Bomb Thrown At King Alfonso Wedding Carriage
A bomb from a balcony at the Madrid palace district during King Alfonso and Princess Ena’s wedding procession killed sixteen people and wounded many as royal horses were struck. The king and queen escaped unharmed, entering a new carriage, while the assailant fled as crowds panicked. Anarchist plots had been unearthed ahead of the ceremony.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Vladimir
Barrossa
Colusa
Cardinal Sancho
San Jeronimo
del Ris
Ena of
Battenberg
London
Spain
Frante
Taxic
Santa Ana Arrives and Sails Southward
Steamer Santa Ana arrived in port Sunday afternoon and sailed westward at midnight. She carried the Cook party of mountain climbers bound for Mt. McKinley and a geological survey party for summer work on the Matanuska and Talkeetna regions. The expedition includes thirty-six horses and a large launch for the Cook party. The Santa Ana brought fifteen cabins and thirty-three steerage passengers and sixty-five tons of freight to Seward, with additional passengers for Seldovia and Homer. She returned Wednesday morning and sailed for Seattle that night.
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Santa Ana
Port
Seward
Seldovia
Homer
Seattle
Petition Seeks New Post Office at Ryak Cordova
A petition has been sent to the Post Office Department in Washington requesting the establishment of a post office at Ryak and its naming as Cordova, the name proposed for the bay.
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Postal Department
Washington
Ryak
Cordova
Bay
New Record Set In Tunnel Boring on Three Faces
Crews on three faces earned extra pay for surpassing limits set by engineers as they bored last week. South end No 3 reached fifty feet, the largest progress yet, while north end No 3 hit thirty seven feet and No 1 two and a quarter feet of extra pay. Tunnel 3, about 1000 feet long, will be bored heading early next week with total headings exceeding half the tunnels.
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No. 3
No. 1
No. 6
No. 7
Mile 49
Camp 49
Thought Buckley sees rich Yentwa district prospects
Hunt Buckley, expert on Alaska’s north Cook Inlet, predicts Yentwa district could yield rich mining camps. He cites Tanana expeditions in 1897 and past Susitna prospects, noting old Alaska miners share the view and recounts creeks where deposits paid wages, with No. 1 above Wonder Creek near Nome showing gold runs of 25 to 35 dollars.
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Hunt Buckley
Cook Inlet
Alaska
Yentwa
Dora
Buckley
Tanana
W.G. Jack
Quant
Box Canyon
Jack
Wonder Creek
Nome
Judge Wickersham confirmation stalls in Senate
Senator Foraker led debate in the judiciary committee as the Senate took up Judge Wickersham's confirmation but adjourned executive session without a vote. Nelson Hansbrough McCumber and Pettus opposed. Foraker vowed to press again, asserting four fifths supported confirmation despite continued opposition and calls for action to avoid injustice to the district.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Foraker
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judge Wickersham
Nelson
Hansbrough
McCumber
Pettus
Wickersham
Moody
Senator Clark
Wyoming
Senate Judiciary Committee
Shoup Urges Alaska Code Change Proposal
U Marshal Shoup of Juneau arrives from Washington and urges a commission to study Alaska law changes. He proposes two lawyers from each district and two at large chosen by the president and delegate, to study carding and recommend a new law district structure with a bill for a fourth cell district under consideration in Washington.
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Seattle
Alaska
U. Marshal Shoup
Juneau
Washington
Shoup
Hichiel
Seward
Janeau
Caswell Reaches Inlet Safe After Cape Elizabeth Voyage
The Caswell, a little stern wheeler bought by Captain Swift for the Yentna river, is reported safe at Seldovia. Captain Kevler, who captained it on the ocean leg, departed with the Santa Ana for Seattle after a smooth voyage. Captain W. S. Armstrong takes over Rainbow Creek Mining Company dredging ground on Rainbow Creek north of Turnagain Arm and plans a summer operation. M. E. Davis manages Rainbow Creek Mining Company, which is preparing to work Hope with a large dredger installed last fall.
