Treasure tale and other frontier notes from distant ports
The Gloucester era reports a guest aboard the warship Imperius, Ernest Harris, a real estate man, linked to a rumored treasure on Cocos Island and a plan to join Charles Hartford’s expedition. Separately, reports from Long Creek describe a rich mining pocket near Canyon City yielding $3,000, sparking talk of a Klondike rush.
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Victoria
Imperiuse
Guatemala
Pallser
Ernest Harris
Charles Hartford
Cocos Island
Hartford
Cocos Isand
Aurora
Ealers
Harris
Long Creek
Canyon City
James Wake
Wallace
Grant Unty
Recall of Weyler Ordered as Cuba Crisis Deepens
Madrid reports the cabinet will immediately recall General Weyler from Cuba and appoint Captain General Blanco y Arenas with a large reinforcement force to Cuba. The queen regent to sign the decree, while Weyler vows to resist removal and faces political backlash in Madrid.
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Blanco
Madrid
Weyler
Cuba
Blanco Y Arenas
Pena-Plana
el Heraldo
Arderin
Gonzales Painale
Spando, Bernal and
Cannalon
New York
Herald
Meles
EL Nacional
General Azcarraga
Senor Robledo
Spain
Diplomatic Shakeup Nears in Spanish Embassy
Madrid reports an imminent change with the Duke of Almordova replacing Senor Dupuy de Lome as Spanish minister to the United States, also known as Senor Muraga.
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Madrid
Duke of Almordova
Senor Muraga
Senor Dupuy de Lome
United States
Senorita Cassio Escapes From Havana Prison
Havana reports sensational escape of Senorita Evangeline Cassio from Casa de Recogdias. She allegedly fled between 11 and midnight via roof, equipped with ladder and guiding rope, after drugged candies were fed to prisoners. Jailer Foerdinandez and four government staff arrested. Ana Milan de Bendou also detained amid probe.
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Havana
Senorita Evangeline Cassio
Cassio Y Cisneros
Iavana
Casa de Recogdias
Senorita Cassio
Foerdinandez
Casa de Racogdias
Ana Milan de Bendou
Casa de Recordins
Senorita Evangelinea
Troubles in Guatemala and other world tensions
News from across the globe includes Guatemala where Barrios reportedly retains control after the Quezaltenango evacuation, consular appeals for order, and reports of peace or ongoing conflict. Other items note a rescinded pay cut for seamen, a major Kansas City fire, a murder verdict in Oregon, and Canudos campaign losses in Brazil.
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Quezaltenango
New York
The
Herald
Guatemala
Barrios
Sailor Boy Arrives From St Michaels With Nine Passengers
The schooner Sailor Boy docked in Port Townsend after leaving St Michaels on September 19 and bringing nine passengers who plan to winter there rather than endure semi camp life until river conditions improve. Passengers cite St Michaels as an unlikely residence. river navigation remains largely blocked by low water and ice.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Sailor Boy
Peterson
St. Michaels
Eliza Anderson
Merwin
J. Q. Barnum
Murray
Idaho
Proot
Michigan
Frost
New York
Kaufman
Chicago
Anderson
Kappapal
Sioux City
Robinson
San Francisco
W. H. Churchill
New York City
Yukon River
Frank Worth
Mayor Wood
Dawson City
Bryant
Holyoke
Kodiak Island
Portland
Novelty
Major Wood
Seattle
D. K. Howard
United States
Randall
Wood
Howard
Thomas K. Clark
Dawson
Dutch Harbor
Baranoff
Second glanders victim dies in Chehalis
Chehalis Washington October 11 W W Jordan the second victim of the glanders died this morning at his residence after a brave fight of nearly a month against the disease. Everything was done by the physician in charge and the A O U W lodge of which he was a member aided but he finally succumbed.
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Chehalis
Wash
W. W. Jordan
A. O. U. W. Lodge
August imports and exports set record under new tariff law
The Bureau of Statistics released August trade figures the first full month under the tariff. Exports reached 79 490 264 dollars versus 66 659 981 in August 1896 marking the largest August export total in government history.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Weekly Market Letter on Wheat and Corn Outlook
The week sees little wheat trading as visible supply drops 1.69 million bushels while exports from both coasts reach 56 million. Argentine frost damage could boost prices, with winter wheat receipts down offset by spring wheat growth. Wheat values stand about 90 to 95 cents, with potential for advance if export demand and speculative support rise. Corn remains dull with bearish sentiment but under tone supports prices. export clearances stay large and cash demand improves slightly.
