Yukon Gold Strike Rumor Draws Fortunes Across Alaska
A San Francisco shipboard tale arrives of a vast Klondike gold find beyond Forty Mile. Reported values range from 500 to 760,000 dollars with claims selling at 15,000 to 50,000 and some as high as 1,000,000. Excelsior passengers describe transport difficulties, frontier fever, and labor costs as they rush toward the new Eldorado across the British border.
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Stick George
Minera
Bonanza Creek
Excelsior
Big Brother
Dawron
Offensive alliance rumored between Spain Japan against U S
A Paris dispatch reports confirmation from the American embassy that Spain and Japan may have arranged an offensive alliance against the United States. The pact allegedly seeks Cuban protection and Hawaii defense, promising simultaneous war declarations if the U S shows aggression toward Cuba or Hawaii.
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Paris
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Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Atlantic
Pacific
International tension rises after Alaska border treaty push
A volley of telegrams from Washington reports a serious diplomatic strain between the United States and Great Britain amid new Alaska gold discoveries. Senator Davis, chair of the senate foreign relations committee, is urged to fast track a treaty defining the Canada Alaska boundary to avert disputes. Davis intends to bring the treaty to action at the next executive session, with prompt ratification expected.
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Great Britain
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Canada
Alaska
Ubajrman Davis
Noted Character Dead Amelia Kohler Died in New York
Mrs Amelia Kohler died at Mount Vernon at 92. She advised Tom Moore on The Last Rose of Summer and inspired its first line. A London private school founder and Moore’s longtime friend, she recalled Napoleon’s era from Aix la Chapelle.
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Keohler
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Aix la Chappelle
Mire
Napoleon
New Era In Kapila Transit Announces Elevation Changes
The Journal and Advertiser reports projected changes in motive power for New York City elevated lines and the New York New Haven Hartson steam surface roads. Changes have begun on the New Haven road with elevated structures awaiting completion of incidental plans, signaling a revolution in New York rapid transit.
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Journal and Advertiser
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New York, New Haven & Hartson
New Haven
Warships Sought by Brazil as Finances Strain Purchases
Rio de Janeiro reports that the United States and Japan have contacted Brazil over buying ships being built for Brazil in England and Germany. Brazil’s finances threaten completion, prompting a possible sale of vessels in those nations. Blood Wanted. Rome. The Count of Turin is challenged by Prince Henry of Orleans for calumnies toward Italian officers freed from captivity in Abyssinia.
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Pinin
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Prince Henri
Exports and imports data show 1897 contrasts and silver surge
A dated economic report notes a high 1897 export total of 1 051 897 001 with 237 018 188 excess of imports over exports and a large gold and silver movement. It highlights the rise in gold imports to 918 875 000 and silver exports at 61 046 058, while the silver movement reaches unprecedented levels.
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Women Prisoners Protest Rock Pile Work Policy
July 19 report from Kanrasity notes opposed plan to put women prisoners with men at the rock pile in Kansas City. Police commissioners rescinded the order after strong public sentiment. Leavenworth, Kansas women prisoners reportedly work separately breaking rocks with small hammers in daily yard, though officers say their women inmates generally do not object to the work.
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Aerial Voyage Planned From Pike's Peak Summit
W D Felts announces an aerial excursion from Pike's Peak to Colorado Springs covering about 10 miles in a rigid aeroplane inspired by a condor’s wings. He aims to land first on Cameron's cone then descend to Colorado Springs, with 4000 foot drops and a final landing. In Chicago a fatal runaway accident kills Mrs M A Morton after a horse dash into a lamppost.
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Chicago
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Mra. Morton
Confexdes Auhle Conference Bill Revisions Endorsement
The conference debate concludes with most amendments accepted by both houses. Senator Benatar Jones of Nevada leverages power to secure Western interests and a stronger beet sugar protection while a new sugar schedule is promised upon publication.
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Navy preps Pacific fleet for possible Hawaii crisis
Reports from San Francisco say the Navy Department considered moving ships and holding others at short notice in response to tensions with Japan over Hawaii. Monitors Monadnock and Mosier were denied for Honolulu, while Baltimore repairs were studied for emergency service though not ready before September.
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The Torpedo Boats and Pacific Coast Bids
Washington notes a forthcoming naval appropriation likely to authorize a Pacific coast contract for torpedo boats. A prior draft allowed 6 percent extra for Pacific bidders, but the provision was omitted in the current bill by error or design, amid hurried passage at session end, with former Atlantic-backed lawmakers in charge. Pacific interests brace for next opportunity.
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Fragmented OCR text hints at tariff politics and Southern figures
The fragmentary item references U S tariff votes, Democratic and Populist figures, and several Southern politicians from Texas Louisiana Georgia South Carolina Virginia and North Carolina. It notes party shifts, biographical notes, and voting patterns related to protective tariffs and congressional records.
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