Perseverance Mill Burned Honor Given Sitka Citizen
Rev Father Sergius George Kostro metinoff, rector of St Michel's cathedral Sitka, received a diamond cross after being honored by Archbishop Platon in New York last month. American citizen since 1867, he helped raise the flag at Sitka when Russian control ended. He spoke of his New York visit, met Colonel Roosevelt, and will sail to Sitka on the Georgia next morning.
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Spokane
Sergius George Kostrometinoff
St. Michel's Cathedral
Sitka
New York
Platon
Amer
Kostrometinoff
St Michael's Cathedral
Chicago
Metropolis
Seattle
Juneau
Archbishop Platon
Colonel Roosevelt
St. Michael's
Father Kostrometinos
Georgia
Should Alaska Women Be Given The Vote
A Juneau discussion on extending voting rights to Alaska women as the territorial legislature nears meeting next March. J C McBride of C W Young Hardware argues women deserve the franchise and can vote wisely, asserting it is a matter of right, not politics, reflecting growing suffrage in nine states and a likely spread nationwide.
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Alaska
England
Juneau
Union
J. C. McBride
C. W. Young Hardware Co
States
Schools Wanted in Small Places Across Territory
Governor Clark reports numerous applications to establish schools for white children outside incorporated towns. Current law requires 20 schoolaged children for funding, leaving many areas like Kennecott and McCarthy's below the threshold. Clark notes a surplus in the state school fund and cites a proposed bill by Senator Nelson to permit school organization in settlements with 14 children, which did not advance in the House.
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Kennecott and
McCarthy's
Nelson
Honee
Compressors for the Jualin Mine to Resume Drilling
Albert Nadeau, superintendent of the Jualin Mining Company, left by train for the Berner's bay property to oversee air compressors shipped from New York via Tehauntepec. The equipment should reach the mine by mid January and be installed by February 1, enabling machine drills to operate. Nadeau plans to return for Christmas then move to Jualin in early spring.
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Albert Nadeau
Jualin Mining Company
Georgia
Berner’s Bay
Mr. Nadeau
New York
Tehauntepec
Nadeau
Juneau
Jualin
Government coal expedition ships 800 tons from Katalla
The Cunningham group mine in the Bering river field completed work and sailed on the Yukon to Seattle. Eight hundred tons of coal were mined and will be shipped to Seattle early next spring for naval testing.
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Government Coal Expedition
Cunningham
Bering River
Yukon
Seattle
First Woman in Legislature from Pierce County
Tacoma December 3 Mrs Nene J Crooke will join the State Legislature at Olympia next March as its first woman member elected on the Progressive ticket from Pierce County defeating two male opponents by a large plurality. A native of Illinois she has lived in Tacoma twenty two years and is active in the W C T U and civic work. She passed Tacoma's 6 oclock closing law for store clerks and served as president of the State Equal Suffrage Society. Crooke is an osteopathic physician who also runs her home. her husband managed her campaign.
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Tacoma
Olympia
Nene J. Crooke
Pierce County
State Equal Suffrage Society
Fresh Flowers for sale at Winter and Pond Store
Fresh flowers available at the Spokane shop Winter and Pond Store. Local buyers can visit the outlet to choose blooms and arrangements. Flowers are advertised as ready for purchase.
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Spokane
Winter & Pond
Bombardment of Adrianople Resumed Reported
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from London dated December 4 states the bombardment of Adrianople has resumed, seemingly carried out by Greek forces. The bulletin caps a brief, fact filled wartime note amid local ads mentioning Ivory Jewelry arrivals and hot chili beans at Mayflower lunch spots.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Adrianople
Perseverance Mine 100 stamp mill burns in Juneau blaze
The Alaska Gastineau Company reports that its Perseverance Mine 100 stamp mill and adjacent structures were destroyed by a fire that started around 11:30 p.m. local time. Despite the heavy flames, the compressor house and power plant were saved, with restoration efforts continuing as workers assess damage and plan reconstruction. The mill carried no insurance and was planned as an experimental testing station pending Salmon Creek power.
