Cyclone Leaves A Wake Of Death Across Four Towns
Reports from Louisville Grandville Marshall Duquosne and New Minden describe a cloudburst and cyclone killing at least thirty to forty people. Wrecked buildings yield several bodies with many buried or missing. Dozens injured as two Illinois towns Duquosne and New Minden suffer near total destruction.
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Daily Gateway
Louisville
Grandville
Chicago
Twollinois
Duquosne
New Minden
Santa Clara Arrives and Sails Southward
Steamer Santa Clara reached port yesterday at 6 45 pm and departed three hours later for Seldovia and Hiamna with seventeen first class and ten steerage passengers bound for Seward. The vessel carried twenty five tons of cargo and spent three and a half days at Katalla unloading under usual handicaps.
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Santa Clara
Port
Seldovia
Hiamna
Seward
Katalla
Seattle
Thamna
Kodiak
Ilamas
Premier Stolypin Resigns From Russian Cabinet
St. Petersburg, Jane. Premier Stolypin resigns from the Russian ministry citing friction with the czar and court circle and cabinet members. The move signals a shakeup in the administration as he steps down from the longtime post.
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Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Jane
Caar
Steamer Bertha Arrives Then Sails For Seldovia and Homer
Steamer Bertha reached port yesterday at 6 pm and set sail for Seldovia and Homer. It carried eighty five tons to Seldovia and forty five tons to Homer with a small local cargo. The Seattle departure was May 26 and it waited forty eight hours at Katalla for rough water to subside before continuing west with passengers who could not disembark. Valdez fire department gears up for a Fourth of July celebration and invites all to attend. Cleary Creek sends a $100 protest over uncertain mail service to Washington with no reply yet.
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Bertha
Port Yes
Seldovia
Homer
Seattle
Katalla
Cleary Creek
Washington
Pennsylvania convention endorses Knox for president in 1908
At Harrisburg the Republican state convention endorsed Senator Philander C Knox for the 1908 presidential nomination and rejected the Penrose machine candidate for state treasurer, signaling a shift in Pennsylvania political power. Guards guard the Haywood trial as Harry Orchard testifies on the conspiracy to assassinate ex governor Steunenberg, recounting his confession. In Seattle the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition faces protest claims denied by the exposition management, which says no Alaska paper objected to Gov Hoggatt at the groundbreaking ceremony.
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Daily Gateway
Harrisburg
Philander C. Knox
Penrose Machine
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Steunenberg
Seattle
Star Haywood
Hoggatt
Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Orchard
the Star
Fairbanks
Alaska
Gov. Hoggatt
Hill Loses Control of Northern Pacific, Rumors Spread
New York June 1 rumors say James J. Hill lost control of Northern Pacific as large stock transfers occurred during a market panic. Reports suggest many sales were by Hill-aligned holders and that the Harriman faction acquired a substantial block of shares.
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York
James J. Hill
Pacl
Hill
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Coaster Blows Up Off Algerian Coast to Avoid Capture
Paris reports a Tunis dispatch that a coaster carrying seventy men and contraband arms was blown up by its crew off the Algerian coast to evade a pursuing French warship.
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Daily Gateway
Paris
Tunis
Seattle restaurants face Sunday closing amid six day week demand
Two thirds of Seattle restaurants will not open next Sunday as cooks and waiters press for a six day week. Until owners and unions reach an agreement for seven days work, eateries will likely close on Sundays indefinitely.
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Seattle
Advance Meat Prices Rise 2 Cents in Chicago
Meat prices in Chicago climbed by two cents per pound today matching a nationwide gain. The advance follows similar increases reported across the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Work Starts on Knight Island Copper Co. Property
A party led by William Egan departed on the Three-M for Drier bay to begin camp setup and building construction for the Knight Island Alaska Copper Co. mining operations. Eleven men including A. Brown general manager, Egan superintendent, and P A Berling P Puetz Camp Able Tibbetts from St. Louis will staff the project and start actual mining on arrival of A W Tibbetts.
