Burning Daylight Comes of Age In Klondike Saga
Elam Harnish known as Burning Daylight celebrates his 30th birthday with miners at Circle City Tivoli. Heavy gambling and a $100,900 stake lead to loss of money and mine, a mail trip by dog sled, and a rapid cross country run to Dawson. He becomes a key figure in the Klondike gold rush, negotiates high finance in San Francisco, battles disloyal partners in New York, and pursues love with Dede Mason.
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Elam Harnish
Alaska
Circle City Tivoli
Harnish
Yukon
Tivoli
Hamish
Dawson
Klondike
New York
San Francisco
Dreams of Forested Hills and a Practical Dream
In a dialogue about wealth and purpose, Ophir creator Daylight and Dede discuss transforming bare hills into eucalyptus groves and trading coal for useful firewood. The exchange weighs personal gain against benefiting others and the world, with Daylight questioning the impact of financial moves.
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Ophir
Dede
Sacrifice the Navy Leaders Play Dangerous Political Game
The piece argues Democratic control of the House uses war worries to gain votes and attacks Navy funding. It warns against disarmament and notes the need for a strong navy to defend the Monroe Doctrine and U S interests in the Pacific and Asia, comparing military and police protection as public burdens.
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Congress
Europe
Japan
Spain
United States
Panama Canal
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Daylight's Bold Plan to Grow Minutes and Own Lands
Dede reveals a daring idea to plant minutes wholesale and double their growth, proposing a large gamble to multiply time. He discusses buying the nearby quarry, hills to Berkeley, and lands toward San Leandro, claiming ownership of much already.
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Dede
Gamble & Man
Berkeley
San Leandro
Two Sided View Of Rural Life In A Farm Conversation
Judge presents a two sided view of rural beauty and hard farm work through a punchy dialogue. Miss Annabelle Gushington praises peaceful farms while Adoniram Clovertop recalls the strenuous daily routines and heat that shape his perception of beauty.
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Mr. Clovertop
Vision of Oakland Growth Through Transit Control
Daylight imagines a plan to buy Oakland area railroad lines and land to create integrated transit, improve ferry service to San Francisco, and spur rapid land value increases. He outlines buying land now, building electric roads, and selling as transport improves, with a future continuation promised.
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Piedmont
Oakland
San Francisco
United States
Bay
Berkeley
San Leandro
Alameda
Goat Island
No Measure of Success in Democratic Trade Bill
The piece argues Democratic congressmen overreach in proposing a bill to abolish the bureau of trade relations and the director of the consular service. It warns such action would cripple the State Department and harm U S trade efforts in Latin America and the Far East, likely vetoed if passed. The column clouds the political tactic as petty and self-defeating.
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State Department
Bureau of Trade Relations
Consular Service
United States
Latin America
Far East
Senate
Democratic Party
Referendum Decision Upholds State Law Making
The Supreme Court ruled Congress not the judiciary decides if a state government is republican. The chief justice stressed the issue was settled long ago and that the people must choose if democracy works for them. The piece notes initiative and referendum may be useful but states may adopt them freely.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Judiciary
United States
Louisiana Republicans vanish as party dies in state
The Cleveland Leader reports that the Republican party in Louisiana has ceased to exist after polling under ten percent in April elections. It forfeits its franchise and cannot nominate candidates via the primary while Louisiana is allotted 20 convention votes, balancing North Dakota and Oregon with ten delegates each despite far larger state results.
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Republican Party
Louisiana
Savings Banks Prosperity Under Republican Rule
The piece compares 1880 and current savings bank deposits, noting US deposits four times those of Britain and New York state deposits exceeding UK totals. It cites per capita figures of 168 dollars for New York and 24 dollars for Britain, praising American prosperity and leadership.
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United States
Great Britain
New York State
United Kingdom
Interdependence of government and business in prosperity
The piece argues stable government and robust business benefit all ages and sectors. It stresses that leaders' actions in any organized business affect everyone who earns a living, highlighting the law of interdependence across manufacturing trade and commerce and warning that interference harms workers first and most.
Question to Take Up Uniform Party Primaries
The piece advocates the Republican National Committee to set uniform and simultaneous primaries nationwide and urges the Republican and Democratic committees and conventions to decide party nominating methods. It stresses equalization of each party’s voice as crucial.
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Republican National Committee
Republican National Convention
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Convention
New York Sun
Direct Election of Senators Approved by House
The House passed with 237 votes to 39 a constitutional amendment for direct U.S. Senate elections. With Senate approval, it moves to state legislatures for ratification, signaling a shift away from indirect methods favored by current laws and primaries.
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House of Representatives
United States
Senate
Indianapolis News
Reproof Advice From George Washington
The guidance emphasizes choosing private or public reproach, timing, and terms. Reproof should be delivered without anger, using sweetness and mildness, reflecting Washington's temperate counsel on corrective talk.
