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Newspaper

Seward Weekly Gateway

Location

Seward, Alaska, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1908

Page

7

Alaska exhibit building plans announced

Missouri reports enthusiastically about Alaska’s involvement in the Alaska Pacific exposition. A $20,000 building is planned on the grounds to display state exhibits and progress as part of the fair program. Local Seward ninth graders held graduation exercises with honors going to Corlett Babbage and Gertrude Wybrant.

Gateway Jefferson City Missouri Seward Mattie Mathison Vossi Alaska Corlett Babbage Gertrude Wybrant Pedersen C. J. Winter

Steamer Portland Crew Edits Westward Run And Local Calls

Steamer Portland sailed from Seattle Saturday evening around 7 30 and headed to Seldovia and Kodiak by 10. It returned Tuesday morning and reached port around ten. It then departed for Seattle at noon after a cargo stop for ore. Farallon arrived 10 15 Thursday night with a small passenger list. S M Graff, EE Ritchie, and Dr Boyle returned from New York and Valdez respectively. Steamer Pennsylvania sailed Wednesday for Seward with 100 passengers aboard.

Seattle Seldovia Kodiak Portland Farallon S. M. Graff New York EE. Ritchie Dr. Boyle Valdez

Steamers sail from Seattle and Alaska ports for Seattle

Sailings listed show the Seward Steamer departing Seattle on the 24th, with arrivals or further sailings from Attle for Seattle on the 1st, Tnalaska for Portland, and Farallon with Seattle bound trips on the 23rd and 26th.

Preparations Underway For Valdez Seward Baseball Clash

Rumor says Valdez men marshal a first string squad from local teams for a July 4 game against Seward. Grounds are being fit and army and civilian players alike may represent Valdez in the prospective clash.

Valdez Seward

Methodist Services and Sunday School Notice

Morning service at eleven o'clock and evening service at ? o'clock with a sermon on An Instance of Great Faith in the morning and Sermon In Rome in the evening. Sunday school at 12 15. Public invited. Also listings for Brown Hawkins Swift's Premium bacon and hams and fresh ranch eggs.

Rome Brown & Hawkins Swift’s

Commander Appointed Commander Appointed By Cable to The Daily Gateway

George Boardman of Tacoma was chosen commander of the Department of the Grand Army for Washington and Alaska in the officers' selection for the ensuing year. President Roosevelt attended his home church service at Oyster Bay and sang with the congregation. Domestic shipments to Alaska are falling off due to last fall’s mood.

North Yakima Grand Army George Boardman Tacoma Department of the Grand Army Washington Alaska Daily Gateway Oyster Bay President Roosevelt Washington, D. C Financi

Arcadia explosion on ocean liner caused by bomb

The Arcadia disaster, previously reported on Saturday, is now attributed to a bomb. Fifteen people were killed. In Madrid on June 23 a son was born to Queen Joria at 1:00 this morning.

Daily Gateway Philadelphia Arcadia Madrid Joria

Johnson For Second By Cable to The Dey

Denver June 4 attempts to slate John Johnson of Minnesota for the Democratic party ticket second place.

Dey Gateway Denver John Johnson Minnesota

Guggenheims Want Paper Ry Cable to The Daily Gateway

Rumor circulates in Seattle that the Guggenheims plan to sell the Paper Ry Cable to The Daily Gateway today. The Post-Intelligencer notes the unsettled rumor as an unauthenticated report.

Captain Wallace Dead By Cable

David Wallace longtime captain on Pacific Coast Steamship Company boats dies. report appears in The Daily Gateway Seattle dated June.

Cable O Daily Gateway Seattle David Wallace Pacific Coast Steamship Company

San Francisco Sees Two Severe Earthquakes at Midnight

San Francisco experienced two strong earthquake shocks at midnight the 18th, felt most along the water front. No damage occurred as houses swayed and dishes rattled across the city.

San Francisco

Soldiers on Way Transport Creek to Fort Liseum

Soldiers moved from Haines to Valdez last night aboard a transport ship with a full replacement squad for Fort Liseum ensuring a complete change of troops.

Transport Creek Haines Valdez Fort Liseum

Ball Game Ends In Tie Between Branch And Northern Teams

Sunday's ball game between Branch and Northern ended in a tie after extra innings. Northern led 10 5 after seven, Branch tied it in another inning. Umpiring drew mixed opinions and one spectator left in a misf. Plans for a future match with Valdez are tentative.

Valdez

Has Men on Right of Way Valdez to Copper River line

Has Men on Right of Way reports twelve thousand workers on the Copper River and Northwestern line from Cordova. Track laid to Alghanik near twenty miles with earlier plans to cross Copper River. Bridging across multiple channels and six miles of piling to complete. Route proceeds uplands to Bering river coal fields 110 miles from Cordova. M. J. Heney says track to coal fields likely this season.

Valdez Copper River & Northwestern Company Cordova Alghanik Copper River Bering River M. J. Heney

Bank of Seward Founded For Safe Deposits

We have founded an institution in which the people can deposit their money with a feeling of the utmost confidence and safety. Bank of Seward.

New Plank Walk Links Fire Hall To Fourth Avenue

The Chamber of Commerce completed a plank walk from the Fire Hall to Fourth Avenue filling the space between buildings along the passage to the hall. It will enable the fire department to move apparatus quickly in case of fire.

The Chamber of Commerce Fire Hall Fourth Avenue

Arctic Brotherhood Meets Tonight At Owl Club

The Arctic Brotherhood holds a meeting this evening at 8 30. Special business will be transacted and full attendance of members is requested. Cigars and tobacco at the Owl Club after the session.

The Arctic Brotherhood

Chemical National Bank Rejects Government Deposits

The Chemical National Bank in New York returned 1.5 million dollars in government deposits to the treasury and declared it will not accept government money nor pay interest on it under the new currency law.

New York Hetty Greene Chemical National Treasury Department

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Washington, D L. P. Shackleford Juneau Geo. A. Shea Nome R Publican Chica Shackleford Shea Roosevelt Taftin Pennsylvania Sails Pennsylvania Seward Steamers Fara Tnalaska Sth L. H. Pedersen Pastor Steinblogh Adler & Sons Kirschbaum and Hart, Schaffner & Marx Layson Clothier Camp Seward NO. 21 Seward, Alaska Anton Eide S. L. Colwell Arctic F. Butterworth Valdez Market Valdez, Alaska J. A. Baughman Owl Drug Store Richard Building City Wordler & Soks Clothing Alaska Commercial Co Susitna Yentna Unalaska Karluk Kaguyak Afognak Tyonick Sunrise Hope Alaska General Merchant Guggenheims Captain Wallace E. E. Ritchie Frisco Bank of Seward Alaska Transfer the Seward Light and Power Company Adams, Seward, Alaska Rainier Chas. Perry A. B Lalla Fur & Wool CO McMillan Fur& Wool CO Langley St Victoria, B. C Hetty Green
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