Funeral of Alex Cornwall Held by Pioneers of Akisko
The funeral for Alex Cornwall, old prospector and miner, was held at A.B. hall with many attending despite poor weather. The Pioneers of Akisko, of which he was an honorary member, led the service with Episcopal rites and tributes from Percy Charles and Ames B. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Cornwall
A.B. Hall
Akisko
Dee
Episcopal Church
Pms Stanton
Pioneers of
Aleka
Percy Charles
Ames B. Taylor
Fred Mar 2
Charles
Advertised Letters List At Iditarod Post Office
Week ending October 9 15 uncalled letters include Abbott Mow P Anderson Andrew Bayard Janes Bishop Mrs J Borge Duckstadd mn John Hogan CW 1H Johnson 2 Kardanot Thoma tin ALBEY hart WW 1 Wilson 2 Metuyer Mills F Miler Oku Patterson ALJ Petersen Herm e Dom Von Horn Mrs WA hn T WILE Posta
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Iditarod Postotier
Pioneer Creek Agencies Flat City Discovery
Mrs. C C Chittick is noted in Pioneer Creek Agencies flat city records with reference to Harry Donnelley and discovery at Otter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Creek Agencies
Flat City
C. C. Chittick
Streets Committee Gets In Good Work
The streets committee of the city council led by Mayor Stanton and Chairman Joseph H. Smith completed notable work before severe weather. Repairs included the cemetery road ditching and improvements to sidewalks, especially in front of the A.B. ball.
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Stanton
Joseph H. Smith
A.B. Ball
Earl Hunt Handles Advertising For The Pioneer
Arrangements have been made by Earl Hunt who is well known in the district to oversee advertising matters for The Pioneer. He will also manage changes of ads and new announcements and is authorized to accept job printing.
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Earl Hunt
Pioneer
Earl
Mail Prospects For Seward Iditarod Winter Mail Route
The Alaska district prepares for November 1 start of weekly Seward to Iditarod mail service with winter routes aimed at regular schedules and improved service. Past delays due to river conditions prompt hopes for better organization, shorter delivery times, and upgraded facilities including a new Ophir to Akotna segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Yukon
Seward-Iditatod
Anchorage
Cook Inlet
Iditarod
Ophir
Akotna
Mitarod
Unlikely Friendship Forms Between Snake and Frog at YMCA
Former Iditarod resident Captain Alan P. Gilmour displays a 3.5 foot rattlesnake with nine rattles and a greenback bullfrog in a glass box at the YMCA. After a kangaroo leap by the frog, the pair stopped fighting and began sharing meals, drawing hundreds of onlookers who visit to view the unlikely duo and their growing bond.
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Lexington
Alan
Gilmour
M.C. A
Terrifying devastation during retreat of Slav soldiers
Letters from Russia describe the retreat of the Russians as a masterpiece of terrifying devastation. A sea of flames raged behind the retreating armies as bridges, tracks, houses, and farms were destroyed by fire and dynamite. Cattle were driven ahead while fodder and provisions were burned, forcing attackers to seek supplies from their own countries. The desolation left a wilderness of charred structures, ruined roads, and wrecked bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Rusia
Poland
Alicia
Skillfully-Devised Plan to Prevent Employes Obta in Compensation
A historical critique of workmen compensation laws, focusing on New York as upheld by the court of appeals and condemning Alaska’s limited liability. The piece argues such legislation preserves other doctrines and burdens workers with court fights, contending lawmakers and corporate lawyers push a flawed system that does not swiftly secure fair compensation for injured workers.
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State of
New York
Court of Appeals
Alaska
Lins
Pion
Yiel
Cnmployes Oritains
When Homes Are Hit in War Readings at Dawson News
A Russian reader at a Dawson stand reacts intensely to reports of battles across Przemysl Warsaw Ivangorod Lublin and Suwalki as he confronts the destruction threatening his homeland. The scene underscores war’s personal impact and the need for preparedness and allied unity against autocracy.
