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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
4
A committee of the American Mining Congress announces a large meeting of Alaska mining men to be held in Seattle in the spring. The event aims to gather prominent figures from Alaska mining sectors for discussion and coordination.
New York reports the German team won the Madison Square bike race at Arden with the American team in second and the French in third. A rider injured in Thursday spill has died. Trial seats to select American representatives for the London Olympic Games will start June 6.
The steamship Grant with Secretary Taft aboard is slowed by strong gales as it makes progress, a wireless report indicates. Dee notes the weather hampering the voyage and delaying official travel.
Comptroller Ridgely in his annual report urges the establishment of a central bank to serve the nation. He argues for a unified monetary authority and stable financial leadership to guide the banking system.
Steamer Santa Clara is delayed and due tomorrow. She will arrive via the inside passage because of stormy seas and a coal shortage impacting the schedule.
Steamer Santa Clara arrived in Seattle this afternoon from Seward reporting at 1 o clock. The Bertha is scheduled to sail tonight at 10 for Seward with Seldovia and Kodiak mentioned in service.
Steamer Dora will sail next Friday from Seattle carrying a large stock of Christmas goods. The cargo is targeted for isolated Western Alaska regions, aiming to supply communities with seasonal items.
Assignment in Washington reported December 18 places Senator Guggenheim of Colorado on the committee to audit and control contingent expenses of the Senate and on the Pacific railroads.
D A Rasmussen was appointed postmaster at Yukatat Alaska today replacing the former postmaster. The appointment was announced in Washington with Rasmussen taking office immediately.
Albany Dec 18 Gov Hughes will not seek to sway New York delegates toward his presidential nomination at the Republican convention. He indicated he will take no action to influence the delegate vote.
Washington confirms that Secretary Certelyou denies seeking the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1908. The denial is reported from the nation’s capital dated December 18.
Steamer Santa Clara touched mud banks in Wrangel Narrows while coming down but was not injured and floated off. She carried sixty six passengers from the banks and reports that railroad work at Katalla is totally suspended for the winter.
In Washington senator Culberson of Texas spoke in the senate yesterday afternoon in favor of enacting a new currency law.
Speaker Cannon announces that the House committees from the last Congress will continue in the current session with vacancies filled as needed. All major chairmanships remain in place.
Congressman Richmond P. Hobson of Alabama introduces a House resolution urging steps toward universal peace by establishing an international congress to settle disputes. The proposal seeks a forum for resolving international controversies and preventing war.
Cable dispatch from Washington reports President Roosevelt ordered federal troops out of Goldfield Nevada late today while labor leaders urge keeping them until the strike ends. Mine owners accuse the Western Federation of Miners of illegal acts as 30 strike breakers arrive and attempt to reopen mines. Gen Funston departs for San Francisco but notes troops must stay as a precaution against bloodshed. Also John Mitchell falls seriously ill and is attended by doctors and a priest.
Washington Dec. 20 1907 The measure to suspend annual labor on Alaska mining claims for 1908 will be discussed after the holidays with final passage uncertain.
San Francisco on December 20 announced Jim Jeffries will referee the featherweight title bout between Abe Attell and Owen Moran set for New Year’s Day.
Stockholm held state obsequies yesterday honoring the late King Oscar as the nation united in tribute to the monarch's memory.
Alaska Democrats in Seattle will hold a meeting this evening to discuss territorial politics and party organization.
In Bakersfield California on December 21 Jim Flynn stopped Bill Squires with an uppercut in the sixth round. Flynn delivered the decisive punch to end the contest.
Tommy Burns and Jack Palmer were matched today to fight February 1 in London. The bout pits Burns seeking another title defense against Palmer as promoter plans for an early winter showdown.
Captain Barnette announces Barnette's Bank will reopen next Monday in Fairbanks after a short suspension to prevent a run while the cash reserve was low.
The Ragged Brigade notes steamship arrival as Home Railroad workers crowd the dock to reach the gangway. Passengers jeer and sing while officers clear space. many are poorly dressed and carry packs or tools. Also cited are global navy tonnages and the death of Henry O. Havemeyer, president of the American Refining Company.
Chicago reports that the American, Hearst’s paper, asserts Taft already has enough pledges to secure the Republican nomination for the presidency next year. The Dec 16 item suggests Taft holds a solid bloc of votes in the party.
A manufacturer explains oleomargarine preparation from beef fat and oleo stock, noting separation of clear fat, formation of beef stearine, and churning with milk and light butter. It highlights cleanliness, removal of rancid oil, chemist and health-board endorsements, yet persistent prejudice limits table use.
Wood pulp now drives many household items such as water pails basins boxes and picture frames and even car wheels. New German reports claim wood pulp poles aid telegraph lines while pulp materials also replace metal in conduits insulators and other electrical components. The text notes pulp in observatory domes and lists chocolate creams jelly beans and other candies as misnomers. A New York syndicate buys Klahena river placer claims near Haines in Porcupine district for 125000.
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