29 Jan 1914
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
1
Washington reports indicate the House will take up the Alaska measure on Wednesday despite debate and procedural hurdles. The article notes opposition from some members, while others push for quick passage and executive action to begin construction.
Excerpt from a joint address emphasizing Alaska's dual duty of political and material development. It calls for full territorial government, a storehouse system under local control, and careful, staged exploitation of resources. The speech stresses railways, ports, and balanced use of resources for national interests. Weekly Nugget, only 50c a month.
Police report a ransom note demanding twenty thousand dollars for missing millionaire Clark. The letter threatens harm if payment is delayed or if no agreement is reached, and claims the writers are holding Mrs Clark and another person. Detectives are seeking suspects and tracing the note’s origin.
Report states strike leaders were deported by authorities amid claims of lawlessness. The text mentions officials removing asserted leaders as tensions rise, with references to bakery slogans and nearby locations in a fragmented, OCR sourced passage.
Reports describe heavy clashes along the Santo Domingo border involving Haitian and Dominican forces and U S backed troops. The fighting follows a period of unrest as the United States guards internal peace and contemplates marines and police actions to protect customs houses and American interests.
Ten workers died in a New York fire at the Oldheim Garment Company plant after an explosion on the third floor. Seventy five women on the fifth floor fled to fire lines but were forced back by a foreman’s orders before smoke and flames trapped others as firefighters fought the blaze for hours.
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