Frisco murder and elastic currency bill noted
In San Francisco a quarrel between Frank Cochrane and Frank Bell left Cochrane dead and Bell near death as guns fired. Cochrane’s wife Ha Cochrane claims her husband had no grounds for accusations. In Washington Senator Aldrich proposes an elastic currency bill allowing notes up to 250 million, backed by city and state bonds with a tax on issued notes.
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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 once Montana copper magnate and Mercantile National Bank president turned himself in and was released on a 50000 dollar bail bond. A grand jury report says he faces indictment for forged checks exceeding 400000 dollars. he pleads not guilty.
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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 assess trail from Seward to Kultag Alaska
A surveying party led by engineer W L Goodwin will depart on the next steamer to evaluate a trail from Seward to Kultag a Yukon trading post forty miles below Nulato. The aim is to shorten the Nome route and open a new territory section. The Tacoma Ledger lauds Alaskan character and cooperation.
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Seattle
Seward
Kultag
Yukon
Nulato
Nome
Territory
W. L. Goodwin
Alaska Lighthouse District Proposal Attracts Attention
Senator Magene Hiiale of Maine introduces a bill to designate Alaska as a special lighthouse district and fund construction of lighthouses to boost Pacific coast defenses. The change would affect coast safety and navigation while signaling broader U.S. coastal infrastructure aims.
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Senate
Far North
Sy Cavle
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Magene Hiiale
Maine
Alaska
Judge delays land fraud indictments in Colorado case
A Denver federal court judge quashed indictments against New Mexico Lumber Company officers and Durango directors for conspiring to defraud timber lands in Archuleta County Colorado. Prosecution of 11 related cases postponed awaiting higher court 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 Gambling Charges
District Attorney Harlan ordered to return to Valdez to secure affidavits for a grand jury inquiry into charges by Governor Hoggatt alleging failure to suppress gambling. The meeting produced unsatisfactory results and Harlan may be allowed to resign.
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Valdez
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Harlan
Aftidavits
Grand Jur
Ply
Hoggatt
Jury Sworn as Thaw Trial Prep Moves Forward
New York dispatches report the Thaw murder trial moving ahead with jury selection and opening statements in scheduled sessions. Prosecution plans to begin January 13 as Francis J. Garvan leads the case. Evelyn Thaw may testify, while several jurors face peremptory challenges.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Harry K. Thawmore
Francis J. Garvan
Littleton
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Victor Dowling
Jerome
Evelyn Thaw
Thaw
Williams
W York
Harry Ke Thaw
Alaska Copper Output Rises Over Prior Year
Washington report notes Alaska's copper production last year surpassed the previous year largely due to gains from the Eliamar Latouche and Wrangle mines. Olympia Jan 10 Supreme court grants writ of error and trial in Constantine case for shooting his son in law Jessie Hall, sentencing him to a year in prison. Seattle Jan 1 Steamer Santa Clara travels south via inside passage after severe storms delayed the voyage.
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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 Alaska experimental farm targets Tanana stock trial
The Fairbanks tract is a large government experimental station, cleared and plowed but now snowbound. It aims to prove stock can be raised in the Tanana Valley and will focus on cereals rather than vegetables. Union miners demand an eight hour day and five dollars per day in wages.
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Tanana
Seattle Times
Fairbanks
United States
Alaska
Steamer Northwest Announces Sewardbound Departure
Seattle reports that the steamer Northwest is scheduled to sail for Seward on Thursday January 16 on the outside route.
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Gateway
Seattle
Northwestern
Seward
Steamer Jeanie Sails from Seattle for Alaska Coast
The steamer Jeanie departed Seattle last night bound for ports along the southern Alaska coast. It sails under expected schedule and completes a northwest voyage with cargo and passengers likely aboard.
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Gateway
Seattle
Jeanie
Alaska
Question on court order and judge succession in Valdez
Deputy Clerk Henderson reports Judge Wicklersham has ordered a January 20 jury term at Judge Reid's request. Controversy swirls over who governs the division as Wicklersham resigned and Reid awaits Senate action. A recess appointment could allow 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 D C 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. He notes the Cook Inlet region's historic interest from Captain Cook's first entry to later fur company disputes and early resource exploration in Russian America.
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Reid
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Thomas Cale
Alaska
Silas H. Reid
Judge Wickersham
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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Tacoma Ledger
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
W. J. Humphry
Washington
House
Sy Cable
Baltimore
Frank Gotch
Weestli
Kington
D. C
James Jefferson
Boyle
Ted
Ashington
Stephen R. Mallory
Florida
Garvan
Harry Thaw
Aaska
Ellamar
Latouche and
Cale
Kenai Peninsula
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