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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1906
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local notice or advertisement mentioning Alaska, a person named Masel, a date after August, and rate figures such as One Year and Six Months priced at 3.00 and 31.50. Names and specifics are unclear.
The article argues Alaska could become a world leading copper region as large deposits are found and mining expands. It notes rich districts near Prince William Sound, Kaizht Island, and Las wehé iskamt with a potential copper belt into Central Alaska. It mentions rising copper prices, expansion of smelting, and coal links to future production and rail access.
A chaotic column mocks social scandals and notable figures including Creffield, Mitchells, Thaw, Roosevelt, and Tolstoy. It skewers moral crusades, legal probes, and political plans while weaving sensational rumors about family crimes, asylum talk, and civic leadership. The piece blends satire with sharp social commentary and name‑dropping across politics, crime, and press.
The Transvaal faces a tense clash over Chinese workers as mine owners press to keep them while Britain halts new imports until March. Few Chinese accept repatriation, threatening forced removal. Despite rising gold output, markets wobble as policy questions threaten mining prosperity and the Rand’s future.
Late Seattle readers question the tale of August Rosenbergs alleged anarchist acts in Europe. German reports say he was a nonthreatening experimenter whose arrest stemmed from warnings not evidence. The piece notes confusion with figures like William Travers and hints at shifting plans for ships and rail routes in the Northwest.
A New York corporation lawyer voiced his views on the packinghouse investigation and the pure food convention immediately adopted his recommendations.
Rex Beach, noted young writer of The Spoilers, arrived in Seward aboard the Excelsior to spend ten days gathering local color for future works. He travels with David W. King, Northwest newspaper man, as they plan summer Alaska story collaborations. King, a talented writer of picturesque prose, kept details about their collaboration private.
July 3 report says a man claiming to invent "23" and founder of "skiddoo" was captured by local sleuths and sentenced by Judge Whalen to 23 dollars costs and 69 days in the works. the case features a humorous exchange about a Sheepshead Bay racehorse capacity and a quip about twenty three.
Cleveland sparked uproar when a bogus moving picture showed a supposed fight between Jack O'Brien and Bob Fitzsimmons in San Francisco. O'Brien denounced the libel and recalled shaking Fitzsimmons’ hand in a previous altercation. The report also notes jury lists from Seward, San Francisco party's voyage to Cook Inlet, Nome's mayor C D Murane’s election, and Northern Pacific securing an old Union Pacific grade for an electric line between Portland and Tacoma.
The United States fish commissioner's ship Albatross is in northern waters studying Alaska fish and sea life and conditions of the fish supply along Japan's east coast. After Unalaska, the voyage proceeds to the Kurile islands, Sakhalin, and north of Japan before returning to San Francisco. The journey will last about eight or nine months.
July records show L Ballaine transferring lot 32 block 13 Seward to John Me Laughlin. L Ballaine to J O Buzzard for lots T and 8 block 10 Seward for 1600 dollars. Fred Laubner and others to P L Ballaine for lots 1 and 2 block 2 Seward for 1 dollar. F L Ballaine to Laubner and Christensen for lands 2 block 2 in Seward.
Maritime notices list Seward Steamers sailing to Seward and other ports, with vessels Toledo Dora Bertha and Excelsior in or from Seattle, plus a weather record for the week ending July 20. Alaska Central Railway invites Alaskans in Seattle to route mail via the Industrial Bureau and use the Bureau as headquarters.
Lay aside the little sums you spend for things not needed. Dimes become dollars and a hard earned dollar, if saved, will work harder than the one who earned it. Bank of Seward urges prudent saving and fiscal discipline.
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