Alaska Eldorado Fortunes From Yukon Nuggets 1897
Port Townsend special reports a steamship carrying over a ton of gold from St Michaels to Seattle. Nuggets ranged from pea to guinea egg, with miners aboard largely gaining fortunes while experienced workers suffer hardship in Alaska and the Northwest Territory.
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Port Townsend
Wash
St. Michaels
Seattle
Sound
Alaska
Northwest Territory
Clarence Berry
Fresno
Cal
Wlendyke
Portland
Frank Phisenter
Hartolwa
Mich
Krondyke
Sengt
Eldorado
Gold Fever Grips Seattle As Alaska Diggings Spark Rush
Reports of great Alaska gold discoveries trigger widespread uproar in Seattle. Police resignations mount as streetcar workers and others scramble to join the chase north. The steamer Portland, carrying about 1 million dollars in gold dust, awaits at St Michaels and is expected to sail soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Krowan
Avery
Rianmirke
Yuken
Forey Mile
Ute
Bonanza Creek
Seattle
Alaska
Eldorado
Portland
North American Trading and Transportation Company
St. Michaels
Tattosh
Tom Watson Says Populist Party in Pieces
Atlanta Ga special. Tom Watson publicly acknowledges the Populist party is breaking apart in a five column editorial. He reflects on sacrificing his political life to unite the South and West and blasts Butler while affirming his Populist heart. He cites Butler’s letter as vindication of his forecast.
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Atlanta
Tom Watson
People’s Party
Watson
Peffer
Simpson
Davis
Otis
Baker
Halvorsen
Congress
Butler
Alliance Democrat
Ice cave found near Cow Mountain in Colorado
Photographer Yelton returned from Cow mountain six miles east of Cripate Creek to report a remarkable cavern discovery. A man breached rock into a vast ice cave with stalactites and stalagmites of ice, a rope descent revealed an immense chamber ending at a yawning abyss about fifty feet from the entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripate Creek
Col
Yelton
Cow Mountain
Stote House
Fce
Noor
Romance ties Louisville pair at Barnes Hotel wedding
Miss Mary J. Davis of Louisville Kentucky and George O. King of San Francisco were married last Thursday at Barnes Hotel. The couple reunited at the Christian Endeavor convention after six years apart and quickly finalized their plans. The ceremony was witnessed by friends including members of the Kentucky delegation. King, once a clerk for the bride’s uncle, became her suitor’s agent before parental opposition cooled.
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San Francisco
Bin
George F. McCulloch
Muncie
Republican State Committee
Calfornia mine discovery tale from desert trek
John F. James and Henry Blake return to Phoenix with an account of extreme desert suffering and the discovery of a famous Southwest mine eighty miles south of Salina station on the Southern Pacific. They found gold specked ore at the shaft bottom and hope to return after recovering strength.
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Phoenix
A. T
John F. James
Henry Blake
Calfornia
Southwest
Salina Station
Southern Pacific
Col C F Crocker Dies at San Mateo Home
Col C F Crocker vice president of the Southern Pacific Railroad died at his San Mateo California residence on July 1. He was a prominent railroad figure and son of Leland Stanford. The obituary notes his long service and standing in the industry.
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Col
C. F. Crocker
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Mateo
Cal
Paroled after twelve years for a Greensburg murder
William W. Kennedy, imprisoned twelve years for the Greensburg murder of David Baker, has been paroled after supporting evidence from Greensburg women and petitions. Governor Mount granted the parole conditioned on six months, with District Attorney Wishard present, as Kennedy suffers consumption.
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Greensburg
Baker
Kennedy
Kate Kennedy
Mount
Indianapolis
Wishard
Iennedy
Debs In West Virginia Strike Probed By State Commissioners
West Virginia miners' strike survey under Governor Mount oversight reaches Pocahontas, Harmony, and Monongah. John B. Conner and T. J. Terhune with Mine Inspector Fisher report limited distress, political influence, and that most miners prefer work if conditions allow. Debs faces lukewarm Indiana support as a small fraction align with his call.
