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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1907
Page
1
Gov Hughes denounces big insurers as corrupt, says current methods favor financiers and speculation, and urges honest state oversight. He targets Insurance Commissioner Kelsey and the senate for resisting his removal, asserting only competent supervision can reform the industry.
Three leading figures tied to New York Life and Mutual Life were arrested on charges of forging proxies in director elections. The case centers on alleged crooked tactics by a financier coterie seeking to control the insurers’ funds, echoing past scrutiny by the Armstrong legislative committee.
Sonape New York April 2 thousands of workingmen refused to join a parade showing sympathy with Moyer Haywood and Pettibone against President Roosevelt. Chicago specialists plan to present to the House of Representatives next fall calling for impeachment over Roosevelt’s remarks about the miners’ officers now in prison for the Idaho governor murder.
Boise Idaho May 2 Moyer Haywood and Pettibone issued a statement detailing alleged efforts by the prosecution to railroad them to the gallows. The trial is fixed for May 9 with no venue change. Attorneys on both sides are ready and expect the trial to take about four months, including a month to impanel the jury.
Boise reports letters warn Gov. Frank Gooding his life is in danger due to his role in prosecuting federation leaders. A special guard is assigned for protection as the May trial nears. May 4 jurors for the Steunenberg murder case will be housed near the jail with strict outside contact limits. May 1 attorneys for Moyer Haywood and Pettibone arrive, no venue change hinted, prisoners allowed yard time with families.
President Roosevelt stated in Washington on May 3 that talk of a third term is absolute nonsense. He reiterated that under no circumstances will he be a candidate, ruling out any consideration of another bid.
Washington April 29 official sources indicate Elihu Root will soon retire as secretary of state and be succeeded by Robert Bacon, currently assistant secretary. The article notes April weather data for Seward and describes a scow voyage to Latouche to erect Charles Tecklenburg's saloon and begin prospecting, led by J L Pilcher.
Canton China May 3 hundreds were killed or injured in a powder magazine explosion this morning. Property loss was enormous as five responders tackled wreckage, amid general horror and threat of further destruction.
A hurricane swept the coast of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico this morning, leaving many dead and property damage in the millions. The Daily Gateway reports widespread devastation and ongoing rescue efforts along the coastline near Mexico City.
Businessmen led by James Bartlett promote building a winter trail from Knik to Fairbanks for use next winter. He estimates $3000 to lay a nearly level route along the Alaska Central line, with extra work near Knik to clear insurmountable sections for sled traffic. Local officials plan summer efforts on Turnagain Arm to secure a passable roadway and ensure paying traffic for the railroad.
Henry Anderson manager and P V James president of King River Mining Company will run a large hydraulic plant on the lower end of Lake Creek this summer. They took extra equipment and several men aboard the Yucatan voyage. A Milwaukee baker was fined for using warm loaves to keep his feet warm in bed and selling them.
Fox Island at Resurrection Bay will become a commercial marten farm, first in Alaska, using the island for breeding. Phillips brothers buy half interest from Alfred Lowell, who has run blue fox there, as Lowell departs for Yentna River country to obtain more breeding stock. Katalla reports scarcity of provisions with ships unable to unload due to rough harbor waters. Whitehorse relays a Burwash copper discovery near White River, with ore claims of about 100 dollars per ton.
Cable from The Daily Gates Halifax reports steamers with over 3000 passengers caught in ice floes blocking Cabou’s strait between Newfoundland and Cape Breton. Ice pack about fifty miles wide. vessels drifting but not in serious danger, likely held for days.
City of Mexico reports rising tensions as Mexico demands Gen Jose Lima surrender over Gen Aurillas assassination. Preparations for war threaten Guatemala with revolution as President Cabrera mobilizes forces. More than 100,000 troops deployed along the border by both nations.
Washington reports that Mexico and Guatemala are about to break diplomatic ties. Mexico demands Guatemala surrender Gen. Jose Marie Lima for alleged hiring of assassins to kill Gen. Barillas in Mexico City. Guatemala’s president Manuel Estrada Cabrera was badly wounded by a bomb attack in Guatemala City. details unclear.
The Alaska road commission allocates 7000 for summer projects in Seward Territory including 5000 for the Sunrise trail and 2000 for a Knik to Kuskokwim river survey. The total allotments reach 263500.
At Seldovia on April 24 the ice had pulled back from Cook Inlet though dangerous chunks lingered. George Palmer arrived from Knik in a dory, Captain Blodgett planned to sail for Tyonok the next day, and three men from the Susitna joined Palmer, reaching Seward aboard the Portland.
The Pennsylvania reports Captain Blodgett made a round trip to Tyonok aboard the steamer Tyonic with some ice in the inlet. J M Lathrop, chief deputy US marshal at Valdez, is named agent for Northwestern Steamship Company at that port.
Kenai will host a new fishing plant this summer, employing sixty men. The San Juan Fish Company of Seattle will establish the operation, with the barge Amelia carrying lumber and other building materials northward. The Amelia is towed by the Grant, a converted revenue cutter, and news reached Seward via W. G. Wharf on the latest steamer. Cook Inlet's famed edible deep sea fish thrive in its strong tides, often reaching great size.
Seattle reports many travelers bound for Katalla Seward and Seldovia with plans to reach Cook Inlet mining districts. Coal famine across Seattle persists despite warm weather easing suffering as heavy users face chronic shortages and low quality fuel. The Tanana Valley Railroad Company forms to build lines through the Tanana district to Rampart and the Yukon river beyond the Tanana.
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