Swapping Islands Not Favored in Sugar Trade Talk
The Inter Mountain notes rumors of trading the Philippines for the British West Indies. Analysts argue annexation would shift sugar markets, favoring American plans while West Indies sugar producers seek American ties. Britain resists, fearing beet sugar competition and tariff shifts that harm colonial exports.
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Inter Mountain
United States
Philippines
British West Indies
Africa
T Uhese
West India Islands
Republian
West Indies
Cuba
Barbadoes
Jamaica
St. Kitts
Nevis
American Islands
Possibilities in the Future Are Explored in Telegraph Story
A telegram from Nikula Tera arrives in Colorado Springs claiming plans to wireless message from Pike Peak to Paris before leaving. The piece recalls past predictions of steam travel and cross Atlantic communication, wonders what future breakthroughs may come, and notes that some visions verge toward millennial ideas.
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Nikula Tera
Colorado Springs
Pik Peak
Paris
Vals
Tra
Annapr~lis
Washington
New York
London
Harvey
Jeaver
Tyela
Mars
San Francisco
Rocky Mountains
Democratic Party
Mohegan
20 Million Payment With Spain Not Disturbing Markets
The $20,900,000 payment for the Philippines did not harm money markets. Banker Crows says New York loans remained stable and banks gained $29,000,000 in cash. The federal treasury weakened similarly, while Germany may contribute to Spain’s cash flow through Rothschild-linked arrangements.
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Spain
Philippines
New York
Germany
United States
Rccount
Bank of Spain
Dawson’s Third Fire Threatens City Remains
The blaze devastates Dawson’s core, destroying multiple buildings and leaving the city teetering on evacuation. Officials face pressure to relocate residents and rebuild amid speculation of ongoing risks and rising property costs.
Fire Department Could Save Ithera From Repeating Disaster
A fire department with adequate gear and training may prevent a similar catastrophe in Ithera. The statement emphasizes that what a people save preserves and enriches their community for future resilience.
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Ithera
THE MONTANA BOYS IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Montana regiment remains in the Philippines awaiting terms after Aguinaldo refuses unconditional surrender. General One will hold the unit, praising its brave, unyielding service since Manila. Meanwhile opinions on Dewey, Col Baker, Mayor McCarthy, and Governor Smith are aired amid a mix of war news and local politics.
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Montana
Philippines
Manila
Aguinaldo
Montana Regiment
McCarthy
Hobson
Two Indian Officers Duel With Swords Near Rome
In a rare extended duel on Rome’s outskirts two Indian naval officers fought for fifty minutes using swords. After a fourth mise en garde the blades were damaged and replaced. Lieutenant A. fore suffered a forearm cut ending the contest as both men collapsed from exhaustion after an hour of fighting. A second long duel occurred recently in Siracusa between two journals exiled in fencing, with no injuries reported.
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Rome
Finnish Bathland Sight Sees View and Bridge Toll
A fragment describes a bathhouse near a hotel with a long walk, offering views of rapids and scenery. A crone with a black pipe sits at a toll bar collecting halfpennies and handing a receipt. An old doorway leads to separate entrances for ladies and men as visitors move inside.
Finnish Bathhouse Experience in a Nordic City
A visiting writer describes an all female Finnish bathhouse session with steam, beatings, and Turkish bath elements. Attendants lash with birch twigs, then soap, rinse, and dry quickly. Socks vanish and reappear hot from the fire, and Finns plunge into the cold night air still glowing, having endured a twenty minute ritual.
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Finland
Foclad
Europe
Kept Her Nerve oyster tale from Washington Post
A Washington state girl visiting a western senator in Washington DC orders 50 oysters and dinner, then hurls them from her window to a nearby roof. The waiter stares as the plate empties. she insists she was hungry and later cheers the West. The anecdote highlights youthful bravado and regional pride.
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Washington Post
Washington
Capital
Pacific Coast
A Railroad Swap Between Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
The Santa Fe traded its Mexican division from Benson Arizona to Guaymas for a Southern Pacific line from Needles to Mohave California. The Sonora Santa Fe branch was 353 miles while the Needles to Mohave SP branch was 240 miles, but differences in construction and equipment balanced their values. The exchange granted the SP a Gulf of California route and a key Mexican link.
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Santa Fe
N. M.) Cor
Chicago
Santa Fe Company
Benson
Ariz
Guaymas
Gulf of California
Southern Pacific
Needles
Mohave
California Desert
Sonora
Gulf
California
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Swap Rail Interests
Trade between the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific reached the Pacific coast with E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe, and Mr. Huntington of Southern Pacific handling the exchange as smoothly as a knife swap.
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Santa Fe
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
San Diego
E. P. Ripley
The
Mr. Huntington
Southern Pacific
Anne
Forfeiture Notice In Silver Bow County Montana 1899
William Burton Mary Laird Henry Crangle Nina Eb Witherspoon publish a forfeiture notice for the Green Copper lode mining claim in Summit Valley Elver Bow Montana. They state annual labor costs of 100 dollars for 1897 and 100 dollars for 1898, with deadlines 90 days to contribute to avoid transfer of ownership, dated Butte March 16 1899.
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Charles Colbert
Mary B. Campbell
Summit Valley
Elver Bow County
Montana
Silver Bow County
United States
William Burton
Mary Laird
Henry Crangle
Nina EB. Witherspoon
Butte
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Frs Heinse
Henry Muellen Frank
John A. Creighton
T. M
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J. A. Creighton
Omahara
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DB Leavitt
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T. M. Hodgena
First National Bank OF
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EB. B. Weilrick
George Bteven
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W. A. Clark & Bro
Clark & Larable
Gold Bangaan Local Securitien
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Prisspa
Alex J. Johnston
Marcus Daly
HB. Baggio
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Marcus Daly & Co
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Joseph V. Long
the Grand Opera House
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Ada Deaves
Marion Fallou
Jennie Keiffarth
Isabelle Howman
Signor Perugin
George Holland
Hudson Liston
Ulric Collins
Louis Imhaua
Charles Sinclair
Comedie Francaise
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G. O. McFarand
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Billywoods
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