Mystery Fire Victim in Boston Office Murder Theory Debated
Boston July 2 Police hear testimony in the Codman & Codman fire case where Albert Barrett was found dead from a gunshot. Proprieter Collins links Barrett to predated money requests and hotel suppers while relatives challenge the claims. Codman denies major theft and asserts Barrett was murdered by an intruder, not suicide.
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Boston
Whitcomp
Codman & Codman
Albert Barrett
P. J. Colls
London
Collins
Mies Barrett
Merit
Mise Barrett
Golltig
Sugar Yard
Acc
Sounts
Mies Harrett
youAg
Alice
Col- Une
Collies
Wose
Stedman
Pha 'Fravelier
Foss
Miss Barrett
Willian C Céadman
Mr. Codman
Wheelwright
Cotman
Codman
Fie
Senator Mason to Introduce Postal Savings Bank Bill
Chicago July 20 Senator Mason returning from Washington announces that at the next session of Congress he will introduce a bill for a postal savings bank system modeled on Great Britain's. The proposal aims to extend government benefits to the poor by offering accessible savings services.
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Chicago
Mason
Washington
Verde
Great Britain
Death of John Adams in San Francisco Navy news
San Francisco dispatch reports the death of John Adams aboard H M S Raid after its voyage in the Solomon Islands. The mutiny tale and punitive actions tied to Captain Gibbons’ murder are noted, with villagers burned and property damaged during the events.
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San Francsco
H. M.S
Captain Gibbons
Heriacek
Jon Anama
Aerandron
Pivcairntian
Rane
Vibe Ial Aris
Sxiverybody Says So Castarets Candy Cathartic
An advertised medical claim promotes Castarets Candy Cathartic as a powerful discovery for cleansing the system and aiding kidneys liver and bowels. The notice promises cures by doctors and lists ticket sales and travel via the Santa Fe Route with prices and dates in July and August. It mentions Webb buys and sells tickets and references various dates and locations.
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Solana
Chiceza
U Webb
Signaling by heliograph drills for Colorado officers expands
Sun Denver July 20 report details Captain Glassford's heliograph instruction for about twenty officers in the Colorado signal corps. After 200 hours of training at Fort Logan and Evergreen relays, signaling plans extend to Morrison Broadmoor and Colorado Springs with relay stations and balloon signaling to aid military maneuvers.
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Denver
W. A. Glassford
Signal Corps
Department of the Colorado
Fort Logan
Glassford
Logan
Morrison
Evergreen Mountain
Dert- Yer
Kennedy
Colorado Springs
Utah's Gift to Bryan. Banquet honors silver champion
Salt Lake City July 30 a banquet was held for William Jennings Bryan at the UW on the 16th inst. A magnificent cup was presented by Utah miners as their tribute. The cup cost 50 dollars and used about 11 ounces of silver, with interior gold valued at 128. The cup stands twenty-two inches high and features a miner figure, a rock composed of sixteen silver strata and one gold, and two silver bands showing Utah's agricultural products. Engravings include a shield with an inscription, the beehive with wings, a sixteen-feather eagle, Salt Lake imagery, and cupids with daisies. The base bears decorative panels and views of the Eagle Gate, the Temple, and the Tabernacle.
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Salt Lake City
William Jennings Breant Saitair
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Calais swimmer halts Dover to Calais voyage after thirteen hours
Calais resident Wnally Endures a grueling 13 hour swim from Dover toward Calais. He trained under Captain Henry Bingham and trainer Charles W Brown helped push the effort with a crew aboard Sea Lark. Weather favorable, tides studied, he ultimately could not complete the crossing.
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Calais
Guy
Straits of Dover
Boson
Mrater
Charles W. Brown
Liverpool
Great Britain
Dover
Channel
Henry Bingham
William Saunders
Josep Cheevers
Alex McDonald
Admiralty
Baroness Blanc Flees Chicago for New York in Bold Escape
In Chicago a baroness evades five constables by taking advance salaries and valuables before slipping away to New York. An impersonator and a detainment at a Masonic Temple box office are noted, with a colored maid reportedly carrying diamonds and jewelry to an unseen Santa's delivery.
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Chicago
New York
Blanc
Masonic Temple
Scare at Ferris wheel in Chicago sparks escape scare
At Chicago July 10 a near disaster on the Ferris wheel left thirty people in car No 26 fearful as boiler oil feed pipes failed and steam surged. Chief Engine Lewis was dining while manager Rice backed the car to the stand just as the steam died. Passengers, including a 300 pound man, feared the car would drop or be raised by rope ladders before stopping inches from the platform.
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Chicago
Herron
Lewis
Rice
Warman
Hice
One Long Cold Night Alaska Climate Report
Chief Moore of the Weather Bureau describes Alaska climate zones, noting temperate coastal areas with mild winters and heavy rainfall, interior regions with extreme winter cold and brief hot summers, and Yukon observations. Data show months from October to April averaging below freezing, with record lows and rapid day length changes.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Chief Moore
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Moore
Pacific Ocean
Dixon Sound
Sitka
Washington, D.C
Aleu
Tian Islands
Klondike
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Yukon
United States
Jokers Route Revenue Cutters to Port Portland Myth
A Washington dispatch claimed two revenue cutters would escort the steamer Portland from the Bering Sea as it carried two million dollars in gold to Portland amid rumors of pirate threats. The remark amused shipmen in San Francisco and few believed the alleged plot, finding no evidence and doubting even the feasibility of any attack.
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San Francisco
Washington
Portland
Bering Sea
St. Michaela
Thie Port
Penguin grounded while surveying Palmyra reef for cable route
San Francisco dispatch reports the steamship Alameda arrived from Honolulu with news that the schooner Penguin, under Captain Field, ran aground on a reef near Palmyra Island on July 2 while surveying for the proposed Austradyn-Havenlien cable route. The voyage began in Sidney April 1 and included Namuka passage and Phoenix and Shiney islands en route, with Palmyra reached May 20 before the mishap.
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Alameda
Sidney
Hoonolulu
M. M. B. Penguin
Howolulu Harbor
Palmyra Istand
Field
Acr
Buva
Fit
Namuka Passage
Shiney Island
Shine
Palmyra
Siewitt
Teft Palmyra
Reasons Why Chamberlain's Oolic Cholera and Diarrhoea Henne dy is the Best
A historical advertisement praising Chamberlain's Oolic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as rapid stomach relief, cure for dysentery and chronic diarrhoea, and safe with no bad effects. It claims universal efficacy and many lives saved, plus other products like Hal's Hair RKentner and Peerless Steam Laundry services.
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Chamberlain
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