General Trade Movement Strains Amid Demand Ebb
Bradstreet reports irregular trade, falling demand and volumes across sectors. Wool speculation ended, cotton goods weak, western stocks slow, heavy goods movement delayed by warm weather. Kansas City and Omaha show active trade. gulf states near standstill. eastern cities cool on merchandise. Iron and steel output remains high with rising pig iron costs. wheat exports dip. weekly business failures rise in the United States.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Central West
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas City
Omaha
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf States
Baltimore
United States
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Prisoner Slick-eye Williams attempts suicide in Colfax Jail
J. F. Williams known as Slick-eye, jailed on burglary charges in Colfax, attempted hanging with a rope of his clothing. Sheriff Sims found him in a door opening. he was cut down and held by five men as he raved for two hours. He later regained consciousness but was too swollen to speak.
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Colfax
J. F. Williams
Slick-eye
Sims
Williams
Emeties
Richard III sword fight injures actor in Butte show
In Butte on Saturday night a staged duel in a Richard III burlesque cut John Fay Palmer badly, breaking his nasal bone and requiring surgery. John Griffith was also hurt slightly. Also listed are I O F officers elected in Butte and other brief notes including a notable suicide in Kenosha and various maxims.
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Butte
John Griffith
Griffith
John Fay Palmer
Richmond
Palmer
Rations Tighten as Dawson City Stores Plan Averts Suffering
Steamer Farallon carried 125 passengers including 12 from Dawson City with up to 20000 in gold. Food shortages hit Dawson. company stores refuse to take orders while warehouses sell most stock. Authorities plan rationing to prevent privation if supplies do not arrive. People continue to move toward Fort Yukon and Circle City seeking relief.
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Seattle
Farallon
Dyea
Skaguay
Dawson City
Dawson
H. A. Stewart
Sheboygan
Mich
J. C. Woolsey
Tacoma
Sam Henry
Lincoln
Neb
Haines’ Mission
Chilkat Inlet
Pelly River
Dalton Trail
Chilkoot Pass
Fort Yukon
Circle City
United States
Knights of Pythias funds tied to Lexington hotel mortgage
In Chicago court, Judge Dunne reviews creditors' protections as $200000 of the Knights of Pythias widows and orphans fund, via the endowment rank, is linked to a Lexington hotel lease mortgage. The January balance sheet shows $400000 to $500000 in surplus funds. Receivership may lead to long recovery delays. two receivers for the hotel are possible.
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Chicago
Knights of Pythias
Lexington
John A. Hinsey
Dunne
Rebecca Mitchell Appointed Special State Agent
Boise Idaho October 23 The governor has commissioned Mrs Rebecca Mitchell as a special agent to visit penal and reformatory institutions to investigate grading and parole systems The board has not operated the parole act due to lack of understanding and seeks practical insight into its workings for better implementation.
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Boise
Idaho
Rebecca Mitchell
Prominent Grocer Charles Dobel Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot
In Walla Walla on October 24 Charles Dobel a leading grocery dealer shot himself at his home. Coroner Smith held an inquest but no cause emerged. The jury ruled death due to a self-inflicted gunshot after several days of illness.
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Walla Walla
Charles Dobel
Smith
Dobel
Butte Miner Wins Divorce After Large Litigation
Butte Montana October 24 Adam Faraday an old time miner is granted a divorce from his wife Ida Faraday who is presently in Denver This is the seventh divorce action between the parties and they have dissipated a fortune of 100000 in litigation over the matter.
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Butte
Mont
Adam Faraday
Ida Faraday
Denver
Portland man dies after fall from Worcester Building
John W. Backus leaped from the sixth story of the Worcester building in Portland on Oct 23, dying shortly after the 60 foot plunge. His injuries shattered nearly every bone and he died within minutes. A Bohemian chamber of commerce urges Austria Hungary to negotiate over the new US tariff.
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Portland, Or
John W. Backus
Worcester
Chamber of Commerce
Reichenberg
Bohemia
Austro-Hungary
Turing
Frenchman In Edinburgh Hotel Heads To Laughable Bill
A French traveler at a Edinburgh hotel discovers an enormous bill at the desk and reacts with polite fury. He thanks the smiling proprietor and asks to embrace him declaring he may never see the man again because of the charge.
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Edinburgh
Saire
Sajire
That new girl of ours is wonderfully quick in her movements
A lightfoot remark contrasts a Kansas origin with cyclone cellar culture. The dialogue references speed, domestic life, and social stereotypes, ending with a quip about divorced individuals recalling a discharged hired girl without references.
Northwestern news roundup on crops trade and rail plans
The report covers Wenatchee and Oakesdale grain shipments and harvest progress across Whitman county, with rail survey work from Northport to Boundary Creek, Yellow stone land classification, and new local developments from Butte to Nelson. It notes mortgage satisfactions, lumber plant upgrades, and regional public notices.
