Cape Nome gold rush wild speculation boosts Alaska boom
Information from Washington says Cape Nome will astonish the world with vast gold output next year. A spring rush is expected as 20,000 to 30,000 seekers flock to Nome, with railroads and steamers already reserving tickets and plans for a Nome City wharf and banks.
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Washington
Alaska
Cape Nome
Treasury Department
New York
Tacoma
Nome
Capes Nome
York
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Bank of
Nome City
G. N. Wright
Alpha
California
Jones of Nevada backs Bryan nomination for president
A clipped political summary notes Jones of Nevada insists Bryan should secure the presidential nomination. The Fourth Ward Republican Club of Minneapolis opens a new club house. John W. L. Griffiths announces Indiana governorship bid on the Republican ticket. Gov Branley of Kansas predicts a larger West popular vote for McKinley next year. Calderwood reports growing Prohibition support in Minnesota. New York efforts push Roosevelt toward the state police bill championed by Platt. Philadelphia claims the most Congressmen with long consecutive service. Minnesota Republicans urged to unite for campaign donations. Kansas City Young Republicans plan banquet inviting all county clubs with 1 000 plates.
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New York
Roosevelt
Platt
Philadelphia
Minnesota
National Committee
Young Men's Republican Club of
Kansas City
Statistical Exhibit of Strength of Volunteer Forces in War
A Washington pamphlet titled Statistical Exhibit of Strength of Volunteer Forces Called into Service During the War with Spain records 224,235 volunteers with 4,356 enlisted deaths and 148 officer deaths. It details actions in battle, disease losses, accidents, suicides, murders, desertions, state-by-state totals, and personal crisis reports among enlisted men.
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Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Spain
Regular Army
Kansas
South Dakota
Nebraska
New York
Ilinois
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Nevada
Alabama
North Carolina
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
United States Volunteers
Ala
Highland brigade disaster and doomed march at Stormberg
A private letter recounts the Highland brigade marching in quarter column to their doom at Stormberg. It notes Gen Wauchope’s final words and a clash with Gen Methuen over attack plans that allegedly cost 700 lives. A private says Gen Gatacre shot the misleading guide after viewing the position.
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Highland Brigade
Wauchope
Gatacre
Few Victims of Plague in Honolulu Declared Contained
Bubonic plague caused six deaths in Honolulu between December 11 and 14. Quarantine and house to house cleaning were imposed in infected districts. Four Chinese victims and a Hawaiian woman died in the Asiatic quarter, while a Gilbert Islander died in another area. Public medical attendance was established, with strict reporting and investigations of every illness and death. There is concern plague may reach Manila, with two suspicious deaths noted.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Board of Health
Manila
Fire Reaches $7,000 in Mingo Ohio District
A sizable blaze in Mingo Ohio caused losses totaling about seven thousand dollars. Details on the origin and casualties are not provided. The incident underscores local firefighting efforts and community impact. Additional context about the fire's cause remains unavailable.
Desertion and death rates by state among enlisted men
The report lists deaths from disease and desertions among US enlisted men by state. New York shows 380 deaths from disease out of about 20,000. Illinois 274 of 13,000. Massachusetts 265 of 6,800. Ohio 219 of 14,000. Pennsylvania 216 of 17,000. Michigan 200 of 6,600. Desertions: New York 514 about 2 percent. Tennessee 249 of 6,000 about 4 percent. North Dakota, District of Columbia zero. Utah one. one desertion attributed to general officers and staff.
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Bama
New York
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Utah
London on the Thames and the qu vive in a restless world
A collage of odd notes references London by the Thames and the qu vive, Portugal delaying action, the bubonic plague not to be annexed, a Mexican Diaz as a job mentor, Boston’s Jack the Slasher damaging fur goods, Nequeshong’s death, Cecil Rhodes raising Boer prisoners, French dragoons routed by strikers at St Etienne, and a Washington Post tidbit about Consul Hay in South Africa. The piece brushes through history, rumor, and satirical fragments.
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London
South Africa
War Office
Colesbury
Rensburg
Suffolks
French
Essex Regiment
Pretoria
de la Warr
Magersfontein
Thames
Portugal
Diaz
Mexico
Boston
Nequeshong
Sahgonahkato
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil
St. Etienne
de Siecle
Washington Post
Hay
Chicago
Old book marks reveal secrets in library finds
In Chicago library bookmarks found in returned volumes held varied items from an insurance policy and business letters to love notes, bills, photos, postal offers, matches, spectacles and even false teeth. The piece notes bookmarks as a distinct but imperfect micro archive within books.
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Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts in Toledo Judge Promise
Frank J Carney senior partner of F J Carney & Co of Toledo makes oath firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public W Gleason Beal swears this on August 6. Cure is taken internally and said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. price 75 cents.
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Bratr
City OF Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Carney
F. J. Carney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
Psceniee A. D
W. Gleaso Beal
Notary Publi
Sers - Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
New Order Grants Medals to Paris Washerwomen
France creates a broad system of orders medals and diplomas including new diplomas for washerwomen. Washerwomen along the Seine have long influenced Paris life and revolutionary activity. Government awards twelve medals and the commerce ministry handles distribution.
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France
Seine
Paris
Ministry of Commerce
Grain-O new grain drink replaces coffee for all ages
Try Grain-O ask your grocer to show you Grain-O the food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. Grain-O has a rich seal brown like Mocha and Java but is made of pure grains. Delicate stomachs receive it without distress. Price 15 and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
Anniversaries and proper paper brands in old ads
A collage of lines praising Ellen Terry, paper brands Eagle Linen Letter Paper and Envelopea, printer instructions, a paternal exchange about marriage, Piso's Remedy claims, and railway tourist routes to Florida Caribbean ports, with references to Louisville and Nashville sleepers and envelopes.
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Eagle
Florida
West Indies
Central America
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
New Orleans
Jackson Samira
Anachronistic Ad Copy Cites Elusive Cure Claims
A mangled ad style fragment touts a mysterious remedy with phrases about easing pain wind colic and a price of % cents per bottle. It reflects old time promotional prose, mentioning influence as exhalation of character and attributed to W. M. Taylor.
Grain-O: A Grain Beverage Replacing Coffee for Children
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims children receive health benefits the more Grain-O they drink, with a taste resembling coffee but at lower cost. Also promotes Kemp's Balsam and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with cautions to seek samples or refunds.
Proof Hood's Sarsaparilla Proves Its Pudding by Cures
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to show its effectiveness through thousands of testimonials about cures for scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia catarrh rheumatism and other blood diseases and debility, asserting action beyond words.
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Hood
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ELY Brothers
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