Alaska Juneau Company Builds 15 Stamp Mill Complex
The Alaska Juneau Company advances its Great tunnel and tramway system toward the Little Treadwell mine. Main tunnel extends 4350 feet with a 6000 foot goal, a 1000 foot raise to connect with existing levels. Three tunnels plus a 12000 foot flume support new mill operations and 90 workers live in Juneau.
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Alaska- Junean Company
Perseveratwe Uilne
Sheep Creek Properties
Alaska-Giastinea Company
Alaska-Juneau Company
George Jones
Bradley
Alaska-Jiteau Company
Juneau
Kinzie
George
Little Treadwell
Gold Creek
Big Payrolls for Juneau Soon
Mr. J. A. Hellenthal of Hellenthal & Hellenthal, just back from San Francisco, tells an Empire reporter that Juneau is seen as a major quartz mining center. Plans by President Bradley and Superintendent Kingle call for 150 stamps in operation by next fall, with 150 more as work progresses. The mill will be near town with a train to Basin mines, enabling workers to live in Juneau, and the population is expected to at least double within a year.
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Spokane
Neau
Juneau
Alaska-Juneau
Hellenthal
Bradley
Kingle
Basin Mines
Junei
Tag Day Funds Raised For New High School Football Suits
Russel Casey seeks a safe place to store proceeds from Friday and Saturday tag day sales. The event aimed to raise money for new football uniforms for the high school boys.
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Russel Casey
Mrs McFarland Showcases Leather Goods in Everett Window
Display windows of Coldstein's dress goods draw shoppers on Saturday with a collection of leather goods and novel ties noted for originality. The items are designed by Mrs. McFarland formerly of Juneau now based in Everett, Washington, whose shop sells goods across the East. Royal Typewriters are offered for rent or sale by W. H. Case, the Typewriter man.
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Coldstein
McFarland
Juneau
Everett
Wash
I S
Royal Typewriters
W. H. Case
Typewriter
Orpheum Opens With Full House Reservations Start
The Orpheum announces it will reserve the entire house for opening night to avoid seat disputes as the new theater nears completion. Miss Helena has recovered and left Providence hospital after a report from Seattle. L. E. Buell begins travel from Juneau by Dolphin and will return on the Humboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheumes
Spickett
Harry Malone
German Chancellor vows to fight if Austria at risk
In Berlin today Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg warned that Germany would fight if Austria's rights in the Balkan war are violated or if another power threatens Austria, or Germany's position becomes endangered. The remark is viewed as officially from the Kaiser.
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Berlin
Reichstag
von Bethmann Hollweg
Russia
Austria
Germany
Peace protocol signing postponed to Tuesday
Constantinople dispatch reports the peace protocol, agreed by plenipotentiaries Saturday, delayed until Tuesday. Strong entities include Constantinople and plenipotentiaries. keeps tone of a dated diplomatic brief with minimal detail.
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Constantinople
Supreme Court dissolves Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger
The United States Supreme Court ruled there could be no legal merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. An order for the merger’s dissolution was entered in Washington on December 2.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Turkey Fights for Her Very Existence
Dispatch from Constantinople reports the peace protocol delays and possible allied demands that threaten Turkey’s sovereignty. Demoralized army, empty treasury, and heavy casualties underline a fragile state facing possible loss of Constantinople and continued European status amid uncertain terms.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Steamer Marl Sails North From Seattle
The Alaska Steamship Company steamer Marl departed Seattle last night for Juneau and Western Alaska ports. Among her passengers bound for Juneau were R. A. Gunnison and wife, Mrs. Ralph Oakley, F. P. Outhwaite, B. Wilson, L. Erickson, Mrs. K. Ashball, R. J. Davia and wife.
