Hale House Fire in Butte Kills Several Miners and Lodgers
A three story Hale boarding house for Anaconda Company workers burned in Butte trapping about 400 men. Early estimates list 20 to 25 dead with many injured. the blaze began in the basement engine room and emergency crews evacuated women first while several jumped or fell from windows. The building, valued at 87000 with furnishings, suffered total loss near 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Anaconda Company
East Broadway
J. J. Haggerty
Hak House
Flannery
Matt Doyle
Frank Rhoades
John T. Carter
Mike Judd
John Dugan
Sisters’ Hospital
Ned Gallagher
Tim Ryan
Hugh Boyle
Patrick Gilligan
Dooley
Anaconda
Pat Gilligan
J J. Conroy
Barney Reynolds
H. Judge
Patrick Boyle
John Irwin
Sawdust Trade Prospers in City Mills to Southern Markets
The piece notes sawdust as a thriving though limited commodity with six local dealers sourcing from lumber mills and box makers, plus imports from Southern mills. Retail bags hold three bushels, priced fifteen to twenty cents, with hard to obtain walnut and pine varieties fetching up to 2.50 a bag. Major users include cold storage warehouses and meat houses, followed by hotels, dry goods stores, and offices.
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Philadelphia Times
Prorky the Explorer Endorses Cleveland’s Baking Powder
The article urges Klondike travelers to rely on a proven baking powder. Lieut. Peary praises Cleveland's baking powder for Arctic expeditions noting it withstood extreme cold and performed reliably. Mrs. Peary also backs the product as the best. He plans to take it on future journeys.
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Klondike
Lieut. Peary
U.S. N
Cleveland
Fruit Ruin in Central California Orchards from Frost
Reports from Linden Lodi and Acampo say apricots plums almonds and cherries ruined by heavy frosts. Pits blacken and fruit will drop or shrivel. early fruit loss may reach thousands of dollars while late fruit remains unaffected.
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San Francisco
Linden
Lodi
Acampo
Foster urges Spain to choose intervention over war
Ex Secretary of the Treasury Foster argues Spain must decide Cuba intervention or declare war. He supports recognizing the Cuban republic as a free and independent nation rather than prompting U S war against a weaker country.
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Toledo
the Treasury
Foster
Spain
Cuba
Proctor
United States
Republic of Cuba
Spain asks U S to move fleet from Cuban coast
Havana reports Spain requests the United States to relocate the fleet at Dry Tortugas and Key West farther from Cuba arguing the ships hinder autonomists from persuading insurgents to surrender.
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Havana
Spain
United States
Dry Tortugas
Key West
Cuban
Preparations Rise as Maine Case Stirs War Talk
Washington lawmakers press ahead with war plans after Army and Navy Register asserts Spain likely blew up the Maine with a government mine. Officials deny official findings but acknowledge unofficial evidence prompts urgency. President McKinley weighs Cuba fate as France and Spain tensions mount.
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National Capital
Army
Navy Register
Maine
Washington
Navy
Register
Havana
Key West
White House
Navy Department
Board of Inquiry
McKinley
Lee
State Department
Spain
Cuba
New York
Naval attaches abroad seek ships without securing options
Naval attaches abroad push to buy battleships cruisers and torpedo boats without waiting to secure options.
Remedy for aches and pains and Japan's royal heir
An essay-like article notes that many pains arise from nerves, muscles, and joints and could be alleviated by a general remedy such as St Jacob's Oil. It mentions the 18 year old prince of Japan as the last male heir in a 2600 year dynasty, highlighting his place in primogeniture.
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Lord Bowen
Bowen
Marytyrs
Hemburg
Prince of Wales
Miles
Seaboard
Alger
Navy Department
Japan
Original Pitchers Castoria Trade Mark Case Explained
Historical court notice recounts Samuel Pitcher claiming exclusive rights to PITCHER'S CASTORIA with CHAS. H. FLETCHER signature on wrappers. Mentions Castoria origin, Centaur Company, and March 8 2007. Also includes notes on Hall’s Catarrh Cure, East Greenwich gasometer details, and Norfolk peanut oil factory plans.
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Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Chas. H. Pletcher
Centaur Company
Samull Pitcher
M.D
Various 19th Century Advertisements and Anecdotes
A jumble of patent medicine claims and odd claims including Allen's Foot-Kase cures for foot ailments, Dr Kit Nerve Hestorer promises fits cured, testimonials for various tonics, and miscellaneous notes on Greenland whale weight, Moses tablets location, and a brass alloy invention.
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Allen
Ailey
Oimmed
le Roy, N.Y
Kit Nerve Hestorer
R. H. Kline
Arch Street
Malladelphia
Convict Escape At Idaho Penitentiary Sparks Manhunt
A 13-man quarry gang overpowered guard Jackson near Boise on a Friday afternoon, seized his rifle, and fled to the hills. Several escaped were recaptured that day and morning after, with two still at large Harvey Cole and Pat Sullivan. Six more were later taken, while three were captured the next day on Indian Creek near Nampa.
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Boise
Idaho
Jackson
Young
Cowen
Leavitt Reavis
William Black
Shoshone County
Zell Morris
Lemhi County
Arthur Fountain
Latah County
Albert Randall
Custer County
Pat Sullivan
Bingham County
Harvey Cole
Robert Cowen
Lincoln County
Ed Rusell
Ada County
William Edwards
Bannock County
Clarence Hoyt
Thomas Broady
Frank Ordman
Miack
Morris
Sullivan Cole
Edwards and
Reavis
Twise
Indian Creek
Nampa
Love
Shevill Hamilton
Heavis
Edwards
Wonderful Statement From Mrs McGillan
Mrs J McGillan of 113 Kilburn Avenues Rockford Illinois describes severe heart pains fainting spells and sight loss from ovarian inflammation painful menstruation womb displacement and itching. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's medicine with curing her after doctors failed.
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J. McGillan
Kilburn Avenues
Rockford, Il
Lydia FE
Pinkham
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Prrky the Explorer
California
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F. J. Cheney & CO
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D C. Albright
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Wisdom
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Roger Bacon
Baker’s
la Bellé Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
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California Fig Syrup CO
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Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
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C. E. Augi Palouse
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C. S. Perry
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G. W. Houghton
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Townsend and
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Dewell & McDonald’s Stables
Dewelel & McDonald
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G. W. Gilman, M. D
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P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
Herman Berg
Townsend, Mont
E.h.goodman
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C. H. Baldwin
Broadway
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescot
Main St
Montana Central Depot
Helena
Norman Tripp
Herman Sperling
Townsend
Henry Heneberg
E. F. McRae
Wallace
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C. A. Wilder
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