Naval battle raging in Aegean Japanese indicted for murder
A grand jury charged two Japanese cannery workers C how and EL Fushimi with first degree murder in the July 14 killing of Frank Dunn near Excur sion Inlet at the Dundas cannery. Dunn, from Ohio, was a teen worker. Stow was foreman. Trial date set as jurors are to be empaneled. defendants given until Monday to plead.
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Chow
EL Fushimi
Frank Dunn
Dundas Cannery
Excursion Inlet
Dunn
Ttow
Ketchikan
Fushimi
Stow
Ohio
J. H. Cobbs
Itow
Fushim
Tariff War on the Yukon River
Speculation rises as White Pass and Northern Commercial plan rate wars for interior Yukon business. Northern Commercial’s S Laning says Dawson will get worthwhile rates, with 28 lower Yukon steamers ready. White Pass has not posted Dawson rates or spring train plans, while both firms brace for a protracted, potentially temporary truce.
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White Pass
Dickeson
Yukon
S. Laning
N. ¢ Company
Dawson News
Northern Commercial Company
San Francisco
Dawson
N. C
N. C. Company
Louise
St. Michael
Susie
Hannah
Sarah
Mr. Laning
Whitehorse
Dickegou
Close Brothers
Rothschilds
Slosses and Gersties
Pacific
Alaska
California
Trinity Church Dance a Success at Ellis Hall
The Trinity church ladies hosted a ball at Ellis hall last night with large turnout. Residents from all city sections attended though it was informal, many in evening dress, and some guests traveled from Douglas. The Treadwell orchestra played well and punch and candy sold well. the event was described as a great success in every particular.
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Trinity Church
Ellis’ Hall
Douglas
Treadwell
Valentine’s Jewelry and Mayflower Shop Ads in Juneau
A bundled ad fragment highlights E. Valentines Jewelry Store in Juneau showcasing a vast Christmas stock of cut glass and other gifts. It touts quality and new designs, while Lockie McKinnon’s Mayflower advertises hot chili beans and general festive offerings.
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E. Valentine's Jewelry Store
Juneau
Valentine's Store
Lockie McKinnon
Annual sale of fancy goods and food at Taylor's
The Woman's Social Union of the Methodist church will hold its annual sale of fancy goods and cooked food at Taylor's confectionery store on Saturday afternoon, Dec 14. Novel ties and nice things will be for sale. W. P. Mills, Sitka capitalist, departs on the Mariposa for California for the winter. I. J. Sharick, local jeweler, is suffering from a severe cold.
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Woman's Social Union of the
Methodist Bearch
Taylor’s
Juneau
W. P. Mills
Sitka
Mariposa
California
Femmer and Ritter Express and Coal Delivery Notice
An old advertisement for Femmer and Ritter offering dray and hauling services with coal delivery and contact numbers, plus a personal invitation by FE Valentine of Juneau to inspect a holiday goods line including umbrellas in numerous styles.
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Femmer & Ritter’s Express
Burford’s Corner
FE. Valentine
Juneau
Peace talks stalled as Greece refuses armistice
Constantinople reports the Ottoman government will not meet Greek peace plenipotentiaries in London until Greece signs the armistice. London negotiations halt as a Greek offensive moves against Turkish forces in Epirus.
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London
Greece
Epirus
Four Pairs Hanged at Oregon State Penitentiary
Salem Oregon December 13. In a grim execution four men Michael Morgan Alfred Goble Edward Faulder and H E Roberts were hanged in pairs at the state penitentiary all meeting death stoically. In Honolulu Hawaii December 13 Rear Admiral Walter C Cowles will be relieved and reportedly move to command the Pacific fleet with Rear Admiral C B T Moore set to succeed him. the change is unofficial at this time.
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Salem
Ore
Patra
Michael Morgan
Alfred Goble
Edward Faulder
H. E. Roberts
Frank Garrigan
State Penitentiary
Honolulu
T. H
Walter C. Cowles
Pacific Fleet
C. B. T. Moore
Admiral Cowles
Laurier Attacks Monroe Doctrine In Parliament
Ottawa dispatch reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier Liberal leader in Canada’s parliament direct assault on the Monroe doctrine. He cited the Cuba case as a warning of U S overreach and said Americans forced Cuban independence to pay heavily for assistance.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Wilfred
Cuba
United States
Relieving Terra Nova Leaves Christchurch For Scott Expedition
The Terra Nova has sailed from Christchurch to relieve Captain Scott's British Antarctic expedition. No return news has reached port since late March 1911 when Scott and accompanying men were at Cape Evana and a sledge journey south was undertaken.
