Men Needed for Yentna Railroad Tunneling Work
Report from Alaska describes heavy activity on the Yentna Railroad tunneling project with two tunnels near completion. 200 to 300 prospectors and laborers, including recruits from Chicago and Seattle, are assembling to support boom operations and timber work as river breakups approach.
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Yentna
Yentna Tesl
Yuth
Sam Blowers
Kahiltna Creek
Kahiltna
Lakeok
Yenlo
Nehes
Yeuta
Hetle
Gateway
Alaska Central Railway Company
Chicago
Seattle
Seward
Maj. John , Ballaine
Alaska Central
Pittsburg
New York
Pacific Coast
Maj. Ballaine
Rebuilding plans in Alaska politics clash with Juneau convention
Alaska politicians in Seattle discuss early convention goals for Juneau meetings and delegate selection. Candidates Shoup Swineford Nome Richards push campaigns as Juneau favors late June for the assembly while Tornier and Harriman enter finance talks for reconstruction funds.
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Alaska
Seattle
North
Juneau
Nome
Tanana Miners’ Association
Marshal Shoup
Wate
Richard S. Nome
Als
Swineford
Bee Culture Venture In Susitna Valley Aims For Alaska
Morrell Warren arrives in Seward with eight bee stocks aboard the Excelsior and plans to move into the Susitna valley by steamer. He intends to farm and market garden there and raise bees, believing Alaska’s flora can support honey production. Warren, from near Mor Oregon, will stay in Seward about two weeks before proceeding upriver.
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Morrell Warren
Seward
Excelsior
Susitna
Smi
Oregon
Gateway
Warren
Alaska
Cook Inlet
Warren Shio
Alasky Central
Venezuelan President Gomez Refuses Colombian Minister
Advices from Caracas report President Gomez of Venezuela declines to receive Dr. Herrera of Colombia as Venezuela's minister. Herrera is known in Washington for Panama canal talks. The incident sparks talk of war in both nations.
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Washington
D.C
State Department
Caracas
Venezuela
Herrera
Colombia
Gomez
Castro
Panama
Alaska Grasslands Seen As Best Dairying Frontier
The report argues Alaska grasslands offer prime dairying potential with long feeding periods yielding returns. It cites dairy cows thriving on greener forage and notes strong sites for dairy colonies on Kodiak and across the Kenai peninsula as part of a broader vision for a Finnish settlement and large grass wealth.
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Alaska
Georgeson
Kodiak Island
Kenai Peninsula
Une
Senate Votes on Rate Bill Debated by Tillman
The Daily Gateway reports in Washington on May 4 that the Senate debate over a rate bill opened with a seasonal speech by Tillman criticizing federal judges and a proposed review power for the courts over the Interstate Commerce Commission. Amendments will be disposed of before the final vote as Tillman opposes judicial reversal of ICC actions.
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Daily Gateway
Agion
D.C
Tillman
Judes Y
Unitedes
Leva
Mining expert J A Matthews endures voyage delay and voyage
J A Matthews, a mining expert, waited three months for release from Kamna after the Dora failed to return to Puget Sound. He then sailed in a small boat with two others, traversing rough weather for thirty five days to reach Seldovia. Concurrent notes mention ongoing paystreak strikes from Little Creek to Dry Creek and a California Supreme Court ruling on date errors in location cases.
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Portland
Seattle
Seldovia
J. A. Matthews
Iamna
Dora
Puget Sound
Mr. Matthews
Kamna
Terms of Bil for Delegate
The proposed bill sets qualifications for a delegate as 25 years old, U.S. citizen, and a qualified territorial voter. It details election timing, precinct rules, judge and clerk appointments, watcher rights, and election notice periods. Voters are male citizens 21+, resident of the territory for at least one year, with precinct rules based on town size. Elections occur biannually on the second Tuesday of August.
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Daily Gateway
United States
Hitant
City Council
Convicts Rampage on Saghalien Island
Advices from Saghalien report escaped convicts ravaging the country. They burned a village, killed over fifty residents, and sparked terror as Russian troops pursue them. Also noted are Seward April temperatures and Rampart Forum’s report of higher gold output this season.
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St. Petersburg
Saghalien
Rampart Forum
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Great Alaska Central
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