Alaska’s Vast Wealth and the 1867 Purchase Legacy
The article recounts the 1867 U S purchase of Alaska for 7 2 million plus 200 000 to Russian traders, notes current returns surpassing the purchase price with gold fur and other products, and highlights the Northwestern Transportation and Trading Company and Alaska Commercial Company as pivotal in opening the territory. It cites Klondike gold, Pribyloff Islands yields, and future potential including vegetables and broader wealth. References to New Archangel and early settlement appear amid broader economic commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
William H. Baward
Shézilda
Huke
New Archangel
Russia
Alaske
Kraelt
Rathet Alaska
United
Yukon
Russia Fur Company
Chicago
Northwestern Transportation and Trading Company
Klondike
Alaska Commercial Company
Great Aoating Corporation
Weeshington
Pribyloff Islands
St Paul
St George
Walrus
Beaver
Forrest's Sympathy Arouard Recalls Edwin Forrest Story
The Boston Transcript recounts Edwin Forrest in Boston when a poor artist visited Winthrop House with a painted portrait and note of hardship. Forrest read the note and gave ten dollars after seeing a self portrait as Spartacus. The tale ends with quips from Horrigan and a final Irish remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest
Boston Transcript
Edwin Forrest
Boston
Winthrop House
Spartacus
Forreat
Coach Tours Across England Draw Record Numbers
The London Mail notes that about 10,000 Americans and 4,000 total travelers yearly visit Britain by coach routes tied to London hotels. Coaches run as commercial ventures along guaranteed itineraries, with many Americans seeking complete routes through England Scotland and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London Mail
Lys
London
England
Delares
America
Scotland
Ireland
Mrtoria
New Rosalite Stone From Mexico Promises High Market
The bureau of American republics reports a large rose garnet deposit near Cuautlay Mexico to be developed on a wide scale. Known as rosalite the white sandstone hosts plant-like crystal clusters, polishes well and could adorn mantels tables and furniture similar to onyx in beauty and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of American Republics
Cuautlay
Mexico
The Pessimist and Cynic Debate a Five Year Silence
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the notion of a woman not speaking to her husband for five years as nearly incredible yet cites a reported case. The exchange frames skepticism about such a prolonged silencing within a domestic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bim
Brooklyn Eagie
The Professor and the Visitor in a Fragmented Tale
A garbled excerpt portrays a professor in the laboratory amid experiments while a visitor wonders if the professor has left. The piece references posterity and a stray book reviewer voice, with faint echoes of Gertrude Atherton and George Eliot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenrang
Harlem
Ditersaca
Gertrude Atherton
George Eliot
Detroit Journal
The Womanly Way Letters Spur News of a Visitor
In a column style note from Detroit Free Press, Mrs Links reveals Mrs Thomson cannot visit. Mrs Jinks asks for updates while Mrs Links confirms the change. The piece captures domestic chat and upcoming plans in a light, humorous tone.
Fragmented dialogue from Syracuse Herald page
A damaged OCR fragment presents a dialogue exchange involving Mrs Younghub and John Younghub. The lines reference walking with a baby and halves of something, but no clear event or context is readable. The source lacks concrete names, dates, locations beyond Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huwte
Reserve’s the Word in Local Handy Hints
A garbled column mixes quips from the Philadelphia Press with domestic tips. It notes Uncle Sam, borrowing gold, adds jokes about household tasks and decanter cleaning. Practical hints suggest vinegar soakings and careful handling of pickles, meats, and draughts to avoid mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Philadelphia Press
Summer School Attendance and Faculty News
The university summer school hosts about four hundred students with 3265 in boarding clubs and 140 enrolled outside clubs. Lectures include a Friday 7:30 pm session on The Solar System and an Eclipse Expedition. Several faculty and students receive appointments or notable notices, including Dr O A Hills leaving for Europe, J J Mckintosh seeking a school position, Edward Sauvain elected teacher in Canton high school, and Prof Charles A Armstrong named Canton High principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan
American At
Buffalo
The
National Education Association
O. A. Hills
Europe
Charles A. Armatrong
Canton High School
Bell's Catarrh Cure Featured in Old Advertisement
One hundred dollar reward promise for catarrh cure. Endorser F Menei testifies to Cheney’s honesty. Wholesale and retail druggists listed with cures and testimonials claimed. Hell's Catarrh Cure sold at 7.60 per bottle, with internal action on blood and mucous surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
F. Meney
F. Cheney
Balieve Hiss
Transacione
Bnancist
Sble
Etaauz
Migboldealan
Toledo
Wazpia
Beyyan
Christian government and the saloon reform plea
A Woolley speech lauds Christian government and the duty to protect the weak, condemns liquor traffic, and argues for abolition of the saloon as essential to honest wages and full employment, warning that current politics sustain vice and undermine civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Wooster Preserving Company Calls Creditors Meeting Dates
The Board of Directors of the Wooster Preserving Company announces a meeting of creditors and stockholders at City Hall on Friday June 28 1901 at 1 o clock. By order of the Board of Directors and Creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Wooster Preserring Company
