12 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
1
In town word spreads of a telegram received from Washington by an officer on Monday. The message urges air readiness at the port and preparation for possible war between the United States and Japan. Local business notes fresh strawberries and produce at Snake River Grocery.
Mise Laure Leech died after Albert Neidinger pursued her for months. He allegedly forced himself on her and attacked with fire, burning eyes and skin before leaving her body. Neidinger was arrested and slated for a Wednesday morning hearing.
At the Norfolk exhibition a large crowd heard President Roosevelt deliver the principal address. The crowd reacted with evident admiration as he spoke on national service and unity. Meanwhile, Knights of Pythias members were urged to attend a funeral for Brother William Mitchell at the Congregational church with a gathering at Wentworth Bros undertakers beforehand. Mining notes report activity on Grass Gulch and the Columbia claim. A dam is to be built on Glacier Creek to aid sluicing operations.
Paris reports widespread unrest as vine growers refuse the annual vine yard tax. Government aid appears insufficient to quell the potential disturbances with up to a million people affected. In Matibonne, the mayor and council hoisted the French flag at city hall, bells tolled, and riots were feared in several cities. A separate note covers Emporium prizes for guessing the arrival time of a large boat, rewarding Willem Thornquest and others.
Frank Smart was arrested today by Chief of Police Larson on a charge of attack with a dangerous weapon. Smart and Arthur Barney have been having trouble over a woman, and when Smart found Barney in the woman's apartments today he fired two shots. Investigation suggested the shots were intended to scare the pair rather than threaten bystanders.
Panic among steerage passengers erupts as a stove bursts into flame onboard en route to St Michael. Italians draw knives on crew. Captain Brown, officers, engineers, and Frank Mills perform heroic work to rescue passengers and contain the blaze.
In Pekin the article notes many individuals faced violence during the upheaval. It states several survived deadly events and reached safety, while others endured harrowing escapes and stirring adventures amid upheaval and conflict.
President Roosevelt dismisses reports that Japanese government emissaries are in the United States plotting against the country. He calls the tales canards spread by a clique of disgruntled San Francisco politicians seeking to arouse the laboring classes.
Nome mining plans advance as a huge steamship Olympia delivers a mammoth dredge. The Bourbon Creek project, larger than any on the peninsula, will start this summer under Nome Mining Company. Full work awaits General Manager Powell aboard the President to confirm scope and funding. The dredge cost about 19 600 and parallels a Leland machine on Solomon River. The plant will operate from Bourbon Creek to the foothills, with specifications pending final approval.
Immune on scientific research at the university reports an important dairy finding. Experiments claim that cow milk treated with interrupted electric current destroys all bacteria and is cheaper and more reliable than current methods. Boise murder witness Adams in Steunenburg case described as cool and clever. attempts to break his testimony have failed.
June 1 report from Nugget's Special Service in Prter sbulg describes escalating violence in Russia with widespread murders and impunity. The piece notes fear, personal vendettas, and government inaction, claiming eighty murders reported in the region amid brutal assaults on women and instability.
The S. S. Ohio struck a large clear blue ice cake off Bluff while en route from Nome to St. Michael. Three men drowned and others were injured in a chaotic scramble for the lifeboats as water poured into the forward hold. Captain Brown led efforts to close bulkheads and calm passengers, with praise for his leadership and for Frank Milles and crew who aided pumping and rescue.
In San Francisco on June 12, abortive attempts to wreck United Railroads cars were thwarted. Most cars ran on schedule, several strikers were recalled to work, and only a few hardened malcontents were kept from employment, signaling the strike's end.
Norfolk dispatch reports Secretary of the Navy Metcalfe and his family failed to arrive en route to the Jamestown Exposition. Fears rise as they may be aboard a boat believed grounded near Jamestown. a search party has been sent to locate them.
Goldfield June 12 report says few mines still operate due to labor troubles. Hundreds of miners leave daily and the camp is thinning out. Many head to Alaska for work and pay, others to San Francisco to aid rebuilding after the fire.
San Francisco June 12 The case against grafter Ruef continues with rebuttal evidence. The prosecution presses its case while Ruef and his lawyers seek to exclude key items that should have been direct testimony. The legal fight between Heney and Ruef underscores a tense courtroom battle.
Nugget's Special Service reports Secretary of War Taft plans to tour West to rally Republican support for the next presidential election. The piece notes Roosevelt paid railroad fare himself on a James Town Exposition trip, under new congressional rebate rules.
Wireless dispatches from the steamship President in the Bering Sea report a fine calm night and fog conditions. the vessel is about 200 miles south of Nome and expected to arrive this evening with a large passenger list. The ship dropped anchor at 3 30 and messages between Nome and port safety were established overnight.
Eight year old Frances Moll was discovered in a deep woods by searchers after over forty eight hours missing. She resisted going with rescuers saying she enjoyed berry picking and sleeping under the trees. Townwide searches had followed her disappearance causing parental fear. News nuggets note Yucatan departs Nome June 17 and freighter Tellus reached the roadstead last night.
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