Repeated gold finds in Yentna district persistently reported
Across the Yentna district repeated gold discoveries are described with consistency by credible men. Skeptics warned against enterprise, but prospectors insist colors appear on rock and richer deposits may follow as summer advances. Reports cite many going in since January with few returning empty handed despite high water.
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Yentna
Distri
Dongneas
Alaska
Nome
Ventana
Bio
Saday
Scattered Doodles of Headlines From Odd Notes
The fragmentary text mocks wartime rations and strange observations. It references merivan canned meat, vats used as bathtubs, bread pans laundering clothes, and jelly factory dishwashing in weekly-changed water. It also jests about Nebuchadnezzar feeding on grass and the unheartied lives of Nameses and John D. Rockefeller with a hard gizzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
John Hall
Nebuchad- Nekaar
Nameses the Great
Egypt
John D. Rockefeller
Russell Sage contrasted with Rock efeller Rogers and Morgan
The passage claims Sage was strictly business and never engaged in charity, stock watering, or deceit, distinguishing him from Rockefeller, Rogers, and Morgan. It speculates Hearst’s potential independent bid for New York governor could destabilize major parties, noting Hearst’s past mayoral independent league campaign and his appeal to labor and reform voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
Rockefeller
Rogers
Morgan
Mr. Hearst
New York
Independent League
William
Gans Plans Showdown After Seattle Training Claim
From Seattle comes word that Joe Gans intends to draw the color line in his training exercises here. Gans is described as light yellow in hue and finds the lamp black shade increasingly offensive to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Joe Gans
Joe
Dreyfus Affair Lacks Paty du Clam Statement
The text notes no utterance from Gen. Paty du Clam in the revived Dreyfus case. He had withdrawn long ago when the prosecution faced public censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus Redivivus
Paty du Clam
Mendacity in Alaska A Northern Bit of Fabrication
In Alaska a flood of overblown claims and theatrical exaggerations spreads through mining, boat operations, and local interests. A Montana veteran liar operating in Anchorage-like scenes amplifies myths, while climate and isolation seem to fuel a “microbe of invention” that erodes truth and taints public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Montana
Spokane
Seattle
Upas Tree of
Sen
Russian Military Celebrities Lose Battle Fame in War
The text condemns Russian generals who lose battles as unworthy of press mention, arguing their names will never enter history. It notes the near presence of terrorists posting death warnings on the imperial palace walls, guarded by soldiers forming a tight cordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Istory
Imperial Palace
Mrs Leslie Carter Weds Actor William L Payne
Mrs Leslie Carter married again, this time to actor William L Payne. If he risks on the red headed actress and her previous marriage, others should not object. Passenger fares on Harriman western railroads cut 20 percent by a recent order. Some Alaska railroads may follow with similar relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carter
William L. Payne
Harriman Western
Alaska
Swiftwater Gates Seeks Senate With Key Qualifications
Swiftwater Bill Gates has become a millionaire and is on the straight road to the United States senate, with other qualifications cited for the office. A remark about the czar suggests a testy stance toward interference. Mr. Diets of Wisconsin appears to clash with state military forces amid a broader antisemitic training practice in Russia.
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Swiftwater
Bill Gates
United States Senate
Mr. Diets
Wisconsin
State
Steamship movements in Pacific Northwest ports
Oregon sailed from Seattle on the 24th while Berth departed Seattle on the 26th. Excelsior arrived in Seattle on the 25th. Portland departed for Seattle on the 24th and Santa Claraz also set course for Seattle. Toledo sailed for Valdez on the 26th. Dora moved westward toward the south.
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Oregon
Seattle
Berth
Excelsior
Portland
Santa Claraz
Toledo
Valdez
Dora
Heat Stops Track Laying by Mexican Laborers in California
Report from Southern California notes Mexican laborers refuse to work in extreme heat as rails blister hands. Early Southern Pacific railroad work near Yuma often used night shifts to beat high daytime temperatures. Desert rocks reach dangerous heat levels, sometimes staying hot through the night. Italian noodle varieties and pasta products are produced at Fassino Bros plant in South McAlester, Indian Territory. San Francisco weekly bank clearings show a small year over year rise.
