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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
2
Citizens in Seward were startled at 11 o clock Saturday when the church bell rang by problem youths. The piece stresses the danger of false fire alarms in a wooden town and urges strict care to prevent such sport from endangering the community.
The Syracuse University chancellor has led a yearlong public barrage against President Roosevelt. The board of regents opened a thorough inquiry into his repeated verbal criticisms. The conflict arose after the chancellor’s nephew, Lt Richards, was cashiered by court martial and sentenced to a year in prison, leading to his appeal to the president and a refused intervention.
Two major murder cases, Harry K. in the east and Chester Thompson in the west, hinged on insanity pleas. Both were acquitted on insanity defenses and later faced trials for insanity. Thompson was declared sane and released, avoiding asylum confinement. Thaw did not claim insanity but admitted possible sanity around the shooting of Stanford B. White.
The article argues that the insanity defense has grown common to excuse wrongdoers and reduce punishment. It notes that murders often involve peculiar circumstances dulling public outrage while questioning whether defendants truly lack sanity or pose danger to society. Public sentiment shifts with aggravating factors, dampening calls for harsh penalties.
A lighthearted tale Ends with a band car accident as sailors ride a handcar along a trestle by the bay. The rapid descent causes the car to jump the track and plunge two sailors into the water. The piece cautions riders to slow down and take due precautions to avoid injury or death.
The article argues Representative Humphrey overstated a lack of unity in Alaska. It credits the territory’s people with general consensus on pro development laws, notes opposition to Delegate Cale from Governor Hoggatt, and says discord lies outside voter sentiment rather than among electors.
At the White House conference of governors called by President Roosevelt, James J Hill spoke on Alaska development noting that much of Alaska is not yet suited for extensive settlement. He emphasized cautious progress and resource potential.
The excerpt cites John G. Brady defending Alaska's agricultural potential against Mr. Hill. It notes a Boston Transcript quote of Professor C. C. Georgeson estimating 90 000 square miles inland suitable for farming and pasturage. The piece compares Alaska's area to New England plus more, suggesting capacity for about 2 ¼ million people and advocating Finnish farmers be attracted with government incentives to develop valleys accessible only by difficult transport for household goods.
A brief editorial note praises the unseen purchaser who funds and sustains the town and its papers. It extols the average, honest consumer who pays for goods and services, keeping merchants, editors, and the community alive as a vital backbone.
A regional mining investment periodical promotes its free sample copy offer. The notice claims independence and no stock sales, encouraging readers to request a sample and consider clubbing offers, subscriptions, and premiums. It provides an address in Denver and supplants contact details with a direct appeal.
A cautionary tale begins with an old farmer and his wife on a visit to St. Paul. A junction separation leads to a chase as an express trains past. the wife accuses the husband of confidence tricks and threatens police, while the husband greets her at the station.
The text argues that humanity's mental and moral capacities have not markedly advanced over history. It challenges the idea of savage inferiority and suggests early humans shared similar innate powers. It concludes that higher mental nature is not simply animal progress from survival of the fittest.
A newly married friend asks how to address his wife's mother amid jokes about the term mother in law. Will Maupin shares his experience adopting terms of endearment from Say to Grandma during his first year of marriage.
A new institution is established to allow people to deposit their money with a sense of utmost safety and trust. The aim is to provide secure financial services and reassure customers of robust safeguards.
A light domestic exchange unfolds as a mother chides her son for forgetting the lord at home. He retorts with a joke about greasy money from the Bank of Seward, revealing a humorous wrinkle in everyday faith and thrift.
Chinese merchants threaten to cost Japan 150 million in trade losses after the seizure of the Tatsu Maru linked to arms shipments to China rebellion. More than 200 top Chinese firms with ties to Hongkong Canton Peking Shanghai Singapore Penang Rangoon America and Australia sign a strict pledge to end patronage of Japanese firms, with a broader campaign urged to mobilize thousands of smaller dealers under guild influenced sentiment.
Greenwich Observatory staff report finding a faint satellite of Jupiter on photographic plates. Astronomers Melotte and Crominelin identified a new satellite with retrograde motion, differing from known satellites of minor planets.
In the United States Commissioner's Court for Alaska Kenai Precinct Third Division probate matter estate of George West deceased. TH H Hildreth administrator filed a final accounting and a hearing date July 16 1908 at 10 am at Seward Alaska Bank Building courthouse for objections and settlement. Dated May 11 1908. First publication May 16 1908. Last publication July 4 1908.
Seward Alaska May 23 1908 notice to J D Sheldon of forfeiture for the Ohio placer group 16 acres on Cache Creek Kahilna River tributary Cook Inlet District Alaska. Joint owner T R Wilson performed 1907 labor $3800. unless Sheldon pays his share of annual assessment of $50 within 90 days after August 23 1908, all interest forfeited to Wilson and the claims become his. First publication May 23 1908.
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