Carnegie Heirloom Loan Tale From Dunfermline Aunt
Glaswegian Henry Lennox claims his aunt lent 11 shillings to Carnegie's mother before the Carnegie family emigrated to the United States. He calculates with 5 percent compound interest the loan would total about 44 dollars, and appeals to Carnegie to repay the old debt. Lennox says the relatives remain in Scotland. Carnegie's camp reportedly investigated during a Skibo visit, with a note of possible endowment for the heirs if repaid.
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Andrew Carnegie
Great Britain
Iron Philanthropiat
Henry D. Lennox
Glasgow
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegies
Mr. Lennox
Carnegie
Lennox
Dunfermline
United States
Keinburgh
Cornepie
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Bager
Whyte
Mhne
Edinburgh
Meary Wellington Wack
Chicago
Highland
Skibo
Wireless telegraph experiments near Puget Sound reported
Wireless teleg raphy tests planned between Tatoosh island and Neah bay at the entrance to Puget Sound aim to reestablish telegraphic communication with a main land station. If wireless fails, a cable link remains considered. A $3,000 station on Threesh island is planned with bids expected in Washington within a month.
Notice of Forfeiture in Silver Queen Lode Claims
Walter Powers and heirs are notified that J L Hill expended 800 dollars on labor and improvements for Silver Queen No 1 through No 4 lode mining claims in Seafoam Mining District Custer County Idaho to hold the premises for 1906 and 1907. If the co owner fails to contribute within ninety days, their interest becomes Hill's property under the law. First published April 14 1908.
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Walter Powers
Seafoam Mining
Custer
State of Idaho
United States
J. L. Hill
Notice to Heirs on Mining Claim Expenditure
To the Administrator of the Estate of Arthur Smith deceas ed and heirs. We expended 500 dollars on the Bunker Hill Alturas John P Junction and Jumpoft lode claims near Stanley Lake Creek in Custer county Idaho to hold them under Section 224 Revised Statutes. Each co owner owes 125 dollars, and failure within ninety days after first publication will transfer ownership to the co owner who paid. Work by N E Livingston and paid by J J Plumer. Hailey Idaho January 8 1903 first pub January 21
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Arthur Smith
Bunker Hill
Altoras
John P
Junction
Stanley Lake
Stanley Mining District
Custer County
Idaho
United States
Alturas
Jobo BP
N. E. Livingston
J. J. Plumer
Carnegie Is A Mark the Family Money to Emigrate With
An oped piece alleges semantic debt in Carnegie's philanthropy, claiming relatives and a Miss Wellington-Wack sought repayment of a loan from his mother. It notes Mrs Lennox calculating overdue sums, a joiner’s wife in Dunfermline and a draper’s daughter in Edinburgh, and suggests Carnegie may settle the family loans during his Skibo visit.
Wireless Teleg Island Project Aims To Reopen Puget Sound Link
Government plans reestablish Tatoosh island station and reopen telegraphic communication with the mainland. If radio fails a cable may be laid between the island and Neah Bay to save on cable costs. A $5,000 station is planned at Tatoosh with a reserve funds set aside and bids anticipated.
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Tatoosh Island
Neat Bay
Puget Sound
Neah Bay
Cape Fishery
Hide
Washington
Unclear historic cue on early transport firms and ships
Fragmentary notice references Active Matrimental Agency and mentions the hammocks, Steamboat and Locomotive. It notes the first practicable steamboat built in 1802 and the first railway locomotive in 1804, with a vague Florida Coral reference on the Florida coast.
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