Chinese Revolt Expands Across Empire News and Alaska Protest
Cable reports describe wide Chinese uprisings near Hong Kong and Canton with large massacres and troops joining rebels. A protest arises against Gov. Hogatt’s Alaska ground-breaking appearance, while Fairbanks News objects to his role as Alaska’s figurehead.
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Alaska
Hong
Kong
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Hong Kong
London
Wong Hong
Poker Raids Quiet Fairbanks Games Prompt Arrests
Three poker games in Fairbanks were raided on Sunday and players arrested. The report notes an order for a closed town will be enforced to the letter and no monkeying will be tolerated.
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Daily Gateway
Fairbanks
Governor Hager Man Forced Out Over Land Frauds
Albuquerque dispatch notes a May 31 letter from President Roosevelt claiming Governor Hager was asked to resign because his father faced land fraud allegations. No proof against the governor existed, but officials feared his continued tenure would hinder the prosecution.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Roosevelt
Hagerman
Queen Maud narrowly escapes carriage plunge at Versailles
Paris May 29 Queen Maud of Norway narrowly escaped death this afternoon while driving to Versailles. The horses bolted and jumped into a large fountain pool but the carriage stopped at the fountain edge. The queen alighted safely but a postilion broke an arm. The horses tangled in harness and drowned in the pool.
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Paris
Queen Maud of
Norway
Versailles
Actress May Irwin Marries Her Manager
New York May 27 May Irwin the comedienne married her manager Kurt Eizfeldt in her summer home yesterday. Eizfeldt has managed her theatrical engagements for four years. Miss Irwin says she will remain on the stage.
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New York
Irwin
Comedienne
Kurt Eizfeldt
Eizfeldt
Miss Irwin
Lawton Monument Unveiled as Roosevelt Calls for Rail Reform
In Indianapolis on May 30 President Roosevelt spoke at the Henry R. Lawton monument unveiling. He urged federal control of railroads to curb stock watering and rebates, arguing strong ICC powers are needed to keep railroad officials in check and protect the public.
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Indianapolis
Henry R. Lawton
Roosevelt
Two Dead in Southern Pacific Train Wreck Near Bradley
The Sunset Limited collided with an open switch near Bradley this morning killing two passengers and injuring many others. It marks the third wreck on the line within two weeks due to an open switch.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Sunset Limited
Bradley
New York Senate OKs Mayoralty Recount Bill of 1905
Albany May 28 The New York Senate passed a bill authorizing a recount of the 1905 mayoralty election in Greater New York City where McClellan defeated Hearst. Also notes estimates of world gold production since 1492 and the 1906 totals and visible stock.
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New York
Senate
Albany
N. Y
State Senate
Greater
New York City
McClellan
Hearst
America
Coal Shortage May Delay Nome Steamer Sailings
Pacific coast coal scarcity likely to worsen next winter with Nome sailings at risk. The Pacific Coast Company controls Washington coal supply and is pushing mines to full capacity as cities face fuel shortages.
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Gateway
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Nome
Pacific Coast Company
State of
Washington
Operators Win 10 Percent Pay Rise Amid Strike Threat
Western Union telegraph operators in York facing a possible strike will receive a ten percent raise and eight hour work day starting today. About twenty thousand workers were at risk of walking out.
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Gateway
York
Western Union Telegraph
San Francisco
Kenai Mining to Open Cooper Creek Operations August 1
The Kenai Mining and Milling Company plans three giants and a Ruble gravel elevator to begin work on Cooper Creek by August 1. Hydraulicking will focus on flats with a pay gravel bed found last week. Experiments show 37 cents a yard on average and over $14 per yard in spots. The gravel deposit runs roughly nine to ten feet deep with four to six feet of pay. Water delivery will use a ditch line and a 2500 foot iron pipe from the Hume to the flats, with about forty men employed once full gear is ready.
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Kenai Mining & Milling Company
Cooper Creek
Alaska Trade Shows Big Increase This Year
Washington May 28 Alaska trade statistics indicate the increase in territory business this year will be 15000000 over last year The total exports and imports last year amounted to 85146000.
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Washington, D. C
Alaska
Nineteen Condemned for Attack on Cabrera
Guatemala May 31 Nineteen death sentences are ordered by the special court for participation in the plot to assassinate President Cabrera. Several women were involved. A bomb was thrown at Cabrera’s carriage April 30 killing the horses. Cabrera was seriously injured. A Pittsburg man sues for divorce claiming his wife is getting too far to suit him.
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Guatemala
Special
Cabrera
Pittsburg
Troops May Move to Katalla Amid Railroad Friction
Report from Seattle dated May 27 says steamer Yucatan brought word that troops could be sent to Katalla due to rising friction between rival railroad factions. Since the Morrison pile-driver explosion there have been several outbreaks near rioting and citizens fear open war between factions.
