Revolt in Far East Threatens Czarist Rule and Europe
Reports from Vladivostok show the fortress garrison in revolt as loyal forces rush to contain fighting. Mutinies spread from Sevastopol and Odessa to Samara with soldiers and sailors demanding republican reforms and the czar's dethronement. In St. Petersburg, government struggles to control unrest as revolutionary leagues surface and provincial riots flare.
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Manchuria
Sevastopol
Odessa
Samara Dery
Czar
Tokio
Vladivostok
Samara
Empire
Seldovia Elects Delegate to Territorial Convention
In Seldovia on June 29 the local Republican delegation chose H. W. Nagley as delegate to the Republican territorial convention despite the territorial committee’s omission of Seldovia. Fifteen Republicans attended with Capt. P. D. Blodgett presiding and Nagley as secretary. The group, angered at being left out of apportionment, held a primary to assert the town’s place in the Third judicial division of Alaska.
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Seldovia
Territorial Committee
H. W. Nagley
Capt. P. D. Blodgett
Third Judicial Division
Alaska
Steamer Toledo Brings Coal To Kenai Lumber Co
Steamer Toledo arrived in port Wednesday afternoon with 165 tons of coal from Port Graham mine near Seldovia for Kenai Lumber and Fuel Co. Capt Blodgett commands this voyage as Capt Shaw returns to Ty onic. Repairs delay sailing until tomorrow. Port Graham mine is active under I A Herbert with about twenty men, output planned all summer. Property owned by William Wharf of Seldovia. Coal reported to be of excellent quality.
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Port Graham
Seldovia
Kenai Lumber & Fuel Company
Blodgett
Shaw
Tyonic
Toledo
Japanese Rule Korean Capital Extends Time To Build Road
Cable reports Japanese authorities claim the Korean emperor is effectively confined and will oppose any protectorate. Meanwhile Alaska Central railroad progress expands with extended completion time, land rights, and tax exemptions granted by Congress and President Frost. Labor plans plan to push tunnels, grading, and track as crews mobilize from Seattle and ports.
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Seoul
Korea
Marquis Ito
Ito
Japan
Board of
Seattle
The
Post-Intelligencer
Frost
Ate
London
Liver I
Exble
Railrad Company
Tanana Construction Com
Lin
Chickaloon
P L
Chicago
Agraist
Y Seward
Alaska
Rojestvensky Pleads Guilty at Court Martial
Cable report notes Admiral Rojestvensky pleads guilty to cowardly surrender at the Sea of Japan battle. He takes blame and asks severest punishment, while his staff plead not guilty and face the death sentence for their actions as sailors testified they deserted the flagship.
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St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Artial
Japan
Bedore
Mules Freed From Tunnel 3 At Mile 53 During Rail Work
Mules that bore tunnel 3 at mile 53 of the railroad, kept underground after tunneling, have now been released. They aided in drawing cars during boring and a short period after. The tunnel access was rebuilt this week to allow animal passage. Two mules will work in tunnel 7. winter descent involved ropes and sliding the animals down a steep, icy path.
Ordinary brick absorbs water to fill cottage walls
An ordinary brick will absorb six teen ounces of water, so a brick built cottage walls would hold about six and one half tons of water.
Inlet Freight Traffic Grows on Cook Inlet
Freight on Cook Inlet has surged since navigation opened in April. Capt Blodgett notes the steamer Toledo and three mosquito fleet boats carried over 2000 tons from Seldovia to interior ports for Alaska Commercial Company stores and mining operations. He predicts railroad access will boost inland traffic, with Seldovia’s new wharf enabling easier freight transfer and a 3000 foot dock extending to sea teams.
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Cook Inlet
Blodgett
Seward
Toledo
Seldovia
Alaska Commercial Company
Palmer and Herning
Knik
Typonok
Susitna Station
Crow Creek Mining Company
S. W. Wible
James Girdwood
Turnagain Arm
Susitna Valley
Herbert’s
Judge Gunnison opens Valdez court August 6
Judge Gunnison of Alaska's First Judicial District will open a jury term of the Third District Court at Valdez on August 6. A message to Deputy Marshal Wybrant in Seward last Monday confirms the date to allow Judge Wickersham to catch up with the Fairbanks docket. The steamer Bertha arrived from Seattle with a small passenger list and about 150 tons of freight, and sailed for Seldovia around 6 p.m.
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Gunnison
First Judicial District of
Alaska
Third
Valdez
Wybrant
Seward
Wickersham
Fairbanks
Bertha
Seattle
Seldovia
Alaska Central Railway to operate as line with tariffs
The Alaska Central Railway Company will hereafter operate as a line with regular passenger and freight tariffs similar to White Pass & Yukon. Company employees may ride for a nominal $3 round trip, others must buy tickets and prepay freight at Seward or line end. Employee transport via Treasurer FP H Stewart. others via general manager. Tickets and freight billed at storehouse and at end of line store 49.
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Alaska Central Railway Company
Ing
White Pass
Yukon
Seward
Trac
FP. H. Stewart
Nunivak Passes Seldovia to Begin Kuskokwim Run
June 29 report from Gateway-Steamer Nunivak under Capt. Frank Wirth says the Seattle to Kuskokwim voyage reached Seldovia at 2 a m on June 26 after coaling and water. The vessel will proceed up the river as far as possible with prospectors and outfits to explore placers and other mines.
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Seldovia
Yentina
Caswell
Lake Creek
King River Mining Company
H. Anderson
Davis
Rainbow
Hope
Kahilina Creek
Gateway
Nunivak
Frank Wirth
Seattle
Kuskokwim River
Wirth
Kuskokwim
Alaska Resources and Pioneer Spirit Highlighted by Reynolds
Congressman John M. Reynolds, ex assistant secretary of the interior, spoke in the House praising Alaska. He enumerated gold silver coal timber fur fisheries and fertile valleys and praised Alaska as home to energetic pioneers. He noted ships average twenty six years lifespans.
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John M. Reynolds
Alaska
Quarterly postal business at Seward pc office rises sharply
Postal business for Seward during the quarter ending June 30 shows nearly double totals across all branches versus the prior year. The report details incoming and outgoing registers by month April May June, cancellations totaling 474.85, money order activity with domestic and international orders, and fees paid.
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Seward Pc
Seward
Ee Eneres
Santa Clara Goes South to Seldovia and Back
Steamer Santa Clara reached Seward from Seattle Sunday evening at 7 30, seven and a half days out, then sailed for Seldovia with a small cargo. After discharge she returned Tuesday and headed to Seattle. Railroad laborers fared better than usual on the voyage. The ship left Seattle with 61 and lost six at way ports, picking up three at Valdez and reducing net loss to three. The note on global newspaper totals and a Chinese edible dog price appears as unrelated trivia.
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Santa Clara
Seward
Seattle
Seldovia
Valdez
United States
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