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Newspaper

Seward Weekly Gateway

Location

Seward, Alaska, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1908

Page

8

Bank of Seward Founds Trusted Deposit Institution

The institution declares its aim to provide a place where people can deposit money with the utmost confidence and safety, naming itself the Bank of Seward.

Charles E. Smith Editor Dies in Philadelphia

Charles Emo ry Smith dies of heart disease in Philadelphia. He served as minister to Russia under President Harrison and as postmaster general under McKinley, later becoming editor of the Philadelphia paper. Japanese officials meet to reaffirm friendship with the United States, signaling stable relations.

Daily Gateway Philadelphia Charles Emory Smith Smith Rus Benjamin Harrison McKinley Philadel

New York Hit by Fierce Blizzard Across the Coast

New York reports a severe coastal blizzard with a sharp temperature drop. Officials note few frostbite deaths and ongoing efforts to clear streets as residents endure power outages and heavy snowfall.

Peabody Wins in Rhode Island Legislature Elects Senator

A Rhode Island legislature meeting elected George P United States senator on the first ballot. A court-appointed committee examined a popular fraternity friend seeking admission to practice law. The applicant admitted lacking knowledge of law, prompting a cautious response from the chair and the judge confirming his admission after questions.

Daily Gateway Providence R. C George P United States

Excavation Reveals Ancient Mesopotamian Temples and Tablets

Workers at Bismya uncover a temple platform built from plano convex bricks dating to 3800 BC. The surface yields inscribed bricks with Dur, Ure, Naram Sin, and Sargon names, while deeper layers show Dungi and a span over a thousand years of early Babylonian history. Diaries for 1908 on sale at the Owl Drug Co.

Babylonia Bewan Bismya Dur Ure G.ia Naram Sin Sargon Babylor Dungi The Owl Drug Co

Uprising in Haiti Island Seizes Depaix in Port au Prince

Port au Prince Haiti Jan 25 American residents report a fresh insurrection now in full force with revolutionaries taking Depaix while all Americans are protected.

Port Au Prince Haiti Depaix

Mississippi Senate Race Sparks Rivalry in Jackson

The Daily Gateway reports January 23 that John Sharpe and Governor James K. Vardaman contested the U S Senate seat with Williams elected. Meanwhile Vancouver BC notes the steamer Discovery wreck off Prince William Sound with all aboard believed lost and gold cargo sunk.

Cacle Daily Gateway Jackson Miss United States John Sharpe James K. Vardaman Williams Ancouver B.C Peninsula Yakutat Bay Yakutat

Preparing for Global Auto Race From New York and Paris

The New York Times wires John Rosene to back a proposed automobile race around the world. Teams will start from New York and Paris in opposite directions, crossing Alaska and Siberia. Gasoline shipments are set for Fairbanks and Nome for the trip. Routes and start date are not yet fixed. Cars are being manufactured in both countries and will be well equipped. Brown and Hawkins receive Wellington coal shipment for sale by ton or sack.

The New York Times John Rosene New York Paris Yorks Alaska Siberia Fairbanks Nome

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