Rainy Lake gold finds spark activity across Duluth area
Explorers report paying gold along Rainy Lake shores and on the Rainy River island. The Pillsbury syndicate plans 40 acres on the American side for 40000 dollars and will mine in spring. Superior and Duluth capitalists buy Little American and Little Canadian mines for 23000 dollars. Copper and nickel also occur in small quantities. Two N P receivers Oakes and Rouse review wage schedule changes and endorse engineer proposals. Receiver Payne's position pending response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainy Lake
Duluth News
Pillsbury Syndicate
Minneapolis
Superior
Duluth
James Corbett Retains World Championship in Nine Minute Fight
James Corbett defended his world title with a decisive victory over Mitchell in Jacksonville. The English challenger was knocked out in the third round after a nine minute bout featuring multiple knockdowns and brutal exchanges, with Corbett delivering a final right to Mitchell’s nose before he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Corbett
Jacksonville
Mitchell
Corbett
Jim
Charles
Charley
Mitchel
R. C. Dunn for State Auditor gains cross state support
The St Cloud journal reports Hon. R. C. Dunn of Princeton as a strong candidate for state auditor with wide party backing across Minnesota including northern counties. It argues party unity over bossism claims and urges Dunn’s nomination for the Republican state convention to uphold the party’s good name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Dunn
St. Cloud Journal
Princeton
Minnesota
Pine Land
Washburn
United States
Nelson
Clough
Republican Party
State Central Committee
Bob
Dunn
Bierman
Silent Moonlit Eulogy For a Honorary Lady
A quiet tribute venerates a woman described as holy and charitable, cherished as sister and wife. The poem notes her lofty yet humble life, sleepless devotion, and timeless grace as amaranths bend above her grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity
Mrs Guste and the wartime voyage of a Vicksburg market woman
In Vicksburg a French American widow Mme Auguste Dieulouard narrates a life story. She travels from Alsace to New Orleans to Kentucky and beyond, endures siege hardships, runs a store, and eventually reunites with her long-traveled husband Auguste who finds her in Vicksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Mme
Auguste Dieulouard
New York
Lure
Alsace
Franche
New Orleans
Memphis
St. Louis
Kentucky
Tennessee
California
Columbus
General D
Napoleon
Mr. Paxton
Josephine
Auguste
Guste
New York Post
Ancient Drinking Guilds
An authority notes that the Dutch guilds, the oldest workers groups, began as drinking guilds. These drink brethren existed from ancient times until the late sixteenth century when excesses led to suppression. The idea is that workers who drank together formed the primitive club that evolved into the guild.
Johnsons 1755 Dictionary Conclusion Payment Note
In 1755 Johnson sent the dictionary conclusion to publisher Millar who sent final payment and said he thanked God for finishing the work. Johnson replied he was glad Millar had the grace to thank God for anything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Millar
Minneapolis
Buckskin Breeches Shrink in Storm Tale from Nevada
A Nevada drover recalls riding in buckskin breeches that stretched in rain. He cut off leg portions as the fabric shrank over days of rain, eventually producing two pair of pants for his boy and leaving only a buckskin belt when the sun returned. The anecdote comes from the Nevada City Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Nevada City Herald
Judge’s nap delays verdict in famed Philadelphia court story
A Philadelphia common pleas judge, famed for peculiarities, reportedly dozed during an argued case. The state’s attorney nudged him to deliver a verdict. the judge awoke and promptly sentenced, with no new trial granted for judicial sleepiness. Additional quotes praise steady, unglamorous success through steady effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Common Pleas
Philadelphia Times
Concorda the Peerless Seeks Stage Fortune
A 60 year old Concord street resident calls herself Concorda the Peerless and aims for The Black Crook. She demonstrates agile dancing moves and declares a fortune awaits on stage while the narrator notes her iron gray hair and odd hair switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabel
Concord Street
Concorda
Boston Record
Banishing Ghosts and The Hearthstone Remedy
