Hundreds Starving to Death in Ontario Gold Regions
Montreal November 16 reports say hundreds of prospectors are freezing and starving in the New Porcupine gold region in northwest Ontario due to heavy rains that turned the area to a swamp. American expert W R K McKean reached the region alive today and he confirms many deaths with survivors recounting others.
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Mantreal
Canara
Porcupine
North
Ontario
W RK McKean
Thore
McLean
Charleston mayor optimistic on coal terminals plan
Mayor Rhett returns from New York and Washington saying Charleston’s coal terminal sites for the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad look favorable if the Interstate Commerce Commission grants permanent port rates the railroad has requested He met with Atlantic Coal Line and Southern Railway officials in Washington to discuss terminal development.
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Charleston
Rhett
New York
Washington
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coal Line and
and Southern Railway
Oxygen Pods For German Aquarium Fish Shipment
A Kaiser Wilhelm der Groane voyage from New York to Bremen will carry sixteen hermetically sealed jars each holding live fish bound for Emil Gundlacher in Gehrberg Germany. The jars will be half water and oxygen-rich to keep the fish alive during the eight day journey. The New York Aquarium director will top up oxygen an hour before departure to sustain the fish for twelve days. Gundlacher intends to send German specimens back to New York Aquariums as thanks.
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Bremen
Emil Gundlacher
Gehrberg
Germany
Herr Gundlacher
New York Aquarium
Aquarium
Gundlacher
New York
Patterson to Visit Johnson City for Lecture Tour
Gov. Malcolm KR Patterson will lecture on The Reforms and False Reforms at Lyric theater in Chattanooga on Monday November 28. W D Retugga arranged the event with theater management. Patterson plans to speak in Nashville Memphis and potentially Knoxville as his southern tour continues. The talk emphasizes principles over individuals with no personal accusations.
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Jaws
Johnson City
Dotine Won
Tertiisee
Noel Ulyloe
Detondamk
Dohowon City
Tennesson
Dork
Tobli
Chattanooga
Malcolm KR. Patterson
Lyric Theater
W. D. Retugga
Lyric
Gio
Patterson
South
Nashville
Memphis
Knoxville
Thiiscaume
Lake Steamer Wolverine Foundered Off Lake Winnipeg
Selkirk Man November 16 News states the steamer Wolverine missing three weeks foundered in Lake Winnipeg with a crew of fourteen and at least sixty passengers. Some may have reached icebound islands but will likely starve until the lake freezes and rescue becomes possible.
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Selkirk
Man
Wolverine
Lake Winnipeg
New Orleans Faces Bank Snub On Seven Million Bonds
New Orleans struggles to fund a seven million dollar sewerage and water project as no bids are received for the bonds. City officials and bankers blame legal and financial hurdles, with efforts stalled despite bank negotiations and a state act to aid financing. The stalled bonds jeopardize the city’s grand municipal improvement and a potential world’s exposition.
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Crescent City
New Orleans
State of
Louisiana
San Francisco
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
City Board of Liquidation
Wehrman
Tax fear over Exposition bonds shocks Acadia voters
A circulated petition in Crowley Acadia parish urges registering to vote against the Panama Exposition tax. It claims bond interest would total about 6.7 million dollars over 10 years, offset by levies in New Orleans and county areas, with strong opposition from local promoters. The piece notes debate between New Orleans and San Francisco over hosting in 1915 and quotes regional boosters on benefits of an exposition for California and the Pacific coast.
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Exposition Securities
Mehed
New Orleans Times Democrat
Crowley
Acadia
Patiah
New Orleans
Parish of
Orleans
California
San Francisco
West
Sunset
Gallup
N. M
al Pny
Francisco
Wao
America
Louisiana
Ilk
Tate
Cincinnati
California Bank Figures Favor San Francisco in Expo Battle
California Exposition advocates cite banking data to argue San Francisco outpaces New Orleans and Louisiana. Figures from 1909 show California with four to one banking resources, far higher savings deposits, and San Francisco depositors holding about 154 million compared with New Orleans 17 million. The report notes San Francisco’s banks expanded resources by over 103 million in 1909-1910, while New Orleans grew modestly.
