Adirondack Gold Sand Claim Promises Riches From Sand
A Boston area promoter Sherman touts Adirondack gold sand claims promising $3 to $15 per ton from sand. He shows a secret process to extract gold, plans a ten ton plant, and says he will float a $200,000 company with shares sold at $1. A chemist critic disputes the feasibility, noting typical yields are 50 cents per ton.
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Sherman
Pearl Street
Adirondacks
Adirondack
Charles PD. Sherman
W.L. Thompson
W. A. S. Hutchins
Jernegan
Gould
Mr. Sherman
Nave
Massachusetts
Fvold Sands
Nis
Boston
Jernegan Sea
Treasury
Thompson
England
Post
Jealous Rivalry Ends in Fiendish Attack at Bowdoin Square
In Boston yesterday Gavin and Robbins, two friends contending for the same woman nicknamed Viola, quarrelled at Bowdoin Square Hotel. Robbins hurled a weapon and later a carbolic acid bottle, while Gavin dodged a railway signaling fuse intended to explode. A hotel waiter intervened, saving Gavin’s life. Robbins was hospitalized with acid in his system. The mysterious woman vanished. both men face uncertain fates.
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Abbot Robbins
David Gavin
Bowdoin Square
Gavin
Massachusetts General Hospital
Viola
Robbins
Cedar Street
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Lowell
Bowdoin Square Hotel
John Hymen
Tobbins
Brookline Water Main Burst Floods Streets
A massive 48 inch water main ruptured at Dean and Clinton roads Brookline at 2 45 pm releasing a torrent that rose muddy river several inches and nearly struck four children. The break, blamed on aging pipes, flooded roads, damaged pavement worth about 1000, and forced pumping to halt while residents noted houses stood well above street level to avoid cellar inundation. Three quarters of a mile away the reservoir appeared to surge as water gushed from a 30 foot diameter hole for fifteen minutes before shutoff.
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Boston
Dean and
Clinton Roads
Brookline
George Lane
Ward
Harvard Students Riot Destroys Democratic Rally at Massachusetts Hall
A violent clash at Harvard in Massachusetts Hall saw two hundred Democrats rallying while a thousand students listened upstairs. Republicans forced entry breaking windows and doors, flooding the hall as cheers for McKinley resounded and the Democrats tried to adjourn amid chaos.
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Harvard
Massachusetts Hall
Logan
Harvard Democratic Club
Dr. Bailey
University
Democratic Club
BE. L. Logan
South Boston
Boston
McfKinley
W. M. Marsh
Harvard Democrat
M. T. Hall
G. Carson
T. Rochfort
Mryan
Rerret
Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall
Aes
S. Kenneday
Law School
Bryan
Roosevelt
Roosevelt visit marred by roof collapse incident in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia an August meeting at the wigwam drew a packed crowd when part of the roof wave way fell during President Roosevelt's speech. No injuries were reported as panic subsided and the group, including Governor Atkinson, proceeded to the Whewam venue despite the scare.
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Charleston
W. Va
Roosevelt
Atkinson
Whewam
Accident at Fore River works maims Quincy man
An accident at the Fore River Engine works this afternoon left John McKennzie, 22, of Quincy with a crushed leg requiring amputation. At Quincy City Hospital his prognosis tonight was doubtful as staff fought to save his life.
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Quincy
Fore River
John McKennzie
Quincy City Hospital
Radam's Microbe Killer claimed to cure many diseases
An advertisement touts Radam's Microbe Killer as a universal remedy that supposedly destroys disease germs including tuberculosis and mentions cures for consumption, throat and lung diseases, rheumatism, and organ troubles. It promises quick results, offers a trial bottle for $1 and a gallon for $3, and directs readers to Boston agents and distributors.
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Rus Vausi
Radam
Largest chimney in Boston aims for world height
The elevated railway power house at North Ferry boasts one of the tallest chimneys in the country and perhaps the world. The new Boston power house near Battery Street will feature a massive 741 foot chimney, dwarfing the nearby Bunker Hill monument by comparison.
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Bostony
Elevated Railroad Company
North Ferry
Gaston
South Ferry House
Bunker Hill
Bryan Tours New York State Packing Audiences
Colonel Bryan makes a victory tour by rail through New York with stops in Syracuse Solvay Auburn Ithaca and Rochester. He speaks to large crowds in Republican centers touting liberty and opposing monopolies while answering questions on trusts and Porto Rico. He defends his policies against critics and notes student responses at Cornell and Ithaca.
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Rochester
N. Y
Pryan
New York State
Syracuse
New York City
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Powers House
FitzHugh Hall
Mr Bryan
Auburn
Solvay
McKinley
Empire State
Republican Party
Philippine Islands
Williams Streets
Metcalf
Seward
Ithaca
Ryan
North Carolina
Mrr. Pryan
Porto Rico
United States
Kovan
Teen Trust
Croker
Mr. Croker
Ice Trust
Platt
Ion
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Systemic Cure
A historical notice explains catarrh as a blood disease spreading from the head to the stomach. It praises Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, claiming internal action via Sennae, eucalyptus, guaiacol, hydrastin and other agents. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per package, as a permanent cure after short use.
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Ueope i
Stuart
Jordan's Victory First Win in Checkers Championship Series
Richard Jordan of Scotland won the ninth game to take the first victory in the world championship series for a purse of 2005 at the American House yesterday afternoon. Barker slipped at a pivotal moment when his move 3-7 exposed a losing position, allowing Jordan to seize the opportunity and race toward the king row.
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Richard Jordan
Scotland
American House
Barker
Jordan
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