Petersburg Trust Question Faces Alaska Town
The Ketchikan Chronicle urges Petersburg to honor a court ordered payment to Dr. George Dickinson for medical services during a smallpox outbreak. It cites funds issues and warns officials against defying court decrees, urging swift payment while defending the doctor’s claims and questioning local leadership.
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Alaska
Petersburg
George Dickinson
Ketchikan
Africa
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Cape Grimaney
Riggs
Henry Storey
Petersburg School Building Plans Accepted by Council
Preliminary plans for a Petersburg school arrived from the south by boat and were approved at a special Thursday night meeting. The three story building measures 81 by 77 feet and includes five large and two small classrooms, boiler room, gymnasium, principal and teachers rooms, and needed toilets. The council praised the design as among the best in the region.
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Petersburg
Government to establish experimental fox farm in Alaska
The Biological Survey of Alaska plans to set up an experimental fox farm to aid local farmers. H E P Walker will depart for Wrangell to choose an island site, then seek Congress funds for maintenance. He will inspect coastal farms from Dutch Harbor to Keeyesville before returning.
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Keeyesville
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Governor General Lord Bing to Visit Dawson Yukon
Lord Bing of Canada will tour the Yukon this summer with a party. He is expected to reach Skagway on August 1 and return around August 17. The general honors the Yukon origin of troops he commanded in World War I and cherishes the bonds with those who served under him.
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Canada
Lord Bing
Yukon
Skagway
Durig
Germany
Geneal
Pinchot Criticizes Campaign Spending in Senate Speech
Senator Harrison of Mississippi accused the efforts to win the Republican nomination of excessive expenditures in a Senate speech today. He compared the Pennsylvania governor's spending to a mere piker in contrast to Newberry of Michigan, highlighting perceived extravagance.
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Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Pennsylvania
Newberry
Michigan
Chinese Strikers Strike Manila Ambiguity Shifts
A fragmented report notes Chinese strikers targeting Manila with unclear details. The item mentions a striking action but lacks concrete names, dates, or organizations due to incomplete text.
Local Businessmen Return from Southern Trips
Andrew Johansson recently returned on the Jefferson after a business trip south. J. R. Beniler, manager of the Petersburg Mercantile Store, also came back from a southern business tour aboard the Ad. Evans.
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Andrew Johansson
Jefferson
J. R. Beniler
Petersburg
Mrs J S Hume Returns to Reopened Home at Doyhof
Mrs J S Hume arrived from the south on a recent boat and reopened her home Mitkosdge at Doyhof for the summer.
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J. S. Hume
E South
Local Visitor Arrives as Survey Party Heads North
R. A. Locken, father of Mrs. Thomas Lando and Ralph Loken, arrived on a recent boat and will visit this summer. The Admiral Watson will sail on Monday carrying a geological party of fifteen men and twenty horses to Portage Bay for an oil field survey in the Cold Bay region.
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R. A. Locken
Thomas Lando
Ralph Loken
Admiral Watson
Portage Bay
Cold Bay
Miss Edna Miler Leaves for Bel lingham Normal School
Miss Edna Miler, teacher of 1st and 2nd grades at Peterburg School, sails this week aboard the Admiral Watson for Bel Lingham to attend the Normal School during summer vacation. R. H. Fleser, Standard Oil civil engineer, returns on the Watson from the westward to review the local plant. Alaska Steamship announces the Jefferson will start annual Alaska cruises June 7, with calls at Ta o Galier and scenic points along the Southeastern Alaska route. Tourists may ride the Summit on the White Pass Railway.
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Edna Miler
Peterburg
Admiral Watson
Bellingham
R. H. Fleser
Standard Oil Company
Alaska Steamship Company
Jefferson
Alaska Tourists Set For Summer Steamship Trips
About 2000 Southeast Alaska tourists are booked for the season. They will sail aboard the Queen and Spokane from Seattle to Skagway via Juneau and Sitka, then south via Juneau. The routes will largely stay the same, with planned stopovers at Skagway and other Alaska ports. Officials advise against using the Alaska railroad due to expected congestion from work trains.
