Seven Devils Mine Purchase Links Idaho Properties to New York Capital
New York capitalists acquire the Peacock, Helena and White Monument mines in the Seven Devils district with ex-Governor Hauser and Anton Hauser selling. A 325-ton smelter is planned for March 1898, a narrow gauge railroad to the Snake River will be built, and a steamboat line to Huntington will connect with the Oregon Railway network.
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Helena
Mont
Seven Devils
Idaho
8. T. Hauser
Anton M. Holter
White Monument
Snake River
Oregon Railway & Navigation
Huntington
New York
Isaac E. Blake
Continental Oil Company
Franklin Edson
New York City
Chas. W. Haight
C. J. Holman
Pittsburg
James C. Aiken
Thos. G. Hillhouse
Metropolitan Trust Company
John C. Ten Eyck
Holter and Hauser
Kleinschmidt
Albert Kleinschmidt
Peacock
Buffalo
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Epb Baughman
Pittsburg Landing
Seven Devils District
Lewiston
Riparia
Seattle seeks Paris Exposition exhibit space
The Seattle city council adopted a resolution urging Major Moses P Handy to secure 10 000 square feet for a full ethnographic display of Seattle as a typical western city at the 1900 Paris exposition The measure also asks Handy to arrange for a competing eastern city of similar size to showcase its mineral forest agriculture and other resources A committee including the mayor chamber of commerce president and others will draft the plan
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Seattle
Wash
Moses P. Handy
United States
Handy
Chamber of Commerce
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anti Fusion Populist Convention Postponed in Lincoln
The anti fusion populist state convention planned at Bohannon's hall failed to draw delegates and was moved to a private office to outwit fusion supporters. With near non attendance from outside the county, the body voted to postpone and abandon the state meeting. Local delegates formed a county convention and chose a ticket.
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Lincoln
Neb
Oet
Bohannon’s Hall
Gold by Special Train Cripple Creek to Ship Mint
Cripple Creek operators plan a one month bullion output to be shipped in a single consignment to the Philadelphia Mint. A special train will carry the gold, guarded by an express company to prevent theft or loss, marking one of the largest continental gold shipments.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Cripple Creek
Philadelphia
No Deaths Reported as Yellow Fever Declines in New Orleans
New Orleans reports no deaths in the 24 hour period ending Monday night as yellow fever cases rise in surrounding premises. The death rate dips to just over 10.5 percent and ships carrying 300 Sicilian immigrants will be detained at quarantine on arrival per board of health action.
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New Orleans
The
Board of Health
Wilkinson
AWFUL PRAIRIE FIRE RAVAGES BEAUSEJOUR REGION
Winnipeg reports a large prairie fire burning across the countryside. Beausejour, 40 miles east, saw two women and five children named Moreski burned to death as the house burned from two directions. Many farms, crops, and livestock were destroyed. several families left homeless and destitute. Bagot near Winnipeg was nearly wiped out and Stony Mountain saw fire reach the Canadian Pacific platform. Oakland on the Portage branch suffered heavy losses of wood and hay.
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Winnipeg
Beausejour
Moreski
Bagot
Stony Mountain
Oakland
Portage Branch
Northern Pacific
Blown to Atoms at Black Warrior Mine
A Phoenix special reports the hoisting works at the Black Warrior copper mine near Globe Ariz were wrecked by dynamite Saturday night Two blasts damaged the shaft house engine and foundation Discharged employees are suspected of involvement and no injuries are mentioned
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Denver
Col
Republican
Phoenix
Aix
Black Warrior
Globe
Ariz
Women jurors serve in Idaho for first time
In Boise on October 5, a probate court case over services in coroner’s inquests led to a mixed jury after the prior panel disagreed. Four women and two men served, named as Mrs. KE. J. Pasamore, Mrs. R. E. Green, Miss S. F. Wood, and Mrs. Boyakin, with Judge Black ordering the sheriff to convene a second trial if needed.
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Boise
Idaho
Fairchild
Black
KE. J. Pasamore
R. E. Green
F. Wood
Power plant to supply Butte copper mines on Big Horn
The James Leef Water Wheel Company of Springfield Ohio closes a $2,000,000 contract with St Paul capitalists for six turbine water wheels of 1000 horsepower each to be built near Butte Montana on the Big Horn river. The plant will furnish electricity to Butte and power for mines and other uses. The wheels will be the largest ever built.
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Springfield
Ohio
James Leef l Water Wheel Company
St. Paul Capitalists
Butte
Mont
Big Horn River
Waterworks work to start in Grand Forks
Progress reports show sewer system improvements advancing well and the new waterworks project at Grand Forks to begin immediately. The item notes demographic counts in Kamloops and regional agricultural growth alongside a detective arrest in Victoria linked to a partner’s disappearance. It also mentions Canadian farm actions and unrest in France over bread prices and an impending severe winter.
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Grand Forks
Kamloops
British Columbia
Global News Briefs Hint at Turmoil and Trade Shifts
A sweeping digest reports Greece's cabinet resignation amid Turkish treaty tensions and general political unrest. It notes James G Fair’s estate estimated at 12 to 15 million dollars, James T Drummond’s death with 3 million wealth, a Guatemalan insurrection jailing Americans, and a Spokane court verdict awarding 18 624 15 to Marks Olson against Northern Pacific for route changes. Additional items cover Moscow crop cuts, a Willow Springs fire displacing 50 families, Carlist agitation near Madrid, Costa Rica Nicaragua boundary findings, wool market highs, and Japan Cholera alliance entry.