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William Egan
Drier Bay
Knight Island Alaska Copper Co
Sent
A. W. Tibbetts
A. ©. Brown
P. A. Beterling
T. Puetz
Paul Camp
Percy Able
Charles Tibbett
St. Louis
Valdez
Deserter Buell Helped Aboard Canadian Steamer
Fort Seward commander Col Green requests an investigation into Sergeant Buell's desertion. He alleges Buell fed the Canadian steamer Princess at Ketchikan and escaped into Canada when a search was refused.
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Themac Gateway
Washington, D
Col. Green
U.S
Fort Seward
Buell
Ketchikan
Tremor Kills 4000 in China
A major earthquake in Hsing King province yesterday killed about four thousand people. Many were buried by collapsed buildings as the ground opened and swallowed victims.
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China
Hong Kong
Hsing King
First Wireless Plant Carried on Alaska Steamer
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company steamer, arriving from the Atlantic coast, sailed for Nome with a wireless plant aboard the first such device carried by an Alaska steamer. Three newspaper women board the vessel to publish a newspaper, representing American, Japanese, and Alaska press.
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Seattle
President
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Atlantic Coast
Nome
Alaska
Tremors Rattle San Francisco Early This Morning
A series of earthquakes struck San Francisco around midnight, shaking buildings and causing panic. One tremor lasted about ten seconds and was felt as far as 100 miles offshore, injuring no one reported.
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San Francisco
Croker's Orby Wins English Derby
Mienara Croker s Orby won the Derby today in London. This marks the third time in the history of the race that an American horse has taken first place.
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Croker
Orby
Mienara Croker
Salvor Runs Aground While Towing Northwestern
Victoria B C June 4 The wrecking steamer Salvor towing the Northwestern to Esquimalt ran ashore early this morning at the mouth of Fraser river Tugs have been sent to assist while the Northwestern dropped anchor to await a tow.
Royalty Celebrates Golden Wedding Day
Stockholm reports King Oscar and Queen Sophia celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Seattle notes the steamer Northwestern on dry dock at Esquimalt will require about 870,000 to return to service.
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Northwestern
Stockholm
Oscar
Queen Sophia
Seattle
Esquimalt
Furniture firms indicted in federal trust conspiracy case
Three Seattle and five Tacoma furniture firms were indicted by the grand jury in U S district court on conspiracy in restraint of trade. Portiona reports indicate Pacific coast firms in the furniture trust must appear and post bonds by next Monday or bench warrants will be issued.
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Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
United States District Court Today
Portiona
Pacific Coast
Furniture Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Eighteen Holes Found in Northwestern Hull
In Seattle this June the dry dock inspection revealed eighteen holes in the bottom of the steamer Northwestern. Bids for repairs will be opened next Tuesday.
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Hull
Northwestern
Seattle
Northwestern Tug Salvor Floated and Reaches Esquimalt
The tug Salvor was floated last night and arrived with the steamer Northwestern in tow at Esquimalt at 8 this morning. The Yukon Alaska Gold Dredging Co plans to deploy many dredgers on 8000 acres of placer ground on the Stewart river amid mining activity on Nome Nugget’s third beach line.
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Victoria
B. C
Salvor
Northwestern
Esquimalt
Yukon-Alaska Gold Dredging Company
Stewart River
Nome Nugget
Steamer Jeanie Arrives with Coal and Cargo for Cook Inlet
Steamer Jeanie arrived yesterday at 10 30 from Seattle with 100 tons of coal for the railroad and a general cargo. She carries gasoline and explosives for Cook Inlet and will sail to Afognak this evening. Departed Seattle May 16 and has stopped at many Southern coast ports. The Jeanie sailed westward yesterday evening shortly after the Bertha and will return this way.
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Jeanie
Seattle
Cook Inlet
Afognak
Bertha
Rock slide kills Alaska road worker at Camp Comfort cut
Gustaf Hershman of the Alaska Road Commission was killed instantly when a large rock detached from a hillside above the Camp Comfort cut and struck him as he worked with a road crew.
