Fevered Klondyke Fever Drives Rush to Alaska Gold Fields
Seattle reports a surge of fortune seekers headed to Klondyke as transportation capacity lags. The North American steamer Portland is filled beyond capacity with passengers bound for St Michael's, Yukon River, while stories from returning miners, including William Stanley who earned $115,000 in nuggets, fuel optimism and caution.
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Klondyke District
Seattle
Wash
Klondyke
Portland
St. Michael's
Yukon
Alki
St. Michael’s
William Stanley
Stanley
Juneau
Dyea
Charles
George Worden
Wordens
Sackett’s No N. Y
Stewart River
Dilis
Bonanza
Hidorado
Hiderado Creek
Help for Sick Babies Free Doctors Corps Opens
The Post launches a Free Doctors Corps for sick babies in tenements. Two doctors and a nurse began work, with plans for rapid expansion and funding to cover prescriptions milk and supplies. The Post requests reader donations to SICK BABY FUND THE POST BOSTON.
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Post
Sick Baby Fund
the Post
Boston
Free Doctors Work Begun Heal Sick Babies in North End Tenements
The Post Corps of Free Doctors for the Sick Babies begins midsummer work in crowded North End tenements. Dr C D Ball leads with a nurse and assistant, visiting about twenty five families, bringing relief to teething and poor air conditions.
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Post
C. D. EB. Ball
Italy
Mother
North End
Corps of Physicians
Back Bay
Dense Boston Harbor Fog Causes Collision Sinking of Fishing Schooner
In dense fog near Boston Light the three masted schooner Henry Sutton struck the fishing schooner Elmer E Randall. The Randall sank within ten minutes with all hands saved only by beaching onto the Sutton and lifeboats. Captain Towne of the Sutton and Captain Hopkins of the Randall dispute fault while authorities consider court action.
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Henry Sutton
Elmer EB. Randall
Boston Light
Boston Harbor
Lower Bay
New Haven
J. C. Towne
Boston
Kennebec River
Philadelphia
Upper Harbor
Juno
Elmer E. Randall
Beverly
Nantucket Shoals
Randall
Towne
Messrs
Carver & Blodgett
E. 8. Hopkins
Randall & Killam
Essex
Mass
Hopkins
Sutton
Weather synopsis for New England states issued
Weather update notes Maine New Hampshire and Vermont partly cloudy with southerly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York expect showers with southerly winds.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Edhem Pasha Wounded by Explosive in Budapest Incident
The Pester Idout reports that Edhem Pasha commander in chief of Turkish forces in Thessaly was wounded when an infernal machine exploded while being opened. His arm suffered severe injuries.
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Budapest
Pester Idoud
Edhem Pasha
Thessaly
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Hanover and
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Union Hat
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Eldorado Creek
Bear Gulch
Last Chance Gulch
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Free Doctor Corps
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Pope Building
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Canal Street
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