Baker and ex banker Craig plot a mountain gold stake
In a town street scene Polo Baker confronts gossip about ex-banker Craig and shares a dream of a gold vein in the nearby mountains. Craig offers help to raise funds and accompany him on a mountain excursion to inspect land rumored to hold ore, while Polo vows prudence and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pole
Darley
Polo
Craig
Fincher
Smirchin
Baker
Lawyer Trabue
Bart Wilks
Chattanooga
Wilks
Trabue
Joe Gaylord
Joe
Melton
the Exbanker
Mr. Craig
Dalonega
California
Atlanta
Heer
Cautionary Horse Swap Ends With Blind Creature
A Philadelphia merchant with a Camden Maine summer cottage traded a lively horse for a gentle French Canadian's mount. The new horse proved stone blind, leading to frustration as the Frenchman admits he warned but could not convey the horse's condition clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Strange Happenings In Ebenezer and Catawba Townships
A report from Ebenezer and Catawba townships details a confrontation between State Constable Thomasson and the Bowden family colored. The account describes slapping, arrests, a shooting threat, and a change of venue, with a magistrate case and separate drunkenness fines involving local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer
Catawba
Thomasson
Gabe Bowden
W. H. Cowan
Bowden
Anderson
Avery
W. M. Dunlap
Bowdens
Beckhatt
Beckham
R. M. Anderson
Ebenezer Township
Rock Hill
the News and Courier
Besieged by Lions in California Cabin
J B Camp of Brown's Flat in southern California endured four days and nights in a San Gabriel cabin besieged by four lions. With only a burro for company and a small revolver, he chased the lions from the trail and sheltered inside, hoping the predators would retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Barak
Camp
Brown's Flats
Lordsburg
San Francisco Examiner
San Gabriel Section
Cal
J. B. Camp
Brown’s Flat
California
San Gabriel Country
al Borak
Uncle Sam's Navy Seeks Willing Boy Recruits
The article discusses U S Navy enlistment practices, favoring boys who want to join of their own accord. It notes parental pressure hurts chances, outlines pay and progression from apprentice to warrant and commissioned officer, and shares anecdotes from Chicago recruiting offices including a farm boy riding a donkey to enlist and a German immigrant youth supporting his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Navy
Sam
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Naval Service
Naval School
Wisconsin
East
Germany
America
Newport
Chicago Chronicle
Evans Talks Politics After Waterbury Vacation
Ex Governor John Gary Evans returns from a four week trip with friends in Waterbury Connecticut. He discusses New England politics favoring Cleveland if nominated while predicting Parker as likely the Democratic nominee. He notes Roosevelt’s unpopularity and mentions Tillman’s free pass as a topic briefly.
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John Gary Evans
Waterbury
Conn
New England
Grover Cleveland
New York
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Grover
Parker
Spartanburg Herald
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Abner Daniel
Will N. Harben
Westertett
Harper Bros
Ducktown
Holly Creek
Pine Mountain
Evans
Frederick Greenwood
Suez Canal
Greenwood
Fall-Mall
Khedive of
Egypt
Earl of Derby
Lord Derby
Cairo
Disraeli
Britain
Pearson's Weekly
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