Plans Completed for Petersburg Fourth of July Celebration
Joint Firemen and Legion committees finalize arrangements for a big Petersburg holiday. Morning street carnival on Main Street by the American Legion features booths and games. Activities include races, dances, a ball game at the Recreation Grounds, a canoe giveaway, and an evening dance at the Sons of Norway hall.
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Firemen and Legion
Patersburg
American Legion
Main Street
Pioneers Hall
Sons of Norway
Salmon packing plans announced for Petersburg season
J A Spencer manager of Marathon Packing Company arrives with three seining boats and sets Petersburg as summer headquarters. Marathon plant at Fanshaw to sit out this year while 10 000 cases to be packed at Petersburg under special arrangement. Mr Sr fg cer brings active Homer and Hillville north for season work. TOKIO Privy Council adopts Naval Treaty from Washington Arms conference and submits to Prince Regent for ratification.
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J. A. Spencer
Marathon Packing Company
Petersburg
Marathon Company
Fanshaw
Petersburg Packing Company
Ider
Sr Fg Cer
Homer
Hillville
Tokio
Privy Council
Pioneers Hall to Be Fine Structure and Dance Venue
Work on Pioneers Hall continues with completion expected in two weeks. The two story hall will gain a 38 by 40 foot dance area with ante rooms kitchen and dining spaces plus two lodge rooms on the upper floor. A new shingle roof and updated lighting are planned and a $4,000 offer for the property was refused.
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Pioneers Hall
Petersburg Igloc
Massacre Survivors Draw Outburst Across Hospital Street
Citizens flood the street in a carnival blaze as wounded strikebreakers lie behind hospital wards. Survivors of the massacre are reported to be in critical condition with two dying, while fears and grief ripple through Herrin.
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Herrin
Merchants and Frankfort Play Baseball After Mine Massacre
Following funerals for non union men killed in the mine massacre, the Merchants and Frankfort teams faced off in a baseball game before a large Williamson county crowd on Sunday.
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Herrin
Merchants and Frankfort
Williamson County
Herrin Massacre Current Fallout and Medical Toll
Wounded non union miners from Herrin and the Williamson County area remain hospitalized as the aftermath of the massacre unfolds. A special grand jury will convene July 10 in Marion to probe the Herrin killings and related events, per Judge Hartwell.
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Marion Ill
Herrin
Nenana Coal to Power Alaska Railroad Route
Secretary Fall allocates 200000 of Alaskan Engineering Commission funds to study a spur from mile 375 into the Heatreek-Newawalds area to tap Nenana coal for fuel supply. aims to support Alaska Railroad operations and local industry and households along the line. Star Bakery advertises New York Coffee Rings for 25 cents at Sunday breakfast.
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Washington
Nenana
Matanuska
Alaska Railroad
Secutary Fall
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Newawalds
New York
Star Bakery
Illinois Must Punish Herrin Mine Massacre Perpetrators
Washington reports Senator Myers of Montana condemns the Herrin mine massacre by striking miners and argues Illinois is not entitled to statehood until the perpetrators are punished.
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Washington
Illinois
Herrin Mine
Myers
Montana
Senate
Petersburg Fire Dept Denies Misuse of Public Funds
The Petersburg Fire Department asks the public to know that money donated for the 4th of July and funds from dances and games are not used for department members. All proceeds over two years plus hundreds of dollars go to the Recreation Park or to the celebration and public benefit. Rumors of mis spend are false.
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Petersburg Fire Department
Tax Official Visits Petersburg to Check Income Returns
C. W. Hatch of the Internal Revenue Department spent two days in Petersburg this week reviewing income tax returns from the area.
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C. W. Hatch
Department of Internal Revenue
Petersburg
Bank of Petersburg Pays Semiannual Interest
Customers must present savings books to receive the four percent semiannual interest due July 1. Mrs Charles West and infant son, returning to Petersburg by boat, had been in Juneau where the boy was born.
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Bank of Petersburg
Charles West
Petersburg
West
Juneau
Mrs Erickson Dies in Bethel Washington
Word arrived that Mrs. I. J. Erickson died recently at Bethel Washington. She had lived in Petersburg for several years while her husband worked in the office of K. L. Steberg.
