Frisco Guns Fire in Alaska Gambler Case Kills Cochrane
Frank Cochrane a known Alaska gambler is killed after a quarrel with Frank Bell a Seattle capitalist in San Francisco. Bell is dying and Cochrane’s wife Ha Cochrane accuses him of alienating her husband’s affections. If Bell recovers he faces murder charges. In Washington Aldrich proposes an elastic currency bill authorizing up to 250 million dollars in notes. The notes depend on comptroller discretion and are tax liable.
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Daily Gateway
San Francisco
Frank Cochrane
Alaska
Frank Bell
Seattle
Cochrane
Bell
Ha Cochrane
Cochranes
Washington, D.C
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
Copper King Heinze Held by Jury in New York
Augustus Heinze, Montana copper magnate and former Mercantile National Bank president, surrenders and is released on 50000 bail. Grand jury reports indictments for forged checks totaling over 400000. He pleads not guilty as details outline loss of bank control after stock payment failures.
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Cableco
Daily Gateway
New York
Augustus Heinze
Montana Copper King
Mercantile Nation
Bank of New York
Grand Jury
Heinze
Mercantilional Bank
Survey to Gauge Trail from Seward to Kultag
A surveying party will depart on the next steamer to assess a trail from Seward to Kultag, a Yukon trading post forty miles below Nulato, to shorten the Nome route and open a new territory section. Engineer W L Goodwin leads the effort. The Tacoma Ledger praises Alaskan resilience and neighborliness.
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Seattle
Seward
Kultag
Yukon
Nulato
Nome
Territory
W. L. Goodwin
Alaska Coast Lighthouse Bill Raises Coastal Defense
Senator Magene Hiiale of Maine urges a bill to designate Alaska as a special lighthouse district and fund lighthouse construction to boost Pacific coast defenses. The proposal appears amid other U.S. policy items including a Supreme Court ruling on employer liability and Alaska game protection efforts.
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Sy Cavle
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Magene Hiiale
Maine
Alaska
Colorado Judge Delays Prosecution in Land Fraud Indictments
A Denver federal judge quashed indictments against New Mexico Lumber Company officers and Durango partners for conspiracy to defraud timber lands. Prosecution of 11 additional cases was postponed pending higher court review of recent Colorado rulings.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Dan
Colorado
United States
Denver
R. E
A. Sulleberger
Pagosa Lumber Company
Judge Harlan May Resign Over Valdez Case
District Attorney Harlan may resign after a grand jury meeting about charges by Governor Hoggatt for not suppressing gambling in Valdez. He was ordered to return to Valdez to secure affidavits, but the proceedings were considered unsatisfactory.
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Valdez
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Harlan
Aftidavits
Grand Jur
Ply
Hoggatt
Jury Reassembly Delays Thaw Trial After Holiday Break
Congress reconvenes after recess as Senate honors late Senator Mallory and House plans brisk activity. In New York, Thaw murder case advances with jurors sworn, opening statements set for Jan 13, and limits on direct witnesses discussed.
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Congress
Senate
Ted
Daily Gateway
New York
Harry K. Thawmore
Francis J. Garvan
Littleton
Harry K. Thaw
Copper Output Advances in Alaska Driven by Key Mines
Washington reports Alaska copper output for the past year rose beyond the previous year. Gains stem from Eliamar Latouche Wrangle mines. Olympia notes the trend as sector growth. Supreme Court grants writ of error and trial to Constantine who shot his son in law Jessie Hall. sentence a year in jail. Santa Clara steamer travels south via inside passage due to severe storms.
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Washington, D. C
Tan
Alaska
Eliamar
Latouche
Wrangle
Gateway
Olympia
Wash
Supreme Court
Constantine
Jessie Hall
Seattle
Jan
Santa Clara
Fairbanks Experimental Farm Aims at Tanana Valley Stock
The Fairbanks tract is the largest Alaska experimental farm and will test stock raising in the Tanana Valley. Ground preparation began last fall and will continue in spring for cereal planting while avoiding garden crops. Union miners demand include eight hour days and five dollar daily wages for the coming year.
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Fairbanks
United States
Alaska
Tanana
Northwestern Sets Sail for Seward Next Thursday
Seattle dispatch reports the steamer Northwestern is scheduled to sail for Seward on January 16 on the outside route. The voyage is planned with cargo and passenger service expected to proceed despite winter conditions.
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Northwestern
Gateway
Seattle
Seward
Steamer Jeanie Sets Sail for Alaska Coast
Seattle dispatch notes Steamer Jeanie departed last night bound for points along the southern Alaska coast, signaling start of a scheduled voyage season.
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Gateway
Seattle
Jeanie
Alaska
Uncertainty Over County Court Jurists In Valdez
The Valdez Prospector reports a telegram from Judge Wickl ersham calling for a jury term of court to begin January 20. The debate centers on whether Judge Reid or Wickl ersham is the valid presiding judge and if a recess appointment could grant service until the Senate acts.
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Henderson
Wicklersham
Reid
Wickersham
Judge Reid
Judiciary Committee of
Senate
Valdez
Delegate Cale Not Opposed to Reid Appointment
Washington June 9 delegate Thomas Cale of Alaska says he did not oppose Silas Reid’s appointment to succeed Judge Wickersham but would have preferred an Alaska man. The Cook Inlet region's history includes Captain Cook's first contact, fur pressure between rivals, and early mineral exploration in Russian America. Toward the coast the area names Turnagain Arm and other landmarks were given by Cook.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Thomas Cale
Alaska
Silas H. Reid
Judge Wickersham
Reid
Cook Inlet
Captain Cook
Northwest Passage
Russian America
Turnagain Arm
Point Possession
Anchor Point
Point Bede
Cape Elizabeth
Barren Islands
Cook
Lord Sandwitch
Cook River
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Far North
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Weestli
Kington
D. C
James Jefferson
Boyle
Seattle Times
Ashington
Stephen R. Mallory
Florida
Garvan
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Victor Dowling
Jerome
Evelyn Thaw
Thaw
Williams
W York
Harry Ke Thaw
Aaska
Ellamar
Latouche and
Cale
Kenai Peninsula
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