Cordova and Copper River Rail Line Promises Alaskan Gateway
A dramatic Cordova section chronicles the Copper River and Werth watern project as a future Alaskan mining boom. It details Morgan Guggenheim syndicate driven plans, two coal fields, rail routes to Cordova, river and mountain challenges, and rapid progress including 102 miles to Tickel river, three steel bridges, ice channel work, and growing town prospects. The piece emphasizes dramatic engineering feats and Cordova’s pivotal gateway role for mining districts.
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Carlyle
Chiting
Cordova
Hi Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Dering
Regdona
Cordovaswis
Stulm
Plessa City
Frith
Wits
Chiba
Feven—Sewstel
Valdes
Condova
Ehunee
Molly
Ahich
Eeil
Onper
Warough Cordova
Tickel River
Copper River
Miles Glacier
Condovi End
Pulp Wood Prospects In Alaska Basin For Development
An expert review of Alaska's Sustitos basin identifies pulp wood as a high value resource with poplar, cottonwood, and spruce. It notes 3.8 million acres of grazing and farming lands offer future timber potential though current growth is dominated by redtop grass and brush. Transportation access and market routes could reduce timber costs, boosting settlement and byproduct uses as officials from the United States Department of Agriculture and Senator George J. Baird assess the region's vast pulp wood and land potential.
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Alanka
Sustitos
Kemal Peninsula
Alasien
Rit
Alute
Levi Chubbuck
George J. Baird
Canada
Matanuska
Thie
Aut Wituiemen
Alaska Copper Output Seen Large Rise In 1909
Geologist Alfred H. Brooks reports Alaska copper production could reach between eight and twenty million dollars for 1909 as dry weather and other conditions affect Nome camps but many mines maintain activity. He notes copper ore shipments were about a third of expected, with output possibly surpassing four million pounds. A separate note mentions two thousand mile lighted route and Cape Hinchinbrook as key navigation points with dangerous fog and reefs posing hazards in Prince William Sound.
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Brooks
Willie Iy Ayr
Bse Deere
Alfred H. Brooks
Geologiae
Alasti
Uninet
Geologia
Washington
Fils
Nome
Inska
Ayah
Sumer
Cape Et. Bilas
Hidden Reef
Fought farmer battles alone in hard pioneer toil
The article recounts Ole Martin, a Swede who arrived in the United States six years prior, drilling for land on a bare Kenai Peninsula plot near Reward. Lacking horses or dogs, he cleared, planted, and learned to grow potatoes and other crops through persistence, experimentation, and hands‑on farming, building his own home, outbuildings, and incubator while breaking ground solo.
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Ole Martin
United States
Sweden
New York
Alaska
Kenal Pontuntia
Marin
Hin Xeoda
Seattle
Marty
Martin
Premier Yi of Korea Shot and Fatally Wounded
Reports from Beoul Korea say Premier Yi Chung Young was stabbed by a young Christian assassin during a jinrikisha ride. The assailant, about twenty, is believed to belong to a political secret society. Yi, former education minister, had opposed Korean annexation to Japan and served as prime minister since May 1907. The attack is linked to ongoing political intrigues surrounding Korea-Japan relations.
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Beoul
Korea
Yie Chamm Young
Christan
United States
Ito
Japan
Ttol
Yioax
Switchmen Boosted by Railroads Offer in Twin Cities
The strike by switchmen ends talk of prolonged action as 32 division points report meetings and solid support for returning to work. Railroads, through Gave Hart, offer wage terms tied to reform while Hawley signals no local vacancies. Women are asked to return home as men remain in short supply.
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Paul
Twin Cites
Hart
Chicago
Erement
Cystone
Rock of Gibraltar
Airciaf
Hawley
Market price controls on women teachers debated
A city committee proposes adjusting salaries to equalize pay between men and women in public schools. The discussion includes setting a higher market price for women’s labor and references a planned May meeting to address wage equality and potential annual funding to bridge the salary gap.
