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Sargent of Vermont named to fill
'Place. George Bertoux, trapper tells
of the death of trapper, Gus Peter
son. Peterson commits suicide rath
er than live with broken leg.
Mar. 18—Funeral of Dehenny held
at Unalaska. Airplane mail service
be established from Seward ta Alas
ka canneries. Steamer Eider on way
to Seward to be repaired.
Mar. 19—Tornado hits Middle West,
1500 killed, thousands injured. Craze
for gland treatments denudes India
of monkeys.
Mar. 20—Capt. Jos. Bernard, former
skipper of schooner Teddy Bear of
Nome states bodies of Joe Fario and
son were found frozen at Point Hope.
Amundsen to fly to North Pole. Res
cue work, in tornado belt slow. Lord
Curzon, ruling aristocrat of Great
Britain passes away. Senator Cul
bertson dead. Admiral Line not
to send boats to Anchorage. Sena
tor favor revision of taxes.
Mar. 21—Nome threatened with
fuel famine, no relief in sight.
Mar. 22—“Cook Inlet Kid” wins
bout over McCarthy Kid. Grand
Igloo of Pioneers meet in Juneau.
Mar. 24—Grier introduces bill pub
licity director for Alaska. S. S. Vic
toria being repaired at Seattle for
Alaska run.
Mar. 26—Prairie fires in Nebraska
do much damage. Judiciary act lim
its Alaska appeal rights.
Mar. 27—The body of Jerry ^Mur
phy found dead in Anchorage hotel,
was former attorney general. Cool
idge appoints five to examine Mus
cle Shoals project. Senator Wheeler
indicted for oil conspiracy.
Mar. 28—Bone dry law not to be
replaced by legislature. R. C. Ro
thenberg, past president of the Grai^d
Igloo of Pioneers visiting in Seward.
Mar. 29—Giant Naval flyer PN-9,
carries crew of five men, speed 128
miles an hour, on first official
flight. Chinese starving to death,
conditions due to number of earth
quakes and floods.
Mar. 30—A. E. Lathrop, president
of Alaska Motion Picture corporation
arrives from a trip to Portland, Ore.,
California, New York and the East.
Bandits hold up train between Chica
go and LaPorte, get away wtih $10,
000.
Mar. 31—Terrific blizzard hits
Nome. Coal famine continues there
with 30 below weather. Rich finds of
gold start mining boom in Nevada
desert. Mussolini attacks yellow
journals.
April.
April 1—House defeats Paul’s bill
prohibiting payment of Territorial
funds to member of the Legislature.
April Fool’s Day, lots of fun for the
kids. Yukon river steamers ready for
1925 season. $175,000,000 paid for
Dodge plant. Two new English dirigi
bles carry 100 passengers London to
Bombay in 5 days.
April 2—Chapman takes stand on
trial for murder of Policeman J.
Skelly. Press club prepares to
take care of tomb of E. A. Poe. So
viet Police a failure. Request France
to submit some plan of payment for
the War debt.
April 3—Tax on mining proposed
by Legislature. Sec. Weeks confin
ed to home, illness. A tree climb
ing fish told of by Malay lecturer.
April 4—United States armada <
nears Golden Gate. Predicts rec
ord for year copper. Feminists of '
Italy battling for votes. Jean Res
zke, leading tenor, passes away. Bar
gains in Men’s Wear at Urbachs. I
April 5—Few bills passed by Alas
ka Legislature in 1925 session. Gol
den Gate swings open as giant ar
mada enters ’Frisco harbor. Hurri
cane hits Miami.
April 6—Disastrous fire at Valdez.
Hartley starts out without cabinet.
Senator Borah speaks before Isaac
Walton club. Dr. Cook, claimed first
discoverer of North Pole and climber
of Mt. McKinley, sent to serve pris
on term result of oil swindles. Sep
pala wins Kennel club race at Nome.
High cost of weddings moves Turkey
to legislate.
April 7—Bill introduced in Juneau
House would have territory pay 80
per cent school expenses. When
things look black phone the Seward
Steam Laundry. Chair warmers not
wanted in Los Angeles Hotel. French
bill to force capital to loan money.
Scotsmen said bo be turning from
hard liquor to coffee. There must
be grounds for that! Congress may
give funds for national art gallery.
Skeleton of huge dinosaur unearthed
in East Africa.
