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Vol. 2.
TANANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1912
No. 12
RESULT OF THE
INVESTIGATION
The rej)6rt of the Senate investigation committee charges Captain Smith
with the responsibility for the loss of the Titanic in failing to heed the warnings
that icebergs were in the vicinity.
Upon Captain Lord, of the steamship California, which was within an hour’s
run of the Titanic at the time of the accident, the committee places the re
sponsibility for the unnecessary loss of' life. Captain Lord’s excuse for not
going to the rescue of the sinking steamer was that a number of icef>ergs had
been seen in the direction of the Titanic and that he was afraid tp take the risk
of going among them.
The British Board ci* Trade was censured for its laxity in regard to marine
regulations.
Captain Bostron, of the steamer Carpathia, was formally thanked by Con
gress for his work of rescue.
NEGROES
REVOLT
IN CUBA
Seattle, June 1.—The Cnban govern
ment has been mobilizing its troops at
Guantanamo, in order to quell the re
volt of the three thousand negros. The
revolt threatens to be of some magni
tude, so much so, that President Taft
ordered the landing of American ma
rines. The president also ordered a
dozen warships to Key West. President
Gomez of Cuba protested the interven
tion of Presiden Taft, who replied that
the United States sought only to pro
tect American life and property.
FEAR AN
INVASION
BY INDIANS
Mexico City, May 31.—Infantry with
machine guns have been rushed to the
suburbs of the city to repel a threatened
assault by Indians for the purpose of
sacking the city.
MILLiONASRE
REBEL
EXECUTED
Mazatland, May 31.—Roberto Almada,
a millionaire and the head of one of the
leading Mexican families was executed
here today for treason against the fed
eral government. Almada was con
victed of furnishing money to Oroczo.
Dayton, 0. May 31.—Wilbur Wright,
father of the famous "Wright brothers,
died here today.
Newark, N. J., May 31.—Roosevelt
and W oodrow Wilson carried the New
Jersey primaries.
San Diego, May 31.—Mrs. C. II. Tol
liver, wife of a wealthy airship inventor
was shot and killed here this afternoon
by Bert G. Lewis, a society leader of the
city. Lewis recently sued Tolliver for
$50,000 for alienating the affections of
Mrs. Lewis.
Kennecott, May 31 Miss Dora Keen of
Philadelphia, on May 19th, planted the
stars and stripes at the summit of Mt.
Blackburn.
I
AIRSHIP
AGGIDENT
AT SEATTLE
Seattle, May 31.—While Aviator
Clifford Turpin was giving an exhibi
j tion in his aeroplane at the Meadows
' race track this afternoon the machine
j became unmanageable and crashed into
: the grand stand, killing George Quimby,
| a civil engineer, and injuring twenty
others.
Los Angeles, May 31.—Clarence Dar
will be placed on trial today, charged
with bribing a juror in the case of the.
McNamaras.
Spokane. May 31.—Dr. W. 11. Olds, a
pioneer 60 years of age, was today sh >£
and killed by his wife, aged 29, whom
the doctor accused of in fidelity.
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FOR RAILROAD
FROM COAST
* TO TANANA
Washington, May 25.—Secretary Wal
ter Fisher was today before the Senate
committee on lands and urged the
building of a government owned railroad
from Seward by way of Matanuska coal
fields to Tanana, Alaska.
Mr. Howard Turner auditor for the
X. C. Co., was an arrival here last even
ing in a launch from llot Springs. Mr.
Turner will remain in Tanana a day or
two and audit the books of the company
: at this post and will then proceed
! down the Yukon.
I
Halifax, May 24.—The steamship A.
W. Perry reports having collided with
an unknown schooner, and that after
I the collision the stranger ship sank to
! the bottom of the ocean with all on
! board.
The steamship Antona was seized
by the government last week charged
with transporting arms from an
l American port into Mexico.
Columbus, May 25.—Roosevelt carried
Ohio bv 25 000, securing 52 votes to
|r t
Taft’s 10. Judson Harmon canied the
state on the democratic side.
Chicago, May 24.—Two men and three
women, all of them unidentified, were
drowned in the Calumet river last night,
the automobile in which thev were jov
riding plunged over the embankment.
—
Ketchikan, May 25.—Summers the
Juneau hanker, was yesterday .senten
ced to five j>Tars imprisonment.
Havana, May 25.—Negroes in several
of the provinces have revolted. In a
battle at LaCubana with the federal
troops a number of the negroes were
killed.
Washington, May 25.—The Jones
Wiekersham bill now before the senate,
provides for government ownership of
the railroad from tidewater to the
Behring coal fields and for the reserving
of 10,000 acres of coal land for the use
of the government.
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