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California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Yuma
San Francisco
Sage Millions Left to Widow
The Daily Gateway reports Mrs. Russell Sage becomes sole legatee of the 360 million fortune of Russell Sage in a will opened today. The will names collateral relatives in contest as a result of alleged unsound mind and undue influence by the wife. The estate comprises stocks bonds securities and valuable realty. Sage died at his Long Island summer home from heart disease shortly before turning 90.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Russell Sage
Leone
Lawrence
Long Island
Exchange
Train Plunge Kills Nine in Camden Lake Crash
A western bound passenger train derailed and plunged into Camden lake thirty miles east of Spokane. Nine people died and over twenty were injured. engineers and crew among the deceased.
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Gateway
Spokane
Great Northern
Camden Lake
Ed Munson
Bell
Charles Danner
George Curtis
T. J. Holbow
Ed Newcomb
Federation of Labor Votes to Enter Politics
The American Federation of Labor convention in Washington DC on July 23 voted to enter politics. It will issue a manifesto urging unions to extend influence and push for legislation favorable to labor interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Ihon
Southern Republics sign treaty of peace aboard Marblehead
Roosevelt learns that Guatemala San Salvador and Honduras signed a treaty of peace on board the American cruiser Marblehead. The dispatch notes no further details and adds a cache of statistical snippets on urban life and Yukon population figures.
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Oyster Bay
S. 1
Roosevelt
Guatemala
San Salvador
Honduras
Marblehead
Anchor Fishing and Trading Co seeks land entry in Alaska
Under 1906 law the Anchor Fishing and Trading Company as assignee of Sarah L Arnold applies to enter U S Survey No 425 on Tanglefoot Bay near Karluk Alaska. Notice directs protests within 30 days to the U S Land Office in Juneau with publication in Seward Gateway. First publication July 23. Last publication Sept 2.
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U. S. Land Office
Juneau
Alaska
Anchor Fishing & ‘Trading Company
California
Sarah L. Arnold
United States
U. S. Survey
Tanglefoot Bay
N. W
Kodiak Island
Karl
Karluk
Cor
Aron
S. W
S.E.M
U. S. Land Omfee
Anchor Fishing & Trading CO
L. S. Schomnyeeld
Seward
Commissioner's Court
Territory of Alaska
Kenai Precinct
Robert E Stover
Robert B. Stover
Fourth Avenue
J. J. McUanus
Robert E. Stover
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Alaska Coast Company
Bertha
Northwestern Steamship Company
Alaska Coast
Czar
Seward Steamers
South McAlester
Fassino Bros
Sage
Camden
Department of Commerce and Labor
Niagara Falls
Falls of Foyer
Neuhausen
Switzerland
Yukon
Rampart News
Ellis Island
Italy
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew
Federation OF Labor
Glorious Gotham
Yukon Territory
Dawson
Lincoln
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Bion Smart Clothies
Clayson
KNIK
Knik Trading GO. O. G
Herning, Mer
McKinley Gold Fields
Seward Plumbing
J. W. Spencer
New Hale
Arctic Brotherhood
Kenai
Commeree
C. HL Gipnonxs
Arctic Chief
G. Nordyke Arctic Recorder
Seward Water & Power
John. A. Nelson
Third and
Washington Streets
U. S
Land and Mineral Surveyor
Coleman House
United States Commissioner's Court For the
Tatra Judicial Division
Mary Lowell
S. C. Morford
Washington Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Kena Precinct
Territory of
H. E. Revell
C. T. Daggett
A. B. Drug Building
C. L. Hale
Brown & Hawkins
C. H. Gibbons
M. D
Carsten
Cecil H. Clegg
Seward, Aka
L. W. Ray
Shawhan;Eld
Washington St
Samuel M. Graff
Bank of Sewara
E. R. Gray
W. J. Stone
H. H. Hildreth Notary Public and Conveyancer
Lascy
Mineral and Land
District OF Alaska
Seldovia
Franch
U. S. Mineral and Land Surveyor
Cook Inlet
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