Secret Indictment Sparks McDonald Courtroom Drama
In a district court morning session a sensation arose over an alleged secret indictment of Joe McDonald for murder of N. C. Jones. Attorney Cobb revealed a wire from McDonald offering to appear for trial without extradition if needed. Grand jurors and officials condemned premature publication that exposed decade-old coroners inquest testimony, complicating any Juneau trial. McDonald has lived in Mexico for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Joe McDonald
N. C. Jones
Cobb
Joseph McDonald
Overfield
Empire
McDonald
Grand Jury
United States
Daily Empire
Achison
Skagway
J. F. Malony
Juneau
Mexico
Great Progress of Salmon Creek Power Development
The Alaska-Gastineau Company reports rapid advances in its Salmon Creek power project. First unit nearly complete, with a 4x6 foot flume 12,000 feet long, rock cuts, and spruce-filled right of way. Penstock to be finished before Christmas, 1,500 kilowatts expected once generators run. Crews total about 80 workers across power house, lower dam, and upper dam sites, with a tunnel starting to reach the basin reservoir. Weather favorable, tram line clear, steady progress expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska-Gastineau Company
Salmon Creek
Basin
Tam
Skagway Pansies Send Christmas Remembrance
The Daily Empire received a Christmas remembrance from Skagway featuring pansies sent by Mrs. W. L. Speer. The card notes the town’s noted pansies can be grown, and the paper appreciates the thoughtful testimony and spirit behind the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Empire
Skagway
Dedman
Empire
W. L. Speer
A Work of Art A 1913 Calendar From Sanitary Grocery
The Daily Empire notes receipt of a handsome 1913 calendar from the Sanitary Grocery. It ranks among the season's finest artistic offerings. R. P. Nelson's remains the sole Juneau location for Huyler's celebrated candies, regarded as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Empire
Sanitary
R. P. Nelson
Juneau
Huyler
Drunken man from Ketchikan arrested by Nightwatchman
A man claiming the name Teddy Collina from Ketchikan was arrested by Nightwatchman Sam Cohn after an assault of frenzied yelling. He was jailed and remained insane this morning while Captain Martin holds him for further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Collina
Ketchikan
Sam Cohn
Martin
Menu list from a cafe section
A compact menu item line up presents dishes such as Mock Turtle Anglaise Consomme Savoyarde fish filet with tartar, capon liver omelette, roast stuffed turkey with cranberry sauce, baked potatoes, asparagus tips, plum pudding with brandy sauce, Roman punch, Brie, café demitasse and a phone number 381 to reserve boxes or tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Victoria
Fromage de Brie Cafe
Second Trial of Al Lundgren On Liquor Charge Today
The second trial of Al Lundgren on the charge of giving liquor to Indians is held today. A special venue for 18 was ordered with only two or three of the regular panel qualified to sit on the case. The Arctic Barber Shop will operate four chairs on December 24th to 10 30 p m and remain open until noon on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Lundgren
Arctic
Castro Coming to New York
Castro the former firebrand president of Venezuela travels aboard the steamship Tournine bound for New York. Authorities in Washington report it is probable the United States will not permit Castro to land or fund activities here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
New York
Emile Castro
Firebrand
Venezuela
Tournine
Washington
United States
Judge Overfield Heads to Valdez for Bank Trials
Judge Overfield, subpoenaed by mail, is to travel the MariPosa to Valdez as government witnesses gather for the Washington Alaska bank trials. The civil calendar of about 75 cases slows, while several major criminal prosecutions proceed and about 75 government witnesses await calls. District Attorney Rustgard protests to the attorney general over the strained hearing schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overfield
Valdex
Valdez
Rustgard
Well Known Couple Weds In Juneau Ceremony
Walter Alexander of Haines and Miss Nancy Lee McIntyre of Seattle were married Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lorenzon by Rev. J. B. Stevens. Both are prominent locals with many friends. Alexander has worked for the Canadian road commission for years and the bride previously taught school in Haines. They will reside in Haines for now, with a possible move to Juneau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Lorenzen
J. B. Stevens
Walter Alexander
Haines
Nancy Lee McIntyre
Seattle
Alexander
Canadian Road Commission
Portuguese Premier Leite resigns from cabinet
Lisbon dispatch reports that Senhor Leite, the head of Portugal's cabinet, has resigned from his position causing political shift as of December 23.
