Alaska and Mexico ties spark diplomatic talk and law clash
Cable dispatches report President Diaz calling for a protectorate for Central American republics to be governed with Mexico and the United States, a move described as a diplomatic sensation. Separately, in Alaska, Judge Gunnison enjoined mine workers from interfering with operators, amid a nonunion labor push and a stalled strike.
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Frost
Gen. Greely
Tan E. T. Barnette
John A. Nelson
Diaz
United States
Mexico
Daily Gateway
Washington, D.C
Washington
Fairbanks
Schmitz Denies Confession Offer as Ruef Testifies
San Francisco May 1 Mayor Schmitz denies ever considering confessing for immunity and vows to stay in office. He labels Ruef a convict and liar and claims no graft money was received. Ruef continues with confessions admitting 30900 dollars from Parkside railroad for franchise concessions. May 17 resignation expected as Ruef details corruption while Schmitz’s brothers defend him.
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Ade Ruef
Duane
Ruef
Schmitz
Parkside Railroad
Ncessions
May Not Investigate Wickersham Charges
Washington officials say Attorney General Cooley will likely not travel to Alaska this summer to reexamine the charges against Judge Wickersham. Business demands keep him from going, and it remains uncertain if anyone will be sent on the mission.
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Washington, D.C
Cooley
Alaska
Wickersham
Chief Bard Praises Arctic Brotherhood at Seattle Exposition
Seattle May 13 W H Bara grand Arctic chief praises the Arctic Brotherhood in Sunday papers interviews. He talks of preparations for the Brotherhood building at the exposition and a grand convention authorized to establish permanent headquarters in Seattle. Yucatan sails from Valdez to Seward with Latouche stop. Fairbanks spent 25 dollars daily to care for its indigent population last winter. Angora goats thrive in Copper River valley.
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W. H. Bara
The
Arctic Brotherhood
Order of the
Onder
Arctic Brothers
Fairbanks
Central American Revolution Plot Reported in Mexico City
City of Mexico May 18 reports a revolution could erupt in Central America within ninety days. A junta of leaders from Central American republics is said to be planning a coordinated uprising across the region.
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City of Mexico
Central America
Central American
Roosevelt probes Harriman merger to seek prison verdict
President Roosevelt will personally supervise an investigation into the Harriman railroad merger and vows to send the magnate to the penitentiary if facts prove financial swindle.
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Washington, D.u
Harriman
Ex District Attorney Joseph K Woods Dies
Former U S district attorney during the Noyes regime Joseph K Woods has died. He broke with the Noyes junta and figured prominently in the stormy period that inspired Rex Beach’s The Spoilers.
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May M
U. S
Noyes
Rex Beach
Ballinger to Quit General Land Office This Year
Washington D C May 18 R A Ballinger will resign as commissioner of the general land office and return to his law practice before year end. He dislikes the office work and red tape. Port Georgeson of the Alaska agricultural experiment stations values the Tanana timber as worth the territory’s price. Whitehorse grows as a mining center.
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Washington, D.C
R. A. Ballinger
General Land Office
Georgeson
Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations
Tanana
New Alaska Land Districts Designated
The May 18 release from Washington announces new land offices for Nome and Fairbanks, authorized by last Congress. Alaska's districts are defined with the remainder remaining in the Juneau district.
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Washington, D. C
Nome
Fairbanks
Alaska
Juneau
Government seeks wireless telegraph site in Fairbanks
Fairbanks on May 17 reports the federal government plans a wireless telegraph station here. The chamber of commerce will meet this afternoon to decide on furnishing a suitable site.
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Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce
Voliva Recognizes John Lewis as Zion Church Leader
Chicago May 18 Wilbur F Voliva surrendered the succession to Alexander Dowie and acknowledged John Lewis as the legitimate head of the Church of Zion, ending the dispute over leadership.
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Daily Gateway
Chicago
Wilbur F. Voliva
Alexander Dowie
Church of Zion
John Lewis
Church
Fairbanks to Visit Alaska This Summer
Vice President Fairbanks announced in Seattle that he will travel to Alaska after the national meeting of the Christian Endeavor societies adjourns this summer. He made the statement during the Seattle address.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Seattle
Christian Endeavor Societies
Wellman to Sail on Balloon Trip to Pole
Paris dispatch notes Walter Wellman the Chicago newspaper man has his balloon ready for the north pole attempt and will sail next Saturday. Alaskans report cobalt and Nevada attention shifting away, while Copper River Indians near Valdez are dying off. Deputy Marshal Bowers of Kodiak has built and launched a schooner there.
