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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
7
President Roosevelt meets with a committee of operating vice-presidents from top railroads in Washington to discuss legalizing pooled receipts across lines and pro rata distribution per agreement. The move aims to stabilize earnings amid competitive routes and fluctuating traffic.
The annual memorial banquet for William McKinley was held in Cleveland. Secretary of War William H. Taft attended and delivered an optimistic speech while avoiding political references. Attendees wore carnations, McKinley’s favorite flower.
Portus Weare of Alaska files voluntary bankruptcy with debts over 1 million dollars and assets slightly over 350 thousand. Rumors say E C Hawkins doubts the Cordova interior route and may not risk engineer’s reputation on a build from there. District Attorney L V Ray asks Seward for jury availability as Valdez cases tied to a Keystone Canyon assault loom. A Maine doctor once used carrier pigeons to inform patients, now he monitors notices from his Lunt cote doorway.
Retiring clearing house paper in Tacoma is rapid as banks release certificates and pay checks in coin or currency. Banks issued about $500000 in certificates but P C Kauffman, banker and secretary of the State Bankers Association, says never more than $200000 were outside banks and that amount is being reduced daily.
Edwin May, in the Hall and May land fraud cases, has been dismissed for lack of evidence. Hall's case remains active. Heney will return to San Francisco once the verdict is issued.
Charles Newell Fowler a Republican from New Jersey presses Congress to advance a fresh banking bill as the current law nears its sunset and calls for quicker action on financial reform.
San Francisco dispatch reports Abe Ruef pleads not guilty to all four indictments linked to Parkside franchises. The item notes broader war defense preparations and coast defense talks with Washington officials, plus a political editorial snippet on liberty figures.
A deficiency bill totaling 23 million dollars advances in the legislature. The measure covers crucial funding items and allocates resources for upcoming fiscal needs. Lawmakers emphasize timely passage to prevent funding gaps and support state operations.
A private message indicates the Saratoga departed Valdez last night and is expected to reach here Monday morning.
SEWARD STEAMERS list shows ships sailing from Valdez to destination ports with entries including Jeanie sailing west on the 28th, Portland from Seattle on the 30th, Faralon from Seattle in February, Dora bound for Unalaska on the 18th, and Northwestern sailing to Seattle on the 26th, with Bertha currently in Seattle.
The morning service February 2 focuses on Matthew 5 39 and the evening sermon treats The Making of a Name. Sunday school begins at 12 15 PM. Public invitation extended by Pastor L H Pedersen. Mackinaws at Clayson's.
The Baltimore American notes a sentimental maiden and Algernon plan a forthcoming poetry book. The remark suggests binding in calf and reflects a light literary tone.
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