12 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
1
Indianapolis January report says Detective William Burns was discharged and the indictment quashed after federal judge rules in his favor. The court praised Burns work in pursuing kidnappers and dynamiting criminals, noting the justice system and the detective’s service to the country.
Bleak weather grips Helena and St. Louis with subzero temps. Reports warn of a fresh cold snap threatening cattle and stock in Kansas City and surrounding regions. A. B. Dance Friday evening prepends social respite amid ongoing storm misery.
President Taft delivers a special message to Congress detailing wood pulp and print paper duties. He cites a paper trust influence against reciprocity with Canada and urges reducing the high tariff as a hardship on industry and a distortion of its original purpose. The paper trust is expected to oppose any tariff reduction.
Yesterday Manns urged Philip Pitt Campbell of Kansas as successor to the late E. D. Madison on the committee of rules. The house elected Campbell as the Republican member to replace Madison. Home cooking notes offer bread pies doughnuts and cookies by Artemus and Ford. Peoples Laundry promotes rough dry service and invites trials.
Early this morning a fire alarm sparked by a sounding whistle led firefighters to a cabin owned by Dan Jones near Fink's house. The blaze heavily damaged the roof but was knocked down quickly by chemical crews, causing only a few dollars in damage. A man named el occupied the cabin at the time.
Washington reports Andrew Carnegie, called before the steel trust investigating committee, argued that modern manufacturing has reached a level of perfection where competition is outgrown. He claimed the United States and other nations have achieved advanced production, urging careful legislation to manage supply and demand and avoid oversupply and shortages.
Nome mining operator A N Leopold arrives in San Francisco to build a modern airship aimed at crossing the Bering Strait. He claims to be the North’s bird man and describes plans to launch from Cape Prince of Wales toward East Cape or into Russia, saying engines and propellers still require perfection. He envisions crossing a 35 to 40 mile gap and intends to take the airship north during the summer, with further tests in the Nome region.
Fragmentary dispatches describe a clash near Jolo with confirmed Moro fatalities and ongoing violence. Reports mention Western authorities pursuing the attack and a response by security forces on the island.
Congressman Humphrey of Washington state Lodlay introduced a bill to grant free passage through the Panama Canal to all American vessels once completed. The measure, popular yet debated, argues tolls on U S ships are improper as canal funds belong to the people.
Community bulletin promotes Eagle Social Dance this Saturday night. Notes a local bakery ad and a coffee house as gathering spots with limited legible contact details.
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