This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
2
Incomplete legal notice fragment references a public action with dates and parties but lacks readable specifics. It mentions notices, publication, and official language, implying a formal filing or filing deadline without clear names or locations.
The piece notes solemn Memorial Day ceremonies nationwide with veterans parades and flowers on graves, honoring Civil War soldiers and all departed. It reflects on liberties earned and the challenges of public observance in Alaska, while recalling traditions from old homes in the states.
The 1914 campaign in the Pacific Northwest centers on prohibition with liquor interests gathering funds for advertising. A tri state push may mirror anti saloon efforts in Oregon and California as Seattle eyes a state wide vote, while Washington considers initiative reforms and long term effects on mining and Alaska law are debated in other passages.
A Wisconsin lesson in government policy shows 450 empty freight cars at Fond du Lac as farmers withhold potatoes to push prices to a hoped 1 dollar per bushel. The state university system helped develop the potato industry and later promoted co operative pooling and sales through a general agent, influencing farmers and the market.
A Washington dispatch reports former Speaker Uncle Joe Cannon failed at a national draw poker game. He coughed up 3.08 and withdrew as others mocked his misplayed hands. The scene ended the seven hour session and drew a quip about playing with John Quincy Adams.
A Seattle passenger, Edwin F. Watts, was saved after a creosoted piling slipped from the Carlos during a gale off Cape Flattery. A shipmate hurled a life buoy, which landed Watts, and a later lifeboat rescue returned him to Seattle.
Officers of the United States Army at Jefferson Barracks and in St Louis wrote and performed Carabao Society songs praising and lampooning events. The order, founded in Manila in 1900, includes officers who served in the Philippines. several parodies nationalized in Washington, with verses mocking Kaiser and Filipinos.
The American board of foreign missions argues against Confucianism becoming China's state religion. Dr. Habary and Dr. Halsey state opposing the move aids China, not missionaries, warning it would merge religion with politics and harm progress. They cite Yi Shikai's view that Christian ethics could save China, while noting the republic faces a crisis in internal affairs.
Abbeyville New York April 3 A one year old girl described as a human film puzzles physicians. While solving subtraction she itches and scratches producing a 4. She later sees an airplane on her hand after a buzzing sound. She can reveal the names and professions written on her skin when visitors come. The child is to be examined in Paris by a medical commission.
A farmer wards off an assessor’s attempt to inflate land size. Reuben estimates twenty acres, while the farmer protests the bluff, saying the tract contains far more. The Denver Post quotes the exchange.
In a tersely quoted exchange a farm owner notes a German hired man’s wanderlust and eleven-year tenure. The document then records a mining claim notice from 1913 Alaska regarding labor expenditures and co-ownership transfer, naming Cecil Barlow and dates through 1914.
Co-owner Dominick Soraci states that labor and improvements totaling 100 dollars were spent in 1913 on the Wild Cat Association Placer Mining claim on Bear Creek Tuluksak river tributary in Alaska. If all parties do not pay their share within 90 days after the final publication, interests will vest in Soraci under Section 2324 Revised Statutes. First published May 2 1944. last publication Aug 1 1914.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.