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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1897
Page
5
Advertisement touts California Catarrh Cure as the top hay fever remedy with early and frequent use. It cites testimonial from Joseph A. Rand of Newburyport Massachusetts who reports long catarrh and hay fever relief after one bottle and continued use through summer. Sold by druggists for 50 cents and three dollars for larger bottles.
Two Japanese navy officers Captain Funachi and Lieutenant Kato visited Crescent shipyards in Elizabethport to inspect the Holland torpedo boat. They examined the craft for about an hour under heat with inventor John Holland guiding them, hoping to see submerged operation, but an accident prevented a water test. The visit followed a conference with Holland representatives and suggests possible Japanese interest or purchase discussions.
The steamer Harlaw arrived at Halifax with 163 cattle and 500 bales of feed from the stranded Baltimore City. Captain Farquhar reported the Baltimore City ran on a rock near Flat Island in fog, with 7–8 feet of water in the after hold and 3–4 feet forward. Cattle and sheep were thrown overboard and swam ashore. the ship is expected to be floated.
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad offers a special midsummer outing to Martha's Vineyard from Boston and Brockton on Wednesday July 28. Fare for the round trip is 1.56 from Boston and 1.25 from Brockton, with steamboat transfer at Wood's Hole. Cottage City boasts ocean scenery, 1200 cottages, boating, bathing, and extensive amusements making it a premier seaside retreat.
A Thursday July 29 excursion from Pawtucket and Providence to the Pier and return will operate on a special rough train with no car changes. It is touted as one of the season’s finest outings, departing from Boston and Providence with round tickets priced at $1, with postlimited numbers.
Seattle reports a Klondyke stampede with outfits and supplies for 4000 prospectors priced at 3 million dollars. Merchants are cleared out as steamships prepare to carry up to 1500 men weekly toward Dyea and Juneau while bankers grub-stake and thousands mass for the spring caravan.
The steamship Mexico carries 400 Klondyke and Yukon passengers from Seattle, with 100 more expected at Port Townsend and Victoria. Joaquin Miller leads as San Francisco journalist. many correspondents aboard. The voyage via Dyea aims for a two week trip, outfitted with supplies and livestock. A New York company with $5 million capital plans to operate in the North, and Moran Brothers win a bid to build three stern-wheel steamers for the Strath River venture.
Tacoma remains split with a rival as demand surges and stores rush to stock up. New York buyers seek large party supplies. Puget Sound is said capable of feeding the nation. Bacon stock ran out, four carloads ordered from Chicago. rubber boots and Alaska wear scarce with prices rising. carload orders sent to San Francisco and New York. Heavy blankets and mackinaw coats fetch high prices. Tacoma Woolen Mills work night and day to relieve shortages.
Between July 15 and Sept 1 about 9000 men will have started for the Klondyke gold fields from this state. A feature of the exodus is the large number of horses and dogs shipped for packing, with 400 already sent and expectations of 1000 by Sept 1. Cayuses rise in price from $3 to $20, while dogs weigh at least 90 pounds. Packers eye 1000 pound cayuses and 90 pound dogs for the rugged passes over Chilcoot and White passes from Dyce Bay to Lake Linderman, where the last mile is so steep only Indians can pack 100 pounds each.
The Secretary of the Treasury declares Dyea a sub port of entry equal to American harbors. Canadian Pacific requests ferrying a U S customs inspector to Dyea, enabling British ships to operate with American protections. The Islander will sail July 28 from Victoria to Dyea with 500 miners amid booming Klondyke traffic and looming shortages. Brownlie disputes wage rumors noting miners willing to work for $2.50 daily and describes harsh conditions and brief work periods at Birch Creek. A brother in Dawson reports a $30,000 claim offer and bread baked before the dough froze solid.
Brownlie extols spring travel over Chilcoot Pass warning fall and winter travel is near-impossible. Picotte outlines two railway routes to Yukon mining region from Dyea or Canada and notes Ottawa funding and Canadian interest. A proposal asks for Fort Alger near the Yukon border to station infantry and Gatling gun to aid civil authorities and protect rights.
From Port Townsend to Alaska reports say the Klondike rush swells with nearly all able men leaving for the Klondike fields. Freight at Dyea piles high, and incoming steamers Queen and Mexico will double it, likely blocking many from reaching the mining regions this year. Frank F. Myers plans to travel to Dawson City via the Takou Inlet route, with a possible stage line future.
Worcester resident Eusebe Fifle returns from Forty Mile Creek Alaska and forecasts vast gold potential in the Yukon region. He warns of harsh cold and winter ennui driving miners to danger, gambling dens, and a reading famine in camps with little to read beyond primers and prayer books.
Officers arrest Frank McQuaid aged 21 of 650 Tremont street for the alleged theft of a diamond ring valued at $165 from Annie Shepherd of 8 Sterling street last Saturday. He denies the charge and will appear in court today.
Charles G. Truesdell of 238 Clifton Avenue Newark New Jersey appeared in City Court on a charge of defrauding Frank Hennig, owner of the Westville House at Westville. He was committed to jail to await advisories from Newark and claims to be the son of a New Jersey state senator.
Mr George M Reed will depart for the Klondyke fields today at 2 pm via Seattle and St Michaels with a New England backed syndicate and mining brokers E Co Davis & Co at the head. He aims to arrive about Sept 20 and leaves Seattle August 5 on the Cleveland the last through boat of the year. Davis & Co reported crowded offices as investors race to join the venture seeking substantial capital.
Franklin July 2 The Klondyke gold fever grips the town as Captain James B Crocker plans a voyage to Alaska aboard a steamer August 15. Crocker, master of the schooner Eunice Crocker lost at sea, previously earned fame, then entered the coal trade which he has sold to fund the trip.
Norwalk woman Ann Augusta Peck contests the Amityville estate of George W. Watkins. She filed objections with the Surrogate in Riverhead on July 22, claiming widowhood, mental incapacity, and undue influence after a long separation and subsequent remarriage following a divorce. The Watkins estate is valued at 25000 dollars, though this is a conservative figure.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weakness and related pains. It claims the product stops draining illness, soothes nerves, and restores vigor, citing a testimonial from Mrs. J. N. Messier of New York. The ad also offers free copies of The Common Sense Medical Adviser from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association.
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