Fortune's Wheel Vagaries in Overland Monthly
The author muses that Pacific fortunes often arise from accidents or lax methods as from sound planning. He cites Jomistock mining losses, San Francisco real estate gains from failed sales, a famous stock operator's near ruin, a Montgomery Street building rental, and rich gold finds in Tuolumne and Nevada counties, including a notable bad dredge mistake yielding heavy nuggets.
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Overland Monthly
Pacific
Jomistock
Crown Point
San Francisco
Prager
Virginia City
San Francises
Montgomery Street
Atielor
Yuba
Tia Montgermery Street
Montana Passes Act to Issue Bonds for State Normal School
The article prints the full text of a bill authorizing the Montana State Board of Land Commissioners to issue bonds totaling 50000 dollars to fund the erection and equipment of the State Normal School in Dillon. Bonds bear six percent interest, due in twenty five years, with redemption rules and oversight by state officials. Proceeds fund construction, while interest and expenses are managed by the State Treasurer and the State Normal School Board.
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W. A. Jones
Nowse Bill News
State Board of Land Commissioners
Montana
State Normal School
Naruytl Schoel
Iereet
Liecisia- Tive Assembly
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SieTion Bo Phe State Board of Land Commissioners
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Hemibourini
A.D. Tshefer
Boas
United States
Modeta
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Union
Co Am
Hinds
Abel
Nero
State Board of Exarciners
Eaeh Fond
Board of States
Lminers
Hall
Helena
New York
N.Y
Howeer
Dillon
Ste
Normal Sehoel
Henett
Norwal Schoel
Ida Webbe
Fort Benton Port and Bastion Discussed in Missouri River Rise
A historic fortification tale notes a government effort to preserve a bastion near the Missouri River head, with local women actively campaigning in the present legislature for an appropriation. Mentions Fort Benton’s origin and early port plans under Major Alexander Cadberbson.
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Beuton
Mortara
Thiarel
Gill
Benton
Missani
Spokane
Treview
Senel
Live Stock Trade Surges Despite Embargo and Foreign Tariffs
The report notes German embargoes on American cattle and dressed beef, with 1893 exports totaling 300,59 cattle valued at 22,500,000. Beef exports reached 260,648,0000 dollars, total live stock and beef products valued around 27 million, and total exports for all stock at 155,559,200 in 1884, up 20,403,000 from 1893.
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Americas
Debt trends under Cleveland and earlier administrations
The article notes U S interest bearing debt at 169 percent around Cleveland's rise with $565 million outstanding. It remarks that since 1875 debt peaked at $1,787 million and then steadily declined with only brief interruptions. It claims two thirds of the interest bearing obligations were canceled between 179 and 1867, though text is garbled.
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Cleveland
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