Bank to Have Fine Quarters in Seward Alaska
Alaska railroad progress and bank building notes describe stations and grading from mile 50 to 67. Contractors Welch Watson and Snow push tunnels trestles and rock cuts with two shifts to meet fall deadlines. New Bank of Seward will open in a cement two story building with electric lighting and a large vault, elegant fixtures, oak railings, and modern heating and plumbing.
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Placer Valley
Welch
Turnagain Arm
Bank of Seward
Fourth Avenue
Adams Street
Alaska
Oregon
Coa| Spencer
Seward Construction & Development Company
Hale
Sew
Townsite Company
J. Ballaine
Light Shines Through Tunnel Seven on Mile 53
The rock wall between daylight and the heading in tunnel seven was blown out yesterday afternoon. The lower beach section should be open in two weeks, with tunnels four and six finishing soon after. Tracklaying advances toward tunnels on mile 52-53, while tunnel one near mile 49 nears completion. reports also note recent discoveries of peonage among Louisiana planters.
Jews on trial for massacre incitement court martialed
Cable dispatch from London reports that 200 Jews arrested during the Siedice massacre are being tried by a field court martial of army officers who aided the slaughter. The aim is to convict and execute them for inciting the terrorist attack on police. Eminent Jews appeal worldwide to save their compatriots by appealing to the Russian government.
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Gateway
London
Siedice
Woman rescued after sinking in bridge mud narrative
Seattle report recalls Mrs Richard Doubleday who fell through a rotten plank on a tide bridge and sank for two hours until freed by a passing pedestrian. The piece also notes Judge Alton B Parker telling the American Bar Association that Congress and state legislatures enact about 25 000 laws yearly and the count is excessive.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
Richard Doubleday
Alton B. Parker
American Bar Association
Congress
Oregon grounded on Hinchinbrook reef near Valdez
The Oregon struck a reef three miles off Hinchinbrook Island at 11 p.m. in dense fog while entering Prince William Sound. Passengers and mail were landed at Valdez by the lighthouse tender Columbine. Revenue cutters Rush and McCulloch remained on scene to save the vessel, which was soon anchored and likely to break up. The Oregon sailed from Seattle September 8. cargo partly salvaged, ten sacks soaked. Built 1878 at Chester PA, 283 feet, 1700 HP, owned by North Western Steamship Co, operated by White Star line. long noted for speed and mishaps. Master John A. O'Brien.
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Valdez
Oregon
Hinchinbrook Island
Prince William Sound
Columbine
Clunie
O'Brien
McCulloch
Rush
Seattle
North Pacific Coast
Gray’s Harbor
Nome
Court of Last Resort
White Star Steamship Company
Nomeron
Charles D. Lane
Sol G. Simpson
White Star Line
Northwestern Steamship Company
Seward
Chester
Pennsylvania
John A. O'Brien
Typhoon Strikes Hong Kong and Wreckage Drains Port
Cable reports from Hong Kong describe a typhoon and tidal wave that hurled French gunboats and boats into streets, sinking ships and causing heavy loss of life. The shipwrecks mirrored earlier tragedies as Cimmar River bridge collapse near Oklahoma City drowned at least 150, with authorities noting undermined piers from a preceding cloudburst.
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Hong Kong
Manila
China Sea
Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Cimmaron River
Steamer Shelikof Arrives Night, Sails Next Morning
The steamer Shelikof a cannery tender for Northwestern Fisheries Company arrived Friday just after midnight startling residents with its hoarse whistle. It came to cable Seattle and sailed again the following morning.
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Shelikof
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Portland
Seattle
Prospectors See Vast Kahiltna Riches From Surface Mining
Prospectors on the upper Kahiltna and nearby creeks believe bedrock will yield wealth far beyond surface finds, as many claims show rich surface pay. Veterans and newcomers report pockets on Poor Man’s and Nugget creeks with high per‑man yields, while most miners anticipate deep beds to rival historic gold districts.
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Yentna
Kahiltna
Daniel W. Smith
Dawson
Cache Creek
Klondike
Smith
Tacoma has costly blaze
A fire in Tacoma destroyed George Russell's livery stable two restaurants and the Tacoma and Eastern depot. Mrs. Peterson, owner of one restaurant, and an unknown man were fatally burned. About 150 horses were killed or injured, with no French horses among them. The blaze began near A Street and Twenty fourth Avenue, and was checked before reaching denser northern districts.
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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 an election overseen by court authority. Dowie wept at the result, calling it the bitterest hour of his life, then collapsed and was believed to be dying. Captain Swift of the Susitna and the river steamer Caswell tied up for winter at Spenmore on the Toledo and planned to move to the states. Swift remained optimistic about the Yentna district’s future.
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Kahiltna
Daniel W. Smith
Cacho Creek
Seward
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 authorities order Judge Gunnison to Valdez in November for a special term of the U S district court to dispose of urgent cases. Judge Wickersham will handle Fairbanks business there for several months. The item notes Chicago facing a renewed 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
Tris
Watson
Snow
Hacer
Tounnel 2
Miles Mss
Louisiana
Ats Rock Island
Cimmaron River Bridge
Chinese
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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