Captain Torrey Dies at Portland After Long Sea Career
Captain George Torrey died in Portland on June 11 at about 62. Born in Swan Island Maine, he learned boat building from his father, later fished and commanded schooners. He sailed the North Pacific and Bering Sea, captained the Thomas F Beard on record voyages, and later settled near Wrawell Narrows building Eunice Bernice Mildred and thirty other craft. He reportedly had no living relatives.
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Torrey
Swan Island
Maine
Boston
Glouchester
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Victoria
Thomas F. Beard
Nome
Seattle
Cooks Inlet
Wrawell Narrows
Eunice
Bernice
Mildred
Petersburg creek trail to be completed this Sunday
The seven mile Creek Trail from the beech to the lake, starting opposite the old scow cabin on the flats, is under construction by W. H. Schlosser and Julius Tollefson for the Forest Service and is expected to finish by Sunday.
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Petersburg Creek
Forest Service
W. H. Schlosser
Julius Tollefson
Ames Family to Spend Summer Visiting and Fishing
Mrs. John A. Ames of Seattle arrived by boat and will spend the week with her son Jess E. Ames. She travels with her adopted daughter M. B. Dahl and Dahl’s two sons who arrived by boat to spend the summer fishing and packing fish. Mrs. Dahl’s other children will join on the Queen and stay through the season. E. M. Bart, brother of M. B. Dahl, also arrived by boat and will work with Dahl over the summer.
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John A. Ames
Seattle
There
Jess E. Ames
M. B. Dahl
E. M. Bart
Dahl
Train Hits Auto After Seattle Bout Leaves Fans Dead
Aubrey Hall and Peter Jensen were killed and three others injured when a Milwaukee train struck an auto carrying eight fight fans returning from Seattle where they had just watched the Bercot Krache bout.
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Tacoma
Aubrey Hall
Peter Jensen
Milwaukee
Sumner
Seattle
Engineers Report on Crystal Lake Hydro Project at Blind Slough
AHydraulic engineer C W Harris submits the Petersburg Alaska June 18 1925 report to the City Council endorsing a hydro electric development near Blind Sisah Crystal Lake. The study forecasts 1300 hp continuous gross power with room to scale to 2200 hp with future expansion. The plan favors a 500 hp initial unit at Petersburg, surface transmission line inland to reduce costs and snow risk, and separate penstocks for continuity.
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Crystal Lake
Blind Slough
C. W. Harris
I Newe
Hubbel and Waller
Petersburg
Alaska
Blind
Sisah
Hubbell & Waller
Wrangell Mayor Invites Petersburg Visit With President
Wrangell Mayor J G Grant reports plans to host the President in Petersburg on July 8 after the draft transport Henderson cannot pass through Wrangell Narrows thus Petersburg meeting is urged. Included are visits by J G Grant and sisters Esther and Marie Christensen with companions aboard the Queen. Executive clemency totals 74 cases granted by President Harding before Alaska trip, including 27 WWI political prisoners. 84 clemency applications denied.
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T. S. Elsemore
J. G. Grant
Wrangell
Henderson
Wrangell Narrows
Petersburg
Harding
Washington
Alaska
ST. Louis
Grafton
Virginia
United States
Sunday Ball Game and Alaska Treasure Trove Mentioned
The report notes building costs for a Wrangell Petersburg project near 115000 with pipe versus tunnel favored. Harding vows to visit Alaska to reveal its vast treasure land. The Seattle steamer lists 287 passengers headed for Taku Harbor and Ketchikan canneries, naming Petersburg travelers. Cambridge honors Harvard Magna Cum Laude recipient Henry W W Clark of Ketchikan for football prominence.
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Cambridge
American Boats Seized by Russians Detained at East Cape
In a Siberian episode the trading schooners Silver Wave Iskum and Delinda are held at East Cape with crews under arrest for alleged violations of Soviet trading laws. Reverend Heyer brought the news to Nome after wintering on the Little Deomedes Islands.
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Nome
Silver Wave
Iskum
Delinda
East Cape
Siberia
Russia
Heyer
Deomedes Islands
Petersburg Clashes With Wrangell In Season Opener
Petersburg travels to Wrangell for the first game of the season ending in a 17 17 tie per Petersburg and 16 17 per Wrangell. Wrangell refuses to return bets. gate money supports the local Association as Wrangell covers expenses with a return game planned.
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Petersburg
Wrangell
Associaton
Petersburg selects teachers for next term contracts signed
The Petersburg school board completed teacher selections for the upcoming term. The staff includes Earl Shaffer of Wilcox North Dakota as principal, Chetta M Wheeler a Wrangell veteran for 7th and 5th grades, Haze L Matthews of Brush Colorado for 5th and 6th, Ruth Eccles of Bellingham for 3rd and 4th, and Lenore Martin continuing 1st and 2nd grades.
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Petersburg School Board
Earl Shaffer
Wilcox
North Dakota
Chetta M. Wheeler
Wrangell J
L. Matthews
Brush
Colorado
Ruth Eccles
Bellingham
Lenore Martin
Prohibition repeal forecast by former Interior Secretary
London reports Fall predicts U S will amend prohibition laws to permit beer. Madison notes UW crews win both boat races over Wisconsin. first and freshmen each win by ten lengths. London adds Marconi announces unknown waves enabling 740 words per minute wireless transmission.
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London
Fall
United States
Madison
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Creis
Wireless
Marconi
Shipping Board probes railways for Japanese steamship pact
The Shipping Board starts an inquiry after receiving information that the Chicago Milwaukee and Great Northern Railways may be under agreements with two Japanese steamship concerns. The alleged pacts are linked to discrimination against American merchant marine on the Pacific.
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Washington
The _ Shipping Board
Chicago Milwaukee
Great Northern Railways
Pacific
Alaska Railroad employment policy announced by Col Steese
Col James G. Steese states the Alaska Railroad will absorb and employ Alaskan residents, preferring taxpayers and qualified young men and women for clerical department positions.
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Anchorage
James G. Steese
Alaska Railroad
Harding Sets Out On Historic White House Tour
President Harding left Wednesday afternoon for a record breaking journey spanning the nation to Alaska Canada the Pacific Coast the Panama Canal Zone and Porto Rico keeping him away from the capital for two months.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Alaska
Canada
Pacific
Panama Canal Zone
Porto Rico
Capitol
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Captain Torrey
George Torrey
Portland
W. H. Royden
Petersburg Baseball Association
Wangell
Bob Ketchison
Brennan
Americ
Hogue & Tveten
Neenan Petersburg Mercantile Co Sones
Bank of Petersburg
Arctic Club
Dr. R. C. Mathis
Russell York
Erry Bert Haug
E. N. Ohmer
G. T. Skyman
Petersburg Restaurant
Forrest Fryer
Ewan
Knute Stenslid
Fred Porter
OQ. K
Barber Shop
Frank Rayner
J. H. Wheeler
R. N. Rogers
New York
Petersburg Meat Co
Seenes
Robert Allen Wm. Flemer
Carl Roger Wee
Ae Arenes Sing Lee
Leonard Heys
Jacob Otness
A. B. Jones
M. A. Missick
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Wwe
Pensteck
Wrangell Mayor
Xenia Christensen
M. S. Perkins
Mergenthaler Linotype School
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Esther Christensen
Salt Lake
Marie Strommers
Wrangell - Petersburg
easeTy
Taku Harbor
Ketchikan
O. Dearle
H. K Rubey
John Curry
W. L. Holmes
O. T. Fosness
Charles Reshart
John McHesky
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