Revenue cutters to guard steamers to Alaska
A World News item notes revenue cutters will protect steamers sailing from Alaska for the United States with gold aboard. It mentions various figures and names, including Col. Albert Shaffer of the Allemannia Bank in St. Paul and W. Spalding of the Globe Savings Bank in Chicago, amid a broad stream of international and national notices.
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Alaska
United States
Albert Shaffer
Allemannia Bank
St. Paul
Chag
W. Spalding
Globe Savings Bank of Chicago
Mail
Wheaton
Posh
Southington
Conn
A. Ts Uuetrgert
Chicago
Puddiers
Youngstown
Ohio
Hugh Gereh
Union Hill
N. Ju
Indian Territory
James
Chickasay
Louisiang Sugor
Matt Quay
Hawaii
Morgan
Seventh Regiment
Springfield
Mass
Berlin
Andrew D. White
Germany
Sherman
Tucker Booth
Salvation Army
London
Gen
Booth
Henry Clay Miner
New York
Fairmont
W. Va
Omer
Pennsylvania
Brethen
Marconi
New York City
Willum G. Rockefeller
Robert Fitzsimmons
Thoronge Dreds
Croker
Carlsbad
Tien
Treasury Department
Garrett E. Anderson
Brooklyn
Arzona
Phoenix
George Welker
Department of Justice
Walker
Washington
Cleveland Lealer
Global unrest and battles dominate foreign affairs dispatches
The report details heavy fighting across Silesia Bohemia and the Crimea with hundreds killed and leaders punished in various theatres. It notes Dr Arneth's death in Vienna and rumored political moves in Greece Britain and the Balkans. It cites military actions in India South Africa and Egypt plus church and diplomacy developments.
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Silesia
Bohemia
Crimea
Arneth
Charles Dilke
Greece
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
Tome
Sherman
Europe
South Africa
Lukajartes
Malakand
India
Weyler
Jose Rafael Moptalya
Trade Prospects Rise On Wheat Good Prices Stimulate Business
New York August 7—R G Dun & Co weekly trade report notes smaller July failures than in any month since 1892 and signals better days ahead. Wheat yields and high prices boost activity. cotton prices up with likely larger yields. Bank clearings rise. general business in Chicago St Louis Galveston shows gains. demand for dry goods, shoes, clothing increases. Indiana corn crop fears eased by rains. iron and steel demand resumes. Exports of wheat flour rise sharply week over week.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Coe Weekly
Dyn’g
Summatra
Germany
United States
Bradstreets
General Wade
Chicago
St. Louis
Galveston
Kansas City
Omahe
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Montreal
Exports Rise for Indian Corn and Tank Clearings Climb
Exports of Indian corn this week reached 3,224,000 bushels, up from 1,257,000 a year ago, while Brudstreeth’s statement shows total tank clearings of the United States' principal cities at 1,141,852,763 dollars, a 25.2 percent increase from the prior year.
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Brudstreeth
United States
Trustful Englishman’s fortunes rise and fall across cities
C M Burleigh recalls an Englishman who arrived in Chicago with over eighty thousand dollars in a bag, shared a friendly handshake, and warned to guard his money. He later lost most of it to sharpers, kept five thousand, and planned to return to England. Six weeks later he appeared in Philadelphia with an Opera company, requiring help to pay his fee in New York.
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Finglishman
America
C. M. Burleigh
Chicago
Seattle
Montana
West
England
Philadelphia
New York
Washington Post
Sisters of Mercy Save Klondyke Miner in Alaska
A rough prospecting party travels to the Arctic circle near the Klondike in Alaska and meets Sisters of Mercy at Forty Mile Camp. They help a dying friend, Rubdub, receive care, and the group credits the sisters and hospital with saving his life. The tale ends noting Sisters of Mercy operate in Alaska and other parts.
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Alaska
Arctic Circle
North Pole
Sisters of Mercy
Ruddud
Oue Diggings
Hingphtal
Forty Mile Camp
New York
The Antiquity of Forks in England Story
In the sixteenth century forks traveled from Italy to England with meals. A traveler notes Italians and many strangers use a fork while cutting meat. Queen Elizabeth was criticized for adopting forks, scandal followed, and public opinion shifted as royalty led the change.
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Ttaly
England
Elizabeth
Westere
Torke
Rifle Shoots at Bisley Reach Unmatched Accuracy
Bisley rifle competitions reveal experts agreeing the shooting is "too good" with the Lee-Mitford replacing the Martini. Winds and light still affect results, while dozens post the highest scores, including in shoot-offs. A new scoring method seems imperative.
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Bisley
Principal Actor Grimpus Andree Emerges in Northern Quest
Grimpus Andree becomes the guiding figure among northern explorers praised in the New York Journal. Crimpus remarks on his prominence as a polar star guiding expeditions.
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Grimpus—Andree
Crimpus
New York Journal
A Tart an Bodice and Po rtugal Political Unrest
A tartan bodice description appears alongside reports of Portugal's grim state as the government tightens rule. Police raid Nelgate residences without warrants and detain owners on flimsy charges, amid broader efforts to impose oppressive levies. Prince Henri d Orleans has accepted General Alvertone's challenge to a panel.
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Orelés
Portugal
Prince Henri d'Orleans
General Alvertone
Yester Summer Ev Id Affects Her Innocence
A cryptic note from a dated era speaks of how the past season haunts a woman, shaping fear and perceived danger in a reflection on memory and innocence. The text blends whimsical phrases with archaic imagery to imply lingering dread tied to bygone days.
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Aseb
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