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Caswell
Seldovia
Santa Ana
Cape Elizabeth
Swift
Yentna
Kevler
Wift
Santeid
Seattle
W. 8. Armstrong
Rainbow Creek Mining Company
Rainbow Creek
Turnagain Arm
M. E. Davis
Hope
Turnagain Arm activity swells in new Girdwood town growth
Crow Creek area buzzes with hydraulic mining and development. More than 100 work the hydraulic mines nearby while about 50 pursue exploration on adjacent creeks. A bid to establish a post office at the Arm town, named Girdwood after James Girdwood, gains momentum as firms plan extensive gravel extraction and water flume expansion under new California owners. The Rainbow Creek Mining Company dredge at Hope and operations on Crow and Sunrise Creek continue. A note remarks on Gov Hoggatt’s appearance and a stray fact about whales and the Gulf Stream.
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Crow Creek
Mile
Turnagain Arm
Girdwood
Washington
I Post
James Girdwood
Crow
Crow Creek Placer Mining Company
Iwood
Crow H
New York
Crow Creek Company
Ow Creek Mining Company
California
Andrew Nisbet
California Mining Company
Sunrise
Hope
Rainbow Creek Mining Company
M. E. Davis
Chickaloon Coal Ready for Rails and Navy Demand
Frank Watson reports Chickaloon coal veins tested over 2000 feet show extraordinary quality, rivaling Pocahontas steam coal. Until railroad reaches mines no shipping possible. navy has shown interest and will buy best coal for Pacific warships, promising cost savings.
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Chickaloon
Frank Watson
Seward
Santa Ana
Watson
United States
West Virginia
Pacific
Navy Department
Alaska survey party to study Matanuska region geology
Four men from the geological survey bureau head to the Matanuska area for a summer research project on mineral deposits. They will split at Knik Arm, survey the Matanuska Chickaloon and Talkeetna regions, and live in the field until October with sixteen horses and four helpers.
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Civil Alaska Mineral Resources
Geological Survey Bureau
Integor Department
Matanuska
Gerdine
R. H. Sargent
Sidney Adolph Kn
Talkeetna
Susitma
Stop Work in San Francisco Causes Mass Layoffs
San Francisco May 31 rebuild ing halted as fire insurance firms have taken no steps to pay losses. Without funds, laborers cannot be paid and thousands are discharged. No information on claim settlement dates. hardship grows for poorer residents awaiting work.
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Daily Gateway
San Francisco
NIK TO GET MAIL TWICE EACH MONTH
Mail service for Knik will run twice monthly to October 31 via the Inlet, per a Santa Ana note to Gateway from Alvah Eames. The Cook Inlet Transportation Company is the likely contractor. Captain Shaw of the Toledo asserts it would be theirs if awarded. A land route may be arranged next winter after failed efforts last season.
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Knik
Inlet
Santa Ana
Alvah Eames
Alaska
Cook Inlet Transportation Company
Toledo
Tyonie
Seldovia
Tyoonok
Eames
Capt. Shaw
Seward
Yentna
Skwentna
Nystown
Regula
Boats Waiting For Cook Party And Survey Party at Seldovia
The Cook party of mountain climbers and explorers and the geological survey party found the Toledo and Neptune waiting for them at Seldovia while the Santa Ann y departed to Seward. Capt. Shaw captured the Cook party but the survey party continued up the inlet aboard the Neptune. Goldstream in the Tanana is noted as a popular recent discovery.
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Cook
Suvvey
Toledo
Neptune
Seldovia
Santa Anny
Seward
Capt
Shaw
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Monarch
King Alfonso
Geological Survey
Ryak Cordova
Paul Buckley
Candle Creek
New Town of
Illinois
Gov. Hoggatt
Gulf Stream
Shelikoff
Northwestern Fishery Company
Uyak
Cable
Johnson
Ecuador
Jarvis
Northwestern Canneries
Lancashire Mills
England
King Bay
Marshal Vawter
Unga
Thomas Hanmore
Cook Uate
Ililamna
C. Warner
Chignik
Warner
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