Diverse global tensions and economic shifts reported
The article reports on US currency totals for distant placer mining, Alaskan turmoil in Nome and Dawson, Finnish bodies not sold, oil drilling in Sabine Bay, tensions with Argentina and the Buffalo exposition, British troop counts in South Africa, Alaska naval patrols, and plans for a large US battleship. It notes strikes, tobacco company expansion, and border surveys, with further items on Creek Nation affairs, Leyte revolts, and British agricultural metrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roca
Argenting Jntenda Lo Tis
Buffalo Exposition
McKinney
United States
Great Lakes
Tee
Universal Tobacco Company
Jefferson
MacArthur
Mancardo
Lacuna
May Lamond
Central
Grant County
Arizona
William Parker
James A Whey
Witness Wiley
Parker
Union
Russia
State Department
Senau
Hanover
Stackfort
Germany
Euscta
Freight and finance blotter across the West
Reports of a Sarto cattle freight wreck near Laramie injuring sixteen. a $100000 land transfer in Klima Washington. a Denver convention of the Western Federation of Minors. postal fund embezzlement case in Nevada. a Boston syndicate plans an electric railway to Washington. mining and railroad developments across Oregon Idaho Utah and Colorado. fires, duels, and political notes fill the week’s Northwest notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan Soto & Bunch
Caltle
Laramie S'riday
Wixteen
Wolser
P &Y N
White
Connipolis
Vieroity
Klima
Wash
L Snyder
Tuncarora
Nevada
Emer Eng
Yantita Pollaa
Drummond
Abbott Lewly
Chicago
Haa
Pueblo Colo
Plana
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Waverly
Oregon
W T Wallace
Biret National Bank
Uvada
Tuton Ritchell Company
Denver
Pacifc
Swalehouss
Glendive Mont
Fla
Ruonavelt
Coippia
Joe
Blaleiment
Colorado Springs
la Outhetagee Lovele
Leamington Uteh
Bessoute
Malelos
Ptockton Weat
Ophir
Vintic Ant
Teamngton
Sago Mountain
Ableamen
Lene
Joseph Kraus
Tarviiner
Jonph
Utah
Nial
Harley
Decoration Day Surprise for Alma at the Little Red House
A group of Alma Mujnard’s friends planned a garden party for Decoration Day. The visit turned into a surprise room full of flowers and laughter, followed by supper and stories. The outing ends with Nellie Grace and others reflecting on the boys and a vow to honor their memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Mujnard
Alma
Aohoal
Nelaon
Alova
Almas
Inda
Inesha
Poe
Leland Almas
Ray
Nellie
Lome
Thara
Nolay
Nelle
Grace
Wren Nellig
Ann
Crosa
Red House
Memorial Day Tale of Dawsons and a Flower Garden
A Memorial Day story follows Thora Dawsons family during Decoration Day preparations. The Dawsons juggle chores, a quarrel between Grace and Nellie grows, and the children plan to gather flowers while adults bake and rehearse for the village event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thora
Yélline
Liel
Gru
Nellie
Boroca
Dawson Flower
Grace
Nelle
Slavery in China Amid Trade and Social Custom
A colonial era report outlines widespread slave practices in China and neighboring regions. It cites slave girls sold for low prices, many serving as household workers, nurses, or secondary wives. Brokers thrive in famine, with babies even bought for charity and reared under Christian influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celestial Kingdom
Chiou
Nouth
China
Nankin
Macao
Amoy
Girie
Abect
Almont
South China
Kong Kong Ae
Chisa
Yong Chau
Su Chatt
Samaua
Georgia
Ching Hea
Fantan Thera
Chinera
North China
Shanghai
Eglia
Boya
Culeage Journal
Workmens Overtime Deduction At Large London Firm
A London firm reports overtime pay shaved from workers time sheets for the year. Overtime hours counted in quarters of an hour, reducing wages on Saturdays. Total annual value about 8700 dollars with a wages bill of 500000 per year and 412500 paid while the rest covered by late arrival deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Hoston Will Provides Funds for New Hospital and Widows Relief
The late Georga Le Thorndike of Past Boats bequeaths 200000 dollars for a new hospital in Hoston after death of Joxates Unter. The city receives 10000 dollars in trust, the income to fund coal distribution for Mast Boston widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frorlles Stospital
Botton Trovisions
Hoston
Ma Ie
Georga le Thorndike
Directa
Mast
Boston
Old Copper Coin with Liberty Laurel and Inscriptions
A fragment notes Charles 1 Laller of Providence possesses a copper coin early carried by runaway slaves traveling north before the war. Obverse shows Liberty in a laurel wreath, reverse bears kneeling figure and the inscription Am I not a woman and a tester phrase. The text is garbled and contains uncertain names and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles 1 Laller
Providence
Liberty
Agire
French Diacovary Professor Claims Vision Cure
A misread artifact claims a professor found the cause of a condition affecting eyelids and sleep. It references Honduras population estimates and a discussion about day and eye terms, reflecting garbled 19th century text.