Petrus Thyraeus a theologian explains a method to banish ghosts from haunted houses by burying the earthly tenant of the former ghost under the hearthstone. He rejects damning swearing black beans and warns the hearth offers no real protection as spirits roam. Skeletons under old English hearths are linked to warding off visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrus Thyraeus
Loca Infesta
Cologne
Petrus
English Law On Forging Telegram Authorship
The New York Sun reports the English statute making forging or altering a telegram a misdemeanor. It imposes a fine up to £10 and up to 12 months imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for forging or transmitting as a telegram a non telegram message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Whistle, fines, and old world vices in a Wilmington note
A Wilmington Delaware plant halted its whistle 13 years ago after a nuisance complaint and fined tardy workers 25 cents. Only two fines occurred since, prompting questions about the need for a noisy call to work. The column also touches on public parks, cemetery use, an iron sign on a factory, a Brittany lighthouse plan, and a moral admonition about not harming a person’s spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acents
Safery
James G. Blaine
Gath Namiton
Henry Bill Pub. CO
Norwich
Conn
Wilmington
Del
New York
Alaska Vast Size Shocks With Vast Area Comparison
The Alaska area is estimated at 580 107 square miles which dwarfs many states and nations. It is more than one sixth of the US, larger than Maine through Virginia combined, and would make 70 Massachusetts sized states. From north to south its extent rivals Maine to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
America
Wheeler & Wilson
M. Nathaniel Wheeler
Couny
Alaska
United States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Florida
Inquest Jokes Backfire in East End Tale
Coroner McCullough recalls a grim warning after a grocery inquest in which Price Gentry died suddenly the day after he teased the coroner about inquests. The anecdote underscores superstition and the seriousness of death investigations. A separate Biddeford incident reports a man’s mistaken bankbook presentation to a grocer prompting a welfare notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
East End
Price Gentry
Docs
Louisville Courier-Journal
Biddeford
Portland Express
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thos. F. Oakes
Berry C. Payne
Harry C. Bozso
Cathern
Pacific
R.R
Helena
Butie
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
ST. Paul
Fargo
Grand Forks
Winnipeg
Pullman
Suanday
Dalath
Little Falls
Dakota
Aitken
N. P. Junction
Staples
Brainerd
Morris
Northern Pacific R. R
Chas. S. Fee
Gen's Pass
ST. Paul, Minn
Wisconsin Central Lines
Turoven
Paily
Mole. Ar
Paul Ar
Ashland
Chicago
Canada
Tcket
As. C
Milwaukee
Wie
W. Schroeder
Detroit
N. Schroeder, Derrorr, Minn
Wabash Avenue
Chicago, I
J. ©. Woodson
Forest Hill
W. Va
Ayer
Chas
Davenport
Dover, N. J
J. C. Ayer
Attorneys AT Law
Brarnerp, Mriyy
J. H. Warner
Attorney AT Law
Hartley Block
R K. Whiteley
Bank Bock
MINNN
P* H. Ribbel
MINN
Frank B. Johnson
N. McFadden
Dpraggist
Front Street
Brainerd, Minn
J. R. Smith
Fir Insurance
Rents & Collections
Sleener Block
Ladies
Dorouxxon
Felix LE Brun
MS. Swartz
St. Cloud
Gettier
F. Alderman
Braiperd
Minp
Sylvester Heath
H. E
Nw & Nw
Edward Garlinghouse
Edward Hebberling
Thomas
Pointon
P. O
Weston Mulholland
Deerwood
A. Barto
West
John C Weet Co
Ill
M. 1. Swartz Druggiet Brainerd Minn
Rainy Lake Gold Country
N. P
Messrs. Oakes and
Rouse
Payne
Kendricks
New York Ledger
Mrs.guste
General 8S
General 8
General Grant
Washington
Longfellow
Kicker
Kickerville
Woodland Cemetery
Schuylkill
Brittany
Miss Bertie Robinson
F.E. Smith
Jas. H. Kelehan
Cor
Laurel
Ant
TELES
Wisconsin Central
Canadian
Jas. C. Ponp
Gen. Pass. Ag.t
Wis
A. F. Ferris
Leon E. Lum
G. D. Labar
Mary E. Miller
A. W. Miller
Michael Hagberg
A. D
the Register of Deeds
Crow Wing
State of
Lawnenee
Said
Leon FE. Lum
John Lind
Peter HS. Asphrom
Seivert Olson
John Peterson
Evald W. Paulsen
P. O. Addreae
Crow Wing County
15Th Judicial District
Isidore Katz
Harry Katz
Katz Bros
Werner Hemstead
Avaignee
Lerk
District Court
Andrew Stafford
Delia
Lake
David Archibald
Charles Shppard
Anthon Erath Jacob Shew
P. O. Addressi
F. Akerman
Dist
Mian
John A. Pecostkr
Milton Gorton
Arthur Gorton
John Racy
Phillip Harmon
Register
WM. M. Dresskell
Yaniesat
Saeparreee
Ripans
Cross Lake
J. E. Waite
Geo, E. Gardner
Gardner
Laurel St
East Brainerd Bakery
D. Mahoney, Prop
Kindred St
SNOW
Bank Block
L. W. Chase
The
Bodega
Northwest
Cicars
White, Jr
George Stinson &Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!