Roosevelt Hopes for Strong Alaska Judge Pick
Roosevelt seeks a strong successor to Judge Wickersham in Alaska. S. H. Reed of Oklahoma is urged, with the president and Attorney General Bonaparte to reach an agreement within days. Other items note clearinghouse certificates easing financial strains and banks reopening after runs.
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Valdez Creek A Bonanza
Thomas Meridith arrived from Valdez Creek and reports Pete Monahan has found the richest placer diggings in Alaska. The pay streak is forty feet wide and extends for several claim lengths with pans earning one to three dollars each. Meridith will return with a large outfit. a stampede is expected this winter. Monahan has mined Valdez Creek for four years, incurring high provisions costs yet returning wealth above expenses and predicting the district’s vast riches.
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Massachusetts to Investigate Reynolds Failure Case
Special to The Daily Gateway reports Massachusetts will probe the Reynolds failure as required by law. The article denies that ex Governor Brady is bankrupt and that both he and Reynolds are withholding corporate funds from the Reynolds Alaska Development Company.
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Alaska Trade Still Growing Despite Gold Decline
Washington report notes Alaska's calendar year should show a 5 percent rise in total trade due to imports and exports, despite reduced gold output from labor troubles. The last steamer departed Fairbanks September 21 upstream.
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Law seeks to curb stock futures trading amid panic
New York Oct 29 The Daily Gateway reports a revival of demand for a law legalizing futures deals on the exchange. It is claimed that the money panic stems from such futures trading and selling short, prompting calls for regulatory action.
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Judgment Against Clark in Mining Stock Fraud Case
In Helena on November 1 the U S Court awarded the Mexican Mining Company three million dollars against Charles Clark for fraud in the transfer of mining stock. The judgment follows a suit alleging deceit in the sale and transfer of mining interests.
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Cattle Raising Across Alaska Peninsula Islands
Cattle are raised in notable numbers on Shumigin island and farther west. The steamer Dora receives a regular beef supply at Coal Harbor where Mr. Tibbey maintains a small herd. On Unga and nearby islands people feed native hay or silage for three to five months, while farther from the mainland cattle thrive without extensive feeding or shelter. Last summer good placer strikes occurred on the Koggiung river in the Bristol Bay region.
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Planning Work of Convention Nome and Fairbanks
Delegates from Nome and Fairbanks appear poised to lead the Alaska Republican convention in Juneau. Indications point to Delegate Cale being endorsed. Nome delegates plan a caucus here when the Victoria and Umatilla steamers arrive, with most delegates aboard.
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Perkins Ryan boom launched for Alaska home rule
Nome delegates to the republican convention in Juneau back home rule for Alaska. They design a lapel button for supporters and pledge to travel to Juneau on the sixth to push the effort. Only bona fide Alaskans will be allowed as delegates if Nome wins the Juneau convention.
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Endorse Cale's Re nomination by Alaska delegations
The Daily Gateway reports Alaskan delegates in Juneau and Seattle caucuses favor renomination of Thomas Cale as delegate to Congress. Cale holds broad support among miners, prospectors, and many Alaskans in Seattle, reflecting strong backing for his reelection effort.
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Valdez Caucus Attacks Gov Hoggatt Over Railroad Troubles
In Valdez on Oct. 28 the republican caucus adopted resolutions denouncing Gov. Hoggatt and calling for his removal. They accuse him of acting as a Guggenheim agent and meddling with the preliminary hearing for the Keystone canyon shooting that killed one man.
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Mountain Slide Buries City in Turkestan Tragedy
Reports from Tashkend and Turkestan indicate Karatagh was buried by a mountain slide after an earthquake. The city’s population of about fifteen thousand perished with only two survivors reported, and the U.S. State Department confirms the disaster.
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Naval site bounds set for Resurrection Bay coaling station
Government designates a roughly two by two and a half mile tract just north of Lowell Point on Resurrection Bay for a future coaling station. Capt Pond reports Alaska coal shows navy grade, 50 tons to be delivered July at Seldovia, Buffalo sails south for orders after a 40 day Seward stay marked by generous social visits and goodwill.
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Cloudburst Devastates City Near San Francisco
A severe cloudburst strikes a Mexican city near a mountain, triggering a landslide that destroys much of the town and kills many residents. Reports say Jose Del Cabo and surrounding areas suffered major damage as rescuers scramble for survivors.
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Flames Destroy Chicago Hotel
Chicago November 2 firemen discovered a blaze at the Plaza Hotel at 4 am. Five hundred guests fled in night clothes as valuables were left behind. There were narrow escapes and injuries but no fatalities due to heroic firefighting. origin undetermined.
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Famine Threat Intensifies Across India in 1900
Simla reports a famine worse than 1899 looming over much of India. Crops fail across large areas, threatening thousands with starvation as a severe and cruel famine era returns.
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Prospect Bay trips reveal copper ore at Warner's field
The Dora sails to Prospect Bay near Chignik for regular runs amid reports of Warner's copper find. Investigators test the area and return with notable ore samples, signaling ongoing exploration and potential development.
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End of Track Reaches Mile 53 on Alaska Central
The Alaska Central completes track to the start of mile 53 in tunnel 2 at the truss bridge between tunnels 2 and 3. Bridge work will pause after this fall, with two to three days remaining to finish the truss. Summer work pushed the line toward Placer valley and future spring work aims to reach mile 67 on Turnagain arm.
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Steamer Jeanie Returns After Stop for Repairs
The Steamer Jeanie arrived from Sel dovia and Kodiak Wednesday after noon at 5 o'clock and sailed southward Friday morning at 10. She was compelled to lay here forty one hours to have some repairing done to her machinery.
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