Petersburg City Council Transacts Routine Business
The Petersburg city council met in a postponed session and approved all outstanding bills, reporting a treasury balance of about 700 after payments of 1396.82. The new power plant uses 80 gallons fuel oil and 4.5 gallons oil daily, costing about 814 monthly to operate with roughly 1000 in monthly gross income. The clerk proposed moving city offices to the Bank of Petersburg Building if permitted.
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Petersburg
Bank of Petersburg
Alaska News Briefs From Fairbanks And Nenana
The report covers Yukon disruptions as Lafontaine repairs breaks after caribou activity near Forty-mile. Miners receive 1.50 extra daily, totaling 7.50 for eight hours. Nenana mass meeting seeks resignations of Mears and Browne for alleged incompetence. Tolovana trading post fire destroys Vachon store and buildings with unknown origin. A prior Juneau Lumber incident sent lumber into the channel. recovery followed. Deputy U. S. Marshal Jack Egan returns from Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester after an operation and full recovery.
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Vachon
Tolovana River
Nenana
U. S
Jack Egan
Tenakea
Juneau
Egan
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Rochester
Council Grants Hearing Attendance on Strait Improvements
The council opened during business hours with a competent attendance and voted to raise the mayor's salary to 100. Mayor Elsemore reported attending a Seattle hearing on Wrangell Narrows versus Dry Straits improvements. Councilman L. Hogue also attended and presented data supporting both propositions.
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Elsemore
Seattle
Wrangell Narrows
Dry Straits
L. Hogue
Canadian Pacife Steamship Company
Alaska road plan seeks 1 million yearly for decade
Major John Gotwas of the Alaska road commission says $5,000,000 has built 1000 miles of wagon road and 3000 miles of trails since occupation. He asks Congress for $1,000,000 annually for ten years to link roads into a complete system and fund new work, especially in Upper Kuskokwim country near Treadwell Mining interest. He returned December 6 to inspect winter trails and Seward Peninsula work.
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John Gotwas
Alaska ‘Road Commission
Alaska
Territory
Congress
Kuskokwith
Treadwell Mining Company
Major Gotwall
Sewad Peninsula
Steamer M. L. Washburn Sinks After Rock Strike
The Steamer M. L. Washburn struck a rock near Little Salmon on the Lewis River and sank in six feet of water. All crew were reported safe. The Washburn, part of the White Pass fleet, operated mainly in the Iditarod country on the lower Yukon.
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Dawson News
M. L. Washburn
Little Salmon
Lewis River
Washburn
White Pass
Iditarod
Yukon
Prize Cup Honors Mount Holyoke Graduate
Dorothy Clogg of Buffalo New York wins the Sarah Streeter cup at Mount Holyoke College for best physical condition at final examination. The award, given since 1914 to a senior, honors Kelles’ Hike winners of past years. Clogg, class of 1911, is an all around athlete and senior house chair with class leadership roles. Her studies focus on economics and biology and she gained textile factory experience last summer to enrich her economic perspective.
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Dorothy «Cllogg
Buffalo
N. Y
Sarah Streeter
Mount Holyoke College
Kelles
Students’ League
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Order OF Moose
Rsburg
Jas. H. Wheeler
C. O. Parks
Saska Industrial
Union— Local No
A. B. Jones
Wester Hotel Building
H. C. Carothers
Wheeler Drug Store
K. L. Steberg
J. E. Elfstrom
Friay
L. C. Berg
Swansons
S. A. Swanson
Petersburg Weekly Report
M. S. Perkins
Seceed
Charles Guis
Fairbanks
Wilfred Lafontaine
Fort Cudahy
Col. Warren
Commission
Mears
F. D. Browne
Anchorage
Juneau Lumber Company
Reve
Rep Crown
Standard Otl Company
California
Mazda
A. Louise Andrea
Mazola
Corn Products Refining Company
P. Oo
New York City
Johnson-Lieber Mercantile CO
Christmas
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Petersburg Mercantile CO
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