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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1906
Page
2
Secon Class matter August 21th Seward Alaska post office under Act of Congress March 187% One Year in Avro Six Months 3.00 S150 Fastern office 212 Alworth Bunding Duluth Minnesota Chas H Aske authorized agent
The cablegram critiques a proposed magazine article about Sitka and the dangers of misrepresenting Alaskan geography. It notes Sitka sits on an island and humorously imagines a dog sled versus a boat on Broadway, while stressing careful reporting and timely postal details. The exchange mocks overblown claims and emphasizes factual accuracy in journalism.
The mad king Otto faces deposition and replacement by his uncle Prince Luitpold who currently serves as regent. Otto, brother of Ludwig II who died by suicide, has long suffered insanity and confinement. The note recalls Jultpold’s birth in Sz and his four children led by Louis born in 8B, with Otto born in Le Hix. The column also comments on Russian atrocities against Jews and urges restraint before filibustered naval funding for Cape Flattery.
Fragmentary text notes tension between the presidency and the House as efforts to raise standards meet resistance. It references Theodore Roosevelt era themes and the idea of striving for a strenuous life, but the context remains unclear.
Report notes that Alaska recently gained a volcanic island, expanding its territorial expanse and challenging views on the region's growth as a country. The feature highlights the surprising geologic and political implications of a new landmass.
A terse report notes Gov. Brady’s one minute talk with the president, described as a friendly session, with real business settled months earlier. The item mentions George Adams in tears over a large gold assay, and references fire insurers and the Church of England’s vast annual income.
The Mining and Scientific Press reports Alaska rail projects around Resurrection Bay and Susitna river, noting a four mile track near Susitna and plans for tunnels and rospey routes. Pacific coast contracts total 1.7 million dollars with 60 days to grow staff, while a secret agent suspects an anarchist plot due to Polish language pamphlets.
The present congress witnesses a touching spectacle as North Dakota senators push for a pure Judy in Alaska, backed by supporters Judge Noyes and Alex McKenzie.
Republicans in Seward convened at the fire hall for their first town party caucus to select delegates for the territorial convention in Juneau. Frank RE. Youngs headed the Seward slate with E G Whittemore Frank L Ballaine and others named. The party aims to contest delegate counts with Democrats, while Cordova Alaskan reports local news from Cordova bay and notes Kinney Hillery’s ties to Seward and Skagway.
Georgia congressman Rufus B. Lester fell from a hotel roof three stories to the eleventh floor. He suffered injuries likely fatal and was a ninth-term member. The House adjourned in memory of the late congressman due to his death from the earlier fall.
Cable report from Los Angeles dated June 22 states surgeons opened Charles McCarthy’s chest, removed and washed sand from his heart and pericardium, and replaced the heart. The patient is doing well and expected to recover after accidental puncture by a stick.
The Daily Gateway reports Prof. Mattucci's expedition to Vesuvius shows the volcano’s height reduced by 665 feet after the eruption. The upper rail line to the summit and rim stations have vanished, and the crater now spans about 1500 meters in diameter.
San Francisco sells surplus flour stock of 50 000 pounds with 15 000 pounds sold today for export. Flour donations exceed all other gifts and the surplus will take many months to be consumed. The sale price was 3 16 per hundredweight.
Cable report from Seattle notes four tons of Alaska gold dust deposited at the U S assay office, surpassing all prior daily records since opening in 1898. Value near two million dollars. Odale and Knudsen guided engineers on the Su Sitna river, pursuing Blake’s location before realizing blake men may have escaped.
SEWARD STEAMERS report coastal traffic with Portland crews returning to Santa Ana and Santa Clara on voyages westward to Seattle by the 24th. Bertha sails from Seattle on the 25th heading to the same port, Excelsior departs for Seattle in March, while Dora leaves Valdez toward Seward and then west to the south.
An advertorial promotes the bank’s bookkeeping service claiming your check book shows where money went and can be balanced anytime. It promises worry relief by letting the bank handle your ledger and even suggests starting with loose pocket change.
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