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Juneau
Alaska-Gastineau Company
B. L. Thane
Empire
Jackson
Alaska Gastineau Company
Salmon Creek
Alaska
Sheep Creek
Thane
Rock House
Granite Creek
Gold Creek
Blease Defends Lynchers in Governors Conference
In Richmond, Governor Cole L. Blease of South Carolina argues to fellow governors that lynching the black assailants of white women in the Palmetto State would go unpunished, promising state leaders that swift justice will not follow.
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Richmond
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
Lynchere
Palmetto
Spokane's Outgoing List Sailings Passengers Named
The Spokane scheduled to sail north this afternoon at 4 o clock carried Judge and Mrs Maloney and Mrs H D Kirmie for Skagway along with Henry Brie and Hd Walt bound for Haines.
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Spokane
Judge
Maloney
H. D. Kirmie
Skagway
Henry Brie
Hd Walt
Haines
Cordova men Carscadden and O'Brien reported dead
An unconfirmed report from Juneau states that James J. Carscadden and Jack O'Brien, well known Cordova residents, died suddenly at that place. Hilary McKanna Transfer offers prompt service for coal hauling freight baggage and related tasks to Juneau patrons with phone orders 57 or 55.
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Juneau
James J. Carscadden
Jack O'Brien
Cordova
Hilary McKanna
Fire damages old slaughter house of W. W. Casey
A blaze today damaged the old slaughter house building owned by W. W. Casey. The loss is reported at $50.00 with no injuries cited.
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W. W. Casey
Senator Penrose Digitizes Postage Bill To One Cent
In Washington on December 4 Senator Penrose introduced a Senate bill to reduce letter postage to one cent. The measure was referred to the committee on Post Offices and Postroads for study and action.
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Senate
Washington
Penrose
United States Senate
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Peace talks set in London as siege lines hold
Sofia reports peace negotiations will continue in London on December 12. Armies stay in current positions with besieged fortresses not to be retaken until an armistice is signed. Bulgaria may evacuate by Black Sea and Adrianople within ten days after the accord. Greece did not firmly reject the protocol, reserving its decision.
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Sofia
London
Black Sea
Adrianople
Greece
Witnesses aboard Mariposa in Washington Alaska bank cases
C Lehmanke of the United States Signal Corps, formerly at Fairbanks, travels aboard the Mariposa to Valdez as a summoned witness in the Washington Alaska bank cases. B Neal, ex Fairbanks Banking Company official, joins the voyage from New York City to testify in the same cases.
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C. Lehmanke
United States Signal Corps
Fairbanks
Valdez
B. Neal
New York City
Switzerland Prepares for War Amid European Crisis
Geneva reports that the war situation in Europe grows ominous and even neutral Switzerland begins wartime preparations as the possibility of conflict looms.
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Geneva
Europe
Switzerland
New Senators Sworn In Washington Ceremony
Washington December 3. Senators Jackson of Maryland and Perky of Idaho were sworn in today and took their seats.
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Washrington
Jackson
Maryland
Perky
Idaho
Governors to Confer With Taft on Farm Credit Plan
Governors at Richmond Va will discuss with President Taft on Saturday an agricultural credit system and farmers cooperative banks. The talks follow issues already under presidential consideration.
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Washington
Richmond
Taft
Ray of Seward and Aldrich Win Alaska Seats
Reports show L. Ray of Seward elected Senator for the Third division with a clear majority over Geo. E. Baldwin of Valdez. Frank A. Aldrich of Nome defeats J. C. Kennedy for representative as late returns come in from Juneau and surrounding areas.
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Seward
Geo. E. Baldwin
Valdez
Frank A. Aldrich
Nome
Juneau
J. C. Kennedy
Greece declines peace and war continues in 1912
London dispatch reports Greece declining to join the armistice and peace protocol with Turkey and Bulgaria. The action is read as Greece continuing hostilities against Turkey. No major engagement at the Tchatalja line. Bulgarian and Turkish outposts exchange only minor encounters as negotiations proceed.
