Rumors on Siberian mining rights debunked by U S consul
United States Consul General Tallaway states in a Washington letter that rumors of vast Russian gold belts and government ownership across Siberia are false. He notes no ukase authorizing American prospectors and outlines the cautious, lengthy process to obtain mining permissions, while describing Siberian mining as largely placer with limited foreign capital and little new development.
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Siberia
St. Petersburg
Cape Nome
Alaska
Straits
Russia
United States
General Talloway
State Department
Washington
Siberian
Ural Mountains
Few Berths to Be Had in Japan for Foreign Seekers
A February 5 1900 Yokohama consular report from Gowey notes scarce clerical and official posts for foreigners. He states the imperial government quickly replaces foreigners with Japanese, while many educated Japanese abroad seek government positions. He advises Americans to secure work before coming.
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Gowey
Yokohama
New York
Japan
Proper Remedy for a Faint at the West Side Armory Ball
In a crowded West Side Armory ball a fainting woman triggers a social moment. The pudgy man asks what to do and the wide-chested friend suggests they leave for a drink as onlookers fan the swooning woman.
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Chicago
West Side Armory
Secret of His Success Chauncey Depew Friendly With Press
Chauncey M. Depew credits newspapers for much of his popularity saying he treats reporters well and they reciprocate. He spends about two hours daily meeting interviewers and laughs off suggestions he is not good-natured. His secretary Harry Duval notes his easy temperament.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Leslie
Harry Duval
Depew
Why colored hobos still scarce in city streets
An Inquirer interview with two Philadelphia policemen notes that after six years on the force one officer has never arrested a colored man begging for pennies. He says most colored people are not seen begging, except the blind or crippled, while colored tramps are rare and usually chased away. He suggests pride or honesty keeps colored men from asking for meals on the streets.
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Philadelphia
the Inquirer
Pye
Seven Years in Dubuque Doctor Seeman Ad Seen
Dubuque advertisement touts Dr. F. A. Seeman a dual trained physician and pharmacist with the only Roentgen X ray machine west of Chicago. It claims cures for catarrh deafness piles and nervous debility with patient testimonials from Dubuque Guttenberg and nearby towns.
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Chicago
Seeman
Dubuque
Carr, Ryder & Adam
Ang
Exronfeldt
Elm St
Iowa
Guttenberg
Fred C. Leitgen
Nervous Diseases Clinic Advertisement
Epilepsy nervous prostration and women’s disorders treated with electricity no mercury or potash used. Suitable for married or single men or those seeking matrimony. Distance patients welcome by mail in German Swedish or English. Free confidential consultation. Lincoln Block corner Eighth and Locust entrance on Eighth Street hours 9 to 11:30 1:30 to 5:20 and 7 to 3 Sundays 10 to 12.
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Lincoln Block
Eighth and Locust Streets
Eighth Street
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Exsel
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Associated Bill
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Canada
Lawn
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Ana Itt
St. Louis
America
Cary
Ami
The
John Ellwanger Co
Stady, Ellawanger & Co
Jobbery
Kentucky
John Ellwanger
Francis Jaeger
Tresa
W. E. Ellwanger
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Kter Kiene
Jas. A. Hayes
Iowa Home Insurance
Iro
Lightning
Winstorm
Toruado
Oyolono
Peter Kiono
F. W. Coates
Robt, Benson
W. W. Altman
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Krupp Tron Works
Krupp Iron Works
Germany
Carnegie Company
Congress
Krupp
Sle
Navy
Navy Department
Sweden
Europe
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Beloium
Belgium
North Sea
Zeebrugee
Ostend
Seg
Florida
Dus
Arthur Eitner
Leipzig
F. A. Seemanz
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DR. Seemann
Ernsdorff & Sons
Cleminson
Seemann
Henry Murray
Town
da Belle
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Couler Ave
Stanton
Zwingle
Gatarrh
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Treat
WM. Lawther CO
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