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Terre Haute
John B. Conner
Indianapolis
T. J. Terhune
Lebanon
Mount
Knight
Kennedy
Mine Workers’ Union
West Virginia
Fisher
Brazil
Conner Aga
Terhune
Camner
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Indiana
Clay County
Harmony
Coxville
Rosedale
Fontanet
Coal Bluff
Seelyville
Stanton and Newberg
Shelburn
Linton
Clinton
Wheeling
W. Wa
Eugene Debs
Rivesville
Montana
Monongah
Fairmont
Kennedy Declares Innocence. Six Month Probation and Health Checks
The governor imposes six months probation with abstinence and good conduct for Kennedy, who must present certificates of good behavior and a physician's health report at the end. He asserts innocence to reporters, plans a telephone notice to his Cincinnati family, and leaves for Cincinnati. The report also notes prison-life behavior and related local anecdotes.
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Kennedy
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Lynching of Dr Ryder Reported Near Talbotton
Dispatches from Talbotton confirm a lynching of Dr W L Ryder who murdered Miss Sallie Hmma Owen a year earlier. After the case was postponed due to sickness, Ryder was moved to the Muscogee jail. Deputies were ambushed at Waverly Hall as a mob seized him, carrying the prisoner across the county line and hanging him from a limb. his body found early Tuesday morning.
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Atlant
Talbottan
Ryder
Sallie
Hmma Owen
Joige Hart
Muscogee
Waverly Hall
Talbotton
Another Lynching in Goodwater Alabama
A mob in Coosa County Alabama shot and killed James Daniel a burl negro after he allegedly attempted an assault on Mrs. John Baker wife of a white farmer Living near Goodwater. The victim was cornered in a forest and shot when surrounded.
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Montgomery, Aka
Yerrell
Martin Thomas
Filba
Ala
Terrell
Goodwater
Alabama
Coosa
Jas
Daniel
John Baker
Hving
Cauosa
Odell Bank Robbery Ends With Suspects Caught
Two men robbed McWilliam's Bank in Odell Illinois, demanding cash with revolvers. Cashier Vanbuskirk fired at them as they escaped. a large pursuit followed, leading to their capture near corn fields. They named Frank W. Jackson and Harry Howard of New York at preliminary exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Ill
McWilliam
Vanbuskirk
Webbers
Noone
Frank W. Jackson
Harry Howard
New York
Mended a Broken Neck in Indiana
Miss Lizzie Hink of Denison near Jefferson, Indiana, fell down stairs and fractured the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae. After careful reduction and immobilization she recovered, with neck bones grown together and full neck mobility restored after about a month.
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Jefferson
Lizzie Hink
Denison
Innocent Chicago Artist Detained as Prisoner of War Spy
Frederick W. Clark, Chicago artist, was detained for hours by French sentinels near the fortress of Besançon on a false charge of spying. He was refused food, his papers seized, and his baggage searched before being released after proving he was not a spy. He writes that he views the incident as a joke and will not complain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frederick W. Clark
Besacon
France
Clark
Sunday
Murderous bicyclist strikes, escapes after attack on Samuel Wood
Samuel Wood, 24, was knocked down by a mysterious scorching bicyclist Sunday night in Chicago. The assailant beat Wood while he lay unconscious, leaving him with a fractured skull and no expectation of recovery. The wheelman fled after delivering a final blow and mounting his bike.
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Chicago
Samuel Wood
Wood
Safe makers seek new large combination by leading firms
A plan to form a big safe makers company is under consideration by top manufacturers. Overtures reportedly received by major safe companies. Leading figures include the Branigans of Boston and the Maslers of Cincinnati, supported by Eastern capitalists.
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Branigans
Boston
Maslers
Cincinnati
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