Alaska Railroad Progress Near Turnagain Arm Expansion
Contracts line the Alaska rail grade from mile 57 toward Turnagain Arm with plans to finish the line this fall if enough subcontractors are found. Wells and Watson push speed, two shifts and trestles near mile 40 through mile 50, while station work at mile 56 proceeds with dirt grade and drainage trenches. Bank of Seward to move into a new cement building at Fourth and Adams, featuring electric lighting, modern fixtures, and a grand vault with separate offices for the Sew Townsite and J. Ballaine.
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Placer Valley
Welch
Turnagain Arm
Miles Mss
Bank of Seward
Fourth Avenue
Adams Street
Alaska
Oregon
Coa| Spencer
Seward Construction & Development Company
Hale
Sew
Townsite Company
J. Ballaine
Light Through Tunnel Seven Marks Progress on Rail Line
Report from mile 53 notes rock wall blown out yesterday afternoon creating daylight in tunnel seven. Beach section likely to open in two weeks. Tunnels 4 and 6 expected same time, with tracklaying not delayed. Rails reach tunnels on 52-53 in remaining one to two months after completion. Tunnel 1 near mile 49 nearly complete with track laid to south portal. Separate note cites recent discoveries of negro peonage among Louisiana planters.
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Tris
Watson
Snow
Welch
Hacer
Tounnel 2
TRY JEWS BY COURT MARTIAL
Advices from Warsaw report that 200 Jews arrested after the Siedice massacre are being tried by a field court martial of army officers who allegedly instigated the slaughter. The aim is to convict and execute them for inciting the terrorist attack on police. Eminent Jews appeal to the world to save their compatriots by appealing to the Russian government.
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Gateway
London
Siedice
Woman sinks in mud trapped under rotten plank
Seattle report describes Mrs Richard Doubleday crossing a tide fat bridge when a rotten plank broke and she sank two hours into thick mud. A pedestrian heard cries and rescued her, while Judge Alton B Parker chided Congress and state legislatures for enacting about 25 000 laws annually in a ABA address.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
Richard Doubleday
Alton B. Parker
American Bar Association
Congress
Oregon Grounded on Hinchinbrook Reef in Dense Fog
The Oregon struck a reef off Hinchinbrook island near Prince William Sound at 11 PM Thursday. Revenue cutters Rush and McCulloch rushed to assist as fog hampered navigation. the ship will likely go to pieces though some cargo may be salvaged. All passengers and mail reached Valdez aboard the lighthouse tender Columbine.
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Valdez
Oregon
Hinchinbrook Island
Prince William Sound
Columbine
Clunie
O'Brien
McCulloch
Rush
Seattle
Typhoon and wrecks flood Hong Kong streets and coast
Reports from The Daily Gateway detail a massive typhoon and tidal wave driving ships and boats into city streets near Hong Kong. Thousands drowned in China coast zones, with thousands missing, and shipping losses mounting as vessels sink or go missing.
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Hong Kong
Manila
China Sea
Steamer Shelikof Arrives Overnight at Portland
The cannery tender Shelikof of the Northwestern Fisheries Company arrived Friday just after midnight, blowing a harsh whistle that woke many residents. She came in to cable a few lines to Seattle and sailed again yesterday morning.
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Shelikof
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Portland
Seattle
Prospectors expect Kahiltna beds to yield vast gold wealth
Reports from the Yentna region say surface placer mining on the upper Kahiltna and its creeks has produced rich pockets and high daily yields. Experienced miners and sourdoughs predict deep bedrock deposits will rival Klondike riches, with tens of thousands of dollars anticipated from Nugget and Poor Man’s creeks as season ends.
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Yentna
Kahiltna
Daniel W. Smith
Dawson
Cache Creek
Klondike
Smith
Tacoma Has Costly Blaze
Tacoma on Sept 21 suffered a costly fire destroying George Russell s livery stable two restaurants and the Tacoma and Eastern depot. Mrs Peterson owner of one restaurant and an unknown man died from burns. Property loss includes 150 horses. The conflagration began at the corner of A Street and Twenty fourth Avenue and near Puyallup Avenue. Fire spread threatened nearby blocks but was checked by vigorous efforts.
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Tacoma
George Russell
Tacoma & Eastern
Peterson
Fourth Avenue
Puyallup Avenue
Allion Worth
Zion Elects Voliva Successor to Dowie
In Chicago on September 19 Voliva was chosen leader of Zion in a court directed election. Dowie wept upon hearing the result and declared it the bitterest hour of his life. He collapsed and is believed dying. Capt. Swift of the Susitna and river steamer Caswell tied up the Caswell for winter at Spenmore while planning a move to the states. Swift is optimistic about the Yentna district's prospects.
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Oregon
North Pacific Coast
Gray’s Harbor
Nome
Passenge
Court of Last Resort
White Star Steamship Company
Nomeron
Charles D. Lane
Sol G. Simpson
White Star Line
Northwestern Steamship Company
Seattle
Seward
Valdez
Chester
Pennsylvania
John A. O'Brien
Kahiltna
Daniel W. Smith
Cacho Creek
Susitna
Herndon and
Jacobson
Seldovia
William Morris
Mr Smith
Urved Fingly
Herndon
Morris
Nugnet Creek
Severn
Huddleston
Vario
Smith
Chicago
Voliva
Zion
Court
Dowie
Swift
Yentna
Caswell
Spemore
Toledo
States
Special Term of Court at Valdez in November
Washington dispatch reports the attorney general ordered Judge Gunnison to Valdez in November to hold a special U S district court term for urgent cases. The Fairbanks business will keep Judge Wickersham there for many months. The item notes Chicago faces an ongoing police scandal.
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Valdez
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Suant
George Esterly
Gunnison
U. S. District Court
Fairbanks
Wickersham
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Seward’s Financial Institution
Alaska Territory
Louisiana
Ats Rock Island
Cimmaron River Bridge
Chinese
Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Cimmaron River
Louis Selsness
Frye-Bruhn
T. D. Curlew
McCormick
D. W. Smith
H. Marsh
Kenai
William Brisbur
Willow Creek
Mr. Marsh
Nugget Creek
Clear Creek
P. R. Strong
Talkeetna
Harry Ellsworth
Mr. Strong
Clearcreek
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