Wild Stampede in Alaska for New Gold Field
A Dawson report describes a massive gold discovery eighteen miles north of Tanana River in American territory. Japanese prospector J Wada stirs a circle City stampede as rich pay streaks emerge on Pedro Creek and Gold Stream with claims and early profits drawing excitement.
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Seattle
Wash
the Times
Dawson
Bob’ Henderson
Tanana River
Circle City
J. Wada
Wada
Klondike
Pedro
Tanana
Dan McCarthy
McCarthy
Alaska
Jack Costa
Cattlemen Prep Protest Over Land Leasing Law
Four hundred cattlemen from Western Nebraska parts of Wyoming and South Dakota will meet in Alliance to draft a protest against a proposed land leasing bill. President Delatour says the measure harms small ranchers by favoring land speculators and large ranchers, and calls for open government land for bona fide homesteaders with protection for all stock growers. The group supports a leasing bill but seeks a law that safeguards legitimate stock growers of all sizes.
Funeral of Congressman Tongue Held in Oregon
The remains of late Congressman Thomas H. Tongue were laid to rest in Hillsboro Oregon with 3000 attendees including a Washington congressional delegation and Oregon officials. He lay in state 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the County Courthouse before a service at the Methodist Church and burial with full Masonic honors amid special trains for mourners.
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Hillsboro
Ore
Thomas H. Tongue
Washington
Oregon
Methodist
Grand Masonic Lodge of
Tongue
Congressional
California
Lieutenant Mitchell Dies at Panama of Yellow Fever
Panama January 18 Lieutenant Mitchell a graduate of Annapolis and officer on board the Colombian gunboat Bogota died here Saturday night of yellow fever. Several Bogota officers left for the United States about two weeks ago but he was kept behind by illness.
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Panama
Mitchell
Annapolis
Bogota
United States
Famous correspondent M De Blowitz dies in Paris
Paris January 18 Henri Georges Stephene Adolphe Opper de Blowitz longtime London Times Paris correspondent died here after apoplexy. Born December 28 1832 in Pilsen he taught languages before journalism and spying the Berlin treaty scoop he covered Thiers and rulers through Europe. He joined the Times in 1871 and sent thousands of columns and reports earning honors from France.
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London Times
Paris
Europe
Henri Georges Stephene Adolphe Opper de Blowitz
M. de Blowitz
de Blowitz
Chateau de
Ismail Pacha
M. Deseps
M. Thiers
Marseilles
London
the Times
Herat
The
Times
Legion of Honor
Institute of France
Colorado Senate Seats in Balance as Elections Panel Reports
Denver January 18 The House Elections Committee weighs sevenenn Democrats facing possible ouster after fraud claims in Arapahoe County. Majority of 2 000 to 5 000 margins may stand, with two reports expected and potential deadlock if all seventeen are ousted. Legislature to choose Teller successor in joint session amid party split over Wolcott.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
House Elections Committee
House
Elections Committee
Arapahoe County
Breckinridge
anti-Walcott
Wolcottites
Senate
Teller
Wolcott
Crown Princess to Stay Two Months in Mentone
The Crown Princess of Saxony and M. Giron, her eloped partner, have arrived in Mentone France and plan a two month stay under the names M and Mme Andre Gerard.
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Mentone
France
Saxony
M. Giron
Mme
Andre Gerard
Measuring mental fatigue with aesthesiometer exhibit
The Prussian Ministry of Public Instruction and the St. Louis Exposition display an aesthesiometer to gauge mental fatigue. Dr Schrader of the Kaiser Wilhelm Gymnasium explains it measures skin sensitivity linked to brain fatigue. History is found to demand less mental effort than Latin and geometry in classroom work.
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Berlin
Ministry of Public Instruction
St. Louis Exposition
Schrader
Kaiser Wilhelm Gymnasium
Hanover
Fire Destroyed Bales At Boston Excelsior Building
A fire at the Boston Excelsior Company premises in New York today damaged hundreds of bales of excelsior and jute. The loss is about 50 000 dollars, to be shared among several firms renting space in the building.
