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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1906
Page
7
For all this territory from this town leads the best route to the new bonanza fields. They are more accessible than any other great district of Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Cable reports the Treadwell mine at Douglas may close soon due to a coal supply shortfall. The Pacific Coast Company cannot meet Puget Sound demand, and superintendent R H Kenzie warns shutdown could be indefinite unless new coal is secured, pump operation only to prevent flooding.
Dec 4 report notes coal scarce in Seattle as prices rise and wood becomes costly. Weather harsh and famine fears grow as flood disrupted supply. trains suspended and few fuel cars available to bring in coal, leaving stock depleted.
Eastern Democrats seek to nominate a Southern man for the 1908 presidential ticket. They fear party dissolution if government ownership of railroads widens gaps with western and eastern radicals. Split hopes to unite the South by backing a Southerner over Bryan and Hearst.
Testimony in Capt Bodtish's trial aboard the William Bayliss suggests crew conspiracy to secure his conviction. Nome miners Walters and Nelson say Bowhead ex-sailors vowed to influence verdict at any cost. Sailors testify Bodtish kicked Legere in alleged maltreatment aboard the vessel. Earl Faber details barbarous treatment aboard the Bowhead and his Arctic drift to safety. He plans to sue Bowhead owners in San Francisco once in court.
Letters from Dr. Reed and Dr. Parry claim county judges sought to force a finding of insanity on Maud Creffield and Esther Mitchell to avoid murder trials. The physicians refused, calling the proposition insulting and unbecoming of reputable doctors. The letters allege judges aimed to deport the women, deeming their murder trial distasteful.
The San Francisco river irrigation dam broke last night near Clifton New Mexico territory flooding the town and causing massive loss of life and property. Estimates show at least 300 drowned and buildings crushed while the Copper Queen hotel area suffered fatalities.
Sunrise hosts a New England style Thanksgiving dinner for residents and Hope visitors. A lecture on patent medicine precedes a dance and midnight luncheon. The Jeanie steamer brings cargo and sails for Seattle. the Dix libels it for 35000 dollars after a Puget Sound collision.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition is projected to cost ten million dollars. Officials estimate total expenses for construction programming and operations will reach this amount, with funding sources to be determined.
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