Government Survey to Mark Alaska Canada Line
Government surveyors head north to map the boundary line between Canada and Alaska. They will run from White Pass on the Skagway River to the L41 meridian along the Mt. St. Elias to Arctic Ocean base line. Steamship traffic to Alaska includes Portland and Dora arrivals with passengers and freight. H. S. Ferris resigns as United States commissioner at Unalaska and returns to the states.
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White Pass
Boundary Line
Vancouver
B C
Dominion of Canada
Alaska
Skagway River
Mt. St. Elias
Arctic Ocean
Dora
Seward
Nushagak
Bering Sea
H. S. Ferris
United States
Unalaska
States
Seward School Election Yields Pedersen Reelection
In Seward the school election drew nearly the town’s full vote with women voting. Pedersen appears on both tickets but is elected director while Sleem becomes clerk and Eide treasurer. Sayers loses by seven votes. Snow clearing updated the railroad and a Branch Park ball game is set for 2 PM tomorrow with grand stand seating.
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Seward
L. H. Pedersen
Will Savers
D. H. Sleem
E. R. Gray
Anton Eide
Pedersen
Sleem
Eide Treasur
Sayers
Juneau chosen site for first Alaska meat packing plant
Juneau will host Alaska's first meat packing plant with support from feattle men and capital. Carstens Pkg Co has awarded a contract to Anderson Power Construction Co to build the facility in Juneau. A separate item notes a Chinese navy program to build 15 to 20 war vessels, with plans under study and funding to follow, announced by Huang She, Chinese Commerce Minister, arriving on the Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Carstens Pkg. Co
Anderson Power Construction Co
Trade Register
San Francisco
Pekin
Huang She
United States
Manchuria
Eastman Kodak Goods and Owl Drug Co Advertised
An old advertisement notes sale of Eastman Kodak goods at lisw prices and promotes Owl Drug Co offering cigars and tobacco products under the Owl brand.
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Eastman Kodak
Owl Drug Co
Humphrey Warns Alaska Division Hurts Aid Hopes
Seattle June 11 Congressman William E Humphrey returns from Washington saying Congress will aid Alaska only if territory residents unite and define desired legislation. He notes no unanimity in requests and expects little for Alaska while factions pull opposite directions. He cites split Republican conventions and predicts Cale will win for Free Republicans. Cale is praised for a steady record despite limited Alaska legislation.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
William E. Humphrey
Washington
Congress
Alaska
Skagway Alaskan
Alaska Delegates Rally Behind Corson Nomination
Echoes from Ketchikan report a split over the delegate race as Alaska aims for six delegates to Chicago. Despite a national committee cap, a pro Corson group wins pledges from Elmer Ritchie Valdez Frank Youngs Seward and Chris Shea Skagway while Col W T Perkins Nome Chauncey Boyer Fairbanks stay out with the Corson backers advancing the campaign.
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National Committee
Alaska
Insular
Chicao
Balters
John G. Heid
Bolting
John Carson
Col. W. T. Perkins
Nome
Chauncey Boyer
Fairbanks
Hunt-Butler
Ketchikan
Corson
Cale
Elmer E. Ritchie
Valdez
Frank E. Youngs
Seward
Chris Shea
Skagway
Shea
Holt
Youngs
Territorial Republican Committee
Ritchie
Seattle Times
Fast Boat to Run Susitna River Prospects Planned
Woolsey and Wheeler left yesterday to trek to Sunrise and then Tyonok to launch a fast boat for Susitna navigation up to Portage Creek. Boat ready in thirty days. Prospectors head to Valdez creek region this summer aiming to capture river traffic. Smith and Cochran join the party for summer and winter trapping. Locan reports a rich quartz ledge at Mt. Dall with Seattle men heading there later.
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F.C. Woolsey
John F. Wheeler J
Tyonok
Susitna
Portage Creek
Valdez Creek
Messrs. Smith and
Cochran
Locan
Mt. Dall
Seattle
Seward Fire Dept Rehangs Bell for Clear Alarm
The Seward fire department rehung the town fire bell to stand on two tall poles. The bell, previously between short posts, was muffled by nearby buildings and now rings clearly above the town.
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Seward
Height of Land and Depth of Sea
Lyell notes the mean land height above sea level at about 1 000 feet and the mean ocean depth at least 12 000 feet. The ocean covers vast areas at that depth, while extreme land heights are exceptional. The surface area ratio of ocean to land is 2.5 to 1, allowing the ocean to hold land thirty times if all flooded.
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Lyell
Hong Kong Boycott Impacts Japanese Firms
The anti Japanese boycott continues to affect Hong Kong with Japanese firms seeking cheaper premises as pressure mounts. The Japanese steamship Ten Yu has sailed from this port empty as Australia foods enter, and efforts to foster native industries gain strength.
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Hongkong
Ten Yu
Australia
Furs From Alaska Report Strong Trapping Season
Trapping has been very good across Seward peninsula with many white foxes trapped on the Arctic coast and plentiful red fox mink and marten in the interior, signaling a robust fur market.
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Seward Peninsula
Arctic
One for Each Class Limits West Point Allocations
The United States government has offered schooling advantages to Filipinos for a military education in the United States. Going forward the number to be educated at West Point will be limited to one cadet per class.
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United States
West Point
Brown and Hawkins Delivers Premium Bacon Hams and Ranch Eggs
The store touts Swift's Premium bacon and hams and strictly fresh ranch eggs as top offerings.
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Brown & Hawkins
Swift
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Portland
Cade
Pennsylvania
Seard
Seward Steamers
Branchparkerg
Humphrey
Case
the Man
Steinbloch
Adler & Sons
Kirschbaum and Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Layson Clothier
J. A. Baughman
Owl Drug Store
Richard
F. Butterworth
Valdez Market
Valdez, Alaska
E. E. Ritchie
Am ‘Copyright
Alaska Commercial Co
Yentna
Kodiak
Karluk
Kaguyak
Afognak
Tyonick
Sunrise
Hope Alaska
General Merchant
the Seward Light and Power Company
Fourth Avenue
Adams, Seward, Alaska
THE
Alaska Transfer
Christiensen & Laubner
Rainier
Chas. Perry
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Langley St
Victoria, B. C
Island
Republic
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