This charming publication contains much of what one would usually expect - notes on the moon cycle, passenger lists, an invitation to the Captain’s Ball, advertisements, historical notes on the ship and geographical information on Alaska.
However, this issue is notable for the inclusion of news from London, dated 3rd September: “Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that the British forces composed of solely Irish regiments under Lieut. Genreal O’Hare and who landed his forces at Abbeville, France, early last week had pushed up the river and thereby completed the pocket just south of the city of Rheims … The allies were to the south and east of the Avenue of escape was to the west which was closed after a five-day battle by O’Hare’s gallant forces. The slaughter in this battle was the greatest ever known. No less than 210,000, it is estimated were killed and wounded.”
More news on the war is featured, namely Canada’s taking over the S.S. Oceanic and Baltic to be refitted as hospital ships. Finally, a dispatch from the Japanese Admiralty which “strongly intimated that the United States would remain neutral and refuse the call made upon her by China. That while Japan was not in conquest of more territory it might be necessary for her to retain Kiauchau [ie Tsingtao].”
Established in 1894, the Alaska Steamship Company initially transported passengers and fishing equipment, but with the advent of the Klondike Gold Rush, expanded into mining equipment and even cattle. By the time this gram was printed, the company had twelve ships and serviced ports as far as Ketchikan and Kotzebue.
