Good Roads Convention Builds Washington State Association
Seattle reports the two day good roads convention formed the Washington Good Roads association with Samuel Hill as president and James B Meikle as secretary. N B Coffman of Chehalis elected treasurer as local organization presidents became state vice presidents. Commissioners planned a Portland Boise tour before returning home amid hopes for federal road funding.
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Washington Lumbermen Eye St Louis Fair Site
James E. Bell president of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association returned from St. Louis with E. E. Johnson to pick a site for a state building. The wigwam pagoda design was praised as novel and striking, with Bell noting prime elevation and good fair official reception. He also spoke at a Business Men's club banquet.
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Miller Announces $25 Million Stock Increase For Railroad
Roswell Miller, chairman of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, says a $25,000,000 stock increase has been authorized but purpose and terms are not yet determined and details are unavailable.
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Farmers National Congress Opens with 1500 Delegates in Macon
President George L. Flanders urges equal emphasis on distribution and governance in farming education. He calls for teaching constitutional law and government workings to agricultural citizens so they can engage intelligently with state legislatures and Congress. The 22nd annual session opens with about 1,500 delegates from across the United States.
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Oil Fields Burn in Beaumont Blaze Rips through Derricks
A massive fire in Beaumont Texas on October 8 swept the oil fields causing thousands in damage and threatening many lives. Reports said twelve people may have perished though unconfirmed. The blaze spread rapidly after a lantern was lifted to extinguish light, igniting gas laden air.
France Faces Broad Coal Strike Across Mining Districts
Paris reports the cabinet met in the forenoon to discuss a coal strike spreading through the entire mining districts of France as of October 9.
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Lincoln assassination convict Sam Arnold dies in Masonville
Baltimore Oct 8 Sam Arnold 72 once convicted in 1865 for involvement in the Lincoln assassination and later pardoned by President Johnson died at his Masonville home.
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Alpine Club warns tourists over Alps death toll and lessons
A recent Alpine Club report tallies 119 deaths among climbers last year, more than double the prior year, with most accidents near Chamounix. It blames tourist overconfidence and lack of guides, notes Mont Blanc danger from weather, and recalls a Matterhorn rockfall that killed several climbers.
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Speaker Henderson Led Iowa in Ten Congressional Terms
Biography of David Bremner Henderson noting birth in Scotland on March 14 1840 immigration to Iowa 1846 service in Civil War injuries at Fort Donelson and Corinth tenure as a ten term congressman from Iowa Third District and speaker of the House elected December 4 1899 with repeated acclamations.
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Famous jurist Horace Gray dies at Nahant Mass
Former United States Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray dies at his Nahant home after a stroke that ended his tenure on the high court. Born in Boston in 182? and Harvard educated, Gray served as Massachusetts judge and later as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. He helped shape admiralty law and key decisions on income tax and treasury notes.
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