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New York
Excelsior
Boston Excelsior Company
Gonzales Holds His Own amid Critical Wounding Case
Columbia S C January 18 editor Gonzales shows encouraging signs though condition remains critical doctors say he may have passed peritonitis danger if he survives to Tuesday he may have chance of recovery Dr A G Wylie to consult Tillman remains jailed with no bail plans and no new violence threats noted prayers offered in churches for the editor's life
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Columbia
S. C
Gonzales
Tillman
A. G. Wylie
New York
Rock Hill
Churches of Columbia
Wireless Chess Match Aboard The Philadelphia Vessels
A wireless chess duel between the American liner Philadelphia and the Cunarder Lucania delighted their travelers arriving in New York. Philadelphia team members were W. B. Wheelars Frank Cauldwell and Waldemar Weiss. Lucania players included E. Marshall Fox E. Horace Mundy R. W. Milbank Captain H. R. Campbell William Evans. The Philadelphia team won after twelve moves.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lucania
W. B. Wheelars
Frank Cauldwell
Chicago
Waldemar Weiss
E. Marshall Fox
E. Horace Mundy
London
R. W. Milbank
Liverpool
H. R. Campbell
William Evans
Woman Doctor Who Amassed a Fortune Dies
Dr. Elizabeth I. McMahn died today in Marion Ohio after refusing aid in her final illness. She lived alone and left a large fortune undisclosed to relatives, revealed when she made her will.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion, O
Elizabeth 1. McMahn
Infatuation and murder spark brother’s wife poisoning case
In Munfordville Kentucky the jury found Henry Wilkerson guilty of poisoning his wife after failing to win the affection of his brother’s wife Mary Wilkerson. The judge sentenced him to life in a state penitentiary. The crime followed jealousy and a deadly motive tied to a young widow.
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Commercial Tribune
Munfordville
Henry Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Mary Wilkerson
Willam
William
Henry
Yeu
Adaese
Lahn Stranded Near Gibraltar With 800 Aboard
The Lahn, a steamship from the Mediterranean, struck a sandbank near Tumare east of Gibraltar in thick fog. About 100 saloon passengers and 700 emigrants remain aboard, with salvage tugs Energetic Hartford and others attempting to free her. another float attempt is planned at the morning tide as weather shifts westward.
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Gibraltar
Sam Lloyd
Mediterranean
York
Tamara
Energetic
U. S
Hartford
Newa
Heriiades
Hercules
Associated Press
Tumare
Rock of Gibraltar
Salin
Remarkable Kentucky Aunt Annete Penny Leaves Wealth
Lawrenceburg Ky January. Aunt Annete Penny an old-time colored woman died aged 85. She spent years washing for whites and saved 700 lent to a businessman who failed. After death more silver coins were found totaling over 500 hidden in a coffee boiler. Her husband, Uncle John, inherits the savings and is set for life.
