Mail Service Reform Protests Reach Alaskan Coast
Delegates including Charles A. Sulzer push for improved Alaska mail delivery amid reforms. Telegrams seek full information on new system effects. critics blame post office deadlines and boat-closure times. War and ship losses complicate guaranteed schedules.
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Charles A. Sulzer
Alaskan
Alaska
Petersburg Commercial Club
Post Office Department
Post-Office Department
Guggenheims
Old Commercial Club
Red Cross Notes on Relief Work in Italy and Moss Dressings
Mrs. Alice McKey Kelly travels from the Igoriotes to Naples as an American Red Cross worker aiding refugees. Peat moss samples from Petersburg are used for surgical dressings. Prof Hotson directs the moss project and Seattle volunteers visit Petersburg to study the moss. A Red Jackets team has been completed in local workrooms.
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Alice McKey Kelly
Philippines
General Pershing
Red Cross
Italy
Naples
Peterburg
Seattle
Hotson
Petersburg
Armenian Relief Commission
Executive Committee
the Red Cross
Sons of Norway Meeting Set After Summer Vacation
The Sons of Norway announce an important meeting to be held Thursday night after summer vacation. All members are urged to attend as business of importance will be discussed. Rick Ness, Secretary.
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Thegular
The
Sons of Norway
Rick Ness
Local items note wartime withdrawals and travels in Alaska
Local notices report Mr and Mrs Adolph Martinsen traveling north on the Jefferson to Juneau. Several Petersburg residents sail or plan trips south on ships like the City of Seattle Admiral Schley and Humboldt. News covers deaths in Wrangell and industry notes on fisheries and labor, with Navy movement restrictions and relief donations.
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Adolph Martinsen
Jefferson
Juneau
Frick Ness
Seattle
Navy Department
J. C. Allen
Alender
Marie McKay
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Seattle, U.S. A
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Tacoma
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Mgr
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K. L. Steberg
Sunde Bldg
Bank of Petersburg
U.S. Depository For
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Sulzer
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