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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
6
The fragment mentions an authorized agent Chas B Aske located at 2 Alworth Building Duluth Minnesota. No date or organization is provided to confirm a formal notice action.
The article observes a shift from traditional meeting houses to modern rural life. It notes aging church attendance, rising social needs, and new acousticon equipped churches enabling private home gatherings and phonograph sermons. It envisions a future where sermons, choirs, and church functions move via mechanical and social changes.
A moral note from Alaska urges mercy and aid for the distressed, condemning theft from the Alaska Central Railway warehouse. It warns that remote areas lack recourse, risking swift private retribution and calls for upright conduct, kindness, and mutual help.
The piece notes the lingering phrase All quiet along the Potomac from 1861 and reflects on the current Washington scene where legislators report little activity. It mentions Delegate Case and Congress likely making slow progress this year while reevaluating national policy.
The article argues Congress misjudges Alaska as a place for homes, accusing government policy of exploiting the territory and neglecting essential support. It contrasts this with appeals to exploit others like the Philippines, urging simple justice and a policy aligning with U S professed principles.
The Ohio convention signals Taft’s strong backing with Foraker fading and Thai forces gaining ground. Readers see no public push for Foraker as a presidential candidate and note Hughes of New York as a serious horizon contender with proven leadership as governor.
A sourdough recalls crisp frosty mornings and mild days as sap runs in the sugar bush. He remembers father and boys tending kettles, salt pork, and checkers in the log sugar house, testing syrup by ice and water, while the dog and son carve beech bark and dream of youth.
In a cross Atlantic effort the suffragists raise funds and morale as they form a band in the United States to back a campaign against Britain. Mrs. Catt declined to lead the American contingent and is said to be out of the bay as the group presses on.
Maud Gonne, nicknamed the Irish Joan of Arc, traveled to the United States to stir American interest in Ireland's fate. She now resides in Paris to study art and is described as sister to Helen Gonne.
Repair crews report three breaks on the Valdez Seward line and two on the Valdez Sitka line near each other after the February quake. First repair messages arrived last evening.
A.C. Carrier, co owner of one eighth of the Skukum Creek placer claim, gives notice that labor and improvements totaling 100 dollars were expended to hold the claim. Co owners Harry McCormack C J Walters James McGill Thos McConety Geo Hanson Wm Burns Alfred Noel must contribute 12 5 to preserve their interests or face forfeiture. First publication January 4 1908.
Notice issued by N Gray executor of Simeon Millovidof deceased invites creditors and claimants to present vouchers within six months of first publication. Court order dated December 7, 1907 authorizes administration in the United States Commissioner's court at Unalaska Alaska.
The United States District Court for the District of Alaska Third Division requires the defendant Thomas Horan to appear within thirty days of service and answer the complaint filed by Edith Horan. The case is overseen by Judge Silas H. Reid with clerk E. J. Stier. First published Feb 20. last publication Apr 11.
The regular Arctic Brotherhood meeting convenes at 8:30 this evening in the A B hall located at Fifth avenue and Washington street. Members are urged to attend in large numbers.
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