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Dawson
Praymel
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Lublin
Georgievsk
Klondikers
Kaiserisea
Alaska as glittering frontier and vital resource
John A Sleicher argues Alaska defies stereotype by climate variety and vast wealth. He cites fertile valleys, open homesteads, and booming fisheries, gold, copper, and railroads, plus reasonable travel to southern ports. The piece weighs purchase cost against $50 million in outputs and asks if the bargain stands.
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John A. Sleicher
Leslie
Alaska
United States
Alaka
Iuska
German Empire
Arctic Circle
Europe
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Great Central
Unite States
Nebraska
Montana
North Dakota
Seattle
Department of the Interior
Washington
Congress
Interior
Cos
Tsand
St. Lawrence
Iceland
Middle States
Arctic
Pacific
Orient
America
Alaska Customs, Public Lands
Old Klondiker Gone Father of Mae Eldorado Edgren dies in Minnesota
The Klondike era figure Mae Eldorado Edgren’s father, known as the Klondike baby, died recently in Minnesota. He and his young wife moved to the Klondike after University of Wisconsin graduation, then settled in Minnesota to run a Pioneer office printing business.
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Mae Eldorado Edgren
Dawson
Minnesota
Pioneer Office
Men of Harlech in the Great War Rally
A wartime UK newspaper piece notes how the Welsh hymn Men of Harlech is sung across England in 1914 15 to bolster patriotism at recruiting meetings. It links the old Welsh battle cry to modern enlistment fervor and the resolve of Britons in the face of war.
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England
Tipperary
Harlech
Wonders of German science and war industry flashpoint
Waldemar Kaempffert surveys German scientific prowess during wartime, noting breakthroughs in food production, aluminum from bauxite, magnesium from waste, and gasoline synthesis. He argues these advances, powered by war needs, will influence postwar wealth and industrial resilience, with broader implications for Europe and global science.
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Waldemar Kaempffert
Scientific American
France
Heidelberg
Chile
Germany
Reichstal
Rmian
Europe
Alaska News From A Far North District
Alaska items report a new Catholic chapel planned at A, a government wage dispute over an eight hour day in Seward district, and Libby McNeil Ki cannery issues. A prospecting party near Kluane details a death on a hunting trip, while Judge Tucker foresees Alaskan residency ties. Rail expansion and a Kotzebue sound plant proposal are noted, with trade projections showing growth. The Halls of War poem and recent asylum themes appear as cultural contrast.
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Sewa Susitu
Bouret
Robert Smith
Kluane
Protest of Socialists Against Aggressive War
Paris reports French Socialists received copies of the German Reichstag Social-Democratic manifesto from Berlin via neutral routes. It denounces annexation and war of conquest, says continued aggression makes peace impossible, and warns of a future war of extermination if Belgium remains invaded. It calls for ending the war and questions Germany’s gains from conquered territories.
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Paris
Berlin
Germany
Belgium
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Miners & Merchants Bank
Iditarod, Alaska
Scandinavian American Bank
Charles Ross
John Holmes
R. C. Button
Robert Soutar
Lucille. Taylor
Charles Taylor
Th Vels Sjodin
George Ads Tom MeMshon
Gene Norton Beattie
T Wile, Posta
Pioneer Machine Shop
J. Uml
Stanley House
John Bagoy
Finnegan & Cameron
Merchants' Cafe
Herbert E. Riley
Prop
Crosby
Caribou St
Bet
Black and Willow Sts
Iditarcd
Dr. Auringer
Fredh Olympia
Eastern
Mitarod Ment’ Co
N. GC. Co
Dog Lord
Dog Bacon
N.C. Co
Colonel Schleicher
Leslie’s
Korky
Soven
Strands
Fife
Rive Rieve
Leaten
Mennif Harlech
Vounis Ar Hoary
Weild von Wit de Nitoe
Steike
Metiny
God
Men of Harte
Mark Akening
Lowney’s
DR. Moore
Crowley & Porter
Abchorage
Masonica 1
J. Akasake
Libby
McNeil & Ki
Morningsideagh
Sewardan
J. B. Slater
Sewar
Moose Pas
Ot Ser
Anpunte
Vance
Alaska Road
Renis
Sewara Su
Juneau
Tucker
Virginia
North
Ess
Kotzebue Sound
Sid Cansey
Eastern Oysters
Iditarod Meat Co
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