Ruin of the Palisades Opened as Dynamite Blast Site
The Palisades near the Hudson are being blown apart by Carpenter brothers to furnish rock for New York streets. Washington's Head landmark has been destroyed and blasts continue three times daily, with laborers from Italy Poland and Russia living in shanties near the river.
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New York
Delock
Hudson
Jersey Shore
Washington
Ramvle
New Jersy
United States
Beatzeen
Bint Gan
Carpenter Brothers
Meade
Carpentertrothers
Kown
Vast Salmon Cargo to Liverpool Sets Record From Vancouver
A date in October reports the A Thateamer sailing to Liverpool with eight cars and 11.7 long tons of canned salmon, plus frozen and salted salmon and B C ore. The total cargo reaches 200 tons, the largest ever from British Columbia. Mineral Water The Mnost in the west. Come and try e 3. W. Phillips.
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Vancouver, & C
Liverpool
Columbia
W. Phillips
Denver Women Propose New Clubhouse Amid Debates
A Denver women’s club committee led by Mes Witten Kintzer and Mrs Stewart D Waiting elects a secretary and discusses options for a new downtown clubhouse. The panel favors fast action or postponing until after the biennial meeting, aiming to host the next gathering in the women’s clubhouse.
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Denver
Witten Kintier
Stewart D. Waiting
Chub
Woman's Clubhouse
Coxey to Travel in Private Car From Lima
Coxey the Populist gubernatorial candidate plans to travel in a private car built by Lima Locomotive and Machine Works. The car will be ready to unload at any point, allowing Coxey to speak to crowds as he moves through northwestern Ohio. Meetings reportedly draw large crowds as his campaign nears closure.
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Lima
Jacob & Coxey
Lima Locomotive and Machine Works
Coxey
Ohio
Daughters Must Marry Warned by Father in Missouri
In Tours Missouri retired engineer Jacob Earhart threatened his four daughters and three sons with expulsion by year end if not married, asserting the legal age for marriage as the limit. Daughter Laura said the family has been warned, but the girls refuse to be coerced into wedlock.
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Louie
Isaaes
Tours
Jacob Earhart
North Twenties
Lotte
Eli
Mies Laura
Letter From Chieusky Describes Alaska Gold Fields Prices
A letter from G. J. Gregory, formerly of Chivange, details life in the Alaska gold fields. He notes six personal crisis reports, three hangings, eleven killings, and various dangers. Prices cited include flour 360 a sack, Lake Bennett flour 2 per sack, bacon 1 per pound, beans 1 per pound, horseshoe nails 30 cents each, and overalls priced at 2. The letter mentions slow mail with 2 cents to mail and costs to send to Skusiay.
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Chiesus
G. J. Gregory
Chivange
Aliakan
Bardelitos
Flor
Lake Bennett
Women declare war on bachelor Van Wyck in New York
Under Mrs. Charlotte Smith’s lead, a women’s group votes to oppose Tammany candidate Van Wyck. The motion cites his unmarried status as a fault, while noting Van Wyck supporters favored a bloc vote. The result suggests the single status remains the only visible objection and may not deter the campaign.
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van Wyck
New York
de Teague
Charlotte Smith
Way
River yields a $1,000 pearl found by Mrs Burns
In Trdianapolis on October 2, Mrs CE Burns of 9M Bright Street found a mussel shell while fishing at Freed Ripple and opened it to reveal a pearl. Jewelers valued the discovery at $1,000, with local buyers showing interest as word spread.
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Trdianapolis
Freed Ripple
CE. Burns
Bright Street
Hood's Sarsaparilla Heals Blood Disorder in Lisbon Falls
J P Moons of Lisbon Falls Maine reports severe knee pain and leg sores followed by purple spots. After trying Hood's Sarsaparilla he improves dramatically, regains strength health and appetite expressing lifelong gratitude and renewed vigor.
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Hood
Tam
J.P. Moons
Lisbon Falls
Maine
Alaska Governor’s annual report highlights needs and risks
Governor Brady’s report to the interior secretary estimates Alaska’s population at 30 000 natives and 10 000 whites. It recommends 100000 for government buildings and 60000 for schools, cites land title delays, and urges curbing sea otter hunting by whites. It reviews gold operations, timber demand, and exploration plans from Yakutat to Cook Inlet.
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John G- I
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Brady
Lynn Canal
Yukon
Unite States
Yakutat
Cook's
Inet
Prince Wiliam Sound
Typhoid Soup Exposed on Thames Barge Lothair
London readers report a large barge named Lothair stranded near the Borough of Westminster carrying a fetid load from major London hospitals. The barge leaks and pumps out typhoid soup into the Thames as authorities seek to remove the contamination by sinking it at sea.
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London
Thames
Bvdington
Brgvet
Lambeth
Chelsea
Eddington
Ata Lus
Saniery
Collingridge
Limdon
Co operative Colony aims Nashville railroad under Social Democracy
Tennessee chosen for the cooperative colony over Washington as Social Democracy considers a Nashville rail line contract. Leaders Say unemployment relief and large land tracts in Tennessee could house and feed hundreds of workers and families during road construction. The movement reports 23 working branches with four more charters sought.