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Christchurch
N. Z
Scott
Cape Evana
Russia warns China over Mongolian talks break
The Russian minister to China warned that rupture of negotiations is imminent unless delays in settling the Mongolian question end. Both nations have troops in Mongolia, but no direct clash has occurred yet.
Professor Roswell Sampson Struck By Train In Pullman
In Pullman Washington last night professor Roswell Sampson of Washington State College was fatally struck by a passenger train. The accident occurred in the city with officials investigating the incident and the college mourning the loss of a well known faculty member.
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Pullman, Wash
Roswell Sampson
Washington State College
College founder dead
Mrs Susan Lincoln Mills founder of Mills College in Oakland California died here yesterday after a long career in education and philanthropy. The institution she helped establish remains a leading liberal arts college.
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Oakland
Calif
Susan Lincoln Mills
Mills College
Indian Case: George Card Indicted for Minor Sale
George Card of Douglas was indicted today for selling minor to Indians and appeared before the arraignment court this afternoon. Card lacking funds, the court appointed W. S. Bayless as attorney. he will plead tomorrow morning.
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George Card
Douglas
Card
W. 8. Bayless
Congress to probe New York Stock Exchange gambling
Washington reports that a Congressional committee will be appointed to investigate the New York Stock Exchange over stock gambling concerns. The move comes as governors of the exchange were informed of the inquiry.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Battle in Progress Between Greek Turkish Battleships
Athens dispatch reports a sea battle between Greek and Turkish battleships in the Aegean Sea. No details on the combatants strength or likely outcome have been received.
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Patch
Daily News
Aegean Sea
Peace Delegates Meet in London Informally
London December 13 peace plenipotentiaries met but made no formal progress. Only informal talks occurred with no concrete action announced by the delegation leaders or their aides.
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London
FIRST ROMANCE IN WILSON TOWN LIFE
HAMILTON Bermuda reports the Wilson family showing a budding romance as Kenneth L Fills of Mount Vernon New York Princeton sophomore arrives with his father Howard L Fills aboard the Orca steamship and visits Eleanor Wilson at the Inverurie hotel. He says the meeting is coincidental and he plans a brief Thanksgiving stay before returning in a week.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Wilson
Kenneth L. Fills
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Princeton
Eleanor Wilson
Fille
Orcba
Howard L. Fills
Inverurie
Wilson ‘Cottage
Farmer dies of hydrophobia after dog bite near Tacoma
Emil Bleehorn, a farmer near Tacoma Washington, died recently from hydrophobia following a dog bite. Doctor R A Rich treated him and was later diagnosed as infected. Dr Rich is being rushed to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment.
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Tacoma
Wash
Emil Bleehorn
R. A. Rich
Rich
Chicago
Pasteur
Youth Kills His Father in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on December 13 Daniel Beckhart a carpenter is dead and his thirteen year old son Martin is held for the murder. Reports say Martin fired a gun as his father whipped another son, the shot killing Beckhart instantly.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Daniel Beckhart
Martin
Beckhart
Notary Tells How It Was Done in Bank Case
In Valdez on December 12 the United States case against FE T Barnette and Lewis Wing over the failed Washington Alaska bank of Fairbanks reveals Notary Clark signed a false affidavit of the bank's financial status without oath. The document was prepared in Clark's office, taken to the bank, then left for the defendants to sign. Clark says he did not see the papers for months and did not administer any oath. Barnette and Wing face trial for publishing a false asset statement. The jury remains grouped during the proceedings.
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Valdez
United States
FE. T. Barnette
Lewis Wing
Washington-Alaska
Fairbanks
Notary Clark
Barnette
Wing
Clark
Palzer to Tackle Luther McCarthy on New Year's Day
Los Angeles December 13 Al Palzer begins training for a New Year’s Day boxing match with Luther McCarthy who stopped Porky Flynn in a Tuesday night bout.
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Los Angeles
Calif
al Palzer
Luther McCarthy
Porky” Flynn
Marine movement notes from Cordova to Juneau and beyond
Mariners report arrivals and departures with estimated times. Mariposa leaves Cordova at five this morning for a 40 hour run to Juneau due tomorrow night. Curacao sailed Seattle last night for Juneau due Sunday afternoon. Alki left Wrangel at six today and should reach Juneau by 2 30 tomorrow morning with an eight o'clock run via Hoonah tomorrow. Dolphin departed Ketchikan last night and is due Wrangel noon today and Juneau about 2 30 tomorrow morning. Jeannie left Ketchikan last night and should reach Wrangel about eight tonight and arrive in Juneau Sunday. Princess May sails north December 17 and south December 19. Delhi departs Seattle for the North on December 15. Steamer Yukon, from Cordova last Monday, has not reported to Juneau.
