End of Fiscal Year Deficit Expected Under 100 Million
Washington reports a nonpartisan estimate that the United States treasury deficit for the year 1898 will be under 100 million dollars with receipts around 489.8 million and expenditures near 589.8 million including war costs. Details show customs receipts topping 200 million and internal revenues near 263.6 million, with major tax items and war-related expenditures shaping the final balance. In New York a cipher from General Otis hints at difficulties in the Philippines and possible need for reinforcements, while Idaho notes cover local developments from Pend d Oreille to Lewiston and promotions within Idaho volunteers.
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Washington
War Department
Spain
Philippines
Treasury
Central Pacific
New York
Adams
Otis
Wnt
McKinley
Otia
Otisia
Idaho
Pend d’Oreille
Kootenai
Little Salmon River
Hill & Pointer
Mountain Home
Clinton, Sheep Company
Salt Lake City
Snake River
Lewiston
Alexander Bassinger
Salubria
Clearwater Valley
Elmore
Buffalo Hump
Kootenai County
W. J. Quirk
Hope
J. W. Slayter
Medimont
A. Coolin
Coolin
Priest Lake
J. H. Harte
Coeur d'Alene
Mica Bay
A. J. Kent
Bonner’s Ferry
Moyne
J. A. Sloop
Ockonook
Boundary
W. H. Lyons
Lakeview
Idaho Volunteers
Schattner
Edward O. Martinson
Robert D. Stainton
Chipear Wilcut
San Juan Se to Celebrate Fourth of July
Washington reports San Juan Puerto Rico plans a Fourth of July celebration with a 25 member committee and speeches. A fireworks display will be staged at night after patriotic addresses and the group asked the War Department to waive tariffs and ship the fireworks on a government transport, a request granted by cable.
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Washington
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Meikelsohn
Cable
Lipton's Shamrock Yacht Damaged In Collision
In London on June 27 the Shamrock, Lipton's cup challenger, was launched at Millwall. A barge struck the yacht's bow as she slid from the slips causing a large dent above the water line.
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London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Millwall
Mile a Minute: Murphy Aims For Record Run
Charles Murphy, propelled by a locomotive pace, aims to run a mile in one minute on June 30 near Maywood Long Island after setting a one minute five second mark on June 24. Notes on Rhode Island independence 1776 and early deaf asylums in England 1760 and Hartford 1817. Meerschaum origin described as froth of the sea.
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New York
Charles Murphy
Meyere
Maywood
L. I
England
Thomas Branwood
United States
Hartford
Labor Notes Reflect Broad Union Activity Across Nations
Labor notes report strikes and organizing efforts from Cincinnati to Milwaukee and St. Louis. Workers including electrotypers, dockers, tailors, and plumbers seek better wages and hours. Arbitration, sign‑on rules, and union recognition appear amid nationwide preparations for Labor Day celebrations.
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St. Paul
Cincinnati
Fairport
Journeymen
Boss
Millwaukee
Winnipeg
Pennsylvania
Ohiiu
Indiana
St. Louis
Omaha
Marion
Ind
N. Y. Journal
Geo. W. Childs Cigar
Glasgow
Hamburg
Painhsville
Ohio
Waldeck Rousseau Recalled to Form New Cabinet
Senator Waldeck Rousseau was recalled to the Elysee and asked by President Loubet to form a cabinet at once. He completed the cabinet formation and, with ministers, went to present the lineup to the president at the Elysee palace.
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Paris
Waldeck- Rousseau
Elysee Palace
Loubet
Waldeck-Rousseau
Flysee Palace
Defeat of Khalifa Reported as Capture Imminent
A telegram from Gabva Egypt notes the Khalifa defeated by forces allied with Britain. He fled with a few followers and is expected to be captured soon. The nearby San Juan Island near Vancouver Island remains the latest U S territorial acquisition details.
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Gabva
Egypt
Khalifa
United States
Island
San Juan
Vancouver
Ireland
England
Jong
Cou
Mines and Mining Camps in Sheridan and Rossland Regions
Detailed notes on mining activity across the Pacific Northwest including Zella M and Fanny Woodworth in Sheridan camp Washington and adjacent claims. Reports describe ore Drifts at depths, high grade silver and copper values, and further prospects like the Little Chester Ely claim and Polar Fraction. Also covers weekly shipments from Rossland and developments at Oro Denero Summit Camp and other Slocan operations.
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Sheridan Camp
Col. Topping
Trail
B. C
Fanny Woodworth
Washington
Zella Consolidated Mining Company
Roselend
Rebecca
Eastern Oregon Company
Little Chester
Kitty Clyde
Ely
John H. Ogden
Spokane
Zella M
Uncle Sam
Polar Star
Uncle Sam Yein
Rossland
Columbia & Western
T'rail
War Eagle
Epee
Deer Park
Slocan
Cliff
O Ae
Gertrude
Porto Rico
Ymir
Ymir Gold Mines Ltd
Coin Development Company
Chambers Group
Cody
Billings & Bennett
Yellowstone
Salmo
Yosemite
Klondike expedition to start from Alaska and Seattle
A new Klondike expedition leaves from this city in a special car on the Vanderbilt road with a steamship ready at Seattle for the American gold fields 1000 miles closer than Dawson. The Chicago News notes American war casualties total 6200 since the war began, nearly half of those killed at Chattanooga 36 years ago.
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Alaska Gold Fielda
New York
Vanderbilt Road
Seattle
United States
Dawson
Chicago News
Spain
Chattanooga
Allen's Foot-Ease Miracle Cure Promises Instant Comfort
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for painful swollen feet and ingrown nails. Claims 30 000 testimonials and rapid relief for tight shoes and hot aching feet. Promoted by mail order and in druggists with trial packages, cites railway scope and costs in the United States.
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Allen
Iit
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Roitt's School Reopens in New Building at Menlo Park
Roitt's School in Menlo Park reopens in a new building after nine years of operation. Ira G. Hoitt Ph D, principal, emphasizes mental moral and physical training alongside climate and location making the school a leading coast option for boys.
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Menlo Park
San Mateo
Cal
Hoitt’s
S. F. Chronicle
Ira G. Hoitt
Soldier estimates 100000 to 150000 needed in Philippines
Dr Charles McQuestrin, former health officer at Manila and Otis aide, returns to San Francisco invalided by heat. He warns the Philippines campaign will require 100000 to 150000 troops to subdue and hold the islands, criticizes the peace commission, supports military rule, and cautions of heavy sickness and renewed siege if reinforcements lag.
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San Francisco
Charles McQuestrin
Otis
Manila
McQuestrin
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
Advertisement offering a reward for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes testimonials from Toledo pharmacists West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin, claims of cure by F J Cheney Co. Notes internal use of the remedy and price seven cents per bottle and that all druggists carry Hall's Family Pills. Also mentions a height claim about Mt Hercules in Papua New Guinea.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Hypnotized Man Sleeps in Store Window Wins Tax Relief
An Ellsworth youth, entranced by a traveling hypnotist, slept 24 hours in a city shop window awaiting a $10 payment. The tax collector filed a legal claim, but the sleeper awoke to find three years of poll tax paid. Baltimore pattern makers contribute $200 to aid Boston strikers seeking a nine hour day.
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Ellsworth
Baltimore
Boston
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