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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
Wickershams Work for Alaska Rate Case
James Wickersham continues a pivotal effort for Alaska as he seeks a rehearing of the Alaska Rate Case before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The 160 page brief outlines rate comparisons, arguing fair charges for carriers and shippers across Copper River and other lines. A separate note mentions a Eastern Washington town offering a reward for thieves robbing citizens cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wickersham
Sulzer
Alaska
Congress
Wickersham
Interstate Commerce Commission
White Pass
Copper River
Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Cordova
McCarthy
Cordova Wharf
Copper River Railroad
Washington
Seattle Mayor Faces Dirty Spirit Town Challenge
The passage questions Hi Gill's cleanliness efforts in Seattle and hints the Spirit Town area may be too dirty to tidy, suggesting the mayor fears insufficient impact or resources to make a lasting difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Hi Gill
Spirit Town
Suffragettes in Jail Clash With Officials in Washington
In Washington the suffragette inmates clash with authorities over cover symbols in jail. Washington State Weekly reports tensions rise as officials block protest actions and demand compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington State
Suppression of Ukrainian language under the Russian Empire
T Lothrop Stoddard argues that under imperial rule Ukrainian speech and culture were banned and Russian dominated official life. He cites denial of a Ukrainian language, limited Ukrainian education, and proscription of Ukrainian writings, noting Taras Shevchenko’s exile for poetic works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian Empire
Petrograd
Russian Ukraine
Gogol
Kostomaroff
Taras Shevcheenko
Siberia
T. Lothrop Stoddard
Two Safe Ways to Purify Water Typhoid Germs Destroyed
An article explains that water need not look clean to be unsafe. Boiling water for five minutes kills typhoid germs. Chlorine disinfection uses a homemade stock solution added to each two gallon pail and left ten minutes to destroy pathogens.
Insect Vectors Tested for Infantile Paralysis Virus
Experiments by Drs. Hideyo Noguchi and Rotusa buro Kudo at the Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research report that mosquitoes houseflies and bluebottle flies cannot transmit infantile paralysis to monkeys. The findings appear in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hideyo Noguchi
Rotusaburo Kudo
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Familiar with Greatness General Didn't Impress
An American photographer visits General von Bissing in Brussels. After a formal Berlin briefing, the photographer ignores protocol and simply says I have come to take your picture. He directs the pose at the window and snaps the shot. The general approves and the interview ends with the photographer remarking a general is no challenge after presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis‘a. Collins
Geeral von Bissing
Brussels
Berlin
General von Bissing
Conquering the Cramp in the Swimming Stroke
The article explains that cramps come from cold and can cause panic, not drowning. It advises swimm ers to float on their back and gasp air to fill the lungs, then gradually exhale underwater to rise. For stomach cramps press the edges outward and straighten legs, then continue breathing deeply at the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Jasserby Assessed as Optimistic Figure in Birmingham
In the Birmingham Age-Herald a dialogue notes Jasserby as an optimist. Witnesses describe him tailing a golf crank to the links hoping for a business talk opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasserby
Birmingham Age-Herald
When the Paint Wears Off
The article advises applying two coats of linseed oil with a rag to worn exterior spots to preserve wood until repainting. It notes matching new paint is hard and a ragged touch is a poor result, so linseed oil improves appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Lived In a Glass House
A quotation from the Detroit Free Press discusses personal risk in investing and suggests the speaker would have spent two fortunes for music if given the chance. The remark frames a cautious stance on pursuing art with limited funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Dead Moon's Bones and the Quest for Difference
Alexander the Great notes Diogenes studying human bones and asks what he seeks. Diogenes answers he seeks what he cannot find the difference between his father’s bones and those of his slaves. The anecdote highlights philosophy’s challenge to perceived human equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander the Great
Diogenes
Gold and Germs on Currency
A historical note claims microbes never cling to gold coins while paper money harbors bacteria. It states gold acts as a bactericide and that every old banknote is a disease menace, reflecting fears about currency in disease propagation.
Man Quote Reflects on Anxiety and Recovery
A pithy remark by B. R. Haydon notes that when a man ceases to strive for improvement beyond mediocrity his progress ends. The aphorism underscores perseverance as a driving force for personal growth.
Did They Kill the Fatted Calf.
A fragmentary quip from Detroit Free Press humor column about a pursuit of a wayward son and a joke on murder and thrift, reflecting light mischief and social wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Detroit
Lincoln portrait praised in southern newspaper
The author recalls seeing a three column Abraham Lincoln tribute in a prominent Atlanta paper on Lincoln's birthday. A southern gentleman in the Georgian Terrace hotel praises Lincoln's greatness and notes southern respect despite Civil War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lincoln
John Kendrick Bangs
Abraham Lincoln
Georgian Terrace
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C. A. Arness
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The
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Goodrich
BF. Goodrich Company
Akron, Ohio
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Crossett Custom
Stoft & Refling CO
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Bebeni
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