Irish-born miner rose to head of California mines
Daly, born in Ireland about sixty years ago, came to the United States at thirteen and settled near San Francisco. He worked as a potato digger, then moved into mining and rose to foreman at the Comstock mine under Mackey Flood and O'Brien. His career connected him with J B Haggin, Lloyd Tevis, and a New York investor as he managed major mines and accumulated wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Daly
Ireland
United States
San Francisco
Mackey, Flood
O’brien
Comstock
California
J. B .Haggin
Lloyd Tevis
Senati Tearst
Wen
Motive and Merger Tangles in Early 1900s Politics
The report notes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound aid a Michigan mother, then shifts to Marcus Daly and ex Senator Clark’s Montana political clash over vote buying. It covers Cushman K. Davis’s near fatal blood poisoning from a dyed black silk stocking, his Senate leadership, and references Maine monument plans and Alaska War Department land adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Daly
Ross Clark
Clark
Montana
Senate
United States Senate
Cushman K. Davis
Pélagic fish science and assorted notices in a 1900 miscellany
The text surveys Dr. Hjort’s contributions to pelagic fish knowledge and hints at future studies to aid global fishing industries. It then shifts through a string of short items: a new milk based fire extinguisher idea, a claim of milk forming emulsion and quick relief for digestion, a penny rent tale from Itzehoe for ancestral life-saving, a railway soda of beverage flavors, Wisconsin butter and cheese production figures, Kemp’s Balsam and Lane’s Family Medicines ads, quips about Rome, a testimonial for Piso’s Cure, jokes about bankruptcy records, a cold cure claim with Laxative BromoQuinap Tablets, a pneumatic rocking chair patent, Putnam face-less dyes, Carter’s Ink, and Riga’s 700-year milestone. The fragment mixes scientific notes, consumer ads, and light humor.
Cardiff pawnbroker loan note from fragmented text
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Cardiff pawnbroker and a loan on an unusual item. The readable content is incomplete with unrelated phrases about food, umbrellas, and printing supplies, offering no coherent event or outcome. The text lacks a clear person, organization, date, or place beyond Cardiff.
Parlor Clock Inventions Stir Chicago News
Odd clippings describe a clock that sounds an alarm at ten, turns off gas, and opens the front door by a wire spring. The note mentions a daughter, a father inventor, and a curious line about love and genius. Also references pancakes and advice to girls about pace in socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Chicago News
Mrs J Learmonth Named From South Boston Address
Mrs J Learmonth of 776 Broadway, South Boston Massachusetts is mentioned with a specific residential address in the readable OCR fragment. The item notes her association with that location without further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Learmonth
Broadway
South
Boston
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York
Vith Heart
Diewht
Mr. Dalyeir
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tele Pineham
Pouily
Thompson
Mexico
James A. Day
Baltimore
Hestoe
Eaid
Tace
Eaeh Gras
Laval
BR. G. Deen
Wre
Marcus Daly
Ck. Davis
Minnesota
Mr. Davis
Senator Davis
Foreign Affairs Committee
Davis
New York State
University of Michigan
St. Michael
Alaska
War Department
Ael - Army
Eomar
Hjort
Itzehoe
Denmark
Rantssa
Britenberg Castle
Wisconsin
Kemp
Lane
Rome
Philadelphia Press
Thos. Robbins
Maplestreet
Norwich, N. Y
E. W. Grove
Putnam
Carter
Riga
Cardiff
Eagle
Mrs. Austin
St. Jacobs of
Br. Greene
C. Ht. Bailey
Eng
Waterbery
Werges
Giad Ter
Tip
Rial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!