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Russia
Market Prices Across Wheat to Butter in 19th Century Ledger
The list details grain, flour, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, and livestock values, noting per bushel and per ton rates for wheat, oats, barley, and hay, with prices for eggs, butter, cheese, and meats. Also includes furthest rows for wool, hops, and fresh produce with regional variations and era-specific units.
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Walla Walla
California
Oregon
Oregon Burbanks
Wool—Valley
Washington
San Joaquin
Mountain
Shifty Bill Arrested After Night of Las Cruces Shooting
In Las Cruces New Mex during a night of alcohol fueled chaos sheriff Van Patten and I A Vanatten chase a bandit linked to an attempted train wreck. A Mexican girl Josefa aided the arrest, revealing Shifty Bills identity and motives.
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I.A. Vanatten
Dona Ana
New Mexico
Las Cruces
van Patten
Osten
Theorm
Atchison Road
Ilivision
Lincoln
Sierra
Socorro
Juana’s
Josefa
Juana
Vanatten
Bill
Calaboose
Marek
Shifty Bill
Philip Hwulskamp
Enchiladas
Frijoles
Bil
New York Sun
Things Worth Knowing From A Late 19th Century Almanac
A digest of global facts including military manpower in France and Russia, Germany's figures, and unmarried women and men counts. Notes on a multi-faced clock in St Petersburg, June coal production and six-month totals, and 1896 to 1904 tonnage. Tiger eye quartz, liquefaction temp, Hungary demographics, peach origin and poison history, the Royal Crown, Kohinoor, Coliseum specs, wine world totals and leading wine nations.
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Timne
France
Germany
Russia
St. Petersburg
Hungary
Budapest
Persia
Great Britain
Europe
Coliseum
Rome
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Balkan States
Argentine Republic
Chile
United States
Brazil
Australia
Cape Colon
Her Catch and a Last Resort Love Match
Dialogue notes a socialite named Oldgirl seeking a wealthy husband by visiting Atlantic coast resorts. She eventually marries Charley Hopper, a dry goods clerk in Atlantic City, as a reported last resort. The exchange adds a witty comment about fiddlers resembling others.
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Jack
Miss Oldgirl
Atlantic Coast
Kitty
Charley Hopper
Atlantic City
Late New Inventions Show Advances in Vehicles and Utilities
A survey of inventions includes bicycle brake pads that press on the rim, squeakless boots via an age channel in the heel, a gas inflation air chamber, a letter device with a one-way push, and a railroad safety fuse. Additional items cover ship propeller steering, lamp chimneys and burners, army beds with canvas bottoms, wickless lamps, a German comfort device for raceway carriages, and a cycle steering mechanism improving straight motion.
Animals and natural curiosities reported across regions
The article notes bears in Idaho and ants with notably mean habits, snakes sharing dens for winter, a new tailless rabbit near Popocatapetl, Mexico, and economic fishery values in Canada. It also mentions cats with a protective eyelid, caterpillar damage in Gainesville, Florida, sparrow benefits to farmers, and prohibitions on greased pig events in Portland Maine. Tennessee reports a rattlesnake of exceptional size on Cross Mountain near Bristol with thirty two rattles.
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Popocatapetl
Mexico
Canada
Gainesville
Fla
Portland
Maine
Society For the Protection of Animals
Tennessee
Jesse Shoun
Cross Mountain
Bristol
American toys mixed production shift under machinery
The New York Sun notes many toys are now made in the United States with machinery, while hand made pieces and some imports remain. German woolly animals and skin horses are prized and used in toy vehicles, illustrating a blend of American machinery and foreign components driven by cheaper labor abroad.
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Germany
New York Sun
Editor Cuts Down Reader Verses in Cleveland Leader
A humorous exchange shows a poet asking to publish verses while the editor notes they are too long. The editor suggests trimming content but preserves a note that the true part remains. The brief vignette appears in the Cleveland Leader.
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Cleveland
Two Sides to Kin Question in the Times
A Cincinnati Tribune snippet notes a sharp kinship question with a joke about long engagements and short marriages. It also mentions a wife starved by kin and the notoriety of men heading to the Alaska gold fields.
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Rap
Cincinnati Tribune
Almska
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