The
Wooster Preserving Company
Marriage Licenses Reported in Creston and Surroundings
Edgar L. Ewing of Canaan and La Verne Mellvaine of Creston are issued a marriage license. E P Saltzman of Creston and Samantha Parker of Madisonburg obtain a license. Louis H. Blakely and Verna E. Hile of Doyleatown also listed for marriage license consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Ewing
Canaan
la Verne Mellvaine
Creston
E. P. Saltxman
Samantha Parker
Madisonburg
Louis H. Blakely
Verna E. Hile
Doyleatown
West Salem July 4 celebrations teased with ovations
Notices mention John McSweeney and W E Weygandt delivering ovations at West Salem on July 4. Also Rev E L Warner of Shreve to exchange pulpits with Rev M B Mead of West Salem next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McSweeney
W.E. Weygandt
West Salem
E. L. Warner
Shreve
M. B. Mead
Death of Daniel Bell Aged 74 in Mansfield
Daniel Bell aged 74 years 9 months 13 days died at his home 8 Grant street Wednesday morning June 26 after a year of dropsy illness. A Maryland native, he lived in Mansfield fifty years and was a tailor by trade weighing over 300 pounds in recent decades. He married Nancy McClellan about fifty years ago, leaving eleven children Seymour Ball Urbane Charles Harvey Mia Hannah Louis and a daughter in Shelby. Funeral services are set for Friday at 9 30 with interment in Wooster cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Bell
Grant Street
Maryland
Bell
Nancy McClellan
Seymour Bell
Ft. Worth
Texas
Urbane Ball
Tex
Charles Bell
Olathe
Kans
Harvey Bell
Benton, C
Mia
Hannah D. Miller
Shelby
Louis Bell
Madisonburg
Wooster Cemetery
Parishioner Challenges Fine Over Odor At Phosphate Plant
A Commatent Church member near a phosphate plant run by Daniel Leichty called the odor a nuisance. The mayor fined him 100 for abetting the nuisance, he refused to pay, and was ordered to the Canton workhouse. A new trial motion cites defense insufficiencies and church role concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Leichty
Mayer
Canton
Leichty
An'shiesarch
Pan American Exposition Excursion Fares Set By Pennsylvanian Lines
Excursion tickets to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition go on sale at Pennsylvanian Lines offices. Fares include return ten or fifteen day options, with various special rates and $1 extra for Buffalo time tables. Tickets valid for travel via Buffalo with top-over allowed, contact W Leyda for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacomeville
Thia
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Pennsylveate
Fickete
Besson
Canada
Leyda
East Liberty Market Cattle Sheep and Lamb Quotes
East Liberty June 24 market notes show cattle prices with choice $5 80 to 6, prime $6 60 to 6 75, dry fed $5 26 to 5 76, heifers $3 50 to 6, hogs active with prime heavy $6 10 to 6 25, sheep and lambs higher 16 loads with prime sheep $4 30 to 4 40 and yearlings near $3 60 to 4 26. lambs quoted at $4 80 to 6 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liberty
Lamba
Eye specialist Dr Frederick Platt faces Yoder House Parlors
Dr Frederick Platt the eye specialist is scheduled to beat the Yoder House Parlors every Friday in regular sessions. Office hours run from 8 a.m. to p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Platt
Fred’k W. Platt
Yodor House Walfare
Kyea
Republican Nominees for 1901 Ohio Convention
The Republican State Convention met in Columbus on June 21 and 26 to nominate a full ticket under Senator M. A. Hanna. The slate includes Governor Geo. K. Nash, Lieutenant Governor Carl L. Nippert, Supreme Court Judge James L. Price, Attorney General John M. Steets, Clerk of the Supreme Court Lannon E. Emerson, State Treasurer Jesse B. Cameron, and Board of Public Works W. G. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
M. A. Hanna
Geo. K. Nash
Govenor
Carl L. Nippert
Supreme Coart J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fresen
Riscia
Mr. Horrigan
Indianapolis Journal
Milan
Sforzas
Cholly
University Notes
J. J. Mckintosh
Michigan
Edward Sauvain
T. S. Orr
Roscoe
Poland
John Henry Mac Cracken
Westminster College
Fulton
Supt. Kiser
Urbana
Prin. W. H. Maurer
Steubenville
D. F. Conrad
School of Music
Lexington
ROE
Ide Horteman
Cincinnati
Mary:McGrew
Milford
Good
Cleveland
Edna Robertson
South
Margaret Summers
Colorado Springs
Colorado
J. E. Woodland
New York
Palmer Bureau
Maude Welmer
Salem
S. F. Scovel
Athens, C
J. A. Leatherman
River Styx
Chas. Kappis
New Philadelphia
S. F. Vance
Westminster
Helen Black
Martha Campbell
J. O. Campbell
W. 8. Robinson
Fostorits
Thursay
Thos. Woodward
Lestoals
Bradford
Thos. McGeehan
Youngstown
Wooster
Peintars
Woolley
Free Humanity
J. Werner Hoppe
King's School of Oratory
George Kettler, Jr
Geo. Kettler
Daily Republican
Thomas Geoghan
Welleraville
John McDermont
G. Spangler
Plain Twp
Common Pleas Court
U.S. Telephone Co
Charlen Yost
W. OC. Yost
Toeeday
Alcinda Tindall
Londonoyville
Gabriel ‘Tindall
Chas. A. Roger
Jané
Slater
Wm. Johnson
3D Ward
Buelnesa
Wooster Epworth League
Frank Herman
Margaret McArthur
Alpha Barrett
Emma Derr
Meltle Geimsuch
Ethel Plank
Myrtle Eber
Bernard McCarron
Cherister
Birdie
East Union Board of Education
G. Gerber
Wm. McQoal- Yough
Ley] McDonnell
Joseph Markley
May Daniels
Mr. Lovingood
Daisy Waters
Mattie Swamgar
Nettie Martin
Mowery
Alice Hunter
Eva Hunter
Edgell
Thomson
W. Liberty St
Dante Bell
Mansfield Shield
Ohio
Seesai
East Ohio Synod
J. H. Zinn
Akron
G. C. Birth
Kay
Thomas A. bin
Laubach & Boyd
Public Square
John A. Gann
North Market Street
Wacker Bros
Ofica
East Liberty St
Chas, L. Pettis & Co
Duane Street
City Book Bindery
Taoo Fischer
the Herald Printing Co
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