Wakefield Local Notes and Social Moves
Wakefield locals report G. A. Bisbee in Ironwood, J. B. Carlan traveling to Chicago, and Mrs Hoffner visiting Ross. families and visits extend to Gile Bessemer and Ironwood. The Mellen basketball game, a Montana claim trip by Dr Eddy, and lodge activities mix with shop plans, a saloon lease in Ramsay, and a May 1 building project by Wm Utley. The town mourns Patrick Meers with a large funeral, while insurance settlements arrive for recent fire losses. A cutting affray at Sunday Lake triggers police action as a township caucus eyes a Citizens ticket. An April 15 Canada landing ban for charitable-funded entrants prompts new immigration paperwork.
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G. A. Bisbee
Ironwood
J.B. Carlan
Chicago
Montana
Mesdames Cole
Shaylor
W. J. Wilcox
E. Walton
Five Hundred Club
Orpha
Allie Jenner
Lacey Lansing
Ed Neidhold
Giladyee
Appleton
Wis
Alex Harte
Ramsay
Bell
Insurance Inspection Bureau
Negaunee
Sunday Lake Street
Ole Alquist
Elof Johnson
Reduced Colonist Rates on The North Western Line
One way tickets offered daily throughout March and April from all points on The North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Includes daily personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific North Western. Double berth only $7.00 through from Chicago. For full particulars write S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago Ill or address nearest ticket agent.
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North Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific
S.A. Hutchison
Clark St
Ill
Panic of Great Value Shapes Western Promise
Sir Edgar Vincent, former financial adviser to the khedive and a British affairs figure, says the recent panic signals a healthy, natural correction after rapid growth. He lauds Canadian finance, notes Wall Street’s temporary impact, and highlights Seattle’s bold development and the West’s potential tied to Far East trade.
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Edgar Vincent
Egypt
England
Canada
West
New York
Theresay
Wallstreet
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York Central
Seattle
Far East
Manchuria Setback Cools Western Prosperity
The remark notes that Manchuria would be a serious blow to American commerce, contrasting with widespread prosperity across the American West. The quote underscores concerns about global trade impacts on domestic economies.
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Manchuria
West
Minstrel Dialogue Instructions End With Humble Banter
A spoof of minstrel dialogue outlines how such scenes should be written using a patent almanac style. Interlocutors tease Mr. Bones about his gal while mockingly testing dialect and clever retorts. The piece ends with a misfit cue and a ballad introduction from Mrs. Mce Howler.
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Mr. Bones
Bones
Jones
Mir
Mce Howler
Harper’s Weekly
Philanthropist Doctor Helped 6000 Babies Births Record
The late Dr Eliphalet Wrigit of Lee Massachusetts is believed to have ushered 6000 babies into the world, a feat noted by locals as a record of his long life. He valued grace in charity and told a Santa school audience a tale of a landlord who offered a peppermint drop to a girl, asking what she would do with it.
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Eliphalet Wrigit
Lee
Mass
Dr Shoop's Restorative Aimed at Kidney Nerves
The ad claims kidney weakness stems from nerves, not the organs, and promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative tablets or liquid as a remedy for back pain urine issues Bright's disease and other kidney distress warnings. Druggists recommend and sell the product.
The Aluminum Industry and Its Expanding Use
A London correspondent notes aluminum production at capacity across major works with planned expansions. Demand in England France and the United States exceeds supply as copper tin zinc and lead rise in price. Aluminum finds growing use in motor cars, household vessels, and electric power transmission, though Europe questions its outdoor durability.
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London
England
France
United States
America
Europe
Spanish Tombstone Unearthed Near Eschita Okla
Work crews digging on a rail right of way near Eschita Oklahoma uncovered a historic tombstone dating to 1427. The stone sits on a granite base with a triangular cement surround, bearing a Spanish inscription and the name Don Juan Valerz El Padre Madrid Senor de lo BRonite Senerita. The monument was shipped to Fort Worth for safekeeping by the railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eschita
Okla
Juan Valerz
el Padre
Madrid
Fort Worth
Hearn and Editors Tales of Textual War and Censorship
A publisher recalls Lafcadio Hearn’s youth in newspapers and the editor’s power to cut and shape prose. He relates stories of editors altering phrases such as the seven ages of man and innocent weather notes to fit space and uphold a high moral tone in a town of high school girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafcadio Hearn
Hearn
Sheers
Edtor Sheers
Rich Strike Promoter Pouts at Gold Mine Claim
A fragmented piece alleges a promoter touts a gold mine venture to many investors. The tone mocks the claim as exaggerated and questions the promoter’s credibility and the venture’s value. It hints at a widespread enthusiasm that may not be justified.
Dr Gordon Discovers Koskokwi People In Alaska
Dr Gordon returned to Philadelphia Oct. 29 after a perilous 3,000 mile voyage seeking a hitherto unclassified people. He gathered a large collection of clothing, ornaments, arms, and over 200 photographs. The Koskokwi are a peaceful, monogamous, nearly self contained community with a separate language. they resemble a small republic and may be connected to ancient Arctic or Asian origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Gordon
Philadelphia
Behring Sea
Museum
The
University of Pennsylvania
Science
America
Emer
Peale
Gonlon
Haniy
Gormion
Carnegie Writes On Trade In A Global Market
Andrew Carnegie becomes a regular contributor to German scholarly journals. He argues Europe must unite politically and industrially like the United States to compete with America in global trade. He praises defensive alliances and questions perpetual peace theories tied to racial governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Europe
America
Carnegie
The Christmas Dinner Lecture Pleasure By Mrs Clayton Terence
Mrs Charlotte Clayton Terence, a Cleveland cooking expert, praised a hotel cook in a lecture on The Christmas Dinner. She quipped the cook could get a hotel job and noted the woman knows 32 distinct names for bread pudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Clayton-Terence
Cleveland
Mrs. Clayton-Terence
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