Mutiny in czar regimental ranks and cabinet changes debated
Mutinous firing at the fortress signals unrest as czarist forces struggle to quell revolt. Moscow reports say production of land reforms and a new cabinet are discussed while the Douma resists until Goremykin's ministry is replaced. Peasants flee toward revolution as eastern troops are recalled.
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Sv. Petersburg
Owl
Douma
Gocemykin
Juini
Riga
Manchuria
Goremykin
Social Democrats
Gomel
Fireman Drowns After Fall From Caswell on River Trip
Fireman on the Yenton river steamer Caswell fell from the fan tail near Lake Creek and drowned on the first trip upriver. A boat searched the spot within five minutes but found no trace. Captain Swift, owner, reports the Caswell will resume regular service as mining prospects draw interest along Yentna and Lake Creek with several new hydraulic outfits en route.
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Yenton
Caswell
Lake Creek
Swift
Capt
Yentna
Youngstown
Chris Hansen
Susitna Station
Kahiltna
Fines levied on packing firms for rail rebates
Judge McPherson in U S district court fined Swift Cudahy Armour and Nelson Morris packing firms 15000 dollars each for accepting railroad freight rebates. Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad was fined 15000 dollars for issuing rebates. George Thomas broker fined amount and clerk Taggart 3000 and jailed for assisting rebates.
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Kansas City
McPherson
U.S. District Court Today
Swift, Cudahy, Armour and
Nelson Morris Packing Companies
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
George Thomas
Taggart
Survey to Begin on Turnagain Arm Trail From Hope to Alaska Central Line
W H Reel an Alaska Central engineer and Jerry Odale left Thursday to survey the Turnagain Arm trail on the south side from Hope and Sunrise to the Alaska Central line. The project starts at mile 63 with arrangements made through General Manager Poland by Maj Richardson. Work may be possible quickly but no commitment on this year. Bank of Seward building progresses with walls above the windows and cement blocks trimmed to resemble limestone. Rampart finds a cold storage method by digging a cellar in frozen soil.
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W. H. Reel
Alaska Central
Jerry Odale
Turnagain Arm
Hope
Poland
Maj. Richardson
Bank of Seward
Wickersham Keeps Bench Amid Alaska Judgeship Fight
President Roosevelt announced Judge Wickersham will stay on the bench two years and eight months longer. A vacation appointment will follow Congress adjournment, with Judge Wisham to depart Washington for Alaska duties. Attorney General Moody praised Wickersham as among the Territory’s ablest judges, while the push by Nelson and McCumber against his confirmation drew opposition in the Senate and AG department.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Wickersham
Alaska
Roosevelt
Congress
Wisham
Washington
Gene
Gunnison
Waldey
Moody
Territories
Nelson
McCumber
Senate
Department of the Attorney-General
Mountain climbers lose nine horses in Alaska expedition
The Cook party abandons nine horses after mishaps near the Yentna while pushing toward McKinley. Three packers trek overland from Tyoonok, and Captain Armstrong confirms a perilous ascent through rapids as the party reaches a new pass into the Tonzona region.
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Cook
Kuskokwim Range
Yentna
McKinley
Tyoonok
Buluga River
W. N. Armstrong
Seward
Old Youngstown
New Youngstown
Armstrong
Porter
Brown
Tonzona River
City of Topeka Set to Sail July for Seward
The steamer City of Topeka of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co is slated to sail from Seattle to Seward on July 5. A message from Kenai Lumber & Fuel Co said a shipment would be made on the City of Topeka’s July 5 sailing.
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Topeka
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Seward
Seattle
Kenai Lumber & Fuel Company
Alaska Coast Company
Skagway
Auttle
Alaska
Twoste
Kenai
Portland
Fire Sweeps Sunrise Trail North of Seward
A large timber fire crossed the Sunrise Trail by Johnson Creek burning over a square mile and threatening to wipe out the western slope timber unless rain halts it. Smoke visible northward indicates continued activity. several miners reached the railroad before the fire overtook the trail.
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Johnson Creek
Seward
Sunris
Rai Road
George A. Kyle Resigns From Alaska Central Railway
George A. Kyle, engineer of surveys for the Alaska Central Railway, resigns to join the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railroad with Seattle headquarters. He contributed to location work and staking of the line toward the Chickyloon coal fields and Fairbanks on the Tanana river. The Alaska Central survey unit will be abolished.
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George A. Kyle
Alaska Central Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Seattle
Kyle
Chickyloon
Fairbanks
Tanana River
Alaska Central
Will Resume Track Laying to First Tunnel in Alaska Corridor
Tracklaying resumes from mile 46 on the Alaska Central after snow slides blocked grading. Foundations for trestles beyond the first tunnel are underway. Watson & Snow employ about 50 men and will grow. Tunnels progress with No 1 heading 464 ft and bench 1419 ft. total tunnel length about 3585 ft.
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Alaska Central
Aalex
Watson & Snow
Placer River
Poland
Saratoga the largest steamer in Seward fleet
The steamer Saratoga, purchased by North Steamship for the Seward run, is the largest on the Alaska trade route with 2820 gross tons and 1975 net tons. Built in 1878 at Chester PA, she previously sailed New York Havana and is the oldest on the Seward list. Rampart miners’ protective association reports 200 members.
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Saratoga
North Steamship Company
Atlantic
Alaska
Seattle
Oregon
Chester
New York
Havana
Seward
Cook Inlet
Register of the Department of Commerce
H.P. Saratoga
Santa Clara
Portland
Santa Ana
Excelsior
Dora
Toledo
Neptune
Caswell
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Turnagain Arm Trail
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Noretern Steamship Company
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Knik
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Sitka
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