March 14th, 1948
This Day in Alaska History-March 14th, 1917
It was on this day, March 14th, 1917, that a petition for an “Old Lady’s Home” in Skagway was mailed to the Territorial Legislature in Juneau after gaining 354 signatures. While there was great enthusiasm from the people of Skagway for the home, that enthusiasm was not duplicated in the capitol and the […]
This Day in Alaska History-March 13th, 1918
On March 13th, 1918, after many years of violating the Sherman Anti-trust Act, Booth Fisheries Company, (Delaware), Booth Fisheries Company, (Washington), The Chlopeck Fish Company, Inc, International Fisheries Company, San Juan Fishing and Packing Company, and, Occidental Fish Company, known collectively as the Fish Trust, pleaded nolo contender and were fined for their offense. […]
This Day in Alaska History-March 12th, 1914
It was on March 12th, 1914, after passage of the Alaska Railroad Bill by Congress, that President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill into law creating the federally-owned railroad system in Alaska. The bill gave the president the authority to choose the lands needed for construction under public use. he also had the authority […]