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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1925
Page
6
Public notice of classified ad policy states closing time at 2 PM for ads and 10 cents per line for first insertion with five cents for each continuous insertion. Minimum charge is 50 cents. The Empire Is The Medium emphasizes advertising access for all public wants.
Timetabled ferries depart from Juneau to Douglas Treadwell and Thane with multiple daily departures at 7:10 9:15 12:00 2:30 4:30 6:15 7:30 9:40 11:15 and 1:00 a.m. Freight accepted on Douglas only. Some runs marked Saturdays only.
Northbound Alameda is due to arrive between 8:40 and 9:00 tonight. Scheduled sailings include Estebetis bound for Sitting and Avikeypartie at the vote o'eleck Thursday. Victoria is slated to sail from Seattle on December 12 at dash.
Terrific gale drives freighter West Orewa into peril as rudder is lost. Dewey stands by unable to assist. West Crown hurries toward mid ocean to attempt tow and Dewey to aid by tying onto stern. West Orewa crew rigs jury rudder while seas worsen with waves breaking over radio room. West Crown and West Orewa both in dangerous conditions.
The Lou Helen and Avona of the local fishing fleet are in port with cargoes of black cod. Lou Helen carries 10,000 pounds while Avona has about 12,000 pounds. Both cargoes were taken at the National Fish company.
The Henry J. passenger boat under Capt. George Tramstead of Ramstead Transportation Co. reached port at noon yesterday from Petersburg and wayports. Passengers for Juneau include L. J. Till and Ernest Thys from Speel River. It departed at midnight last night for Peters burg and intermediate points.
Notice to mariners reports changes to several lights around Alaska and Prince of Wales Island. Trevak Narrows Block Island Light extinguished Nov 14 1925 relit Nov 26 1826. Unalaska Bay Priest Rock Light extinguished Nov 28 1925 to be relit as soon as practicable. Gambier Bay Entrance Light in Stephens Passage changed Dec 4 1926 to flashing white every 6 seconds. Fox Island Light extinguished Nov 28 1925 found burning Nov 30 1925.
Virtually all hope is abandoned for the steamer Cotopaxi missing since last Tuesday after broadcasting S S calls. Transportation men believe the vessel fell to a tropical storm, with a crew of 30 possibly picked up by a passing ship, though no rescue has been reported. Cotopaxi left Charleston November 29 bound for Key West with a coal cargo.
Chester B. Ellis, visiting Seattle, paid meals for a man who then vanished with his clothes. Ellis obtained a county warrant but tried to serve it himself. Stanley Whitehead is jailed for petty larceny. Ellis, a former Juneau resident, recently worked at the Juneau lumber mills.
Russell H. Connell known as Penniless Millionaire has died. He founded Samaritan hospitals and the Baptist temple in Philadelphia. A famed lecturer for 54 years his Ac res of Diamonds theme drew immense crowds and substantial earnings. Born 1848 in Massachusetts he served as a Civil War officer and later became a lawyer and journalist before entering the ministry in 1879.
Miss Elizabeth McBride sister of U S Collector J C McBride leaves Juneau tonight aboard the steamer Alaska bound for Seattle and thence to her Berkeley California home after several weeks visiting her brother and sister in law.
Jacob Clark of Juneau will marry Mary James from Tenakee on Thursday evening at the Native Presbyterian Church. Rev Waggoner will officiate and the Juneau Native Band will provide music. Dinner follows at the A N B Hall with Frank Mercer’s Orchestra. They will march from the church to the hall for the meal.
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