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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
2
A lengthy expose shows how major fire insurance companies funded a vast graft scheme. Prominent politicians from Tammany and Philadelphia appear tied to the scheme while officials divert funds to towels and petty items. The piece highlights salaries of up to $50 000 a year and lavish perquisites, accusing many of a near penitentiary fate if convicted.
Fragmented dispatches show Seward residents hoping a Northwestern Steamship Company crew may sight the Dora after six weeks missing. The text mingles local rumors, a WA election note, and unrelated remarks about a yacht, a widow, a Broadway showman, a secretary of commerce map, and other disparate items.
The Valdex Prospector is accused of misquoting to gain space for a paragraph. Count Castella is described as a nuisance and financial burden to Anna Joukt. The text notes foreigners in China fleeing with a license to relocate if fears rise.
The Arctic Brotherhood camp hosts a lively High Jinks event with guests including traveling men who paid fines for the privilege. J. Jay Melheivey and others perform with song and story while the entertainment committee plans another “High Jinks” event featuring the ladies.
Sixty nine wild plant specimens were collected by Mrs. L. Caswell near Seward last year and pressed for study. The varied lot includes many northern species such as violets daisies lilies and poppies with several yet unidentified. Caswell hopes to raise the collection to about 100 next summer by extending collection radius.
Washington reports a federal board will reexamine Valencia wreck witnesses with Seattle tests ordered by the Attorney General. Survivors seek damages. Capt Johnson faces fraud claims. search efforts reduced as bodies are buried.
Labor unions push municipal ownership of public utilities in Seattle. Abe Ruef, San Francisco labor leader, aids the effort as Republicans strive to block the issue. Seattle’s March 6 election may see a fusion ticket led by Democrats and labor factions challenging the GOP.
Dr. Washington Gladden leads a campaign against tainted money and all speculation in religious circles. He calls gambling harmful to morals and wallets, recounting a dialogue where Ben Smith and Asa Jones debate stock picks and gains. Meanwhile, small cottage construction resumes with spring warmth.
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