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Tennessee
Washington
Chicago
Wash Ingen
Social Democracy
Tennesser
Ted
Byrus Field Willard
Colonel Hinton
Colonization Committee
Nashville
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and California Limited Train Ad
An advertisement promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin issues with a money back guarantee and 25 cent price. Also touts the California Limited train service between Chicago and Los Angeles via Santa Fe Route with Pullman sleepers and dining cars. Mentions Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a product.
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Santa Fe
California Limited
Chiceso
Los Angeles
Fred Harvey
California
A. T
Failure of Bimetallic Negotiations Opens New Tension
London reports on the Oct 23 commission release detailing US French and British positions on re opening Indian mints to silver coinage. The Indian government warns that reopening mints would disrupt trade and crash the rupee, risking heavy taxation and long economic distress.
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London
United States Monetary Commission
Clan Ofies
Foreign Office
Marquis of Salisbury
Tilia
Sor
George Hamilton
Sxchhequer
Michael Hicks-Beneh
Treasury
A. J. Balfour
United States
John Flay
United States Monetary Commissioners
Edward O. Walbott
Colorado
Adiat ©. Severson
Mines
Chas. Jackson Palke
Massachusetts
Wolcott
France
Freech
Lender
Ther
Great Britain
Mercs
Salisbury
Walvert
India
Bank of England
Enel
United Kingdom
Egypt
Alex
Tim Coffrey
Her
Michael Hicks-Beach
Aalure
Elrcy
India and United States trade ratio debate in dispatch
A historic dispatch discusses proposed trade terms, noting France and the United States favor price increases while India faces declines. It argues against a union based on the controversial ratio and suggests delaying participation. Signed by Viceroy Lord Loch, White, and other British officials, the memo reflects banking and commercial caution.
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France
United Ea
India
Che Tt
United States
Popim
Lord Higin
Indi
George Stewart White
James Westland
John Woodburn
Gene
H. Collin
Chale‘Trever
Big Cotton Strike Stuns English Mills United Action Looms
London reports a dull cotton market with prices falling to losses. Workers refuse wage cuts as spinners, weavers, and master spinners unite across four counties, 28 million spindles and 500,000 looms at stake, with capital estimated at 200 million dollars. if the strike widens it could dwarf the engineers’ walkout.
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London
Millon
Mminster
Ax Beema
Universalists condemn death penalty and wine at communion
The Universalist General Convention denounced capital punishment with enthusiastic support and passed a formal resolution against it. A proposal on wine use at communion was tabled for further consideration with no dissent, while plans to push debate continue for the next gathering. The convention expressed sorrow over George M. Pullman’s death and adjourned, planning to meet in Boston in 1598.
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Chicago
George M. Pullman
Pingle
Bostos
Bisparck Fealty Affected By Weather Cough Warning
Prince Bisparck’s fealty announced in a dispatch from Priederuche is affected by bad weather and he cannot take outdoor exercise. The notice warns people with coughs and colds to heed danger and seek remedies for coughs, colds, croup and lung troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
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Wosther
Pertin
Prince Bisrparck
Priederuche
G. W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Safe Relief From Piles
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a safe, effective treatment for bleeding piles. It cites a Pittsburgh reader’s testimonial of rapid relief after using three 50 cent boxes, claims no sleep for months and quick return to work, and notes the product is sold in drug stores for 1 cent per package.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Swift-Holliday Drug Co
Pittsburs Eentian
William Handscfit
Catton Alley
Butter St
Pittshire
Dros
Market Review Shows Trade Sluggish But Production Strong
Cradstreet’s reports irregular demand with large overall business but weaker in wool, cotton goods, and dry goods. Western centers overestimated fall demand while unseasonably warm weather slowed heavy goods. Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska show activity. Exports of wheat and corn fall, with 206 U.S. business failures this week and Canada fewer than last year. Dun & Co notes a shift from heavy buying to restocking, risk of price inflation easing, and a broader, steadier foundation for future prosperity as employment remains high.
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New York
Cradstreet
Central West
Kansas
Oklihoma
Nebraska
Kansas Ciy
Omaha
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf States
Lancer
Faltimore
OWINE
Inun
Earry Trom
Hessemer
Fem
United States
Canai
TAVR
DUN
Rg, Dun & Co
Sage defends government talk on Union Parish plan
New York October 13 Russell Sage declares no uncertainty about his stance urging a government talk on the Union Parish issue. He warns Congress to act if later evidence shifts right and calls for clear presidential guidance from advisers. The piece touts health tonic Electric Bitters and announces a Union Pacific excursion to Fort Riley with a program of drills and displays for visitors.
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New York
Russell Sage
Congress
Tts
FL Riley
Thuradas
Union Pacffc
Fort Ries
Nists
Riley
Tes
Abean Ath Lgent
Kansae Ate
Fulton
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Peerless
Auoder
Sadie Steward
Kingston
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Miles
Harvie
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Ber Wenger Boone
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Prive Oo
TH. Forbes
L Atin
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Chat
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Topeka Transfer Co
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