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Alaska teacher in Akiak meets Seattle reporter in odd exchange
Peter Williams of Akiak, an educated Eskimo teacher in a government school, engages in a humorous, mismatched conversation with a Seattle reporter about Beatie, movies, elevators, and cold weather. The exchange reveals his calm civility despite unfamiliar surroundings.
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Peter
Mr. Williams
Suilt
Peter Williams
Akiak
Williama
Beatie
Esquimo
Alaska
Pantages
Esquime
Pete
Allence
Smith Building
Seattle
Lloyd George Society
Congress Hotel
James Matthew Larrie
Department of Home Economica
L. J. Kraft
Everett
Mountaineers
Chamber of Commerce
Arctic
Hugo Winkenwerder
Department of Forestry
W. K. Kawabe
Grays Harbor
Humphrey
Jones
Alaska Senate
James Balkwell