Pittston Gazette One of Wyoming Valley’s Oldest Papers
The Pittston Gazette founded in 1850 is described as the oldest newspaper of continuous publication in the Wyoming Anthracite Coal Field. It lists circulation details and historical editors, noting Pittston and nearby boroughs served by a single post office and a total population around 40,000 per the 1900 census.
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Pittston
Luz. Co
William Joseph Peck
the Gazette
Wyoming Autheatite Coal Field
Carlers
Exeter
Hugheston
Jenkine
Postoffice
Model town Colerain planned in Minnesota pineries
The United States promotes a model town Colerain in northern Minnesota near Grand Rapids with water works a public school of 60000 and street systems. 4000 residents expected. Mining-centered, land not sold in business district, mineral rights safeguarded. Residents to be housed and sold on long leases. Caveat from Pullman venture noted.
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Pineries
Minnesota
United States
Ste Corporation
Colerain
Iren Rang
Grand Rapids
Pullman
Nourish the body with Scott's Emulsion ad
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the best nourishment, claiming it digests easily and improves digestive function so ordinary food nourishes better. It invites those run down to try the product, citing Scott and Downe of 429 Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott
Scott & Downe
Pearl Steel
New York
Cherokee Award Shows Regional Payout and Disputed Share
The article notes about sixteen thousand Cherokee descendants, now about fifty thousand, will divide an award after expenses. The original claim was 1 111 284 dollars, with interest from 1888. Remaining Cherokees in North Carolina and other southern cities total around six thousand. The piece also touches Captain Richmond P Hobson and a discussion on American industry methods and workload organization.
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Indian Territory
Supreme Court of the
Uni
Fuller
Court of Claims
Cherokee Treaty Fund
United States
Supreme ‘Ouf
North
Gearsesse UD Taberwen
Inediane
North Carolina
Tennessee
Hjatman Cassel
Europe
Richemond’ P. Hobson
Merimae Fame
Congress
Hobson
San Francisco After the Fire and Earthquake Relief
A poem recounts the San Francisco disaster with ash, smoke, and ruined homes, noting breadless, homeless thousands and global relief trains. It cites Porty-nine spirit and a rebuilt city rising from wreckage, while contrasting Stevenson’s earlier praise of swift growth with the current tragedy.
Burke plans San Francisco move after relinquishing hunt
Reports say Richard Burke master of the Tp crary Hunt in Ireland will sell his establishment and move to San Francisco to oversee reconstruction of damaged property. He is part owner in several San Francisco buildings as visitors discuss Mississippi public men with Senator Money.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Punston
Funston
Fubston
Richard Burke
Tp Crary Hunt
Ireland
Miss Donohue
San Brancisco
Burke Ig
Washington
Mississippi
Money
John
Miss Sipps
Gil
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Taylor
John Dunbar
L.L. Powell
St. Pletcher
Hove
Lehigh Valley’ Traction Co
Lehigh Valley Traction Co
Henry van Dyk
Theasen
Henry ‘Roth
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Harry B. Haines
Gilebert H. Groavenor
Bohan
Real Este
Thompson
Croft A Allen
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