Engineers Trail to Klondike Route Reported by Farrer
Edward Farrer of Toronto recounts Canadian engineers building a Klondike route from Edmonton through vast forests, blocked by 70 foot log barricades and fierce storms. He notes fires in Northwest Territories caused by friction between dying trees and wind during a prolonged windstorm.
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Edward Farrer
Toronto
Northwest Territories
Klondike
Farrar
Dominion
Edmonton
United States
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record
Widow in Male Attire Plans Summer Voyage From Maine
The widow of a sea captain, 43, from Maine, will change name and dress in March to travel as Horace G Varne to Yukon via the Chilkat pass. She formerly worked to clear her farm mortgage by boarding a brig, voyaging to the Mediterranean, and later marrying a sailor she met on a farm.
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New England
Klondikers
Maine
Yukon
Horace G. Varne
Chilkat Pass
Bangor
Mediterranean
New York
Fall River
Boston Herald
Captain Bevan's Klondike Gold Prediction Expressed
Captain Bevan of the Tagish Lake mounted police reports from Juneau that about 4,000 people traveled into the interior via the Skaguay and Dyea trails. He states authorities believe Klondike gold could enough to pay Canada’s national debt and expects $50,000,000 to emerge on the first spring boat. He offers little on Dawson City food. cattle are being killed at Lake Bennett and about 1,000 sheep have crossed through.
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Bevan
Mounted Police
Tagish Lake
Juneau
Skagguay
Dyea
Tagish
Klondike
Dominion
Dawson City
Lake Bennett
New York Herald
Strike in church choir sparks political tensions
A church choir strike over members objecting to the minister’s political stance is noted as peculiar but seen as another argument for keeping politics from the pulpit. The Boston Herald comments that religion should remain free of political debate.
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Boston Herald
Indian Football Mystery Through Century Old Belief
An editorial quip notes the Indian players of a century ago would be unnerved by modern football, suggesting a timeless clash between ancient prowess and new, powerful play. The remark reflects nostalgia and pride in athletic history.
Paris Chemist Promises Instant Burn Pain Relief Solution
A Parisian chemist claims a ratio of picric acid to water removes burn pain instantly and prevents blisters. A glass plate regains its exact original form after 25 years under pressure, praising glass as the most perfect elastic substance. Pittaboro, Clayton and Stillesville report incorporation fever.
Wintering Horses by a Humble Man in the Wheat Belt
A rural expert describes a low effort, high results method for wintering twenty horses. He builds a long straw covered shed and six custom feeding racks, plus 25 grain boxes, with a simple water and salt setup. One man then oversees 20 horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs with minimal daily time.
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New Yorker
Verney
Vernwood
Wauseon
Cattle Dealers Redirect Beef to St Paul Shippers Say
A shipper notes Chicago cannot absorb lumpy jaw cattle, so dealers send them to St Paul. The Nebraska hog cholera inoculation shows promising results but is not decisive yet. A horse described as lap eared and poorly built remains the hardest to sell.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Nebraska
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Stillesville
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Wilbur
Magkey
Eureka Harness Oil
Linco F Robes
Otto P. Hib
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Goars Meat Market
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Joseph N. Goar
Charles S. Hill
Weingart
Isaac M. Fletcher
Rush County
State of Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
N. W
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Township 15
Geo. Williams
Chas. D. Morgan
Jonathan Hnully
Martha Chandler
Samuel A. McKee
Jesse Davie
Isaac Barnard
P. T. Trobridge
Lewis R. Rhodes
A. Trowbridge
G. Trowbridge
W. N. Bowen
A.C. Crago
Jos. F. Bowen
C. A Bowen
Sarah A. Bowen
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Heney County
Samuel William’s
J. H. Jones
Carthage, Ind
Rushty
Said
Towit
Nancy H
Walter B. Hill
Davis
J. S. Wadkins
Richard Roberts
Tamer Henley
Walter J. Hubbard
Toadies
Uriah Jeffries
Ripley Township
A Wadkins
Walter Brown
James Hill
Meredith Wadkins
Ownen L. Car
Rush Coens
Isaac N. Harris
Newsom
Carthage, Mnd
Elizabeth Cassady
E. J. Dunn
Mercer Henley & CO
Osborne
Rushville, Indiana
Madison County
Ball & Lemay
Planing Mill
East Street
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