Alaska cable disruptions prompt safety circular
Captain B O Lenoir of the Alaska cable system issues a circular on interruptions caused by fishing vessels. He notes the U S government cable has been cut three times this year by anchoring vessels, and suggests using mushroom anchors to prevent damage off Ireland and along the route. He urges wide publicity of this information to safeguard communications with Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Lenoir
Alaska
United States
Ireland
U. S
Lenoir
Head of Road Commission Arrives in Juneau from Washington
Colonel W. P Richardson, head of the Alaska road commission, is to arrive in Juneau from Washington this week. He will plan this season's work even though Congress has not yet passed the road appropriation bill. The Taku Harbor Canning & Cold Storage Co builds a small cannery at Auk Bay with 15 000 cases capacity. John L Carlson and his sons William and Ludwick Carlson are actively interested in the project.
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W. P Richardson
Alaska Road Commission
Juneau
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Congress
Richardson
Taku Harbor Canning & Cold Storage Company
Auk Bay
John L. Carlson
William O. Carlson
Ludwick Carlson
Daily Empire
Monument to a Prospector Densmore Named Nenana Town
The Alaskan engineering commission honors pioneer prospector Frank Densmore by naming the Nenana district town Densmore. Thirty five years earlier he first noted coal near Nenana and inspired later railway development and coal mine expansion in the remote region. Delegates urged the tribute, tying his discovery to the town’s future.
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Nenana Fields
Densmore
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Alaska
Frank Densmore
Nenana
Wickersham
Engineering Commission
Valdez
Short Coats and Bets Forge New Fashion Terms
Wagers popularized new dress terms as the third Lord Spencer cut the tail of his overcoat to reveal the undercoat. The fashion of Spencer also named a later feminine garment after the same style. A captioned exchange shows a photographer prompting a pose with a humorous punchline about a pocket.
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Lord Spencer
Spencer
Mamie Wilson Seams Her Way to Help Sister
In Christiansburg Mamie Wilson, recently left a seminary after her aunt the seamstress died, takes up dressmaking to support herself and her ten year old sister. She faces pity and doubt until Harold Randolph offers her a chance to sew Lelia Randolph’s wedding dress, a chance that could change their lives.
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Mamie Wilson
Mamie
Christiansburg
Harold Randolph
Chrstiansburg
Harold
Lelia
Congress
Randolph
New York
Sis
Lelia Randolph
Miss Wilson
Hye
Ste Lelia
Putisher
Elopement Threat to Bride’s Wardrobe Plans
An old town tale follows Mamie Wilson as Harold Randolph funds a wedding gown for his sister Lelia. After Lelia elopes with a mining engineer, Harold pivots to offer the same dress to another girl, while Mamie weighs the changes and the family braces for the outcome.
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Fairmount Steel
Jacob Otness
Petersburg, Alaska
the Spencer
Puget Sound
Atlantic Steamship Ticket Office
Office
Standard Oil CO
Wells-Fargo Express CO
K.l.steberg
Petersburg
Elie
By Littell M'Clung
Ashion
Randalph
Father
Dad
Mrother
Mamma
Robert Bail
Stratford
Mabel
Gladge
Sava
Wwe
THE
Pioneer Store
Petersburg Packing Co
Remington Junior
Remington
Price
Remington Typewriter Company
Third Avenue
Seattle
I. E. Fisher
Maloney Bldg
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