Manzanita Captain Denies Buoy Removal In Topeka Wreck Tale
Captain Gregory of the United States lighthouse steamer Manzanita says buoys were in place when the Topeka went ashore off Point Alexander. He describes tides and a broken anchor as cause of grounding and notes the ship aided Topeka's passengers and will replace buoys along Lynn canal coast.
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United States
Manzanita
Gregory
Lynn Canal
City of Topeka
Ashort
Point Alexander
Juneau
Topeka
Wrangel Narrows
The
Sound
Departure Bay
Lower Sound
Beattie
Tulalip Bay
Everett
Telegraphic wartime notices reveal army casualty reporting rules
The piece explains telegraph procedures for war news, including prepaid word counts and cost, and notes that casualty lists are public after dispatch to Washington. It reports that hospital condition updates are not regularly transmitted and suggests writing to the War department for any news.
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Mantia
Hospital
Manila
Smith
Third Artillery
Jones
New York
Governor's Island
Washington
War Department
Department
Mining Progress Report From Republic Area Mines
Mining notes report progress at the Big Three and Gality Ann mines near Republic with tunnels and ledges described. Assays from Charleton Copper King and Queen mines at Nespitum camp show gold values and copper content. The Alice Eureka mine near Republic is said to hold a rich ore body awaiting assays.
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Republic
Leemis
Charleton
Horse Springs
Elver
Copper King and Queen
Nespitum Camp
Okanogan County
Alice Eureka
Repub- Ye
Great Green Eyed Monster Massell Attacks Wife in Providence
April 10 Providence reports Simon Massell a young jeweler stabbed his wife in the left breast with a clasp knife in her parents home after being driven from him. He fled as a mob pursued, a police officer intervened. Mrs Massell was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in critical condition.
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Providence
Simon Massell
Massell
Julia
Cable to Manila Raises High Telegraph Rates
The army operations near Manila and U S anxiety to contact friends with General Otis have spurred inquiries on cable costs. Telegraphing to Manila bay during Dewey’s salute was $6.70 per word. rates have fallen in slow stages as the need grows.
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Manila
United States
General Otis
Admiral Dewey
Uncle Sam
Manila Bay
Plymouth Church Sends Pastor to Alaska Circuit
Prudential committee votes to send Rev. W. H. G. Temple on an extended Alaskan voyage to Juneau Skagway Sitka. He will dedicate a church on Douglas Island and may organize a new church at Skagway with Rev. Samuel Greene accompanying as co-laborer.
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Prudential Committee
Plymouth Congregational Church
W. H. G. Temple
Alaska
Temple
Juneau
Skagway
Sitka
Douglas Island
Samuel Greene
Mr. Temple
Elephant Kills Keeper at Semon Prospect Circus
In Kansas City on April 10 Rajah the mammoth elephant owned by the Semon Pros Circus crushed keeper Frank Fisher by kneeling on him, ending his life.
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Kansas City
Rajah
Semon Pros. Circus Company
Frank Fisher
The Retired Burglar Reflects on Cradle Sorrow
A former thief recalls spying on a mother rocking her baby in a dim room. He describes hearing a soft lullaby and the quiet plea, dont wake the baby, as she shielded the child while crooning. He notes the moment clarified his resolve to leave unseen.
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Nalseless
Candidate vows to serve thirteen years and resign after
A Georgia newspaper prints a candid statement in which an official announces intent to seek re election to a thirteen year tenure and pledges to resign promptly if elected after fourteen years. The message signals a queer political stance and a unique sixty year history of office tenure.
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Georgia
Death by Own Action of Dr. Rawson in Insane Asylum
Dr George A Rawson, once a Seattle society figure and notable in a sensational divorce case, died by hanging in an Indianapolis asylum. He had a long struggle with morphine and cocaine, wandered the streets weeks earlier, and was admitted to the asylum last Friday. The article traces his rise, the Seattle life, a fire destroying his home, and the contentious divorce with Mrs Rawson.
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Indianapolar
Ind
George A. Rawson
Seattle
London
Mrs. Rawson
Mr. Rawson
Virginia
Great Trust Craze Hits New Jersey March Incorporations
The piece notes New Jersey law loosens to create at least two billion-dollar incorporations in March. It laments rampant over-valuation schemes and a record $50,000,000 daily rate for trust formations, warning of a looming wind and water harvest.
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New Jersey
Trenton
Various facts and quips from late 19th century press
A miscellany of short items and anecdotes includes notes on long submarine cables, North Carolina cotton, French president Loubet's legal earnings, Vienna streetcar expansion, a 98 year old Burlington resident, dowry figures, wire poisoned by rust, gender ratios, a dress suit photo joke, Persia-Arab conflict, breathing exercises, a morning routine, and Herman Muller's suicide at the Berlin theatre.
Tricks in all trades in a hotel lobby tale
A wholesale grocers head recalls a shrewd Irish customer who insisted on a specific flour brand. After a series of substitutions and a saucer under a barrel, the woman revealed she had used part of each barrel, causing the grocer to fear losing her trade yet noting the costly ruse.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
What ails New England in a wartime culture debate
A Beaton letter in a literature journal argues New England shows indifference to wartime themes and Manila era events. It cites low book sales for war titles, few copies from booksellers, and shelves largely empty. The piece questions regional isolation and cultural shift amid the war.
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Beaton
Aterment
Hoar
Hate
New England
Old England
Manila
Santiago
San Juan Bill
el Caney
Preacher Mistaken for Suspect Draws Caution in Chase
Detective Mike Powers pursued a man near Union Street after a tip about suspicious individuals. He halted a preacher by the University grounds who explained he was merely passing through, prompting Powers to remark it was surprising to collar a minister instead of a highwayman.
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Mike Powers
Sixth Avenue
Union Street
Powers
Third Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Pike Street
Mike
O' Nick
Must Women Wear Wigs in face of Baldness Fashion
An opinion piece argues baldness results from the pompadour trend and heated tongs. It cites French women resorting to wigs and then shaving to regrow hair, noting men oppose the style and advise natural hair, brushing, and avoiding heat and tongs.
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Nature
Kite Electricity Experiments From Weather Lore
A detailed DIY guide on making a Malay style kite with copper collecting points to harvest atmospheric electricity. It describes a double string setup and a wired path to a fuse inside a glass tube, predicting a small daylight fireworks display when the fuse burns and the tube is broken by released gases.
Dining car service added on Shasta route
Southern Pacific introduces a dining car on the Portland to San Francisco Shasta train. Previously passengers had to stop at stations for meals, but the new arrangement lets trains reach destinations about two hours earlier.
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Southern Pacific
Shasta
Portland
San Francisco
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