Nome Sights and Shootings Stir Klondike Boom
The steamer George W. Elder from Cape Nome reports two fatal shootings in Nome on June 18 and 21 arising from a land dispute and a gambling quarrel. A stranger in Nome was also killed in a saloon brawl on June 20. Square meals cost four dollars and ham prices rise to a dollar fifty. Nome and Dawson bustle as Klondike excitement peaks with many vessels at port and a possible Nome population near fifty thousand.
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Portland
Ore
George W. Elder
Cape Nome
Nome
A. G. Lucas
Alaska Commercial Company
J. Lyons
Lucas
Lyons
Dawson
Roanoke
St. Paul
San Pedro
Rainier
Luella
Albion
Olympia
South Portland
U. S. Bear
Tacoma
Fulton
Santa Ana
Senator
Signal
Alpha
Utopia
Grace Dollar
Dewey
Alliance
Valencie
Lakme
San Jose
Signorita
Elihu Thomperen
Ohio
Charles Lane
Purser Hayward
Death of Alaska Exploration agent at Golatin Bay
The Alaska Exploration company reports the death of TM. G. McCafferty, its Golatin Bay agent, on June 18 after being shot by a drunken man named Swett days earlier. McCafferty, from Portland, Oregon, where his mother resides, died from the wounds.
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San Francisco
Alaska Exploration Company
G. McCafferty
Golatin Bay
McCafferty
Swett
Portland, Or
Quetin Steamer Arrives at St Michaels With Gold Dust
San Francisco reports the Quetin steamship from Dawson and Yukon ports reached St Michaels on June 1 with two passengers and 2,000,900 dollars in gold dust. Most of the gold is said to belong to Dawson bunk interests.
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San Francisco
Alaska
Dawson
Yukon
St. Michaels
Martial law declared at Dutch Harbor during raid
Colonel Noyes ordered sailors and marines from the Wheeling to patrol the shore with guns and fixed bayonets. All saloons at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska were closed. Deserters from government vessels were pursued by Colonel Neves' force and later martial law was lifted after the runaways were found.
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Dutch Harbor
Noyes
Wheeling
atDutch Harbor
Unalaska
Neves
Slain by Their Own Soldiers in Historic Conflicts
A London Tit-Bits piece surveys cases where officers or soldiers were killed by comrades across wars. It cites incidents before Woerth in the Franco Prussian War, Metz, Adowa, Cuba, the Zulu and Sudan campaigns, noting posthumous confessions and executions. It highlights motives from grievance to discipline, with several deaths unsolved.
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London
Woerth
Berlin
Marshal Bazaine
Metz
Adowa
Naples
Madrid
Cuba
San Juan
Tommy Atkins
Ulundi
Davenport
Soudon
Marvelous speed of motor pace in cycle racing
The article notes dramatic speed gains from motorcycle pacing with times near 1 30 and dois notless but warns of danger. It recalls a Decoration Day Waltham track tragedy where a tandem hit 40 miles per hour, left a rider dead and another fatally injured after crashing into spectators.
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Waltham Track
Disputed Market Upswing in Wheat and Steel Prices
Culmination of a rush in wheat prices and widespread trade dulness with mixed signals from Northwest rain and export demand. Reports show higher butter and sugar while cotton and woolen goods struggle. iron and steel remain pessimistic with price declines and surging production costs offset by weak finished product prices.
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New York
Bradstreet
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
China
Japan
Mississippi River
Pittsburg
Dominion of Canada
Trade impacts as iron market opens in Pittsburg region
New York reports R G Dun weekly says the nation feels its new international status. Iron prices shift to open market with Bessemer at 19 dollars billets 26 dollars grey forge 17 dollars. Over 30 furnaces idle as wage talks loom. Steel plates 1 90 and No 27 sheets 2 09. Wheat crop doubts persist with potential 460 million bushels displaced by corn in Europe.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Pittsboro
Pittsburg
Remarkable Relief from Stomach Pain with Chamberlain Remedy
A Burgettstown liveryman recalls severe stomach pains and weakness before using Chamberlain a Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One dose fixed him and he vows not to be without it. Also notes claims of Pain Balm curing rheumatism and praise for Cough Remedy in his family. Des Moines Iowa druggists carry the line.
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Miller & McCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Wilson
Liveryman
Burgettstown
Washington Co
Monte Cure & Sprate
A. Babcock
Eric
Doty
Des Moines
Iowa
Seymour recounts boxing rivals tale in Chinese affair
The story recounts Seymour describing his fights with the boxers while detailing a diplomatic arrangement in Southeast China. Cables indicate a push to present the plan to the French foreign minister for approval, with consuls reportedly undecided on signing the accord.
