Tidal Wave Sweeps Coast In Alaska Disaster
A great tidal swept the coast with 10000 feared dead as boats foundered and property loss mounts. Steamers Yucatan and Dora report strong head winds and backward spring conditions along the Alaska peninsula while passengers head to Cordova Seward and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankew
China
Dora
ZS. Moore
Unalaska
Sthalt
Alaska Peninsula
Kodiak Island
Nome
Bering Sea
Seward
Nushagak
Mr. Petrie
Seattle
Della
Boston
Seblovia
Northwestern Arrives in Valdes and Heads to Seward
The steamer Northwestern arrived in Valdes yesterday at 2 p.m. from Seattle to Seward and began discharging cargo at Fort Liscum this afternoon. She is expected to reach Seward tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foledo
Petersburg
Alaska
Seward Lumber and Ply Company
Northwestern
Valdes
Seattle
Seward
Fort Liscum
Northern Baseball Team to Play Steamer Dora Crew Sunday
The Northern team, led by manager W. W. Butts, will face the steamer Dora crew in a Sunday bout at 3 p.m. on the ball grounds north of town. Skippered by Butts, the roster includes Al Dickinson Claud Mathison C Whitney Wayne Blue F Whitney Billy Gueder Mickie H Graff Griffin Ben Swesey and J E Oriley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Butts
Northern
Desta
al. Dickinson
Claud Mathison
C. Whitney
Wayne Blue
F. Whitney
Billy Gueder
Mickie
H. Graff
Griffin
Ben Swesey
J. E. Oriley
Grounds to be fitted for sports near sawmill flats
Grounds are to be fitted up on the flats west of the Alaska Central tracks for baseball tennis and croquet. A game of baseball is planned soon between the Northern ball team and a team from the steamer Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Central Railroad
Dora
Bloodhounds on the Track in Texas Robbery
May 15 report from El Iaso Texas describes a depot robbery at East Vegas where the miners payroll cash vanished. A posse formed immediately and bloodhounds are set to trail the unknown bandits as several whaling ships head from Unalaska toward the Arctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Iaso
Texas
East Vegas
Unalaska
Bering Straits
Arctic Ocean
Tent Poncho Uniforms for Troops and Campers
A Californian inventor created a shelter tent whose canvas can be sectioned and worn as garments or a poncho. Adapted for troops hunters and campers, the design blends shelter and apparel in one piece.
Pavlof Volcano Erupts as Dora Sighted Nearby
The Pavlof volcano, intermittently active year round, emitted a large smoke plume during the Dora’s recent passage in view. Heavy cloud cover and island fog often hide such activity, even from nearby cities on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavlof
Dora
Stowaways Seize Steamship Yucatan Fare Deal
The steamship Yucatan arrived in Seattle from Seward and Valdez with about 100 passengers including a dozen stowaways and contraband travelers. An investigation led by Capt O’Brien uncovered an engine crew member who recruited men for illicit transport at 15 to 20 dollars each. The deserters from Cordova carried a winter’s pay as they faced the regular fare charges amid protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yucatan
al Steamship Company
Seattle
Seward
Valdez
Cordova
O'Brien
Barill
Canneries Readied as Alaska Codfish Season Opens
Schooners converge on the Alaska peninsula shores for cod fishing while cannery ships Star of Alaska and St. Paul lie at Chignik. The St. Paul crew suffered two fatalities en route, one washed overboard and one fell from rigging. At Uyak a boat and flotilla of tugs are stationed as canneries prepare output. A single machinery outfit can produce seventy five cans a minute for a full thirty days before canning begins.
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Alaska Peninsula
Star of Alaska
St. Paul
Chignik
Uyak
Chinese Merchants' Guild Bans Japanese Orders at Ports
The Chinese Merchants' Guild will cable agents at Japanese ports to stop placing new orders for Japanese goods and to ship existing orders in non Japanese vessels. Chinese piece goods dealers join the boycott in response to the Tatsu Maru incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
China protests Japanese control of Chien Tao region
Pekin lodges formal protest over Japan extending administration of Corea to include Chien Tao between Corea and China. The note alleges surreptitious expansion undermining Chinese sovereignty and links the action to Marquis Ito, resident-general of Korea, with three residency officials in Chien Tao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Pekin
Japan
Corea
Chien Tao
His
Marquis Ito
Korea
Unseasonably Cold on Coast Amid Caribou Sightings
Reports from beyond the hills behind Cold Bay indicate rapid seasonal advance. Squirrels are active and birds nest. immense caribou herds are seen on the southern slope of the peninsula opposite the Shumagin Islands, signaling severe winter and heavy snows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Bay
Shumagin Islands
For a square meal and a square deal go to The Palace
A compact notice promotes The Palace as a place offering both solid meals and fair value. It emphasizes dependable service and straightforward pricing in a period advertising tone.
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Julian Mott
A. Hanger
Tyonek
Hustler
Be Lake
McDonald Mines
Mr. Mott
Knik
Iain
Corlew
Cox
Leach
States
Peel
Valdex
Sumer
Port Madison
Washington
Conlova
Toledo
Seward Steamers
Clayson
Whalers
M.J. Heney
Steinbloch
Adler & Sons
Kirschbaum and Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Layson
Clothier
Seat
Nc McMillan, Fur & Wool.co
Dad Seiserie Pd
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Langley St
Victoria
B.C
Arctic Brotherhood
Seward NO. 21
A. B. Hall
Cor
Anton Eide
S. L. Colwell
Arctic
J. A. Baughman
On! Org
Stalrs
Richard
F. Butterworth
CIVEL
Valdez Market
Valdez, Alaska
David Adler & Sons
THE
Alaska Transfer
Christie
Nsen & Laubner
Alaska Commercial
Susitna
Yentna Rivers
Kodiak
Karluk
Kaguyak
Afognak
Tyonick
Sunrise
Latouche
Reynolds - Alaska Development Company
General Outfitters For
Prince William Sound
Knight’s Island
Sound Points
Latouche Isl
Booth & CO
Hope and Girdwood
Tiger and Cigar
Mi Eleccion
Old Line
Hunter Rye
Nelson Co
Olympia
Girdwood
C. R. Booth
Rainier
Chas. Perry
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