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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
4
Recount in the New York mayoralty contest between William R Hearst and George B McClellan shows Hearst gaining ground. McClellan has completed most of the term he would have held if the original count were fair.
Dawson Board of Trade president Harry Landapt heads to Ottawa and Washington to present engraved moose skin invitations to Earle Gray Sir Wilfrid Laurier and President Roosevelt. The gold nugget decorated token is valued at 3100 and invites the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition’s clos e next year.
Japanese workers in Honolulu react to the federal Pure Food Law as applied to imported sake the national drink. Inspectors uncover salicylic acid preservative in all imported sake prompting government action and prohibition alongside local consternation.
Joe Irving a renowned Alaskan pioneer visits the Northern hotel in the city. He spent thirty three years in Alaska, left last year for Seattle, then moved from Cariboo British Columbia to Alaska after five years there. He remains unfazed by modern urban life.
In Atlantic City a pastor Rev. Sydney Goodman presided over a first meeting of a men’s church gathering. Smoke filled the three story brick building as about 200 men smoked pipes and cigars during the sermon. He praised attendance and predicted the next service would exceed capacity.
A quotation argues that many women marry solely for shelter and sustenance, labeling such selfishness as a millstone for husbands. It asserts a wife’s love for her husband correlates with love for her children, claiming children exist to enable that affection.引用 Rev. M. A. Matthews.
Hull House under Jane Addams attracts nine thousand men women and children who attend clubs and classes. They learn cooking sewing hat making dancing painting modeling clay and partake in dramatics literature philosophy and political economy.
The Trinity River in Texas has swollen to its greatest rise, washing over banks from Fort Worth to Dallas County. Dozens are dead and about 5,000 are homeless as floodwaters cover miles of the region.
May 26 report from The Daily Gateway notes Trinity River floods cause extensive damage in Dallas area. Estimated property losses reach at least 1,000,000 with about 4,000 homeless and roughly twenty deaths in the district as many bridges fail and flood waters persist. Oklahoma floods continue unabated. Mani Assemblyman Sotto proposes a Philippine voting bill granting women the right to vote but not hold office with age and spousal consent requirements.
The Indian agency at Muskogee received 500000 dollars in royalties for oil from Indian allottees in the first quarter, signaling about two million dollars for the year and total oil value near twenty million dollars, excluding deeds and land outside leases.
A grass fire near Truxtun Beale’s land south of the city scorched 500 plus acres. Witnesses saw a large eagle touched two Edison wires, creating a short circuit, igniting the blaze. The fire burned four miles by two miles, with charred eagle remains found after investigation.
The first mail of the season departed Seattle heading to the Yukon. Presents, newspapers, and magazines sent to Yukon camps will soon reach White Horse and be forwarded down the river to miners and North residents. By June first many will open Christmas gifts and read a States paper for the first time since fall.
A violent electrical storm struck Chicago last night, causing extensive property damage and several deaths. Reports from Topeka note the storm also affected Kansas and Missouri, while the Russian battleship Peter the Great struck rocks near the Gulf of Finland, piercing its bow.
Dawson George Hutchinson of the First National Bank of Fairbanks reports from Fairbanks that the Tanana region expects a $10,000,000 output this season. He notes multiple creeks including Cleary, Dome, Vault and Gold Stream will drive mining, aided by favorable labor conditions and broad camp coverage within a 100 mile radius.
A Clayoquot dispatch reports Harvey and Horace Waters missing after five weeks since leaving Victoria for a Tahasas river prospecting journey. Indigenous sources say their boat rests deserted at the river mouth with supplies and gear, and locals fear the brothers have wandered into the dense woods and vanished.
A veteran editor cautions a new reporter to avoid stating unproved facts and to hedge libel risk. The next day a cautious note describes a rumored card party for reputed First Ward ladies, noting Mrs Smith as alleged hostess and the event ending around 11 30 p m.
Mr. W McNeiley, keeper of Seward weather records, received a new thermometer for maximum temperature after breaking his old one. The Dawson river broke on the 7th inst and cleared the next day. Steamers along the Yukon anticipate heavy traffic, with Fairbanks expected to drive the season’s activity.
A new institution is established to allow people to deposit money with utmost confidence and safety, emphasizing secure handling and reliable financial management.
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