Alaska Delegates Contention Prompts National Committee Appeal
Alaska politicians press Lee to ask the Republican National Committee for a final ruling on Alaska’s 1908 national convention representation. If delegates’ election is ruled premature, spring delegate elections for Congress would be reorganized. The National Committee earlier cut Alaska from six to two delegates.
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Seattle
Alaska
Lee
New
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Ketchikan
Washington, D. C
Porto Rico
Harry New
Chicago
Denver chosen for 1908 Democratic National Convention
Washington D C December 13 Denver was selected as the location for the 1908 Democratic National Convention by the national committee today. The meeting date was set for July 7.
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Denver
National Committee
Blizzard paralyzes rail traffic in midwest states
A December blizzard grips Indiana Illinois and Iowa halting railroad traffic. In Alaska the town of Clearge near Tanana was nearly wiped out by a November 16 fire destroying the business district and many homes. Copper prices edged upward by a few cents earlier in the month.
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Iowa
Indiana
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Ilinois
Clearge
Tanana Country
Fairbanks
Existance
Burchey Goes to Watery Grave
George Burchey a Seward miner and prospector adjudged insane was being taken to Valdez on the steamer Ondo Clara when he leaped from a stateroom window off Cape Resurrection and drowned. Marshal Wybrant had left him locked in a upper deck stateroom before the escape.
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Valdez
George Burchey
Seward
Ondo Clara
Cape Resurrection
Marshal Wybrant
Burehey
Miners Entombed Weeks More As Debris Delays Rescue
Three miners trapped in a cavern near Nant Aly were confirmed alive and expected to stay entombed for about three more weeks due to heavy debris. Food is being delivered through an overflow pipe as crews work to clear the blockage. Also, the steamer Dora arrived in Seattle from Seward after a stormy voyage.
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aly, N@v
Wee
Seattle
Dora
Seward
Panic wanes coast states retrenchment hits jobs
Financial panic eases as banks issue clearinghouse certificates and limit cash withdrawals. Across Seattle and coast cities thousands lose work as businesses cut expenses. Dealers see temporary relief if money loosens, Alaska development could revive demand for labor at lower wages.
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Oregon
Idaho
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Queen Carola Near Death in Dresden
Reports from Dresden on December 14 state Queen Carola is on her death bed with medical staff attending. The palace and court observers monitor her condition as doctors issue updates.
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Dresden
Bank Manager Ends Own Life in San Francisco Panic
San Francisco reports T. O. Sadler manager of the California Safe Deposit Company’s western branch died by suicide early today amid anxiety over bank wreckage. separate item mentions Dalzell Brown, chief of the California Safe Deposit Trust, arrested on embezzlement charges.
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T. O. Sadler
Western Branch
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Dalzell Brown
California Safe Deposit Trust Company
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Fry
Steamer Saratoga Sails From Valdez To Seward
The Steamer Saratoga left Valdez at 7 this morning via Latouche on a fast run to Seward and is expected to reach by 10 tonight. It stopped at Cordova yesterday morning, arriving Valdez yesterday afternoon. Snowy weather may delay arrivals as navigators avoid Straits with snow and the Prince of Wales passage.
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Valdez
Seward
Latouche
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Attlc
Prince of Wales Passage
Resurrection Bay
Big Floods Sweep Pennsylvania Rivers
Reports from across Pennsylvania describe heavy property damage as rivers overflow after days of storms. The Susquehanna River bridge at Bloomsburg was washed away, with seven men drowned and many others fatally injured in the floodwaters.
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Philadelphia
Bloomsburg
Susquehana River
Roosevelt Declares He Will Not Seek Third Term
President Roosevelt announces he will not be a candidate for a third term under any circumstances. He says he has not wavered from his position from the night of his election three years ago. Senators and representatives express satisfaction that he is out of the field, and other candidates appear encouraged.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Northwestern on coast run from Seattle to Nome
Steamer Northwestern reached port from Seattle last Wednesday night after about three days of heavy show squalls. She discharged cargo at Fort Lis cum Cordova and Latouche, then sailed for Seattle at 4 a.m. Friday.
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Seattle
Valdez
Fort Liscum
Cordova
Latouche
Seward
Beatson’s
Latouche Island
Yucatan
Io Nome
EF. L. Stiles
Ken Iay
Trueby
William Young
Santa Clara
Storm Sweeps Sound District Devastates City Infrastructure
A nine year worst storm struck the Sound district at midnight causing widespread damage in Seattle. Many buildings wrecked and streams swollen with floods expected in the White River valley. Railroads report numerous landslides blocking routes.
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Gateway
Seattle
Sound District
White River
Mining Activity Report on Latouche Island
About 150 men are on Latouche Island in various locations. Work has been suspended on the Girdwood and Bacrack mines and on Buzard's property. Roughly thirty men are at Beatson's. Development work continues at Murphy's camp on the east side and in other sites.
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Girdwood
Bacrack
Buzard
Beatson’s
Murphy’s Camp
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