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Northport
Boundary Creek
Corbin
Columbia County
Gray's Harbor
Directors elected at BC Southern Railway special meeting
At a Montreal held session of the British Columbia Southern Railway Company shareholders those elected to serve the coming year include Sir W. Van Horne T. G. Shaughnessy R. B. Angus William Hanson all of Montreal Sir George Kirkpatrick and KK B Osler of Toronto J A Gemmill of Ottawa Harry Abbott of Vancouver and William Whyte of Winnipeg The Crow's Nest line is under this company charter for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Kamloops
New Westminster
Victoria
British Columbia Southern Railway Company
Montreal
W. ©. van Horne
T. G. Shaughnessy
R. B. Angus
William Hanson
George Kirkpatrick
B. Osler
Toronto
J. A. Gemmill
Ottawa
Harry Abbott
Vancouver
William Whyte
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Crow's Nest
Heiress to Millions Grace Elliott In Line for Vast English Estate
A 21 year old San Francisco woman, Grace Elliott, adopted by the Elliott family, is named heir to an English estate valued at about 25 million dollars. The property, left by Imblay Clarke, may pass simply upon proving identity, with no contest, as English courts consider the matter.
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San Francisco
Grace Elliott
O'Farrell Street
England
New York
Hobart
Griggs
New Jersey
Imblay Clarke
Penu
Australia
Clarke
Grace
William R. Elliott
Montana Supreme Court Rules on State Land Agent Appointment
Helena Oct 26 The Montana Supreme Court holds Henry Neill appointed by the governor after James M Page resigned remains the state land agent and that Page's resignation could not be recalled The court says Page would only lose office if his term ended and confirms the governor must appoint a successor despite the board’s refusal to confirm The land agent post is one of the state government’s most important positions.
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Helena
Mont
State Supreme Court
Henry Neal
James M. Page
Page
State Board
Neill
Devastating Leyte Cyclone Reports Mass Toll
A Leyte cyclone devastates Leyte towns Tagloban and Hernani and several villages. About 400 people killed with incalculable property damage. Carriga Burga and Sammar wiped out as immense waves strike the eastern coast..full extent unknown.
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Madrid
Leyte
Philippine Islands
Tagloban
Hernani
Manilla
Carriga
Burga
Sammar
Customs Office Opens at Cascade City and Caravan Route Change
Grand Forks British Columbia hosts J. Clate special customs inspector who ends the local convoy era and creates a Cascade City customs post with George Rose as collector, requiring freights and stages from Mareus to halt at Cascade City. Anaconda report notes William Broderick Cloete of London buys Matt Byrnes from Marcus Daly’s Bitter Root stock farm for 25000 dollars and secures six mares for shipment to England. A stray quip notes lip pursing for fare in mouth.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Clate
British Columbia
Cascade City
George Rose
J. P
Mareus
Anaconda
William Broderick Cloete
London
Eng
Marcus Daly
Bitter Root
Matt Byrnes
Hampton
Dam Cherry
Mr. Cloete
England
Woman Recovers After Fifteen Years With Pinkham Remedy
A woman suffers womb trouble for over a decade with inflammation enlargement and dispavement. After starting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she reports complete recovery and renewed strength.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Gold Hill near Radersburg stirs mining camps with rich free gold
Readers learn of the Gold Hill discovery near Radersburg Montana where free gold is said to be abundant. Old timers estimate $75 to $150 per sack if saved. The Red Rock flume near Idaho City sells for $36,000 to Southern and dredge mining may begin. New coal lands near Joliet attract Anaconda interest and Carbon City is planned. The Gilt Edge camp revives with mill reconstruction and a new engine arrives at Camp McKinney.
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Radersburg, Mont
Omaha Company
Charles Crane
William Starkweather
Red Rock
Idaho City
Idaho
C. H. Souther
Boston
Moore Creek
Montana
Bannock
Mont
M. F. Kirkpatrick
Souther
F. Davis
Kirkpatrick
Half Way House
Tle
Placerville
Murray
Upper St. Joe
Mierce
Red Lodge
Anaconda Company
Joliet
Gebo
Burrill
Spokane Market Price Listing
Wheat-Club bulk 62c sacked 65c bluestem bulk 65c sacked 68c hay Timothy $11 wheat hay $9 Butter Tubs 29c prints 30c country roll 15 18e Eggs $7.75 to $38.00
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Spokane
Schilling's Tea and Baking Powder Ad Offers $2000 Prize
An old Schilling & Company advertisement promotes tea and baking powder with a chance to win $2000. The copy emphasizes enjoying cake and eating and invites San Francisco customers to participate.
