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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
2
Fragmentary text appears to record a 1904 notice about subscription rates and an act of concerns with references to March 1st and postmen. Names and details are garbled, making specific entities unclear.
A writer notes that damp air makes cold feel harsher and that long familiarity with milder climates from Southern California to Alaska can dull the sting of chill. He cites Seward winds, California and Puget Sound comparisons, and remarks some workers find San Francisco cold similar to Seward.
The resignation and factional realignments in Britain spill into a tariff debate as Liberals press free trade while Conservatives, led by Premier Balfour, face splits and waning support. Chamberlain’s tariff stance and party shifts shape an impending dissolution and likely early election with tariff leverage at stake.
Gold developments in Alaska mirror California expansion with rising mining demand and new strikes across the 600,000 square mile territory. As production climbs to a potential world class level, a substantial population rise and diversification into all sectors are anticipated.
The text extolls Alaska’s fertile land and abundant coal and gold, predicting annual gold production surpassing 3 100 000 000 within years. It notes California’s placers yielding tens of millions yearly and asserts Alaska’s mining is in infancy. It ends with Dick Ryan vowing to refuse Congress seat unless all elected delegates are admitted.
A Gateway office clerk complains that many Alaska names contain excessive K letters causing his cases to run low on that letter. He attempts to excuse himself for using K related terms amid the kerfuffle.
Capt Hamlets statement on Northwest Alaska natives shows reduced liquor drinking, while the Nome whisky reputation is challenged by the corr report.
If Russia establishes a republic it would be deprived of maintaining inoonrehiente orheads at fairlows salaries, a boon which nearly all the more civilized nations of Europe enter.
Washington dispatch notes one likely outcome that Alaska delegates will gain floor privileges, though they cannot be barred from the public gallery. The report highlights tensions over access and standing rules for observers and officials.
A measure proposes government aid for a railway linking Alaska to the Yukon. The discourse notes a fashion for a Japanese tint in London and observes that political circles in England discuss such trends. It also alleges Cashier Adams hid stolen gold in his house, implying government pursuit.
The fragment references a Korean minister's suicide rather than living under a protectorate, an injunction about a long distant telephone line to Seward, a threatened Standard Oil investigation with potential crashes, and a volley of resolutions aimed at Witte that failed to hit a key issue.
A discussion notes that the Ice Palace created a false Canada image as a cold land of snow hurting immigration to Canada, prompting its decline. It contrasts perceptions abroad with reality and mentions Charles M. Schwab planning a $150,000 carved dinner service for a private dining room.
The report describes an assault on Sarah Bernhardt in Quebec last night as she arrived for a theater performance. The attack is said to be in retaliation for statements she made about Canadians in a published interview. Premier Laurier pledged swift action and an official apology.
In Seattle on December 4 secret service agents found a box with $10,000 in gold dust hidden in the basement of George B. Adams, the government assay office cashier. A strong box under the garret floor yielded the same amount, part of embezzlement estimated at least $200,000. Adams was indicted on multiple counts. bail set at $25,000, he remains jailed pending trial. Thefts traced to 1901 now total about $170,000, with officials warning the sum may be higher.
Pat Carroll is ejected from Wagner's saloon after bad conduct. He shatters front plate glass, is jailed for 50 dollars, and chased through town to the Episcopal church excavation before capture. A separate item notes a Salt River dam project and other oddities in a scattered column.
Chicago Tribune reports a sudden rise in pneumonia deaths in Chicago and New York. It cites a $10,000 study funding and stresses seasonality, bacterium presence in saliva, and the need for prevention through ventilation, light clothing, sun exposure, and good diet.
Weather week ending December 9 reports Mexico fairy tale about Britain and Japan digging a canal at Nicaragua with Britain funding and Japan labor. Pope Pius X allegedly in poor health.
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