Taft and Cannon Link Roosevelt Policy to 1908 Campaign
Telegraphed dispatches from Bath and Lewiston Maine report Secretary Taft denouncing Roosevelt reform policy as the central issue in the congressional race. He accuses Gompers of fighting Littelfield for dictation and says a Democratic House would curb the president’s reforms. Cannon repeats the charge and defends labor while condemning union bosses.
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Labor
President to aid New York party after GOP tangle
Cable report says the president will take a hand in New York politics to unite the Republican ranks. Congressman Littauer says the president called and they held a long conference. The plan aims to straighten the factional dispute and back the congressional campaign. Detroit notes Bryan's Labor Day speech praising Roosevelt as the only Republican candidate fit for 1908 and urging an eight hour workday nationwide.
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Fair Grounds
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Bryan
United States
Opened Lodger's Trunk Triggers Death in Hotel
Mrs Emma Early proprietress of the Louvre hotel in Seattle opened an Italian lodger's trunk to prevent looting. A revolver fixed inside fired as the lid rose, killing the woman instantly. In a separate matter, Seward incorporation petition to elect was dismissed in Valdez district court after a notice statute discrepancy was found by L V Ray prompting dismissal.
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Emma Early
Louvre
Seward
U.S
Valdez
L. V. Ray
Gunnison
Bryan Defends Platform Amid Peace Talks and Scandal Hits
Excerpts depict William Jennings Bryan defending government ownership of railroads as corrupt politicians like Roger Sullivan face sharp attacks. A crowd of 10,000 welcomed him in Chicago with marches and bands. Separate dispatches report Cuban peace efforts, insurgent activity, and Japanese seal poaching incidents in the Pribilof Islands.
Walsh attacks party leaders in resignation letter
Ottumwa Iowa September 3 C A Walsh Iowa member of the Democratic National Committee resigns to Chair Taggart charging the executive committee is controlled by special privilege seekers. He names William F Sheehan James Smith Thomas J Martin and accuses them of crimes and alliances with corporation interests. He remains a Democrat but seeks a clean party.
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Ottumwa
C. A. Walsh
Iowa
Democratic National Committee
Waggart
National Committee
Walsh
William F. Sheehan
New York
Buffalo
Judge Parker
Belmont and
Rothschild
James Smith
New Jersey
Essex County
William C. Whitney
Leon Abbott
Abbott
Smith
Gorman
Brice
Democratic Party
Thomas 3. Martin
Virginia
Martin
Standard Oil
Taggart
Locates Mountain of Black Hematite Ore Near Seldovia
Capt Bloagett reports locating a mountain of black hematite ore a few miles from Seldovia. An assay shows no value per ton and no current market for iron ore, though a Seattle steel plant operates. A future big plant could open a market, with Seattle steamers likely to ship ore as ballast. Guggenheim dredges advance arrives in the Klondike.
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Seattle
Greeks Near Sunrise Plan $30,000 Hydraulic Mines Output
M. H. Sullivan, superintendent of Elmore mine at The Forks, says Sunrise area will produce about 830,000 in gold this season with major output on S. W. Wible’s Canyon Creek claim between 17,000 and 20,000. Nine men work on two giants. several smaller operators contribute over 10,000. Work this summer focused on a ditch for a new water supply. Bertha steamer to bring lumber for a fall flume. next year hydraulic work expands. Property owned by Youngstown, Ohio interests.
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Easy Trail To Yentna Region
The Yentna district in Alaska is highly accessible via expanding routes. With the Alaska Central expected to reach Knik Arm by 1907, rail and sled paths will connect Seward, Knik, Susitna, and Kahiltna areas, enabling year round navigation and rapid overland travel to gold-bearing creeks. A passable trail already links to Lake Creek and Kahiltna, and summer navigation begins at Youngstown.
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Freiht
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Knik
Susitna
Kubiltna
Lake Creek
Kahiltna
Skwentna
Youngstown
Plats of Girdwood Town Developments and Local Industry
James Girdwood platted his homestead at Glacier Creek mouth mile 75 railroad into Girdwood. J Baxter, Alaska Central engineer on Turnagain Arm, surveys and manages townsite. Girdwood now hosts stores saloons restaurants lodgings and a railroad sawmill nearby. J M Moore builds rental building amid expected growth. The valley town lies above extreme high tide with boats tying at the creek. Nearby hydraulic properties on Crow Creek and Crow Creek company plus minor mining ventures employ over 100 men this year.
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Glacier Creek
Girdwood
J. Baxter
Alaska Central
Turnagain Arm
J. M. Moore
Crow Creek Company
Crow Creek
Good Reports From Yentna Prospectors Expect Rich Gold
Prospectors in the Yentna district report broad mining activity and confidence it will rank among Alaska’s top gold producers. Veterans from Klondike Tanana and Nome say Yentna promises high yields with creeks and individual claims driving optimistic totals. John A. McDonald, arriving on Toledo, notes steady wages from Cache and Go Creek workings and hints at cautious outlook for upper Kahiltna yields.
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Alaska
Klondike
Tanana
Nome
Toledo
John A. McDonald
Lake
Kahiltna
MacDonald
Defendants Face Murder Arson Charges Over Alaska Cannery Fire
Robe Rowan and M H Lee, held in Dillingham, face murder and arson charges after the Coffee Creek cannery near Nushagak was burned in the early hours of June 1. Witnesses include seven inmates led by Deputy Marsha Bowers. investigators say labor agitation and a midnight blaze killed seven white workers, with one black laborer among witnesses.
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Nushagak Bi
Robe Rowan
M. H. Lee
San Francisco
Alaska Packers’ Association
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Rowan
Lee
Competition Sets Low Pauper Burial Bid in Spokane
Spokane officials accept county bid at one tenth of a cent per pauper burial after a contest among city undertakers for the contract. The move aims to cut costs and standardize pauper burials across the county.
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Spokane
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