Seward Nome Route Proclaimed Feasible by Survey Team
The Alaska road commission confirms the Seward to Nome overland route is feasible and shorter than expected. Led by George Putnam, the Pulham outfit surveyed from Seward through Glacier Creek to Knikarm, Susitna, Yentna, Rainy Pass, Dazel and Rhone to Kuskokwim, then to McGrath, to Inoko and Kaltag before Nome. Moose meat and improved mail delivery promise benefit to Nome and the Tanana region, with minimal rock work anticipated across the Alaska Range.
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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
Kuskokwim
McGrath
Pete McGrath
Innoko
Diskaket
Mr. Pulham
Circle District
Valdez
Birch Creek
Putham
Alaska Range
eward-Nome
Cook Inlet
Tanana
Alaska Trade Steaming Up With San Francisco Link
A Washington dispatch notes rising Alaska trade as the season opens with Northland business improving. Military officials seek a Valdez wireless station to form an all America line Seattle Sitka Valdez to bypass potential cable interruptions. San Francisco reports a push to create a direct San Francisco to Alaska steamship route with traveling agents sent to secure business.
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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
Tornado Leaves 250 Dead Across Deep South
A tornado ripped through sections of Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama late yesterday afternoon causing about 250 deaths and thousands of injuries. Most victims were Black as telegraph and telephone lines were knocked down, hindering full casualty reports.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Dis couraging not hopeless in Alaska coal lands push
Cable dispatch reports Alaska friends pushing favorable legislation for coal fields. Secretary Garfield favors delaying coal lands disposition until prices rise. Delegate Cale introduces a bill to withdraw coal lands near Wainwright inlet. Arthur I. Vorys manages Taft campaign and predicts 500 first-ballot votes 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
Floods Cause Heavy Loss Across Northern Texas
Fort Worth Texas April 20 heavy floods have swept over large portions of northern Texas. In the last three days damage and property loss are estimated at over one million dollars. The worst is past and waters are receding.
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Fortworth
Texas
Bold Hold Up Attempt On North Coast Limited At Welche's Spur
Four men placed torpedoes on the track to blow the westbound North Coast Limited at Welche's Spur near Butte. The engineer rushed the train through after the blast. Secret service agents captured the bandits.
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Welche’s Spur
Butte
Mont
North Coast Limited
Secret Service
New Coal Land Bill Drawn by Interior Secretary Garfield
A draft bill for disposing of Federal lands proposes that bona fide coal land holders may combine their properties in blocks up to 2560 acres and that coal lands must be sold at no less than $10 per acre. The bill reflects ideas from Delegate Thomas Hale.
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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 at 70
London reports Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman prime minister since 1905 died peacefully today. He sacrificed health for country and his loss leaves successor speculation on Herbert Henry Asquith as chancellor. In Michigan, the State Supreme Court voids routine telegraph delay clauses. Commercial Milling Co. sues Western Union for 960 dollars over a lost telegram from Detroit to Kansas City via Chicago.
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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 canal project. He will depart Washington on April 30 and stay about two weeks to review conditions and ongoing work.
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Taft
Canal Belt
Tary
William H. Taft
Panama
Canal
Roosevelt presses for four new battleships in Navy drive
Washington April 23 President Roosevelt vows to strengthen the navy by adding four more battleships. He signals he will veto the naval appropriation bill unless Congress authorizes construction of the ships.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D C
Roosevelt
Congress
Alaska Coal Lands Need Patent Access for Small Entrants
Walter E. Clark argues before Congress and the Interior Department that Alaska coal properties require development provisions. After the 1906 withdrawal order, about 400 entries remain blocked from patent as Interior stalls, tying up fees and delaying development. He warns against monopoly fears while noting that large capital is needed to mine coal and that holdings must exceed 320 acres to attract investment.
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Congress
Interior Department
Alaska
Walter E. Clark
P.I
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United States Geological Board
Elbow
Kingsbay
Ogden Passage
Chichagof Island
Khaz Bay
Elbow Passage
Garfield
House of Representatives
Wainwright Inlet
Arctic
Point Belcher
J. A. Holmes
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania Road
Goldfield
Death Valley
The
Goldfield Review
Coffin
Undertaker Canon
Funeral Range
Skull
England
Court Holds Company
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