27 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1912
Page
1
A late January New York dispatch reports Governor Glasscock seeking Roosevelt’s consent to a possible nomination. Roosevelt, remaining noncommittal, signals no candidacy, while press questions linger about his role and timing for a Chicago convention.
Fatally hurt General Pedro My, once provisional president, as he urged support for his cause in Guayaquil. A mob at the plaza rushed the rostrum, beat and burned the speaker, then erected a funeral pyre. The atrocity follows the explosion at the military barracks and reflects deep factional strife between Quito and Alfaro factions.
Seattle reporter notes Parker Belmore and Brown sail from Seattle aboard the Alameda to join a Mount McKinley expedition. They travel with camping gear and will stop at Kodiak or Cordova for local support crews before marching toward McKinley. They plan a late winter trek and hope to return by early spring.
Special Nugget Service from Buenos Ayres reports four warships ordered to travel up the Parma river toward Paraguay city with troop transport to follow. The action appears tied to regional tensions as Argentina contemplates war with a neighboring nation, fearing a navigable waterway impacting commerce and strategic reach through the river system into Paraguay.
Fire Chief Robert Wolfe perished while battling a fire that destroyed a building in Walla Walla. His assistant was inside the structure when debris collapsed trapping them as beams fell. firefighters labored to rescue him but the interior heat and collapse prevented recovery.
Two masked men robbed the Royal Bank of Canada in Vancouver at 2 p.m. taking all cash in sight before escaping. Police were alerted but could not identify the suspects as faces were fully masked. No further details available.
Cable reports in Manchuria and Pekin that troops revolt, generals unable to quell mutiny, with an ultimatum to abdicate by Monday morning. Revolt spreads toward Mukden and city officials refuse to act, threatening chaos for the capital and hundreds of thousands of residents. A 100,000 strong force marches on Pekin as the republic's government struggles to respond.
Article reports President Taft meeting Alaska representatives to discuss a special message and proposed measures for Alaska. It notes plans to seek congressional authority for government extension, waterway and coal market strategies, and the creation of ships and school districts. Also mentions Peoples Laundry and Nugget Office.
Washington reports Senator Robert LaFollette will tour the Midwest from February through March, aiming to rally insurgent support for his push toward the Republican nomination. He seeks to persuade voters in Chicago and surrounding states despite Ohio’s earlier rejection of his radical candidacy. The campaign denies any collusion with Roosevelt and emphasizes LaFollette as the preferred nominee.
The Duke of Connaught paid a formal call on President Taft in the White House. Arriving by the 2 o'clock train, he was quickly ushered into the president's private quarters where a half hour conversation covered general matters. No public statement followed the cordial meeting.
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