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Seattle
Marlpass
Alaska Steamship Company
Juneau
Alaska
R. A. Gunnison
Ralph Oakley
F. P. Outhwaite
B. Wilson
L. Erickson
K. Ashball
R. J. Davia
Russian miner dies. $18,000 found on body
Seattle Dec 2 A Russian miner from Fairbanks Alaska died Saturday night in Emergency hospital where he was a charity patient A fellow worker found 18000 dollars in currency on the deceased No relatives are known for the victim
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Seattle
J. Fireman
Fairbanks
Alaska
Reverend Robert Collyer Dies at 88 in New York
New York report states Rev Dr Robert Collyer a prominent Presbyterian clergyman for years in the city has died at age 88. His son Samuel Collyer resides in Seattle Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Collyer
Samuel Collyer
Seattle
Wash
Titanic Survivor Becomes Mother in Cincinnati
Mrs. Elvin Smith, daughter of Congressman Hughes, a Titanic survivor whose husband perished, gave birth to a son in Cincinnati yesterday. Mrs. John Jacob Astor, another Titanic survivor, sent congratulations.
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Cincinnati
Elvin Smith
James A. Hughes
West Virginia
John Jacob Astor
Mra. Smith
Navy yard Bremerton budget boosts 600000 for betterments
Washington December 2 The budget introduced in Congress allocates 600000 dollars for navy yard improvements at Bremerton Washington. The proposal outlines funds for infrastructure updates and facility enhancements to support naval operations and maintenance at the Bremerton yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Navy Yard
Bremerton, Wash
Vaudeville star Lulu Glaser sues over romantic alienation
Pittsburg report says Lulu Glaser known as Mrs RR Herz has filed suit against Mrs Richard Thomas for alienating her husband’s affections. Glaser seeks 50000 dollars in damages as a remedy for her wounded feelings.
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Pittsburg
Lulu Glaser
RR. C. Herz
Richard Thomas
Miss Glaser
Divorce Award of Big Alimony in Thompson Case
Denver, Dec. 2. Mrs. D W Thompson, granted a divorce from Alonzo Thompson, receives $125,000 alimony and her attorney earns a $10,000 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Cole
D. W. Thompson
Alonzo
Great Religious Council Set to Convene in Chicago
December 2 The federal council of the Churches of Christ representing thirty two denominations will meet in Chicago on Wednesday December. The meeting will assemble leaders and delegates from diverse congregations to discuss church cooperation and social issues.
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Great Religious Council
Chicago
Federal Council of the “Churches of Christ
Dee
Former bank cashier confesses crime in West Point
West Point New York December 2 H W Parker former cashier of a Winnebago Minnesota bank confessed when arrested here that he stole seventeen thousand dollars from the bank He also deserted his wife and married Florence Bauer an actress of Cleveland Ohio
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West Point
N. Y
H. W. Parker
Winnebago, Minn
Florence Bauer
Cleveland
Ohio
Alaska Miner Takes His Life in Seattle Hotel
W F Woodward, an Alaska miner, died by suicide in a Seattle hotel Saturday night. Four hundred dollars in cash was found on his body. He was reportedly despondent over ill health.
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Seattle
W. F. Woodward
Alaska
Woodward
Alaska Mariner Dead in Virginia
A telegram from Norfolk Virginia reports the death of Captain P H Mason a longtime master of Alaska vessels and whaling operator who retired from seafaring life a few years ago in Seattle on December 2.
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Seattle
P. H. Mason
Norfolk
Aeronaut Dies in Exhibition Fall in Jacksonville
Richard Frayne, an aeronaut, fell about a thousand feet during an exhibition in Jacksonville Florida yesterday and died from his injuries. The incident occurred during a public display drawing spectators and officials alike.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Richard Frayne
Canal Seattle dredging plan seeks $350000 grant
Dec 2 General Bixby head of the government bureau of engineering has urged Congress to appropriate 350000 dollars for dredging the Lake Washington canal below the locks. The recommendation aims to improve navigation and permit larger vessels to pass the canal area.
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Seattle
General Bixby
Government Bureau of Engineering
Congress
Lake Washington Canal
English Actor Sails for New York From Liverpool
Sir Herbert Beerbohn Tree, the eminent English actor, sailed for New York yesterday from Liverpool in a move signaling his forthcoming visit to the United States and engagements abroad.
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Liverpool
Herbert Beerbohn Tree
New York
Juneau Marine Transit Moves and Local News
Charles Craig proprietor of the Peerless Day recovered from influenza. Misa Cordelia Jennings arrived from Seattle with her parents to join Juneau High School. Clyde Abercrombie sailed the Dolphin to Ketchikan. Mr and Mrs F W Smith traveled on Dolphin toward Washington D C. Wm Cookson a government postal inspector departed on the Dolphin. Clyde Guptil, ex Alaska Steamship agent at Skagway, serves as purser on the Cordova. W A Peterson and wife return aboard the Spokane which left Seattle last night. L P Mulligan of Douglas was in Juneau today.
