Riot in Paris Prompts Police Crackdown at Tivoli Meeting
A large anti Semite and anti-Dreyfus rally at Tivoli Vauxhall in Paris turned violent as anarchists clashed with students. Banners proclaimed death to the Jews while fights over flags and tribunes left several injured. Troops cleared the Place de l Opera and arrests followed.
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Paris
Tivoli Vaux Hall
Armie
M. Guerin
M. Rochefort
M. Drumont
Seatile
Tribune
M. Curtois
Rochefort
Zola
Dreyfus
Avenue de Opera
Place de Republic
Place de l'Opera
M. Blanc
Marseilles
Nantes
Nine Russian Men of War Reported Near Far East
San Francisco reports that nine Russian men of war including the Rurik and Admiral Nahkimoff left Nagasaki for unknown destinations. Most are believed to head toward Port Arthur and Korean waters. Japan replies to Russia about borrowing Port Arthur and Talien Wan from China. Yokoshita hosts a flotilla with seventeen ships including Fuji and Naniwa.
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San Francisco
Peru
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Rurik
Nahkimoff
Pamiat Azova
Dimitri Donskei
Nagasaki
Port Arthur
Corean
Yomiuri
Talien Wan
China
Japan
Yokoshita
Miner loses 550 dollars to poker sharpers in Seattle
San Francisco reports J W Kile a Silverton British Columbia miner was robbed of 250 in cash and a 300 draft in Seattle after being lured into a poker game. He was bunched out of the money by clever sharpers on the way to this city.
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San Francisco
J. W. Kile
Silverton
B. C
Seattle
Eleven reindeer reach New York bound for Klondike
The Bartello, a Wilson line steamer, brought eleven reindeer from Hall to New York on January 16. They will be shipped north to the Klondike region. A separate item notes a humorous exchange about haunted houses and a Washington Star quip about swallows signaling seasonal change.
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New York
Wilson Line
Bartello
Hall
Klondike
Conditions of China's Loan Reported by Times Diplomatic Note
The Times London dispatch says England offers China a 12 million pound loan at par over 50 years to fund indemnity liquidation. Conditions include opening treaty ports, no cession of Yangtze valley, and extending the Burma railway through Hunan, with revenue control if China defaults. Siang-In location identification remains disputed.
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London
Pekin
The
Times
Charles Claude Macdonald
China
Tsung Li Yamen
Board of Foreign Control
England
Talien Wan
Siang-In
Nan- Ning
Yang Tse Kiang
Hunan
France
Russia
Talien-Wan
the Times
Siang Yang
Hu-Pei
Siang Tang
Suicide and Insurance: Supreme Court Rules Against Heirs
In the United States Supreme Court Justice Harlan ruled that heirs cannot claim on a life insurance policy when the insured dies by his own action. The case involving A Howard Ritter executor of William Rank and the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York centered on policies totaling 500000 after Rank increased his coverage to 200000. The New York company refused 75000 from the 200000 on grounds of sanity at inception.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Harlan
A. Howard Ritter
William Rank
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Runk
Philadelphia
New York Company
Deer Park
der Park
British American Corporation
Center Star
Montana Mine Company
Anaconda Copper Company
Boston & Montana Company
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Justice Daly
Lewisohn Brothers
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Central Trust Company
James B. Haggin
Anaconda Company
Sullivan
Snowbird
Butte, Mont
Augustus Heinze
New York Dispatch
Montana
Heinze
Wages Slashed In Cotton Mills Across New England
Providence reports a 10 percent wage cut effective today affecting about 20 000 operatives in Rhode Island and Knight Goddard mills in Massachusetts 10 000 to 15 000 workers in Connecticut mills under Providence control. Total annual earnings drop near 39 million with combined loss approaching one million in purchasing power.
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Providence
R. I
Knight & Goddard
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Montana refugee shot in Kansas duel with deputies
Paul Metcalf, an alleged Montana murderer and refugee, was fatally wounded during a standoff with Sheriff McGrath's deputies in a Winchester area dugout. He was dying in the county jail as authorities warned of his presence and awaited requisition if he survived.
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Wichita
Kan
Eagle
Alva
D.I
Paul Metcalf
Montana
McGrath
Winchester
Here
Metcalf
Holmes
Pittshall
Oklahoma
December Wool Imports Rise Over Prior Year
The Bureau of Statistics reports December imported wool at 17,768,246 pounds valued at 1,008,974 dollars, up from the previous December by over 7,600,000 pounds and 800,000 dollars. Sugar imports across five ports totaled 100,142,148 pounds valued at 1,923,793 dollars, down from November 1897 by about 23,275,000 pounds.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
General Christopher Col on Auger Dies at West Washington Home
Washington January 17 General Christopher Col on Auger U S A retired died of old age at his home in West Washington last night He was one of the three surviving members of the West Point class of 1843 the same class with which General Grant graduated Auger served with Grant in Mexico and through the Civil War with distinction
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Washington
Christopher Colon Auger
West Washington
General Auger
West Point
Grant
Mexico
Novo Arrives with Alaska Passengers Report Food Abundant
The steam schooner Novo reached Seattle from Skaguay and Dyea Alaska bringing Hans Larsen of Circle City among the travelers. He traveled to Dyea with a dog team via Dawson City and says Circle City has plenty of food and confirms no hunger expected at Dawson this winter.
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Seattle
Novo
Skaguay
Dyea
Alaska
Hans Larsen
Circle City
Dawson City
Dawson
Fire destroys Willard Beach casino and related property
A fire at Willard Beach in South Portland destroyed the casino owned by the Portland and Cape Elizabeth Street Railway Co. A pavilion and restaurant owned by C. J. Willard also burned. The casino was valued at 31000 dollars with additional property losses of 7500 dollars.
