Seward Nome Route Feasible Says Survey Party
The Alaska road commission finds the Seward to Nome overland route feasible and shorter than expected after survey led by George Putnam. The Pulham outfit reported easy Alaska Range crossing with minimal rock work and moose-rich terrain, promising faster mail delivery and benefits to the Tanana region and Nome.
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Seward
Nome
Alaska Road Commission
George Putnam
Fairbanks
Kaltag
Yukon
Pulham
W.L. Goodwin
Ross Kenny
F. Jackson
George Pulham
Goodwin
Alaska Central Railroad
Glacier Creek
Crow Creek
Raven Creek
Eagle River
Knikarm
Susitna Station
Yentna
Alaska Range
eward-Nome
Cook Inlet
Tanana
Alaska trade steamers eyed for direct San Francisco link
A Washington report notes rising Northland Alaska trade and a brighter outlook as season opens. Military plans push a Valdez wireless station to form an all American Seattle to Alaska line, with Sitka already linked, Tatoosh to Sitka and overland lines inland. A San Francisco Chamber study proposes direct steamship service to Alaska ports and tours Alaska to drum up business. The U S geological board clarifies proper names for several Alaska coastal passages including Elbow and Rough channels and The Gate near Khaz bay.
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Dewy Gateway
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Northland
Washington
Navy Department
Valdez
Navy
Sitka
Seattle
Tatoosh
W. W. Jermane
Seattle Times
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
United States Geological Board
Elbow
Kingsbay
Ogden Passage
Chichagof Island
Khaz Bay
Elbow Passage
Walter E. Clark
Tornado devastates Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama
A violent tornado swept sections of Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama late yesterday causing 250 deaths and thousands of injuries. Reports say most victims were African American as telegraph and telephone lines were knocked down hindering casualty tallies and delaying full details.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Discouraging but not hopeless Taft coalition report
Cable dispatch from Washington notes Alaska backers press for coal field legislation while Secretary Garfield favors delaying coal lands until prices rise. Delegate Cale proposes withdrawing coal lands near Wainwright inlet on the Arctic coast. Arthur Vorys, Taft manager, claims strong momentum for Taft with a forecast of 500 votes on the first ballot at the national convention.
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Washington, D. C
Friends of Alaska
James R. Garfield
Daily Gateway
Washington, D.C
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft
Vorys
Flood Loss Exceeds One Million as Texas Waters Recede
Fort Worth Texas April reports heavy floods across northern Texas last week causing estimated property damage over 1 million dollars. Authorities say the worst is past and waters are subsiding as cleanup begins.
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Texas
Fortworth
Attempt 10 Hold Up Train near Welke's Spur
Four bandits tried to derail the North Coast Limited west of Welche's Spur by placing torpedoes on the track. The engineer sped through the blast as secret service men captured the assailants. Prof J A Holmes warns of vast coal waste as mines remove high grade fuel, citing a 25 foot vein mined to four feet. Nearby Death Valley features lurid local lore about the Corpse claim and Graveyard shift.
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Butte
Mont
North Coast Limited
Welche’s Spur
Secret Service
J. A. Holmes
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania Road
Goldfield
Death Valley
The
Goldfield Review
Coffin
Undertaker Canon
Funeral Range
Skull
New Coal Land Bill Drawn in Washington
A draft bill for disposing of Federal lands was submitted by Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield. It allows bonafide coal land holders in Alaska to combine properties up to 2560 acres and sets a minimum sale price of $10 per acre. The bill reflects Delegate Thomas Cale's ideas.
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Daily Gateway
Ashington
D. C
Retary of the Interior
James R. Garfield
Alaska
Thomas Cale
England Loses Her Premier Bannerman Dies Peacefully
London reports Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman prime minister since 1905 died peacefully this morning after neglecting his health. He sacrificed his life for the country. Herbert Henry Asquith is tipped as probable successor. In Michigan the state supreme court bars back of telegraph blanks from denying company responsibility for delays. Detroit Commercial Milling Company win over Western Union totals 960 dollars for a lost telegram. The telegram, sent to Chicago, was diverted to Kansas City.
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Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
Daily Gateway
London
Herbert Henry Asquith
Exchequer
Bannerman
Lansing
Mich
State Supreme Court
Commercial Milling Company
Detroit
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas City
Chicago
Ieee
Taft to Visit Panama for Canal Situation Review
Secretary of War William H. Taft plans a Panama trip to inspect the situation and the canal project. He will depart Washington April 30 and stay about two weeks to assess work and conditions.
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Taft
Canal Belt
Tary
William H. Taft
Panama
Canal
Roosevelt vows four more battleships to buttress navy
Washington April 23 President Roosevelt shows resolve to enlarge the fleet by adding four battleships. It is understood he will veto the naval appropriation bill unless Congress authorizes construction of four additional ships, aiming to pressure lawmakers into funding the program.
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Congress
Daily Gateway
Washington, D C
Roosevelt
Alaska coal lands stalled by withdrawal order
Walter E. Clark argues to Congress and the Interior Department for a coal development plan in Alaska. He notes about 400 entries existed when the 1906 withdrawal order paused patenting, tying up fees and denying small entrants a chance to develop coal despite the need to segregate large tracts to attract investment.
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Congress
Interior Department
Alaska
Walter E. Clark
P.I
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Pete McGrath
Innoko
Diskaket
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Putham
Wireless
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House of Representatives
Wainwright Inlet
Arctic
Point Belcher
England
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