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Charles Craig
Peerless Day
Misa Cordelia Jennings
Seattle
Humboldt
Juneau High School
Clyde Abercrombie
Ketchikan
F. W. Smith
Washington, D. C
Wm. Cookson
Government Post Office
Clyde Guptil
Alaska Steamship Company
Skagway
Cordova
W. A. Peterson
Spokane
L. P. Mulligan
Douglas
Juneau
Congress Called to Order at High Noon Today
Washington December 2 The Sixty second Congress opened at noon with Senator Gallinger presiding in the Senate and Speaker Champ Clark in the House Secretary McVeagh presented the budget proposing 525 million dollars for the next fiscal year including funds for three more dreadnoughts The Senate adjourned after convening to honor the memory of the late Vice President Sherman.
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Congress
Washington
Sixty-second Congress
Senate
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Champ Clark
House
United States Senate
Sherman
Wilson says inauguration delayed to late April in Bermuda
President elect Woodrow Wilson indicated he would be sworn in on March 4 but that inaugural ceremonies would not occur until the last Thursday of April. He spoke in Hamilton Bermuda, sharing the plan in a local newspaper article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Woodrow Wilsons
Underwood Would Revise Every Schedule of Tariff
Washington December 2 Among Congress members talk centers on the tariff revision to be the chief work of the upcoming special session. The prevailing view is a downward revision but not radical. Oscar W Underwood chair of the ways and means committee said he favored revising and reforming every schedule of the Payne Aldrich tariff law.
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Underwood
Washington
Congress
Oscar W. Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Rebecca Young Arrested for Jail Destruction in Craig
A young woman from Craig named Rebecca Young was arrested on a misconduct charge and jailed in Craig. Reports say she wrecked the jail building within minutes of confinement, causing concern for the deputy.
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Craig
Rebecca Young
Marshal Faulkner
Jury Clears Gunlach Case as Dorwaldt Faces Assault Trial
The jury trial of Chas Gunlach for pointing a gun at Richard Dorwaldt ended with a verdict late Saturday afternoon and the panel was discharged by Judge Grover Winn. Dorwaldt is to be tried this afternoon for assault and battery in the same court.
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Chas. Gunlach
Richard Dorwaldt
Grover Winn
Dorwaldt
New Cafe to Open December 9 in Occidental Annex
A new cafe named Occidental Cafe will open December 9 at the Occidental Annex on Main and Front streets. It covers 2000 square feet and will be owned and run by caterer Ernest Warren with a sanitary, well-equipped kitchen, private dining room and six boxes in addition to the main dining area.
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Occidental Annex
Main
Front Streets
Occidental Cafe
Ernest Warren
Dynamite Defendants Ordered Discharged In Indy
In Indianapolis on December 2, government attorneys Benson Davis Carroll and Meadows moved to discharge the four defendants indicted in the dynamite conspiracy cases. The motion was granted today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Benson, Davis, Caroll and Meadows
Breaks Knee Cap In Accident At Farm
Tom Bazant, a well known old timer, fell while carrying a pail of water and broke his knee cap this afternoon. Capt. Martin assisted and sent him to the hospital for treatment.
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Capt. Martin
Minister Uyexera Resigns Over Korea Force Increase
Tokyo dispatch reports War Minister Uyexera has resigned after cabinet colleagues refused to raise Korea's military strength. The move follows divisions within the Emperor's cabinet on expanding forces in the occupied peninsula.
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Tokyo
Dee
Uyexera
Korea
Sherman seeks carpenters for Bertha lumber project
E. H. Sherman, a building contractor, received 30,000 feet of lumber on the Bertha today and is seeking carpenters. He says there will be employment for two weeks for a large force.
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E. H. Sherman
Trinity Church ladies host film show on Seward street
The ladies of Trinity church present an entertainment at the moving picture show on Seward street Wednesday night. Besides three reels on the fall of Troy there will be many special features and numbers by well known local talent.
