Roosevelt Still Seeking Alaska Judge Successor
Roosevelt has not chosen a successor to Judge Wickersham of Alaska and desires a candidate as strong as the present judge. S. H. Reed of Oklahoma is strongly urged, with the president and Attorney General Bonaparte to decide within days. Other dispatches note cleared financial conditions in New York, reopening Nevada banks, bank runs in Chicago, and the end of the money panic as Cortelyou returns from New York.
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Valdez Creek a Bonanza in Alaska Claim Rush
Thomas Meredith arrived from Valdez Creek reporting Pete Monahan has discovered the richest placer diggings in Alaska. A forty foot pay streak extends for miles and claims pan from one to three dollars. Stampede expected this winter as Monahan’s team plans to move large outfits.
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Massachusetts to Probe Reynolds Failure
Special to The Daily Gateway reports Massachusetts will investigate the Reynolds failure as required by law. The piece denies Ex-Gov Brady is bankrupt and counters a charge that both he and Reynolds are withholding corporate funds of the Reynolds Alaska Development Company.
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Alaska Trade Still Growing Despite Gold Decline
Washington reports Alaska’s year to date trade will rise about 5 percent in imports and exports despite a drop in gold output due to labor troubles. The last steamer sailed upriver from Fairbanks on September 21.
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New Push to Legalize Futures Trading After Stock Panic
New York, Oct 29 reports a demand for a law to legalize futures trading on the stock exchange. Advocates argue the panic stems from excessive speculation and short selling, and believe formal rules could curb destabilizing deals.
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Judgment Awarded to Mexican Mining Co Against Charles Clark
In Helena on November 1 a U S court awarded the Mexican Mining Company three million dollars from Charles Clark for fraud in selling a transfer of mining stock. The ruling cites a fraudulent transaction and assigns liability to Clark, son of Clark.
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Cattle Rearing Across Alaskan Islands Noted
Cattle numbers rise on Shumagin Islands and nearby areas. The steamer Dora regularly secures beef from Coal Harbor where Mr. Tibbey runs a small herd. Islanders on Unga feed native hay or silage three to five months yearly, while distant islands sustain cattle year round without shelter. Good placer strikes occurred on the Koggiung river in Bristol Bay last summer.
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Planning Work of Convention Nome and Fairbanks Busy
Delegates from Nome and Fairbanks anticipate controlling the Alaska Republican convention in Juneau. Delegate Cale is expected to be endorsed. Nome delegates will caucus once the Victoria and Umatilla arrive, with most delegates traveling on those steamers.
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Perkins Ryan Boom Launched for Home Rule Delegates
Nome delegates to the Republican convention in Juneau push home rule for Alaska. They design a lapel button for supporters and pledge to travel to Juneau for the national convention on the sixth. Only bona fide Alaskans will be allowed as delegates if Nome wins the Juneau meeting.
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Alaska Delegates Back Cale for Reelection
In Seattle the Alaska Republican delegates to the Juneau convention back Thomas Cale for renomination as a delegate to Congress. Cale enjoys broad support among Alaskans, including miners and prospectors, and is a general favorite in Seattle.
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Valdez Republicans denounce Gov Hoggatt over railroad crisis
In Valdez on October 28 delegates to the territorial convention were chosen amid resolutions attacking Gov. Hoggatt for interfering with railroad troubles. Speakers demanded his removal, accusing him of acting as a Guggenheim agent. They cite alleged attempts to influence preliminary hearings in the Keystone canyon shooting case.
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Mountain Slide Buries City in Turkestan
A mountain slide triggered by an earthquake buried the city of Karatagh killing about 15,000 residents with only two survivors reported. U.S. officials confirmed the Turkestan catastrophe and warned of ongoing disaster details as information comes in.
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Naval site limits defined for Resurrection Bay coaling station
The Gateway publishes a formal notice fixing the boundaries of a proposed government coaling station near Lowell Point on Resurrection Bay. Capt. Pond reports favorable location and Alaska coal tests, with 50 tons to Seldovia next July. the Buffalo crew left Seward after a 40 day stay filled with social duties and local goodwill.
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Cloudburst Devastates City Near Mountain
Cloudburst strikes near a mountain city causing a massive landslide that buries large portions of San Imost. The disaster reportedly kills scores and destroys many buildings including in Jose Del Cabo. survivors seek aid as authorities assess the scene and tally casualties.
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Jose del Cabo
Flames Destroy Chicago Hotel at Plaza Hotel Fire
Fire at the Plaza Hotel in Chicago was discovered at 4 am and spread rapidly. Five hundred guests fled in their night clothes as valuables were left behind and several were injured, but no fatalities occurred due to firefighters' swift actions. The cause remains unknown.
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Famine Threat Looms Across India This Year
Simla report warns of a famine greater than 1899 as crops fail across large parts of India. Thousands may face starvation amid a severe, widespread crisis.
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Dora Sails to Prospect Bay Near Chignik for Copper Ore
The Dora makes regular trips to Prospect Bay near Chignik where Warner's new copper mine is located. Parties have been surveying the field and returning crews show fine ore samples from the site.
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End of Track Reaches Mile 53 on Alaska Central
The track layers reach mile 53 at the Alaska Central starting in tunnel 2 and ending at the truss bridge between tunnels 2 and 3. Bridge work will pause for two to three days after this fall completion, with spring work aiming to mile 67 on Turnagain arm.
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Turnagain Arm
Steamer Jeanie Returns After Sel Doveria Voyage
The Steamer Jeanie returned from Sel dovia and Kodiak on Wednesday after noon at five o clock and sailed southward Friday morning at ten. She was compelled to lay here forty one hours to have some repairing done to her machinery.
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