Pacific Coast Steamship Schedules to Alaska and Return
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company posts regular sailings from Seattle to Alaska via Victoria and Port Townsend with multiple March May dates and every fifth day thereafter. Elegant steamers Cottage City and City of Topeka sail from Seattle at 9 a m on listed dates, with agents Goodall Perkins Co. in San Francisco and a Seattle uptown ticket office. The company may change steamers dates or hours without notice.
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Queen
Walla Walla
Umatilla
Seattle
Port Townsend
Victoria
Alaska
Steamshipa
Cottage City
City of Topeka
Al-Ki
J. F. Trowbridge
Rupt
Ocean UK
Uptown Ticket Office
First
Goodall, Perkins & Co
San Francisco
Reservation Claim Recognized on Anvik River Mine
An order signed by the Secretary of War Meiklejohn recognizes the mining claim on the Anvik River within the St. Michael military reservation. Previously, questions existed about claimants holding mines inside the 100 mile limit of St. Michael Island, which had been a military reservation for a year.
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Rasiatant
Meiklejohn
Anvik
St. Michael
St. Michael Island
Wonderful Prices Fire Sale Yields Real Bargains
The notice promises strong bargains from a fire sale not advertised in the usual manner. It notes goods are not burnt or scorched but carry a strong smoke smell that summer breezes will remove. The entire stock is offered at reduced prices.
Suits for Men and Boys Discounted This Saturday
A sale on Nobby suits for men and Dandy suits for boys offers handsome discounts from regular prices. The store remains open until 10 30 p m Saturday.
Real estate transfers filed in auditor's office вчера
Real estate transfers listed include George Ht Candie and Mary Candie to D D Merritt for lots and a fractional section, Louie Denny to W W Denny with a quit claim on multiple alley lines, Frederick and Beastoe Campbell to W H Vernon for Gilman Park Lot 25, Vernon to William H Caldwell for Lot 2 Gilman Park, Burning to Nettle R Hurling Lot 10 Mf Compton's First Add, John Harry Llewellyn Williams to Emma Jane Hale for Fairview homestead add, W R Chesley and Priscilla Chesley to Alaska Company Inc beginning at secor Norman and Water streets, and C C Conover to Anna M Conover for Day's fret add Lot 20.
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George Ht. Candie
Mary Candie
D. DD. Merritt
W. M
Louie Denny
W. W
Denny
Frederick Campbell
Beastoe Campbell
W. H. Vernon
Gilman Park
William H. Caldwell
Compton
John Harry Llewellyn Williama
Emma Jane Hale
Fairview Homesead
W. R. Chesley
Priscilla Chestley
Alaska Company, Inc
Secor Norman
Water Streets
Water Street
Neyman Atreet
Leary
Hk. C. Conover
Anna M
Half Million In A Year In Whisky Trust Rise
The Kentucky whisky industry saw Charles H. Still rise from a Lexington lawyer to a New York financier acting for the Kentucky Planters and Warehouse company. His stake as principal adviser is said to be 500000 dollars, with critics noting he now handles much of the state’s whisky output and represents a potential $32000000 for eastern capitalists.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Whisky
Charles HH. Still
Lexington
New York
Stile
Kentucky Paulleries and Warehouse Company
C. H. Still
East
Resignation of Sub-Station No 3 Superintendent
Rueben W. Jones resigns as superintendent of Sub-Station Peast Office No 3 with effect tomorrow. Postmaster Meem names FP B Fisher, drug store operator on Boardway, as successor.
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Rueben W. Jones
Peast
Meem
FP. B. Fisher
Boardway
Private diners dine in public at Fifth Avenue restaurant
Wealthy New York women like Mrs. Stuyvesant Pieh Mrs. Mackay Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Seward Webb pay high monthly sums for servants yet dine in public at a new Fifth Avenue restaurant. Sundays see grand tables for Mrs. Astor Vanderbilt Morgan and others, with exclusive dishes and floral settings creating a social spectacle.
