Kingston Jamaica Earthquake Wrecks City and Kills Thousands
A Jamaica disaster report details Kingston submerged by bay waters after a powerful quake. Fires, collapsed buildings, and widespread casualties fill the city as ships bring aid and fear of epidemic grows. Extinct volcano in Anotta Bay begins emitting flames. relief is organized by the US and European nations.
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Anotta Bay
Jamaica
St. Augustine
Fla
Anastasia Island
Kingson
United States
Missouri
Indiana
Kingston Harbor
Kingston
Trive
Titchfield
Richmond
Anatta Bay
Great Britain
France
Germany
St. Thomas
W. L
Sir Alfred Jones
St. Thomas, W
Portland
Typhoon Kills 100 on Leyte
A January 10 typhoon on Leyte left about 100 dead and destroyed military barracks on Samar. Leyte and Lamar cut off from telegraphic communication for six days with only limited boat reports. Copper prices noted at 24 / 9 24.25 on January 4.
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Manila
Leyte
Samar
Lamar
Recommends Trail From Fairbanks To Council
Cable dispatch reports Major Richardson forwarding Engineer McPhersons survey urging a government mail and pack trail from Fairbanks to Council via Glen Rampart Yukon Koyukuk Norton Sound to Seward Peninsula. Judge Gunnison forms a commission to Prince of Wales Island while Charles A. Sulzer is named appointee. Manitoba votes for provincial ownership of long distance phone lines.
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Washington, D. C
Richardson
War Department
McPherson
Fairbanks
Council
Seward Peninsula
Glen
Yukon
Rampart
Koyukuk
Norton Sound
Gunnison
Prince of Wales Island
Charles A. Sulzer
Manitoba
Canada
House Debates Coal Land Bills Likely to Pass
The House debates coal land bills this winter with expectations that the measures will pass. Supporters say the bills expand coal mining access on public lands while opponents warn of environmental impacts and long term consequences.
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HOUSE
Commission in Little Esteem
A local commission faced low esteem as members struggled to engage and define its goals with limited participation and unclear leadership.
Wickersham Controversy Dominates Alaska Judge Talks
Washington reports show President Roosevelt weighing renomination of Alaska Judge Wickersham amid calls to retain him as Third District judge. Attorney General Bonaparte pressed to explain report differences, while Ballinger’s name fades from consideration. Reports also note Alaska commission plans dropped.
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Daily Gateway
Washington
D. C
Wickersham
Alaska
Department of the Attorney General
Harry Ballinger
Hoyt
Judge Day
Nelson
Poent
Washington, D. C
Falcon Joslin
Murphy
Kellum
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Wickesham
Wisckersham
Washburn
Northern Commercial Company
Bonaparte
Judge Wickersham
Third
Cabinet amends Alaska coal withdrawal order
Washington January 17 by direction of the president Secretary Hitchcock amended the order withdrawing coal land in Alaska to allow all applicants who located and filed in good faith before the order to complete purchases. The supplementary order clarifies the law to prevent uncertainty and protect locators who acted in good faith prior to withdrawal.
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Washington, D.C
Hitchcock
Alaska
Lumbermen Seek Presidential Aid Over Car Shortage
Victor H. Beckman of Seattle, secretary of the Puget Sound lumbermen, urged the president to urge Congress to amend interstate commerce law to establish a national reciprocal demurrage system. He cited ruin for Pacific coast mills due to car shortages and excessive detention charges, noting railroads’ bias. A second meeting was planned for today.
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Wasmugwna
Uv. A
Victor H. Beckman
Seattle
Puget Sound
Hold Mass Meeting To Discuss Coal Shortage
A mass meeting called by the chamber of commerce is ongoing to address a persistent coal shortage. The cold spell leaves hundreds of families without fuel as temperatures lag at about 10 degrees above zero in Seature. The steamer Dora sailed for Unalaska and nearby ports after docking Wednesday morning, with Deputy Marshal Harmon of Unalaska among the passengers from Seward.
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Seature
Chamber of Commerce
Dora
Unalaska
Harmon
Seward
Pennsylvania
Port
Seattle
Railroad Work To Begin Soon In Seward
Outside sources report railroad construction starting next month with Watson and Snow bridge gang expected in Seward mid month. Bridge timber and Howe trusses are arriving. workers to be hired as wages rise to attract graders and station staff by April 1.
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Rivate
Watson & Snow
Seward
Wants New Testimony in Brownsville Row
Washington Jan 1 Foraker introduced a senate resolution directing the military affairs committee to take testimony and print it for general distribution to end the Brownsville riot dispute. Carmack of Tennessee charged that Republican agitation against the president’s action aims to dethrone Roosevelt from party leadership.
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Washington, D. C
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Foraker
Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Carmack
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Eskimos Admitted To Indian Schools Amid Bill Debate
Washington Jan 14 Delegate Waskey proposed an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill to admit Eskimos to Carlisle and other U S Indian schools. The report notes Eskimo students would join existing programs under federal education policy.
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Cable
Vally Wavewar
Washington, D. C
Waskey
Carlisle
United States
Susitna district steam pump work eyed for Valdez Creek
Prospectors in the Susitna district plan to bring a coal fired boiler and Cameron pump to Valdez Creek to keep water from bedrock and assess pay potential. Dan Rose Clark Duff and R Smith move the equipment as the Nome News notes water shortages hinder mining with boilers on creeks and the need for deeper digging.
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Susitna
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Dan Rose
Clark Duff
R. Smith
Valdez Creek
Valdez News
Nome News
Gold Mining Near Unalaska Hints at Rich Deposits
Unalaska island eyes a profitable mine as Deputy U.S. Marshal C C Harmon reports the Ruby claim two miles from town shows large deposits. A shaft and drifts exist under Superintendent Brown from the Apollo mine. San Francisco owners back development. a 5 stamp mill is moved with five more to come. ore grade around 24 dollars best.
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Unalaska Island
U.S
C C. Harmon
Unalaska
Seward
Brown
Unga
San Francisco
Apollo
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Myrtle
Bank Jboter
James Verguson
America
Philippine Archipelago
Ketchikan
Weekly
Mining Journal
Gov. Hoggatt
Yentna
Cannon
Lacy
Committee On Public Lands
Congre
Hoggatt
Congress
Tokositna
Susitna Station
Knik
Tokosima
Girdwood
Crow Creek Pass
Smith
Gillhausser
Densmore
Peters
Cache
Secretary of Association
Brownsville Row
Calle
Rue Dany Gateway
Coppermount
Bruce
Sulzer
Karta Bay
Mt. Andrew
Kasaan
Hadley
Nome
L. F. Shaw
Herndon and
Jacobs
Nugget Gulch
Selkirk
Santa Ana
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