Senate Passes Japanese Bill Containing Immigration Provisions
The Senate approved a Japanese bill that allows Japanese adults to be excluded from white children’s schools while Japanese children may attend with whites of their own age. It limits Japanese immigration to those holding passports from Japan, excluding laborers. No response yet from Tokyo regarding the California accord.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
Pacific
California
Alaska Sundry Items Totals 209000
The sundry civil appropriation bill reported to the House carries 209000 for Alaska. Items include 100000 for native schools 9000 for the reindeer service 30000 for Nome courthouse and jail 50000 for Cape Hinchinbrook lighthouse and 20000 for hatchery completion.
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Cade
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
House
Alaska
Nome
Cape Hinchinbrook
Four Knight Island Claims Bring $40,000
A copper property known as the Fissure group on Knight Island sold for 40000 dollars. The four claims lie on Drier bay adjacent to Knight's Island Consolidated Company. A. W. Tibbitts and Grant Chase handled the sale. The buyers are not identified.
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George Cantwell
Guy Cameron
Fissure Group
Knight Island
Valdez Prospector
Dunne Wins Nomination From Carter Harrison
In Chicago February 22 incomplete returns show Mayor Dunne defeats ex mayor Carter H. Harrison in the democratic city primary for the mayoralty nomination. The race was bitter and the tally is close. The Standard Oil Company faced a federal court motion over rebate indictments seeking up to 838000000 in penalties, denied by the court. Prospectors report $4 per square foot on lower Fairbanks creek.
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Chicago
Dunne
Carter H. Harrison
Standard Oil Company
Fairbanks Creek
Immigration Study Commission Proposed in Congress
The president signs a nine member commission bill to investigate immigration affecting Orientals and Europeans and recommend admission restrictions. Tokyo reports U S school provisions limit Japanese students and exclude Japanese labor from immigration debate. Diplomats note naturalization could resolve the dispute if allowed.
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Tokio
American Congress
United States
M. Nichi
Republic
Rich Placer Found on North Chandlar River
Cable report from Dawson V T Feb 18 says McLeod found the Lost Cabin placer on Firth Creek a branch of the North Chandlar river. The discovery is described as immensely rich and a stampede from the city followed. Assistant District Attorney Clegg ordered all gambling in Seward closed by Deputy Marshal Wybrant. Also noted an almost perfect mastodon found in Cleary creek in the Tanans by W E Thomas.
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Dally Gateway
Dawson
V. T
Firth Creek
Clegg
Seward
Wybrant
Cleary Creek
The
Tanans
W. E. Thomas
Daily Gateway
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
C. J. Holman
Pittsburg
Jerome
Stanford White
Mrs. Thaw
Russians vote favors radicals across the nation
In St. Petersburg on February 21 radicals swept parliamentary elections. The constitutionalists gain a large overall majority in the next house, while czarist supporters tally poorly. Officials report broad turnout despite government efforts and intimidation.
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Gateway
St. Petersburg
Constitutionalist
Constitutionalists
Honduras Declares War On Nicaragua In Border Dispute
Cable from Mexico reports Honduras has declared war on Nicaragua and President Bonilla leads troops toward the frontier. Boundary dispute remains unsettled despite US and other nations calling for arbitration. A tentative understanding was previously reached but failed to resolve the core issue.
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City of Mexico
Honduras
Nicaragua
Bonilla
United States
Legislator Webber Found Insane in Olympia
Olympia February 22 Representative William Webber of Walla Walla was arrested on the floor of the house for insanity. An inquest found him insane and he was committed to the asylum. Overwork over a Snake river improvement appropriation caused the breakdown after days of maudlin and incoherent talk.
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Gateway
Olympia
William Webber
Walla Walla
Superior Court
Webber
Snake River
Steamship Berlin Sinks After Collision Killing 143
Cable dispatch from London reports the Berlin struck a rock off the Holland coast and sank within minutes. 143 passengers drowned. Prince Henry helped rescue one in a lifeboat. Nine crew remain missing as heavy seas hinder recovery. A separate Seattle report notes the Portland damaged by a reef near Entrance Island and later towed after patching, with all passengers safe in Vancouver.
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Berlin
Entrance Island
Holland
Seattle
London
Prince Henry
Gateway
Portland
Seward
Gambier Island
Vancouver
Walla Walla Cut Off by General Road Washouts
Walla Walla is completely cut off from outside travel by a general washout of all railroad tracks and country roads entering the city. Heavy rain caused the washouts and disrupted transportation in and out of the area.
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Walla Walla
Shea Acquitted on Second Conspiracy Trial in 1905 Case
Chicago February 22 jury clears Cornelius P. Shea on his second conspiracy trial over the Teamsters strike in this city in 1905. The verdict ends a lengthy legal battle and confirms he was not guilty of the charges.
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Shea
Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Harlem train wreck kills twenty five and injures many
A Harlem branch New York Central theater train derailed last night. Twenty five people were killed and about 150 injured, with many expected to die. May Ballaine reports Watson and Snow negotiating the railroad construction contract to mile 105, likely securing Welch’s contract from 75 to 105 ending at Campbell Point where Turn again arm rock work ends.
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New York
Harlem
New York Central
May
Ballaine
Watson & Snow
Welch
Campbell Point
Turnagain Arm
New Plan for More Judges in Western Districts
Senator Piles met with the president to push adding two extra judges to the Western Washington district. He urged including Alaska in the jurisdiction of the new judges. The president agreed and Piles hopes the Senate will pass the amended bill.
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Burrows
Senate
Alaska
United States
Recorder of the Mining and Recording
Washington
D.C
House
Piles
Twenty-Five Miles of Track This Summer
On the steamer Northwestern bound for Seward yesterday, F H Stewart treasurer of the Alaska Central railroad said construction will resume next month and twenty five miles of additional track will be completed by summer’s end.
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Seattle
Northwestern
Seward
F. H. Stewart
Alaska Central Railroad
Stewart
Northwestern sails with 216 passengers to Alaska
Seattle February 21 steamship Northwestern sailed for Southern Alaska with 216 passengers including 22 for Seward. Most were bound for the Tanana. The steamer carried a full cargo including railroad timbers for the Alaska Central.
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Seattle
Northwestern
Alaska
Seward
Tanana
Alaska Central
Bertha Reaches Juneau and Other Naval News
Bertha arrives in Juneau nine days from Seattle and may reach Sitka this afternoon with Valdez possible by Tuesday. Separately, John D Rockefeller attempted to pass a $75 wig through New York customs on a $1 valuation and was intercepted.
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Juneau
Seattle
Sitka
Valdez
John Dough Rockefeller
New York Custom House
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