Direct Vote for U S Senators Debated in Congress
Washington June 13 a House bill to elect U S senators by direct popular vote passed the Senate 64 to 24 with 40 voting in favor. Democrats largely supported. some Republicans joined. The measure aims to amend the constitution to shift Senate elections to the people.
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Congress
Nugget’s
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
United States
Executive Committee On
Constitutional Rights and Changes
Prominent Dredging Men Arrive in Nome
W Johnson and H G Peake of Union Construction arrive aboard the Umatilla reporting dredging progress. They installed three dredges last summer and plan two more this summer for Julien on Osborne creek and York Dredging Co on Buck creek. Peake, ex Yuba chief engineer, joins Alaska project crews awaiting crew assembly in August. Pineapples at Royal Fruit Co.
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Buck Creek
San Francisco
Ing
Peake
Yuba Construction Company
Alaska
Union Construction Company
Julien
Osborne Creek
Senator
St. Helens
Montara
Taft Silver Wedding Set for June First
Four thousand invitations have been issued for President and Mrs Taft to celebrate their silver wedding on June 1 in Washington D C. Mrs Taft will not receive guests and Helen Taft will host in her place as the White House crowds expected to overflow with foreign ministers in full uniform and attendees from across the country. Home cooking and table service a specialty at the Crescent.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
White House
Umatilla Arrives Nome After Pleasant Voyage
The steamship Umatilla anchored at Nome roadstead after leaving San Francisco on June 1 with a full cargo and passengers. About two hundred will stop in Nome while many continue upriver. lists numerous passengers by name and origin, including several families and multiple stops along the voyage.
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Matilla
Umatilla
Francisco
Nome
Vanderlip Predicts Alaska Secession If Congress Stalls
Frank A. Vanderlip, testifying before a House committee on Alaska coal land cases, warned that continued inattention could spark Alaska secession within a year. He cited residents shipping coal abroad and miners seeking Canadian protection due to lack of American rights amid federal inaction.
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Nugget
Washington
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
Alaska
America
Canada
British Columbia
Congress
Atska
Toby's Candy Kitchen Announces Ice Cream Soda Fountain
Toby's Candy Kitchen will run a fountain of ice cream soda daily starting May 14. The shop offers ice cream plain or with soda and fresh candy daily. Royal Fruit Co. supplies fresh vegetables eggs and butter. North Pole Bakery provides bread and pastry. The town's only coffee house also operates there.
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Toby's Candy Store
Toby's Candy Kitchen
The
Royal Fruit Co
North Pole
Irish Catholics Demand Justice During Coronation Week
Irish Catholics petition the king to grant admission and clemency for political prisoners during coronation week. The document argues many prisoners are jailed for expressing opinions and cites wrongful charges and severe penalties as evidence of political repression. Royal Fruit Co supplies fresh fruit on steamers. Seward Commercial Co notes window services. Elite offers moonlight water baths. Nugget Office advertises letter heads.
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