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Ladies of Trinity ‘Church
Seward Street
Fall of
Troy
Femmer and Ritter's Express Serves Drawings and Hauling
Local firm offers drawing and hauling services with satisfaction guaranteed and reasonable prices. Coal delivery promised promptly. Contact at Stand Burford's Corner or via phone 314. Residence numbers 402 or 403.
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Femmer & Ritter's Express
Burford’s Corner
Richards Family Thankful After Son's Illness and Death
Mr and Mrs John Richards of Douglas extend thanks to friends in Douglas Seattle for kindness during their son illness and death. Also ads note W H Case jewelry tr Jewelery listings I J Sharick's merchandise and Lockie McKinnon's hot chili beans. Daily Empire home delivery in Juneau Douglas and Treadwell for one dollar monthly.
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John Richards
Douglas
Seattle
Special Apple Sale Saturday and Monday
Sanitary Grocery announces a special apple sale with boxes priced at $1.00 and $1.25, available Saturday and Monday. Contact via phone at $5 for inquiries.
Commissioner Indicted in San Francisco Bribe Case
San Francisco dispatch reports Henry Ford United States Commissioner at Eureka Humboldt County California has been indicted for accepting bribes connected with his official duties.
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San Francisco
Henry Ford
United States
Eureka
Humboldt County
Mt Juneau Lodge Holds Third Degree Call
A special communication of Mt Juneau Lodge No. 147 F and A M will be held this Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Work in the third degree. W W Casey W M.
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Mt. Juneau’ Lodge
No. 147
W. W. Casey
W. M
Hilary McKanna Transfer Announces Prompt Delivery Service
To Juneau patrons, I am prepared to give prompt efficient service delivering coal hauling freight baggage and related needs. Hilary McKanna Transfer offers phone orders at 57 or 55 tf for arranging transportation and deliveries.
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Hilary McKanna
Hodges Certificated Governor of Kansas
George F Hodges the Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas received the official certificate of election in Topeka on December 2. The move confirms Hodges as the next chief executive of the state.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
George F. Hodges
University Men Organize Alaska-Washington Club
The Alaska Grill hosted a gathering of University of Washington men who formed the Alaska-Washing ton club. Twenty members listed alongside officers Judge Grover C. Winn president R C Wayland vice president and R W Welch secretary, with aims to grow into a substantial university society with a clubhouse and impact on campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska-Washington Club
U. of W
C. R. Homer
Wayland
Geo. B. Welch
Geo. C. Hallock
Geo. L. Swarva
A. M. Macklem
F. A. Kapp
E. M. Ridenour
W. R. Lindsay
Guy L. Smith
Mr. K. Allan
Guy J. Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Harold Cognwell
Grover C. Winn
R. C. Wayland
R. W. Welch
Notice to subscribers on missing Empire papers
Subscribers of The Daily Empire are urged to report irregular delivery by carrier or mail to the Empire office so service can be corrected promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Empire
Empire
L. C. Smith Typewriter For Sale In Good Condition
A visible L. C. Smith typewriter of the latest model is offered for sale in good condition. Apply H. M. Brown in box “D” Juneau for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Smith
H. M. Brown
Juneau
Scarlet fever cases reported at Douglas total ten
Seven cases were reported to Dr. De Vighne at Douglas and three more are said to have been confined at a Douglas hospital but not reported for several days, bringing the total to ten. Cages have been immediately isolated wherever found.
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de Vighne
Douglas
Bracelets Popular Among Ladies At I J Sharlicks
Fashionable bracelets captivate ladies who wear them on both wrists. I J Sharlick's offers a fine assortment for shoppers seeking stylish accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Shar Lick’s
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Mariner
Virginia
Aeronaut
Coming
Secretary of the Treasury
Franklin McVeagh
Speaker Clark
Commissioner's Court
Tom Bazant
Femmer & Ritter
I. J. Sharick’s
Lockie McKinnon
Daily
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Treadwell
Guat Halvorsen
Wrangel
L. B. Larson
Q. Rodlicg
H. J. White
V. Wilhelm
C. . Lambert
John Gordon
Petersburg
H. J. Wiestley
Jno. Wood
W. Abercrombie
Ketehikan
Hodges
Alaska Grill
Winter & Pond
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