Mitchell Sister Esther Mitchell kills George Mitchell in Seattle
Esther Mitchell, 18, shot and killed George Mitchell as he turned to board a Seattle train. She acted after a plot with Mrs Creffield to destroy him, following his acquittal of killing Creffield. Mrs Creffield and others linked to Creffield were arrested amid public outrage.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
George Mitchell
Creffield
Esther
Holy Roller
Portland
George
Fred
Perry Mitchell
Creifield
Christ
Oregon
Esther Mitchell
Mrs. Creffield
Cable
Starr
Oregon Penitentiary
Alaskans Sail For Convention Delegates Head To Juneau
The advance guard of Alaska Republican delegates sails from Seattle on the City of Seattle to Juneau to push for a postponed convention to await proxies. Some delegates travel from outside Alaska. J McChesney notes Tanana will abstain from the contests. Walter E Clack joins as a press visitor for a three month Alaska tour.
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Gateway
Seattle
Juneau
Lth
Republican Party of
Alaska
J. McChesney
Fairbanks
Walter E. Clack
Washington
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New York Commercial
Toronto Globe
Youngs and Perkins reach Alaska delegate deal
Beattie, a suiy -train co official, states he will run independent if he loses the Juneau short term Delegate nomination. He plans a pact with W. T. Perkins of Nome to secure the short term while Perkins gains the long term. Many delegates head to Juneau aboard the City of Seattle, sailing July 10.
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Beattie
Suiy -Train Co 4
Vings of
Seward
Alaska
Juneau
W. T. Perkins
Nome
Perkins
Seattle
Alaska Day celebration moves to Sept citizen meeting
A Fourth of July committee votes to keep a small cash balance with treasurer J L Reed to fund Alaska Day observances marking Alaska’s 1867 transfer. Cecil H Clegg to convene mid September meeting for citizen committee setup, Gov Hoggatt holiday request, and Alaska annexation anniversary planning. Copper Center notes report Susitna season start and pay on bench claim rising to 30 per yard. Location notices for 47 claims issued. Valdez News notes mining expert F H Nettleton visiting from Spokane to inspect a Seward area proposition. Nettleton is a longtime acquaintance of Frank Watson.
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Savurnay
J. L. Reed
Alaska
United States
I T
Cecil H. Clegg
Gov. Hoggatt
Copper Center
Susitna
Monahan and
Sweeney
Valdez News
F. H. Nettleton
Spokane
Oregon
Seward
Mr. Nettle“ton
Frank Watson
Red Flag Rebellion Surges Across Russian Cities
Reports from St Petersburg and Sevastopol describe revolutionists flying red banners in twenty cities, mutinies among troops, and Cossack disaffection. Police clash with mobs, arrests occur, and theaters eject crowds as government plans for agrarian reform face parliamentary opposition.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Tom
Ustmedmeditsa
Wusevoka
Aj Crawd
War Office
Riga
Proposes to Tunnel Under Bering Sea
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports Lovie Delobel organizing a corporation to bore a railroad tunnel under the Bering Sea from the Siberian coast to Nome. The plan would run from Irkutsk to the Siberian shore with a 61 kilometer tunnel 50 meters beneath the sea, costing about 1.25 billion francs. The czar is being asked for land grants. Cecil H. Clegg and his wife sail west on the Dora for annual license collection along the Alaska peninsula.
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Benin
St. Petersburg
Lovie Delobel
Bering Sea
Wierschnie Kotymk
Siberian
Nome
Irkutsk
Cecil H. Clegg
Alaska Peninsula
Mrs. Clegg
Oregon brings 590 tons of steel rails to port
Steamer Oregon arrived at 4 a.m. Sunday with 590 tons of railroad steel for the Alaska Central and 139 passengers including 34 first class. It sailed for Seattle Tuesday evening. Dr. Boyle reports copper fever in Seward amid new Knight Island strikes. Theo Allen went to Cook Inlet aboard the Dora to assess mining propositions.
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FP. M. Myers
Oregon
Cook Inlet
Alaska Central
Seattle
Boyle
Valdez
Seward
Knight Island
Theo. Allen
Placer Valley
Placer Strike Draws Miners to Nenelchuk Area
Rich placer strike near Nenelchuk on Deep Creek attracts miners from Inlet and surrounding camps. Old Russian prospector Johoevnikov and Chris Hansen stake claims after finding 50 cent pan returns, fueling a rush as railroad construction continues toward Placer valley.
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Kenai Peninsula
Nenelchuk
Deep Creek
Neptune
Johoevnikov
Chris Hansen
Hansen
Kashevnikov
Seldon
Anchor Point
Welch Railroad
Rainbow Creek
Turnagain Arm
Martin Welch
States
John Rabi
Quartz Strike Near Seward Sparks Gold Prospecting
A rich quartz strike was reported southeast of Trail Lake after Skeen and Lechner found a white quartz ledge with free gold and tellurium values near Falls Creek. Brothers Stevenson prospected the new site and Seward dealers funded a large outfit to work the claim while other prospectors led by Marx, McConkie, and Heflin prepared to head toward the Susitna river headwaters.
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Trail Lake
Skeen
Lechner
Falls Creek
Stevenson
Seward
Susatna
Geo. D. Marx
Geo. McConkie
Geo. Heflin
Susitna River
Charles D. Lane
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Russia
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Louis XVII
Charles I of
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Chouknin
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Turnagain Arn
Placer
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