Congress Prepares for War with China
Washington reports Congress moving to bolster U S military maneuvers amid rising China tension. Amid orders to deploy troops to Manila and near coastlines, Rear Admiral Sissbee and other commands prepare for rapid action. Midshipmen from Annapolis are sent to Manila to join the Asiatic Fleet as diplomacy falters and the administration rushes troops to the Philippines.
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Manila
Navy Department
Asiatic
Washington, D.C
Congress
Pegimens
Envatley
Murila
China
Sissbee
Judge Wickersham Faces Ten Charges In Alaska Probe
Alaska readers follow Judge Wickersham as authorities examine ten charges against him. He denies favoritism and claims decisions were reversed on appeal. He cites harbor-case records, deputy-clerk appointment by an assistant DA, and other matters as baseless. Public reaction leans toward naming accusers or dropping charges.
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Capt. Barnette
U.S
We Five
Tacoma
Perth
Wicke
Wickershamn
Liam
United States
Sadie Brant
Perry
Nome
Nelson
Macham
Congres
Wickersham
Senate
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ehar
Hose Comes for Santa Clara Fire Company
The Santa Clara volunteer fire department receives 400 feet of hose for its use. Additional apparatus has been ordered and will arrive soon.
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Santa Clara
WANTS JARVIS FOR GOVERNOR: Alaska subsidy push heats up
A cable from Washington reports Roosevelt resistance to promoting Jarvis as Alaska governor, while backers push for Lovering subsidy to finance Alaska railroads. John Ballaine and other figures urge congressional support. debate centers on terms, funding, and who would oversee the plan.
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Feddi
Roosevelt
Do TL
Jarvis
Alaska
John Ve. Clam
Chatnen
Lo Wits
Perkin
Finkes
Hogcatt
Washington, D. C
John Ballaine
House Committee On Territories
Lovering
SANTA CLARA IN AND OUT
Steamer Santa Clara, Capt. Scha, reached port with 24 cabin and 67 steerage passengers and tons of freight for the railroad and Seward merchants. Voyage was pleasant despite fog in the inside passage. sailing resumed southward Monday afternoon. The vessel carried 135 passengers for the Tanana to Valdez, with cabin crowded and others sleeping on blankets in hulls and around the smokestack. Reservations are sold far ahead. The Santa Ana was nearly sold out as Santa Clara sailed.
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Santa Clara
Scha
Railroad Company
Seward
Valdez
Santa Ana Reaches Port and Sails West on Dora Run
Santa Ana reached port yesterday at 4 PM and sailed west at 2 PM on the Dora's run to engage missing steamer and aid cutter Rush in the Dora search. Capt. F S Moore commands, eight first class passengers for Seward, ten westward, and 214 tons of general merchandise for the railroad. Voyage from Seattle, left February 6. Also notes Esperanto invented in Boston and Virginia's $150,000 Jamestown exposition appropriation.
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Ner
Santa Ana
Rush
F. S. Moore
Zeb Moore
Dora
Seattle
Seward
Plans for extensive railroad building in Cook Inlet region
Detailed 1905 1906 survey and construction plans for a vast Seward to Fairbanks railroad corridor led by General Poland aim to reach mile 200 and beyond. Projections include multiple locating parties, tunnel work, coal field access, and a high labor force with up to 3000 men, moving vast quantities of material toward Cook Inlet by summer 1906 and completing phases by 1908 under heavy funding and logistic buildup.
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Saskia Central
Mar
Poland
Prost
Chi
Frost
A. Glover
Annuska
Knik Arn
Chickaloon
Lewis
Knik Arm
Cook Inlet
Ld. Caswell
J. da Bleakley
Fairbanks
Seward
Wad Oe Kai Arm
Wad Oe Kai Arm, Thonee Up Ty Nuska
Valdez
Tunaska
Imimry
Matinuska
Copperove Valley
Bonnmvies
Seward Construction to Erect Two Story Block on Fifth Avenue
The Seward Construction and Development Company plans a 24 by 50 foot two story block on the east side of Fifth avenue below Adams street. Ground floor to house offices and shop work. second floor to provide rented office rooms. W. J. Stone and J. D. Sheldon incorporated the firm to run a general construction business in Seward. The company will use Mi Pressed Stone Company cement blocks for building. Plans for the Bank of Award cement building at Adams and Fourth are to be completed tomorrow with contracts let soon.
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Mi Pressed Stone Company
Kenai Peninsula
W. J. Stone
Bank of Award
Adams Street
Fourth Avenue
Big Seward Hotel Planned by Seattle Builder
W. J. Kennedy of Seattle plans a three story hotel on the southwest corner of Fourth and Adams streets in Seward. He will begin in March, occupy by early summer, leasing the two 60 by 100 foot lots from Capt. Schage. The building will nearly cover the lots, with exact dimensions not yet set.
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W. J. Kennedy
Seattle
Santa
Fourth Adams Street
Mr. Kennedy
Seward
Capt. Schage
Kennedy
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