Railroad and telegraph plans surface in distant notices
Reports from Vancouver, San Francisco and London sketch capital tied to the Cassiar Central railroad in northern British Columbia, and a Telegraph and Telephone company proposing 1000 miles of kerite insulated lines to link Lyra, Dawson, Dyea, Juneau, and Dyea with other towns. Early operation targets three weeks for wire laying and six weeks to complete.
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Yukon
Dyce
Dawson City
Vancouver
B.C
London
Cassiar Central
Cassiar
British Columbia
Whit Trans Veal Mining Enterprises
Kootenai
Cas- Star
San Francisco
Excrisior
Higns
Kiondlies
Order of St. Anne
Sir Michaels
Excelator
Alaska Commercial Company
Mary of the Cross
Peterson
New Ecompany
CG. W. Wright
Theodoer Reichert
D. B. Bohanon
J. W. Wright
J. J. Fassett
Lyra
Dawson
Asps
Dyea
Juneau
Cine City
Co Gut
Joneau
Puget Sound
Klondike Expedition Departures From Seattle
Captain Ray and 56 officers and men depart Seattle for Klondike via St Michaels on August 6 to secure clothing, blankets, and tools. United States officers travel aboard the steamer Cleveland, paying government rates. gear moves by express from Philadelphia. Passage and freight charges apply, with final stops including Victoria and Dyea for provisioning and boarding the City of Topeka.
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Seattle
Ray
Alas
St. Michaels
Saree Ieee
San Fran
Cleco
Philadelby Express
States
North American Transportation and ‘Trading Company
Cleveland
Victoria
Pacific Coast
Dyea
Topeka
Klondike rush swells as Seattle steamers sail north
Seattle travelers flock to Alaska heading to Juneau and on to Klondike mines. Islander and Edith chartered to Victoria and September routes. L. M. Turner warns AP readers of hardships and crowded transport as most passengers head by sea to St Michaels or Yukon ports with Dawson City seeing next spring.
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Seattle
Juneau
Victoria
Wtvaner
Seatte
Edith
Associated Press
L. M. Turner
Alaska
Arctic
Klondike
St. Michaels
Yukon
Dawson City
Alaskan Gold Stocks To Be Listed By New York Exchange
The Times reports the New York Mining Exchange plans to investigate Klondike stocks and list Alaskan gold shares. Officers Dornin Drake Hedian and Dale anticipate a mining boom with new claims from Victoria to Klondike bound for hydraulic placer work. A party will sail August 16 seeking to work claims two years, aiming to evade Healy Wilde’s store and pursue Canadian Pacific routes.
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New York Mining Exchange
New York
the Times
Klondike Matwes
Exchange
W. C. Dornin
G. A. Drake
Geo. B. Hedian
John G. Dale
Livte Elte
Mie Alaskan
L. Underwood
Mus Uentionet
Hondike
W. H. Edwards
George McCuttig
Bennett Building
Klondike
Alaskan
Edwards
South Africa
United States
Steamship State of California Departure Draws Vast Crowd
In San Francisco on July 2, the State of California steamed out for the north with heavy excitement. Spear Street deck thronged as 4 200 gathered to see the start while 847 aboard the vessel. The wharf overflowed with freight and the hurricane deck held canned goods and supplies. Three hundred forty seven boarded, including 233 cabin passengers.
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San Francisco
Cal
Spear Street
State of California
North
Mary
Algeria Decides on Arctic Post Establishment in Alaska
Washington July 28 The cabinet debated lawfulness of establishing a military post in Alaska near gold fields with Executive action favored as emergency power. Secretary Alger prepared steps to start the plan. Captain P A Bay would command troops, known for expeditions, with Pont Barrow MieP station already in place. Captain Ray from Fort D A Russell Wyoming may join, as could Captain Abr cromble with 60 volunteers. Posts planned at Circle City as North American Transportation and Trading Co. involvement noted.
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Washington
Alaska
Song
PA Bay
Ving
United States
Miep
Pont Barrow
Ray
Fort D. A Russell
Wyoming
Abrcromble
Circle City
North American Transportation and Trading Company
Alaska voyage plan offered to transport troops
A transport scheme proposes sailing from Seaton on August 6 to land troops at Circle City with $150 per man and $30 per ton for freight. The steamer will proceed to St Michael and Shipped to five steamers. Supplies and heavy winter clothing are being arranged from San Francisco, with tents from Philadelphia to withstand Arctic winds. Klondike stocks expected to be listed after a large New York exchange meeting signals renewed mining interest.
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Alaska
Seaton
Circle City
St Michaely
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Glong
Klondike
New York
New York Minioz Exchange
Local Ann Works in Middleton on Klondike Telegraphed Orders
A Middleton North Carolina firm making wool dust bags for California clients faces double shifts to handle telegram orders after news of the Klondike discovery. Workers, including Ann, adapt production to meet rapid demand from the gold rush era.