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California
Louisians
San Franchico
New Orleans
San Francisco
New
Orleana National Bank
Loviniana
Retired Brigadier General Howe and Modoc War legacy
Brigadier General Walter Howe United States Army long associated with artillery and a Civil War cadet who later led forces in the Modoc war and Sioux campaign. He retires under the age-time law after 48 years service, noted for modernization of artillery and role in campaigns against Captain Jack and the Modoc tribe.
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Gin. Walter Howe
United States Army
Department of the East
Leonard Wood
Hig
Hewi Ie
Jack
Far
Northwest
Howe
Canby
Watley
Fourth Artillery
Lieitenant Howe
Charlie
Jim
United States Military Academy
Plilus
Thenee
Oregon
Moiloe
Guster
Seventh Cavalry
Sitting Bull
Aloux
Artillery Wehoo
Feld
Agagine Elructor
Goners Hows
Loss of the Old Hatteras
The U S Hatteras, under commander Ho O Blake, engages the Confederate steamer Alabama off Texas on the night of November 11. After attempting to board, Hatteras is cut off by Alabama's speed and damage, with musket and pistol fire exchanged as the disaster unfolds.
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The
National Tribune
Hatteria
al Adam
Ho O Blake
Department
U. S
Pnd
Hell
Hatteras
Majonry
Alabama
Destruction of the Hatteras and Alabama action
The Hatteras fired upon by shells entered fire in the hold and sick bay while steam and damage left her unable to maneuver. Efforts included flooding the magazine and firing a lee gun before surrendering. ten minutes after departing the Hatteras sank bow first with pennant at the masthead and stores intact.
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Galveston
Matteras
Hatteras
Albania
Alabama
Moathead
Interchange of Trees Shapes Global Civilizaton
The discussion notes how continents exchange tree species to aid modern civilization. Europe adopts the Douglas fir and black walnut from America while America gains eucalyptus from Australia and Norway spruce from Europe, reflecting a growing arboreal exchange among regions.
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Europe
Australia
Norway
Europa
Seven Men Injured in Harlem Automobile Crash
A seven man party returning from down town Harlem collided with a trolley car. Four were seriously hurt and likely to die, one passed under a bridge and was rescued. Names such as Charley Larkin and James Buchanan are mentioned among the seriously injured, with a dying member asking about debts.
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New York
Down Town
Walshalet- Tee
Biratis
Harlem
Pat
Ceigge
Charley
Larkin
James Huchanan
Thomas Lee
Tie
Pyehanan
None But the Best Take None But the Best and that will be Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a long trusted tonic and stomach remedy. It claims the product aids poor appetite headaches indigestion dyspepsia colds grippe malaria fever and ague and urges readers to try a bottle today.
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Cardus
Matae L
Bishop
Waverly
Cardu
Cardui
Rare Chance Big Pay for Solicitors in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer offers five thousand dollars in cash premiums plus generous commissions to solicitors for subscriptions. The 24 page magazine style paper features sermons, essays, serials, stories, natural history, news, patterns for sewing, and market and veterinary sections. The editor promises a morally uplifting family journal and invites both men and women to apply by writing to The Enquirer in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer
Weekly Enquirer
Russell
Madison C. Peters
Iehante bEote
Enquirer
Cincinnati
Suffragette Banter Sparks Debate on Voting Access
In a witty exchange from a 1920s Smart Set tone, a playful dialogue questions whether women should be allowed to vote, contrasting casual talk about gloves and nerves with pressing civic ideas and the era’s suffrage movement context.
Gladstone's Great Mind Recalled by Morley Note
A fragment references Lord Morley’s Life of Gladstone noting Mr Gladstone said he never remembered being at a loss for a word. The remark appears amid quotations suggesting his mental agility and memory during his career.
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Gladstone
Lord Morley
Mr. Gladstone
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