Bound for Alaska A Yukon trip with freight tips and risks
A traveler details Alaska bound freight costs from Seattle to Dyea and Lake Bennett, praising tramway savings, rates, and customs help. He recalls a blizzard on the Chilkoot Pass, rough roads, and the need to ship heavy gear, boats, and provisions while noting reliable transport firms Irving Coburg and D E T Co and advising packing in sacks for efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Lake Bennett
Yukon
Frank B. Vrooman
Juneau
Taiwa
Portland
San Francisco
Victoria
Chilkoot
Skagway
James Durie
Brixham
Bennett
Brinham
Durie
Dyvea
DK. T. Co
Dyea
Dyea Wharf
Hammond
Canyon City
Mr. Hammond
Dr. Wilcoxson
J. Crook
Sheep Camp
Custom House
Mr. McKay
Irwin
Auld Lang Syne
Lake Linderman
Linderman
White Pass
Dolar
Judge Irwin
Irving & Coburg
D. K. T. Company
Barislert & Co
D. E. T. Company
Jack
Dyea Trading Company
Dennett
Dawson
Yukon Trail Notes From Captain Crawford’s Eye
Captain Jack Crawford reports Yukon boat building at Bennett and Dyea landings, high fares to Dawson, and large crowds crossing White and Chilkoot passes. He praises Canadian officials’ fairness, recounts a ten cent tariff clash, and quotes Maj. Walsh’s stand against liquor permits, urging readers to support the restraint.
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Dawson
Bennett
Dyea
Dawson City
Lake Bennett
America
White Pass
Chilkoot Pass
Chilkoot
Custom House
Belcher
Mwan
Maj. Walsh
Mounted Police
Biz
Northwest Territory
Sitting Bull
Canada
Ottawa
Yukon
Britain
Cuba
Spain
Jack Crawford
They Parted at Daybreak
A brief scene after a good-night ends with Ethel asking George to close shutters before he leaves. A voice from an upper window says light is unnecessary as Jana will dust the parlor and need illumination. Observational prose reflects a domestic moment cited by the New York Journal.
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Ethel
George
Jana
N. Y
Fast Colors in United States Flag Warned Not to Run
Detroit Free Press notes a clerk asks if flag colors are fast and the reply asserts they are warrantied not to run, emphasizing durable colors for flags.
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United States
Detroit Free Press
State News Pick Ups From Indiana Frauds and Arson Tales
Elisha King of Rususville learned he was swindled out of 2500 by a stranger who sold him a mortgage on Rhodes land. The forged signatures included Rhodes wife and notary C B Thompson. Abram Brown of Ridgeville was jailed for arson after confessing to burning his house to collect insurer claims and to destroy lumber yard records.
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Rususville
Ind
Elisha King
M. H. Dawson
Warsaw
King
Dawson
George W. Rhodes
Center Township
Muncif
Abram Brown
Ridgeville
Brown
Pettijohn
Bank Robber Escapes From South Bend Jail Ward
George West alias Charles Rivers, serving a 10 year term for a previous bank robbery, escaped Tuesday night from the county jail hospital ward by sawing two bars and sliding down a rope made from bed clothes. Cashier Myron Campbell linked West to the 1885 South Bend National Bank theft of 15,900 dollars. West's second trial produced a conviction and sentence.
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South Bend
Ind
George West
Charles Rivers
South Bend Bank
Narrow Escape From Death in Tirtoy Dried Beef Incident
Nine people in Tirtoy Indiana narrowly escaped death from poisoned dried beef. Mrs Will Ogen her son Abuan her mother Mrs Mary Green of Dayton Mrs Conway and guest from Huntington and Jennie Stewart the domestic were near death for hours. J A Gleason wife and daughter also ate the meat and were saved with difficulty by physicians.
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Tirtoy
Ind
Will Ogen
Abuan
Mary Green
Dayton
Conway
Huntington
Jennie Stewart
J. A. Gleason
Nye Not a Candidate for Congress in Indiana District
Ex Lieutenant Governor Nye announces he will not seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Tenth district. His physician advised him to stay out of politics for another year, though he does not intend to retire permanently.
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Nye
Laporrrk
Ind
Blind From a Kick in a Fight Leaves Man Blind
James Dugan lost sight in both eyes after Joseph Randolph kicked him in the right eye during a fight. Dugan, now blind and penniless, was placed in the poorhouse after his wife deserted him. Randolph was fined for ordinary assault and battery.
