Alaska Salmon Fishing Regulations Issued by Commerce Dept
Department of Commerce orders new Alaska salmon fishing limits across Yukon Copper and Kuskokwim waters. Prohibitions start January 1, 1921 with staged allowances for Copper River and specific inlets, plus local use exceptions and rod or spear harvests for personal use. The order supersedes prior rules and becomes effective January 1, 1921.
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J. W. Alexander
Department of Commerce
Yukon
Copper
Kuskokwim
Petersburg
Cape Spencer
Auska
Alaska
Chilkat River
Chilkoot
Ananreek
Hetta Creek
Sockeye Creek
Naha
Pacific Ocean
Bering Sea
Cape Newenham
Copper River
Karluk
Shelikof
Ugashik
King Salnon River
Yukon River
Secretary of Commerce
Appeal Urges Aid for Starving European Children
J W Stott and T Z S Elsemore urge Petersburg readers to donate to the feeding fund for starving children in Europe. The drive, directed by Herbert Hoover’s relief organization, has raised under a hundred dollars locally, with Alaska towns urged to meet their quotas and back the effort promptly.
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T. S. Elsemore
Europe
Petersburg
Herbert Hoover
Alaska
J. W. Stott
T.zs. Essemoe
Bank of
Two Trolling Boats Wrecked by Wind Near Ketchikan
Heavy storm drives two trolling craft the Armis and May ashore at South Valnar Point near Ketchikan. Anchors dragged as wind slammed them against rocks, resulting in the boats becoming wrecked to kindling. Occupants sought refuge landward. Otto Hirvonen and Emil Brockman owned the Armis while May carried a man and a woman.
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Armis
May
Valnar Point
Ketchikan
Otto Hirvonen
Emil Brockman
Wowoman
Warner Point
Bank failure hits Nordic Bank in Tacoma with 5 million loss
The Scandinavian-American Bank in Tacoma closed its doors amid a 5 000 000 loss. President Ole Larson and vice president Jafet Linderberg, tied to Nome operators, are named in the collapse. Investigators report large loans to Linderberg and his brother Gustaf, with 2 500 000 in other paper deemed doubtful. The bank had no Federal Reserve tie and no state guarantee status.
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Ole Larson
Jafet Linderberg
Joe Shelton
Federal Reserve Bank
State Guarantee Association Act
Tacoma
Scandinavian Bank
Jafet Lindeberg
Gustaf Lindeberg
Leonard Retains Title With Sixth Round TKO
Benny Leonard retained his championship by scoring a technical knockout over Richie Mitchell in the sixth round in New York. Paul Lund departed Seattle for a short business trip to Kodiak. J. D. Helps of Standard Oil, an Alaska agent, visited Petersburg while the City of Seattle was in port southbound.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Richie Mitchell
Paul Lund
Seattle
Ketchikan
J. D. Helps
Standard Oil Company
Petsersburg
Applications for Alaskan Water Power Permits Multiply
Several Eastern paper firms submit water power permit applications for Southeastern Alaska sites including Swan Lake Fish Creek and Revillagigedo Island. Other applicants include L J Vogter Tacoma Maj Weeks US Army Seattle Epperson Copper Harbor Kenai Ballastie Seattle Seward. Objections or comments should reach the Federal Water Power Commission in Washington early in March.
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Alaska
Thomas Riggs
Paul Butler
Chicago
J. W. Butler Paper Co
United States
Alaskan-American Paper Corporation
New York
Ocean Falls
B. C
J. W. Butler Paper Company
Ter
W. R. Rust
Chicagoff Mining Company
Cann Creek
Lisianski Inlet
W. E. Epperson
Seattle
Mullen, Summit
Josephine Creeks
Copper, Harbor
Prince’ of Wales Island
Frank Ballastie
Sewad
Kenai Lake
Kenai River
Kenai
CU. O. Merill
Federal Water Power Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Salmon campaign promotes low cost pink and chum varieties
The Association of Pacific Fisheries plans a national educational drive to inform the public about high value and low cost of pink and chum salmon. It will publish a recipe book Forty Ways to Serve Pink and Chum Salmon and run intensive ads in key districts with support from the Federal Bureau of Fisheries.
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Association of Saciic Fisheries
Federal Bureau of Bisnories
Shipping Board blocks transatlantic line from Newark
Washington January 21 Senator Jones said an agent of the Shipping Board disapproved a Newark trans Atlantic line because it would hurt British line business from New York.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Newark
New York
Senator Jones
Shipping Board Probed Over One Hundred Million Graft
Washington January twenty one. Col E H Abadie former comptroller told the Walsh committee that about 100 million dollars were improperly paid to shipbuilders by the Shipping Board during the late war. He cited irregularities tied to Charles M Schwab's dealings with the Board.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Col
E. H. Abadie
General Board
Walsh Congressional Committee
Abadie
Charles M. Schwab
City of Seattle Arrived from South
The City of Seattle arrived from the south this week bringing passengers for Petersburg including L. Edwards, Mrs. E. McGee, H. H. Heacock, W. Johnson, H. Benjaminson, A. Olson, M. Naslund and wife, and L. Lero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Petersburg
L. Edwards
Mrs. E. McGee
H. H. Heacock
W. Johnson
H. Benjaminson
A. Olson
M. Naslund
L. Lero
Senate Vote Cuts U S Army Strength to 150000 Men
Washington January 15 the United States Senate approved a measure to reduce the standing army to 150000 enlisted men in a 34 to 28 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Senate
Moe Court Works In First Division Outpace Others
U S Attorney J A Oniser notes Alaska district data for 1919 20 shows the First Division District Court handling far more civil actions and jury trials than the combined total of the other three divisions. He points to numerous U S Commissioner’s Court cases in Ketchikan and Juneau and suggests the overall workload is dominated by the District Court in the First Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOE
U.S
J. A. Oniser
H. C. Strong
Ketchikan
District Court
Smimany
U. S
Juccu
Smiser
U. S. Commissioners Court
Palmer defends DOJ against warrant charges in Bolshevism case
Attorney General Palmer rebutted charges that the Department of Justice misused search warrants in the campaign against Bolshevism. He cited Federal Judge Anderson of Indiana who reportedly preferred alien testimony over DOJ agents' testimony, fueling political dispute over security policy.
