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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
7
The steamer Pomona of the Pacific Coast Steam Company wrecked off Fort Rosa after striking a reef and declared a total loss. Eighty two aboard the vessel were saved. four passengers and six crew rescued. Nearby, a cable report notes a delegate case in evidence and port departures.
Steamer Yucatan departed from Seattle late last night carrying freight and passengers for the Northland. The Northwestern left Seward on the 12th and arrived here yesterday evening. Also note steamer Saratoga in port Tuesday morning and Dora sailing to Unga. Dr. Pratt and wife, and Mr. Hershey, with wives, stay at Coleman House awaiting future trips. Henry Elliott, Alaska Steamship Co. agent, arrived to oversee company interests.
Dr. C H Gibbons writes from Jackson California that he is often home sick for the Northland. He fears another year may pull him to yield to the call of the wild. Other ship movements include Port land sailing from Seattle on the 10th and 16th, Jeanie and Bertha from Seattle, Farallon sailing for Seattle South, and Dora sailing for Unalaska on the 1st.
In Toledo in 1906 three men Joseph A. Miller Roland A. Beard and Reuben Compton Lemon were jailed for six months each under state conspiracy laws for price fixing ice. The cases hold individuals criminal for trust activity and restraint of trade.
The piece notes eastern towns reopening plants after three months, with more than 20 000 unemployed men to be reinstated in the mills. It also mentions ivory trade figures, noting Europe imports and African tusks fetching high values, with a recent Mincing Lane sale of about 250 000 dollars and double that quantity remaining on docks.
A digest outlining key Bureau of Land Management principles including corporate entry limitations, timing of objections on appeal, lack of jurisdiction over accreted lands without government title, effect and instant release of relinquishments, Alaska public school reservations, residence requirements for land ownership, and railroad right of way privileges under the 1875 act.
Formerly of Hope Mrs Watson invites her old connections to visit her Edwood eatery offering top market fare. The establishment provides sleeping accommodations for guests and space for sleds and dogs.
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