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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1906
Page
4
President Roosevelt directs the public printer to adopt a reformed spelling system, citing widespread use of thru and similar forms. The order extends to all executive departments, with about 300 words on the reform list.
Crowds pour into Goldfield Nevada as Nelson and Gans prepare for Labor Day. Tickets and purses spark speculation of legitimacy while locals point to a square contest at the light weight limit. Gans and Nelson, both credited with strong records, are billed for a decisive showdown with a 30,000 purse split two thirds to Nelson.
A D Burton, while camping with Winfield Taylor, shot a cub of a brown bear and killed the mother after she attacked him. He suffered a broken left forearm, bites to his right arm and leg, and was carried to Sunrise for care. He will recover in a few weeks and remains under attentive nursing. Governor Hoggatt notes Alaska directors will be named after his Alaska tour.
San Francisco, Aug 30 reports say a New York strike breaker, with 1800 armed men, may be used to end the street railway strike. Mayor Schmitz warns he may disarm them if rioting starts. Efforts to compromise failed as both sides vow to fight to a conclusion. Conductors and motormen walked out on Aug 27, tying up all streetcars over wage demands.
The gasoline schooner Three M of 35 tons anchored near the harbor Saturday after a voyage from Seattle begun July 25 with several stops and days in Cordova. Commanded by Captain Ernest F. Miller, a veteran Alaska navigator, she left Resurrection Bay for Cordova Monday. The pilot is Captain Lal Clements, formerly master of City of Kingston and later the Alert. The crew consists of four men.
The Lepine district strike, noted as one of the most peculiar in Yukon lore, occurred last week when diggers hit white channel gravel while laying post holes for power cables from the Guggenheim plant. Following the clue, they sank a second hole and found pay on Fish creek, a Lepine tributary, with Lepine feeding Rock Creek then the Klondike.
The Tacoma chamber of commerce has decided to install a traffic bureau to support its broader activities, aiming to improve city traffic matters and coordinate with existing chamber programs.
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