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Menxcir
Ind
James Dugan
Joseph Randolph
Randolph
Dugan
Funds for 1. O. O. FB. Home construction in Greensburg
Richmont Ind June 1 C C Binkley reports the odd fellows committee to build the state home will meet in Greensburg June 15. Nearly 25000 available for the buildings with 7000 on hand and 15000 to be raised by per capita tax. the order owns property worth 1500 or more to be sold. Greensburg donates 160 acres for the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmont
Ind
C. C. Binkley
The
Odd Fellows
Greensburg
A Colored Battalion Formed From Indiana Troops
The government accepts a battalion of colored troops from Indiana commanded by colored officers. Two companies from the Indiana guard here will be accepted, with Terre Haute and Evansville each contributing a company.
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Moranavouis
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Guard
Terre Haute
Evansville
Saloonkeeper James H. Six Freed at Preliminary Hearing
James H. Six, a prominent HWamMono, Indiana saloonkeeper, was discharged Tuesday at a preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge brought by his wife Anna Six. After release he was re-arrested on a misdemeanor charge and held on bail for his next appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hwammono
Ind
James FH. Six
Anna Six
Justice of the Peace Mason
Six
Carried Off a Girl Incident Reported in Evansville
Evansville authorities report Frank Jones a colored man attempted a criminal assault on Alice King a white girl visiting from Hartford Kentucky. He seized her and carried her to the woods near Oakhill cemetery where she was beaten insensible before railroad workers drove him off. Jones was arrested amid strong local public feeling. The 14 year old victim was visiting the city.
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Evansville
Ind
Frank Jones
Alice King
Oakhill Cemetery
King
Hartford
Women at Jeffersonville Government Depot Work Blaring
One hundred fifty women sew buttons on stable blouses at the government depot in Jeffersonville Indiana and 50 more are wanted. No more blouses will be sent from the depot for a week as cutters fall behind.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Keefer sues for ten thousand in breach of promise
Lillie Keefer of Wapasi Indiana 25 sues Adam Miler a 350 bachelor for 10000 damages in Kosciusko circuit court over breach of promise. The complaint details alleged duplicity and the case may be heard this month.
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Lilie Keefer
Wapasi
Ind
Lillie Keefer
Adam Miler
Wooster
Kosciusko County
Kosciusko
Miller
Strike At Plate Plant In Alexandria After Wage Cut
At Alexandria a wage reduction leads to a strike at the plate glass factory. McCormick and Schmidt of the state labor commissioners are attempting to adjust the dispute.
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Exrwoop
Ind
Alexandria
Plate Plass
McCormick and Schmidt
Retired Banker William McIntyre Dies in AcBtuns
AcBtuns Indiana June 4. William McIntyre a retired banker died Friday morning after several months illness. He was 71 years old and leaves a wife and two sons. Old resident John Daugherty of Wabash county dies at his home seven miles south from Wanapi June 4.
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Evansville
Ind
George B. Dixon
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cleveland
AcBtuns
William McIntyre
Wabash County
Wanasu
John Daugherty
Suicides and Fatal Fire Accident Reported in Indiana
Conrad Diederich hanged himself in his North Madison stable due to long illness. In Evansville, three year old Willie Hackney died after his clothes caught fire from a miner's lamp while playing.
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Madison
Ind
Conrad Diederich
North
Chit
Evansville
Wilie Hackney
Verdict of Normathty in Indiana Not Guilty Verdict
The jury in the state case against Everett Van Auken deliberated all night and returned a not guilty verdict Thursday morning. Van Auken was accused of assault and robbery of Chas. Rugman on April 20. Rugman has recovered but may be disfigured for life.
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Normathty
Avuburn
Ind
Everett van Auken
van Auken
Chas. Rugman
Rugman
Escapee from South Bend Bank Robbery Named George West
Escaped from jail in South Bend Indiana on June 1. The convict known as George West alias Charles Rivers fled after being imprisoned for robbing the South Bend national bank of sixteen thousand six hundred dollars.
Fire Devastates Dicknell Business District in Vincennes
A Wednesday night blaze ripped through Dicknell in Vincennes County causing heavy losses with at least 15 stores and buildings destroyed. Detailed figures are unavailable due to ongoing damage assessment.
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Vincennes
Ind
Dicknell
Volunteers Form Cadet Unit at Valparaiso College Hill
L M Olds of Chicago recruits student volunteers at College Hill Valparaiso. Commissioned officers named Wallace L Wright of Valparaiso as captain C I Merritt of Elkhart as first lieutenant Perry Mitchell of Greenville as second lieutenant.
