Leda Fires At French Boat Killing Helmsman At Sea
The British torpedo boat Leda halted a French fishing vessel Etaille de Mer from Boulogne by firing after it failed to heed signals to heave to. The shot killed the helmsman, the boat towed to Folkestone with the body aboard, and the Eroille de Mer’s captain was arrested amid British water tensions with foreign fishermen.
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Folkstone
England
Leda
Braille de Mer
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Helmeman
Eroille de Mer
Admiralty
Atkinson Laid To Rest In Georgia Memorial
Funeral of former Governor Atkinson held at the First Methodist Church in Newnan with state leaders including Governor Candler Attorney General Terrell and Secretary of State Cook in attendance. Interment with Masonic honors. widespread mourning in Georgia as Bishop Turner calls 9,000 AME ministers and members to memorial services.
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Newman
Atkinson
First Methodist Church
H. M. Turner
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Georgia
Weather Bulletin Sees Cooling Front Across Western States
Telegraph reports show atmospheric pressure rising along the central California coast while most areas trend cooler. Eastern Utah holds steady. interior stations rise and Carson City declines with a general forecast of clearer, cooler weather tonight and Thursday.
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U& Department OF Agriculture
Winnemucca
Nev
Fort Canby
West
Salt Lake City
Usb
Witney Ser
Lee
Utah
California
Carson City
J. C. Hayden
Observer Weather Bureau
Severe Cloudburst Floods Town After Noon Downpour
After a severe cloudburst the Independent reports streets became rivers for nearly half an hour with lightning and thunder. Some homes leaked and the new iron floor flooded. no major damage overall. Advertisements tout Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure and piles remedies from Eagle Drug Store. J A Schein of Sedalia saved his child with One Minute Cough Cure.
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Ako
The
Independent
Ofine
Iwelek
Charley Kelch
Eer J. A. Schein
Sedalia
Eagle Drug Store
Ore high grade gives hope at Consolidated California Virginia mine
Virginia rumors report improved ore grade above the 1760 level at Consolidated California & Virginia mine. Superintendent Ryan notes a widening high grade cross streak of $23 per ton and a progressive rise in value as stops advance westward into virgin ground.
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Virginia Chronicle
California & Virginia
Ryan
Chronicle
Comstock
Expensive Mines and Cheaper Alaska Mining Methods
A historical excerpt discusses transforming Arctic mining travel from hazardous and costly expeditions into rapid, safe, and cheap journeys. It notes Engineering Magazine praise for new transport networks and equipment, enabling cheap gravels elsewhere to become profitable and suggesting Klondike gravels below high thresholds may become viable with cheaper labor and better tools.
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Alaska
Arctic Circle
California
Cuble
Klondike
Fornia
Plenty of Gold Dust Across Western Mines This Week
The Salt Lake Tribune reports a busy week for western mining with Consolidated Kansas City Smelting and Refining Co. receiving gold dust worth over 20 000 dollars. The Daisy of West Dip shipped high grade dust, Northern Light near Lion Hill sent 300 pounds of mixed ore, and Nevada Reduction Company near Battle Mountain progressed sampling from Mercur and April Fool piles. Good Hope shaft at Searchlight yields rich ore, transportation costs limit profits, and Joshua Hendy Machine Works279 has bought Comstock mine machinery, signaling machinery recycling and reinvestment in mining.
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Consolidated Kansas City Smelting and Refining Company
Salt Lake Tribune
Lion Hill
Nevada Reduction Company
Battle Mountain
Mercur
April Fool
de LaMar
Nev
Virginia
Joshua Hendy Machine Works
San Francisco
Comstock
Horrible Death of David J Tobin Near Osino
A track walker found David J Tobin dead beside a rail in Osino at 4 30 Monday. A poll tax receipt tied him to Shasta county California. coroner Morg an ruled death by being run over by a freight train. Tobin, about 85, American, had been in town under the influence. likely tried to ride a freight to head east. Coroner seeks brothers to notify and arrange burial.
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David J. Tobin
Osino
Mr. McNally
Butte City
Montana
Shasta
California
James Dewar
Aquor
Morgan
The People's Favorite Union Pacific Rail Line Ad
Rail advertisement exalts Union Pacific as up to date with buffet library and sleeping cars. It promises time and money savings for travel to Eastern points via Missouri River and Chicago with one NY change and lowest rates. Contact Hi M. Clay general agent 201 Main St Salt Lake City Utah for detailed transportation information.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Chicago
New York
M. Clay
Main St
Salt Lake City
Utah
Be Sore to Read: Old Remedies and Misinformation
A fragment from a late 19th century page peddles cure-alls and pills, touting Hood’s Sarsaparilla and De Witt’s remedies amid ads for Eagle Drug Store. It mixes medical claims with shipping notes and local notices, mentioning Carson Mint shipments and university entrance dates.
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Carson Mint
San
de Witt
Eagle Drug Store
Iit
Favorite Prescription Promises Health for Women
An advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce's Favorite Prescription as restoring womanly health, nervous vigor, and regularity during weakness or derangement. It claims the medicine makes pregnancy safer, cites a testimonial from Mrs Marguerite Collin, and presents the product as a key remedy from the Buffalo institute.
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R. V. Pierce
The
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute of
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Marguerite Collin
Cutler, Algoma Co
Ont
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Relief
An old advertisement touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy for children. It claims immediate relief from teething pain, cures diarrhoea, regulates the stomach, cures wind, reduces inflammation, and energizes the system. The syrup is sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents per bottle.
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Mrs. Winslow
Newlands Meets Friends in Carson to Talk Nevada Future
Hon Francis G Newlands spent yesterday afternoon in Carson talking with old friends He looks better than ever since joining the State and expresses hope for Nevada He pledges to fight oppressive rule and believes the good citizens far outnumber the bad and will rally patriotic support.
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Carson
Francis G. Newlands
California Marriages Refuse to Wed for Divorced Couples
Rev Mr Jones of Reno says he will not perform marriages for California divorced couples unless both parties prove they are innocent and divorced from their former spouses through no fault of theirs. The Gazette notes the church has acted on this policy.
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Mr. Jones
Reno
the Gazette
California
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