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James T. Drummond
St. Louis
Guatemala
Marks & Olson
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane
Idaho
Moscow
Willow Springs
Chicago
Madrid
Navarre
Castellan
Alexander
Cleveland
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Greyton
Boston Commercial Bulletin
London
Boston
Japan
Neal Dow
Maine
Fort Russell Hospital
Cheyenne
Wyo
Packer F. P. Delaney
Senor Sagasta
Spain
Chase, Kaw
William Herbert
China
Canton
Joseph Ladue
Dawson City
Alaska
San Francisco
Dawson
St. Paul
Samuel J. McMillan
United States
Sagasta
Cuba
Ceuta
Minnesota Packing & Provision Company
Swift & Co
London Daily Chronicle
Osborne
Union Pacific Railroad
New York
Five-Year Terms Set In Idaho Burglary Case
Lewiston Idaho October 2 A D Botts and Thomas Laughlin were taken to the state penitentiary by Warden Van Dorn. Botts received five years for obtaining the name of M C Nonnoyle of Kendrick to a $10 check and Laughlin was given five years for burglary after pleading guilty to entering buildings at Chinese gardens in the city. Both were young and intoxicated at the time of the offenses.
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Lewiston
Idaho
A. D. Botts
Thomas Laughlin
State Penitentiary
van Dorn
Botts
M. C. Nonnoyle
Kendrick
Laughlin
The Carpenter Bee and Its Ingenious Home
A. Hyatt Verrill explains the large carpenter bee nests in wood. The insect bores neat half inch holes then lays eggs in a long tunnel with honey paste and wood chips. The eggs hatch in order, creating a sequence of bees that eventually emerge to the sun. The piece blends natural history with a digression on a baseball manager’s tale from oil country eras.
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A. Hyatt Verrill
St. Nicholas
Preacher Refuses Medical Practice in Banter
In Tit-Bits a playful exchange shows Mrs Stalefirm mistaking Dr Jovial for a physician. The reverend replies, I do not practice, I only preach, underscoring his distinction between preaching and medicine. The anecdote highlights humor in misidentification between healing roles.
Fire Routs Austin Pa as Town Nearly Wiped Out
A blaze sparked by a gas jet in a Livery stable in Austin Potter County Pa destroyed 80 houses and left about 500 people homeless. Firefighters struggled with scarce water, and a special train delivered additional apparatus. Loss estimates range from 165000 to 225000 dollars, with major damage to mills churches and homes.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Wellsville
Austin
Potter County
R. W. Phillips
P. A. Gallup
Costello
Turner
Awful Floods in China Endanger 80 000 Nearby Villagers
Tacoma dispatch reports China suffering severe floods near Tung Chou with over 80,000 residents in 60 villages destroyed. Authorities estimate 15,000 to 20,000 dead or displaced. The emperor orders relief while Pekin shelters stockpile as rain continues. An earlier Formosa uprising left 200 rebels dead and Captain Takeuchi personaly killed 30.
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Tacoma
Victoria
China
Tung Chou
Pekin
Formosa
Takeuchi
Baking powder variety shapes cake lifting power
Schilling's Dest offers a baking powder that claims to lighten cakes with stronger leavening while promoting a whole bone quality. The note suggests different blends vary in strength and texture.
Prospectors' Transit Tax Reported By Canadian Officers
Custom officers at Tagish Lake forward $10,000 in duties collected from prospectors moving American goods toward the Klondike via the Skaguay and Dyea trails. Alex Trainer with the survey party on the Stickeen Creek notes 2000 men traveling Telegraph Creek routes to the Klondike.
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Victoria
B. C
Milne
Tagish Lake
Skaguay
Dyea
Klondike
Alex Trainer
Dominion Government
Stickeen Creek
Telegraph Creek
Port Ludlow Mills to Resume Operations
Puget Mill Company's plant at Port Ludlow will restart on the 18th after seven years of suspension. Steam tests begin tomorrow with several thousand dollars of new machinery installed. About 250 men will be employed.
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Port Townsend
Puget Mill Company
Port Ludlow
Union printers in Houston stage mass meeting to denounce injunctions
Union printers of Houston Texas organized a large public mass meeting to protest government by injunction. Strong resolutions backed the protest and adopted.
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Union Printers
Houston
Tex
Lord Douglas Returns From Michipicoten Gold Fields
Lord Douglas of Harwich England arrived in Sault Ste. Marie from the Michipicoten gold fields where he secured an interest in several valuable claims. He telegraphed his brother Shalto in Seattle to meet him and continue investigation. Returning prospectors report rich finds promising fortunes for owners.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lord Douglas
Harwich
England
Michipicoten
Shalto
Seattle
Navy appoints Bates Surgeon General
Washington October 2 The president appoints Newton C Bates of the United States Navy as surgeon general and chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy.
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Washington
Newton C. Bates
United States Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of
the Navy
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Paris Fair
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Prof. Robertson
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