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Mra. Stuyvesant Pieh
Mra. Mackay
Mra. Sloan
Mra Seward Webb
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Astor
William Vanderbilt
Mrs. C. Mackay
Scottish Rite Masons Observe Maundy Thursday at Temple
More than 106 Scottish Rite Masons observed Maundy Thursday at the Masonic Temple last night. The program began with the extinguishing of lights, a ritual that will be relit later. A banquet followed with many toasts and replies from attendees.
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Masonic Temple
Fisherman’s Florida tale of fevered fish and bloodhounds
An ex councilman recounts a wild fishing story in Florida. He describes using a shotgun at a dam to flush trout, the dogs chasing a four pound fish into the air, and shooting forty times to land forty fish. He recalls the thrill and oddities of the day.
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Florida
Republican caucus on currency meets in Atlantic City
Washington March 41 a Republican caucus committee on currency will meet in Atlantic City next month to study currency legislation and propose general recommendations for the next House. It aims to reflect Republican sentiment nationwide and will not push radical reform ideas.
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Washington, D.C
Republican Caucus Committee On Currency
Atlantic City
Grosvenor
Republican Concte
Indianapolis
Oll
David B. Henderson
Towa
John Cassell
Pennsylvania
Serena Payne
New York
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Wim. C. Levering
Massachusetts
BK. Hi
Hawley
Texas
W. Kerr
Ohio
Joseph W. Kabcock
Wisconsin
Page Morris
Minnesota
Eugene F. Loud
California
McKinley
Congress
Caucus Committee
Fisher sues Hive Star Navigation for commissions
Fisher brings suit in superior court against Hive Star Navigation to recover commissions totaling 2 thousand dollars from a contract made last June. The defendant agreed to pay ten dollars per ton for securing a consignment of freight for Dawson amounting to two tons as his broker’s fee.
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E Ts. Fisher
Hive Star Navigation Company
Dawson
Democratic factions face off in fight to 1900 party platform
Washington dispatch says the dispute between Himel Mont and Bryan supporters signals a larger struggle within the Democratic party. Belmont Croker interests push for a Chicago platform friendly to money power while Altgeld sides with Bryan against Harrison. The row centers on New York and Illinois delegates and the 1900 convention.
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Washington
Ilelmont
Bryan
Gorman
New York
Abelmont-Croker
Chicago
McKinley
Snd
Fryan
Tori
Croker
Carter Harrison
Illinolia
Altgeld
Harrigen
White House functions nine in winter by president
Nine functions, including state dinners, are held each winter by the president. The series begins with the New Year's public reception and ends in mid February with a function of similar character, the entire sequence spanning about six weeks.
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Chan
Army
Navy
White House
Boundary resurvey of Mason and Dixon line discussed
Plans drafted by Maryland geologist William Mullock Clark to resurvey Mason and Dixon line the famed northern Dixie boundary. Bills propose each state cover half the cost with Haver of Cincinnati likely to lead if ordered. Mason and Dixon line first laid in 1760. mounds once marked the boundary.
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Columbus
March
Mason and Dixon
America
William Mullock Clark
Maryland
Pennsayvania
Cincinnati
JL. A. Haver
University of Cincinnati
Maryland Geological Survey
United States Coal Survey
Dixie
They Dream of Gold Hiack Hees Mining Incorporation
The Hiack Hees Mining Company is incorporated with capital stock of 1,000,000 dollars. Trustees Charlies Kruse, George Morley, A. W. Hager and G. T. Gardner are named for a period of era months. Principal office to be in Beattie.
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Hiack Hees Mining Company
Charlies Kruse
George Morley
A. W. Hager
G. T. Gardner
Beattie
Grow Sugar Beets at Fairfield With New Waverly Factory
Fairfield farmers plan beet raising this year as a factory at Waverly promises a strong market. Reports say farmers will receive a flat $4 per ton on board the cars at Fairfield. K W Morrison plans to plant beets broadly in the nearby area and expects good yields.
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Pairfield
Waerh
Fairfield
Waverly
K. WH
Morrison
Mrs Molineux Denies Jersey City Link In Murder Case
New York on March 31 Mrs Molineux wife of Roland K Molineux now under indictment for murder in the Adama poisoning case sent a statement to papers through her lawyer Mr Weeks. She protests being linked to a Jersey City hotel register signature and asserts she was not in Jersey City except to take a train. A handwriting expert says signatures were written by Purnet and a woman. Police have seized a parasol and the hotel register.
