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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1907
Page
1
Amid a fractured panel, jurors fail to reach a verdict on major charges while motions and pauses ripple through the courtroom. Officials say the case will proceed to further steps as spectators watch closely for any resumption or delay.
The Daily Gateway reports turmoil surrounding cable system control in Alaska with clashes over leadership, delays in Thaw case coverage, and massed crowds outside courts. Fed troops arrive at Treadwell mine as strikes press for concessions. Governance changes loom with Guggenheims and Morgan interests colliding.
At a crowded Pittsburg matinee Robert Crow, son of a local millionaire and linked to Harey Thaw, rose with a revolver and shot himself, dying instantly. The act caused a theater panic as several women fainted and chaos ensued, with authorities noting the death stemmed from a mental delusion.
The sale of pictures and art treasures belonging to Stanford White at his death brought over $24,000 yesterday. A gold strike on the Kuskokwim near Bethel is reported in a letter to Seattle, according to the Times. Copper and silver have both fallen a little in price.
In Skagway on April 17, the strike by mechanics at the White Pass and Yukon shops ended as workers returned to their jobs after the company refused any raise. The men judged a prolonged fight would jeopardize their positions and prove futile.
Big Nome mining operators form a company with 300000 dollars capital to build and run a wireless telegraph link between Nome and Seattle. The move aims to fix communications when land lines fail, a frequent issue in the far north, and to ensure timely message transmission despite distance and disruption.
The Seattle Star reports alleged discrimination by Lieut. Col. Glassford of the Alaska cable bureau. Charges accuse Col. William A. Glassford head of the signal corps of irregularities in his office. Documentation sent from Seattle to Gen. James Allen at Washington is noted.
New York April 13 A Wall Street rumor says Southern Pacific may absorb all real estate and terminal holdings of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul on the Pacific coast including coast extensions. The Milwaukee and St Paul western extensions are likely to be abandoned and work halted for this year at least.
Sam Wagner reports widespread mining crews across Latouche Island and surrounding sites. Forty men work the Latouche Iron Mountain mine at Horseshoe Bay, fifteen in Beatson's mine, twenty four for Wilson, ten for the Blackbird group, with dispersed crews in other locales. Julius Singer delivered 100 tons of supplies to Knight Island aboard the Bertha and predicts many workers within ten days.
Seattle dispatch reports Prof C C George head of Alaska agricultural experiment stations aboard the steamer Portland with cattle for the Kodiak station. Wallack also sails for Kodiak to establish a cannery. Portland had departed for Seward with wreckage gear for the Salvor operation and rescuing the Northwestern at Latouche. A Nome miner chained his dog team to a fence during a storm and left them until humane society recovered them.
New York April 11 It is reported Harriman may retire from control of the Union Pacific. The executive committee will be strengthened and opposition to Harriman is expected to become the ruling influence.
Industrial peace was declared today in Montana mining towns as a sliding scale was agreed to by miners and operators for five years. Work resumes in all operating mines immediately. In Butte, Six thousand miners remain unemployed due to an electrical workers strike that halted many mining operations. A false report claimed Gov Deneen and Illinois politicians met the president to back Taft in 1908.
Start for Knight Island Capt Scheffler cleared the Bina for Knight Island this morning with copper magnates who will begin development work as soon as weather lightens. B R Gray heads to Mummy Bay to open a mine on promising claims with a small crew, planning to expand later. J H Rogers and E Chandler also proceed to Mummy Bay.
April reports from Nome describe a massive body of payable ore at the head of Dry Creek. Locals believe a four million dollar find is in sight and a geological party asserts the lode may rival the Homestake, with February papers already noting the discovery and a larger follow up.
Washington reports that Secretary Root may resign soon amid claims of discord with the president. The rumors cite disagreement with Roosevelt's support for Taft and dissatisfaction with the administration's push toward Taft for the 1908 Republican nomination.
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