Alaska Central railway to boost gold output and access
The Alaska Central railway contract covers 413 miles from Resurrection Bay through Cook Inlet to the Tanana river, with construction to start before July 15. The project, funded by Illinois Michigan Ohio capitalists and supported by Pacific coast leaders, aims to raise Alaska gold output from 40 million to 200 million annually and open interior Alaska year round.
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Chicago
Alaska
Resurrection Bay
Tanana River
Reward Construction Company of Chicago
Alaska Central Railway
Cook Inlet
Sussima Valley
Yukon
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Seattle
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
George W. Dickinson
Northern Pacific
F. Augusta Heinz
John E. Bal
New
Tanana
Klondike
Yukon River
Alaska Central
Epworth League Convention Invades Denver Slums
Denver June 21. The Epworth League held an unprecedented visit to Denver’s poor districts. Delegates distributed printed slips and invited residents to the Mission of the Living Waters at 1836 Larimer St for Bible preaching and a free dinner. Despite early resistance, the dinner and talks drew many to the services, with some converting and promising changed lives.
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Denver
Epworth League
Living Waters
Larimer Street
Harry” Ottinger
Colorado Springs
B. F. Schribner
League
Thomas F. Graham
Harry
Scribner
Judge Lindsey Tells About Boys
Denver reports Judge Lindsey condemns police handling of juveniles and explains fear drives boys to lie. He recounts a burglar who avoided the juvenile court yet crime and reform followed after talks, illustrating methods beyond reformatory placement. Kansas board cites 28,100 harvest hands needed statewide.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
T. B. Gerow
State Free Employment Bureau
Death of an Old Tree in Paris Courtyard
Parisians mourn the death of their oldest elm in the deaf mute institute courtyard on Rue Saint Jacques. Planted in 1600 by order of Sully, it stood 150 feet tall and endured monarchies, empires, and republics. This year its leaves failed to appear, and its loss is felt as the passing of an old friend.
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Paris
Deaf Mute Institute
Rue Saint Jacques
Order of Sully
Colorado Power Company formed to exploit Shoshone falls
Denver June 22. The Colorado Power and Irrigation Company filed articles of incorporation seeking to harness Shoshone falls nine miles east of Glenwood Springs for up to 40,000 horsepower. Plans include a 20,000 hp plant costing $2,000,000 to be built in about two years, plus an auxiliary 6,000 hp plant within nine months costing about $750,000. Leadville and mining districts would receive cheaper power, with irrigation potential in arid lands. Albert Sherwin of Leadville chairs, E E Lucas of Glenwood Springs is secretary.
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Denver
Shoshone Falls
Colorado Power and Irrigation Company
Glenwood Springs
Denver & Rio Grande
Leadville
Grand Valley
Albert Sherwin
E. E. Lucas
German Princes Coming to the World’s Fair
The court circular says Prince Henry of Prussia will visit the United States incognito during the World’s Fair in St. Louis next year. He will tour the country including the Pacific coast without official duties. The crown prince of Germany may also visit, perhaps with a brother.
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New York
London
the Times
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Germany
Cupola Sketches 1 47 Byron Williams
A country newspaper acquaintance narrates a tale of marital strain and mistaken flirtation culminating in a late night pursuit through rain. The wife’s anger, the editor’s office prompt, and a misread hotel call drive the couple toward reconciliation or further strain. Also includes satirical riffs on wealth, society, and genteel life, ending with a call for readers to mail in marriage observations and a final quip about murder notices with quick photographs.
Summer Excursions and Advertisements in Boston 1903
Travel offers for Boston to multiple cities with dates in late June to early September 1903 and notes on returns. Prominent destinations include Boston Toronto Saratoga Detroit with varying fares and stopovers. Contact Geo W Vaux in Chicago for details. Also listed are assorted ads on butter hay, Defiance Starch, a Himalayan tale excerpt, humorous dialogue snippets, and local notices.
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Boston
Toronto
Saratoga
Detroit
Geo
An Ideal Woman's Medicine Claims for Pinkham Vege Compound
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege Compound as unmatched for female diseases with unprecedented demand across the nation. It notes thousands of letters from grateful women praising cures and invites women to write for free advisory correspondence from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkhar
Atlantic
Pacific
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