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s Pages THE NOME NUGGET '=21
VOLUME XXII No.
NOME, ALASKA S A T U I! I) A V, A f <>. 27 1921
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RETURN OF U. S. TROOPS PLANNED
INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE TO HELP RUSSIA
ALASKA WOMAN
DIES ENROUTE j
TO SEATTLE
Seattle, Aug. 27—Mrs. Alice
Stan wood Parrot, a paralytic who
left McGarth. Alaska last March in
an attempt to reach Oakland, Cali
fornia, her former home, died on
board the naval collier Saturn yester
day, just before the vessel reached
Seattle.
Mrs. Parrot boarded_the collier at
Dutch Harbor, after journeying down
the Kuskokwim river and across the
lower section of Bering Sea. No
vessel being available to take her
from Dutch Harbor she was compell
ed to remain there for weeks u/il
the arrival of the Saturn.
Mrs. W. H. Werner, who ac
companied the deceased, will take
the body to Oakland for interment.
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ACTIVITIES III
SOLOMON SECTION
E. L. Holt, Nome's chief pur
veyor of hardware supplies, return
ed Wednesday from a business trip
of several days duration in the Solo
mon section.
Mr. Holt reported that consider
able mining is in progress on Solo
man River and tributaries. The
Eskimo Gold Dredging Company is
employing about 15 men. The dredge
is electrically operated and the ac
comodations for the employees are
as fine as can be found in Alaska.
The Shovel Creek dredge is working
steadily after installing a new engine.
J. H. Fredeircks, an employee of
the dredge who was badly hurt some
time ago through having his foot
crushed while at work on the dredge
Is now recovered and has returned
to his duties. E. W. Quigley is
hydraulicing and employs about a
dozen men. He expects to have a
good season.
The Iverson and Johnson dredge
is working steadily on No. 5 Big
Hurrah. Mike McCarthy has good
pay on No. 35 Above on Solomon
River and is working a small crew
Mr. Holt and Dennis Loveway op- I
erated for a part of the season on I
No. 11, employing eight men and I
several teams. They lost three dams \
and bedrock drains within thirty
days time and .decided to suspend
Their camp was run on the eight
hour day basis and the wages were
$6.00. Mr. Holt says the ground
is a good dredging proposition, the
dirt averaging about $1.00 per yard,
but it is a hard proposition to work
open cut. He has now leased the
ground to Loveway and Nelson. Mr.
Holt states that Chas. Dickman is
building a large ditch on No. 7. pre
paratory to hydraulic mining opera
tions. There are two good road
houses in the Solomon section, each
serving fine meals and providing first
class accomodations. Ptarmigan,
(lucks, and curlew were plentiful
duirng his stay and there was also
on abundance of wild berries.
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VIRGINIA COAL
SITUATION IMPROVED
Welch, West Virginia, Aug. 27—
Sheriff’s Hatfield of McDowell Coun
ty and Chafln of Logan County have
advised the state authorities that the
large number of armed men on the
Logan County line, who were pre
paring to Invade the coal strike dis
tirct, have been removed, thus re
lieving the tense situation which
caused the recent appeal for federal
BELIEVED ERZBERGER
ASSASSINATION DUE
TO TREATY SIGNING
Berlin, Aug 26—The assassina
tion of Mathias Erxberger in the
Black Forest yesterday is believed
by many to have grew out of his ac
tion in signing, as Germany’s repre
sentative the peace treaty of Ver
sailles. after the other German en
voys had refused to do so.
TAX BILL SWITCHED
AHEAD OF TARIFF
Washington, Aug. 27—The Ser
ate Finance committee decided to
day to put the new taxation bill
ahead of the tariff bill on the Senate
calendar to facilitate its considera
INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE
TO RECONSTRUCT
RUSSIA PROPOSER
Berlin, Aug. 26—Proposals for
the formation of a vast international
syndicate for the reconstruction of
Russia have been made to the Amer
ican government, by European pow
erar, it is reported in semi-official
circles here tonight.
