Alaska Commission seeks railroad completion and park in scale plan
Riggs of the Alaska Engineering Commission spoke at the Arctic Club dinner on May 14, outlining summer work to extend the Fairbanks Nenana railroad to spur resource development. He touted a Mt McKinley national park for its scenic grandeur and urged swift rail progress to cut fuel and mining costs for the Fairbanks district. New laid eggs advertised by Prosser's Harness Shop.
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A. P. A. Service
Seattle
Riggs
Alaska Engineering Commission
Government
Alaska
Arctic Club
Fairbanks
Nenana
Mtinley
Mt. McKinley
Hobson Defeated For Congressional Nomination In Alabama
Richmond Pearson Hobson famed Merrimac hero and former congressman from Alabama Sixth District loses the race for the tenth district nomination to State Senator William B. Anderson in Birmingham. The notice promotes subscribing to the Daily Nugget for $2.00 monthly delivery.
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Birmingham
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Merrimac
Alabama
William B. Anderson
Casement Goes to Trial Amid Heavy Police Presence
Courtroom and nearby streets swarm with a large police contingent as the case of Casement proceeds to trial.Crowd controls and security measures accompany the proceedings in the courthouse.
Irish dissenter Casement tried for high treason in Bow Street
Sir Roger Casement, Irish dissenter and cited leader of the revolutionary movement, is brought to trial in Bow Street police court on a high treason charge. Nearby, Seattle banker Ernest Carstens of the German American Mercantile Bank dies after a paralytic stroke in Seattle.
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London
Roger Casement
Ireland
Bow Street
Seattle
Ernest Carstens
Merchantile Bank
Pershing reports no danger to troops near Fort Bliss
Reports from Pershing’s headquarters deny any danger to General Pershing or his men near the American field headquarters. The wire service dispatch says there is no truth to claims of Mexican threats and that troops are well placed. Guards along the border remain vigilant as tensions persist in other areas.
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Columbus
Pershing
Tamm
British Destroy Another Zeppelin Off Norwegian Coast
British warships report destroying a German airship off the Norwegian coast. Only a small portion of the crew survived. France will not seek a ceasefire while Germany refuses to ask for peace, President Poincaré declares to Lorraine refugees.
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P. A. Service
Hagen
Norwegian
Chris “Ana
Nancy
France
Germany
Poincaire
Lorraine
Carranza Executions of Deportee Mexicans Reported
El Paso May 15 A P A Service reports Carranza authorities at Juarez are conducting mass executions of deported Mexicans who urged countrymen to violence against the United States and Carranza government. More than half of 73 deported Mexicans are said to have been executed after arrest and turnover to Carranza officials.
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A. P. A. Service
EL Paso
Carranza
Jaurez
United States
Willard and Fulton Boxers Set for Labor Day Fight
Champion Willard and Fred Fulton were matched for a ten round contest announced by Mike Collins. The bout is scheduled for Labor Day with Tom Jones signing the Willard contract. Clubs are reportedly ready to offer more money than the syndicate’s purse.
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A. P. A Service
York
Willard
Fred Fulton
Mike Collins
Tom Jones
Collins
Incendiary Fires Hit Post Near El Paso
Two fires within an hour at the El Paso post damaged the post storehouse and cavalry stables. The post fire brigade acted quickly to prevent a larger blaze, but the damage was substantial and attributed to unknown miscreants.
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EL Paso
Fires Destroy Cavalry Stables and Supplies
Three cavalry stables were burned with a small amount of stores lost and three larger stables completely destroyed. The fires were attributed to Mexicans who crossed the river under cover of darkness.
Funston Orders Investigation Into Fort Bliss Fires
General Funston has ordered a rigid inquiry into two incendiary fires at Fort Bliss. He said he is curious how the arsonists eluded pickets to ignite two structures an hour apart.
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A. PA
San Antonio
Funston
Fort Bliss
Germans Repulse British Attacks After Fast Fighting
An official war office report says heavy British assaults on the newly captured German positions between Hullach and Vermelle were repulsed with serious enemy losses. The British remain determined to regain ground and continue bombardment of German lines with heavy artillery.
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A. Service
RLIN
Hullach
Vermelle
War Office
Thisfternoon
Auditors Report Highlights Nome Council Meeting
The sixteenth Nome council meeting drew a good crowd as the city clerk and auditor delivered lengthy reports. The district court decree for delinquent tax sale and a plan to file ordinances in a sep arable leaf book were discussed, with an estimated $45 for整理ing and typing.
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Common Council
Nome
Grimm
Blake
Th Lehmann
Old Financial Committee
O'Neill
Law and Ordinance Committee
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Larness
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Casement
Suc
Polets Stores
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Thompson
Wm. Eddy
McAllister
Fire and Water Committee
Rose
Orland
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