The Way We Were

Oct. 31, 1912: Owing to the Cable Ship Burnside being out of commission and in dry dock for repairs, the Alaska Cable, broken between here and Sitka, will probably not be repaired in time to transmit the presidential election results to the eager citizens of Wrangell and Ketchikan. The only excitement “along the way” will be the election returns of the Wrangell and Petersburg legislative elections. After having the cable service installed and instant communication with the outside a matter of fact incident every day for many years, the waiting for returns will seem like “them happy” days in '9...