American precious stones found in United States promising
Edward S. Kriggs and W. Baggs discuss extensive U S deposits of pearls turquoises opals and other stones across states like Wisconsin Texas Tennessee Michigan New Mexico and North Carolina They claim high quality gems exist domestically with new finds in Oklahoma Cimarron River and Santa Fe County New Mexico and note pearl hunting remains rare though profitable potential.
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Chicago Herald
Europe
Edward S. Kriggs
New York
Tremont House
United States
Oklahoma Territory
Cimarron River
Cimarron
Baggs
Sugar River
Wisconsin
Texas
Tennessee
Michigan
White River
Martinville
Ind
Santa F E County
N. M
Washington
Maine
Arizona
New Mexico
Montana
Connecticut
North Carolina
Colorado
Helena
Mont
America
Boston Theatres Buzz on Leading Public Favorites
Local gossip salutes Agnes Huntington and other top stage stars as Boston houses run full amid election buzz. Describes Annie Blanche and the County Fair company, Taggs, Amelia Grover, Miriam O Leary, Rosina Vokes, and pay scales for actors including Florence, Mrs. John Drew, and Modjeska. Notes Huntington to bring Captain Therese to Globe. Daly rumored for London house. strong lineup announced for next week at Globe, Tremont, Columbia, and other venues.
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Tremont Theatre
Seymour
TMP
Cosey
Annie JH. Blanche
Park
England
Puntry
Mr. Burgess
Frederick Sryton
Jane
Mr. Barnes
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Jess
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Joseph Haworth
George Wilson
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Princess Ida
Rosina Vokes
Coset
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Jefferson-Florence Comedy Company
John Drew
Lillian Russell
Lallian Russel Opera Comique Commpany
Mme Modjeska
Booth-Barrett
Agnes Huntington
Globe Theatre
Therese
Paul Jones
Miss Huntington
Augustin Daly
Tompkins
Recard Mansfeld
Hollis Street Theatre
Clara Morris
Columbia Theatre
Mr. Wilkinson
Cora Lanner
Howard Athenaum
Reilly & Wood
Oil at Sea Powers Curtailed By Old Boreas
A weathered report notes that strong winds and heavy seas from Boreas hindered oil shipping operations at sea. Mariners faced rough conditions, with several freighters delaying routes and awaiting calmer waters to resume cargo transfers.
Tariff talk and corsets raise price questions in Boston
A Boston shopper notes higher costs under the tariff, citing corsets, gloves, and stockings as examples. The piece includes broader remarks on Southern ministers, and a shipboard oil safety report praising storm oil to calm seas with bags and barrels aboard various vessels.
Case of Dr Fownes without parallel in coffee excess
A New York despatch reports the death of Dr F C Fownes once a noted physician who sank into ruin from extreme coffee drinking. He reportedly consumed five to six strong cups per sitting, five quarts daily at times, and his condition bordered on death by action or inaction. Chicago physicians deem the case unparalleled.
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Chicago Tribune
New York
F. C. Fownes
Chicago
Elmer Lee
Dr. Lee
Dr. Keeley
John C. Spray
Miss Ida M. Bishop Surprised at West Street Party
A Tuesday evening gathering at Miss Ida M. Bishop’s West street Everett home brought about fifty friends from Charlestown Medford and Everett. The surprise ended with her receiving a handsome French marble clock as a gift, timed with a forthcoming wedding.
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Ida M. Bishop
West Street
Everett
Charlestown
Medford
A Double Affliction In Abbott Family At City Police
The wife of Edwin W. Abbott an on duty officer at Police Headquarters died Tuesday after an illness lasting over a year. Shortly before her death his daughter fell down stairs breaking an arm and was sent to City Hospital for treatment.
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Edwin W. Abbott
Miss Abbott
Oklahoma War Council Tales From a Legislature
An interview recounts a riotous Oklahoma Legislature with Terrell wielding pistols to enforce order and the wild land rush at Cherokee Strip land openings. A Chicago observer recalls Tecumseh town openings, stampedes, pegs in ground, and a man claiming an absurdly large “lot.”
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Chicago Inter- Ocean
Oklahoma
Terrell
Mirabeau
Tecumseh
Chicago
Becau
Not Old At Eighty Four Wrentham Pioneer Curtis Stone Dies
Curtis Stone aged 84 died after a short illness from pneumonia in Wrentham. Senior partner of C Stone & Son grocers he remained active at the store and on the wagon. He rode the first Wrentham branch train in 1890 and had not visited Boston in forty years. He was among the town’s oldest and most respected residents.
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Wrentham
Curtis Stone
Stone
C. Stone & Son
Wrentam
Boston
Mrs Parnell in Decline After Husband’s Death
Dupuy Nov 3 reports Mrs. Parnell widow of Charles Stewart Parnell remains critically ill despite constant medical care. Dispatches note her weakness intensifies and Freeman's Journal warns that unless improvement occurs within two days, the worst may occur.
Somers Woman Identified in Windsor Car Tragedy
Harthorp Connecticut November 3. The woman killed near Windsor last Tuesday is identified as Mrs. Charles W. Con verse of Somers. Recognition came from her brother in law who resides in the city. Friends reject theory of death by her own hand noting she had been despondent but not responsible.
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Harthorp
Conn
Windsor
Charles W. Converse
Somers
Cit
Pull and Pull: Unlicensed Liquor Near Veiths Hotel
Boston reports depict an unlicensed Sunday liquor scene near Veiths Hotel at Tremont Street. Youths guide reporters to a back room where ale is served despite police pull and proximity to Winthrop School. Captain Irish denies ongoing liquor sales but acknowledges recent suspicions and a fined boy at Hotel Richwood.
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Boston Police Commission
Winthrop School
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Hote
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Ener
Paren
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Vieth’s
Vieths
Idomy Bst
Weit ’S
Htoel Richwood
Irish
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Veith
At Wood
The Intruding Turk in European Lands
Edward A Freeman argues the Turk is a foreign intruder across Europe and Asia as long as Muslim rulers uphold their creed. He claims no true Turkish government exists, instead a brigandage system led by a Sultan, with reform promises never kept and self serving control over Christian and other subjects.
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Edward A. Freeman
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Ark
Persia
India
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