Miss Leaity Takes Arsenic in Martinsville Tragedy
In Martinsville Indiana on Sunday a woman near Morgantown Miss Leaity reportedly died by self harm after a lovers quarrel with Mr Loay. The incident is described as death by own action with arsenic.
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Martinsville
Ind
Leaity
Morgantown
Laura Griggs 14 dies by poison over dress request
In Tritox Indiana on June 2 Laura Griggs a 14 year old girl killed herself with poison after her parents refused to buy a new dress and hat for Decoration Day.
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Tritox
Ind
Laura Griggs
West Decoration Day
New Indiana Postmaster Named at Preble Adamstown
Washington reports William Jaekka was appointed postmaster at Preble Adamstown Indiana on Wednesday replacing resigning Christian C Boese. The move updates the local postal leadership and follows a standard federal appointment process.
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Indiana
Washington
Wm. Jaekka
Preble
Adamstow
Ind
Christian C. Boese
Wings and Wishes on the Shore
A reflective verse about longing to fly and leave human limits. The speaker contrasts the river, birds, and insects with a shorebound life and dreams of wings. A robin, swallow, catbird, and bees appear as vivid nature images.
Buffalo’s patrol dog Jack serves as honorary desk sergeant
In Buffalo New York a police dog named Jack acts as an honorary desk sergeant. He trained with Sergt Ryan then Sergt Carroll and now roams the First Precinct patrol routes meeting officers at their usual meet points. Jack visits each patrolman nightly and even waits at a saloon-affected corner for a delayed officer.
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Buffalo
Jack
Police Station No. 1
Ed Stanton
Sergt. Ryan
Sergt. Carroll
Front Avenue
Virginia Street
Georgia
Fourth Streets
Countess of Desmond Aged Centenarian Legend
The piece notes women often reach great ages and highlights Countess of Desmond as a famed centenarian who died in James I's reign from an accident. Her reputed age was 145, and at 100 she danced, with a five year prior journey Bristol to London for business.
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Countess of
Desmond
James I
Bristol
London
Twelve Colors of Cotton in Pern Grows Brightly
In Pern a crop of cotton in twelve distinct colors grows across fields. Growers note vibrant hues from deep cobalt to pale ivory shaping new textile traditions. Researchers suggest color diversity may influence fiber qualities and market appeal.
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Pern
Bear in Pursuit of Lost Souls on Le Purgatoire
A frontiersman tale from The Old Santa Fe Trail explains how Le Purgatoire became Picketwire. A trapping party led by Wil Carson traps beaver near Picketwire where McIntyre is saved from a grizzly by Hobbes as the bear is shot after seizing McIntyre’s rifle.
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Purgatory River
New Mexico
Col. Inman
Spain
Mississippi Valley
Santa Fe
Florida
Grand Canyon
el Rio de Las Animas Perditas
Wil Carson
McIntyre
Hobbes
How Any Boy May Do
A Detroit Christian Herald excerpt tells of a boy once saved by encouragement from a teacher who refused to expel him. The student’s perseverance led to a distinguished career including three terms as New York governor and a U.S. senator, plus roles as secretary of war and under secretary of state.
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New York
United States Senate
William L. Marey
Detroit Christian Herald
Not Anxious to Beat Dorothy’s Bedtime Race Remark
A brief Youth's Companion joke features a mother coaxing Dorothy to run a race with herself. Dorothy demurs, saying she is the one who does not beat, highlighting a playful self-doubt and competitive spirit in a domestic moment.
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Wade
Margaret Vandegrift
Mamma
Dorothy
Californian Develops Solidified Petroleum Fuel
A California inventor uses a special process to make petroleum a black solid that burns like coal with less smoke and produces about three times the heat.
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Alaska
Yukon Gold Fields
Martinsvilir
Brown County
Lone
TerRne
John Houghton
Oaktown
Amherst
Mass
Auburn
Ray Chapel
Hamilton
Valparaiso
Vallparaiso
Court House
Frank JJ. Hanley
Lafayette
Gov. Mount
Meaysore
Edward McNeal
Baby
Suelbyville
Harry Taylor
Stiliway
Walter Scott Maple
Sullivan Bar
Bright
West
South Bend National Bank
Indianapolis
Ella Hawley
Richard Schimmers
Schimmer
Dog
Bear
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