Guggenheim Railhead at Katalla Hailed as New Terminal
Cable reports H A McClure named general superintendent of construction for the Guggenheim Copper River line with Katalla as terminal. Cordova to be abandoned. Heney to lead the Katalla segment and move rails and materials from Cordova. Severe winter blizzards across Minnesota Dakota plains disrupt rail traffic and worsen coal shortages. Louisville floods inundate city. Mississippi levee damage noted. Kingston relief ships withdraw after Admiral orders. tensions with British governor over salute. Roadhouse network expands toward Kahiltna reporting rich bedrock gold in an old channel between Hetek and Cache districts. Densmore asserts bedrock at 50 to 125 feet with continuous discovered gold in creek gravels.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
Guggenheim Copper River
Katalla
H. A. McClure
Alaska Central
Cordova
M. J. Heney
Heney
Kahiltna
James Densmore
Densmore
Alaska
Linng
Hetek
Cache
Wile
Pete
Seward
Tokosima
Krom
Ution
Cutter Rush Rescues Five From Yakataga
Sitka January 16 The Rush from Yakataga brought three men a woman and a child nearly starved after a difficult rescue. The party faced a month of supplies running low and a perilous trip over the glacier. Communication with the world had been cut since last August when a small gasoline launch brought minimal provisions. Thirty pounds of flour and beans per person sustained them until Bush arrived ending ten months of isolation.
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Sitka
Rearene
Yakataga
Star
Wickersham Sold Property to Gamblers Claim
An agent for Judge Wickersham filed a statement with the attorney general claiming he recently sold the judge's farm in Fa'ks to four gamblers. Judge Kellum denies purchasing the lot, saying he and associates bought it without gambling ties. President Roosevelt prompted further statements from Wickersham's friends to counter Hoyt's district attorney report.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Wickersham
Fot
Fa’ks
Kellum
Roosevelt
Hoyt
Murder trial of Harry Thaw begins
New York on June 21 the murder trial of Harry Thaw for Stanford White's killing opened in criminal court. District Attorney Jerome says the state will present direct testimony over two days. The defense remains uncertain as Thaw opposes the insanity plea and may seek justifiable homicide. Also noted are Glacier City's post office prospect and a storm damages on the City of Panama.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Thaw
Dakotas Still Storm Swept Across Grim Winter
The Dakotas and Minnesota endure a fierce snowstorm with winds up to forty two miles per hour. Train service is paralyzed as a passenger train is buried in Dawson. Two North Dakota snowplows are stuck in drifts and unable to back out. Temps stay below zero amid widespread suffering. relief awaits storm end.
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Jans Stke Duzant
Dawson I
North Dakota
Dakotas
Minnesota
Waskey urges employers to stand pat in strike
Cable dispatch from Washington reports delegate dl to Nome mining operators urges staying firm in the miners strike. A flurry of appeals from both sides seeks his backing as the dispute lingers. The piece blends local port news with mining notes and a claim about Chicago police graft.
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Waskey
Pat
Datby
Washington, D.C
Nome
Buffalo Storm Tragedy and Aftermath Sweep City
Buffalo suffers a violent January storm with winds and a waterspout causing two to four deaths, $2,000,000 in damages, and wide wreckage along the waterfront. Lake Erie crested, Niagara River floods, docks and tonnage washed away, power cut as Buffalo lights failed. recovery efforts begin as London, Washington, and Kingston tensions unfold.
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Gatgway
Buffalo
Fabing
Lake Cried
Niagara
Congress Allows Settlers to Leave Claims During Fuel Shortage
Washington D C January 24 both houses passed a resolution permitting settlers on public lands to abandon their claims and stay away until May 15 due to cold weather and fuel scarcity. Reports from the northwest describe genuine suffering where timber is scarce and prairie coal is unavailable. Nomeites note beach lines rising with the sea level since 1899 and observe the sea now at least thirty feet farther out.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Northwest
Prairie States
Nomeites
Nome News
Public meeting condemns Gov Sweetenham over marines pullout
Kingston residents passed resolutions denouncing Gov Sweetenham for asking the withdrawal of American marines and praising the marines for saving the situation. Newspapers in Kingston criticize Sweetenham as losing his head in the crisis. Secretary Root returned to Washington after Canada talks with the president. no formal conclusion on the Kingston incident. The Northwestern Steamship schedule shows Pensania due to sail February 16 from Seattle after refitting delays.
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Kingston
Sweetenham
Washington, D. C
Root
Canada
Northwestern Steamship Company
Seattle
Northwestern
Battle near Paso Port in Sonora Yaqui conflict
Mexican troops engage Yaqui warriors in Sonora near Paso, Port with a fierce clash. Reported heavy casualties on both sides. Bodies of two infamous American criminals found among Yaqui dead, indicating active fighting by the Indians. January 26 news item notes runners.
Thirty Yukon sleds bring furs to Knik remains era
New York January 24 Theodore P Shoots resigns Panama Canal Commission chair to head New York rapid transit interests. The report notes mail routes via Susitna and Knik with extensive winter travel details. A caravan of Yukon sleds loaded with furs reaches Knik mid month, described as a fine assortment including fox, lynx, and mink.
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Canal Commission
New York
Theodore P. Shoots
Panama Canal Commission
New York City
Stevens
Red Shonts
Knik
Matanuska River
Copper River
Alfred Lowell
George Palmer
Alaska Buys Broad Range of Mechanical Goods
In the last fiscal year Alaska purchased a wide array of goods including jewelry, paper hangings, perfumery, silks, eggs, mowers, reapers, plows, horses, mule value, books, clocks, watches, electrical appliances, printing presses, steam engines, organs, automobiles, carpet, painting and statuary, and toys totaling tens of thousands to over two hundred thousand dollars.
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Alaska
House votes to abolish all pension agencies
Washington bidirectional report notes the House passed a bill to abolish all pension agencies and centralize the pension business in a Washington bureau. It cites eighteen agencies in as many cities. The brief item also mentions Alaska’s early spring ooligans, a local fishery, beating the groundhog in folklore.
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HOUSE
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Washington
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