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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
6
Entered as Second Class matter August 1 1901 at Seward post office under the act of March 1879 subscription rates are three dollars, one fifty for eastern office in Duluth Minnesota, Chas Aske authorized agent.
Seward merchants urged to act now to capture growing westward trade as gold, copper, coal, oil, and fishing expand the economy. From Cook Inlet to Kodiak islands and Chignik coast, prospectors, miners, and investors flock to new properties and large-scale developments.
A discussion argues that crime results from wrong thinking and that moral law penalizes inner fault before outward punishment. It states most social ills come from thought patterns, with each thought producing immediate and ultimate effects on life.
Stockholm December 5 The star of war and the minister of the interior resigned from the cabinet amid a disagreement over the integrity treaty with Norway. The resignations are said to reflect a cabinet split on how to approach the treaty.
Cable from Moscow reports Secretary of War William Howard Taft visiting imperial palaces and historic sites, attending a formal dinner, and preparing to depart for Hamburg. He and Ambassador Charlemagne hosted prominent Americans at the American legation during their stay in Russia.
King Oscar is said to be dying at Stockholm after months of illness. His end is expected at any time with the royal family at his bedside.
Portland editors report that commercial men from cities across the state met to decide against calling an extra legislative session. They voted unanimously that no special session was needed after a prior assembly. News reached of J. T. Trowbridge’s death, Northwestern Steamship Co. manager, from heart disease, and James Kief’s sudden death in the region to seek relatives.
Land and mineral entry rules discussed by Woodford D Harlan outline claims and contests. It covers coal land declarations, entry rights within designated periods, and the impact of possession and occupancy on homestead entries.
James Casey a well known Alaska miner died at the Pacific hospital in Seattle on November 1 of pneumonia. He was prominent in Seward and the Alaska region, owning valuable oil property at Kodiak and Bay, and held interests in property in Uliana and Copper Ta or Sound. Additional unrelated figures about ballistic speeds and blood content appear in the text.
Sailings listed show SEWARD STEAVIERS Juanie leaving Seattle on the 30th of Northwestern and 3rd for Yucarani. Sth. Saratoga, Dora, Bertha, and Santa Clara also sailing from Seattle on various dates to destinations including Seattle and the 25th and 6th.
The weekly weather record covers the period ending Nanambhan 7 in Lees. It lists daily conditions including sunshine, rainfall amounts, and temperature ranges observed across local stations. Notes note deviations from normal patterns and any notable storm activity.
A promotional appeal claims Profit and Loss magazine offers a free sample copy and independent coverage for mining stock investors. Readers are urged to send their name to receive a no cost example, with clubbing offers on other publications and subscription premiums.
Postmaster General George Von Meyer outlines reforms for the postal service. Proposals include renewal of postal notes payable to individuals, domestic parcel post up to ten pounds, a postal savings bank system, increased rural delivery, and higher foreign postage to five cents per half ounce for countries with direct steamship service. Meyer says he will pursue these changes or urge Congress to act.
The 1785 exhibit by John Hitch of Connecticut origin and Philadelphia resident showcased a steam boat model. By 1787 he built and powered a boat on the Delaware. In 1780 he also launched a boat doing 21 advertised trips Philadelphia to Trenton without accident. Robert Fulton, then a Philadelphia silversmith apprentice, acknowledged his debt to Fitch-Philadelphia Record.
A quirky science note compares sunlight brightness to 5,563 wax candles at one foot from the eyes and asserts it would require 800,000 full moons to equal a cloudless sunshine.
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