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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1907
Page
4
Seattle reports ex State Senator A T Vandevanter fatally injured when his automobile collided with an electric car Saturday afternoon. Several others injured but expected to recover. Vandevanter, longtime Republican figure and two term King County sheriff, was en route to Meadows races.
About 600 boilermakers on the Great Northern Northern Pacific and related wares quit work for higher wages. The walkout cripples rail traffic across northern roads west of the Mississippi as more machinists may join. In Vermont twenty four people died when the Quebec express collided with a freight near White River Junction. forty were seriously hurt.
Cleveland denies he is near death as his trained nurse reports improving health amid ongoing recovery in Princeton New Jersey.
Morocco reports a settled state of peace. Oyster Bay lines up for President Roosevelt to send his annual message to Congress, likely the longest ever by a president.
Kansas City reports railroad engineers have voted to strike on September 17. The walkout will affect all southern and western railroads, potentially disrupting freight and passenger service nationwide.
Sept 17 the new steamer Seward is in commission. She sailed for Ladysmith today to coal and will return to take on cargo. She is scheduled to sail for Alaska next Saturday.
San France Sept. 17 The army transport Sherman arrived today with the Sixteenth Infantry from the Philippines by way of Nagasaki. She endured a five day typhoon on the voyage. York Beach Me Sept. 17 Rear Admiral John G Walker dies retired list since 1907. San Francisco Sept. 17 Abe Ruef ordered to be taken to the city jail this morning.
Cracks found in a battleship Alabama engine cylinder halt its planned voyage to the Pacific coast for months. In Chicago Judge Grosscup sets bond for Standard Oil in an appeal from a $329.4 million verdict, with a $4 million penalty. Officials expect the fine to be reduced as the Alton railroad was granted immunity from prosecution.
Sept 18 report from the receiver of Oregon Trust and Savings Bank shows assets over 2 million dollars and liabilities nearly equal. The finding suggests the bank remains solvent despite its closure.
The report states that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was married today to Miss Jean Leckie in London. A separate Yukon tale notes Fred Wright confessing to stealing $20 000 in gold dust from the steamer Seattle, later recovered from the river bottom.
Warrants were issued for Sumner Moon James Barber Horace Rand and Senator William E Borah in Boise Idaho on September 19 in an indictment charging land frauds.
A beggar assaulted Cardinal Gibbons after being refused money in Baltimore. Patrolmen arrested the man and he was jailed.
Santa Clara sailed for Seward last night. Santa Barbara loading and due to sail this afternoon. In Canyon Ohio the remains of President McKinley and Mrs McKinley were moved yesterday from temporary graves to the mausoleum.
Carrie Nation was sentenced in Washington to seventy-five days for disorderly conduct after leading a saloon raid last night.
Pettibone faces trial in Boise on an accessory murder charge in the Joy incident. His condition is improving and doctors expect further recovery soon.
San Francisco reports a slight earthquake felt along the California coast yesterday at about six in the evening. No injuries or major damage reported as residents described a sharp jolt and a rattling of windows and chimneys.
Victoria reports Esquimalt will become a major naval base with area and equipment additions to begin soon. Separately in Washington the meat trust inquiry is summoned for October 1. In Washington also the U S assists China to frame a constitution following the Russian plan.
In Rome on September 21, Pope Pius now receives nightly protection amid widespread anti Catholic sentiment to prevent possible assassination. The precaution follows rising suspicion and crowds monitoring the pontiff's movements.
San Francisco reported that a jury was completed for Tirey L. Ford, a corporation lawyer, on a bribery charge. The item notes the jury in Ford’s case was seated yesterday evening.
A 12 inch gun on the battleship Kashima exploded at Kure during maneuvers, killing or injuring forty four crew. The vessel, in bad condition, was rushed shoreward to prevent sinking. The Kashima is among the largest ships afloat and the largest launched at Tyne England.
Northwestern Fisheries Company as assignee of Franklin H. Quiggle applies to enter lands in U S Survey No 27 near West Marmot Bay and Kodiak Island Alaska for homestead rights. Public notice urges adverse claim filing with U S Land Office in Juneau within ten weeks as Seward Gateway published July 20 1907 to Sept 21 1907.
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