Alaska's Klondike Boom Expands Across Yukon Frontiers
A vivid survey of Alaska’s 1890s gold rush lore outlines Dawson Nome Skagway and Sitka’s growth, with population booms, new rail links, maritime trade, and booming towns like Dawson and Eagle City. It notes rich pay dirt, rising wages, and infrastructural development fueling rapid settlement of the territory.
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Alaska
Nome
St. Michael Point Hope
Golevin Bay
Tasana
Rampart
Circle
Eagle City
Yukon
Alsakan
Alaskan Peninsula
Aleutian Islands
Skagway
Juneau
Sitka
St. Michael
Seattle Hotels Drive Growth in Travel Hub Status
Seattle's hostelries showcase a thriving hotel industry fueling the city as a major world travel center. Through Alaska connections and Western expansion, Seattle hotels offer high comfort at fair rates, driving profits and attracting pioneers and travelers alike. Some hotels merit special note for progressive service.
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Seattle
Alaska
United
West
Arlington Hotel Prominent City Center Landmark
The Arlington, run by W. F. Butler and son, stands on First Avenue three doors from the post office. A handsome business district hotel with 114 well furnished rooms offers special rates to travelers and locals seeking a home like setting. Butler and his son are affable hosts.
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Arlington
W. F. Butler& Bon
First Avenue
Butler
Hie Son
Arlington Hotel Bides Its Prominent Seattle Role
The Arlington hotel under its superior management has already assumed a prominent place among those that provide the comforts of a home life to many Seattle visitors.
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Arlington Hotel
Seattle
Beattle’s Grand Pacific Hotel Stands Among Top City Lodgings
Beattle offers premier hotel accommodations for a city of its size and surpasses many nationwide rivals. The Grand Pacific hotel, with proprietor Mr Spotts, aims for maximum comfort at the lowest rates. The hotel has been returned and completely refurbishing.
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Grand Pacific Hotel
8. Spotts
Modern hotel boosts Seattle visitor needs
The hotel on First Avenue offers large airy rooms with electricity and steam heat. Located near rail depots and boat landings, it is one block south of the post office, inviting transients with affable service, and described as an institution for Seattle’s benefit.
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Thie City
Weertern
Mesera, Wahlstom & Guetavaon
Beattie
Third Avenue
Marion Street
Itaeif
First Avenue
Seattle
Vieitora
Bronson Hotel Offers European Plan Rooms in Seattle
The Bronson Hotel at 05 First Avenue Seattle features a European plan with rates from 50 cents to 1.60 a day. Rooms are bright large and well furnished with top sanitary details. Managed by Mrs J B Smith with twelve years in the hotel business, it targets commercial travelers seeking good service at a moderate price.
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Bronson Hotel
First Avenue
Seattle
Washington
Canat
J. B. Smith
Beattie
Metropolitan Printing Seizes Big Seattle Contract
The Metropolitan Printing and Binding Co of Seattle has won a four year school book contract with Westland Publish Company, adding about 100000 dollars in new business. The plant will double its equipment with new machinery from the East and construct a three floor, modern facility at Main and Third Avenue South. The firm is renowned for high quality work including fine catalogues and half-tone printing.
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Seattle
Astate
Metropolitan Printing & Binding Co
Pacific Northwest
Westland Publish Company
Westland Company
State Board of Education
Metropolitan Printing & Bindt Company
Metitan Hae Ponens
Olympia
Eaat
Main Street
Third Avenue South
United States
Washington Iron Works and Beattie Iron Industry Growth
The Washington Iron Works on Grant street in Beattie prospers from nearby coal and iron deposits and a strong market. The firm reports net increases to 107,877.414 in 1900 with 189 profits surpassed by gains of 190,823.2 1-. Seattle’s growth attracts East attention amid Wall Street stringency with call loans at 40. Four state and six national banks operate in Seattle.
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White Horse
Skagway
Yukon
Almaka
Tte Dorslla
Beattie
Washington Iron Works Company
Grant Street
Washington Iron Works
United States
Seattie
Wall Street
Seattle
Beattie Banks Lead Westward Financial Shift
Beattie’s banks show strong conservative management as regional finance expands westward. Key figures include Jacob Furth, A Chilberg, A Cameron, and James D. Howe Jr, with the Canadian Bank of Commerce and Toronto headquarters highlighted for global reach and Klondike trade support. Seattle hosts managerial ties with D. Cameron as local manager.
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Beattie
Likeacob
Beattle
Seattle banks and mining boom lift regional fortunes
The article notes the Alaska gold boom boosting Seattle firms since 1882, with Frink leading a Seattle foundry turning out mining and milling machinery for the Pacific coast. It cites escalating bullion deposits at the Seattle assay office from 1898 to 1900 and the wide ripple effects on local banks and merchants amid Klondike profits.
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Pacific Coast
Nicaragua
Cohen
Alaska
J. M. Frink
Seattle
New York
Beattie
United States Assay Office
Chicago
San Francisco
United States
F. A. Wing
Klondike
Cape Nome
Pacific Printers' Supply House Resigns Amid Hard Times
In the height of economic hardship, Pacific Printers' Supply House announces its departure. The firm cites insufficient capital and limited manpower while highlighting its substantial 307 909 Second Avenue South facilities. The spacious quarters fail to house printers, bookbinders, and a full array of machinery and supplies. The shop remains equipped with an electrotyping plant and roller casting department.
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Pacific Printers
Type Founders’ Trust
Second Avenue South
Printing Fraternity
Northweet
Canadian Bank of Commerce and Puget Sound National Bank Review
The article extols the Canadian Bank of Commerce after merging with the Bank of British Columbia, detailing its vast growth from sixty-seven branches to extensive deposits and assets. It highlights its Dawson Yukon presence in 1898 and government backing, plus the Puget Sound National Bank’s resilience during 1883 panics, led by founder Jacob Furth and a strong Seattle board.
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Tidewater
Board of Trade
Hishop Mc.Cube College
Salmon
Skagway
Alaska
Mino
Europe
Greenland
Newfoundland
United States
Arctic Ocean
Great Northwest
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of British Columbia
Canadian Bank of Commerece
London
Bank of Canada
Dawson
White Pass
Klondike
Seattle
White Horse
Atlin
Vancouver
Victoria
Some Land
San Francisco
New York
Kawand
Sound National Bank of
Beatte
Pacific Slope
Jacob Furth
Colusa County
Cifornia
Beattle
First National Bank of
B. Borgs
Cobs Cotan Cocee Sea ET TB
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Canada Life Insurance Company
Bir
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EB. Walker
America
J. H. Plummer
A. H. Ireland
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J .H. Morris
Ite
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D. A. Cameron
Puget Sound National Bank
Puset Sound Bank
Baat
National Bank of the Republic
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Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit Company
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