Nome Ends Three Day Storm Strikes Nome Citywide Turmoil
Nome faces renewed storm fury lasting three days causing lighter craft to be ashore and ships stranded. Robberies and holdups plague the town with men sandbagged in daylight and sluice box thefts reported as valuables vanish from stores and mines. The Kimball carried 3655 passengers and $300,000 in treasure while a winter stage line from Nome to Ilauma bay plans 800 miles with 36 relay stations to reach Illauma bay by steamship year-round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
Nome
John S. Kimball
Warden
Abbie Deering
Stevens
Prosper
Cape Lisburne
Tracy Robertson
8. M. Hovey
Anvil Creek
Norman B. Smith
Ilauma Bay
Illauma Bay
Kimball
Various late news items from 1901 period
A digest of scattered items: Sullivan and Broad fought a 25 round draw in Fort Erie, N Y. Palouse threshing wraps up in Whitman county. Pro Boer South African News suspended under martial law. Evans leaves for San Francisco to sail to Samoa with Casey. Driver Todkoff says Stone kidnapper Turks. Bulgarian police monitor him. US appeals court reverses Montana case over $30,000 cattle contract. Beaumont fire near SP depot causes $100,000 loss. Philippine customs revenue up 38 percent in first half 1901. McKinley Memorial Arch association formed. Roosevelt named honorary member. Wheat at 40 cents.colfax. Palouse sales up, Aaron Kuhn buys 130,000 bushels. White House flags at half mast until Oct 19 after McKinley death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Sullivan
Kid Broad
Fort Erie
N. Y
Palouse
Whitman County
Cape Town
Robley D. Evans
San Francisco
Casey
Pacific
Wisconsin
Tutuila
Samoa
London Daily Express
Vienna
Todkoff
Miss Stone
Sofia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Montana
Home Land & Cattle Company
National Bank of Commerce
Cornelius J. McNamara
Thomas J. Marlow
Beaumont
Texas
Southern Pacific
Houston
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs
War Department
Philippines
William McKinley National Memorial Arch Association
Henry B. MacFarland
Lyman J. Gage
Thomas F. Walsh
Roosevelt
Colfax
Aaron Kuhn
White House
McKinley
Canton
Suspender The oftener a man fe cold the cheaper he feels
In a brief, wry note the columnist comments that habitual coldness or economy shapes a man’s apparent value and mood, suggesting a frugal or austere stance influences perceived worth or comfort in daily life.
Troops Called Back Over Miss Stone Crisis
Constantinople reports reveal the Turkish commander planned to trap Miss Stone’s captors at noon Saturday. Spencer Eddy, U S secretary of legation, urged immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops after warning further action would endanger Miss Stone, with Bulgarian forces also pulling back. The diplomatic corps unanimously approves Eddy’s decision as critical to avoid her possible murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Miss Stone
Spencer Eddy
United States Legation
Tewfik Pasha
Eddy
Diplomatic Corps
Robbers strike Harrodsburg post office
Five men robbed the Harrodsburg post office ten miles from Danville early today, gaining a small sum then attempting the nearby Moret National bank. Policemen Britton and Brown fired. about 40 shots were exchanged and one robber was wounded before the group escaped with a wounded companion. Bloodhounds and pursuit followed in surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Harrodsburg
Moret National Bank
Britton
Brown
Noti
Flags at Full Mast New Washington Oct 14 30 day period
The brief notes that flags at half mast or full mast are observed in New Washington on October 14 marking a 30 day period. Officials did not specify the occasion but the notice emphasizes ceremonial flags and civic observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mining News Of The Week Shows Vast Improvements In Gold Mines
Reports from Cripple Creek and other districts highlight strong profits with Stratton's Independence near Cripple Creek netting about 190000 in August while the Utica at Angels Camp surpasses 200000 in a single month. New shipments rise from Boundary and Rossland camps as Granby joints and Le Roi mines push toward early operations. Nome traffic totals indicate 9000 visitors and 1874000 in freight receipts, and a fatal blast at Treadwell 700 mine kills four with one badly wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Independence
Cripple Creek
Col
Utica
Angels Camp
Cal
Burlington Syndicate
Lion Horse
Ten Mile Creek
Boundary Camps
Granby Group
Winnipeg
Mother Lode
King Solomon
Rossland
Rossland Camp
le Roi
Northport
Trail
le Roi No. 2
Spitzee
Alabama Group
Nelson
Wash
Granby
Palmer Mountain
Washington
J. L. Dunn
Wild Rose
Pierce District
Dunn
Nome
Seattle
Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d’Alenés
F. P. Hays
Baker City
Gelser
Spokane
Buffalo
Maryland
Treadwell
Douglas Island
Joe Feratta
William Moore
George Dusing
Louie
Mining notes reflect vast oil and mineral activity across the West
The Jumbo mine in Buffalo Hump receives more stamps while Cripple Creek employs about 8,000. Klondike nearly $200 million in gold placers are noted. Coeur d Alene and Spokane districts show promising mines and machinery. oil drilling expands near Gray's Harbor and in Spokane oil fields. several deals include 20,000 dollars cash for seven quarts claims near Marshal Lake. Velvet mine claims 80 workers. Crystal Marble plans $20,000 quarry plant near Colville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Hump
Cripple Creek
Yukon Territory
Klondike Placers
California
Coeur d'Alene
van B. de Lashmutt
Gray’s Harbor
Republic
Republic District
Spokane
Coeur d'Alene Mining Company
Murray
Idaho
R. A. Hendricks
Marshal Lake
Salmon River
J. D. Stone
Pueblo
Col
Monroe Gold Mining Company
Republic Camp
Velvet
Sophia Mountain
Northport
Wash
Sven Sorenson
Crystal Marble Company
Colville
Helena Man Martyred by Elk in Central Park