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Mariposa
Wrangel
Juneau
Jeannie
Ketchikan
Delhi
Seattle
Yukon
Cordova
Fishing Fleet 18 Active Impetus From Brooks Purchase
The fishing fleet is largely at sea while a surge of activity hits the industry after Mr. Brooks bought the last catch outright on the Jumeau dock. Governor Clark recently appointed Joseph C. Dillon of Fairbanks as notary public. The Daily Empire now delivers in Juneau, Douglas, and Treadwell for one dollar a month.
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Brooks
Jumeau Dock
Clark
Joseph C. Dillon
Fairbanks
Daily
Empire
Juneau
Douglas and
Treadwell
Benjamin Franklin McKinley Dies Pioneer and Uncle to President
Benjamin Franklin McKinley, California pioneer and uncle of the late President McKinley, died at his San Francisco home yesterday. He helped settle early California and was respected for his long career in the state. The death marks the passing of a notable figure linked to national leadership and regional development.
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San Francisco
Benjamin Franklin McKinley
California
President McKinley
Governor Wilson to Testify in Wharton Blackmail Case
Newark Dec. 13. President elect Wilson has been summoned to testify in the cases of three Wharton men arrested for sending blackmail letters to Governor Wilson. The summons comes as the probe into the letters intensifies and the governor prepares to appear in court.
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Newark
N. J
Wilson
Wharton
Paddy Naghel Hurt Again In Frosty Weather
Paddy Naghel son of Charles E Naghel of the Surveyor General's office slipped on a frosty street and sustained the second fracture of the same arm. Dr Simpson attended. the boy is progressing well.
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Paddy” Naghel
Charles E. Naghel
Surveyor-General’s Office
Dr. Simpson
Senate declines to elect Gallinger president pro tempore
The regular Republicans in the Senate failed to muster enough votes to elect Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire as president pro tempore to succeed the late Senator Frye of Maine. Opposition led by Dixon Bristow Poindexter LaFollette and Bacon persists amid Taft cabinet dinner notes.
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Senate
Gallinger
Frye
Maine
Dixon
Montana
Bristow
Kansas
Poindexter
Washington
LaFollette
Wisheckin
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
United States
Taft
Irish Home Rule Bill Passes First Stage
London report says the Irish Home Rule Bill cleared the committee stage in the House of Commons amid demonstrations. Sir John Simon argued that Irish legislation and administration are distinct from England, and that Ireland should control its own local affairs while the same law applies to Ulster and Bel fast, with Protestant and Catholic tensions noted but not decisive.
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London
House of Commons
Commons
House of Lords
John Simon
Ireland
England
Ulster
Belfast
Mr. Balfour
Cabinet Makers Are Busy Again
A Washington look at the soon to be formed Cabinet as the nation awaits a new President. Names such as Bryan O Gorman Slayden Wiley Underwood Burleson Brandies Quincy McAdoo Untermeyer Figs Crane Lloyd populate early lists, while Woodrow Wilson’s reputed aloofness may render many recommendations moot. Cabinet power rests with Senate consent and presidential discretion to choose capable, orderly ministers.
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United States
Kentucky
William Jennings Bryan
James A. O'Gorman
New York
James L. Slayden
Texas
Harvey W. Wiley
House
Underwood
Alabama
A. S. Burleson
Louis D. Brandies
Josiah Quincy
Massachusetts
William G. McAdoo
Hudson River
Samuel Untermeyer
Corporation
James
Senate
Washington
For Sale and Dining Offer at Second Avenue Eatery
Chili concarne served every night at Lockie MecKinnons on Second Avenue. It keeps your coupons and remembers the time day and place. For sale a $125 National cash register good as new for sale cheap. See Denny Orfanos Douglas.
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Lockie MecKinnons
Second Avenue
Denny Orfanos
Douglas
Beef Prices Inquiry At The Little Doar ing
Customer asks about today’s beef price while the butcher directs to the ticker. The shop advertises a guarantee that all goods are absolutely pure and stand proof.
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Aegean
Murd
Overfield
Cools
Yukon River
the Trinity Church
I. J. Sharick
Femmer & Ritter
Valentine
Constantinople
Cowles
Laurier
Captain Scott
Russia
China
Battle In Progress
Athens
Notary
Palzer
B. F. McKinley
Gov. Wilson
Daily Empire
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
Jim
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