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Commercial Tribune
Lawrenceburg
Annete Penny
Anneke
John
Two Locomotives and Seven Cars Destroyed in Wreck
A head on collision on the C H and D railroad near Tippecanoe Miami County wrecked two locomotives and seven cars with a coal oil tank car exploding. Northbound No 9 led by Conductor William McMillen and Engineer A William Ryan of Cincinnati collided with southbound extra Engine 321 steered by Engineer Charles Miller of Lima and Conductor George Stockman. Both crews escaped unharmed. Wreck trains from Dayton Cincinnati and other lines aided the scene.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Tippecanoe
Miami County
William McMillen
William Ryan
Cincinnati
Charles Miller
Lima
George Stockman
Joe 'S Station
Mac
Biddison and Grosvenor in Eleventh District feud grows
In Athens Ohio a heated battle unfolds as Elmer Biddison fires a bold open letter at General Charles Henry Grosvenor. Biddison asserts Governor Nash appointed him State Mine Inspector and vows to clash again with Grosvenor for the Eleventh District renomination.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Athens
Hocking
Perry
Meigs
Ross
Fairfield
Elmer C. Biddison
Charles’ Henry Grosvenor
Jerry Carpenter
Biddison
Nash
Merly
Grosvenor
Inspector Biddison
Athens County
Aaron E. Price
Price
California
General Grosvenor
Speaker
Hanna
Senator Hanna
Thomas
Ohio
Preacher Defends Servant With Gun
In Bedford Indiana Rev A C Erwin fired three shots from his revolver at a tramp who assaulted his servant girl behind the house. The assailant escaped but is believed wounded as onlookers gathered outside the preacher’s home.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
A. C. Erwin
Bedford
Lawrence
True Bills Against Coal Men in Chicago Grand Jury
Chicago January 18 The grand jury expected to report tomorrow morning with thirty nine true bills against coal dealers. Indictments reportedly charge violations of anti trust laws and blacklisting. Charges include conspiracy to fix prices against retailers and combinations to fix prices against operators with notable focus on the Retail Dealers Association of Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Retail Dealers’ Association of
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Wealthy Tailor Found Dead in Home
Wealthy tailor reportedly died at his residence in Seisatte Gilecoeve with authorities stating the circumstances are under investigation. The victim’s identity and exact cause of death remain unclear as local detectives cordon the scene.
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Commercial Tribune
Ae O
Temas Ae
Seca
Seisatte Gilecoeve
Burning Candles On Account Of Oil Famine
Kerosene scarcity drives Carbondale residents to use candles and tallow dips as oil is sold in limited quantities at 30 cents a gallon. The Standard Oil Company office in Carbondale is cited as attempting to secure supplies amid the shortage.
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Carbondale, Ill
Standard’ Oil Company
Carbondale
Venezuelan Fort Shelled By The Panther
Fighting erupted as the Venezuelan fort endured an attack attributed to the Panther unit. Details remain unclear as reports conflict over timing and casualties.
German cruiser Panther shells Ft San Carlos at Maracaibo
In Maracaibo on January 18 the German cruiser Panther shelled Ft San Carlos for an hour at the lake entrance. The fort fired four guns, the Panther withdrew toward Curacao, and three men were wounded. Popular demonstrations followed the attack.
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Maracaibo
Panther
Ft. San Carlos
Lake Maracaibo
Curacao
Associated Press
Bello
San Carlos
Land
Mines Run All Night Boost Delaware Lackawanna Output
Delaware Lackawanna and Western ran Brisbin Cayuga and Diamond collieries in Scranton last night to 10 30 and Storrs to 8, delivering 8500 tons for the day 2200 above normal. Men volunteered at the listed mines only. Washeries operated. four ran today. Weekend shipments reached 64000 tons. Total shipments exceed last December by 750 tons.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Storrs
Family quarrel may result in a murder
George Atkinson is jailed in Butler County after a dispute over a late wife’s will. He allegedly shot Charles Rollins in Busenbark near Hamilton, sending Rollins to Mercy Hospital in critical condition. Atkinson faced a charge of shooting with intent to kill.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
George Atkinson
Butler County
Charles Rollins
Mercy Hospital
Rollins
Atkinson
Busenbark
China presses for funds amid war indemnity demand
China has not replied to most foreign ministers except the U S minister Cnoger urging payment of the war indemnity on a gold basis per the peace protocol. The government is hard pressed for money though provincial revenues, if honestly collected, could cover the indemnity.
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Peking
China
United States
Cnoger
Santa Claus Gale Burns in Christmas Fire Recovery Progress
Forest Gale, burned while portraying Santa at a Salvation Army event on Christmas night, was initially given a fatal prognosis. Doctors now believe he will recover though he endures extreme pain. Attacker’s face neck arms and hands scorched. ears burned away. eyes spared.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Forest Gale
Santa Claus
Salvation Army
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