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Seward Weekly Gateway

Location

Seward, Alaska, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1907

Page

8

Washington Week in Review of Alaska Yukon Pacific News

Washington D C reports Senator Dryden withdraws due to health. Legislature deadlocked over senatorial election. Alaska Yukon Pacific fair funding moves advance with $1,000,000 shore land sale plan and opposition from squatters. Seattle shores sale debates, steamers Saratoga and Dirigo incidents, and expositions officials pursue federal support.

Washington, D. C Dryden New Jersey Olympia Wash House Lake Union Lake Washington Seattle Senate J. E. Chilberg Washington Lake Shore Gov. McGraw Congress

Cost of Alaska customs reveals port efficiency and losses

Alaska shows thirteen ports of entry with most running a loss on tariff collection in 1906. Average cost to collect a dollar was 63.8 cents. five ports paid their way with Nome 17.4, Ketchikan 26.3, Eagle 40.2, Sitka 61.5, Juneau 97.4 cents. Total receipts from duties were 112,111 dollars. costs totaled 71,558. Also notes absorption of Alaska-Yukon and Alaska magazines by E S Harrison and editors, plus a tale of a sourdough in Seward and a Willamette River freeze in Oregon.

Alaska Nome Ketchikan Eagle Sitka Juneau Seward Valdez Kodiak Onalaska St. Michael Forty-Mile Skagway Wrangel

Militant Catholics Riot at Church Rechristening

In Paris on February 4 militants disrupted the rechristening of the Barnabite monastery and the founding of a French apostolic church. Police intervened, sparking a lively clash with rioters and leading to multiple arrests.

Cable Tway Paris

Steamer Pennsylvania Arrives From Seattle With Passengers and Cargo

The steamer Pennsylvania arrived in port Tuesday morning from Seattle carrying eleven passengers and a cargo including thirty tons of hay forty piles for the railroad and thirty tons of general merchandise. It sailed for Seattle Wednesday at 1 o clock. The steamer Portland also docked Tuesday evening amid a blinding snow storm after discharging machinery piling and 100000 feet of lumber for Knight Island Copper Company and spent twelve hours at Latouche before sailing for Seattle Wednesday morning.

Pennsylvania Seattle Portland Port Dryer Bay Knight Island Knight Island Copper Company Hubbard - Elliott Latouche

Mrs Watson Hosts Welcome at Girdwood Restaurant

Mrs Watson formerly of Hope invites old friends to her Girdwood restaurant offering top market fare. The venue provides sleeping accommodations for guests and space for sleds and dogs, signaling a hospitable frontier service.

Santa Clara Arrives With Passengers Timber and Goods

Steamer Santa Clara reached port Friday afternoon from Seattle carrying thirteen passengers two cars of bridge timber for the Alaska Central and nineteen tons of merchandise. The ship then sailed for Seattle at 2 o clock. Steamer Dora left Valdez that morning for Seward and other western ports.

Santa Clara Seattle Alaska Central Dora Valdes Seward

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