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Lisbon
Senhor Leite
Notable Passengers and Movers On the Humboldt Last Night
A series of travelers and workers moved through the region aboard the Humboldt and other ships. L N Uhl, an electrical engineer, returned from the Jualin mine to the Georgia. Ray Haasze heads to Seattle via Alaska Supply Co. L B Adsit sails for Ketchikan. Hugh Ettinger leaves for Petersburg. R Wahlgren arrives from Ju alin. L E Buell departs for Seattle. Emmett Harris goes to Ketchikan. J Warner and F Williamson, U S land surveyors, transfer to California and head south. William Merchant visits family in Walla Walla aboard the Humboldt. John Steffjen, Alaska-Gastineau employee, departs on the Northwest ern toward Seattle and Denver for a three‑month vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Haasze
Alaska Supply Company
Seattle
Humboldt
L. B. Adsit
Ketchikan
Hugh Ettinger
New York
Alaska
Petersburg
R. Wahlgren
Jualin
L. E. Buell
Emmett Harris
J. Warner
F. Williamson
U. S
California
William Merchant
Burford’s
Walla Walla
John Steffjen
Alaska-Gastineau Company
Northwestern
Denver
Dinner honors Governor-elect Sulzer in New York
The Metropolitan Club hosted a Saturday dinner for Governor-elect William Sulzer with President-elect Wilson and William Jennings Bryan among the guests. Bryan praised Wilson as best prepared for the presidency while toasting Taft’s defeat and Roosevelt’s. Hearst and Murphy were absent. Mrs Woodrow Wilson hosted a reception for about a thousand New York women.
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New York
William Sulzer
Metropolitan Club
F. Murphy
Turkish Army Surrenders in Mitylene
A dispatch to the Greek government says the Turkish army in Mitylene has surrendered unconditionally. Athens reports the capitulation as complete and without conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitylene
Athens
Barnette Escapes On All Indictments
Valdez Dec. 22 Judge Lyons dismissed seven embezzlement indictments against E T Barnette banker of Fairbanks and prosecutors dropped the perjury charge. The embezzlement cases were rejected because the money Barnette withdrew before the bank failure was his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnette
Valdez
Lyons
District Court
E. T. Barnette
Fairbanks
Railroad Chiefs Indicted for Sherman Act Violations
New York December 23 President W S Mellon of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad and President Chamberlain and Alfred W Smithers chairman of the board of directors of the Grand Trunk railway have been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the Sherman act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. S. Mellon
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Chamberlain
Alfred W. Smithers
Grand Trunk Railway
Deputy Marshal Arrests N Morano for Liquor to Indians
Deputy Marshal Fels arrested N Morano last night on suspicion of giving liquor to Indians. Morano is held in custody awaiting a hearing.
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Fels
N. Morano
Harry Malone improves after last Friday’s incident
Harry Malone deputy district court clerk who was taken ill last Friday is reported this morning to be improving. See the new Gold Belt City spoon designed by Winter & Pond. Chinaware makes a suitable Christmas present and is most useful. Cups and saucers bread and butter plates sugar and cream pitchers stains Japanese and home decorations FE J. Sharick's.
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Harry Malone
Winter & Pond
Taft weighs civil government for Canal Zone visit
President Taft spoke in Jacksonville about establishing a civil government in the Canal Zone during his Panama trip. He noted the Zone spans ten miles of Panama across the isthmus, including Cristobal and Balboa. In Key West, Taft sailed for Colon aboard the battleship Arkansas last night.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Taft
Panama
Canal Zone
Cristobal
Atlantic
Canal
Balboa
Pacific
Key West
Arkansas
Colon
Helen Gould Receives Navy Fleet Wedding Gift
Helen Miller Gould to wed Finley J Shepard of St Louis. Twenty one thousand Atlantic fleet sailors donate a wedding present. Gould has long supported enlisted men in the navy and railroad workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Miller Gould
Finley J. Shepard
St. Louis
Miss Gould
United States Navy
Commercial Cafe to Open Christmas Day Windsor Opening
The Long range order for the Commercial Cafe arrived Saturday night on the Humboldt and was installed before six o'clock yesterday. Warren and the staff hurried to complete preparations as crowds visited the dining palace site all day. The formal opening is set for noon on Christmas Day with a fine table d hote dinner planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Beavers
Viceroy of India Wounded by Bomb in Delhi
Lord Hardinge viceroy and governor general of India was wounded by a bomb thrown from a housetop as he entered Delhi. An attendant was killed. The assassin, a Mohammedan fanatic, fled. The attack follows capital relocation from Bombay to Delhi amid Balkan tensions.
