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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
6
Publication page from Gateway Publishing Co lists subscription rates and offerings though text is garbled. It mentions one year three dollars and six months etc. Contains broken names and locations with unclear affiliations.
A critical view of federal efforts against Oregon land frauds questions prosecutors. It notes convictions of two officials, claims immunity was bought with testimony, and alleges wider forgery schemes and political complicity beyond the named cases. The piece casts doubt on accountability and motives among high officials.
An editorial argues that miners should move west during railroad expansion to find work and set wages by supply and demand. It contends European and Latin workers lack mobility while United Mine Workers should use reserves to send men west, claiming eastern wages would adjust if many miners relocated.
Congress will divert the Alaska road fund to aid salmon packers, and Captain Jarvis returns to Seattle pleased with the capital trip. The note about reindeer and Sheldon Jackson adds a whimsical aside about familiarity with the milkers.
The Casans Miners Association urges territory miners to vote for a Congress delegate active in the industry. The Gateway notes the call amid broader demands for updated state census figures and mentions related political and local issues including street naming in Valdez and debates over rail regulation.
The text notes postal department taboos on certain medicine advertisements and their impact on Alaska mail order. It also references King Canute and waves, Senator Knute, a coal strike potentially lifting Kansas corn prices, and a mix of literary and biographical oddities. The article then drifts to Helen J Turner, stage life in New Jersey, a butter and egg shop debt, and finally gold production figures for Colombia and Bolivia.
SEWARD STEAMERS der 30th Bertha sailed from Seattle on the 25th Santa Clara sails from Seattle toward Farallon and for Seattle on the 24th Dora departed Seward westward on the 16th Santa Ana sails for Seattle on the 30th Excelsior bound for Seattle on the 31st.
The marine reporter notes concerns in Seattle about the bark Ferris Thompson which departed February 12 for Seward with lumber. The ship was reported safe in Seward harbor two weeks later and remains there, prompting hope the reporter has since heard from her.
The weekly weather summary notes temperature and precipitation readings across locations. Storms or rain events are recorded with dates, rainfall totals, and notable temperature shifts, highlighting any extreme highs or lows during the period.
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