Judge Overfield and the Flat City Liquor Dilemma
An Alaskan judge faces a liquor license controversy in Flat City, questioning whether a court can limit saloons. The piece criticizes judicial overreach, asserts the judge serves the people, and condemns manipulating licenses for political ends amid debates on liberty and governance.
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Boston Harbor
Lipton
Alaska
Fairbanks
Flat City
United States
United States District Court
Congress
Overfield
Flat Creek
Smith
Jones
Judge Lyons
Judge Overfield
Overfield faces backlash over license refusals
The speaker warns that Overfield plans to refuse all other license applications despite qualified contenders. The move could provoke widespread discontent and create a lasting local stir.
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Overfield
Nasty Rumors Editorial Targets Iditarod Commissioner Maltby
The Times editorial labeled as Nasty Rumors questions Maltby's conduct but the Fairbanks News-Miner says inquiries show Maltby is performing well in Iditarod. It cites disputes with lot jumpers as the sole objections, attributing the source to those who were driven off and asserting the townsite merits.
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Times
Maltby
Iditarod
Commissioner Maltby
The
Iditzrod
Fairbanks News-Miner
Debate over authorship of Shoemaker's saloon article
A reader cites a 1909 Philistine piece as the likely author of a Washington DC saloon description, naming Elbert Hubbard Fra Elbertus as author. The note details artifacts at Shoemaker's on Pennsylvania Avenue, including a risqué painting titled The Jealous Husband and sightings by judges and congressmen.
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Iditarod
Iditarod City
Bunkhouse Lyceum
Washington, D.C
Elbert Hubbard
Henry
Bennett
Hot Springs
Philistine
Fra Elbertus
Shoemaker’s
Pennsylvania Avenue
Supreme Court
Congress
Hubbard
Shoemaker's
Dexter
Jem Mace
Wilkes Booth
John McCullough
Lawrence Barrett
Contempt in a Portrait as Night Falls Over Moor
A speaker describes a woman posing with a half-smile of contempt while her husband comments from beside her. The scene unfolds with rain and distant traffic fading to night, a lone loon calling across the moor as stillness settles.
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Usse
Eve
Garden of Eden
Correggio
Terese
Trading Post Inquiry Forces Review of Fairview Site
Officials from the General Land Office question the legality of the Fairview trading post in Iditarod city. Metsker reports staking as a townsite, bidding for trading rights, and selling lots, while no entry exists in Nome office. He warns fraud if land is used for trade or manufacture without proper purchase from the government.
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Fairview
General Land Office
Fairbanks
Metsker
Land Office
Nome
Tam
Stewart
McDowell
Iditarod City
Stewart & McDowell
Congress
Iditarod
Nome Land District
Fair Trading Company
Interior Department
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works Water Closets Demand Rises
Carl Thiel traveled from Discovery City to greet the new arrivals on the last boats. His growing business out there keeps him busy, and the sanitary, odorless water closets promise economical convenience and healthful surroundings.
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Pioneer
Carl Thiel
Discovery City
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Geo. M. Arbuckle
First Avenue
Willow
Richmond Streets
Regina
Willow ST
Second Ave
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Slippern’s Mill
Builders’ Supplies
I. Goldstein
Front Street
Riverside Hotel
Alf. Morgan
Willow Street
Elbertus
Trading Post
TRE Shor Board
Tyler
J. R. Anderson
Prop
Front St
B. J. Banks
Clark Lumber Co
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