Joseph Coufal of Helena entered Central park gate with a four pronged pitchfork to prove the elk feared him. The elk charged, gored him repeatedly, and he died of brain concussion. Spectator Samuel Billard fought the animal with a fence rail, injuring his leg in the process and aiding his removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Central Park
Joseph Coufal
Samuel Billard
Coufal
Train Wrecked Near Deer Lodge In Montana
Train No 1 the North Coast Limited wrecked at a switch near Dempsey about five miles south of Deer Lodge. Conductor J Hinnen and Engineer W B Bell led the crew. No injuries reported though the main track and siding are torn up for about six car lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Mont
North Coast Limited
Dempsey
Deer Lodge
J. Hinnen
W. B. Bell
Sympathy With the Boers in Berlin Observed
Berlin papers mark Mr Kru ger's birthday with sympathy for the Boers and note the two years war. They cite remarks by British war secretary Mr Broderick and Chancellor Sir Michael Hicks Beach as evidence of Britain’s desperate straits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kruger
Broderick
Michael Hicks-Beach
Chicago man sails whirlpool rapids in cigar boat
Peter Nielsen of Chicago navigated Niagara Falls whirlpool rapids in a 2 foot cigar shaped boat named the Fool Killer. The trip, witnessed by 15,000 spectators, lasted four minutes today near Niagara Falls New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Peter Nielsen
Chicago
Lipton in a Racing Mood Implicated in Dinner Toast
New York reports Sir Thomas Lipton as guest of honor at a dinner. In response to a toast he said his reason for keeping Shamrock on this side was to race against the Constitution of Columbia next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas
Constitution of
Mule driving offered as novelty to society
Mrs Reginald De Koven wife of the composer and daughter of former Senator Farwell of Chicago stirs Washington society as she promotes mule driving as a novelty gathering event with local interest and social intrigue surrounding the entertainer's circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald de Koven
Senator Farwell
Chicago
Washington
Sage on Morgan the Greatest Financier of His Time
Sage calls J. P. Morgan the greatest master of finance since Hamilton. He praises Morgan as practical bold and reliable, noting his strictness with trickery and his consistent success from observed business rules. The Wall Street veteran emphasizes Morgan's experience honesty and straightforward methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Morgain
George Rutledge Gibson
Leslie’s Weekly
Mr. Morgan
Alexander Hamilton
Russell Sage
Hamilton School
Mr. Sage
Morgan
Man Lives on 45 Cents a Week in Cambridge
Harvard resident Benno H A Groth survives on 45 cents weekly by self-boarding in an attic plus gruel beans oatmeal and stale bread. He weighs more now after migrating with little money and grit supplying his daily sustenance. A classroom anecdote from London Tit-Bits notes children correcting a teacher in a Sunday school quiz about words that rhyme with eye nose lip and ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benno H. A. Groth
Harvard
Cambridge
A. Groth
London
Gold Dust In Victoria From Klondike Rush
Victoria BC October 14 The provincial assay office handles about 700 pounds of gold dust from the north aboard the steamer Danube. Tagish Jim brings 125 pounds and owns rich Klondike claims investing in Victoria realty. The North American Transportation Trading Co holds 480 pounds, rest owned by individual Klondike and Atlin miners. Miners receive a 1 percent royalty rebate. dispute over big company rebate between provincial and dominion governments. Cariboo horses suffer a new disease with swelling feet and ruptures. veterinarians dispatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Tagish Jim
Klondike
Victoria Realty
North American Transportation & Trading Company
Atlin
Yukon
Cariboo
Army Surgeon General reports good health in 1900 army
The Surgeon General’s annual report to the Secretary of War notes unusually good army health in 1900. Hospital admissions averaged 2311.81 per 1000 strength for 100,389, up from 2178.06. Philippine admissions rose due to sickness, while regulars saw fewer disease cases. Deaths were 28.75 per 1000, with dysentery a key internal cause. China saw high deaths, and Cuban health improved under American occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sternberg
Secretary of War
Philippines
Philippine Islands
China
Cuba
Bold Thugs Try to Murder Spokane Teamaster on Bridge
At 7:15 pm on the upper Olive street bridge two assailants robbed J. H. Gudan of 57 dollars and seized a revolver. They shot at him and attempted to throw him into the river. A bullet tore his finger as Gudan used the weapon to strike a thief, knocking him against the railing and enabling Gudan to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
J. H. Gudan
Upper Olive Street
Gudan
Burglars Terrorize Foster Village After Robbery
Looters who earlier busted a United States Graphite office safe in Saginaw shot at Night Watchman Jones after binding him and forcing him to Harden's hardware. They failed to seize cash from Harden's cafe and fled as residents rallied to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
United States Graphite Company
Fosters
Jones
Harden
Big Fire Destroys Fanning Mill Company's Plant
A large blaze at the Fanning Mill company in Walla Walla Washington caused about 35000 in losses. The building and machinery were destroyed, stock burned, and six lumber piles saved. The cause is unknown and building had 15000 insured. Fire occurred shortly after workers left for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla, Wash
Also Mentioned on This Page
Venezueclans
Willemstad
Curacoa
Haytien
Maracaibo
Tracy
Philadelphia
George Tracy
Kinderhook
Peter Hegelman
John Glick
Patrick Cavanaugh
Mining News OF the Week
Northwest
British Columbia
Lipton
Reginald DE Kove
Nobby
Sage
Army Report
Walla Walls
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