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New York
Mra
Jersey City
Harnet
Wee
Gardiner
Purnet
Ben
Monument to Floyd Authorized by War Department
One of the late congress acts authorizes the secretary of war to spend 5000 dollars for a monument over the remains of Beret. Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark expedition led Augaret 26 1804 near Bronx City Ta. He was the first soldier to die within the Louisiana purchase.
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Wastiington
Congress
Beret
Charles Floyd
Lewhe and Clark
Bronx City
Louisiana Purchase
Local Linotype Printer Advertises Low Prices on Fleet
A fractured ad lists Waelington street and Teeter Tarten Hank Building, highlighting Dove the only Linotype printing marine in the Northwest catalog. It offers Monty Avenue options and urges readers to take the opportunity to figure out the deal.
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Rman & Orench
Waelington
AVE Monty
Trains to Republic may reach Spokane route eyed
A Spokane observer says trains could run to Republic before next Christmas if a practicable route is found. He notes the Great Northern may not build the line itself but supports a future connection via Davenport or Spokane Pallle Northern or Kettle River valley routes. Engineering teams are surveying the country to determine the best path and expect rapid progress once decided.
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Stmokane
Republic
Spokane
Great Northern Railway
Davenport
Spokane Palle & Northern
Kettle River
Corbin
Lear
Caution urged before shedding winter flannels this spring
The article warns that early warm spells tempt people to remove heavy flannels, risking pneumonia which is harder to treat as convalescence extends into warm weather. It advises not to shed winter clothing until after mid April and safer to May first, suggesting lighter top wear only if weather warms but without rushing the change.
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Pneumonis
Beven Divide railroad construction underway near Pendleton
Elllett the commercial traveler reports crews at work on the Beven Divide railroad. Currently 0 men are at work with Colorado contractors expected to have 1 men soon. The contractors recently bought 5,000 dollars worth of provisions for the road’s commissary, covering the first three months. Project spans 72 miles and is planned to take six months to complete.
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Pendleton
Elllett
Beven Devile
Colorado
Prince Ludwig Karl Lowenstein Wertheim Dies in Manila
New York dispatch reports the death of Prince Ludwig Karl Lowenstein Wertheim in Manila. Once mysterious and controversial, his career included alleged ties to the German government and suspected intelligence activity. He had wandered from friends, appeared in London notices, and was said to have moved freely among Spanish and insurgent lines in the Philippines.
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New York
Ludwig Karl Lowenstein- Wertheim
Manila
London
Anna Saville
Earl of Mexborough
Philippines
Montojo
Man‘ia
Ines
Miller
Death by Own Action at Sea Aboard Umbria
New York reports the death by self harm of William Scott a wealthy Liverpool merchant aboard the Umbria as the ship arrived. Assigned to Captain Dutton's table Scott rarely spoke and was found after not attending breakfast with his throat cut from ear to ear. A broken wine bottle served as the improvised weapon severing neck arteries.
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New York
Umbria
William Scott
Liverpool
England
Mr. Scott
Dutton
Romance Prints Across the Telegraph Wires
The article recalls romances sparked by telegraph chatter where operators, often young women in distant offices, exchanged greetings and improvised affection through monetary paid messages, beginning with a simple “Good day” and evolving into a covert connection.
Matrimonial Romance Sparks Between Telegraph Operator Pair
A Chicago Chronicle note recounts a telegraph romance that began with banter about age and beauty. A man visited Chicago for a day, met the girl, proved his identity, and two hours later the couple wed before a minister, with congratulations from opera houses nationwide.
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Chicago
Pittyburg
Aith Bisa
Herpy
Hicago Chronicle
Steel Mast Planned For New Cup Defender
In New York March 31 the upcoming cup defender will use a steel mast instead of Oregon pine marking the first such steel mast in an American racing yacht. Steel masts are lighter and stronger, with merchant ships showing good results. The defender will also have a steel boom and gaff, replacing the old pine mast.