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George Washington
Debating Baltimore’s Electorate and the Democratic Advantage
The New York Evening Sun argues that Baltimore’s hound dawg candidate choice hinges on a belief that this year favors democracy. It contends Democrats can outmaneuver any Republican in the coming presidential election, while Republicans have little reason to fear the national climate.
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Baltimore
New York Evening Sun
Choose Your Birds Carefully in Lippincott’s Magazine
A brief literary note advises selecting birds with care, warning that early risers should avoid the swallows at night to stay alert and healthy, reflecting a behavioral observation in the magazine’s voice.
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Lippincott's Magazine
Invigorating Bath Through Salt Rub and Rock Salt
A salt rub benefits health by rubbing the moistened salt on the body. Another invigorating plan is to dissolve rock salt in a tub of water before a morning plunge.
False Surmise Cited In Gossip Fragment
A terse newspaper snippet records dialogue dismissing rumors about a man described as unseen during a champagne incident. The passage notes disbelief and questions the observer’s memory, reflecting local talk and insinuation within social circles.
No Progress Made In Murder Case In Villisca
Authorities exhausted reasonable theories and pursue wild leads as Monmouth suspect search continues. County officials travel to Monmouth to verify if the arrestee is the Villisca killer who accosted a girl near the high school before Sunday’s eight deaths. A letter from Kankakee claims a black suspect with a twisted wrist committed the Moore family murders, prompting further investigation alongside Ellsworth letters.
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Villisca
Monmouth
Ratcliff
Fay van Gilder
Court House
Illinois
J. H. Horton
Kankakee
Illand
Stephen 4. Moore
Moore
Ellsworth
Kan
IOWA GRAND ARMY MEN ELECT Mason City Commander
J D Brown of Leon was elected commander and Des Moines awarded the next encampment by the Iowa G A R meeting in Mason City. Judge Trimble national commander predicted 15 to 20 years of encampments with about 20 percent of veterans living at an average age of 71. Other officers named include J H Stevens and G M Bronson among others.
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Capital City
Iowa Veterans
Mason City
J. D. Brown
Leon
Des Moines
Iowa
G. A. R. Judge Trimble
J. H. Stevens
G. M. Bro
May Adopt Peaceful Ways in Iowa Labor Disputes
Muscatine reports a plan favored by R. G. Stewart Cedar Rapids editor and state executive board member to guide unions. The proposal seeks to end walkouts strikes boycotts or lockouts by using conference or arbitration to settle disputes, currently operating in Cedar Rapids and urged at the statewide convention.
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Iowa Federation of Labor
City of
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Iowa
Iowa State Federation of Labor
R. G. Stewart
Cedar Rapids Tribune
Stewart
United Brethren Sessions at Ames in June
The ministerial and lay workers convention of United Brethren Churches in Iowa's central group will convene in Ames on June 20 and 21. Five sessions begin Thursday evening with speakers including Dr. G. A. Funkhouser and Prof. Ross Marters.
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United Brethren
Ames
The
United Brethren Churches of the
Central Group of Churches of Iowa
G. A. Funkhouser
Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Ross Marters
Leander Clarke Colleges
Western Des Moines Baptist association figures
The American Baptist Year Book reports for the Western Des Moines Baptist association in Des Moines: 33 churches, 23 ordained ministers, 3,328 members, 25 Sunday schools, 286 officers and teachers, 2,336 scholars.
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Western Baptist Association
Des Moines
American Baptist Year Book
Western Des Moines Baptist Association
Thieves Rob Wartburg College Dorm in Night Strike
Felix Melchert of Wartburg College reported burglars entered his sleeping apartment and stole 72 dollars. The thieves escaped without waking him.
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Clinton
Felix Melchert
Wartburg College
Leaves Widow Big Sum in Titanic Victim Case
Herbert F. Chaffee a former Manchester citizen and Titanic victim left his wife Carrie Toogood of Manchester a life insurance of 200099 dollars. He held vast real estate interests in Minnesota and Dakota.
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Big Sum
Manchester
Herbert F. Chaffee
Carrie Toogood
Chaffee
Minnesota
Dakota
Farmer Charles Dunn Fatally Injured in Runaway
Charles Dunn a 43 year old farmer near St Anthony was fatally injured in a runaway accident in Marshalltown when he was thrown from the buggy and struck on the head.
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Marshalltown
Charles Dunn
St. Anthony
Missing Ottumwa Man Found After Week Missing
Griffin B. Melick former justice of the peace and Ottumwa Independent publisher, missing for a week, is believed by police to have joined Davenport port. Mrs. Melick fears her husband may have drowned himself.
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Ottumwa
Griffin B. Melick
Justice of the Peace
Ottumwa Independent
Davyenport
Melick
Des Moines River Tragedy Claims 10-Year-Old
Ottumwa report: Robert Hale, ten, drowned while wading with playmates in the Des Moines river.
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Ottumwa
Rober Hale
Des Moines
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United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Homestead
Mason
Rinkabilly
New_York Herald Company
MacMillan Company
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Grand Army
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