ALASKA GOLD COMES STEAMERS BRING TREASURE TO Nome
P W Hughes reports Alaska gold influx with daily shipments reaching Seattle. Since June 18 total now about six million dollars. Nome district shows robust cleanup value, while beach diggings from Hastings Creek to Snake River employ hundreds. Tin and coal prospects expand as Boston capitalists seize tin and a railroad is planned to tidewater.
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Seattle
Jyne
Nome
Hastings Creek
Snake River
Boston
Carbou Mountain
Catalia District
Bering River
Pottery Trust Forms in Ohio as Trade Move
A large pottery trust with a 40 million capital is reported forming in East Liverpool Ohio, crockery hub of the nation. Newton Jackson of Philadelphia fronts the deal. two major Ohio firms resist. Over 75 percent of U S tableware kiln capacity may join. three Philadelphia banks back cash. East Liverpool to house the trust.
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Ohio
Liverpool
Newton Jackson
Philadelphia
Colintry
Bnet Liverpool
Trust
Chicago Strike Ends After 105 Days of Turmoil
Chicago workers end a 105 day strike with 3000 loyalists returning to old jobs. Leaders’ corruption exposures prompt a shift toward conservative unionism and hope for better employer relations and business revival.
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Chicago Teamaters
Lumber Téamatera
Express
Mune
Inbor
Teamaters
Chicago
Grand Jury
Big Tie-lp Collapeen
Birthers
Texas to Sell 6,000,000 Acres at $1 Per Acre
The state plans Sept. 1 sale of 6 million acres in west Texas, larger than Massachusetts and New Jersey, with parcels of one to eight sections. It aims to attract 5,000 families, offering minimum $1 per acre, 40-year payments, 2 percent interest, and a three-year residence requirement to perfect title. Ranchers facing lease abolition may relocate or shift to stock farming, with some seeking land in Mexico. State Land Commissioner J. J. Perrell reports widespread inquiries nationwide.
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Texas
Massachusetts
Leway
Shandon
Mexico
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Delaware
Connecticut
J. J.perrell
Bullfighting statistics cited from Spain report vast slaughter
National figures published in Spain state that during 1004 about twelve thousand bulls were killed in bullfights and around ten thousand horses. The best and most valuable bulls of the arena come from the vast estates of the Duke of Veragun, who had made a fortune from his business.
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Spain
Veragun
Fire destroys I B Wright art store in Spokane losses $115000
Telegraphic briefs report a blaze at I B Wright's art and paint shop in Spokane Washington causing about 115000 in damages. The fire is noted among rapid city losses and prompts investigation.
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I. B. Wright
Spokane
Wash
Alphonse da Rothschild
E. H. Funston
F Red Funston
Iola
Kan
Paul Jones Resting at Annapolis In Simple Vault
The body of John Paul Jones lies in a brick vault on the grounds of the Annapolis naval academy after a simple ceremony aboard the cruiser Brooklyn. The remains, moved from the Paris cemetery, await formal national reception and final placement in the naval chapel near the temporary vault site.
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Annapolis
Annapolis Naval Academy
John Paul Jones
Brooklyn
Naval Expedition
Paris
Naval Chapel
Arctic voyage offers cure for consumption in Greenland
Seventy consumptives sail from Halifax aboard the hospital ship Havana under Dr Frederick Schon to Greenland in an experimental summer voyage. Patients pay 650 dollars for the three month trip designed to “freeze out” tuberculosis with cold air and rest, with women among the participants and crews aiming to provide exercise and shelter bays along central Greenland’s western coast.
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Sander
Halifex
Nova Scotia
Havana
Frederick Sahon
Arctic
Peary
der. Holton
Schon
Earth
Greenland
Arctic Circle
Fragmented naval ceremony for Standish escort reads Psalms
In a brief event, Brooklyn to the Standish tug moved to a float moored at the shop and a hearse carried the remains with marines, midshipmen, and junkies aboard. A Frenel formation party included aukcers and Turien de la Greviery crew. Chaplain H. H. Clark read Psalms as the only ceremony.
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Brooklyn
Standish
Montag
Jackie
Whih
Turien de la Greviery
H. H. Clark
Academy
Col Daniel Lamont Dies Suddenly at Home Near Milbank
Col Daniel S Lamont former Secretary of War under the second Cleveland administration dies at his home near Milbank of heart failure He was born February 2 1851 in Cortlandville NY and later served as private secretary to Cleveland He held roles as vice president of the Northern Pacific Railway and director in several railroad and financial firms He leaves a widow and two daughters
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Duncane
Homer
Daniel S. Lamont
Cleveland
Milbrook
Lamont
Daniel Scott Lamont
Cortlandville
Cortland County
John B. Lamont
Elizabeth Scott
Col. Lamont
Albany
Mr. Cleveland
Ofice
Northern Pacific Railway
Scared to Death at Montgomery Lodge Initiation
Dennis Sim mington collapsed and died in an anteroom of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Montgomery after fright during initiation. Cloaked figures entered the hall, circled him, and his fear intensified until he toppled from his chair and died before help arrived.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dennis Simmington
Iocal Odd Fellows Lodge
Six Months of Sunshine Said to Cure in High Latitude
A note describes 24 hours of sun at high latitude with temperatures varying less than 10 degrees. Dr Solion judges that six months of sun will be restorative, treating a season in that region as sufficient for a cure.
