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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
8
Appraisers at port Buffalo faced disputes over classification of buffalo hides as cattle. The Union of Appeals ruled the Board mistaken, noting Indian bettatoes are cattle. Tariff decisions affect duties and leather prices as imports of hides total millions yearly.
Exodus of French Canadian families from mill towns in eastern Connecticut and nearby Rhode Island increases early this year. Italians and Poles also leaving, leaving mills short of workers. fear of renewed labor shortage persists after years of low business. Puck notes workers show fatigue and relentless hours.
Reports indicate Cleveland officials and state party factions clash as taft era politics unfold. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver appear uninstructed. Separate notes recount John Taft sessions and Alaska farm expansions by Frank Manley with large scales of seed and livestock projects.
A Missouri man named Robertson wagered 3310 not to shave or cut his hair until a Bryan or other Democrat is elected president. He styles his hair like Alfalfa Bill and plans a dramatic haircut after the election results, hoping for a political win to end his long facial look.
Army officers in Seattle expect a large influx of troops to Alaska as coal contracts for port operations have been doubled and fuel needs rise, signaling a substantial summer deployment increase.
Cable reports Democratic leaders groom Governor Joseph W. Fol of Missouri as a dark horse for the United States presidency as delegates prepare for the national convention. Also noted: returns show twins leading primaries by about 6,000 votes, and P Skeen John Lechner and L F Shaw bond the Gateway group of free gold quartz to Colorado mining men on Tons Creek Resurrection district. Dealers claim the Falls Creek gold quartz properties behind Seward are tied to the same ownership. TL D Reynolds, Alaska Home Railway promoter, is sought on four bank related charges after a January indictment and recent arrest.
F August Heinze, owner of the Bingham properties, plans to start work soon and run the mines to capacity. He mortgaged the Bingham Central railroad for 3 000 000 dollars to Metropolitan Trust Company to fund railroad completion and mine development.
A Pall Mall Gazette claim recounts that the famous Regent diamond shown in the Louvre is a paste model while the real gem is kept hidden, recalling a 1797 incident when Amsterdam banker Vandenberg warned against public display and quipped the true Regent rested in his wife’s stays.
The Gild Hotel at Atlin was totally destroyed by fire the night of the 26th alt due to an acetylene lighting plant explosion. Guests escaped in their night clothes. Three thousand dollars in bills were destroyed.
The Western Federation of Miners declares it will dispense with the services of William D. Haywood who formerly served as secretary treasurer. The federal case regarding the murder of former Governor Stun enberg of Idaho is noted.
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