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Middleton
N_ C
California
Doibie
Klondike
Still No Armor for Navy After Price Fight
Washington July 28armor producers refuse to furnish armor for three battleships at 300 per ton fixed by Congress Secretary Long orders proposals from shipbuilders to procure and fit armor One company Union Iron Works San Francisco has declined Likely others will similar reply A government armor plant may be proposed by a board of officers to carry out Congress plan
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Washington
Navy Department
Congress
Long
Unio Iron Works
San Francisco
Stevc Wry Long
ONLY A FEW OF THEM LEFT Not Many Americans Now Remain in Spanish Prisons
Washington reports a consular notice that if Louis Somelan is released from Havanna, only a handful of Americans remain jailed in Cuba. Names include Manuel Fernandes, Rafael Fernandes, Jules Thomas Laing, and Frank A. Garment in various locations under military jurisdiction. The Manzanillo consul disputes claims that Albert Slusser has been captured.
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Washington, Sury Z
Lee
State Department
Louis Somelan
Havans
Cuba
Maunuel Fernandes
Cubans
Hafael Fernandes
United States
Manzinalo
Albert Slusser
Stusser
Indiana to Halifax for hull maintenance cited by secretary
Secretary Long orders the battleship Indiana sent to Halifax for docking and cleaning to prevent hull corrosion. Port Huron alternative considered but deemed risky. travel via Santa Fe Route with multiple July and August dates offered for tickets.
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Washington
Long
Indiana
Halifax
Port Hoyal
S.C
Navy Department
Chisago
Santa Fe
Glucose Trust Buys Up All U S Glucose Plants in Nation
Chicago and New York capitalists back a new company with a $40 million capitalization to control White Glucose output of the United States. Major financiers include J Pierpont Morgan, Guaranty Trust, H O Havemeyer, P O Matthiason, and ex governor Roswell P Power. The Jersey incorporation plans place all interests under one management to counter trust laws, with several sugar and glucose producers in the purchase list. The deal signals a national consolidation to dominate corn and sugar markets.
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Chicago
Uwe Chicago Corporation
Levy Mayer
John P. Wilson
Toew York
United States
New York
Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company
H. O. Havemeyer
P.O. Matthieson
American Sugar Refining Company
Roswell P. Power
Anthony Brady
Pontingeri
Norman 3
Norman 3. Steam, Marshall Field, Edward J Brewster, John W. Doane
L. Z Letter
Obert T. Lincoln
New Jersey
New Contenn
New Jersey Corporation
American Glucose Company
Peoria
Ats Pere
Peoria Grape Sugar Company
Pe‘aria
Davenport Sugar Company
Davenport
Ove Rena Ey Ferminich Manufacturing Company
Marshalltown
Pittsburg Coal Operators Split Over Uniformity Meeting
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania eighty nine mining firms attended a coal operators meeting on July 28. Colonel W P Read bolted the session denouncing the process and taking his minority report with him. The conference adjourned as debates over uniformity continued with calls to print copies of the agreement for operators.
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Pittsburg
W. PB. Trend
Read
Dempster
W. P de Atemitt
Dr. Anderson
Ad Seriafum
J. H Zerb
Steyner
Colonel Head
Lit Ye
Pennsylvania
United States
Conic
Indorse
de Armitt
Pittsboro
New Life and Vigor from Kola Nervine Tablets
Testimonial from W S Sweet of Minneapolis praising Dr Charcot s Kola Nervine Tablets for restoring reading ability memory and guidance after deteriorated function. Claims improved vitality and claims to be unsolicited. Product sold by druggists or direct order 50 cents and 1 per box from Hepeke Chemical Mig Co La Crosse.
