Washington Letter From 1891 Silver Debate And Gun Progress
Long Washington Letter reports hopeful Democrats seek a broad silver compromise for next winter with Harrison. It notes the Examiner bureau under W. R. Hearst collecting Indian depredation and French spoliation claims, and Colby appointed assistant attorney general for the court of claims. Also covered are White House summer plans, trees planted by the First Family, and details on the Watervliet steel 12 inch gun and future 16 inch guns for coast defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasutnatoy
D. C
Cleveland
Harrison
Examiner Claims Bureau
W. R. Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Congress
Bureau
John Wedderburn
Washington
The
Examiner
Hearst
Examiner Bureau
Court of Claims
L. W. Colby
Nebraska
White House
Dim
Leland Stanford
Mra. Afechee
Russell Harrison
Cabinent
Blaine
James G. Blaine, Jr
Mr. Blaine
United States
Watervliet Arsenal
West Troy
New York
Watervliet
England
Fortification Board
San Francisco
Boston
Early life of Senator McConnell of Idaho portrait
U S Senator McConnell born September 18 1839 in Oakland Michigan. He pursued limited schooling then moved west to mine and teach before settling in Idaho. He farmed while running a merchandise business and farms, gaining public trust and a notable though brief senate record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
McConnell
W. J. McConnell
Oakland
Mich
Plains
California
Oregon
Idaho
McConnells
United States Senate
Forepaugh Show Catch Lines Dominate Across North America
A historical note explains how the Forepaugh circus used phrases like Wait for Forepaugh to advertise its massive, multiring spectacle. It describes a large traveling show with a $3,000,000 capital, daily costs of $5,500, over 1,000 employees, and a vast menagerie, touring the eastern and western circuits since 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Commercial Hotel
Chicago
Europe
America
Wil West
Adam Forepaugh
Great Exhibition Date and Long Street Pageant Planned
Citizens are reminded the great exhibition opens August 25. A parade two miles long will occupy our streets from the show grounds at the corner of Helena and Pacific streets, drawing crowds eager for the grand spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena and
Pacific Streets
Five Day Vessel Concept by Thompson Brothers
At a naval exhibition the firm James and George Thompson displayed a model of a five day ocean passenger steamer with twin 20 foot diameter screws. The design features fine lines, a City of Paris style hull, ample passenger capacity, and an estimated speed of 23.5 knots. The model suggests a length around 620 feet and a beam near 79 feet, far larger than existing ships, with over 300 feet of length devoted to powerplant and space for up to 700 first class, 300 second class, and 400 emigrant passengers. There is no official data on actual dimensions, and the concept imagines 20 to 23 boilers to achieve the power needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
James and
George Thompson
Paris
Inman
Dairy and Creamery Practices for Better Butter Quality
The Orange County Dairyman urges strict hygiene from milking to cooling to improve butter flavor and price. Cornell tests show fat content varies with cream-raising methods from ice water to heat and dilution, indicating processing choices greatly affect skim milk fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County Dairyman
Cornell University Experiment Station
New method tests milk fat with portable apparatus
A bulletin describes a new non patented method to estimate milk fat using test bottles, a pipette, a centrifugal machine and sulfuric acid. It notes low cost per test, cautions on sampling and measurement, and highlights cream sampling difficulty and accuracy importance.
Polaris strike at Bannack sparks mining debate in 1891
A Bannack reader reports on a Polaris mine strike near Grasshopper Creek. He credits New York syndicate plans and H. D. Dumont and foreman Chas Blevin for recent ore samples and cautious claims, while denouncing a negative report about the mine.
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Bannack
Montana
Ditton Trravve
Polaris
Bannack City
Grasshopper Creek
New York
H. D. Dumont
Pees
Butte
Forman
Chas
Dumont
Mixed Montana notices and obituaries from Dillon column
Dillon Letter List reports letters remaining at the post office with names such as Joorne Kendall Homer Murphy and Frank Neville, followed by a public sale notice of personal property from the estate of William J. Ellis in Beaverhead County Montana. The excerpt includes marriage notices Desmond and Poucher Bond, a hanging in Hamburg Arkansas, and a drowning tragedy near Hudson Wisconsin.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Fhameer
Eale
Seaverine
State of Montana
William J. Ellis
Aid di
Ey Am
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Kentucky
Arthur Sydney
McKay & Co
London
Sydney
Barnaby
Providence, R. I
Pueblo
Colorado Mineral Palace
Union Pacific
Rudini
New Orleans
Ashley Froude
Behring Saw
Continental Congress of Medicine and Surgery
Omaha
M'Connell
Montana Medicine Co
Bartel
CN. E. A
International Convention National Educational Association of
Toronto
Conpon
E. V. Maze
Agent
Union Pacific System
Storch
Copenhagen
Coventry
Detroit
Five States Stock Company
Germany
Switzerland
Africa
South America
South Sea Islands
Albert Ham
Aculler
Halifax
N. 5
Bardsley
Philadelphia
Henry Jones
Hamburg
Ark
John Larsen
Hudson, Wis
Lake St. Croix
leci —_ POUCKER- BOND
Ada da Bond
James Bouche
D. Hooker
Grooms
Patrick Desmond
Mountain View Cemetery
Tate Bi
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