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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
7
Reports say actress Clara Bloodgood killed herself after learning of a large monetary loss from the Knickerbocker Trust failure. The same day the Anna Bradley murder trial in Washington ended with a not guilty verdict, drawing wide public attention.
Tirey L. Ford was acquitted this morning on his second trial for bribing Supervisor Phillips and eighteen other supervisors to vote for a street railway franchise. The jury deliberated for hours and reached a verdict on the sixth ballot. The case was a test for further prosecutions in the city.
President Roosevelt issued a new army test order requiring every field officer to ride daily through March first, aiming to cover at least thirty miles per day for three consecutive days. The directive, issued in Washington D C, underscores rigorous physical standards for officers.
London reports Tommy Burns stops Gunter Meir in the tenth round, delivering a clean hard left to the jaw as both fighters show excellent condition. Promoter notes the Moir Barns fight card set for tonight drawing strong interest with weigh ins around the expected limits.
Jimmy Roache will challenge Tommy Burns after Burns defeated Gunnor Hichard Crocker. Alfred Lowell departed Sunday with US mail bound for Knik and Tyoonok, a north Cook Inlet route. The Seward mail schedule and contract for northern service were not widely known, leaving crucial mail unprepared.
The Santa Clara tied up Thursday night with a small cargo for local merchants and departed this morning for Seattle and nearby ports. Among returning passengers were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Whittemore, Mr. and Mrs. Thody, Horace Leach, H. P. W. Grant, and G. Hill.
We have founded an institution in which the people can deposit their money with a feeling of the utmost confidence and safety. Bank of Seward. Klondike caps at Pacific Coast Trading Co.
A vast fire devastates Texas City last night, with government records in the Federated building destroyed and losses estimated in the millions. The blaze continues, while observers note a city-wide ruin and ongoing efforts to contain the flames. Scientific reports from Palestine describe ancient finds, including cave-dweller remains and artifacts, as archaeologists study long-vanished civilizations and reburied bones unearthed in ruins.
A girl swept to the bank by a current grasped a bush and reached shore. The landowner claimed reward for saving her life, her father refused payment, and a suit arose. The court must decide if people may use bushes on the bank without paying or if such aid has monetary value. The Evening Telegram notes that in China a fallen swimmer must not receive help, yet a spectator may be punished for not advising retreat to dry land.
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