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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
6
The Seward community was startled by the church bell at 11 oclock Saturday night. Boys rang it as a prank causing fear of fire in a wood town and prompting quick citizen response. The article cautions against false alarms and urges vigilance to protect town safety.
The Syracuse University chancellor, known for denunciatory speeches against President Roosevelt, faces a Regents inquiry into his persistent verbal attacks. The episode centers on Day’s response to Roosevelt's refusal to intervene after Day’s nephew, Lt Richards, was cashiered by court martial and sentenced to a year in prison.
The East case of Harry K and the West case of Chester Thompson share an insanity plea path. Both acquitted on insanity sustained pleas and later charged again with insanity. Thompson is sane, released, and will not face asylum. Thaw admitted possible sanity only two minutes around the Stanford B. White shooting.
The text argues against excusing wrong deeds on insanity claims noting the plea covers many sins and often fails to clearly prove insanity. It warns public sentiment weakens calls for harsh penalties when crimes seem influenced by aggravating circumstances, yet doubts remain about genuine insanity among accused.
The story recounts a band car run along a trestle where the car jumped the track and dumped two sailors into the bay. It warns riders to slow down and use caution to avoid injury or death from high speed on handcars.
The Alaska territory shows broad public support for laws to develop the region, despite winter opposition to Delegate Cale from Governor Hoggatt. Citizens seek united action in Congress but confusion over specific bills delays progress.
At a White House conference of governors called by President Roosevelt James J Hill spoke noting that little of Alaska is fit for gen.
John G. Brady rebutted Senator Hill on Alaska agriculture noting vast interior areas suitable for farming and grazing. Professor Georgeson cited 90 000 square miles of interior Alaska with potential population of about 2 ¼ million, suggesting Finnish farmers and government incentives to draw agricultural immigrants.
An Exchange passage praises the unseen benefactor, the man who pays for what he gets and signs his bills. The author argues editors merchants and the commercial class owe their existence to this honest fellow who keeps towns alive and ahead of others.
An advertisement invites investors to request a free sample issue of Profit and Loss Magazine. It touts independent mining investment guidance, promises no stocks for sale, and urges readers to write for a sample and subscription offers.
An old farmer and his wife set for St. Paul with warnings to beware of sharpers. The husband misses his wife at a junction, boards an express, and reaches St. Paul first. He greets her with relief, only to be rebuked as she reveals she left him behind to avoid fraud.
An excerpt from the Fortnightly Review argues that humanity’s intellectual and moral nature has not advanced since ancient times. It challenges notions of savage inferiority, noting early peoples resemble modern humans in core capacities and that stone age men may not have been mentally or morally inferior.
A Nebraska poet Will Maupin recounts how he addressed his wife's mother after marriage. He first called her Say then switched to Grandma in the first year. The anecdote highlights evolving family terms of endearment amid humor.
A new financial institution announces its creation to provide secure trusted deposits. The aim is to give the public the highest confidence in safeguarding their money.
A humorous dialogue centers on a forgetful son returning home twice and being reminded by his mother to remember the lord. He jokes that the grease on his mind caused the lapse, referencing the Bank of Seward as part of the exchange.
Chinese boycott leaders claim they will force Japan to pay 150 million dollars for lost trade after the Tatsu Maru was seized for carrying arms to Chinese insurrectionists. Over 200 major Chinese firms with reach in Hongkong Canton Peking Shanghai Singapore Penang Rangoon America and Australia sign an ironclad pledge to withdraw patronage from Japanese firms. The boycott is widely circulated in the empire with thousands of smaller dealers expected to join. Guilds coordinate public sentiment.
Greenwich observatory staff report a new Jupiter satellite, designated as the eighth moon. Astronomer Melotte found a faint object on photographic plates with varying positions, ruled out as a known satellite, and Melotte and Crominelin confirmed a retrograde orbit.
In the United States Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska Kenai Precinct Third Division In probate the estate of George West deceased TH H Hildreth administrator filed a final accounting hearing set for July 16 1908 at 10 am at the courthouse in Seward Alaska objections to the accounting and settlement will be heard Dated May 11 1908 First publication May 16 1908 Last publication July 4 1908
In Seward Alaska May 23 1908 notice warns J D Sheldon that 1907 annual assessment work of 800 dollars was expended on the 16 acre Ohio placer group on Cache Creek Cook Inlet District Territory of Alaska. Co owner T R Wilson performed the work. If Sheldon does not pay his share of 50 dollars within 90 days after August 23 1908 the property will be forfeited to Wilson.
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