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Seattle
Yucatan
Katalla
Iron workers strike settles in San Francisco
San Francisco June 1 The iron workers strike ends with 10 000 men returning to work and securing an eight hour day and increased wages. This marks the first break in the city's current labor troubles.
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San Francisco
Bridge Progress on Alaska Central Mile 50 Report
J B Cameron announces good progress on the Alaska Central at mile 50 with the Howe truss over the moraine near the track end nearing completion in ten days. Work shifts to trestles over Placer River mile 51 after track-laying resumes. snow delays eased by warm weather and rains. Watson Snow seeks 300 extra workers in Seattle.
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J. B. Cameron
Alaska Central
Placer River
Watson & Snow
Seattle
First National Bank Shipping $50,000 Gold by Mail
Fairbanks May 29 The First National Bank shipped $50,000 in gold bullion by mail today to Seattle. If the experiment proves successful it could end the express service in the same line as mail rates are cheaper.
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Fairbanks
First National Bank
Seattle
Cabrera May Flee If Guatemala Warms Up
Guatemala la Nueva reports on President Cabrera ready to flee to Germany on short notice if the situation worsens. Revolutionary sentiment grows and his authority seems uncertain while silver prices fall as India buys less and world output grows.
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Guatemala la Nueva
Cabrera
Germany
India
Rivers Opened for Navigation in Susitna and Yentna Valleys
Ice break up on the Susitna and Yentna rivers around May 10 opened channels for summer navigation after a late break, with 400 men reportedly in the districts. Red Jack carried flour from Susitna Station, and the Tyonic failed to deliver gasoline requiring tow to Seldovia. Miner P R Strong described the tough break and travel from Clearcreek to Tyonok and Sunrise in eight days. Copper bearing rock was found at Mummy Bay Knight Island with a sample near $58 value per ton, suggesting a large copper zone and potential for widespread ore.
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Yentna
Red Jack
Susitna
Tyonok
Woolsey
Seldovia
P. R. Strong
Clearcreek
Talkeetna
Sleem
Strong
Clear Creek
Onok
Churchill
Prince William Sound
Mummy Bay
Knight Island
Grubstake dispute ends as appeals court rules
San Francisco cases: Isaac Marks loses his action to recover a 20 percent grubstake in claims located by Swiftwater Bill Gates in the Tanana district. The circuit court of appeals finds the advances were too remote to create an interest, reversing long standing grubstake rules.
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Daily Gateway
San Francisco
Circuit Court of Appeals
Isaac Marks
Swiftwater Bill Gates
Tanana
Marks
Gates
Zion City Church Property Sought Sold in Federal Petition
The receiver of Zion City filed in federal court seeking an order to sell Church of Zion property including real estate due to the church’s disorganized status and declining value.
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Chicago
Zion City
Church of Zion
Minstrels Net Big Money in Seattle Shows
The Arctic Brotherhood minstrel performances in Seattle over the weekend drew crowded houses and reportedly netted a large sum after expenses. Alaska natives gain 160 acre homesteads under a May 14 1906 congress act. Bank deposits in Goldfield Nevada exceed $6 000 000.
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Seattle
Arctic Brotherhood Ministrels
Alaska
Congress
Wireless for Alaska Boats
Seattle May 30 The Northwestern Steamship Company will install wireless telegraph apparatus on all its steamers this summer.
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Gateway
Seattle
Northwestern Steamship Company
Planning lighthouse construction at Hinchinbrook Island Alaska
Col Roessler commanding the Pacific lighthouse district confers with steamship men on building a lighthouse station at Cape Hinch inbrook at the entrance to Prince William Sound. The Alaska lighthouse service additions authorized by the last Congress will be installed this summer.
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Seattle
Col. Roessler
Pacific Lighthouse District
Cape Hinchinbrook
Hinchinbrook Island
Prince William Sound
Oregon
Alaska
Ground breaking for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
Seattle on June 1 honors the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition with a grand street parade and a ground breaking ceremony. J E Chilberg, president of the exposition, pressed the first spadeful of dirt at 2 pm as Gov Mead and John Barrett prepared to speak. weather described as perfect.
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Seattle
J. E. Chilberg
Gov. Mead
John Barrett
Hottest May Weather Seen in Tanana Fairbanks
May 29 reports show three straight days with highs above 80 degrees in Tanana, the warmest May on record since white settlement. The clearest summary highlights the triple 80 degree days near Fairbanks, marking a new May heat record.
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Tanana
Fairbanks
Mercury
May Temperature Averages and Extremes in Seward
In Seward May 1908 averaged 47.77 degrees, May this year 47.55, and April reached 37. The month’s high was 66 degrees on the 19th and the low 32 on the 17th. Ten days were clear and ten were partly clear.
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Seward
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