Northwest Flood Drowns and Disconnects Seattle Area
The White River valley and Puget Sound region suffer a catastrophic flood with many homes destroyed and six or more lives lost. Rivers overflow, bridges wash out, trains halted, and electric power and coal supplies are scarce while residents flee to higher ground. An electric car carrying 106 people was stranded as waters rose.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
White River Valley
Puyallup Valley
Green
Juck
Puyallup
Renton
Auburn
Ther
Sound
South Park
Georgetown
King
Pierce
Paget Sound
Tacom
Inger
Thomas
Kent
Meeker
V City
Christopher
O'Brien
Orillia
Stud Auburndale
Renton Junction
Ganien
Riverside
Wald
Riverton
George Adams Fifty Dead In Gets Ten Years Railroad Wreck
George Edward Adams the embezzling Beattie assay office cashier pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzling miners gold and was sentenced to five years on each count by Judge Hanford. Sentences not concurrent, total to years. Proceedings continue to determine losses. In Indiana a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train collision near Woodville killed or injured many, mostly Russian or Polish immigrants, with dozens dead and others hospitalized in Chicago.
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George Adams
Daily Gateway
Seattle
George Edward Adams
Beattie Assay Office
Alaska
Hanford
U.S. District Court
Fr. Thompson
Adams
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Woodville
Indiana
Seven Foot Quartz Ledge Found On West Hillside Claims
Workers uncover a seven foot wide quartz ledge during assessment on claims west of the cliff house. Rock appears potentially gold bearing and an assay is planned. Location staked two years ago after prior gold bearing quartz found. Claims held by Gould and Conners and Charles Hewitt.
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Gould and Conners
Charles Hewitt
Corwin Strikes Rock but Pulls Off Safely
Seattle dated report: the steamer Corwin, last Nome boat to reach Seattle, struck a rock in Johnson Strait inside passage and hung there overnight. It backed off with the next high tide and proceeded to Seattle. Also noted is Nevada's Frances-Mohawk mine shipping 36 tons of ore at 686.16 per ton with ore samples up to 71,000 per ton in gold.
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Gateway
Seattle
Corwin
Johnson Strait
Nevada
Coal Vein Discovered at Cutoff Entry and Alaska Wharf Deposits
A 12 foot coal seam was cut off at the entry of a lands vein, with departmental action withdrawing development on wharf deposits in Alaska’s English Bay. The sale blocks 22,000 tons of coal in the affected property.
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Alaska
English Bay
Am Wharf
Port
Graham
Seward
Gealam
Kuchemak Bay
Stone
U.S. Geological Sur
Port Graham
Alaska coal and Bornite mine prospect update in Seward region
A chamber of commerce session discusses new by laws and aims to prevent monopoly while advancing mining and coal ventures. Prospectors locate a rich bornite copper ledge near the Kashwitna river, with ore assays promising high gold content and plans to develop the property next summer along a potential Alaska Central railway spur.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Alaska
Pal
Nyfer
Gener Tc
Alaska, Central Railway
Copper River & Northwestern
Matanuska
Kayak
Kashwitna
Poliey
J. H. Cann
F. W. Hemlow
H. N. Coleman
Seward
Mr. Coleman
Susitna
Alaska Central
Roosevelt opposes Alaska self government and territorial status
President Roosevelt says he will aid Alaska's interests but values other legislative matters over self government. Many senators and representatives doubt organized territory would benefit the sparsely settled region this session. Delegate Thomas Cale may push a territorial bill in the Sixtieth Congress, but action is unlikely in the current term.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Alaska
Pvint
Thomas Cale
Alaska Central fixes ten dollar miners rate to terminus
The Alaska Central announces a ten dollar winter rate for miners to mile 48 end of the track with outfits up to 250 pounds. F Stewart, treasurer, says the rate will hold. trains may run about weekly to serve miners traveling to Seward and Yentna country. a Tenderfoot annex claim recently sold for 10000 dollars amid heavy outfitting in tributary territory.
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Alaska Central
F. Stewart
Gene Ndt
Yentna
Seward
Crow Creek Pass
Tenderfoot
Tanana
Arctic Brotherhood asks Roosevelt for Alaska aid exhibit
The Arctic Brotherhood grand encampment urged President Roosevelt to back liberal funding for lighthouses bell buoys roads and bridges to improve Alaska access and ease miners burdens. They also petitioned for a 500000 appropriation for an Alaska exhibit at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle and voted to build a permanent Seattle home for members on the expo grounds.
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Vancouver
B. C
Arctic Brotherhood
Roosevelt
Alaska
Seattle
Exposition
New York Christian Science Groups Face Investigation
New York authorities plan a probe into Christian Science organizations amid complaints about their methods. The crackdown mirrors actions against Standard Oil and life insurance trusts. Paul Smach returns from Seattle after selling Latouche copper stake for a substantial sum. Chicago eyes a canal linking Lake Michigan to the Mississippi via Des Plaines Fox Kankakee and Illinois rivers.
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New York
Christian Science Organizations
Standard Oil
Life Insurance
Christian Science
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Des Plaines, Fox, Kankakee
Ilinois Rivers
Mississippi
Port Officials Hold Up Envoy From Brazil
Immigrant questions pressed on Senor Joao Quin Nabuco newly appointed Brazilian minister to the United States. He refused to answer many personal inquiries and protested his reception by immigration authorities.
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Dewy Gatewa
New York
Senor Joaquin Nabuco
Brazil
United States
Senor Nabuco
Root Wires Officials to Have Some Sense
Washington D C November 16 Secretary Root of the state department immediately wired New York port officials to extend every possible courtesy to Senor Nabuco and his secretary after telegraphic reports of treatment at the immigration office. An official apology will be made and immigration officers will be reprimanded for lack of discretion. Bar silver reached 70 1/2 cents an ounce and copper quotes hit 22 1/2 dollars per hundred on November 1.
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Chamber For Commerce
Arctic Brotherhood
B.C. Richards
S. C. Morford
Wats Sleem
Board of Trustes
F.G. Hale
S. O. Morford
F. L. Ballaine
E. Brown
Seward
J. J. McManus
Washington, D. C
New York
Root
State Department
Senor Nabuco
Reception for Dr Cook At Mazama Club Seattle
Dr Cook was guest of the Mazama club in Alaska Club rooms. A large crowd gathered to meet the man who climbed Mt McKinley and is hailed as a hero among climbers. He spoke about his ascent and the surrounding scenery, becoming the focal point of Seattle attention.
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Seattle
Reactie Acook
Mazama Club
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Dr. Cook
North America
Thanksgiving Proclamation Fixes November 20 As Festival
Gov Hoggatt proclaims Thanksgiving Day on November 20 following the president's example. The notice, received by the Gate way, defines refractory ores as those that do not free mill, gold not alloying with mercury in mortar or plates.
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Gov
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Assay
Rock
Chamber
Board of Trustees
Kashwitna River
Crath
Discovery
Dawson
Paul Smach
Pennsylvania
Latouche Copper
Mazamas
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