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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
5
The steamer Saratoga struck rocks at Ebamar while departing Valdez for Seattle. The crew and all passengers were transferred to the steamer Elsie and returned to Valdez as tides rose and fell.
A bandit posing as a U S postal inspector boarded the Oriental Limited and rifled the mails for four hours before escaping with loot. Bloodhounds tracked him but lost the scent. no further clues exist. Authorities later report the incident centered on a U S mail robbery with several hundred dollars taken.
Russian writer Count Lyof Tolstoi, believed near death in St. Petersburg at almost eighty, is said to suffer serious fainting spells and may not survive. The cable dispatch quotes Rev. Andreas Bard praising Tolstoy as a paradoxical figure who brought light and provoked progress and strife.
In Washington on March 20 Speaker Joseph Cannon told labor leaders that the employers liability act will pass this session. Unions have formed a committee to push anti sheriff labor reform and advocate for union interests in the capital.
The Massachusetts governor Curtis Guild Jr. is in a critical condition and dying from rheumatism of the heart. Court sessions continue at Valdez with a possible April term for Fairbanks replacing the March call. Judge Reid hopes to visit Seward before traveling inland.
Washington March 18 the territorial government bill for Alaska dominates committee business. Delegate Cale's Alaska home rule bill, patterned after the Porto Rican measure, drew discussion as Governor W B Hoggatt and others prepare for the hearing.
A report notes violations of fishing laws on Alaska’s coast and requests stationing a revenue cutter at an Alaska port to prevent infringements and protect fish. It also calls for more U S commissioners in various Alaska localities.
Washington March 17 Will Humphrey of Washington introduced a game law for the territory that has now passed the lower house of Congress. Mania notes a preferential tariff could boost the Philippine pineapple canning industry, with prime fruit grown in Bataan Bulacan Benguet. Government party envoy W L Goodwin reached Kaltag after leaving February 1 to establish a Nome trail.
A damaged submarine cable between Valdez Sitka and Seattle disrupts telegraph and telephone service. The Burnside cableship moved to Seattle likely for repairs while state communications rely on landlines and alternate routes. The failure halts messages across the region.
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Sperry will relieve Evans and take command of the Pacific fleet as it sails from Sandy Hook on its world voyage The move follows Evans leading the fleet in the voyage and Sperry replacing him in command.
Seattle reports the state is forming clubs to boost the war effort for the West United States. The Democratic state committee votes to send delegates to the convention largely uninstructed.
The lower house of congress approved a 150 million pension bill. The report notes a proposed general agency in Paris and details a curious dog barking livelihood in which men are hired to bark after night outside doors. inspectors visit next day to verify payment of the dog tax.
The Alaska road commission led by Maj Richardson Capt Pillsbury and Lieut Orchard directs road and trail construction. The group, formed to manage vast Alaskan needs, is praised for its capability and understanding of local conditions.
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