Gold Serkers Perils Provisions Scarce On Trail South of Dyea
San Francisco reports two letters from Charles Cook in Dawson City recounting a brutal trek from Dyea to the Klondike. Descriptions include 1200 pounds carried, severe blizzards, six to eight feet of snow, and deaths marked by crosses along the trail. A separate message notes a claim selling for $60,000 and a drop in provisions as miners plan longer stays in the mushroom city of Kiondike.
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Dyea
Dawson City
Julia Cook
Charles Cook
Chilcot Pass
Cook
Thal
Kiondike
Portland
Climate divides Alaska into temperate and interior regions
Weather Bureau chief Moore reports distinct Alaska climates. Temperate Alaska along the coast sees rare zero temps with winter starting December and snow vanishing by May, Sitka averaging near 225 F winter, and heavy rainfall with frequent fog and only about sixty clear days a year. Interior Alaska remains harsher in winter but milder in summer by comparison.
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Alaska
Sitka
Washington, D. C
Aleutian Islands
Social Democracy Debs Defends Aims And Purposes
Debs argues the Social Democracy is not merely a party but a national and international movement with state and municipal platforms. He counters claims the aim is colonization, notes revenue measures and vetoed tax proposals, and highlights church and political affairs abroad.
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Emene VW
Debs
Chicago
Eugene VY
Saint Bon Social
Nates
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Bora Tischeme
al of
Cyclone Hits Illinois Farm Killing Seven Injured Three
A cyclone struck A C McDowell’s Illinois farm killing seven people including McDowell and his family. Grandson, wife of Samuel Brownlee, three Brownlee children, and Miss Jessie Groves died. McDowell’s son Charles and daughter Mary were badly hurt. Fire aboard the United States steamship Wilmington in Jacksonville bunkers caused minor damage.
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Brownlee
Jessie Groves
Charles
Mary
Wilmington
Jacksonville
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Savannah
Train wreck at Thorntown exposes deliberate sabotage
The Chicago Express from Abe Cleveland to Cincinnati wrecked at Thorntown Indiana when a coupling pin was driven into the switch to derail the fast train. Engineer Seth Winslow and Fireman B Crickmore were killed. Several passengers injured, including Henry Pbsie and Charles Cavier. Express car crew escaped with minor injuries. Multiple reports of other wrecks and fatalities follow in the dispatches.
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Abe Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Lewis
Chicagso
Mail
Express
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Warner
Seth Winslow
Greensburg
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Indianapolis
Henry Pbsie
Cleveland
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Bellevue
Pifbe
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Inwil Cer
Criewe
Buffalo
Lehigh
Depew Jun Lion
Here
George Elsbree
Manchester
Charles
Say
James Ratcliffe
Sayre
Eddie
Elsbree
Trade and labor trends in a widening economic landscape
Dispatches from Northern cities report improved business while Western markets show strong crop prospects. The report notes rising wheat prices and growing foreign demand, yet coal strikes and textile mill closings cloud the industrial outlook.
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New York
R.gg. Dunn & Co
Review of Trade
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Seattle
Portland
Sesson
Besin
United States
Canada
Grant Resigns as New York Police Commissioner
Frederick D. Grant resigns from the post of Police commissioner in New York City. John Sebolt of New Brunswick New Jersey was shot by his wife who mistook him for a burglar during a domestic incident. A wet spell costs Chester county farmers an estimated 150000 dollars in losses. B B F McKinney uncle of President McKinney is named assistant postmaster at San Francisco. Josie Macdonald of New York who was burned by X rays may sue for damages.
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New York City
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New Brunswick
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Hazelton
George Martina
Andrew Albertini
Chester County
B.B. F. McKinney
President McKinney
San Francisco
Josie Macdonald
New York
Strikes Spread Across Mines In Four States
Reports from the coal fields describe marches at the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal mines and nearby Plum Creek and Sandy Creek areas. Sheriff orders disbanding public assemblies while Hawaii and Japan move toward arbitration over immigration and liquor disputes.
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Hervey A. Lowry
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
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Allersheny County
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Castle 5
Baseball score roundup and misc notices
Baseball results from multiple cities include Chicargo Chicageos 5 Fattsburg 2 and New York 2 Philadelphia 3. Items note a deputy customs official removal in Chateaugay and a gubernatorial ineligibility in Des Moines for F L Eton. Portugal unrest reported from Lisbon with fears of revolution and a union strike ending in a pay cut for iron industry workers.
Bonds and grains lead a wide New York market day
On July 2, bonds dominated trading with strong mortgage securities and notable activity in wheat from European assurances. Closing bond bids included Baltim. & Ohio at 4, Lehigh Valley 2, and other issues, while Philadelphia flour and grain prices showed mixed shifts with wheat up and corn and oats mixed amid steady beef and lard, and live stock markets varied by class.
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Auctioneer Lease sells livery stable fixtures and bank property
Public sale reports show Harvey R Lease selling the fixtures of Jon en's livery stable on West Fourth Street. Jones and Fagan rent the stables to continue the livery business. A sale at the courthouse sold a house and lot in Liberty for 500 dollars, purchased by the Fredericktown Savings Institution directors.
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EL Dol
Predericktown Savings Institution
Liberty
Doctor Seeks Alaska Correspondent for Magazine
Dr John Zimmerman writes to Frank Leslier’s monthly magazine editor in Alaska seeking a correspondent in response to an ad. The reply states no correspondents will be sent before next spring.
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Alaska
John Zimmerman
Frank Leslier
Tha
Wheat Prices Decline on Local Market Indicated
Wheat at 78 cents per bushel today in Frederick. Earlier bids touched Baltimore as updated figures reached the market.
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