Offi cers Release One Boat in Bristol Bay Cannery Action
District Attorney Bay is told to go west to lead prosecutions after three Japanese schooners with sixty five men were captured near the Pribilof Islands by American patrol boats. The Japs were taken to Unalaska for possible arraignment and one schooner released for weak evidence. Details remain guarded by revenue officers. Heir apparent may succeed. third came up last year.
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Bering Sea
Pribilof Islands
America
Bonaparte
Ray
Unalaska
U.S
Lathrop
Valdez
Coa
John E. Thwaites
Dora
McCulloch
Manning
Bristol Bay
Nushagak
Nushark
Koggiung
San Francisco
Local miners report major copper finds near a glacier
L. F. Shaw and George Bourkaert strike copper across the bay near the Redman ledge, with a similar vein found on the opposite canyon side. The ore shows green carbonate and sulphide, of good grade, while a second vein higher up yields pyrrhotite with less carbonate.
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L. F. Shaw
George Bourkaert
William Redman
Redman
Shaw-Bourkaert
Shaw and Bourkaert
Joints Demand for Local Rule in Alaska Speech
Judge Wickersham told the Alaska state bar he seeks self government for the territory and urged lawyers to press Congress to grant territorial government. He argued Alaska’s judiciary is the real power while the governor is only a figurehead and criticized Senate filibusters blocking his renomination.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
Judge Wickersham
Alaska
State Bar Association
Congress
Wickersham
United States Senate
Third Judicial Division
Senate
Alaska coast stock largely held in east Alaska
A July 18 report states a large portion of Alaska Coast Company stock is now owned by eastern investors. No change in officials or management. A Northwest Steamship circular notes Portage Bay on the Alaska Peninsula will be renamed Balboa by order of the U S Geographic Board. Former Judge Henderson is named governor of Yukon Territory.
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Alaska
East
Seattle
Alaska Coast Company
Northwestern Steamship Company
Portage Bay
Alaska Peninsula
Unga Island
Balboa
U. S. Geographic Board
Pacific Ocean
Herendeen Bay
Bering Sea
Henderson
County Court of
Vancouver
B. C
Yukon Territory
George E. Adams
Adams
JAP CAPTIVATES RECTOR'S WIFE IN WEST SEATTLE
The wife of Rev. Harry Robinson rector of St. John's Episcopal church was arrested in a downtown lodginghouse with a discharged Japanese servant amid rumors of misconduct. Detectives followed her after the husband asked police to investigate. Mrs. Robinson had been spending time away from home.
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Seattle
Harry Robinson
St. John’s Episcopal Church
West Seattle
Robinson
Chicago
Bomb Explodes at American Ambassador's Bosporus Home
A bomb exploded at the summer residence of American Ambassador Leishman in Constantinople this morning. Four native servants were injured while all members of the family escaped harm. The incident will be investigated.
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Constantinople
Leishman
Bosporus
Steamer Dora Arrives With Fifty Nine Passengers
Steamer Dora reached port Tuesday morning at nine from the west ward carrying fifty nine passengers from Nushagak and other ports. She delivered a small coal cargo from Wharf's mine at Seldovia for the railroad. Chichagof island gold mines continue to yield high grade ore steadily.
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Dora
Nushagak
Seldovia
Chichagof Island
Explosions On Georgia Battleship Kill Eight
Washington reports an explosion in the Georgia battleship aft turret during target practice leaving eight dead and thirteen injured. Cause initially unclear with later notes on a flare back and soot triggering the blast. Also mentions $107,000 in claims against embezzler Adams and railroad track progress near mile 51.
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Heston
Eas
Georgia
Lieut
Caspar
Washington, D. C
Goodrich
Provinceton
Massachusetts
Boston
First Tram On Sound Brings Ore Down Landlock Bay
The first aerial tram in Prince William Sound is operating at Landlock Bay on Standard Copper Company property. The half mile line has a 2200 foot span and a ten ton per hour capacity, and has been running for several days hauling ore.
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Prince William Sound
Landlock Bay
Standard Copper Company
Valdez Prospector
Rich quartz strike reported along railroad line near Kenai
A quartz strike of remarkable richness is reported on the railroad line a few miles out with secrecy kept by discoverers. Ore samples brought in surpass any previously found on the Kenai peninsula and are speckled with free gold. In other news Ketchikan grows a four foot long rhubarb stalk four inches thick.
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Kenai Peninsula
Quartz Gold Found on Little Susitna Peaks
William Bartholf reports a free milling quartz gold discovery at the head of the Little Susitna river north of Cook Inlet. Ed O'Brien wires Kaik news with specimens sent to Knik showing visible free gold. claim area lies among placer streams and quartz veins.
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William Bartholf
Susitna
Cook Inlet
Willowbreek
Ed O’brien
Kaik
Knik
Harriman Railroads Report Details Inflation and Stifling Tactics
Oyster Bay July 15 The interstate commerce commission report on the Harriman railroad investigation was released. It accuses Harriman of grossly inflating stock values, stifling competition, and delaying Oregon’s development. the commission offers no recommendation on punishment proceedings.
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Oyster Bay, L. I
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
Oregon
Small Pox Epidemic Reported From Alaska
Notice from Alaska reports an epidemic of small pox in several cannery districts. Quarantine is placed on vessels from the far north. The Alaska salmon canneries fleet will arrive soon, and strict quarantine may cause hardship. Bar silver stood at 67 and lake copper at 23 to 24.
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San Francisco
Alaska
Alaska Canneries
Quartz gold discoveries near Seward widen Alaskan prospects
Two quartz gold finds reported west of Seward on Spruce and Tonsina creeks. Frank P. Skeen on Tonsina reports white quartz with mispickel and visible free gold, a two to six foot ledge traced 150 feet. William Redman on Spruce creek finds white quartz with free gold, a two foot ledge.
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Seward
Frank P. Skeen
Tonsina Creek
William Redman
Spruce Creek
Seward Dock
Yonsina Creek
Skeen
Alfred Lowell
Redman
Reynolds Builds 4000 Foot Tram to Mine Dock
Special to the Daily Gateway details Reynolds Latouene isianu J Work under way on towers for a 4000 foot tram carrying ore from Reynolds mine to Horseshoe bay dock. Fred Gannett oversees tower foundations while Trenton Iron Works directs tram installation led by engineer Schultz. Tram fall 375 feet with a span of 1500 to 2000 feet. The town rapidly grows as Thoday and Daykin erect five room cottages and more buildings rise. Nome Nugget notes miners moving toward Innoko district as steamers head from Nome to Kuskokwim. Fairbanks papers report interest in the new district.
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Reynolds Company
Thoday and
Daykin
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