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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
4
President Roosevelt plans a dozen messages and speeches for his coming trip to the middle west and south. Other items note Taft and Mrs. Taft in Yellowstone, Goebel murder trial developments, czarist events, and various international and domestic notices with ongoing political and legal developments.
Vancouver Washington September reports General Greely favors restoring the army canteen system as a method to reduce drunkenness among regular army enlisted men.
Vesuvius erupts with heavy smoke and fire rising from the crater. Perrin and Benson each receive one year in county jail plus a $1000 fine for land frauds and plan appeals. Hearst to speak at Jamestown Labor Day celebration drawing large crowds. Louis Glass jailed with Mayor Schmitz on bribery conviction and faces maximum fourteen years. Special Agent Lembke denies Japanese poachers cause serious international tension.
Steamer Saratoga sailed last night for Seward. The Alaska Coast Company moves its offices this week from Yesler Way to the New York block at Cherry Street, Seattle. Bishop Howe of Alaska criticizes whisky tenders undermining Alaska natives and urges government protection.
Judge Lawler in the superior court denied the motion to quash the graft indictments on the ground that the grand jury which returned them was invalid. This removes the last obstacle to trials unless the supreme court reverses Lawler.
William J. Bryan branded Secretary Taft the great postponer during a here speech reacting to Taft remarks on trusts. Bryan accused Taft of professing reforms while delaying legislation to regulate corporate wealth.
Attorney General Bonaparte died today while vacationing in the country. He planned to reach Chicago September 16 to personally act on the Alton rebate cases.
Betting odds favor Archie Gans at 10 to 7 for his next Monday fight with Jimmy Britt in San Francisco. Both boxers will end training after today and enter the bout in top condition.
Boise reports Willis Sweet plans to turn state's evidence in land fraud cases. The government aims to use his testimony to build a case against Senator Borah and secure convictions.
Secretary Taft addresses Portland audience praising Roosevelt trust investigations. He argues the country is tired of millionaire influence and signals a stance against concentrated wealth. The missive notes the speech path leads toward Seattle.
New York reports Laura Carter freed after a 30 minute jury deliberation on charges she induced Chester Runyan to steal a substantial sum from Windsor Trust Company where he served as cashier. The case centers on alleged personal gain from the embezzlement. In a separate note from San Francisco veteran Theodore Val shows steady improvement after an appendectomy and is slated for trial next week on a bribery with supervisors charge.
Attorney General Bonaparte announces if he remains head of the Justice Department he will discharge all dead timber within the department. He warns the agency is full of fossilized subordinates.
Washington announces the battle ship leet will remain on the Pacific coast after its around the horn voyage. New York reports Attorney Jerome obtained an order for a special grand jury to be summoned immediately. Steamer Bertha departed Seattle at 6 PM carrying eleven tons of general cargo and a crew including F. Hewitt W. H. Daykin F. Fremming and a steerage passenger.
The steamer Santa Clara arrived Thursday morning from Seattle at 1 o'clock and left for Seldovia at 8 a.m. with a general cargo including 42,000 feet of bridge timber for the railroad. Part of its Seldovia cargo was lumber for Kenai. Several passengers were aboard.
North western Fisheries Company as assignee of Franklin H. Quigg applies under the 206th Revised Statutes to enter lands in U S Survey Nos. 896 and 337 on Marmot Bay Kodiak Island. The notice runs ten weeks in Seward Gateway with details of tract boundaries, prior homestead, and required adverse claims by August 1908.
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