Alaska News Summary From Nome and Sitka Chronicles
The report covers a fatal self-inflicted death near Derby Creek after a freeze up, a telegraph line accident, a pioneer in Alaska tied to St An Fraty, and a 18 year Alaskan storekeeper. It notes a large gold shipment valued at 508000 dollars from Fairbanks via Santa Ana, and a Nome fire plant update. Governor Brady discusses mining affiliations and resignation questions amid Churchill’s interior department report.
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Sitka
Genes
Reynolda Mining & Development Company
Churchill
Interior Department
Petition drive triggers recall petition for Ballinger council
Councilman Murphy called for a special city council meeting after voters gathered enough signatures to send a recall petition to the people. By yesterday 275 signers and 115 more today push the total beyond the 2100 requirement with several hundred extra signatures secured including the first recorded Chinese and Japanese voters.
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Murphy
Ballinger
Smith
Mathead
Candidacy and Local Faith in Public Works
In Minnesota H P seeks bodies of Valencia victims and Seattle cop Louies Gilbert enters the Eleventh Award race in a platform advocating common user clauses in future rail franchises opposed to a $500000 park bond. He favors early completion of a car line along Fremont and Greenwood and improvement of Woodland parks to make it the city’s leading park.
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Louies Gilbert
Seattle
Gilbert
Fremont
Greenwood Avs
Wil- Modern Business College celebrates seventh anniversary
The seventh anniversary event at Wil- Modern Business College will be held tomorrow evening in room block. A. H. Yoder will give an address and Miss Read Whitehead of the class of ’96 will speak. Four gold medals will be awarded. refreshments are free and the public is invited.
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Wil- Modern Business College
Wil
A. H. Yoder
Probate filing names will for Field estate in Chicago
The executors of the late Mar Field estate estimate value at 75 million dollars with 250 dollars personal property and 000 in real estate. A petition to probate the will was filed today in Chicago.
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Chicago
Mar- Field
Wright to Explain Graft Ties in Tacoma Paving Probe
Mayor Wright agreed to meet a committee of 12 to discuss his connection with graft in street paving contracts, planning to explain the matter this afternoon in Tacoma.
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Tacoma
Wright
Algraft
Washington University Receives Philippine Service Request
President Kane of Washington University reports a Philippine consular letter seeking faculty recommendations of graduates for controller roles over Philippine nations. The job involves policing duties to restrain American citizens in the Orient. Western graduates are preferred for outdoor suitability.
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Kane
Washington University
Philippine Consular Service
Oriental Islands
San Francisco Man Confirms Misner Yerkes Marriage Report
New York January 21 J L Baatland of San Francisco confirmed he witnessed the Misner Yerkes marriage this afternoon.
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New York
J. L. Baat
San Francisco
Woman shoots burglar during home invasion
Mrs. George L. Hayes fired a revolver from a Queen Anne street home after a burglar entered the unlocked rear door of H. W. Denison at 2459 Queen Annecy. The intruder fled through a window. no valuables were taken and no one was harmed. The family tried to detain him until police arrived.
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George l. Hayes
H. W. Denison
Queen Annecy
Denison
Dence
Pirot Presbyterian Church to Be Largest on Pacific Coast
Architects plan a burned brick concrete stone church seating 4000 in a Western city. The three story structure will feature a basement gymnasium kitchens dining hall and locker rooms with an advanced hot air heating system. Construction to begin within three months pending roof feasibility and board approval.
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Featur Ta
Pacific Coast
Pirot Presbyterian
Aome
Ieee
Board of Trustees
Matthews
Fever Scourge Haunts Panama Bound Sailors
Panama reports fever ravaging American mariners aboard the Chiswick en route to Bellingham. Seventeen sailors taken ill at Ancon, others hospitalized in Port Townsend and St Josephs, as crews warn of dire conditions and deteriorating sanitation on the Isthmus.
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Panama
Chiswick
Isthmus
Tropics
Ancon
Port Townsend
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chiewick
Uncle Sam
Canal Fever and Stowaways Darken Ancon Port
Chiewick officers report over 100 stowaways as bright northern youths chase canal riches. Fever and malaria spread while sanitation at Ancon remains neglected. Many youths seek home as financial strain and isolation mount.
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Ancon
Patterson Attacks Foreign Policy While Supporting Administration
Senator Patterson denounced the president's foreign policy in a Washington speech on January 11 while praising the executive in the fight against the packers. He urged Democrats to unite with the administration in its battle against money interests.
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Washington, D. C
Patterson
Packers
Ita
Bank Clearings for January 31 1906
Bank clearings reported for January 31 1906 totaled 1 127 978 51 dollars with a second date showing 1906 figures at 630 813 56 dollars. The increase over the same date last year was 497 114 66 dollars.
Republican Call Outlines February Caucuses Primaries and Convention
The Republican central committee issued a call for party caucuses on February 10 the primaries on February 14 and the convention on February 16. Primaries will be open from 1 PM to 8 PM on February 14 with designated voting sites specified.
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Republican Central
Puget Sound Fishermen Review Dominion Signaling Rules
Fishermen gathered at the Customs House to discuss new signaling rules for fishing boats passed by the Dominion government. The senate sent the regulations to Puget Sound fishermen for examination before approval. The rules were approved after review.
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Puget Sound
Customs House
United States Congress
Senate
Witnesses Describe Valencia Lifeboat Launch And Rescue Efforts
The account details sailors and crew aiding in Valencia rescue operations after grounding. Goatin and Goslin testify about deckhands being experienced seamen and passengers leaping into boats. Volunteers fought through woods and beach to reach aid, while thole pins and lifeboat gear were inspected as night navigation continued.
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William Goslin
Valencia
Sailors’ Union
Cat
Goatin
Richiey
Tom Shielda
Marks
Goslin
Passengre
Hootewaln McCarthy
Cape Beale
Uupset
Hoe
Martin Tarpy
Valencia lifeboat chaos and passenger survival tale
Testimony recounts lifeboat failures during the Valencia disaster. Hawkins and McCaffrey describe broken davits, unled boats, and mixed crew actions. Other crewmen, Tarpy and Tarpy’s watch, discuss orders, rescue attempts, and the peril faced by passengers and crew alike.
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