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Schilling
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco
Sheep in Fergus County Pass Half Million Mark
Fergus County sheep report by David Hilger shows over 500 000 head in the county with 186 607 sheep sold this year bringing in 385 597.07 dollars. Wool clip totals 3 505 557 pounds at 12.09 cents averaging 442 722.41 dollars and pelts total 143 565 pounds at 57 cents amounting to 8434.44 dollars, with overall receipts of 9 743.92 dollars.
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Lewistown
Mont
David Hilger
Fergus County
Tragic Hunting Accident Near Forest Grove Claims Gardiner
Elmer Gardiner aged 19 was accidentally killed near Forest Grove while hunting. His gun discharged while he was climbing a fence and the shot struck the base of the brain, killing him instantly. The date also marks the anniversary of his father’s death by a falling tree nearby sixteen months earlier.
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Portland
Elmer Gardiner
Forest Grove
Gardiner
Metal Market Update Across Global Hubs
In New York silver edged up to 58¢ an ounce while San Francisco traded at 56e and London at 27d. Lead was quoted at $3,753.05, copper at $11 and 11.25.
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New York
San Francisco
London
Who knew weather and remedies in old ad copy
A verbose 19th century style paragraph muses on weather and illness. It touts St Jacobs Oil as the sure cure for rheumatism and oddly links aging women to seeking cures, reflecting promotional language of the era.
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St. Jacobs
Open Letter Claims Exclusive Use of Castoria Trade Mark
A historical notice asserts the rights to the word Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria. Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, MA, originated Pitcher's Castoria with Charles H. Fletcher's signature on wrappers. The Centaur Company holds authority, dated March 8, 1897. The letter mentions Mrs Langtry and Piso's Cure for Consumption in unrelated lines.
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Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Thas. H. Fletcher
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Quote about sympathy and marriage burdens
A reflective remark on how some reserve sympathy until death to wail at a grave and how a wife faces difficulty in securing her husband, highlighting gendered relationship tensions.
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C. S. Perry
Bhop
Broadway and
Spruce
G. W. Houghton
Agt
Helena, Mont
Townsend and
Fassel
Dewell & McDonald’s
Riahtos
G. W. Gilman, M. D
P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
Herman Berg
Townsend, Mont
E.h.goodman
C. H. Baldwin
Attorney At Law
Broadway
Townsend
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescot
N. Mein
Montana Central
Norman Tripp
Herman Sperling
Mair
Henry Heneberg
Patrommge
E. F. McRae
Rere
Wallace
Pine Street
C. A. Wilder
South Side Broadway
General Trade Movement
J. F. Witlliams
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge of the
Henry A. Meyer
Henry A. Klenck
Fort Custer
Thomas Millington
Great Falls
A. J. White
George Pascoe
E. G. Fox
Deer Lodge
J. J. Hennessy
James Wallace Knox
Kenosha
Wis
Ward
Harvard University
Cuzco
Peru
Knights OF Pythias Money
Cleveland
Platt Dealer
Eve
Detroit Free Press
Glange
News OF
The
Sound
Mineral Commissioners
Ashcroft Water Works
Wenatchee
Oakesdale
Asotin
Whitman County
B. C. van Houten
Loop
Whatcom County
Mount Baker
Wenatchee-Twisp
Methow River
Klickitat
Hartland
Lyle
Butte Miners’ Union
W. B. Rodgers
George F. Shelton
United States Mineral Land Commissioners
Yellowstone
Samuel Lynch
Juneau
Newt Chaffin
Stevensville
Kalispell Industrial Company
First National Bank of
A. J. Davis
Missoula
Clearwater Valley
Flathead Valley
Sam Livingston
Northwest Territory
Calgary
Alberta
Fort Benton
Elbow River
Northwest
Boundary Line
Kendrick
Wardner Citizen
Juliaetta
F. A. Hardwick
Pullman
W. D. Hardwick
Nez Perce
Coeur d'Alene
Charles Halstead
Lewiston
Nelson
Ashcroft Waterworks
Bank of Montreal
Kaslo
Courts of Assizes
Wellington Hospital Fund
Nanaimo Hispostal
Evan Morgan
M. McFarlane
Wellington
Presbyterian Home Mission Committee
Inspector Clate
Joseph Peterson
Warren, Pa
Arugzista
Gold Hill
Radersburg
Red Rock Flume
L. G. Phelps
E. W. King
Butte Bros
Moshner
L. 8
Woodbury
N. J. Littlejohn
Cariboo
Camp McKinney
Midway
Bossburg
Carson
Kettle River
Grand Prairie
Iron Mountain
Tron Mountain
Missoula County
Palmer Mountain
Bull Frog
Wyandotte
Loomis
Quien Sahet
Mothe RS
Erie Medical CO
Lamberson
Portland Ore
Nau
Joe
Frank Nau
Portland Hotel
Sixth End
Morrison Sts
Oregon
Woodard-Clarke & Co
Alaska
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