Six Men Shot in Keystone Canyon Rail Fight
Six Alaska Home Railway workers were shot in ambush at Keystone canyon near Valdez, with one dead and several wounded. The attack is blamed on Guggenheim agents to block the Alaska Home route, sparking arrests, a near mob, and widespread public fear as authorities hunt the attackers.
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Daily Gateway
Valdez
Keystone Canyon
Alaska Home Railway
Guggenheims
Hickman
Guggenheim Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Valdex
Seral
Spe
Valdez, Sept
Alaska Howe Railway
Guggenheim Gang
Chris Olsen
Guggenheim
Alu Home Railway
Alaska Home
Ed Halsey
Wybrant
Halsey
United States
Owl
McKinley Street
Alaska
Railstone Canyon
Possi
Northwestern Chams
Inyon
Kateld
Federation 10 Opposes Taft
The American Federation of Labor objects to Secretary Taft as a presidential candidate citing injunctions he issued against strikers as a federal judge. Taft’s campaign manager H L Vorys denies involvement in any injunction decision against organized labor during his time on the federal bench.
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Nounces
Taft
Columbus
H. L. Vorys
Organized Labor
Keystone meeting clears Alaska Home Railway survey passage
Foremen of mips met in Keystone swpyon and the survey party of the Alaska Home Railway Wis was allowed to pass without trouble. The line remains quiet today with no incidents reported along the route.
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Mips
Keystone Swpyon
Alaska Home Railway
Wis
Governor Hoggatt Sent to Valdez by Burnside
Under orders from the interior department Gov. Hoggatt sails for Valdez aboard the cable ship Burnside to take charge of the situation there and report back. The Burnside is equipped to move at the utmost speed.
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Juneau
Score of the Interior
Hoggatt
Valdez
Burnside
Department
Will Not Lay Katalla Cable This Year
Acting secretary of war decides not to extend the Alaska cable to Katalla this year. All operations toward that end are canceled. The Copper River & Northwestern Railroad plans to abandon Katalla as sea terminus due to high breakwater costs, with Cordova or Valdez likely to be the new terminus.
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Washington, D.C
Alaska
Katalla
Seattle
Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Coridova
Valdez
Chamber seeks Kenai trail construction from mile 29 to Cock Inlet
At a special chamber meeting in the Coleman house the group voted to formally request the Alaska Road Commission build a Kenai trail from mile 29 of the railroad to Kenai inlet. The committee will draft the address and a complementary resolution praising the Sunrise and Bear River trails and Capt Armstrong. The sixty mile trail, costing about 50000, may finish next month with funds beyond the original appropriation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Coleman
Road Commission
Kenai Trail
Alaska
Alaska Road Commission
Sunrise Trail
Bear River Trail
Armstrong
Armstrong On the Efficient Work Done. Mr. Cameron
Judge Hildreth
Copper boom nears as Iliamna region shows strong mining activity
The Iliamna country broadens with copper development as fifty workers toil near Iliamna and more crews to come this winter. Thomas of California and J. I McLean arrive in Seward and Seattle respectively, while copper specimens from Lake Clark areas are shown at Palace saloon. Copper prices quoted at 16.50 to 17 with silver at 68.
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Uiamna
Piner Ey Swith
I Tianna
Wa Railroad
Jeu
Seward
Dorit
Thomas
California
Hiamna
San Francisco
Tiamna
J. I McLean
Seattle
United States
Lake Clark
Hicks
von Hardenberg
Nelson
Brooks
H. B. Nelson
Palace
Nome Favors Local Rule In Territorial Election
In Nome on September 27 delegates were chosen at republican primaries to the territorial convention in Juneau. Resolutions backed immediate territorial government and endorsed Roosevelt’s administration. Sulzer of New York arrived from Alaska and said locals crave home rule and urged a twenty five year fur seal hunting ban to replenish herds. He also touted Seward peninsula tin mine prospects and called for expert assessment.
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Caxbie
Daily Gateway
Nome
Juneau
Roosevelt
T. Perkins
R. S. Ryan
Seattle
Man Sulzer
New Yor
Alaska
Sulzer
Seward Peninsula
Dora Brings Mining Men to Port with Two Steamers Up Inlet
The steamer Dora arrives from the west Tuesday with twenty cabin passengers mostly mining men from Iliamna and the peninsula. She reports the steamers Tyonie and Tonquin have both gone up the inlet. The Tyonie broke a crank on a peninsula trip but was repaired at Kodiak.
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Dora
Iliamna
Peninsula
Tonquin
Kodiak
Portland Sails Westward From Local Port
The steamer Portland arrived in port at 6 o clock this morning and left for Seldovia and Kodiak at 9 30. She carried eleven cabin passengers and about eleven steerage passengers with a local cargo of fifteen tons.
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Portland
Seldovia
Kodiak
Gold from Caribou Creek draws attention from explorers
Prof. Herman and Al Drees arrive from Caribou Creek with pokes of placer gold of unknown size. The find is linked to a good strike that has been little known, attracting interest from local prospectors.
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Caribou Creek
Herman
al Drees
Buffalo cruiser carries 170 officers and men
The Buffalo cruiser sails with a crew of 170 officers and men aboard.
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Buffalo
Wickersham resigns Alaska judgeship. plans private practice
Judge Jam Wickersham of the Third judicial division Alaska resigns his post. The president will appoint a successor after his southern trip. Wickersham intends to practice in Fairbanks. He recently returned to Fairbanks from several months in Juneau and Valdez.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Jam Wickersham
Third Judicial Division
Alaska
Judge Wickersham
Wickersham
Fairbanks
Juneau
Valdez
Eruption on Umnak Island Rocks Alaska Coast
Ships report ashes from a unnamed peak west of Makushin on Umnak Island as Mount Makushin erupts and Unalaska and Dutch Harbor fear fallout. Captains note gold dust on deck from falling ash while Buffalo and other vessels pass. Governor Brady resigns as national bank examiner. William A. Kelly of Sitka appointed successor.
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Olympia
Nome
Perry Island
Bogosley Group
Cable News
Umna Land
Uhe
Bubllo
Attorne
Caal L
Unalaska
Unimak Pass
Makushin
Dutch Harbor
Gov. Brady
National Bank Examiner
Alaska
William A. Kelly
Sitka
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Copper River & Northwestern Gang
Alaska Home Company
Ded
Thayne Heckman
Fred Reinhardt
John Phillips
W. Hutchins
Federation 10
American Federation of Labor
Gov. Hoggatt
Kenai
Maj. Richardson
Alaskals
Umnak Island
Resurrection River
Bear River
Anton Eide
Pfarmers
J. D. Johnston
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