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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1907
Page
8
World news wrap reports Emperor William and Empress concluding their trip and departing today for Berlin. Also notes on ships Saratoga Jeanie and Wrangle narrows landing, weather bureau plans, Gov Goebel trial developments, and Alaska prospectors Igloo society established locally.
Delegates to the Alaska Republican convention arrive in Seattle after a June meeting. Betting on the Burns Moir heavyweight title heats London odds as the fight nears. Dr. Gordon reports a new Alaska tribe the Kuskwauumates living along the Reskokwin river with unique customs and pantheistic beliefs.
In a Yukon style description, Knik merchant Herning faced delivery delays as he shipped a cutfin to Seldovia on October 2 and planned transport via Tycoon or Tonquin routes, blocked by ice and vessel outages. He sold gear at Seldovia and planned a trek by small boat to Kenai and to Point Possession, then by bidarka with native help to reach Knik.
Frankie Neil and Owen Moran fight ended near the sixteenth round when police halted the bout to prevent a knockout. Moran is slated to meet Abe Attell next, with Neil the favorite in San Francisco wagering. A Mississippi measure in Muskogee favors postal savings banks.
Davenport Iowa November 22 McFarland defeated Kid Herman last night but was given no decision. The bout lasted fifteen rounds per the governor’s proclamation. McFarland led the action at the finish though Herman was not knocked out.
Rebuttal evidence will be introduced in the Adams trial today, followed by closing arguments to the jury. Local bar groups petition for a district court session in Valdez. a new judge, Silas He Keil, may hold his first term after Senate confirmation, with court expected to begin in January.
Buildings will soon be under construction at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. The Administration building has been finished for some time. Grading is progressing rapidly.
Washington telegram notes Judge Reid, a Western native with Oklahoma roots, as the new Alaska district judge. He recalls choosing Alaska over Porto Rico, seeks a Supreme Court seat, and cites Republican support. The report ties his appointment to the Wickersham controversy and mentions a $300 contempt fine in Fairbanks. It also covers travel agents planning Seattle 1908 meetings ahead of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
The 1909 census reports Alaska with 63 factories, $3,600,409 capital, 2,263 wage earners (including only one woman), $1,365,709 in annual wages, and factory products totaling $4,250,804.
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