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India
Delhi
Lord Hardinge
Bombay
Balkan
Turkey
Great Britain
Combinations Hold Up the People Report
Washington December 23. Commissioner Conant in his annual report discusses the relations between railroads and steamship lines. He states that railroads and steamship companies have formed combinations allowing former control of regular steamship lines and fixing rates, destroying competition. The patterns cover tidewater points reached by transcontinental lines and most other competitive points on both coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioner of Corporations
Conant
Mer
Tidewater
Nations press for pelagic seal act amendment
Japan and Britain sent urgent notes to Washington asking the United States to amend the seal act governing Alaska waters. They argue current regulations are unfair and seek modifications. The U S administration says Congress should amend the act to ensure fair treatment as urged by the complainants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Alaska
Washington Administration
Congress
Skeletons Found After Chicago Jewelers Murder Arrests
Chicago police arrested Clyde Stratton and seven others in a North Side flat on suspicion of murdering Logue the jeweler. The dead man was found in his store with seventeen knife wounds. investigators also found two skeletons during the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clyde Stratton
North Side
Logue
Stratton
Yaqui Indians Allegedly Rampage Near San Marcial
Douglas Arizona December 23 reports say Yaqui Indians massacred the population of San Marcial in the state of Sonora. Only meager details are available as officials rush confirmatory word and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas, Ariz
San Marcial
Soword
Florence Wreck Near Heart's Content Capsizes Two Dozen Drowned
Steamer Florence wrecked near Heart's Content yesterday with twenty three crewmen drowned. The disaster occurred off St Johns Newfoundland as the British vessel foundered in rough seas. Rescue efforts underway and inquiries likely to follow.
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ST. Johns, N. F
Florence
Heart's Content
Maritime Schedule Highlights From Northwestern Waters
Northwestern shipping notes list upcoming arrivals and departures. Georgia arrived from Skagway and southeastern ports last night and departed Sitka today at noon. Mariposa expected tomorrow evening from Seattle. Dolphin due from the South Thursday night. Yukon slated to arrive on December 26 and Curacao to sail from Seattle on December 26.
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Georgia
Skagway
Way
Sitka
Seattle
Dolphin
New Year Calendars and Holiday Goodies Advertised
The item notes receipt of New Year calendars from the Juneau Liquor Company and the New York Exchange. It lists Sanitary Grocery offerings including French cluster raisins candied and pressed ginger and sugared figs Dromedary dates and maple sugar. Burford's invites orders for pipes or cigars for Christmas gifts with prompt service. Lockie McKinnon's Mayflower advertises hot chili beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau Liquor Company
New York Exchange
Sanitary Grocery
Hansen Funeral Held By C W Young Co
Funeral services for Hans Hansen were conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev. Stevens at the C W Young Company parlors. Pallbearers named Wol land Johnson Tweit Lange Nordale Erickson. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends plan a stone monument at the grave. The Mariposa ships fruit and vegetables for Goldsteins. orders popular for Christmas delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Hansen
C. W. Young Company
Rev. Stevens
F. Wol‘land
N. B. Johnson
P. Tweit
L. Lange
J. Nordale
John Erickson
Evergreen Cemetery
Panama Pacific Exposition Plans Completed in San Francisco
The Panama Pacific International Exposition plans are finished and on exhibition in San Francisco. Architects say the drawings are the most comprehensive yet for any exposition, combining utility with beauty, with construction to begin early next spring.
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San Francisco
Reid’s Body Returns From Britain on Natal
The British cruiser Natal sailed Saturday from Portsmouth for New York carrying the body of the late American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Natal
New York
Whitelaw Reid
Bishop named foreman of grand jury after Mayo
Fragmentary notes mention Mr. Bishop at home being named foreman of the grand jury. References to Dur fig and Knicker, Subbubs, Becker appear as disjointed phrases with no clear narrative or dates.