April 18—St. Eilas Oil Co. to drill
Yagataga in spring. Death list So
phia bombing near the 200 mark.
Dawes renews fight in Senate. Noel
Wien, intrepid aviator on way to
headquarters in Fairbanks. C. H.
Flory, forester supervisor in town.
April 20—King Boris ready to flee
country as revolution gains momen
tum; troops called out. “Flying Fliv
ver” makes her first successful trip.
Excursion train may run to Anchor
age. Revolutionary outbreak may
wreck Portugal. Steamer Starr ar
rives from record trip to west. Fish
reveals age by ring on scales. The
WHWT3 THE MATTER WITH ALASKA
Seward offers to help Valdez from
fire disaster.
April 8—Coast League opens sea
son with four game, ’Frisco wins
first game. Scandinavian American
'bank pays dividend. Chicago grain
sales heavy. Rep. Paul threatens to
tie up pension money unless bill ex
tends to include the Indians in its
provisions. Bad weather marks elec
tion in territory. L. V. Ray, elected
mayor of Seward, Helm, McMullen
and Selby get pluralities in Seward
election.
April 9—Ketchikan and Nome ma
yors elected, Nome, George May
nard; Ketchikan, Tom Tory. Seattle
wins second game in ’Frisco. Famous
Strelna Inn destroyed by chimney
fire. Two seaplanes to make Sew
ard summer base. Butterflies below
knees pleases Paris.
April 10—Ellingson girl taken asy
lum at Napa. Coolidge informs Peru
will not change award. Dome-like
head, spindling body and maybe hoofs,
will feature man’s makeup in year
200,000, says eminent English scientist.
Washington crew defeats Oakland in
exciting finish. Amundsen leaves
on quest to polar regions. Admiral
Line makes new schedule to Alaska.
Geological party on banks of Col
ville River.
April 3—Liability act does not ex
;end injury on ships. iSupt. J. T. Cun
ingham of the A. R. R. returns from
Seattle. Scientists seek to solve
mysteries of “Human Head Squeez
ers,” and may also look into the
leeper mysteries of the “Waist
Squeezers.”
April 16—Bill to pension Indian
mothers will not pass. British R-33
breaks from moorings in heavy gale.
Liquor on sale in Saskatchewan, an
)ther stampede for the Camel Fra
gility. Reindeer to give new kind
>f meat for daily menus.
April 17—Giant dirigible R-33 land
ed safely. Bomb wrecks cathedral in
Sophia as funeral services are held.
human fish reveals it by circles un
der the eyes. George Sexton answers
charges of Dan Sutherland, in naming
a Republican committeeman.
April 21—Council meet and ap
points city offices. Propagation of
salmon in salt water has proven suc
cessful.
April—M. W. Griffith, Nome mar
shal died today. Tom Miix in Paris.
Mike Thompson, an old timer of Alas
ka found frozen in his cabin on Dog
Salmon River. Canada has hopes of
German sugar beet crop. Kanatak
buried under ten feet of snow.
April 23—Body of Floyd Collins re
moved to grave. Ten million Chi
nese are in want of food. 2,000,000 bu.
grain burn in Chicago. flirts are
higher with sleeves that rev'eal “The
Skin you love to touch ”
April 24—American battle fl'Vt
will cruise to Australia. King Boris of
Belgrade hides from angry mob. Odd
Fellows of Seward entertain Rebek
ahs. Cure for sleeping sickness is
believed to have been discovered by
chemlists.
April 25—Hartley not an advocate
of Paternalism. Yukon in port at ear
ly hour. Petition circulated for road
in Nuka Bay district.
April 27—Yon Hindenberg, German
field marshal during the war, now is
president of the German republic.
April 28—Deer aboard Admiral
Watson for Kodiak. Rev. Dunlap
in Seattle for purpose of perfecting
plans for new Jesse Lee Home near
Seward.
April 29—Mt. Logan party ready
to climb Alaskan Peak. Str. Wat
son sailed on special trip to Anch
orage, many passengers aboard. Chas.
Emswiler to place good boats on the
Nuka Bay run. Halibut schooner
Republic arrives in port with 25,000
pounds halibut. Regular meeting
of Odd Fellows.
April 30—'Chas. Anderson, a fisher
man, drowns when falling off boat.
