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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
7
Meridan Mississippi dispatch reports mobs near Wahakal with whites fearing attack. Militia deployed, clashes occur, two blacks killed, and Gov. Vardamin heads to Wahakal to quell disorder as tensions rise between communities.
Sydney Sloane, 17, was acquitted of murdering his father in superior court. The defense claimed insanity and the youth was described as weak-minded. He was sent to the state penitentiary to await transfer to an asylum for the insane.
San Francisco reports that Jim Jeffries signed to fight Bill Squires, Australian champion, in April at Rhyolite Nevada for a $30,000 purse with 60 percent to the winner under five ounce gloves and Marquis of Queensbury rules. The item also notes assorted political and social items from Seward and Washington, including congressmen leaving office, deaths, and humorous street anecdotes.
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