BANDITS MURDER
ARIZONA POSTMASTER
Nogales. Ariz. Aug. 27—Bandits
today murdered Frank J. Persons,
postmaster at Ruby, Arizona, and
looted the postoffice.
WIDOW OF LATE
SEATTLE MAYOR DEAD
Seattle. Aug. 27—Mrs. Alma
Humes, widow of the late Mayor
! Humes of Seattle, died here this
morning.
NOTICE
A Farewell Party will be given
in honor of Jhdge T. M. Reed by |
Anvil Lodge No. 140 on Thursday]
evening September 1st 8:30 p. m.
I Masons, their families and lady |
j friends and members of the Eastern I
Star are requested to attend. !
COMMITTEE |
ENGLAND TO
REFUSE 1511
SEPARATION DEMAND
London, Aug. 27—Ireland's de
mand for complete independence a*
presented by De Valera in the Irish
reply to the British peace proposals
yesterday will not lie acceded to by
the British government.
Premier Lloyd George will send to
the Irish republican government a
reply stating that Ireland will not !>■•
permitted to withdraw from th -
British empire and adding "we can ,
not further prolong mere exchange I
of notes on the question,” according
to statements of official character to- j
day. George’s reply will place the1
s tuation with respect to Ireland back
where it was prior to the truce no' 1
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BRITISH INDIA
SITUATION CAUSING
GRAVE CONCERN
Madras, India. Aug. 27—The Mal
abar district of British India has
been proclaimed a military area, ac
cording to an announcement made
here today, following receipt of dis
turbance reports from the district.
Conditions in India Admitted tirave
London, Aug. 27—Conditio
the district of Southern Calcutta.
British ‘India, are viewed with con
siderable gravity, a government
statement issued today reveals.
NOTED INVESTOR PASSES ON
Paris, Aug. 26—Peter Cooper
Hewitt, the noted American inven
tor and scientist, died here today as
a result of an attack of pneumonia .
Late News Flashes
DE VALERA RF-ELK( TED
PRESIDENT IRISH REPUBLIC
Dublin, Aug. 26—De Valera was
today formally re-elected president
of the Irish republic.
GERMAN WAR
BABIES ABANDONED
TO GOVERNMENT
Berlin. Aug. 26—A quarter mil
lion ••war” babies have been aband
oned to the care of the government
during the past year and are being
supported thru government agencies,
it was announced today.
BIG SWINDLERS ROUND
OVER TO GRAND JURY
Chicago, Aug. 27—Charles W.
French and his associates who are
involved in the fifty million dollar
swindle ring unearthed here somo
days ago by federal agents, were to
day bound over to answer to the
grand jury.
GASSED SOLDIER RECOVERS
SPEECH AFTER 83 MONTHS
Yakima, Wn. Aug. 26—T. Me-j
Lean, an ex service man who was
gassed in the Argonne and rendered i
speechless for thirty three months .
rcovered his voice here today when !
a blood clot was removed from his |
branchila tubes.
WITHDRAWAL OF U S
TROOPS FROM GERMANY
BRING CONSIDERED
Washington, Aug. 26—The ad
ministration is considering plans to
withdraw the American troops from
the occupied districts of Germany, it
became known here tonight.
PROMINENT SEATTLE
ATTORNEY DEAD
Seattle, Aug. 26—George H |
Walker, prominent local attorne/
and state politician, died here to
night from heart disease.
PANAMA GOES INTO MOURNING
OVER LOSS OF GOTO DISTRICT
Panama, Aug. 26—President
Porras today signed a decree de
claring the Republic of Panama in
mourning for a period of one month
in consequence of the award of the
Coto district to Costa Rica.
