Thunder Mountain Idaho, the new gold field looms large
The Thunder Mountain region in central Idaho is touted as the nation’s most promising new gold field. Reports claim 100 to 300 foot ledges with values from $7 to $4,000 per ton in the Dewey mine, and placer gold totaling $7,500 found by two miners last spring. Roads approach from five routes, with supplies scarce and mills needing regilding, while prospectors forecast a rush once snows melt between May and June.
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Idaho
Thunder ‘Mountain
United States
W. H. Dewey
Dewey
Thunder Mountain
Yla Ketchum
Mackay
Boise
Weiser
Bedrock
Montana
Oregon Short Line
Pike's Peak
E. Burley
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Salt Lake City
Salesmen Wanted for Nebraska Iowa Agencies
A classified-style notice seeks men over 30 to sell Standard Stock Food to farmers with teams and full-time commitment. F. E. Sanborn Company Omaha offers wagons and strong incentives. applicants must be in good standing with livestock knowledge. Also includes brief ads for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders, Red Cross Ball Blue, and a quip about a rocking chair.
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Nebraska
Iowa
F. E. Sanborn Company
Omaha
Neb
Hal's Catarrh Care And Paris Mutual Winnings
The notice reports Hal's Catarrh Care as a taken internally remedy priced at 75c. It highlights large wagers on horse racing with record dividends from Vincennes France and other venues. An investment of one franc yielded over 3,000 francs, 600 to 1, while notable returns occurred in Maisons-Laffitte and Adelaide for various £1 bets on horses like Leo Delaval and others in the late 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Mutuals
France
Vincennes
Maisons Lattte
New Zealand
Leo Delaval
Adelaide
Welcome Melba Home In Melbourne Reception Planned
Preparations are under way in Melbourne for Mme Melba s return after sixteen years away. The Presbyterian Ladies' College Hast Melbourne will host a welcoming tea with many former contemporaries from the college. They recall her as a notorious whistler.
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Melba
Melbourne
Mme
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
Inscribed Babylonian Tablets Remain Uns deciphered
Archaeologists report 400 clay slabs excavated at Babylon show two remain undeciphered. One slab reportedly explains Babylonian cuneiform characters, the other contains a litany fragment. the remainder have been translated by researchers from the German expedition.
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Babylon
Weather shifts aid corn plant and wheat in many states
The weekly crop summary reports favorable temperatures east of the Rockies with abundant rainfall in central valleys and lake region. Heavy rains hinder corn planting in Missouri, upper Mississippi, Ohio valleys, and lake regions, causing replanting. Winter wheat improves in Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan. Missouri light yields in some counties. California wheat ripens. oats outlook weak in mid Atlantic and east gulf. Harvesting progresses in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, southern Kansas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Illinois
South Atlantic
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Ohio
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Oregon
California
Rocky Mountain
Middle Valley
Nebraska
Kansas
Tidiana
Michigan
Kentucky
Middle South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
San Joaquin Valley
Middle
Upper
Mississippi Valleys
Central
West Gulf States
Elizabeth Clarkson Dies in Des Moines at 82
Elizabeth Colescott Clarkson widow of Coker B. Clarkson and mother of James Clarkson of New York and R. P. Clarkson editor of the Iowa State Register died in Des Moines after a two day illness. She was 82.
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Elizabeth Colescott Clarkson
Des Moines
Coker B. Clarkson
James
Clarkson
New York
R. P. Clarkson
Iowa State Register
Sagasta Hopes Cabinet Changes Limit After Reshuffle
Madrid May 80. Premier Sagasta aims to confine cabinet changes to finding a replacement for Senor Can slajas, minister of public worship, works, commerce and agriculture, as political tensions shape the lineup.
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Sagasta
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Senor Canslajas
Resignation of French Premier Waldeck-Rosseau
PARIS May 20 The premier M Waldeck Rosseau resigned and his move was formally communicated to the cabinet today Public announcement will be made June 3 in Paris notes say the cabinet discussed the resignation and the timing of the public revelation.
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Paris
M. Waldeck-Rosseau
Feel Scarcity of Coal in New Jersey Towns
New Jersey towns report coal shortages as anthracite supply dwindles. Suffern experiences prolonged blackout with electric light gone for several nights and potential layoffs for 200 workers at the local steel plant. Ridgewood and Spring Valley also affected as lamps replace electric lighting amid ongoing scarcity.
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New York
New Jersey
Suffern Village
Ridgewood
Spring Yal
Angry Elephant Kills Man at Forepaugh Show in Brooklyn
Topsy the elephants from the Forepaugh Sells circus killed Joshua Blunt of Fort Wayne Indiana at the Brooklyn show grounds. Blunt approached the elephant with a beer glass and was saluted with a trunk strike before Tops hurls him to the ground and kneels upon him. Keepers arrived too late to save him.
