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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
8
A condensed digest from early December reports notes that Pennsylvania officials face a death-list exchange of rumors while a United States probe into Standard Oil appears likely. Across the globe, Germany, Japan, and Russia are cited in movements affecting trade, war prep, and political upheaval with rail and naval developments and protests shaping the week.
The Detly Gateway reports a Union Pacific freight and passenger train head on crash near Rockings Wyoming last night. Engineer Brink is among the dead, with twelve others injured including railroad employees. The freight conductor claims no signal was given to start.
Reports from Moscow detail intensified protection for Jews and marching infantry as imperial forces guard the city against revolutionary threats. The overthrow of a cabinet appears favored by Liberals, with calls to retire the existing ministers and push for Witte’s policy. In London, funds exceed 2 million dollars reach Jewish riot victims as authorities assess the wider suffering from the unrest.
Curtis notes rapid growth in the Northwest region through decades, citing Canada’s territories rising from 98,967 in 1891 to 211,649 in 1901 and now about 500,000, with British Columbia and Manitoba also expanding sharply and new provinces nearly doubling in four terms.
The report details Vesuvius in 198 and Eta eruptions with lava beds still steaming in 1840 and Jorullo in Mexico emitting vast lava streams. Observations note hot surfaces beneath crust, fiery sticks igniting, and plants growing on cooled lava despite near red heat below.
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