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Mayo
Durfig
Wil- Same Will Not
Grand Jury
Jennings to Speak on Seward at Commercial Club Banquet
Robert W. Jennings, last Democratic candidate for Congress, will address the Commercial Club banquet on January 12. His theme is The Vision of William H. Seward, promising an engaging talk from a capable speaker. Burford's promises wide Christmas options while Nelson's shop invites shoppers to compare gifts before buying.
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Robert W. Jennings
Congress
Commercial Club
Jennings
William H. Seward
Huyler's Candy Shown At Nelson's Stationery Store
The best candy on the market is Huyler's, available at R. P. Nelson's Stationery Store. Shopkeepers advertise the popular sweets for customers seeking quality confections.
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Huyler’s
R. P. Nelson
Anthony Kelly Convicted For Selling Liquor To Indians
Anthony Kelly was convicted Saturday of selling liquor to Native Americans. He was out on bail and this morning taken into custody pending sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Kelly
Grand jury reports six true bills for liquor to Indians
At four o'clock Saturday afternoon the grand jury returned indictments charging the crime of dealing liquor to Indians against Geo Hemminger Indian Sam Jackson Indian John Jackson Indian Harvey Williams John Erwick Hans Magnusson. All of the men were arraigned at 10 o'clock this morning.
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Geo. Hemminger
Sam, Jackson
John Jackson
Harvey Williams
John Erwick
Hans Magnusson
Hollywood art prints in new picture mouldings
W. H. Case offers latest frame styles and made to order Hollywood art prints. Framing options include custom mouldings, frames, and finishing services, catering to collectors and decorators seeking tailored presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
W. H. Case
Bryan Not Mentioned In Wilson Cabinet Talks
Trenton New Jersey December 23 President elect Wilson held a three and a half hour conference Saturday afternoon with William Jennings Bryan in his office. After Bryan left for New York Governor Wilson said Bryan's name had not been mentioned in the cabinet discussion.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
William Jenings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
New York
Hickey Found Guilty of Murder in Seventies Case
Thomas F. Hickey was found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing six year old Joseph Josephs. The body was hidden in a sewer more than a year ago in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas F. Hickey
Joseph Josephs
Hickey
Large halibut shipment seized by Humboldt crew
Longshore boss C. E. Head oversaw a haul as Humboldt loaded 113 boxes of fresh halibut weighing 56,500 pounds into the hold yesterday.
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C. E. Head
Humboldt
Mexican Rebels Kill 250 Federals in Ascension
A Herald dispatch from Ascension, Mexico reports 250 federal troops garrisoning Ascension were annihilated by rebels who stormed the town, executed the garrison, and looted stores, offices, and other buildings in the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Ascension
Mexico
Old Timer Returns to This Section
J. G. Smith, an old timer of Juneau, Dawson and Nome, visited town from the South end of Douglas Island where he is developing mining property. Smith first came to Juneau in 1891 aboard a sailing craft from Seattle, noting locals thought he aimed for the North Pole due to Juneau’s remoteness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Smith
Juneau
Dawson
Nome
Douglas Island
Mr. Smith
Seattle
North Pole
Christmas gifts at Goldstein’s and Burford’s offer calabash pipes
Watch R. P. Nelson's showcases for Xmas gifts. Beautiful gold mounted fountain pens and inexpensive useful presents are featured. Jewelry store Juneau and Goldstein's urge holiday shopping. Burford's also showcases Alaska calabash pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine's Jewelry Store
Juneau
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Stavanger
Caviar
Astrakan
Judge Overfield
L. N. Uhl
Bryan
William Jennings ‘Bryan
John A. Dix
Wilson Bryan
Roosevelt
Sulzer
Dix
Samuel Untemeyer
William Randolph Hearst and
Chas
Commissioner's Court
Helen Gould
Warpath
Burford's
Lockie
McKinnon’ S
Mayflower
Hansen
Mariposa
Goldsteins
Reid
MR. Bishop III
Becker
WM. H. Seward
Amoker
R. P
Nelson
Ing
Kelly
Bryans
Holly
Goldstein's
Burford
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