Local Newspaper Subscriptions and Offic e Details
An old notice lists second class matter date August 24 1004 at Seward Alaska under an 187% act. It shows subscription rates of one year three dollars and six months one dollar fifty, with address for Eastern office at 212 Alworth Building Duluth Minnesota and names Chas B Aske as authorized agent.
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Seward
Alaska
Congress
Ofice
Alworth
Duluth
Minnesota
Aske
Passing of the Old Year and Alaska’s Bold Hopes
A reflective piece on New Year sentiments contrasts melancholy views with Alaska's lure. It notes prospectors chasing hope over riches, the aurora and seasonal light, and the allure drawing rugged individuals to endure booms and busts in Alaska.
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Themistocles
Alaska
Coming of the New Year Reflections
A reflective piece on entering the new year with balanced hopes and cautions. It urges avoiding excessive optimism or sorrow, noting that gains come from within and from others, and that the past year offered both sorrows and joys. It encourages looking to good in people and the world.
Alaska miners press on amid gold production despite panics
The article notes Alaska continues to produce gold while panics ripple through other states. It highlights Seattle laborers who, six weeks ago earning $2.25 were now paid only $1.75, indicating wage shifts amid broader economic stress.
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States
Alaska
Seattle
Alaska gold mining incentive boosts railroad expansion plan
A roving editorial argues high Alaska gold mining pay at 3 dollars per unit will draw labor and accelerate railroad construction. It claims cheaper labor in the states will shift workers north, opening interior goldfields and attracting capital, with gold value stable or rising as other costs fall.
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Alaska
Interior
President Roosevelt urges home rule for Alaska
The president calls Congress to grant Alaska local self government as simple and inexpensive as possible. He says Alaska will gain constitutional rights with national support and urges measures to protect public domain, aid navigation, create another judicial division, and bolster the fishing industry as Alaska enters a period of development.
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Roosevelt
Alaska
Congress
Prohibition sweep reaches southern states in morals shift
The author notes the rapid spread of the prohibition movement through the south and links it to moral concerns about the Negro question. He argues that removing spirits may reduce moral offenses and move society toward solving racial issues, suggesting the black man mirrors white behavior when intoxicated.
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South
Second Conference at the Hague Promotes Universal Justice
David Jayne Hill notes in Review of Reviews that the Hague conference proves a universal congress is possible and supports peaceful state relations. It endorses justice over force, equal rights before international justice, judicial dispute settlement, and minimizing war’s harm to neutrals and non combatants.
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David Jayne Hill
Principal U S Navy Stations Listed In Article
The article notes the principal naval stations of the United States located in New York Boston Norfolk and San Francisco. It also lists Portsmouth Philadelphia Charleston Pensacola New Orleans Bremerton on Puget Sound and insular stations Cavite Subig Bay San Juan Culebra Guam Honolulu Samoa and Guantanamo Cuba. Newport Rhode Island is highlighted as a naval station of consequence though lacking heavy workshops.
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United States
New York
Boston
Norfolk
San Francisco
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Charleston
Pensacola
New Orleans
Bremerton
Puget Sound
Cavite
Subig Bay
Philippines
San Juan
Porto Rico
Culebra
Guam
Honolulu
Samoa
Guantanamo
Cuba
Newport R. L
Torpedo Service
Naval War College
Portland and Dora Coming
Steamer Portland sailed for Seward Saturday night. The Dora sails this afternoon for Seward and Unalaska. The Jeanie arrives this evening. aava arrived from Seattle Tuesday night and sails for the return trip. Capt. Daniels plans to sail direct for Valdez then Seattle. Cordova not on his calling list. Northwestern will handle Cordova business this time.
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Seattle
Portland
Seward
Dora
Unalaska
Jeanie
Aava
Capt. Daniels
Valdez
Tine
Cordova
Northwestern
Seward Steamer Movements and Inland Sailings
Northwestern in port. Bertha sailed west on the fourth. Portland departed Seattle on the twenty eighth and fled on the thirtieth. Other vessels sailed from Seattle on the second and headed for Seattle by the first. Santa Cla…
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Northwestern
Bertha
Portland
Seattle
Santa Cla
Weekly Weather Record for Week Ending January 4
Weather record summarizes the week ending January 4 with daily readings of temperatures, precipitation, and conditions. The report notes temperature highs and lows, rainfall amounts, and notable shifts in weather patterns observed by local observers.
December Seward Temperatures Report 1906
The mean December temperature in Seward was 21.20 degrees with a high of 24.6 degrees and a low of 7 degrees below zero on December 31. Ten clear days, six cloudy days, one partly cloudy day, four days of rain, six days with snow and four days with mixed rain and snow were recorded.
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Seward
Application for Wolf coal land purchase in Alaska
R C Schultz of Chicago through agent Frank Watson Seward Alaska applies under US laws to buy Wolf coal claim in Cook Inlet District Alaska. The tract covers 106 823 acres about one mile east of King River and seven and a half miles above its confluence with the Matanuska River. Claims adverse must be filed within the statutory periods with the U S Land Office Juneau.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Frank Watson
Seward
Alaska
United States
Juneau
N. E
Wolf
S. W. Cor
King River
Matanuska River
U. S. Land Office
R. C. Schultz, N
Temperature of Year 1907 in Seward
The average temperature for 1907 in Seward was 37.92 degrees with 11 degrees below zero on February 19 and 77 degrees on July 13. The year 1906 averaged higher at 44 degrees, and both years were notably cold and wet.
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Seward
Land and Mineral Decisions by Woodford D. Harlan
Compilation summarizes land law points on coal lands desert land entry townsite and mineral agricultural land cases. It notes void coal declaratory statements without prior discovery and equity in defective filings, plus contest dismissals and time limits for entry rights. The piece closes with an ad for Almond and Elder Flower cream from Owl DrugCo.
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Woodford D. Harlan
Washington, D. C
General Land Office
Owl DrugCo
Profit and Loss Magazine invites free sample copy
An advertisement promotes Profit and Loss Magazine as independent and helpful for mining stock investors. Readers are urged to request a free sample by mailing name to the Denver Colorado address and consider clubbing offers and subscriptions. Some unrelated product mention of Brass runner sleds appears at the end.
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Profit and Loss Magazine
California St
Denver, Colo
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