Various political and legal notices fill week in review
Outside Washington a weekly digest notes Idaho governor candidate Andrews dead and Lord Milner offered colonial secretary post. New York Independent Populist nom recognizes Devery for mayor. Postal fraud indictments rise by fifteen. Baltimore & Ohio VP Orlando Smith and Civil War veteran dies in Chicago. Army figure General Carlin dies on Northern Pacific near Livingston. Dreyfus defender Maitre Labori to speak at St Louis exposition. Denton West Virginia men Lawson and Farrell duel over months old feud, both die. Roosevelt invites Fork to push bribery extension in extradition talks.
Prisoners Escape From Locked Box Car on Eastbound Train
Butte reports a Great Northern passenger on a westbound train halted near Kalispell Montana. Four men seized transport, were ejected at a station west of Kalispell, and forced into a box car bound east. The door broke open on arrival. all escaped.
Nebraska Democrat's Daughter Weds at Fairview Estate
The daughter of a Nebraska Democrat, Miss Thutl Van, married Williamio Mer Leavitt at Fairview, the Bryan country home, on a Saturday evening. The ceremony drew notable attendees as a social highlight in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Nebraska
William H. Leavitt
Lincoln, Neb
Thutl van
Williamiomer Leavitt
Fairview
Bryan
Hantinets
Nebraska Weseyan Westre
Washington State News Briefs Highlight Licensing and Local Events
Steam engine operators in Seattle will require licenses under state rules. The Washington Liquor Dealers Association held its annual Seattle convention. Flooding damages the lower Puget Sound outcrop. The High Court of the Order of Postesters of Washington meets in Seattle in October. State land commissioner reports 1,000,000 dollar receipts with exact total 2 868.40. Governor McBride and Adjutant General Drain travel with Stevens county party for hunts in Little Pend Oreille preserves near Colville. Allis-Chalmers of Milwaukee names Seattle as coast machinery depot for mills and mining gear. Four-year-old daughter of George Bassett found drowned in the Columbia River below Vancouver after three weeks missing.
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McBride
Drain
Stevens County
Colville
George Bassett
Columbia River
Vancouver
Mellens Annual Report shows Northern Pacific earnings and losses
In St Paul on Oct 6 the Northern Pacific annual report was released. It lists gross earnings 46,142,104 dollars, operating expenses 24,? million, net earnings 22,110,012, taxes 1,421,403, leaving 20,688,587. President Mellen notes 24,244,809 spent on improvements since Sept 1 under the new regime and predicts a strong year ahead. London reports a separate case: Miss Mary Archer, ex Milwaukee resident, sues Sacred Heart convent with damages totaling 51,? thousand and wages plus miscellaneous claims after asylum confinement.
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Mellen
London
Mary Archer
Milwaukee
Sacred Heart Convent
Archer
Seattle Market Report
Market prices listed for deliveries and commodities including grain bran and shorts in Washington. The fragment references per ton and insurance related figures with several product names and values but is garbled and incomplete.
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Ane
Tha Emma
Shorts
Stern
Washington
Untitled Notice Fragment Reported Items
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice listing live chickens geese butter Washington creamery and ranch terms with scattered numbers and places. No clear event or names fully readable.
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Washington Creamery
Tornado Hits St Charles Minn Wiping Out Town
A tornado struck St Charles Winona county on a Saturday afternoon killing eight people and injuring many others. Forty two residences and numerous businesses were destroyed along the main street with the depot school church and factory buildings leveled. Telegraph lines were cut isolating the town from surrounding areas.
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St. Paul
St. Charles
Winona County
Jared
William Eben
John Eben
Edwin Murphy
George Jessen
William Veet
Dison
Crittenden
Dover
Jacob Holm
Central School
Chicago Great Western Depot
Catholic Courch and
Parrott's Wagon Works
Hilfe
Jobo Eben
Edward Peters
Tts
Winona
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Tornadoes Kill Five in Elsie Plainfield and Independence
A Wisconsin tornado outbreak near Elsie Plainfield and Independence left five dead in Elsie and two each in Plainfield and Independence. The storm damaged homes, toppled structures, and injured several. Affected areas included La Crosse region and nearby farms with churches destroyed and buildings overturned. Further details cite Mrs John Fisher and Mark Wood among those impacted as rescue and recovery efforts continued.
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Tinga
St Helens Eruption Report and Local Reactions
Fragmentary report notes St Helens eruption details with references to dates September 1 and September 15. Mentions individuals such as Connors and Caud and counts or measurements labeled BF CO2D G4TiLNnC Ter 10 Pr 5 oat. Details are incomplete but indicate ongoing events and local interest.
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Jobho Cannore
Oberg
St. Helens
Connors
Ie & Caud Ee
Seattle Gamblers Arrested and Investigated in Hardware Case
Reported gambling bust in Seattle involves proprietors and several employees at a hardware store. Governor and a state clerk file complaints alleging illegal games under new state law. Complaint cites losses of about $200 and crooked play amid concerns of felonious behavior.
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Seatte Il
TLV
Sohbwatscher Hardware
Few Forest Fires Spark Hope For Washington Reserves
Seattle report from State Forestry Superintendent D B Sheller notes record low fire destruction on Washington forest reserves this year with practically no fires and no statewide fire reports. He cites rains and careful ranger patrols protecting elk in the Olympic reserve as backcountry prudence limits hunters and protects wildlife.
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Seattle
D. Bo Sheller
Tacoma
Washington
Manager Long
Weyerhauser Timber Syndicate
Sheller
Olympic Forest Reserve
Olympic Reserve
United States
Yellowstone National Park
Etree
Mr. Sheller
Oregon Railroad survey reaches Fyans Lands six miles below Lewiston
Surveyors under Engineer van Ison of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company reach Fyans Lands six miles below Lewiston Idaho. Engineer Jamison declines to comment while plans to resume Lewiston to Paria railroad work are discussed.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
van Ison
Fyans
Jamison
Paria
Ali Getai
Oregon
Otranizen
Adjutant General Named in Recognition for War Services
Ma bin adjutant general, honored for Spanish War and colonial camp services, will join the War Department as chief of staff under Gen Chafee. Gen Young will retire in January. Sheldon named Republican national committeeman successor.
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Washington
Mabin
New York
Ceara Osters
United States
Chafee
humMal
Peparimeet
Young
Yorts
Pisa
George FR. Sheldon
Frederic
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