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New York
Forepaugh & Sells Circus
Brooklyn
Joshua Blunt
Fort Wayne
Ind
Encloure
Blunt
No Agreement Reached on Leasing Public Lands Session
Washington May 80 The House committee on public lands paused action on public land leasing and agreed to defer the issue to the next session. Representative Shallenberger opposed the Hill bill citing gold redemption for silver dollars and asset currency by national banks. Democratic colleagues praised his remarks.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Congress
House
Shallenberger
Wood Reports Cuban Administration to Root in Washington
General Wood, former military governor of Cuba, arrived on the Kanawha and gave an oral report to Secretary Root detailing the complete discharge of duties in Cuba. He praised troop withdrawal and the May 20 inauguration of the Cuban republic and plans further talks with the president and Root. Wood is expected to stay in Washington for about six weeks to wrap up Cuban military government affairs.
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Washington
General Wood
Cuba
War Department
Root
Wood
Cuban Congress Amends Amnesty Bill for Native Born Americans
Havana May 30 The house of representatives reconsidered the amnesty bill for Americans jailed in Cuba and added an amendment granting amnesty only to native born Americans to exclude naturalized citizens from release. The bill, in this form, was sent to the senate.
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Havana
House of Representatives
Cuba
Senate
Regents Deny Lincoln President Offer
MILWAUKEE May 30 The regents deny a Lincoln Neb report that Chancellor Andrews was offered the presidency of the University of Wisconsin. Dr A J Fule, committee member, said the report is untrue and Andrews’ name never came before the committee. The presidency remains open.
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Regents
Milwaukee
Lincoln
Neb
Andrews
University of Wisconsin
A. J. Fule
Balzac novels ruled unfit for libraries
In Chicago on May 30 a jury in Judge Hutchinsons court found Balzacs fifty one volume set unfit for libraries of respectable people and improper reading for children after a three hour sift.
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Chicago
Balzac
Pope to Nominate Keane for Corrigan’s NY See
Rome columnist reports at the June consistory the pope will name Archbishop Keane of Dubuque Iowa to succeed the late Archbishop Corrigan of New York. The London dispatch cites the Daily Mail as the source.
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Keane
Corrigan
London
Rome
Daily
Mai
Dubuque
New York
Railroads Reach Agreement on Union Lines
ST. LOUIS May 80 The Republic reports a compact between Burlington and Rock Island railways, involving Wiggins Ferry and world’s fair terminals for both lines, including a new Burlington passenger station and opening of a right of way from Berens Wala to the area, details unclear.
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ST. Louis
the Republic
Burlington
Rock Island Railway
Ang
Berens Wala
Lord Salisbury and the habit of balancing books
A quirky anecdote describes Lord Salisbury keeping a stack of reference books on a table corner to rest his elbow while speaking. When someone removed one of the volumes, he became visibly embarrassed until the book was replaced.
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Lord Halisbury
Sortis
Melville Receives Honorary Degrees and Medal
Rear Admiral George W. Melville is awarded a gold medal for Arctic exploration by Congress and named to thirteen patriotic societies. He receives LL D from Georgetown, Master of Science from Columbia, and Doctor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
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Melville
George W. Melville
Congress
Georgetown University
Columbia
Stevens Institute of Technoolgy
Bishop on railway journey prompts joke at Chester station
A well known bishop begins a rail trip from Chester when the station master asks how many luggage items there are. The bishop says thirty nine, the master finds sixteen. The bishop replies you must be a dissenter in jest, per Glasgow Times.
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Chester
Glasgow Times
Cure for Dropsy reported in Ashley North Dakota
J H Hanson of Ashley reports a cure for dropsy after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says seven boxes improved his Dropsy and rheumatic heart, enabling him to work again. The notice includes ads for Red Cross Ball Blue, Allen's Foot Ease, and Defiance Starch with general maxims and humorous quips.
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Ashley
North Dakota
J. WH. Hanson
Hanson
Dodd
Kidney troubles cured by Lydia E Pinkham's remedy
Mrs Louise M Gibson writes from an unhappy two year struggle with kidney troubles and other complications. After trying many medicines without relief she found hope and health again through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges others to try it.
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Louise M. Gibson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mus. Proenase
Louise M. Gibbon
Levian-Giuson
Langley Ave
Chicago
Ill
Binlkhaoi
Charity concerts and infallible cures in seaside ads
An itemized ad fragment references a claim that Piso’s Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds. It notes a testimonial from N. W. Samoan of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 1 1900 and mentions Defiance Starch priced at ten cents for sixteen ounces with a note of more starch for the same money.
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Defiance
Magne NG Starch Mfg. CO
Maha, Neb
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LeRoy
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Price
Winds
Indiana
the Cuban Congress
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Allen
Allen S
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