27 Jan 1914
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1914
Page
1
The report from Washington highlights recommendations by Iues He Richardson urging extensive wagon road projects. It notes potential funding and strategic importance for regional transport improvements.
A long, garbled report fragment from a U S government commission urges a comprehensive wagon road and rail network in Alaska to connect distant settlements. It outlines feeder routes, costs, and strategic value of road and trail systems to boost territory access, trade, and transportation infrastructure. The piece also mentions a miners club social and a local dance event with ticket details.
A fragment from a community notice asks if residents are Nugget subscribers and why not. The text mentions builder concerns and a plan to discuss regional stations, camps, and a sanitation project. It references contracts, sections, and local officials, hinting at a survey of subscriber status.
San Francisco reports the worst storms in memory with heavy winds and widespread damage along the coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Rail lines, including Santa Fe and Southern Pacific, are washed out and unable to operate, hindering movement, damaging property, and delaying recovery of ranches farms and orange groves across the state.
Local bread advertisement promotes good wholesome loaves at 5c per loaf from Anvil Bakery and North Pole Bakery. The teaser-style notice appeals to readers seeking affordable fresh bread options.
Fragmentary notice reports drownings in California amid floods and mentions Carnival committees and bills. The fragment references A Polet and bakery bill statements, urging printing at the Nugget office.
The ARD committee at the White House discussed foreign relations and trade tolls, focusing on ship tolls, maritime policy, and impacts on shippers. Key figures and allies debated how policy shifts might affect international relations and domestic interests, with calls for further hearings and a formal position.
A tragic blaze at Junkheer de Visser estate ten miles from town killed seventy five people during a moving picture show for plantation workers. The wooden outhouse theater housed a single narrow exit as flames from the thatched roof raced through, trapping women and children in the crush of spectators.
Tioneers and their friends plan a card party at the club rooms at o'clock p m on Wednesday evening. Freshments are provided. A committee from SHS of the Huns operates the machinery. A product named Prosser's Harness is advertised at 8 sold by the dozen for $1.00, with a phone contact Black 5.
Witnesses describe a sudden explosion and rapid spreading fire as a crowd rushed toward the entrance seeking escape. People pulled from burning debris were aided by bystanders and rescuers, while others were trampled or perished before help arrived.
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