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Newark
Elyehowld
Tolstoi Condition Reported Favorable By Doctors
Moscow dispatch reports Count Tolstoi’s condition considered favorable by attending physicians. The writer notes his advanced age of eighty one and his chronic rheumatism, with influenza complications cited as a worsening factor. Doctors refrain from predicting the outcome due to age and overall frailty.
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Count Tolstoi
Moncow
Bomb kills Bt Petersburg secret police chief in Moscow plot
Dec 28 reports say Colonel Karpot head of Bt Petersburg secret police was lured to a merchant apartment in a Russian city, seized, and fatally shot. Authorities say bomb makers and accomplices connected to Melson in Tiflis are under investigation as they pursue the case.
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Bt Porersiure
Karpot
Petersburg
Rosie Etrmet
Tire
Rham
Bom
Choen Kerpoff
Roads Must Obey Orders Warns Railroads
Washington Dec 8 Interdale commerce commission dispatches a sharp note to railroads warning that failure to follow commission orders will be treated as an intentional violation. The missive underscores the commission’s authority and signals intensified monitoring of railroad compliance amid ongoing regulatory efforts.
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Washington
Interdale Commerce Commission
Cimix
W Sheppard Dead Former Desurance Commissioner
J W Sheppard, once a party desurance commissioner, died after a long illness from cancer of the stomach.
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W. Sheppard
J. W. Sheppard
Paty Desurance Commissioner
Geer Storage Burned Fire devastates Huron warehouse
Fire destroyed the Golden Grain Belt Beer warehouse at Huron. A large stock of goods was stored inside, with only partial salvage reported. The building belonged to George Brown of Hares. In Yankton a fire damaged the home of George Wilton, vice president of the First National Bank, fear rising that losses run into thousands as flames fed by a furnace.
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Yankton
George ‘Wilton
First National Bank
Court Rules Out Evidence In Colorado Coal Land Case
Federal Judge Lewin discharged defendants in Routt county coal land fraud trial. A letter alleged to be by a defendant to a dummy attorney was excluded for lack of indication and to protect constitutional rights. Deeds to Union Land Company could not prove conspiracy among defendants.
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Colorado
Denver
Der
Jude Lewin Han
Routt County
United States District
Ard
W. Atwell
Enteyman
Lewis
Union Land Company
Decrease in Nova Scotia coal production sparks talk of strikes
Halifax reports a sharp drop in coal output by nearly one million tons, affecting royalties and province revenues. Deputy Commissioner Hiram Denikin testifies about a mine workers strike and a conspiracy case linked to the importation of American coal beginning in July. The testimony suggests a significant rise in imported coal amid industry tensions.
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Halifax
Nova Somtin
Entiante
Hiram Denikin
Cormentes
Witrens
Canada
Warriner Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
A garbled court report shows Warriner receiving a six year prison sentence amid unclear details. The fragment mentions Cincinnati and Harlem influences and references a penitentiary but lacks complete names or dates.
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Laska
Metropolis
Tee
Terbuient
Ieru Fween
Gindereth
Pulp Wood
Mis
Stevie
Ole
Reward
Fdr
Lomanton Cave
Ortang
WBICH
Striung Awitchmen
Taft
Kuagy
Interstate Commerce Pensign
United States Labor Comnscmar Neill
HB. Perhgar
Railway Department
Federation of Labor
St Paul
Perham
Brotherhoods
Young Christian
Op- Powe
Omfoe
LAAW
Fusion
Rai
Danuc
Dreyfus
Paris
Alfred Drayfun
Paria
Royallat
Bombay
Tipwetta
Aoutay
Ieee
Fae Isn Servier
Warhington
Bucharest
Ravn
Tolecs Bank
Toledo
Nova Scotia
Warriner
Priso
Big Fe
R Road
Cincmnett
Harlem
Lower Treamurir
Mhin
Ronan
Uge Kampaty
Roosevelt
Amerie Sinter
Junlton
Belpe
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