Signal Corps Report Warns of Training Gaps and Pigeon Experiments
General A. W. Greely reports on military signaling flaws under the Chief Signal Officer. He notes decades of neglect, limited modernization, and reliance on traditional flag and torch methods. Planned tests include homing pigeons from Key West toward Cuba to aid naval communication.
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A. W. Greely
Secretary of War
Signal Corps
Asyo
Key West
Cuba
United States
Havana
Naval Station
Windward Islands
Nassau
Counterfeit postal cards and diverse early 1900s notes
Reports from Pittsburg note the appearance of the first known counterfeit postal cards. Texas cattle values drop by 6 million dollars from last year. Ohio Republicans anticipate defeating the Democrats in November. Raisin output declines due to grape failures in California. The New York tariff literature demand rises sharply. The Boston Record cautions Massachusetts Republicans about saloon influence funding Democrats. Additional items cover Indiana legislative margins, America's Cup ambitions, political aims of Tom Barry, silver bullion movements, rail progress, wool import duties, and plans to close in on the Crown. Further notes recount Indian tensions, anarchist Parsons, heated railcar heating tech, a fatal funeral accident in Sycamore, and interstate island disputes over Green River Island between Indiana and Kentucky. Antarctic exploration interest grows with Australian funding prospects pending British support.
The Railways Struggle With California Influx
The Sacramento Bee notes rail lines cannot move the crowds heading to the State. Passengers bound West face seating delays of three to four days. Santa Fe disrupts three sections of its overland daily. Southern Pacific ferries about 1000 travelers daily across two trans continental routes. Estimated total influx from all sources reaches 2500 per day for about sixty days, yielding 150000 newcomers with at least 100000 likely to stay as permanent residents.
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Sacramento Bee
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Theas
How Many Chinese Have Crossed the Pacific
The San Francisco Post summarizes arrivals and departures of Chinese from 1852 to June 30 1887. Total arrivals 335264, departures 196263, leaving 139001 in California and country. Records imperfect before 1882, with later totals and dates, noting anti Chinese measures urged by Pacific coast delegation.
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San Francisco
Burveyor
Tinnin
California
Congress
Pacific Coast
Population, property value rise in Washington Territory report
Eugene Semple, governor, reports Washington Territory population at 140000, up 16000 in two years. Taxable property stands at 50683869, up about 250000 from last year. Public land settlement is slowed by unsurveyed 17000000 acres, uncertain Northern Pacific titles, and Indian reservations. Salmon fisheries earned 2400000 in the year.
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Eugene Semple
Washington Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Dabor
Disgraceful timetable delays spark calls for reform
A letter from a San Francisco Chronicle reader denounces Southern Pacific and Central Pacific schedules as unreliable. It cites two-week delays, excuses ranging from bad coal to hot boxes, and argues timetables are a contract with passengers. The piece urges genuine competition to improve service.
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Southern Pacific Company
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
San Diego
Southern
Central Pacific Overland
Southern Pacific
Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Cited advert claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething children cures dysentery, diarrhea, and colic, relieves pain, and strengthens the system. It is said to be pleasant to taste and sold by chemists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle per an old United States physician’s prescription.
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Mra Winslow
Mra. Winslow
United States
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