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Seymour
China
Russian Admiral Alexteff to Lead Allied North Command
Shanghai reports that Admiral Alexteff will assume command of allied forces in the north, in a formal announcement dated June 2. The move consolidates leadership among Allied forces in the region amid ongoing operations.
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Shanghai
Alexteff
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley Leave Washington for Canton
President and Mrs McKinley departed Washington at night and will stay in Canton for several weeks. The trip marks a extended stay away from the capital with no stated engagements.
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Washington
Five Persons Indicted for Perjury in Indian Liquor Case
Five individuals were indicted by the U S grand jury in Helena. Isaac B Sheldon of Garrison faces perjury charges from testimony in a land contest. Rosa A Carr and others are linked to liquor sales to Indians on the Fort Peck reservation. Sheldon, jailed for bail default, will plead tomorrow. Jury dismissed other cases as unindicted or secret docket. Peter Daphnais faces liquor sale charges to Fort Peck Indians on Jan 28, 1895.
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Standard
Helena
United States Grand Jury
J. Truscott
Miles City
Benjamin G. Burrows
Alden Webster
United States
H. Z. Austin
Isaac B. Sheldon
Garrison
Helena Land Office
Rosa A. Carr
Sheldon
Garricon
Deer Lodge
Township
North Range
Miles City Land Office
G. F. Grill
N. Smith
James Deering
G D. Greene
John M. Rhoades Sheldon
Lewis and Clarke County
Peter Daphnais
Joseph Culbertson
Sam Bruguir
Fort Peck
Woman hunter in Nevada shoots wild horses for skins
Mrs. Maud Whiteman of Humboldt Nevada and her father Henry Wilman track herds by decoy horses then shoot leaders to harvest skins. They sell hides for about two dollars each while wearing masculine clothes in the field and a feminine dress in town.
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Maud Whiteman
Humboldt
Nev
United States
Nevada
Cat with a double life in Philadelphia families
A cat in Philadelphia divided loyalties between two households. Known as Jim in one yard and Moses in the other, he followed a strict two home schedule with meals at similar times, causing a humorous domestic visit dispute between the two cooks.
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
Jim
Buick
Moses
Indictments in Flathead and Blackfoot Area Justice Actions
Antoine a Flathead Indian is indicted for breaking into A L Demars store at St Ignatius mission and stealing rings and a watch on January 11 1900. Witnesses include Agent Smead DeMars Kootelspoo Susan Kakashel John B Finley Louis Demars and X Fournier. John Kennedy is charged with assault with intent to kill Justus Lembach on the Blackfoot reservation March 25 1899. Witnesses include Justus Lembach John Miller John Craft Dr G B Martin and Daphnais. Antoine and Kennedy were arraigned today with counsel assigned. they will plead tomorrow.
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Culbertson
Bruguir
Antoine
Flathead
Louis Demars
X. Fournier
John Kennedy
Justus Ilembach
Justus Lembach
John Miller
John Craft
Dr. G. 8
Martin
Daphnais
Kennedy
Handy Guidance for Americans in Paris from Leslie's Weekly
American travelers to Paris should carry a passport, register with the American consulate, and know office hours for post and telegraph services. Postal money orders payable in Paris must be cashed at the general post office, with branches open 7 am to 9 pm and letter posting before 6 pm. Cab fares run 40 to 50 cents per hour, telephony links exist to major cities, and a list of churches and chapels with service times is provided for Americans abroad.
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Paris
General
Bureaux de Poste
France
Great Britain
New York
Marseilles
Lyons
Havre
Brussels
Prefecture de Police
Quai Au Marche-Neuf
Avenue de l'Alma
Church of England
Rue Des Bassins
Arc de Triomphe
Avenue Hoche
Rue Royale
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Rue Roquepine
Plague News From Sydney and Honolulu Reports
Reports from Honolulu dated June 22 indicate no special session for Hawaii’s territorial legislature likely. Governor Dole notes department heads favor avoiding extra costs while acknowledging unresolved questions about fire limits and fire claim payments. Sydney plague figures rise and fall with inoculation efforts, while 19448 rats have been killed in May as city cleanup continues. Dr Kitasato claims a new preventive serum and travels to Ohaka for tests.
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San Francisco
Moana
Honolulu
Associated Press
Dole
Chinatown
Sydney
Melbourne
Kitasato
Ohaka
Jockey Inez Ruiz Injured at Harlem Race Weekend
Jockey Inez Ruiz, injured in the second race at Harlem on Fat urday, is improving rapidly but will be out for some time before riding again. Fellow rider Willie Waldo sustained a broken right clavicle in the same race and will be unable to ride for about five weeks.
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Harlem
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