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Gustaf Hershman
Alaska Road Commission
Camp Comfort
Sailed into interior trade as Japanese bids surge
News from Knik Alaska notes new wharf and two gasoline boats aiding freight and passenger service to Susitna and Turnagain arm. The Ida May schooner expected monthly. navigation on Knik arm opened May 6 with Susitna river opening May 12. Industry figures, miners, and local businessmen plan active placer development and sawmill installation this spring.
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Knik
Foxland Palmer
Turnagain Arm
Ida
Susitna
Tyonok
Knik Arm
Tyonic
Red Jack
Frank Churchill
Henry Anderson
King River Mining Company
Lake Creek
W. J. Murphy
Fox
James Walace
Girdwood
Julian Mott
Mr. Hunter
Seward
Knik River
A.J. Duffy
Restore Alaska Land to Entry Near Norton Sound
A government order will return three million acres of military reservation land between Norton Sound and St Michael, Alaska, to entry. The relocation reflects changes in military needs for Northwestern Alaska, noting the vast tract is larger than Connecticut and was long ridiculed.
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Washington, D. C
Norton Sound
Alaska
The
Sound
St. Michael
Connecticut
Miners Sail for Arctic Alaska Gold Expedition
Port Lownsent reports the schooner James Drummond sailed today for the Ber ing Sea with miners seeking gold in Arctic Alaska. The expedition is led by Captain Mogg, a former captain in the imprisoned wing fleet two years ago.
Mummy Bay Miners Report Bright Outlook
Reports from development work at Mummy Bay Knight Island are very optimistic. H. W. Ross notes every shot shows progress and claims around the bay look better daily with well-defined copper edges and strong ore assays.
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Mummy Bay
Knight Island
Jmera
H. W. Ross
KE. Chompson
Ross
Mummy Bay Bay
Rosene Sails North on Steamer Saratoga
John Rosene president of Northwestern Steamship Company travels aboard the steamer Saratoga sailing for Southern Alaska. He was aboard as the vessel departed last night from Seattle.
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Seattle
John Rosene
Northwestern Steamship Company
Saratoga
Alaska
Strike on Knight Island Reveals Copper Edges Across Land
W Lee reports two copper edges four to thirty feet wide spanning Knight Island from waterline northward through Rothkranz Von Gunther Crown Copper Co. property toward Drier Bay. Six miles of leads with about seven percent copper assays. The submerged Rock Island hulk at Chena causes a whirlpool in the slough bank erosion.
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W. Lee
Knight Island
Rothkranz, von Gunther
Crown Copper Co
Valdez
Rock Island
Chena
Explorers Begin Mineral Survey From Iliamna Bay on Rail Route
Six men aboard the Santa Clara move toward Li Iliamna and Lake Clark to search for mineral resources along the proposed railroad from the Iliamna region. They carry five packing horses and expect to work until October. Copper deposits are described as immense with some developments already showing value. The project may be financed if findings impress, with rumors linking Rothschilds to funding and a Nome extension years away.
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Santa Clara
Tliamna
Maj. Burbank
Li Iliamna
Lake Clark
Nome
George Aggers
Seward
Iamna
Rothschilds
Col John L Chamberlain Sails to Alaska for Two Month Post Tour
Col John L Chamberlain, inspector general of the Pacific, left last night aboard the Humboldt for Alaska. He will spend two months visiting Alaska military posts.
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Seattle
John L. Chamberlain
Regular Army
Pacific
Humboldt
Alaska
Fred Rowe Sues Ella nar Mining for 21000 Damages
Fred Rowe files a district court suit against Ella nar Mining Company for malicious arrest and imprisonment seeking 21000 in damages. Rowe was arrested twice this spring on inciting slot and trespass charges, was acquitted once, and jailed overnight before a second case was dismissed. Valdez Prospector. Dr Frederic A Cook plans another raid on the south pole after a prior attempt.
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Fred Rowe
Ellanar Mining Company
Rowe
Ellanar
Valdez Prospector
Frederic A. Cook
South Pole
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Illinois
Marshall
Dany
Earth
Indorses Knox
Exposition Management
Alaska Press
SAY Hill
N. P
Carries First Wireless
KNNK
Soner
Mexico
Ing
Susitna River
Inlet
Hunt
Arctic
James Drummond
Iliamna Bay
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