WILL CONTINUE WORK ON
SISTER SHIP OF Z. R. 2
Washington. Aug. 27—Construc
tion work on the Z. R. 1, a sister
ship of the ill fated Z. R. 2 which
is beiqg constructed in this country,
will be continued at Lakehurst, New
Jersey, Secretary Denby announced
TACOMA WOMAN
CONFESSES MURDER
IN TENNESSEE
Ta . .1 Wn . Aug 27- M • -
iam H Stubbs, wife of a local hotel
propri. who was arrested .Mon
day for a murder comm tied m Knox- ;
ville. Tennessee, when confronted In
her bondsm-m today, confessed that i
she is .Maud .Moore, who was 't- '
ed two years ago of killing Le’d ]
Peats, a wealthy Ten; •vsi.-ean, and
who later jumped h r bond and es
"I'll go back and face it.” *»«• said
this morning following her confes
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VICTORIA ARRIVES OR
THIRD TRIP OF SEASON
The steamship Victoria arrived r.
tli" loadstcud from Seattle about ■'
a. m. th.s morning, but owing to,
ih*‘ rough weather proceeded to tie
lee of Sledge Island until ah r y
this morning, when thp big lite r re
turned to the local anchorage.
The liner carries 300 tons of
freight for Nome in addition '>
something over GO tons for Golovi i
and lfiOO tons for St .Michael, the
mails and Gft passengers, most of
whom are for Nome.
Owing to the heavy surf, com
munication with the Victoria was
impossible during the morning and
early afternoon. The rough water
subsided some what during the latter
part of the day. permitting the Coast
Guard crew to visit the steam-r
shortly before the Nugget went to
press. Present indications are that
|ti|“ mail and passengers can In
tended late this evening.
The following is the list of passen
gers as received hv the Nugget by
telegraph some days ago. Owing
to weather conditions it was impos
sible to obtain the ships list before
going to press.
\ I* Calhoun. K Johnson. Mmg. -. t
M:ilFr, Mary Burnett. Mrs P B-.-s.
Mrs O Roust, Alima A Carlson, Hann.i'i
s-n. M..: a.'ret MrMurry, F; • .*m >
Hen L K> .ms :ni.] wife. Alol> IJols. \V
T l.opp, Miss V f»ei»le.r, Sister Mary
Ross. John Williams, SeHn Allyn. K I
Day ami wife. h Stringer. John \\ !
• n. .lamps C'hilberg. Frank Degnan,
.r m, .s F Hal pi n, Margaret Rryoe. Anna
Hughes, Miss K Olson, <1 R Falles a,. 1
wife. Miss R <\tjn>phell, Mrs F 1* Will
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OREGON SENATOR ARRESTER
FOR SPEEDING
Washington. Aug. 26-—Senator
McNary of Oregon refused today ;<>
report to police headquarters for
fast auto driving and was arrested
and taken to the station in the po
lice patrol wagon.
McNary failed to appear for hear
ing and forfeited his bonds.
SEARCH FAILS TO
FIND LOST STEAMER
Eureka, Cal. Aug. 26—The
searching vessels engaged in the
hunt for the missing Canadian
steamer, Canadian Importer, report
ed here tonight that they have been
unable to locate the missing vessel.
Tt is now believed that the Impor
ter went down off the Oregon coa*-t
two days after refusing the aid ten
dered by the steamship Cordova .
So far nothing has been learned
regarding the fate of any of the crew
SEATTLE CUSTOMS
COLLECTOR. RESIGNS
Seattle. Aug. 26—Collector of
Customs Drumheller forwarded hi*
resignation to Washington this af
licv The collector was recently re
quested by Washington to tender his
NEGRESS KILLED IX SEATTLE
AUTO WRECK
Seattle. Aug. 27—Mrs. Ida Stan
ley, a negress who was joy riding
with two white men, was killed here
today when a machine owned by
Ray D. McReynolds, a court re
porter. was wrecked on Capitol Hill.
The two white men disappeared af
ter the crash. Mrs. Madeline Cart
wright. a white woman, who was
also in the machine, was badly in
PALL DUE AT
SEATTLE TONIGHT
Seattle. Aug. 27—Secretary of the
Interior Albert B. Fall is due to
arrive in Seattle tonight in connec
tion with his tour of the Pacific
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