Trinity's Old Churchyard Remembers Old New York
In Trinity churchyard lies the remains of about 160 000 New Yorkers from colonial times through the Revolution. The text names governors, judges, merchants, mariners, and liberty advocates buried there, alongside figures like Sir Henry Moore, Sir Danvers Osborne, and John Cruger, all contributing to the city’s early history and the Field of Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trinity Churchyard
Old
Etonus
Labora
Gods
Mother Earth
Hay
Henry Moore
Danvers Osborne
Gore Clarke
Cornbury
Bowling Green
Ars Plan
James Delancey
Peter Zenger
Dan
Fel Horsmanden
Guy Caldena
Acta
David Jamieson
City of
Robert R Livingston
Leonard Lispanard
John Cruger
Inagarg
City Hall
Treasury Building
John Lamb
John M Scott
Marinus Willett
Jtaberty Boys
Field of Freedom
John
Bathing remedies and violet farming gains in early 1900s press
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt discusses bran baths and sponge plunges for poor circulation, detailing ingredients, methods, and skin care. It also notes women’s role in Virginia violet farming, markets, and yields, plus a Russian transport ship project for training sailors and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pumbet
Philadelphia Telegraph
Shopkeeper Fuels Penny Scheme With Mock Coin Deal
A London paper reports a shopkeeper exploiting a coffin coin scheme to collect pennies from this year’s issue. A note in his window promises five cent tokens for 190 pennies, drawing passersby who offer a penny and ask for shillings. The shopkeeper claims only one penny, prompting questions about the missing 1900 pennies. The piece closes with a quip about a man who works in a coal mine thinking deeply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayinlol
Denny Croce
London
Essay Critiques Mixed Breeding Claims For Western Farm Horses
The article questions a Canadian Northwest essay praising the Cleveland Bay breed for western farm work. It warns against repeated crosses and three quarter bred stallions, arguing heredity favors fixed breed characteristics and long‑term pure breeding for uniform stock. It stresses selection of the best pure blood mares and consistent sire lines to achieve real progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Head Agricultural Society
Canadian Northwest
Cleveland Bay
Alis
Cleveland
AlHug
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eGo
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Alaska
Tony Lava
Gorsreer
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Kespaiin
Consur
Nagasaki
Mexican Boundary Commission
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Texpa
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United States Army Transporta
Mare Leland Navy Yard
Richard Rush
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Seattle
Litke
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Northwest Notes
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Taulerny
Abiane
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Neonburg
Washington
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Havin
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Honduras
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Filladelphia
Dey BT Gallaway
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New York City
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Ruasian
Atchers
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Schultz Bellevuda Niselaunse
Yarrowani Ahd
Chase Gable
Attornex
Lmlomont
Vernal
William H Frye
Dukaivon & Sous
Velitman
Atolaw
Phe Altil
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Truily Milo
Heargr, Utah
Albert Sy Bjornson
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Slhuron
Richard C Watkins
Aleit
Provo City, Utah
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