$63,000 allowed Seward district by
Forest Service. James E. Wilson,
pioneer of early Dawson days, dies
while hauling supplies. Ketchikan
has slight temblor. Final action of
Paul to cut fishery appropriation ends
in failure. Bill passes. Elks to be
placed on Hinehinbrook Island. Sew
ard Gateway receives copy of Seward
Tribune published May, 1904 from
C. M. Brosius. Mir. C. E. Johanssen,
local artist wields brush in true
color. Fishers Cafe dance room be
ing overhauled. Sentence of W. P.
Eagan for bribery in liquor deal was
confirmed by the court.
May
May 1—Half million dollars to be
spent Fairbanks survey. End Sev
enth Biennial legislature. One of the
most extravagant in Alaska history.
Northwestern sails for Anchorage on
special trip. Radio may cause loss
of love for literature.
May 2—George A. Parks, Alaska’s
next governor in Seward on trip. Se
ward train for Anchorage reaches
Mile 23, forced to return account of
unusual heavy snowfall. Two slides
reported on the road. Gerhard John
son signs contract with the trustees
of Jesse Lee Home. Snowslide at
Mile 49 takes bridge, delays traffic.
May Day dance proves success.
May —Sepalla wins John Borden
dog race. Mr. and Mrs. Consumer
are you particular about your meat?
Specials for the week end at Frye
Bruhn Co.
May 4—Eyeless fish found under
San Antonio. Something else found
under the first floor.
May 5—15,000 tickets sold on Ne
nana Ice Pool. Jackie Coogan at
the Liberty in “Boy of Flanders.”
Bombing airplanes menace to civili
zation.
May 6—Halibut vessel Middleton,
takes ton of fish out of bay and sell
to local San Juan Cold Storage. Wol
verine Copper mine paid millions in
dividends. Eugene Owens shoots
rancher in self defense, released by
Juneau jury. Seattle wins opening
game at Portland. Prohibition has
League of Nations worried.
May 7—Noel Wien, aviator for Fair
banks Airplane corporation makes
first flight of season. S'tuart Barnes,
Dawson, ends life the shotgun route.
“Clean-up Week” in Seward and all
citizens asked to unite in efforts to
remove stray ash cans, boxes and all
such rubbish and obnoxious accumu
lations. That’s all right, lots of hard
feelings to clean up too.
May 8—Young folks gather at Fish
er Cafe to celebrate birthday of Ern
est Bailey. Rum runners and coast
guards clash over blockade. Noel
Wien near Rampart in heavy storm
with 7-pas. Fokker plane. Amund
son flight postponed.
May 9—Imlach Packing Co. to take
over a herring plant at Seldovia.
Miss *Marde Falldine designated to
represent the Child Welfare confer
ence to be held in New York. Vic
tor Flares, Anchorage musician leaves
for extended trip to East. Rev. Dun
lap returns from Seattle.
May 10—"MOTHER’S DAY”—City
cleaned of flowers and candy, mother
smiling and happy. Dempsey on
way to Europe.
May 11—World advertisers gather
at Texas. Cordova clam diggers out
on strike. Noe-l Wien safe after 3-day
walk from Lake Minto to Nenana.
May 12—Hal G. Evarfs, prominent
writer, arrives in Seward on a tour
of Alaska. Mt. Logan party reaches
Cordova on way to interior.
May 13—Admiral Evans in Seward.
MacMillan changes name of polar ship
to Perry. Everybody crazy writh the
X-<ward puzzle. Sell like hots at the
Seward Drug.
May 14—Mission Board for the
Methodist Episcopal church returns
from Anchorage plans for site for
Jesse Lee Home. Seward optimistic.
Opening of Commerce Cafe.
May 15—Dan Loveland, old-time
trapper and Yukoner drops dead on
street in Mayo. Fresh milk and
cream at Seward Dairy. Nothing
said about fresh “yegs” today. Alas
ka to have many tourists this sum
mer. Annual race to the Arctic on
between Nanuk and Chas. Browers.
May 16—W. A. Tattersall here to
inspect radio. Commerce Cafe has
a new coat of paint. Dance tonite,
music by “Jolly Three.” Richardson
Highway flooded. Yukon river rises
and police seeking stricken islanders.
Alaska coal pleases the housewife.
May 17—Seven billion dollars owed
to the U. S. Alaska lawmakers as
semble in Seattle. Mrs. G. O. Brady,
gov’t nurse of Nome was carried to
sea on a Cake of ice. Two buns got
fresh at the Bakery—ask Mrs.
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