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Paris
Walter Wellman
Chicago
North Pole
Valdez
Marshal Bowers
Kodiak
Dome creek case moved as Judge Gunnison takes over
In Fairbanks yesterday Judge Gunnison granted the defendants motion for a new suit in the Dome creek dispute. Judge Wickersham refused to try the case amid alleged bias. Plaintiff T Barnette contends the property, valued at $1,000,000, stems from long standing conflicts over locations and pending litigation.
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May
Gunnison
Dome Creek
Wickersham
T. Barnette
New Rules for Coal Locatons in Alaska Issued
Commissioner Ballinger announces new regulations governing coal locations in Alaska under the 1904 act. Qualified claimants who located coal claims within the year before November 12, 1906 may file notices up to August 1, 1907.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger
General Land Alive Today
Alaska
Atlin Miners Bar Japanese in Camp Standoff
Skagway reports the Atlin mining community plans to oust Japanese workers by force after a group of Japanese was stopped on the trail and driven back this week.
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Skagway
Atlin
Secretary Taft’s Wife Objects to Alaska Trip
Secretary Taft abandons plans for a Alaska summer trip to Rome Philippines leave. Mrs Taft opposes the long sea voyage needed for including Alaska in the itinerary.
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Taft
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Philippines
Pennsylvania arrives with sailors in irons
Seattle May 15 A steamer named Pennsylvania arrived from Valdez with several sailors in irons, placed there by Capt Blain for mutiny. The Tanana is enlisting men and mules to dig the big Chatanika ditch this summer. The Nome Nugget reports a strike in the Teller district with one pan on bedrock. Minneapolis lawyer John W Archander calls Nome the land of the business outlaw.
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Daily Gateway
Chicago
Seattle
Pennsylvania
Valdez
Blain
Chatanika
Teller District
Bedrock
John W. Archander
Minneapolis
Nome
Jaggar Parties Set Sail for Aleutian Explorations
A party of scientists led by Jaggar sails from Seattle tomorrow aboard the forty seven ton schooner Lydia for the Aleutian islands. They will spend the summer there in scientific explorations, using the small vessel for constant use.
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Seattle
Jaggar
Lydia
Aleutian Islands
Hughes Utilities Bill Passes Assembly Unanimously
Public utilities bill passed the assembly this afternoon with unanimous support. The measure would regulate all public utility corporations by a regulatory commission and is expected to clear the senate despite corporate opposition.
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Alpany
Adughes
Public Utilities Bilt
Assembly
Senate
Body of Pilot Lennon Recovered Near Juneau
The body of Pilot Lennon, lost from the lighthouse tender Heather last November, was recovered from the bay near Juneau yesterday afternoon. The body was badly mutilated and discolored after long exposure in the water.
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Juneau
Lennon
Heather
Stephenson Nominated for Wisconsin Senator
Madison May 17 Isaac Stephenson was nominated in the republican legislative caucus last night for United States senator to succeed John C Spooner. The formality of election will follow in the two houses today. Alfred H Brooks notes glaciation created many Alaska harbors but sediment filled them with silt. Alaska coal rocks cover about 12000 square miles, much coal being lignite. Tanana directory lists population over 8000 in towns and producing creeks.
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Daily Gateway
Chicago
John A. Nelson
Seward
Frost
Alaska Central Today
Girdwood
Fairbanks
Nelson
Mr. Frost
J. B. Cameron
Knikarm
Cameron
Turnagain
Umicago
A.W. Ly
National Geographical Society
Alaska
Madison
Isaac Stephenson
United States
John C. Spooner
Alfred H. Brooks
Tanana
July wheat closes above $1 in Chicago trading
July wheat rose above the dollar mark as bears failed to press prices down. Traders saw unfavorable crop reports and a potential rise through settlement day, with shorts scrambling to cover and broad gains in bread staples.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bears
Matanuska Coal Compared With Pennsylvania Anthracite
In Prof Martin’s Reconnaissance of the Matanuska Coal Field he presents comparative analyses showing the Matanuska coal near Boulder Creek has a slight edge over some Pennsylvania anthracite. He notes the figures yield the Matanuska coal not unfavorably comparable to Pennsylvania anthracite.
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Matanuska
Pennsylvania
Boulder Creek
Stanuska
Nugget Carrying $1200 Found on Dome Creek
Fairbanks reports a $1200 gold nugget found in the Dome creek placer ground yesterday.
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Fairbanks
Dome Creek
Higher Rate on Papers to Canada Announced
A new rate takes effect after May 8 requiring 1 cent for four ounces of second class mail from the United States to Canada. The change follows a US Canada agreement prompted by Canada’s demand, saying most mail crossed the border in the newspaper class and Canada felt disadvantaged.
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United States
Dominion of Canada
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