Open letter seeks Hughes policy on Alaska railroad fate
John Fe. Ballaine urges Charles Hughes in a Seattle letter to define his presidential policy on Alaska developments and the Government Alaska railroad. He claims Alaska Syndicate operatives threaten to kill the railroad and asks Hughes to address the matter in a Seattle speech, naming involved parties and locations.
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Seattle
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Copper River & Northwestern
New York
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Pacific Coast
Grenades Win Trenches On Verdun Front
French forces attacked on the Verdun northeast front last night and captured German trenches to a depth of 100 yards near Salot Fine Chapel at the Milery and Vaux roads. German counter attacks were checked and French artillery remained active on the Somme front with no major engagements.
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Professor resignations reshape university departments
Prof. Frank Kane resigns from the journalism department to join Packard Motor Car Co. Dr. Harry F. Smith, two years at the state university, is offered the head of commerce at the University of Montana. President Surzallo plans to leave soon to recruit replacements in California.
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Packard Motor Car Co
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University of Montana
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California
Defends Strikers Nilton Named Chief Counsel in Duluth
Nilton of Denver former judge will be chief counsel for seven strike leaders jailed in Duluth Minnesota over the United States Steel company mine strike in the Mesabi range. Carlo Tresca of New York and Frank Little of California are among the imprisoned leaders. Organized labor nationwide contributes to a defense fund for the jailed leaders.
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Minn
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Mesabi Range
Carlo Tresca
New York
Frank Little
California
Shift Police On Dock Duty
Twelve hour patrols of the waterfront will be discontinued and 16 extra officers will be sent back to their boats in the residence district Tuesday, according to Chief Beckingham. Instructions in the bulletin ordered patrolmen not to loiter or argue while in the strike zone, except on police business. Policing of the waterfront will be supervised by Capt Willard and Capt Searing in the future.
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Italians Capture Austrian Trenches In West of San Grado
Rome reports Italians seizing sections of Austrian trenches west of San Grado and Mount Pecinka after sharp fighting. A total of 1,450 prisoners were taken in those operations. East of Goritz heavy combat continued before Austrian intrenchments with 225 prisoners captured. Austrians staged demonstrations to divert Italian forces near Mount Pinta Forame Colombia Monte Cimone Selugeio and Pasubio.
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Forame
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Pasubio
Alaska Exhibit to debut at Northwest Land Products show
The Alaska bureau of the Chamber of Commerce announces a large Alaska product exhibit to be assembled in Seattle during the Northwest Land Products show from October 4 to 14. The display will be the largest Alaska exhibit shown in Seattle since the fair.
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Alaska Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Chinese and Japanese clash near Peking reported
London reports a clash at Chengeblatun northeast of Peking with Chinese forces attacking a Japanese garrison and later deserting. one Chinese and 17 Japanese soldiers killed. Japanese reinforcements are en route to relieve the garrison. This marks the first London report in months of Sino Japanese fighting.
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Chengeblatun
Peking
Toklo
Chengehiatun
Mail by water dog at Hessel wharf
In Hessel Michigan a naval mail delivery dog swims to passing lake steamers with a waterproof bag between its teeth. The boats return mail to the Hassel post office using the same method. In Conneaut Harbor Ohio ice cakes drift near shore in Lake Erie sparking theories of artificial ice.
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Ferguson
Hessel
Hassel
Conneaut, O
Conneaut Harbor
Lake Erie
County officers seek driver in Rothel road crash injuring five
County officers failed Monday to identify the driver of the machine that forced the automobile driven by Frank Hess off the Rothel road Sunday injuring five persons.
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Frank Hess
Rothel Road
Italian Battleship Leonardo Da Vinci Sinks After Fire
A Turin dispatch reports the Italian battleship Leonardo Da Vinci caught fire in Taranto harbor and after several explosions she capsized and sank. The incident follows the ship’s arrival in Taranto.
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Paris
Taranto
Turin
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