Interest Grows in Canadian West Lands For Settlement
The New World arouses interest as Canadian lands opened for settlement attract buyers. Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta offer diversified farming and stock raising opportunities with favorable climates. Government agents in the United States report many inquiries and optimistic reports from settlers. Ottawa will provide railway rates and pamphlets through the Interior Department.
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Canada
Frisch
Manitoba
Assinaboia
Alberta
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Theatrical quip about Mr Bunsby front row seat
The Pittsburgh Chronicle quotes a joke where a mother explains why Mr Bunsby sits in the front row to show his remaining hair. The remark portrays a light theater aside reflecting on appearance and humor.
Cure Deafness with Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and promises cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts nine cases of deafness arise from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, supplying circulars and listing sales details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
The Silver Lining in Winter Weather Exchange
A brief, dialogic exchange notes a creditor pestering a debtor amid snow and rain. The debtor rebuffs despair, hopeful that spring will arrive soon, capturing a lighthearted wartime or era tone.
February Excursions and Upcoming Trips Announced
February excursions from Louisville to the South via Louisville and Nashville Railroad include Home-Seekers' trips on the first and third Tuesdays at about one fare round trip. Florida Chautauqua at DeFuniak Springs starts February 14 with appealing program and low rates. In March, Gras at Mobile and New Orleans set for March 22 with half-price tickets. For details, contact C. P. Atmore or Geo. B. Horner in Louisville or St. Louis.
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Louisville & Nashville
Florida Chautauqua
DeFuniak Springs
Mobile
New Orleana
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Geo. B. Horner
St. Louis
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Promises Daily Bowel Help
An old Washington Democrat advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a daily bowel aid that acts on the liver and kidneys and claims to cure sick headache. It lists prices at 25 and 50 cents and notes voices as a humorous aside.
Captain Rays Report On Alaska Crisis Threats And Cache Seizure
War department released Capt. P. H. Ray Eighth Infantry reports from Circle City and Fort Yukon Oct 3 to Nov 3 detailing famine risk and mounting unrest among miners and desperadoes. He describes attempts to seize company caches, an armed confrontation near a Dawson operation, and calls for military governance to protect life and property as navigation opens.
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WasminetTon
War Department
P. H. Ray
Eighth Infantry
Alaska
Circle City
Ft. Yukon
Ray
Mission
American Creek
T. Co
Fort Yukon
Dawson City
Capt. Ray
Dawson
Healy
Weare
Alaska Commercial Co
N. A. T. and T. Co
Alaska 1 Company
Richardson
Lieut
Tat
Noblett
Northwest Territory
Congress
United States
Alaska Company
Alaska Gold Prospects Report by E Haz ard Wells
E Hazard Wells reports to the acting secretary of war on Alaska gold prospects. He traversed interior Alaska and identifies rich mineral indicators along the Tanana and surrounding streams including Forty-mile, Birch, Miller, and Copper rivers. He predicts the Tanana valley as the premier mining region, with deposits possibly rivaling the British Northwest and notes recent prospects near American Creek and the Yukon.
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E. Hazard Wells
War Department
Ray
Wells
Alaska
British Northwest Territory
Tanana
San Francisco
Forty-mile Creek
Cook's Inlet
Dawson
Yukon
Forty-mile
Yukon Valley
Belive
Great
Tanana Valley
End of De Lome incident seen as closed in U S
Washington reports the De Lome affair is considered closed after a cable from Madrid stating Senor Dupuy De Lome resigned and his resignation was accepted. Officials await a fuller report and expect no demand for an apology. Senor Don Juan Dubose becomes Spain's chargé d'affaires ad interim.
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de Lome
Washington
Senor Dupuy de
Lome
Senor Canalejas
Woodford
Madrid
United States
State Department
Spanish Legation
Senor
Don Juan Dubose
Mr. de Lome
Spain
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
Senor Dubose
Senor de Lome
Legation
Oxford
Nassau chambers building destroyed by Nassau Ann fire
Levi P. Morton’s seven story Nassau chambers on Nassau and Ann streets burned last night. Fire raged for hours with a large conflagration threatening adjacent buildings. Derby Desk Co and Maduro Brothers stores suffered near total loss. Murray stationery, Vennett building, and many offices were damaged. Morton interests face the largest share of the estimated half million in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Levi P. Morton
Nassau and
Ann Streets
Nassau Chambers
Derby Desk Co
Ann Street
Herald Cycle Co
Maduro Brothers
Murray Stationery
Nassau Street
Nassau ‘Chambers
Vennett
Morton
Maduro
New Motive Suggested in Lattimer Sheriff Trial
In Wiewesware Pennsylvania on February 12 the defense in the trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies for the Lattimer massacre argued witnesses were influenced by potential government damages from conviction. The cross examination sought to show the witnesses’ testimony was swayed by the hoped-for financial damages outcome.
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Martin
Wieweswarre
Lattimer
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Washington Democrat
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Hood
Centralia
America
Baker’s
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Fass
Estey
Estey Organ Co
Brattleboro, VI
DR. Bell
Land of Plenty
Department Interior
Crawford
Board of ‘Trade Builiding
Kansas City
Stampa
Joan A
Saiter Berd CO
LA Cromer
Wis
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