24 Mar 1914
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1914
Page
1
Judge Morrison sentences Nanlamo strike organizer Joseph Angelo to fifteen years and fifteen other participants to fifteen months each. In Washington, Delegate Wickersham proposes a $45,000 increase for Juneau public building to house legislators an Alaska library and museum.
Eagle Pass reports the first substantial border engagement between Mexican federals and American soldiers at McGees Crossing on the Rio Grande. About twenty minutes of fighting left several Mexican troops dead or wounded and one American trooper seriously wounded, with both sides claiming victory and the Mexican withdrawal across the river.
President Wilson readies a push to repeal the Panama canal tolls, arguing the act contradicts the party platform and U S honor. He criticizes Democrats opposing the repeal and hopes to unite the party in Congress to strike the tolls clause from the bill despite Republican opposition and past coalition votes. The dispute hinges on national honor and party unity amid European remonstrances led by England.
The message notes confirmation of a report from the Dal Nugget Service concerning a Lane Manet 24 event. Partial phrases indicate an inquiry into an expedition and its outcome, with references to time, places, and ongoing deliberations. The readable text remains incoherent in parts but signals a final confirmation status and related dispatches.
The readable text fragments mention a name Kurluk and scattered phrases about service, dates, and locations but lack coherent context or complete facts to form a clear news item.
A fragmented OCR item notes fresh eggs delivered by postman to households. It mentions daily production by a hen and a routine order system for breakfast. The piece questions an old riddle about whether postal delivery could replace farm produce.
Washington March 24 the opening of vast coal lands in Alaska is agreed for immediate report to the Senate. The bill would mine 5120 acres in Bering and 7680 in Matinuska when needed for navy coal supply at reasonable prices. It includes president power to mine Meek Falls and to survey lands into forty acre tracts with bids capped, while clearing pending land claims and refunding paid sums to claimants.
Miss Barbary Meister thanks friends for electing her queen of the Al-ALisky Sweepstakes. She mentions presenting bills against the Alaska Stupede at once to Sheldon Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit Co.
Old Lewis Hurter Rye and Atherton Bourbon whiskeys distilled spring 1904 to 1906 bought in bond and reduced to 90 percent by the U S government. Prices listed per bottle and per gallon illustrate the wartime revenue cut.
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