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Minneapolis
W._S. SWEET
Mer
Mass
Mutual Life’ Ins. Co
Charcot
Hepeke Chemical & Mig. Co
la Crosse
Notable Labor Leaders Meet at Wheeling Conference
In Wheeling West Virginia a historic gathering of top labor chiefs convened to address the coal strike. Leaders from the American Federation of Labor United Mine Workers and numerous unions approved plans to aid miners, pledging support and outlining steps to push for wages, relief, and better living conditions for workers and their families.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Heads of Labor Organizations of America
M.D. Ratchford
United At Workers
Gompers
American Fedération of Labor
Miners’ Organization
Samuel Gompers
New York
American Federation of Bor
Frank R. Morrison
Chicago
M.D. Itstehford
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
WC Pears
P. H. Morrisey
Peoria
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
W. D Mahon
Detroit
Street Railway Union
James FR. Sovarcigs
The
Knights of Labor
James JH Sullivan
Baltimore
International Associant Decorators and Painters
J. 2 Lendyn
Bloomington
Custom Tailors Union
J. F. Mulholland
Toledo
Infermion Union of Bicycle Workers
Nashville
Teus
International Printing Pressmen's Union
Theodore Verri
International Typographical Union
Hubert Askew
Isphemims
Mich
North Mineral Mine’ Workers
William McKinney
Lafayette
Ind
Painters' Union
J. W. Rea
Painters’ and Decorators’ Union
G. W. Perkins
International Tobacco Workers’ Union
Patrick Dolan
Pittsburg
M. M. Garland
Amalgemated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin , Workers
C. H. Wilkins
Order of Railway Conductors
F. P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen
Val Fitspatrick
Brotherhood of Trellwey
T. W. Lewis
Bridgeport
Ohio Miners’ Organization
E. V. Debs
American Ailway Union
J. Kunzeler
American Plint
Suvereiga
Ramuel Gompels
Mureisun
Federation
Tude
Ss the Minera
Morrison
West Virginia
de Armitt
Organized Labor
United States
Cie
Our
Republic
Miner Strike Solidarity Call Across States
A West Virginia speech denounces injunctions as unjust and urges full protection of free speech and assembly. It calls on governors and public officials to prosecute rights, to organize nationwide sympathy meetings, and to mobilize 100 labor organizers in West Virginia and Pennsylvania for renewed strike efforts. The conference adjourned as midnight struck and President Gomptre was named to coordinate sympathetic meetings.
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Priie Assembly
Mactres
Wuet Vicenta
Pennsylvania
Buners
West Virginia
Republic
International Organization of Labor
United Mine Workers
Avenet
Alleriean Federation of
Tater
United Mins
West Virgin
Wil
Potwin considers tax to fund Potwin high school tuition
A Potwin meeting set for Saturday at 1 p m will decide a proposal to levy a local tax to cover tuition for Potwin students attending Topeka high school. Tuition is 40 with some families unable to pay. a general tax is suggested to ease the burden. A Potwin high school plan was discussed but abandoned in favor of the tax plan.
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Potwin
Topeka High School
Carr
Salvage Award In St Paul Case Denied Claim Disputed
United States district court judge Judie Browe orders International Navigation to pay Merritt Wrackinc, Chapman Derrick, and Insurance Company of North America 160,000 for salvaging the steamship St Paul. The vessel valued at 2.65 million, cargo at 1.95 million. Salvage shared: 191,275 charged to the St Paul and 28,724 to the cargo.
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New York
Judie Browe
United States District Court
Ene Ternational Navigation Company
Murt
Merritt Wrackinc Company
Chapman Derrick Company
Tneurance Company of North America
Americanm
St Paul
Ear North Long Branch
Inevrance Company
Argu
Cost of Tellers Speech Sparks Revenue Projections
In New York on July 2, debate over the Dingley Bill is tied to Teller’s Martillery talk. If his speech had not occurred, duties on ships arriving at East Coast ports would rise under the law, yielding substantial revenue. Experts estimate large sums for ports from New York to Newport News.
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New York
Teller
Senate
Dingley
United States
Port of New York
Philadelphia
Bortoin
Baltimore
Newport News
SATCH OF JEWELS SEIZED IN PARIS SHIP RAID
New York July 28 A second raid on a smuggling case touched a jeweler V Minder Hinderhurs in a Dreyden firm. Diamonds rings and rich jewelry valued around 15000 found in pockets. Dorohue valued goods at 1500. Bail set at 2000 for indictment. J W Hall from Worcester Massachusetts arrested while jewelry valued at 400 seized. He claimed the items were for his own use and were dismissed after duty assessed.
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New York
Astoma
Donahue
Steanchip
Paris
V. Minder~hare
Hinderhurs
Dreyden
J. W. Hall Hn
Werchiwet
Mass
Bry
Bia
Telag
GUNS IN HOLLOW LOGS HIDDEN CARGO HELD AT HAVANA
A suspicious consignment aboard the Ward line steamer Segunraica, arriving from New York, spans tall logs painted red and ends sealed. The cargo, weighing heavy, is held at Tallapledra Wharf for examination on suspicions of contraband of war.
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Havana
Ward Line
Segunraica
New York
Cleasky
Tallapledra
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Arctic Circle
John C. Cliggett
Gold Democrats OF
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Glucose Trust
Geo. W. Veals
George W. Veale
Col. Anders
Manhattan
New Albany
Veale
Col. Anderson
Kim
Outer Pacific
New Albany Seminary
Rock Island
Glebl
Colorado Springs
Denver
COL
Rend Bolts
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ST. Paul
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