Man Held Without Bail In Petersburg Murder Case
Murato Mikami bound over to Grand Jury in Petersburg after May murder charges against Mrs. Mar Kim and infant. Officials say evidence is strong and conclusive, with district attorney and officers withholding key details. Also reports on press delay, ship departures, new baby in Wanberg family, drowning of Ed Peterson, and Grace Wigg joining Wheeler Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murato Mikami
Mar Kim
Baby
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Mikami
Ed. Cudihee
King County
Charles Cosgrove
J. B. E. Wanberg
Wanberg
Jacob Johnson
Ed Peterson
Stikene
Grace Wigg
Wrangell
Wheeler Drug Company
C. H. Upton
Petersburg Local Arrivals and Changes In Town
Carl Van Vlack and E Schoenwald return from the south to Petersburg to take local positions and direct business affairs. Mrs I J Erickson arrives with her daughter after visiting the south. Jack Lindsay plans prospecting trapping and hunting near Wrangell Narrows and possibly Siberia. Sing Lee installs a new floor in the store. Main Street road work advances with grading nearly finished while foundations are laid. Kodak developing and printing services advertised locally. Parks Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl van Vlack
van Vlack
Petersburg
Seattle
E. Schoenwald
Petersburg Packing Corporation
I. J. Erickson
Pacific Steamshipp Company
South
Jack Lindsay
Wrangell Narrows
Wrangell
Kodiak
Lindsay
Siberia
Sing Lee
Alaska Labor Union Organizes Branch in Petersburg
A new Alaska Labor Union local is formed in Petersburg with John A. Hadland as secretary and treasurer. In under a week it has more than 100 members and operates independently from any outside affiliation. The group advocates Alaskan self reliance in legislation, aims for universal union membership, opposes strikes except as a last resort, and imposes no fees between locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Labor Union
Petersburg
John A. Hadland
Petersburg Special Election Treated for Bonding Hydro Plant
Citizens of Petersburg vote on June 23 for bonding permission to raise funds for a hydro electric light and power plant and a new modern schoolhouse. Council urges affirmative vote to secure Congress approval and avoid slow development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Congress
Alaaska
Rebuilding and Upgrading the U S Jail and Petersburg Schools
The U S Commissioner directs work on the jail including new benches and a desk, flooring, ceilings, and a private office. A coal shed and coal storage reforms are planned behind the court. Petersburg will also need a new school building as three current facilities fail to meet needs with poor light and sanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
U.S
Thesrear Cort
Matt Gain
Petersburg
Grigsby Leads as Alaska Returns Trickles In
In Juneau a canvas shows Grigsby with a 900 vote lead over Jones though 143 unreported precincts remain across divisions. Reports note a Chilkoot cannery fire, Alaskan inflation, influenza cases, and Washington’s shipbuilding bill while Grand Jury witnesses flee Seattle. International dispatches discuss Austrian Bolsheviks, Polish risks, and Kolchak’s setbacks as Allied concerns rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Grigsby
Jones
Washington
Congress
Alaska Pacific Fisheries
Otto Burkhardt
Senate
Daniels
Bristol Bay
Unalaska
Dutch Harbor
Analga
Alaska
Seattl
London
Austria
Paris
Kolchak
Russia
Moscow
Petrograd
Council of Fouridas
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. L. Hogue
Ceris Tveten, Sec
Treas
the Citizens’ Wharf
Standard Oil Station
Humboldt Steamship Company
Citizens’ Co-Operative Wharf CO
Sam Allen, Wharfinger
AY Wharf
Ripley Fish Co
Pier 1
Edwin Ripley
the Fish Clearing-House, Inc
Scotch & Norway
Theo. F- Eggers
Pres
H. S. Finch
Sec-Treas
Ferry Dock
Seattle, Wash
Glacier Fish Co
Tacoma
Jy. Maddock
Mgr
N. Nelson
Customs House
RENIT
K. L. Steberg
Sunde Bldg
A. Lincoln
Ik MD Athens
Emery
Jefferson
Cape Fanshaw
D. Klaboe
Arthur
Derry Klaboe
Main Street
KODAK
A. LU
Ashue
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