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Solion
Crow Indians in Montana Strike Rich in Land Sale
Crow chiefs in southeastern Montana negotiated with the U S government for 1 100 000 acres of hunting grounds set to become open for settlement next spring The tribe secured 1 160 000 dollars for surplus acreage making them among the richest Indians in the world and proving masters of finance in dealings with officials of the era
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Sam
Roosevelt
United States
Montana
Manhattan
Pretty Eagle
Medicine Wagte
Labor union activity across cities and trades
Detroit paddlers union forms while Ambovenont moves to unite Baton Rouge barbers. German labor disputes in 1904 show zero net expense. New machinists lodges rise in Hartford and Worcester. Walter Ames leads an international iron molders push to recognize traveling cards for Scottish molders.
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Tabor
Detroit
Mich
Ambovenont
Baton Rouge
Germany
Hartford
Conn
Worceater
International Wce
Walter Ames
International Iron Molders' Union
Scottish Iron Molders’ .Society
Trade and industry warm as heat boosts retail demand
The Chicago market shows improved local trade and higher demand for seasonable goods with rapid stock reductions. Iron, metals, lumber, building materials, hides and grain see rising prices amid ample supply. Mills defer production while rail traffic and ore coal movement rise. Grain cash, futures, and livestock volumes shift with weather, and failures trend upward in Chicago.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Dan
Market Price Snapshot Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Crops
Chicago Detroit Milwaukee and other markets show varied prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and seeds. Notable ranges include Chicago cattle 400 to 590 hogs 4.00 to 6.00 sheep 3.00 to 5.00 butter 18 to 20 cents and eggs 18 to 19 cents while Detroit lists cattle 3.50 to 5.00 hogs 4.00 to 0.10 and wheat 81 to 88 cents. Prices span wheat No 2 red 98 to 94 cents corn No 2 yellow 58 to 59 cents and oats No 2 white 34 to 54 cents. Buffalo notes cattle 4.00 to 5.25 hogs 4.00 to 10 cents sheep 4.00 to 5.25 lumber 5.00 to 7.00 and New York cattle 600 to 33.26 hogs 4.00 to 6.10 sheep 3.00 to 4.50.
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New York
Cincinnati
Pitteburg
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Beaton
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Boston
Cage
Louis
Erroit
Washington
American Association
Columbia
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapo
Capolin
Toledo
Kansas City
Des Moines
Sioux City
Enes
Puebla Omaha
Joseph
OS Pa
Detroit
Deepest Haul Ever Made Off Tonga Islands
The Americana trawl set a world record by sinking to 23,000 feet below the surface near the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific. Life was found despite near freezing temperatures and 9,000 psi pressure. It required a full day of steady labor to sink and recover the net.
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Americana
Tonga Islands
South Pacific
Nicholas
Kidney Pills Pride Promotes Arkansan Cure Claim
In Cleveland Arkansas July issue a local feature touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disease after a patient of 28 years reports significant improvement. A. E. Carlile endorses the remedy claiming the pills greatly helped his sick kidneys and urges others to try them despite era uncertainties.
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Arkansan
Cleveland
Ark
Dodd
Arkansas
A. EL Carlile
Bia Cure After Nearly A Quarter of A Century's Saferhig. Mr. Carlile
Mr. Cuestle
Bethadhe
Wright
Train Slows as New Baggage Master Checks Wrongly
A nervous passenger asks why the train moves slowly. The conductor explains a new baggage master on duty has mistakenly checked the speed, causing the delay.
Untitled Cure Claim For Cuticura In Texas Letter
A Texas resident, M. C. Moss of Galesville, testifies after years of ulcers and a knee to foot eruption that Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills cured him in six months, noting relief from the first use and urging others to try the products.
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M. C. Moss
Galesyville
Texas
American investor unveils gun aimed to fire 100lb projectile 30 miles
An American investor introduces a gun intended to propel a 100 pound projectile for thirty miles, claiming the shot will pierce a six inch steel target at the journey’s end. The bold claim highlights new propulsion ambitions and potential arms development.
Alien's Foot-Fase Cure Ad Claims Easy Shoes
Fragment from an old newspaper notice promoting Alien's Foot-Fase powder for foot ailments and easier shoe wear. It lists druggists and shoe stores and includes a dubious address. The text also mentions a Croppy children cure and a woman’s quote about land rent in Italy.
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Alien 4
Olmsted
Italy
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