Alaska Mines seals Greenberg holdings in Nome include Holyoke dredge
Telegraphic advices say Alaska Mines Corporation acquired all Greenberg holdings on the Holyoke area in Nome including the No 2 Holyoke and the Bessie bench. The deal completes soon with a dredge on track to arrive in San Francisco and preparations to dig by August. Over fifty more workers will be hired, bringing payroll to over one hundred within thirty days.
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Alaska Mines Corporation
H. Greenberg
No. 2
Holyoke
San Francisco
J. H. Miles
Alaska Mines
Con
Big
Del
Reenberg, Boucher and Foster
Greenberg
Fortuna Roberts
Bench
W. H. Brown
Nome
Brazil Seizes Forty-Nine Interned German Vessels
Reports from Rio de Janeiro say the chamber of deputies voted to end Brazil's neutrality and seize forty nine interned German ships. Most were in Rio Janeiro harbor and had been interned since the war began. Crews were removed after the U S declaration of war and ships handed to Brazilian authorities.
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Brazil
Buen Aires
Rio Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Tat
Ilian Porta
United States
Germany
German Sailors Arrested After Attempt to Destroy Baka
Two German sailors aboard the Norwegian steamer Baka were caught wrecking engines at Port Townsend and arrested. Federal authorities say the men are part of an organized anti allied-supply ring targeting ships laden with munitions and food for South Atlantic fleets. Secret service and unions condemn the group and tighten dock security across Seattle Portland and San Francisco ports.
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Pacific News Service
Seattle
Port Townsend
Baka
Th Baka
South Atlantic
Pacific Sea
Secret Service Department
Villa Nearing Texas Border
International News Service reports a large force of Mexican bandits led by Villa seen near Lambrela Pass about 35 miles from the Texas border, moving toward Presidio. Army orders concentrate troops near the pass with Fort Davis reinforcements. Air scouts will sweep west to detect any wider attack plan and a general warning issued to monitor multiple potential targets.
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Lambrela Pass
Presidio
Tex
Fort Davis
Villa
Dover Castle Sunk by German U Boat in Mediterranean
The Dover Castle, a 7600 ton transport, was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean while returning to Gibraltar after landing eight hundred troops. All passengers and crew reportedly evacuated in time and were rescued by a passing steamer, later landed at Malta. The ship was a long time Union Castle liner on the England to South Africa route.
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Union Castle
England
South Africa
Organized Democrats Oppose Governor Strong in Alaska
A Juneau Empire led opposition within Democratic papers to J A Strong’s reappointment as governor, backing Thomas Riggs of the Alaska Railroad Commission. Nome reports confirm Democratic sentiment against Strong and note plans to contest the appointment while Strong travels to Washington to plead his case.
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J. A. Strong
Thomas R. Riggs
Alaska Railroad Commission
Wneau Empire
Douglass Island News
Valkler Prospector
Miner
Pairbanks Times
Iditarod Pioneer
Nenana News
Rong
Thomas [Riggs
Juneau Empire
Strong
Sulzer
Grigsby
Donohue
Territorial Central Committee
Action 4
Resulter
Waas
Nugget
Nome
Hooton
Alaska
Democratic Organization
Washington
Crup
Trey
Revenue reduction shifts tariff plans in war bill
Washington reports a change in the war revenue bill as the committee drops a ten percent tariff increase. The strike reduces potential revenue by about 2000 million annually and aims to fund the war effort without the tariff raise.
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International News Servic
Washington
Senator Left Frisco for Nome
With one hundred passengers and a valuable cargo the steamer Senator of the Pacific County left San Francisco this afternoon bound for Nome. The ship is expected to arrive in Nome on the afternoon of June 10 after passing Upimek Pass and Puppher north of the Straits. This is the first Pacific coast boat to depart for Nome this year.
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Pacific News Service
San Francisco
Nome
Puppher
Upimek
Pacific
Andrassy to form new cabinet amid political tensions
International report from London states Count Andrassy has been instructed by Emperor Charles to form a new cabinet after the resignation of the prior one on May 22. He is reportedly aligned with the Kaiser, while distrusted by the masses. In Chicago a national plot to discourage conscription is exposed by the Department of Justice. A city office produced circulars and pamphlets and communications from branch organizations reveal coordinated efforts across multiple states and cities. The Chicago organizer is noted as a key leader, with arrests anticipated in Kansas City, Detroit, Dallas, and others. The piece ends with an unrelated ad note about Nugget in a household.
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Count Andrassy
Charles
Superor
Archduke Stephen
Count Te
Count Andrassyl
Kaiser
Chicago
Hanes
Kansas City
Detroit
Dallas
Shreveport
Iowa
Lynn
Mass
Milwaukee
Roanoke
St. Louia
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Toledo
Buffalo
New York City
Decoration Day Observed as City Merchants Close Shops
Tomorrow is Decoration Day and all city stores will close. The principal merchants met this afternoon and unanimously agreed to take such action.
McMillan expedition Crockerland returns safe
Cable from the Shetland Islands reports the McMillan Crockerland expedition is safe and will reach the United States within two months. Two relief expeditions had been sent to locate the party and a third financed by the American Museum of Natural History under Captain Robert Bartlett was preparing to sail. The quest aimed to reach mythical Crockerland northwest of Greenland and may renew Cook Peary controversy debates.
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Robbert Peary
Greenland
McMillan
Contary
Dr. Cook
Duino Gate Minded by Italian Siege Armament
General Cadorna reports Austro Hungarian Duino fortifications bristling with artillery and machine guns as Italian forces press to breach the outer lines. A prolonged artillery duel is expected for control of the Duino fortress gateway to Trieste.
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International News Service
Rome
Cadorna
Duina
Austro-Hungary
Codorna
Duino
Trieste
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