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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
8
Alabama's new prohibition law took effect at midnight and saloons closed across the state. Reports from various cities note other national and international dispatches including Taft in Boston and Viscount Aoki departing Washington. In New York, the Thaw trial barred women spectators.
Washington January 2 President Roosevelt hosted his annual New Year reception at the White House. Thousands of people lined up to shake hands with the president in a bustling ceremony.
Washington Jan 2 the house of representatives did not pass the Teller bill to relieve miners from assessment work on mining claims for the current year. The work must continue as before.
The New York legislature convened with Governor Hughes urging a complete suspension of race-track betting and new banking laws. Both houses adjourned to next Monday. In San Francisco Moran and Attell fought to a draw after twenty five rounds with Jeffries as referee.
Speattl no 4 announces the American Mining Congress will hold its next session on March 23 to discuss mining methods and development in Alaska. The report also cites Dr. Edward Ayers of New York Polytechnic speaking on the mosquito problem and malaria risk at the New York Academy of Medicine, noting 250,000 annual deaths and five diseases linked to bites. A fiction dialogue snippet closes the item.
Nine miners died in a Dar nal mine blast caused by black damp. Rescue efforts are hindered as the mine remains filled with gas, preventing body retrieval. The report comes from Albuquerque with local dispatches noting ongoing investigations and safety warnings.
The piece notes a five million gold shortfall from the prior year with Alaska and Katalla drilling referenced. It mentions the steamship Saratoga in the roadstead, then sailing away after cruising, implying reassurance that they remain amid harsh conditions.
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