver. German spies are suspected of causing the disaster.
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Destruction of Nebraskan complicates situation
Washington, May 28. Two weeks since President Wilson sent a note protesting German submarine actions that damaged American lives and property. No reply has been received. No cabinet meeting today due to lack of pressing developments.
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Italy Enters War With Enthusiasm and Mobilizes Front
Rome declares war on Austria-Hungary effective today amid frontier skirmishes and mobilization orders. Crowds cheer the army and navy as Italian ambassadors are recalled and staff depart. Reports say Germans and Austrians blocked 30,000 Italians from leaving Italy. eighty vessels interned and seized. Germany declares war, Austria-Hungary proclaims war, and Cadorna named chief of staff on the frontier. Britain, Russia, and France urge no separate peace. Nebraskan torpedo claim disputed. later reports confirm torpedo damage and safe arrival in Liverpool.
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Italian advances and Austro Italian naval actions amid wars
May reports from multiple fronts describe Austrians bombed Venice arsenals and destroyed bridges in Brescia while Italian planes raided Trieste Nabresna and polA, with Rome noting Grado occupation and several towns along the Tyrol front. The Italian fleet pursued Austrians to Pola and ships were sunk or captured. Servians begin advance toward Austria. Monfalcone attacked. rumors of a consul killed in Constantinople.
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London cabinet reshuffle breeds wartime tension
London reports the new coalition cabinet meets for the first time as Earl Kitchener keeps the war portfolio and Arthur Balfour remains first lord of the admiralty. John Redmond declines the Admiralty offer while Winston Churchill is out of the cabinet. Lord Fisher is believed to control the Navy in Britain’s defenses.
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Granddaughter for Wilson McAdoo in Washington May 24
A daughter was born today to the wife of Secretary of the Treasury Willian G. McAdoo. The report also notes the President’s daughter in Madrid and details a public school closing with a long program and various student performances, ending with finances and accounts for the Iditarod school board.
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Gun Club Shoot Scheduled At Iditarod Grounds
The Iditarod Gun Club announces a Sunday afternoon competition at their grounds near the Catholic church. A supply of blue rocks arrived aboard the steamer Washburn with more expected soon. Mars. J. E. Riley of Ottercreek visited the city briefly. Commodore Al Lowe arrived last Thursday from a winter vacation in Seattle.
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United States Cruiser North Carolina Grounds in Egypt
May 28. The United States cruiser North Carolina is aground within the outer harbor of Alexandria. She is undamaged and will be floated by dredging a channel.
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Passenger Vessel Sunk With No Loss of Life Report
The Holl New York May sailing yesterd American liner Rynd for Rotter was rammed by the freight Cunero off atucket. The v 1s collided via fog passengers of the sinking ves transferrer safely.
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Alaska's New Mining Law Appealed By Pioneer
The Pioneer will appeal Alaska's newly adopted mining law as approved by the Second territorial legislature on April 15. The law was received too late to appear in this issue.
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New President Resigns in Lisbon May 28
May 28 President Arrigia of Portugal resigns. Astor, a famed banker, arrived in town last Thursday and hurried to the creeks. A 2-passenger this morning on the mail launch for lower Yukon river points. Tom J. N. Henry Riley of Riley and Aitken arrived from California last Thursday and heads to the creeks to oversee firm interests.
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Four Arizona executioners to face doom today
In Phoenix on May 28 four men slated for hanging trigger state upheaval as the senate rejects the governor’s appeal to the pardoning board. An effort is also planned in federal court to halt the executions.
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Agnes Fish Dies in New York cerebral hemorrhage
Agnes Stuyvesant Fish, prominent New York social leader and former wife of Stuyvesant Fish, died in New York today from a cerebral hemorrhage. The 81 year old, once married to railroad official G. Anthone Fish in 1871, left behind a long lineage of New York society influence.
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Ineffectual Effort to Raise Submarine
Submarine Ff remains sunken near the harbor entrance as cables again part, leaving the vessel forty feet below the surface within three hundred yards of the harbor.
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Rains Cause Disaster Across South and West
Terrific rains in the Eastern Midwestern states and parts of Oklahoma have caused immense property damage and several deaths. Bridges were washed away and railroad tracks washed out, disrupting transport and daily life across the affected regions.
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Chinese and Japanese settle their differences
A brief report notes that Chinese and Japanese governments have exchanged statements and signed a treaty to resolve ongoing tensions. The move aims to ease regional friction and establish a framework for future cooperation, signaling a new phase in bilateral relations.
Accident on upper Yukon hits local supplies
An upper Yukon accident caused a local shortage of eggs fruit and perishables. A consignment of 400 cases and other goods being moved over ice to Lake Lebarge foot were lost when freighting outfits broke through the ice. Details and possible loss of life are unknown. Florence McGibney of Otterman visited the city this week as a guest of Sigrid and Donald McDonald.
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Fourth of July Committee Plans Work in Flat City
The Flat City Fourth of July celebration committee will begin soon with the finance group Ramos Peterson Percy Charles and Cyril Wood to set out plans for the holiday. Residents discuss celebrating on Monday the seventh or Saturday the third to allow participation from both Flat City and Creek Town, with opinion split on the date and activities.
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Iditarod
Sheppard Resigns as U S Deputy Marshal in Alaska
Harry P. Sheppard, a popular Alaska peace officer, wired his resignation as deputy U S marshal at Flat City to U S Marshal L. T. Fowin in Pair Banks, effective June 1. Mr. and Mrs. Shenbeck arrived last Thursday to greet friends aboard the steamer Washburn from the Outside. George Travis, noted Klondike figure, died in Vancouver, B C.
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July Fourth Celebration Question Sets the Date
The statement implies July Fourth is the proper celebration time though a Sunday. It notes a committeeman will meet soon to discuss the agenda and determine which first matters will be addressed.
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