Battleships to Panama as marines deployed
The government ordered the battleships New Hampshire and Idaho to move immediately to Panama with Marines. The steamer Santa Clara arrived from Seattle and departed for Seldovia while Dora sailed for Unalaska and Bristol Bay with cargo and passengers. Mermaid sailors Grimes and Larson reach Seward after a five day voyage from Ellamar.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
United States
New Hampshire
Idaho
Panama
Santa Clara
Seattle
Seldovia
Dora
Unalaska
Bristol Bay
Death claims Negro prodigy pianist Blind Tom
The noted pianist Blind Tom, born May 25, 1849, has died. He began piano at age four, could play both hands and keys, and first appeared in New York in 1861. Excavations begin for Arctic club building foundations in Seattle. Sternwheeler Julia B. to depart Seattle for St. Michael up the Yukon River.
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Cable
Dolly Gateway
New York
Tom
Daily Gateway
Seattle
Arctic Club
Yukon
Julia B. Will
St. Michael
Steamship Movements and Local Ball Game Report
Seaward steamers depart Valdez Farallon sails Seattle Bertha in Seattle Pennsylvania for Seattle Santa Clara sails Seattle Dora heads Unalaska Northern leads Branch 11 to 6 after seventh inning at Branch park crowd full. L Bales Meech party organizer aided by Pete Larson Unga described Hunt plans as lively with bears expected later.
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Portland
Valdez
Farallon
Seattle
Bertha
Pennsylvania
Santa Clara
Dora
Unalaska
Branch Park
Northern
Branch
L. Bales
Pete Larson
Unga
Bales
Surveyors Busy As Professor Atwood Maps Sand Point
Professor Atwood and party work on topographical and geological surveys at Sand Point. Locals provide aid, aid from natives praised. He appears well fed and active, while the bank note hints at a trustworthy deposit institution in Seward. Sweaters-Clayson advertises the best.
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Professor Atwood
Cod Fishing Industry Expands Along Alaska Peninsula
A fleet of cod fishing schooners now dot the Alaska peninsula with ships on both the Bering Sea and Pacific sides. They pioneer a vast future industry as Pacific waters remain ice free year round and the abundant catch is partly marketed on the Atlantic coast.
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Alaska Peninsula
Bering Sea
Pacific
Atlantic
Doctor Pratt Couple Plan Summer Stay at Clark Lake Claim
Mr and Mrs Pratt of Unga travel on the Dora to Seldovia then proceed to the doctor's placer property near Clark Lake by Iliamna Bay. They will await the Dora on return, spend the summer there, and go back to Unga in the fall.
Warner Arrives at Chignik Mining Properties in Alaska
Mr. Warner, a coal and copper owner on the Alaska peninsula, has reached his holdings near Chignik. He landed at Hook bay where coal fields lie, then moved to Prospect bay where a small winter workforce continues work on the copper deposits.
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Warner
Alaska Peninsula
Chignik
Hook Bay
Prospect Bay
Revenue cutters Thetis and Perry patrol Pribilof sealing grounds
The Thetis and Perry have reached the Bering sea and will spend the summer patrolling the sealing grounds near the Pribilof islands to enforce regulations and protect the area.
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Thetis
Perry
Bering Sea
Pribilof Islands
Prospecting trip lands Louis Stenger near Akutan and Unimak
Louis Stenger emerged from a prospecting voyage aboard the Dora embracing Akutan and Unimak islands. The remaining party members Beyers and Wilson were left behind on Unimak island near Cape Panko.
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Louis Stenger
Akutan
Unimak Islands
Mr. Beyers
Mr. Wilson
Unimak Island
Cape Panko
Chinese National Guard unit proposed in Hawaii
A plan is underway to form a company of Hawaii’s National Guard composed entirely of Chinese American citizens. The idea, initially surprising, is supported by the community as a group of intelligent, trustworthy residents.
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Honolulu
T. H
National Guards of
Hawaii
The Terrible Swede Oscar Olson at Chigniki Quartz Discovery
The Terrible Swede Oscar Olson appears at Chigniki where he claims important quartz discoveries draw attention. Locals fear a grand stampede if his tale spreads widely.
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Oscar Olson
Chigniki
Goss Sate The Big Ship Reported Lost Reaches Safe Harbor
The Guy C. Goss of the N W? F Co. once reported lost off the Vancouver Island coast has been found safe and sound at Nushagak, indicating its recovery and safety after the peril.
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Guy C. Goss
N. IW. F. Co
Vancouver Island
Nushagak
He Bagged the Game on Alaska Peninsula
Mr. Fish and Mr. Mordecai Jones hunted on the Alaska peninsula. Fish bagged three bears and multiple seals and thirteen bails on his neck while Jones plans to stay another month. Fish will return to southern Washington and tell bear stories.
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Mr. Fish
Mordecai Jones
Alaska
Dora
Washington
Mr. Jones
Trunks and Valises Go to Clayson’s
Local ad notes trunks and valises available at Clayson’s store. The brief item promotes selection across multiple styles and prices.
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Clayson’s
Alaska Road Commission Allocates Funds For Contingencies
The Alaska road commission sets aside 308500 for new roads trails and bridges and 22000 for contingencies including trails to distr y bridges that may wash out or repairs beyond normal. The season is underway with telegraphic orders to North region supervisors and division superintendents and 5000 is allotted for the wagon road from Sunrise to Hope as maintenance and completion.
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Alaska Road Commission
Sunrise
Hope
P.I
Methodist Services Tomorrow Schedule at Local Church
The Methodist church will hold services tomorrow with preaching at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at 12 15 p.m. A long service is planned at 8 p.m. followed by a short discourse. Everyone is invited. L H Pedersen pastor.
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L. H. Pedersen
Not Running A Nose Time Prank On News Boy
A pair of Englishmen on Broadway in New York tease a news boy asking the time by his nose. The boy replies in plain terms that his nose does not run, and asks if theirs does.
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Broadway
New York City
Johnny
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Canal Zone
Seward
Way Ports
Etlamar
Joseph Grimes
Axel Larson
Mermaid
Ellamar
Blind Tom
Grim Messenger
Seward Steamers
Bank of Seward
Clayson
Standard
Steinbloch
Adler & Sons
Kirschbaum and Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Laylor
Clothier
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Seward NO. 21
Anton Eide
S. L. Colwell
Arctic
F. Butterworth
Valdez Market
Seattle Hotel
Valdez, Alaska
Revenue Cutters
J. A. Baughman
City of the
Owl Drug Store
Richard
Alaska Commercial Co
Susitna
Yentna
Kodiak
Karluk
Kaguyak
Afognak
Tyonick
General Merchant
Stenger
E. E. Ritchie
THE
Alaska Transfer
Christiensen & Laubner
the Seward Light and Power Company
Fourth Avenue
Adams, Seward, Alaska
Rainier
Chas. Perry
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Langley St
Victoria, B. C
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