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Southeast Alaska
MecMicken
Admiral Line
Queen
Spokane
McMicken
Seattle
Skagway
Juneau
Sitka
Balloon Air Race Sweeps Across Midwest to Canada
Five of twelve balloons starting in Milwaukee drifted into Canada amid adverse currents. Others crossed Indiana and Illinois with one balloon lingering low over Chicago, tracing a dramatic air race route.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Canada
Indiana
Illinois
Vault Robbery Shocks Town As Teen Cashier’s Son Targeted
A fourteen year old son of Loomis, cashier at the State Bank, was briefly left in charge of the vault when bandits robbed the bank. The incident occurred at the bank's seaside location, with the boy reportedly seized by the intruders during the heist.
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William
Loomis
State Bank
Forest Fires Destroy 100 Homes in Western Washington
Western Washington suffered about one hundred homes burned in forest fires. The fires were less threatening by June, with Seattle reporting improved conditions and reduced danger.
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Seattle
Washington
Forest Fire Wreckage Hits Western Washington
Seattle report estimates week to date forest fire damage exceeds three million dollars. Losses center on timber logging operations railroads and homes across western Washington jeopardizing resources and livelihoods.
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Seattle
Washington
Reindeer Study Leads Hadwen to England for Further Work
Dr Seymore Hadwen chief veterinarian and pasaritologist with the Biological Survey has completed an eighteen month Alaska study of reindeer and sails for England to continue work. He previously led pathology at Canada's Department of Agriculture and collaborated with L J Palmer in Washington on a report summarizing Alaska findings. Palmer, back in Alaska, heads gazing investigation in the Territory and hopes the report will appear in the Biological Survey department bulletin. Reindeer herds in Alaska are promoted for meat exports and Eskimo needs for food and clothing amid calls for wise supervision and management to safeguard the industry.
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Seymore Hadwen
Alaska
Biological Survey
England
Hadwen
Departmentment of Agriculture
L. J. Palmer
Washington
Mr. Palmer
Widow Wins Suit Over Ship Disaster Policy
In Seattle Judge Everett Smyth presided as Anna Katherine Young widow of Frank Young sued Travelers Insurance for $5,000 claiming a $2,500 policy existed with a double premium clause for shipboard deaths. After evidence and jury verdict, the widow received the full $5,000. Young was an engineer on White Pass steamers, formerly Miss Anna Schwalbeer of Dawson.
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Anna Katherine Young
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Everett Smyth
Young
Princess Sophia
Skagway
Vanderbilt Reef
White Pass
Anna Schwalbeer
Dawson
Weeks Tells Senate Agriculture Committee About Offer
Secretary Weeks stated to the Senate Agriculture Committee that he does not favor the offer. The exchange focused on policy implications and next steps for congressional review.
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Washington
Senate Agrica Committee
Alaska and Yukon tourism and investment guide praised
A Rand McNally publication on Alaska and the Yukon Territory is reviewed as a pocket guide for investors homesteaders and travelers. It uses maps halftone images and data from the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and credits J L McPherson Stephen Foster and Edward Harriman for its compilations and photographs.
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Alaska
Yukon Territory
Rand McNally & Co
Chicago
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
J. L. McPherson
Bureau
Stephen Foster
Department of the Interior
Edward H. Harriman
North
Notis
Coal Costs Drop 10 Percent Amid Major Mine Strike
Washington reports coal prices reduced by ten percent under an agreement between President Hoover and non union Bituminous operators. The measure aims to ease consumer costs for the duration of the strike.
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Washington
Hoover
Wyoming Snow Storm Spreads Across State
The snow storm that started last evening continues today and has become general throughout Wyoming, including Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
President Merkyloff Deposed in Vladivostok Government
The Vladivostok government reports that President Merkyloff has been deposed and placed under arrest by order of the constituent assembly. Advices received here confirm the political upheaval and arrest action.
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Tokyo
Merkylofff
Vladivostok
Constituent Assembly
Alaska Canneries Plan Broad Seasonal Operations
About 150 salmon canneries are planning operations in Alaska this season, an increase of more than thirty over last year. Two crab canneries and three clam canneries will operate in the territory.
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Alask
Bakery Star Bakes Best Cakes and Pastry Delights
The Star highlights the best cakes and pastries from a local bakery. Fresh loaves and creative treats attract crowds, with signatures and seasonal specials drawing in customers daily.
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Bakery
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