Death proposal for Stoessel shocks Russo-Japanese war tale
Petersburg reports a mill commission recommends Gen. Stoessel face death for surrender seen as unnecessary or premature. Gen. Fock would get twenty years in the galleys and Gen. Reuss expelled. Other items note cabinet shifts, czar’s succession questions, police mutinies, peasant unrest, assassination attempts, and agrarian delay address.
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Petersburg
Stoessel
Fock
East Siber
Port Arthur
Reuss
Alexieff
Japan to nationalize all industries to start with railroads
The state department is advised that Japan intends to nationalize all its industries, commencing with the railroads, and the move will be inaugurated immediately.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
State Department
Japan
Stromboli Erupts As Mt Aetna Smokes In Italy
Report from Palermo on July 1 notes Mt. Stromboli erupting and Mt. Aetna smoking signaling a regional subterranean disturbance. Local residents fear a repeat of Vesuvius‑like disaster while a historical English reference recalls 223 capital offenses and pillory punishments at Charing Cross a century ago.
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Palermo
Italy
Mt. Stromboli
Mt. Aetna
Charing Cross
Republicans name Murane for delegate
A telegraphic proxy from Rampart details the Republican push for delegates with Murane opposing the new committee and receiving only a short hearing. Indications point to James M. Shoup as the delegate choice, with Murane or C. D. Murane of Nome as short term options, while proxies from Seward Peninsula and Ryan’s delegation shape the contest ahead of the territorial convention proceedings.
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Rampart
Ju New
U.S
James M. Shoup
Congress
C. D. Murane
Nome
Seward Peninsula
Murane
Richard
Ryan Hd
George Irving
Ketchikan
John McLaughlin
Juneau
T. A. Marquam
R. Heckman
A. S. Dautrie
No. McConnell
John Grant
Ryan
Territorial Committee
W. H. Bard
Seattle
Macrane
Seward
Valdes
Tanana
Sho
Bol
Conviction Prospects Rise Over Standard Oil Rebates
Cleveland July 17 Attorney General Moody believes testimony supports convicting Standard Oil officials of pressuring railroads for rebates. George Grammer, Lake Shore VP, seeks immunity to forge evidence against Standard Oil. Oregon sheriff recount shows error corrected after a 15 vote swing to Stevens. Grand jury in San Francisco faults Western Union for un-delivered messages. Copper and fruit import figures cited. Amalgamated copper output noted. Alaska delegate election set for Tuesday August St.
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Cleveland
Moody
Standard Oil
George Grammer
Lake Shore
Multnomah County
Oregon
Portland
Stevens
Ward
Sewer Plans Approved for Blocks 3 and 10 Project
The Kenai chamber of commerce and local lot owners agreed to build a sewer through the alley between blocks 3 and 10 from Adams street to the bay. About $30 per lot is the proposed subscription. most resident owners have agreed, with out-of-state owners yet to respond. A three-member committee led by W Snyder F L Ballaine and J Brown will manage construction and bid advertisements for three pipe types.
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Adams Street
Bay
Third
Fourth Avenues
Chamber of Commerce
Kenai Club
W. Snyder
F. L. Ballaine
J. Brown
Santa Clara sails with prominent men to Alaska work
Seattle July 17 Steamer Santa Clara sailed yesterday for Seward and Valdes. Among her passengers are John H Laboree and family Martin Welch and F G Hale. She has eighty laborers for the Alaska Central Railroad.
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Gateway
Seattle
Santa Clara
Seward and
Valdes
John H. Laboree
Martin Welch
F. G. Hale
Alaska Central Railroad
Eight Hour Federal Work Day Implemented
Roosevelt orders eight hour day for all federal construction works, ending prior ten to twelve hour norms. Article notes alloy alzene from aluminum and zinc, its properties, and cautions in melting. Also reports 1904 platinum supply, mainly from Russia, with U S. output from California and Oregon, price rise and 1906 production outlook.
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Prudent Roosevelt
Russia
United States
California
Oregon
Wyoming
David T. Day
United States Geological Survey
Dupont Powder Company Establishes Tacoma HQ
Dupont Powder Company sets up headquarters in Tacoma with harbor frontage of 1,485 feet for shipping. It has secured 2,700 acres at the Nisqually river mouth where active construction will begin early July. Ground cost $87,000. The site will host the largest powder factory in the country.
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Dupont Powder Company
Tacoma
Nisqually River
Dupont Company
Yogo sapphire workings touted as world’s greatest gem mine
Development at Yogo gulch Montana claims the dike as perhaps the greatest gem mine in the world. Four miles long and with an estimated 10,000,000 cubic yards of workable sapphire bearing rock. Ground from Nome townsite southern boundary to low tide on Bering sea staked for mineral purposes.
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Yogo Gulch
Montana
Yogo Dike
Nome
Bering Sea
Cook Inlet Transportation Co Tickets and Freight Route
Cook Inlet Transportation Co sells tickets and forwards freight from Seward via Seldovia to all Cook Inlet points and Susitna and Yentna river routes by steamer Minx and Yentna and Woolsey Transportation Co packtrains. J J McManus, agent, Seward Office with Kenai Lumber & Fuel Co.
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Neptune
Seldovia
Cook Inlet
Caswell
Tyoonok
Susitna
Yentna
A. Swift
Alaska
For Sale Complete Hydraulic Plant and Accessories
For sale a complete hydraulic plant including 1500 feet of pipe 40 boxes derrick irons cables blocks cast steel winch capacity ten tons blacksmith outfit 5000 feet of fume lumber and related items. Located at Rainbow Creek on the north side of Turnagain Arm. M. E. Davis Hope Alaska.
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Rainbow Creek
Turnagain Arm
M. E. Davis
Hope
Alaska
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Pe Haines
Deseroy
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Fraser
Fourth Ave
Washington St
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Wilson & White Co
Chas Perry
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St. Petersburg
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Shipof
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Iiet
Revolutionary Party
Gournov
Voronezh
Count Todleben
Thera
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Col. Minn
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Rurnament
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Amalgamated Company
C.J. Dumbolten
Valdez
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J. L. Graef
Seward, Alaska
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Alaska Transfer
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