Sunrise trail to be finished this year despite costs
Maj. Richardson says Sunrise trail will be completed by September with corduroyed wet areas and passable wagons. Alaska road commission approved 5000 dollars though a wagon-road estimate reached 13000 dollars by engineer W H Reel. Capt G K Armstrong to lead twenty five men with plan to finish the trail this year, Seward to support larger spending if needed. Steamer Elsie arrives from Valdez with potential weekly service to Seward and plans to ship lumber and goods to Latouche Knight Island. Judge Wicker denies injunction in Copper River case against Alaska Pacific Terminal & Railroad Company over right of way trespass assertion by Bruner-Morrison company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. Richardson
Alaska Road
Commission
W. H. Reel
Alaska Central Engineer
Jerry Odale
Channer of Commerce
Seattle
Seward
Alaska
G. K. Armstrong
Portland
Elsie
Juneau
Ha Murray
Valdez
Murray
Janeau
Sam Christian
Bertha
Alaska Commercial Company
Capt. Murray
Gateway
Wicker
U.S. District Court
Alaska Pacific Terminal & Railroad Company
Copper River & Northwestern
Katalla
Bruner-Morrison Company
Rogers Company
Prince William Sound
Eri Thompson
Sayers
Hale
Tacoma
Mummy Bay
Ose
Scheffler
Knight Islands
Bainbridg
Hoodoo Islands
Latouche Island
Beatson
Reynolds Company
Barrack
Buzard
Orton
SAIL TO DEATH IN MARCH GALE
Two men, Charles A. Lambert and Fred Peterson, left Eagle Harbor on Kodiak Island in a small sloop on March 14. A severe nor'wester storm followed, driving the frail craft to sea and likely wrecking it with no sign of the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A.lambert
Fred Peterson
Eagle Harbor
Kodiak Island
Kodiak
Lighthouse Tender Armeria Reaches Port For Resupply Run
The lighthouse tender Armeria under Capt Gregory arrives this morning from Astoria and Sitka, then sails at noon with supplies for lighthouses. From here she heads to St Michael, with the Scotch Gap unmak pass lighthouse as the only one between Seward and that port. The Armeria is a new, handsome craft capable of fourteen knots, with Capt Werlich of the Thirteenth lighthouse district aboard. King Edward is described wearing a walking stick and derby hat resembling a gourd cross-section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armeria
Gregory
Astoria
Puget
Juneau
Sitka
St. Michael
Seward
Scotch Gap
Unmak Pass
Werlich
King Edward
Wharf seeks steamship haulage for Port Graham coal
William G. Wharf of Seldovia and operator of the Port Graham coal mine travels through Seward en route to Seattle to solicit steamship companies to haul coal to Seward. The mine produces about thirty tons daily and could triple output, with sales already lined to the Pacific Cold Storage Company for Nome, but no steamers are available for the shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Wharf
Seldovia
Port Graham
Seward
Seattle
Railroad Company
Pacific Cold Storage Company
Nome
Rise in Meat Sparks Riots Across City Markets
Meat prices rose four cents a pound triggering boycotts and mob activity around Cleveland butcher shops. Crowds deter purchases and police have had to intervene as riots erupt in several areas. Bar silver edged up to 67 cents an ounce as of May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Daily Gateway
Tracklaying to Resume on Railroad Loop expansion
Tracklaying will resume next week and rails extend about a mile from mile 50 toward the loop. The Howe truss at mile 50 and grade through the hill cut are near completion with gravel removal underway. A short trestle near mile 50 end remains the main remaining bridge task before track laying moves to mile 51 and Placer river crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile 51
Placer River
Zelaya Sends Troops Risking Central American War
Cable report from Washington cites President Zelaya of Nicaragua moving troops into El Salvador. The action threatens a regional conflict with a likelihood of a broader Central American war. The United States government is attempting to avert escalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Zelaya
Nicaragua
Daily Gate
Washington, D. C
Zelaya
Salvador
United States
Nicaragua and El Salvador at War Again
The report from City of Mexico states Nicaragua and Salvador resume conflict despite a recent peace. Rebels captured Acajutla today as tensions flare across Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Nicaragua
Salvador
Acajutla
Rita Newman Wrecked in Dense Fog Near Simonoffsky Island
The gasoline schooner Rita Newman of the Northern Alaska Company struck a reef in heavy fog off Simonoffsky Island in the Shumagin group. Twelve crewmen landed at Seward aboard the Dora. all but the cook survived. The vessel, 180 tons, carried gasoline and machine oil from San Francisco to Bristol Bay and is likely a total loss. Master Capt. Martinsen. Struck at 12 07 in the morning while locating the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Newman
Northern
Alaska Company
San Francisco
Simonoffsky Island
Cook
Seward
Koggiung
Bristol Bay
Martinsen
Assassins Kill Col Kotlaroff in St Petersburg
Early this morning Col Kotlaroff commissioner of the port was assassinated in St Petersburg. A plot to overthrow the government and kill the czar was revealed. Premier Stolypin demanded immediate arrest of sixteen members for plotting against the Douma. threatened dissolution if not acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway
St. Petersburg
Col. Kotlaroff
Stolypin
Eight hours in Alaska on government works
Washington announces eight hour law applies to all government work in Alaska as declared by Secretary Taft before his departure. The Tasmania mine in New South Wales pumps out 3,000,000 gallons daily due to excess water. The Nome fleet from Seattle this year comprises eighteen steamers and several barges and sailing ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Taft
Washington
Tasmania
New South Wales
Nome
Seattle
Ohio steamer Ohio leaks after striking submerged ice near Nome
The steamer Ohio, en route to Seattle with passengers, struck submerged ice near Port Safety and began leaking. Two white men and two Chinamen drowned as a lifeboat broke loose. The vessel returned to Nome and faced ongoing leaks. repairs were expected to take weeks, with a two month wait before recommission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway
Nome
Ohio
Seattle
Port Safety
Eleven Men Die in Minnesota Launch Collision
A launch carrying eleven Minnesota crewmen sank after colliding with an unknown steamer in the roadstead at midnight near Norfolk. The craft and all on board were lost, with no survivors or trace found until a later salvage confirmed a total wreck and the eleven bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Minnesota
Lindblom’s $37 wedding reveals Nome mine founder links
Nome pioneer Eric O. Lindblom, mining financier of Seward Peninsula, wed Mrs. Hannah Sparman in Bellingham. The groom’s 37 payment covered the minister 20, the introducer 10, the license 5, and a hat boy 2. The Chichagof mine plans a five stamp mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Cable
Gateway
Bellingham
Wash
Eric O. Lindblom
Nome
Seward Peninsula
Hannah Sparman
Oakland
California
Bullen Brothers Win Northwestern Repair Contract
Seattle June 12 Bullen Brothers secured the contract to repair the steamer Northwestern and pledge to put her in commission in forty five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Gateway
Seattle
Bullen Brothers
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May
Richardson
Judge Wickersham
Morrison
C. A. Lambert
F. Peterson
Lighthouse Tender
Tenderfoot Creek
Tanana
Simon
Offsky Island
China
Whi Star Company
Hull
Knight Island
Sound
Julius Singer
H. W. Ross
Thompson
Peterson
Brown
Iverson Brothers
O'Reilly
Battleship
Lindblom
Chichagof
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