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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1906
Page
2
Publication details for Gateway Publishing Co. listing second class entry date August 2 and act of 1879. Subscription rates shown as three dollars annually, differing by term. Fragmentary text references Seward Alaska and distribution locations including Duluth and Duluth areas.
A garbled report centers on Reynolds of the Reynolds Alaska Development Company and alleged schemes tied to the Alaska Central Railway. It mentions federal territory politics, criticism of Reynolds, and conflict with business readers while noting a planned railroad project and dubious promotional tactics. The piece references Gov Ready, a Gateway paper, and claims Reynolds sought publicity for a rail venture.
The dispatches report May Bullninets meetings with Portland merchants and a planned Seattle visit to attract San Francisco traders. Seattle’s long grip on Alaska trade faces challenge as Seward and other ports compete to secure the best shipping routes and access, signaling rapid regional development and potential fairer treatment for Alaska merchants.
The account notes President Roosevelt pushing for a $10,000 government post for Joseph Bishop tied to the Isthmian Canal. Initially Bishop served as press agent earning $10,000 annually for months before the public learned of it, drawing criticism from some who questioned the need for a press agent on a government project.
Advertising the country expected of the Isthmian commission, the press agency was wiped out and Mr. Bishop was put on the commission at $7,500 a year with $2,500 as secretary, but the Senate has not yet decided to confirm him and there is a possibility he may have to work for a living.
Citizens protest risky building practices endangering adjoining homes. The piece cites large political spending, noting Grover Cleveland’s high national cost and Morgan interests profiting from a road option. It also mentions potential indictments involving Frank Rockefeller and John D Rockefeller, with William G. Rockefeller linked in the affair.
The piece notes colder conditions across northern states and in southeastern Alaska than Seward where temperatures dipped below zero at times. It then invites the public to attend Seward’s winter exercises, and mentions Missouri Attorney General threatening jail for H. H. Rogers of Standard Oil brace game amid calls for a long term.
A town boasts rapid Vine growth without government aid for a railroad in Alaska while Congressman Sulzer notes Croesus had only $10,010,000 and could not match John D. Rockefeller in wealth. He adds there are men who could do it with less.
President Roosevelt has directed editors to prune lengthy government reports, a move aimed at streamlining bureaucracy. The change may win favor with readers but risks displeasing newspaper printers who fear reduced work and revenue.
Unclear whether supporters or adversaries urge Dive Wickerswan toward a goal described as “or something else just as good.” The fragment hints at external pressure and an unnamed objective, leaving the motive and outcome unresolved.
Supporters of the sentiment believe others may still enter the Alaska governor race. A few potential candidates remain on the bench and could join the contest.
A dispute centers on whether a unnamed official will be compelled to personally select Alaska's next governor, with factions backing or opposing Perkins and criticizing the influence of ly in the process.
The text notes rapid gold strikes in Central Alaska with heavy dust, urges vigilant watchmen for early fires, and mentions a Dawson sports writer’s overblown fight prose. It cites Franco-Venezuelan tension, looming Castro disputes, reindeer milking prospects for Rev. Sheldon Jackson’s job, and San Francisco’s intriguing annexation notion for Seward.
Secretary Bonaparte submits a bill to Congress banning hazing at the Annapolis naval academy with several punishment grades. Cadet Stephen Decatur, grandson of Commodore Decatur, is dismissed for hazing and additional trials are planned. Officials may face charges for sanctioning or conniving at the fighting incident.
The Industrial department of the Maska Central Railway extols Alaska especially the Tanamy valley. It features vivid illustrations of salmon streams, mining gold, and homegrown crops. One Sunrise homesteader grows cabbages and digs for gold to fund needs, while a Rela tion Bay farmer netted 1540 dollars from garden produce last year.
Commissioner Goodell proposes to mail notices from Shushetna station with filing dates in his Sunrise office to speed up delivery. George Gibson sought a deputy at Shushetna but was denied. Lawyers doubt legality of the plan. only solutions are a local office move or current office relocation.
Dr J A Baughman, long a leading physician in Skagway, traveled to Seward aboard the Farallon and will locate there to practice medicine. He is accompanied by Mrs Baughman.
Cable dispatch from New York reports General Joseph Wheeler died last night of pneumonia. Born August 10, 1836 in Georgia, he graduated West Point in 1859 and joined the Confederacy, rising to lieutenant general and earning renown as a cavalry commander. After the war he practiced law, served in Congress from 1880, and held military commands through the Spanish American War before retirement.
The account covers Alaska’s first gold discovery on the Anauk river, a Kuskokwim tributary, by Ivan Simonson Lukeen. It details Lukeen’s fort, Kalmakoff redoubt, Russian-American Company routes via Sitka, Nusbagak, Ticehie, and Anauk, and notes 1830s winter mail routes. It mentions Simeon’s birth, Lykeen’s Yukon ascent, and the 1866 US purchase of Alaska ending Kla makoff redoubt.
Supreme Court rules a sold railroad ticket transfers the purchaser’s right to sign the original owner’s name. Archibald C Newburn forged George E Whitcome’s name to a ticket for a New York Indianapolis round trip on multiple lines. Decision sets precedent for ticket exchanges and ownership rights. Alaska commercial boats will dock at Ketchikan both directions. Winter mining on Big Salmon yields dirt at $2 per wheelbarrow load. Training dogs to mush a sled becomes a common street scene.
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