Ragged Top Gold Fever Grips Deadwood and Black Hills
Wild excitement grips Deadwood and nearby Black Hills towns as Ragged Top yields rich surface ore. Prospectors race across Spearfish, Bent Guieh, Carbontte and Onge to stake claims and flood the hills with rumors of $80 to $300 per ton gold, sparking new camps and rival claims near Bear Gulch and Nigger Hill.
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Iheigh Mills
Deadwood
aAyoorl
Ragged Top
Black Hille
Carbontte
Bo Hanzi
Dremming
Tehes
Canon
Itrich
Bear Gulch
Nigger Hill
Cripple Creek
Black Hilla
Grorld
Spain and Cuba Autonomy Talks Report Denied
Washington reports dismiss a claim that Spain has sent Olney a mediation letter on Cuban autonomy. Negotiations on home rule have progressed but reforms are tentative and not yet formalized. Dupuy de Lome and Olney allegedly reached no agreement on US mediation for Cuba.
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Washington
Cuba
Talif
Spain
Madrid
Dee
Washington Post
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Olney
United States
Windfall for Mrs Tucker Under Lenn Will Filed in Washington
Mary Logan Tucker wife of Maj William F Tucker paymaster in the US Army receives a $25,000 cash legacy and a one fifth interest in estate under the late George D Lenn's will filed in Washington. Their five year old son also gets $25,000 and a one fifth share. Lenn was an intimate friend of Gen and Mrs John A Togan. Capt Lennon’s will is noted as the largest legacy from the estate. The Tuckers are in Washington visiting Mrs Logan at her home.
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Leman
Washington
Bb. C
Mary Logan Tucker
Wiliam F. Tucker
United States Army
Department of Datcota
St. Paul
George D. Lenn
Tucker
Lennon
Lemon
John A. Togan
Logan
Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Gov Clough
Gov Clough issues a proclamation detailing amendments from the last election. They include creating a board of pardons, expanding the elective franchise, allowing cities and villages to frame charters, broadening takings of private property to include destroyed or damaged for public use, permitting investment of the permanent school fund in bonds of counties districts cities towns and villages, and authorizing taxation of steeping cars.
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St Paul
Clough
Board of Pardons
Ice blockade hits northwestern coast halting mining supply
A winter ice blockade across the northwestern coast of the island has begun. Steamers and vessels are returning to port as it becomes impossible to reach mining settlements. All navigation will be suspended for the rest of the year.
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St. Johns
N. I
Tland
al Navigafdlun
Parkersburg Firm Assigns to Henry Neller
At Parkersburg West Virginia Isaac Prager and Sons a retail dry goods firm assigned to Henry Neller for a debt estimated at about 100000 dollars in a formal lay filing reflecting a liquidation action and creditor claim.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Isaac Prager & Sons
Henry Neller
Milwaukee Hanging Gardens plan for 1898 exposition
An ambitious plan for a vast hanging gardens styled exposition building along Milwaukee Bay is proposed to anchor the Wisconsin Semi Centennial fair with a 1200 foot long terraced structure. The design centers on a water front complex of exhibits and gardens connected by elevated transit and a grand entrance, aiming to rival world expositions and attract large crowds from Milwaukee’s bustling districts.
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Milwaukee
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Milwaukee Bay
Lake Michigans
Inke
Ines
Igh Bank
Blatf
Oman
United States
Warren H. Manning
Boston
A. C. Clas
Flushing Tunnel
Hoth
Manning
Executive
Fishing Works
Chicago & Northwester Railway
Wisconsin Street
Nturwell Avenue
Water Works
Cambride Gveniene
Barwell Avenue
Stabylon
Exposition Company
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Juneau Park
Chcago & Northwestern Linck
Lake Kirk
Whch
Snhclent
Lake Park
Clas
Chis
May Clay Sys
Mir Warren J. Manning
Flushing Inlet
Sie
Yadhuw
Government Pier
City Intake
Chicago &Northwestern
Lafayette Place
Sumit Avenue
Tula
Take Michigan
Garitens Ayn Pentore
Departmenty
Nero
Eiher
Remarkable Cats Hunt Minks and Rabbits in Vermont
A Poultney based cat named Tins Cat is praised as a true sport and hunter of rabbits and minks. Mrs Henry Tinstings calls the cat a proud pet and notes extraordinary sagacity. The animal reportedly trapped more game than any other in the county, including a recent house entry with a gleaming bite.
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Howevr
Poultney
Lake St. Catherine
Henry Tlnstiugs
Kira
Mia
Train Conductor Recalls Grandmother On Track Tale
A railroad man recounts an odd experience at a junction station when a mother blocked the engine to keep her daughter from missing a city train. The woman sat on the track, demanding delay until her daughter boarded, then finally released after the daughter kissed her goodbye and boarded.
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Mie Sd
Tor L
Lim
Jivt
Sone
Mnally
Mary Ann
Mary Ag
Chicago
Dollar Through a Card Hole Prank on Market Street
Three youths sat at a Market Street restaurant table. One claimed he could push a silver dollar through a half inch hole in a visiting card without enlarging it. A rival tried to claim revenge and the wager grew. The prankster Jonesey challenged again to push the dollar through the hole in the card.
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Mak
Market Street
Tonesey
Jonesey
Philadelphia Record
Reverned Weitling Reports Child With Mirrored Writing
Six year old John Ghidotti, pupil at North Adams State Street school, writes letters and forms numbers reversed as if viewed in a mirror. Teachers struggle to correct it. Dr G Wright of North Adams calls it a freak of nature, likely image reversal, not nerve crossing, and refers to Springfield authorities for review.
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Weitling
John Ghidotti
North Adams State Street
G. We Wright
North Adams
Springfeld
Mass
Inlon
A Tight Place with Murley and Hawksley (Newspaper Fragment)
A fragmentary dialogue mentions Murley as an honest lawyer and Hawksley as the opposing side. The text hints at a legal struggle where one must secure a bleger tageal lint or face defeat, reflecting tensions in a courtroom or legal dispute. The source is incomplete and quotes partial phrases.
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Murley
Hawksley
Hye
Chicagot Tribune
Not Running Politician Says He Wasn’t Running For Office
A Washington Star snippet shows a politician denying any current campaign. An acquaintance asks if he will run again, and he replies he was not running, noting others assumed so. He adds he has discovered he took the wrong route.
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Washington Star
Boston Police Order Limits Igniting Objects During Duty
A recent police directive in Boston prohibits officers from igniting any object during working hours. The order aims to curb unsafe practices while on duty and emphasize discipline and public safety.
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Boston
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