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Tchatalja
Taft Sends 200 Recess Appointments for Senate Fight
President Taft forwarded over two hundred recess appointments for Senate confirmation. The action spans between sessions, and the Democratic Senate led by Senator Gore of Oakland opposes many confirmations, signaling a lengthy fight ahead.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Con
Gore
Oakland
Treasury Chief Warns Panic Risk In Currency Reform
Secretary Franklin McVeagh urges currency reform in annual congressional report. He argues the current system cannot prevent a panic and asserts that once a threshold is reached a panic becomes inevitable. He outlines a plan for modernizing the nation’s currency system.
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McVeagh
Alaska Rail Lobbyists Gather in Washington
Alaska lobbyists arrive as Congress opens the short session. They expect limited legislation, with focus on a Senate plan for a 1000 mile trunk railroad in Alaska likely to be deferred to next Congress. Lobbyists for Copper River & Northwestern and Alaska Northern seek government action, but talk remains quiet.
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Senate
Congress
Mlacka
Alaska
Copperiver & Northwestern
Cordova
Alaska Northern
Seward
Congreva
General Sickles Relics Saved From Seizure
New York December 4. A reconciliation between General Daniel B Sickles and his wife led Mrs Sickles to arrange the preservation of the Sickles relics in the family mansion on Fifty four Street. The items had been seized by creditors of Gen Sickles.
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New York
Daniel B. Sickles
Sickles
Fifty-fourth Street
Gen
Steamer Humboldt Sails for Juneau and Northern Ports
Seattle December 4. Steamer Humboldt sails at noon for Juneau with cabin passengers including I L Hunter and wife J E George B L Kerns R W Silver and wife W H Ashby J Blakely Henry Otterlee Kinya Kogima Mrs B E Olson Mrs F N Bushong Mrs H McLean A Nielsen John Wick Carl Waldal John Hogan W N Collier and W Bufold among others bound for Juneau and northern ports.
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Seattle
Humboldt
Juneau
I. L. Hunter
J. E. George
B. L. Kerns
R. W. Silver
W. H. Ashby
J. Blakely
Henry Otterlee
Kinya
Kogima
BE. Olson
F. N. Bushong
H. McLean
A. Nielson
John Wick
Carl
Convicted Gunmen Refuse to Talk
New York dispatch reports that Gyp the Blood Left Louse and Wiltey Lewis the gunmen under death sentence will likely be executed in the first week of next month without confessing their role in the killing of Herman Rosenthal. Efforts to obtain a confession have failed. Former Police Lieutenant Becker, also to be executed, remains composed.
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New York
Gyp
Louse
Wiltey Lewis
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Eight Die In Pennsylvania Train Wreck Near Dresden
Eight persons were killed when a Pennsylvania passenger train wrecked near Dresden in Seansville Pennsylvania this morning. The brief item notes the tragedy and lists no further outcomes.
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Seansville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dresden
Servia Opposes Seaport Outlet Through Albania
Belgrade dispatch says the Servian government rejects any plan for an Adriatic outlet via Albania to a sea port, despite reports to the contrary. The Prague government organ denies Servia insists on such an outlet.
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Belgrade
Servia
Pragada
Albania
Tornado in Madagascar Kills 100, Causes $2 Million Damage
PARIS December 4 A tornado that swept Madagascar yesterday killed about 100 people and caused about two million dollars in property damage across the island.
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Paris
Madagascar
Big Jack Johnson Marries Cameron
Chicago reports pugilist Jack Johnson wed Lucile Cameron last night at his mother’s home. The ceremony was performed by a Black clergyman. Johnson faces a white slaver indictment and recent bail of 30000 dollars.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lucile Cameron
Mra
A. Roberts
Johnson
Los Angeles Votes Down Commission Form Government
Los Angeles election results show the commission form measure defeated by a decisive vote. The public decision came after a campaign where officials and residents weighed the city’s governance structure.
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Los Angeles
Railroad pays 110000 for charter extension in Timore
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company paid 110000 under protest to the state for an extension of its charter in Timore Illinois. The Knights of Pythias plan a grand ball soon. Subscribe for The Daily Empire.
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Springfield, II
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Timore
The
Knights of Pythias
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