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Portland
Willard Beach
South Portland
Portland & Cape Elizabeth Street Railway Company
C. J. Willard
Mining and its perils on the Klondike trail
Spokane’s Charles W. Thompson dies on the Skaguay to Dawson route as partners Simmons and Thompson previously parted. Colleagues Hal Cole and W. L. Luhn report rough journey with horse losses and assaults of nature. Diverse Spokane mining notes follow with ore finds, shaft progress, and stockholder actions.
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Charles W. Thompson
Spokane
Esx
United States
Das. C. Drake
Skaguay
Dawson City
Messrs
Hal J. Cole
W. L. Luhn
Dawson
Northwest Mounted Police
Hootalinqua River
Mr. Cole
Spokesman-Review
Charley ‘Thompson
D. W. Simmons
Yakima
Seattle
Simmons
Charley
C. B. Pond
Ellensburg
Hootalingqua
Stop Women And Confide In Mrs Pinkham For Help
An advertisement urges women to correspond with Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for private female health issues. It emphasizes a trusted female network and the promise of confidential advice drawn from extensive experience with women’s ailments, claiming countless previous cures.
Fierce Rioting in Havana Reports Rise to Intervention
A Washington special notes Havana rioting intensifies beyond press reports as General Lee reports danger to Americans and consulate security while Spanish forces seal Havana. Meanwhile in Peoria the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen reports 3000 net members in 1897 and 37 new lodges, signaling railroad demand.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Washington
Cuba
Havana
Lee
United States
Blanco
Peoria, I
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
All Around Market Report from Spokane and West Coast
Wholesale prices across commodities are listed for Spokane and other market centers. Wheat, oats, rye and flour feed prices are given with varying grades and packaging, along with dairy butter eggs and produce, then prices for meat, poultry, and other staples. Walla Walla and Portland markets show wheat quotes and shipments, while San Francisco reports steady wheat with stock prices and precious metal quotes.
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California
Walla Walla
Portland
Tacoma
San Francisco
Rival Roads 10 Klondike A Seattle Firm Plans Yukon Rail
A $16 million rail race emerges between two wealthy backers the London Exploration Company and the Yukon Company to build about 400 miles from Pyramid Harbor to Lewis River below Five-Finger rapids. Each line aims for rights through 30 miles of U S territory with $8 million per line plus $1 million for equipment.
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Tacoma
Yukon Country
Pyramid Harbor
Lynn Canal
Lewis River
London Exploration Company
Yukon Company
Andrew FP. Burleigh
Philadelphia
New York
Congress
Vanderbilt Leads Cake Walk At Park Soiree
New York January 13 W K Vanderbilt led a lively cotillion party hosted by Trainor L Park aboard the Sunda. The formal cake walk featured new steps as guests danced to All Coons Look Alike to Me with Vanderbilt receiving applause for his graceful leadership. Bronze Vienna paper weights were noted for animal studies.
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New York
W. K. Vanderbilt
Trainor L. Park
Sunda
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Offbeat Quote Highlights Law Effects on Life Span
A Detroit Journal quotation questions whether enlightened laws truly extend life, noting murderers may live longer while implying victims are cut short. The remark juxtaposes legal progress with fatal outcomes to provoke reflection on justice.
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Detroit Journal
St Jacob's Oil touted amid pain relief claims
The advertisement extols St Jacob's Oil as the best remedy for chronic and acute pains including rheumatism neuralgia sciatica and sprains. It urges immediate use to avoid suffering and touts a general effectiveness across many ailments. A separate notice reports Mrs Harriet Shafter wife of Brigadier General William R Shafter dying at Fort Mason after a short illness. Chalmette port near New Orleans, owned by the New Orleans and Western railroad, has been placed in receivership after failing to meet $100000 in interest obligations, with vast cotton facilities and millions invested.
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Harriet Shafter
William R. Shafter
Department of California
Fort Mason
New Orleans
Chalmette
The
New Orleans & Western Railroad
Trade Mark Claim Over Castoria by Dr Pitcher
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the term Castoria and to Pitchers Castoria bearing the CHAS H FLETCHER signature on wrappers. He declares no one may use his name but The Centaur Company with H Fletcher as president, dated March 8 1897.
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Castoria
Popcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitcher
Chas, H, Fletcher
Pitcher's Castoria" Which Has Been Used In the Homes of the Mothers of America
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
H. Fletcher
Samuel Pitcher, M
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G. W. Houghton
Helena, Mont
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Hassel
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G. W. Gilman, M. D
P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
Mont
Herman Berg
Townsend, Mont
E.h.goodman
Attorney At Law
C. H. Baldwin
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Townsend
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescot
Main St
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Helena
Norman Tripp
Herman Sperling
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E. F. McRae
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C. A. Wilder
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Ceara
Oriental
Mrs. Meekton
Washington Star
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Suicide and Insurance
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New England
Auger
Hketired
Maine
Florence Mining Notes
Poorman
Florence
Idaho
Senator
U.S
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le Roi
le Roi Mining and Smelting Company
W. W. D. Turner
N. Peyton
W. M. Ridpath
J. M. Armstrong
W. J. Harris
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Frank H. Graves
W. F.C. Wakefield
West Cohesa
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Butte Mining
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Brotherhood of Trainmen
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Rival Roads
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Mice Blanchard
Los Angeles
Skhagmuny
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
Vanderbilt Budding
Perth
New York Journal
Vienna
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Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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Erie Medical CO
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California Fig Syrup CO
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Louisville
J. R. Madison
42D Ave
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Ills
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Puck
Belomon
Mason Chemical CO
PB. D
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M. BD. Fowler
Southington
Conn
Irthern
Buell Lamberson
Portland, OR
Moore
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Mee Cie Diker
Woodard-Clarke & CO
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