Alaska Legislature Ends Three Day Tax Battle In Revenue Bill
After a three day continuous session the Seward Peninsula delegation won key points against the property tax clause and secured a license tax alternative. The measure forecasts mining industry revenues and expands territorial authority, with bills on attorney general election workmen compensation and mining inspector powers passing. Gov Goethall is ill with malaria fever, forcing him from canal duties.
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Juneau
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Representari Dads
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Hose Commintes Ae — Hill
Liver Hose
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Mail Movements From Cutter Bear and Nome Mail
Mrames Fehse of the railway mill service reports to the Nugget that the next mail from Seattle to Nome via the Cutter Bear will depart soon. The postal department has authorized storage of certain mail in cold storage at Dutch Harbor for urgent transmission, as officials explained.
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Mrames Fehse
Railway Mill Service
Seattle
T He Postal Department
Fermer Corwin
Dutch Harbor
Parliament Doubles Duty on Spirit Exports to France
London May 1 The House of Commons passed a resolution yesterday to double export duties on all spirits shipped to France. The government cites military necessity for the higher levy while brewers and distillers oppose the restrictions. A bazaar event with music and dancing is noted for May 8 with 50 cent admission.
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France
London
House of Commons
C. E. S. Bazaar
Oyine le Ie
Europe
Canadian Government Watches Bridges Day and Night
Government observers monitor bridge performance across major routes. Reports note ongoing surveillance and maintenance efforts by national agencies.
Famine Warned in Polish War District Reports
Berlin dispatch says about twenty thousand people in a Polish war district face starvation as German HQ reports Poles queue for food. Western districts have food but supplies are nearly exhausted in large towns and two weeks of rations remain. Officials warn that inability to feed the hungry may trigger severe suffering and mortality.
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Berlin
Poland
Coast Guards Hear Heavy Firing Off Frisian Isles
Dutch coast guards reported hearing heavy firing off the Frisian Islands on Thursday night. The blasts were heard at long distances by looking out to sea, with vessels believed involved. The activity lasted about two hours and grew louder over time.
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Coast Guards
Rotterdam
Membie
Lange
Earthquake Kills Hundreds in the Andes
Reports from Himlaya districts say an earthquake last week killed over one hundred people and destroyed villages and livestock. Details are scarce due to remote locations.
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Bombay
Japan Launches Submarines Reported for European Service
Japan has launched about six sea going submarines over two hundred feet long. The vessels are said to cruise for weeks with their own power and will be sent to European waters and sold to allied powers.
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Nagasaki
Japan
British Hold Gallipoli Peninsula in World War I
Reports from May 1 claim British forces maintain possession of the Gallipoli peninsula amid heavy Turkish fire. The Turkish fleet is heavily damaged as Allied vessels bombard the Dardanelles, with multiple ships damaged or sunk and forts at Bulair under fire. Eagle Hall event listed with doors at 8 p.m. and ticket prices.
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Constantinople
Min
Dow
Dardanelles
Jeanie Archy
Magestie
Triumph
Vengence
German Aircraft Attack American Ship Cushin
Washington reports that the American steamship Cushin, en route from Philadelphia to Rotterdam, was struck by bombs dropped from German aircraft in the North Sea. Despite non explosions, the ship suffered heavy damage while flying the American flag. The State Department ordered an investigation.
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State Department Today
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Philadelphia
Rotterdam
North Sea
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