Arctic Mount St Elias Expedition Reaches Sitka Base
A geology and topography expedition led by Russell, under National Geographic Society and US Geological Survey, travels from Sitka to Yakutat Bay and Blossom Island. They map glaciers and peaks, name Grand View Island and Mount Seattle, endure 35 days above the snow line, and conclude St Elias is not North America's highest peak. The party returns aboard the Corwin to Port Townsend on October 2.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
United States Geological Survey
Mount St. Elias
Alaska
Russell
Sitka
United States
Pinta
Farenholt
Secretary of the Navy
Yakutat Bay
Yakatut Bay
St. Elias
Glaaciers
Voekutat
Ueto
Grand View Island
Sfter Danton
Gardner Hubburn
Hubbard
Mount
Seattle
Queen City
Kerr
Blossom Island
Marvin
Pinnacle Pees
Pinnacle Pass
Mount Cook
St. Elias Range
Conrad Gisecter
St Elias
Mr. Kerr
St. Eling Range
Greenland
Corwin
C. L. Hooper
Yakutat
Sitks
Port Townsend
van Couver
Cook
National Geographic Magazine
Broker Samuel Lewis Captured After Train Escape
In New York on October 19 detective Von Gerichten tracked Samuel W. Lewis the broker who robbed his wife of over 347000. Lewis leaped from a moving train at South Norwalk but was pursued and captured after a dark chase with the detective. Both men reached South Norwalk with bruises, cuffs on Lewis, and a successful arrest.
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New York
Samuel W. Lewis
von Gerichten
Lewis
Stonington Line
Providence
Parker
Hartford
South Norwalk
van Gerichten
Norwalk
Debate proposal sparks cross party dispute in Carlisle
Philadelphia telegram reports a dispute over delaying a joint debate between Pattison and Delamater in Carlisle on the 24th. The Times urges airing both speakers together, condemns the refusal as unfounded, and defends Pattison against personal slander accusations while predicting Delamater’s possible defeat.
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Distatch
Philadelphia
Andrews
Adams
Cumberland County
Delamater
Pattison
Carlisle
Times
Cooper
Senator Delamater
Pennsylvania
Pera
Carco
Preferred Death to Matrimony in Wisconsin Woman Dies
Louis A. Alwardt a 20 year old girl in Maskowac Wisconsin killed herself to avoid an arranged marriage. She was found dead in her bed days before the planned wedding and a Milwaukee chemist analysis showed a heavy arsenic dose in her stomach.
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Maskowac
Wis
Louis A. Alwardt
Milwaukee
Skeleton Found In Cellar Tied To Family Mortality
Race Wisconsin October 19 The skeleton of Ernst Schluter who died with his two children in March 1887 was uncovered in the cellar of his former home today. No remains of the children were found but authorities suspect the entire family perished on the premises and will search further.
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Race
Wis
Ernst Schluter
Pittsburg Daily Dispatch Metropolis Recap
The Pittsburg Dispatch summarizes yesterday’s foreign and domestic news with items on a French officer’s desertion acquittal, European tariff quarrels, McKinley era policy debates, Irish affairs, and local Pittsburgh updates including the Exposition closing, Leetsdale library dedication, and Justice Miller’s remains procession.
Quality clothing proves value for money
Insist on quality over cheap ready made garments. The ad boasts long service, style, and reliability at economical prices. It promises to keep wearers sharp and satisfied within small wages, urging customers to compare ours for superior value.
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Anford
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Boston
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Optical Establishment
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Brooks
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Eerseys
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Slade
Smithfield Street
Thomson
Langdon, Batcheller & CO
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Grand Denver
Graff & CO
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Cash and Credit House
Penn Avenue
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Penn Ave
Geo. K. Stevenson
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