Nome City Alaska A boom town’s rise and ruin described
The article chronicles Nome City Alaska as a rapid mushroom town drawn by reports of gold wealth. It notes a population surge from 2,700 to 25,000, extreme inflation in goods, harsh living conditions, disease, and failing municipal order as labor and sanitation crumble.
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Ome
Nome
United States
Alaska
San Francisco
Dawson
Klondike
Eldorado
States
Canada
Seattle
Nome City
Northromost
Grand Army Encampment Nears in Chicago
The Island Army of the Republic prepares for its August encampment in Chicago with an estimated 50 000 veterans in the grand parade. Commissions plan arches and a colonnade across downtown, with two large arches at Van Buren and Michigan and Park Row, linking via Corinthian columns. The army and navy arches will bear bas reliefs. Wisconsin will lead the parade, followed by Pennsylvania Ohio and New York, with many officials invited including the U S president and cabinet, 16 governors, and the Spanish minister. The Chicago board of education will provide assembly halls for veterans unable to pay hotel bills, equipping rooms with cots and flags August 25 to 30.
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Island Army of the Republic
Chicago
Connecticut
Masschusetts
New Jersey
Maine
California
Nevada
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
District of Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Nebraska
Michigan
Iowa
Indiana
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Delaware
Minnesota
Missouri
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
South Dakota
Washington
Alaska
Arkansas
New Mexico
Utah
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Montana
Texas
Idaho
Arizona
Georgia
Alabama
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Illinois
Committee On Invitations
United States
van Buren Street
Michigan Avenue
Park Row
The
Avenue
Army
Navy
New York
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wilum Jennings Bryan
Chicago Board of Education
Grand Army Entertainment Committee
The One Born Blind Lesson From John Nine
A Sunday School lesson recounts Jesus healing a man born blind by making clay and sending him to the pool of Siloam. It notes the ensuing questioning by neighbors and Pharisees, the Sabbath controversy, and concludes with Jesus as the light of the world and two imperatives Come and Go.
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Lenington
Jesus
Tabernacles
Jerusalem
Temple
John
Christ
David
Bethlehem
Judea
Ilim
Nicodemus
God
A Call to the Church Arise and Shake Off Dust
A Ram's Horn exhortation urges church members to rise and cast off the dust of gold, renewing devotion and spiritual fervor. The piece frames renewal as a divine summons to action within the congregation.
Yangtsun Capture Reported as First Objective of Forces
Washington and London dispatches detail the fall of Yangtsun as the first objective seized by international forces. American casualties numbered about 60, with further updates on reactions from Li Hung Chang and U.S. demands for a cessation of hostilities before negotiations.
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Washington
Yangtsun
War Department
Scriven
Che Foo
Chaffee
China
Department of State
Kwang Hsu
Li Hung Chang
Earl Li
Atlee
McKinley
United States
Ching
Conger
Gen. Chaffee
London
Canton
Daily Telegraph
Claude MacDonald
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Cawnpore
Yangstan
Othe Americas
Fourteenth Infantry
Bengal Lancers
Yangtsun Special Sys
Mardis
Younuteen
Loomis Institute Funded By Will In Chicago
According to Col John Loomis will filed for probate in Chicago the greater part of an estate exceeding 1 million dollars will create the Loomis Institute at Windsor Connecticut. The widow will receive income and use of the estate during her life in lieu of dower with some bequests paid before the residue goes to the institute after her death. The institute had long been Col Loomis’s lifelong project.
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Chicago
John Loomis
Loomis Institute
Windsor
Conn
Col
Locm 3
Aguinaldo Hiding Moves Between Philippine Guerrilla Posts
Washington reports copies of Manila papers claiming Aguinaldo avoids amnesty by ordering guerrilla bands. He reportedly stays only hours in each location and restricts access to close friends at Binch-No-Rato. Also noted are court actions against insurrectionists and a mixed stance by Gen. MacArthur on Pettit’s acquittal.
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Washington
Manila
War Department
Aguinaldo
Aguinalgo
Binch-No- Rato
San Pedro Macati
Pié del Pilar
China
Jacinto’ Ebron
United States of América
Bron
Cagayan Province
Luzon
Aree Furmin Cadmit
Iloilo
James 8
Pettit
Thirty First
Juan Ramos
Zamboanga
MacArthur
Col. Pettit
Wheeler Rescues Bryan Jr From Window Near Fall
Gen Joseph Wheeler saved the life of William Jennings Bryan Jr after the boy leaned far from a window while bouncing a rubber band tied caster. The incident, witnessed by the general, left the 12 year old within inches of a deadly fall onto the sidewalk below.
