Balloon colonization scheme and airmail to Paris
Omaha reports Paul Vandervoort seeking to recruit Civil War veterans for a Cuba colony to deter Cuban band violence. Chicago denies a US breweries trust forming with $1B capital, calling it impossible. New York notes a Transcontinental Aerial Navigation company promising New York to Paris trips in 30 hours with $100 million capital. Brooklyn navy yard crew plans a Schley Day on July 3 to honor the Santiago battle. Firework shortages threaten Independence Day displays as factories expand to meet demand. A widow from Claremont, Ark, praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after curing years of illness.
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Omaha
Neb
Paul Vandervoort
McKinley
Cuba
Vandervoort
Grand Army of the
United States
Indianapolis
Rubens
K. G. Schmidt Brewing Company
Paris
New York
Transcontinental Aerial Navigation Company
South Dakota
Schley
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Santiago
Cervera
Cook
Philip
Navy Yard
Admiral Sampson
Mary A Beard
Claremont
Ark
Refuge for Outlaws Threatened by Caspar Posses
Casper Wyoming June 12 A planned organized hunt targets the Hole-in-the-Wall outlaw den where a band that robbed the Union Pacific express at Rock Creek recently fled. Railroad managers express companies and the state offer aggregate rewards of 15000 dollars for the band members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
Hole-in the-Wall
Union Pacific Express
Rock Creek
Express
Sunday Tragedy at Topeka in Domestic Disturbance
At Topeka Kansas three men were wounded in a domestic disturbance. David Jackson died in hospital. S E Yeoman is jailed with bullets in both arms and a hand charged with deadly assault. B M Weldon wounded and held as accessory. Dispute arose over an $800 debt Yeoman claims Jackson owed.
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Topeka
Kan
Potwin
David Jackson
S. E. Yeoman
B. M. Weldon
Yeeman
Jackson
Thurston Named as McKinley Running Mate Candidate
Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska is announced as a ready candidate to accept the Republican vice presidential nomination. He would join President McKinney on the ticket, with rapid progress reported in the Transmississippi region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transmississippi
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
President McKinney
Columbia and Rest of World Railroad Near Completion
The Columbia and the Rest of the World railroad is to be completed in July within three months of starting. Columbia may decide to hold a celebration upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Mexico Band Quip
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. It promotes internal use, 75 cents per bottle, and endorsements from Toledo druggists West & Truax Walding Kinnan & Margin. A stray line sarcastically notes Mexico's band claims and tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co. Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Margin
Grain-O Brings Relief to the Coffee Drinker
Grain O offers a coffee alternative claiming to settle stomach upset digestion and nerve strain while promoting nourishment. Advertisers tout benefits and pricing per package with multiple product endorsements and local notices accompany the column.
One Minute Cough Cure and Ice Cream Soda Lines
Ice cream soda mentions from Fleischmann's Pharmacy and Harker Drug Co. quick delivery offered. Pe e- Dites and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve are referenced with brief product lines including Red Cross Ball Blue and Scalda Burns Tel. 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt’s
Scalda Burns
Servant Harker Drug Co
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles Permanently
Advertisement claims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve provides permanent cure for piles with the claim they stay cured. No verifiable medical evidence is provided and the remedy is marketed by Servant Harker Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Harker Drug Co
Scenic Rocky Mountain Tours by Denver Rio Grande Railroad
The Scenic Line of the World offers tours through the Rocky mountains in Colorado Utah and New Mexico with two routes and tickets via either. Direct line to Cripple Creek described as the greatest gold camp. Double daily service with through Palace and tourist sleeping cars between Denver San Francisco Los Angeles and Denver Portland. Through Ogden Gateway to Utah Idaho Montana Oregon Washington. Illustrated descriptive pamphlets available from Winnite S. K Hoper G. P. I. A. Denver Colorado.
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Rocky Mountains
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Cripple Creek
Pallman Pilaece
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angels
Portland
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
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J.L Kautzman
West Main Street
Majestic Steel Ranges
Ilgenfritz
Carriage Works
Kelk & Keens
Chas. E. West
Ohio Street
THE
Beer Trust
Hole-in-the-Wall
Thurston
Chicago
Mexico
Chillicothe
Julius Walbrunn
Democratic Council
Harker
Missouri
David Rankin
Atchison County
Rankin
J. A. Scheer
Sedalia
Croup
Alamo
J. W. Washington
West
India Kid
H. B. Scott
South Moniteau
Ott’s
Fleischmann’s Pharmacy
Tce
Fleischmann
E. T. B. Cigar
Tos
le Kindi
Ian
Hos Boog
el Dorado
Grand Central Hotel
A.D. P
el Dorado Springs, Mo
P. H. Sangree
Henry Lam
Sangree & Lamm
Ofice
Sedalia, MO
T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. _ayre
Ferd
T. Hopkins
Great
Jones Street
Canada
Europe
ST. James Hotel
P. Miller
J. G. Russell
Huckins’ Hotel
Third St
Charles Williams
Ohio
Fifth Street
Telephone
Stark & Son
E. Hurley & CO
Hurley’s
East Third Street
Wm. Kosted & Sons
TEL
Hurd
E. McClellan
Sentinel
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