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New York
America
Giant single piece rudder cast for Rhynland ship
Pennsylvania Steel Casting of Chester finished one of the largest rudders ever cast weighing over 13000 pounds with a 9000 pound sternpost for the Rhynland, now on Cramps dock for repairs. The single solid mass eliminates riveted joints, a claimed improvement in effectiveness. Rudders for foreign bulk vessels are now shipped from Chester to Europe.
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Pennsylvania Steel Casting Company
Chester
American Line
Cramps’ Dock
Chester Company
Europe
Baltimore to Command the Baltimore Philadelphia March 21
Captain James McQueenyth, long ill in a naval hospital, learned from Washington today of his appointment to command the cruiser Baltimore, now in the Philippines. He succeeds Captain Dyer, who was recalled due to ill health, while Captain Forsyth previously led naval supplies at Key West during the Spanish American War.
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Philadelphia
James McQueenyth
Naval
Washington
Baltimore
Philippines
Forsyth
Spain
Key Weat
Dyer
Trains for the Klondike Promised by Chicago Company
Chicago and Mackenzie River Valley Transportation and Mining announces plans to run ice road trains from Athabasca Landing to Fort McPherson, 189 miles, using boat-shaped cars that float if ice breaks. Inventor R. M. Springer in Edmonton. $10,000 factory bonus. first engine and three cars built in Chicago.
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Chicago
Klondike
R. M. Springer
Edmonton
Right Cargo for Russia Sailed From San Francisco With Valuable Goods
The Lucile departed San Francisco for Viadivor tock with a large cargo of general merchandise including flour, tobacco, bicycles, salt, hardware, and agricultural implements. The total value exceeded $67,000.
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Lucile
San Francisco
Siberia
Man lynching feared after Kansas murder attempt and escape
Henry Sanderson, a former Jackson County resident, shot and mortally wounded Mrs. J Mielwher while attempting to kill her 1 year old daughter. A mob tracked him toward Mayette. he was captured by a constable near timber, wounded, and jailed with Sheriff Holton to transfer him to the county jail.
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Topeka
Kan
Henry Kandereson
Jackson County
J. Mielwher
Majn Mielwher
Sanderson
Mayette
Henderson
Holton
Tricked by His Memory in a Phone Prank
A Cleveland man trusts his excellent memory yet is tricked by a caller when his wife answers his own line. He plans a night out and tells his friend to meet for a briefing, but a misdial leads his wife to answer and expose the ruse. The memory error leaves him embarrassed and wiser.
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Cleveland
Thurlow Weed
George
Maxeie
Jupiter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mrs Stanford Sells Central Pacific Stock in Big Deal
Chicago, March 31. Mrs Stanford sold Central Pacific railroad stock totaling 1,504,000 to Speyer and Co. at 364 per share for 10,000 shares, before a San Francisco departure for a railroad magnates conference in New York. In early March she sold 22,000 shares at 52 each, totaling 1,144,000, before returning to the city.
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Chicago
Stanford
Central Pacific Railroad
Speyer & Co
New York
London
Central Pacific
San Francisco
New York City
Vanderbilt joins ranks as 22 year old private in Manila
March 31 report from San Francisco notes William H. Vanderbilt, 22, grandson of Jacob Vanderbilt, enlisted as a private in the First Washington volunteers and served at Manila. He rose to corporal with promising promotion, leaving luxury to fight alongside men earning modest wages, a notable addition to the nation's honored millionaires in uniform. The London Globe reference to Greek politics is incidental.
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San Francisco
Goulds
Astors
Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Jacob Vanderbilt
Mslam K and
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Washington Volunteers
Manila
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Washington & Alaska Steamship Company
Lightning Express Steamship City OF
Yester Wharf
Skagway and
Dyea
Mt. G. F. Thorn
Boston
Second Ave
Pike
Charles H. Stoll
Jones
Republican Committee
Corman
Croker Democracy
Dixie’s Boundary
Mason and Dixon's Line
Floyd
Wily
Seven Devils Road
THE
Righ Cargo
Russia
Young Vanderbilt
Manilla
London Globe
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