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Chicago
Joseph Wheeler
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Wheeler
Young Bryan
Joe
Gen Wheeler
Dismembered Farmer Joseph Schoeffer Found Near River
In Baltimore on August 14 a farmer named Joseph Schoeffer living near the county line was found dismembered beside the Patapsco River near Worsteen. The body and clothing showed signs of struggle and it is believed he left home to work the farm when last seen, with investigators tracking a possible motive and missing companion.
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Baltimore
Joseph Schoeffer
Duie
Tadtoanore
Daward
Patapsea
Careore
Oseen
Steinitz Dead World Champion Chess Pioneer
New York Ang 14 announcement records the death of Wilhelm Steinitz at Manhattan State Hospital. Born in Prague May 1837 he became world chess champion after London 1872 and Vienna 1873 winnings. He defended his title until 1894 when defeated by Emanuel Lasker.
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New York
Ang
Manhattan State Hospital
Waleham Steinitz
Prague
London
Vienna
Shehaaniteror
Sal Comers
Emanuel Lasker
Battle in the Dark Near Mayfield Street
In Cleveland on August 14 two men linked to Raffael Sarrnaccio attempted to shoot police officers and a citizen during a search for Sarrnaccio. Patrolmen Sickles and Sanford and Italian politician Son fired back, chasing and capturing Salvator Vedotto and Frank Decarpo who faced charges of shooting with intent to kill.
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Cleveland
Raffael
Sarrnaccio
Bodonato Battiste
Assas
Sinate
Sickles
Sanford
Charles Son
Mayfield Street
Sarmaccio
Twoy
Salvator Vedotto
Frank Decarpo
Mandamus Suit Tests Cuyahoga Salary Law
Auditor Guilbert files mandamus in Meigs county common pleas to test legality of Cuyahoga county salary law. The suit is described as friendly with officials backing repeal, since removal would triple salaries for county officials.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Guilbert
Common Pleas Court
Meigs County
Craig
Cuyahoga Counnty
National cash register works closed in wage strike
Dayton August 11 The National cash register works shut down as woodworkers demand raise from 1.75 to 2 a day. Company officials say they cannot grant more and have borne pressure long enough. About 1000 workers affected and the city faces a loss of about 25 000 a week.
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Dayton
National Cash Register
Campaign Opening Planned for Canton Demonstration
Canton prep for a second Ohio opening as all political clubs plan a Canton rally after the Youngstown event. President McKinley has not yet indicated whether he will attend the September 8 opening in Youngstown.
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Canton
McKinley
Ohio
Youngstown
Farrell to be tried in Marysville on August 14
Rosslyn Ferrell, the confessed murderer of Express Messenger Lane, will be taken today to Marysville in Union county for trial. At noon Sunday the quartet rehearsed the music for Ferrell's wedding, he attended and complimented the singers. Detectives were preparing the capture program at that hour, and Ferrell had ordered the wedding invitations.
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Columbus
Rosslyn Verrell
Express Messenger Lane
Marysville
Union County
Ferrell
Worried Himself to Death
Galion inquest reports William McDargh died from acute gastritis caused by imagined hydrophobia after a bite by a small dog. The veteran fire engineer grew ill at dinner and passed away days later. The illness and fear are linked to the dog bite in the weeks prior.
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Galion
William McDargh
McDargh
Will Probably Open in Columbus for Ohio Democratic Opening
The state Democratic committee plans a meeting in Columbus next week to decide the time and place for the opening of the campaign. The event is expected to occur around mid September with Bryan and Webster Davis likely as the speakers.
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Columbus
Te Bryan
Webster Davis
Elks Reunion Draws 20000 At Ohio State Carnival
The Elks from across Ohio gathered for the eighth regiment reunion and carnival. Organizers reported a crowded turnout of about 20,000 visitors filling the city yesterday.
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Ohio State
Larry
Riess a Schooneker Committed Suicide After Dispute
Cleveland plumbing schooner keeper Viewdie A TL Riess swallowed a large dose of morphine Sunday and died at Linkesids hospital Moneta. Authorities believed trouble with a woman Riess had tied to his life might have influenced the act.
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Cleveland
Viewdie
A. TL
Riess
Linkesids Hospital
Moneta
le Wuld
Sack
Largerat project to tunnel water to Eden Park
Engineers plan a five mile rock tunnel to carry water from the new plant to Eden Park reservoir. The two foot underground conduit will be the world’s largest aqueduct, using forced flow rather than gravity, with an estimated cost well over one million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Ang
Eden Park Reservoir
Kane
Croton
New York
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