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I. J. Erickson
Bethel, Wash
Navy Wins Intercollegiate Regatta with Cornell and Syracuse
In Poughkeepsie on June 26 the Navy claimed the annual intercollegiate rowing regatta with a late afternoon finish. The University of Washington finished second ahead of Cornell, Syracuse, Columbia, and Pennsylvania in that order.
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Poughkeepsie
Navy
U. of W
Cornell
Syracuse
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Strike orders issued by Six Craft presidents
Chicago reports that strike orders signed by six craft presidents of the Railway Organizations were sent to the General Chairmen representing 400000 workers. The men are authorized to strike at 10 o clock a.m. July 1 on all railway and railway shops in the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Railroad unions cited to appear before labor board inquiry
Chicago United States Railroad labor board orders national union officers to appear Friday for an inquiry into the threat of railroad traffic disruption. The action signals a push to address possible strikes or stoppages affecting national rail service.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Masons Entertain Petersburg Guests At Private Dance
Last Saturday night the Masons of Petersburg and vicinity held a private dance in the Scow Bay cold storage plant store building. Guests were ferried from Petersburg by gas boats for an evening of dancing with a midnight luncheon. A special feature showcased three dances by Earl Farnsworth and his partner, Million Donovan Three, including the Rose Dance, a fancy waltz, a soft shoe number, and a Spanish dance.
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Petersburg
Scow Bay
Earl Farnsworth
Doyhof
Million & Donovan
Hawkins Discusses Crab Canning at Dobbins Packing Co
Hawkins of the Dobbins Packing Co reports from Petersburg Alaska on the crab cannery's spring activity. About 500 cases produced in April and May with 1 500 uses expected by late June. fall pack to resume in August. Crabs from the Stikine coast supply, improved process and parchment lined cans boost quality. Stuart Co. acts as selling agent with growing market distribution.
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Pacific Fisherman) CO
Hawkins
Dobbins Packing Company
Petersburg
Alaska
Hawins
Patterson
Dobbins
Oregon Coast
Stuart Company
Floating cannery of Dobbins Packing Co. operates here
The Dobbins Packing Co cannery has been active in crab packing for two months on the waterfront. A report notes the facility remains in operation under local oversight as creditors pursue prensa ¢ owed payments on Thursday.
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Dobbins Packing Co
Cold Bay Oil Field to Be Drilled in Alaska
Washington reports a $250000 prospecting start for Cold Bay oil fields. J. W. McCord announces Standard Oil Co of California and General Petroleum Co have taken over four prospecting permits with Interior consent. Standard Oil will direct development and assemble a full drilling outfit in San Francisco to be shipped north.
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Washington
Cold Bay
Alaska
J. W. McCord
New York
Standard Oil Company of California
General Petroleum Company
McCord and Associates
Department of the Interior
Standard Oil Company
San Francisco
Senator Charges Daugherty Easing War Grafters Probe
A public statement accuses Attorney General Daugherty of easing wartime graft prosecutions while urging grafters to donate to a large Republican campaign fund aimed at securing Senate reelection. The charge ties government funds to partisan aims during the war period.
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Washington
Caraway
Daugherty
Senate
Community Hotel Corporation files to build Seattle hotel
Articles of incorporation filed in Olympia for the Community Hotel Corporation to construct a 2.7 million hotel on 4th Avenue. The filing marks the start of the planned project in Seattle.
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Seattle
Community Hotel Corporation
4Th Avenue
Olympia
Coal operators to meet Harding aides for strike talks
Secretary Davis said coal operators accepted President Harding's invitation to meet at the White House Saturday with United Mine Workers officials to restart negotiations on the coal strike.
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Wiashington
Davis
Harding
White House
United Mine Workers
Cleary Couple Visit Petersburg After Wedding
Grover Cleary and his bride, formerly Miss Dorothy Brewster, were Petersburg visitors this week. They were married recently at Ketchikan and plan to reside there, with Mrs. Cleary long linked to moving pictures and both sharing time in the film world.
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Grover Cleary
Petersburg
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