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Washington
Palmer
Department of Justice
Department
Anderson
Indiana
Burglars Take Safe From Seattle Bremerton Line
Burglars steal the safe of the Seattle Bremerton steamship line in Bremerton on January 21 containing 800 dollars in cash and 2000 dollars worth of tickets.
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Bremerton
Seattle- Bremerton Steamship Line
Carrie Catt settles with heirs over Frank Leslie estate
New York Jan 21 Mrs Carrie Catt who inherited most of the 200000 dollar fortune left by the late Mrs Frank Leslie has reached settlements with the two rightful heirs to avoid a will contest, disclosures say.
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New York
Carrie Catt
Frank Leslie
Fairbanks Farmers Praise Unique Working Organization
P J Rickert president of the Tanana Valley Agricultural association and Alaska legislator says Fairbanks farmers run a centralized system to set prices and prevent food shortages. They grow winter crops in hot houses and plan acreage to meet community needs while expanding to wheat oats and hay. Mining around Fairbanks is quiet but may rebound with cost shifts.
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Arctic Circle
P. J. Rickert
Tanana Valley Agricultural Association
Alaska Territorial
Marshalship of
Alaska
Rickert
Gomune Ce
Farmers’ Organization
Territory
Fairbanks
States
Hard Time Dance Promised by Legion Boys
The American Legion announces a Hard Time Dance this Saturday in the S. of N. Hall with dress-up stakes and a chance to wear old clothes. A grand time is promised to all attendees, with warnings about overdone outfits.
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American Legion
S. of N. Hall
Japanese Government Silent On Langdon Shooting Protest
Tokyo Jan 17 The government has not released the text of the American note protesting the killing of Lieut Langdon by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostock. Reporters say the United States seeks reparations and guarantees against a repeat incident and urges Japan to withdraw troops from a country where it claims no sovereign rights.
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Tokyo
Lieut
Langdon
Vladivostock
United States
Japan
British Government Interests in Merchant Vessel Debate
At the National Merchants Marine Association convention opening Senator Jones accused the International Mercantile Company of operating Shipping Board vessels in service of the British Government. P A S Franklin, president of the company, strongly rebutted the charge as a lively session followed the opening address.
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Washington
Jones
International Merchantile Company
Shipping Board
P. A. S. Franklin
National Merchantises Marine Asociation
Bureau of Fisheries Seeks Relief for Fishing Industry
Washington reports ongoing efforts to aid the fishing industry as war demand and market shifts depress production and prices. The Bureau notes a 16 million pound drop in fish output in ten months of 1920 and reduced canning packs for salmon and sardines, with many Gulf Coast groups facing market stagnation and low prices.
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Washington
Bureau of
Kisheies
Bureau
Gulf Coast
Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
Ing
Cannes
Cable Break Disrupts Alaska News Cable Service
Message transmission from Baranof Island area to Cordova Sitka Juneau and Petersburg is delayed as the United States Army Cable breaks offshore. The Burnside cableship struggles in heavy seas to splice the severed line while wireless relays try to maintain service.
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United States Army
Baranoff Island
Sitka
I‘etersburg
Cordova
Juneau
Petersburg
Burnside
Five Years For Russian Strikers If They Do Not Work
A Moscow dispatch says the Soviet government orders striking workers nationwide to return to work or face five-year imprisonment. Their families would lose food cards and face starvation.
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London
Moscow
Mail Truck Hold Up At Union Station In Chicago
Five youths robbed a mail truck at Union Station in Chicago taking twelve sacks of mail including ten sacks of registered mail and a large sum of money tied to a Federal Reserve shipment. Suspects fled in an automobile. Also noted are brief personal items about Mrs C E Barnes Wranzel Neil Grant and Miss Julia Wellsant ending with travel updates.
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Chicago
Union Station
Federal Reserve
St. Paul
Petersburg Hospital Association Annual Stockholders Meeting
Notice announces the Petersburg Hospital Association annual stockholders meeting at Union Hall on Wednesday January 26 1921 at 730 PM. The agenda includes election of Directors and other business as may come before the meeting. Carl E Swanson Secretary Protem.
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The
Petersburg Hospital Association
Union Hall
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Afognak Reservation
Tacoma Bank
Storts
Leonard
LINE
England
San S Jones
Fairbanks Farmers
Legion Boys
C. E. Barnes
Or. Wranzel
Neil Grant
John Grant
Wrangell Hotel
Julia Wellsant
Wheeler Drug Co
Carl E. Swanson
Proten
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