French girl lured from France by promises held in Great Falls
Helena reports Adolphine Babut alias Paula Bruno, a minor, was brought to America to become a prostitute. She alleges captivity in Great Falls and possible transport to Missoula. She appeals to France’s police for rescue and return, with authorities in Chicago and Helena coordinating.
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Helena
America
City of
Great Falls
Standard
France
Adolphine Babut
Missoula
Thomas Travis
Francis O'Neill
Chicago
Paula Bruno
Travis
Paris
Police
Sister
Poice
Great Fills
Mont
Mile
Adolphine Babbut
Adolphine
Gas and Powder Explosion Traps 17 Miners in Algoma Mine
In North Fork West Virginia on Sept 15 a gas and powder blast at the Big Four mine of Algoma Coal and Coke traps engineer James Lester miner John Reickle and 15 colored miners. Rescue efforts halted by thick gas. two miners escaped with burns. The blast, caused by gas igniting from a lamp and igniting six kegs of blasting powder, toppled brattices blocking air to the imprisoned men. The last of the 17 miners killed was recovered at 11 pm. several rescuers were overcome by gas.
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West Virginia
North Fork
W. Va
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
James Lester
John Reickle
H. F. Frankenfield
George Gasple
Algoma
Associate Justice Horace Gray Dies at Nahant
Justice Horace Gray, who recently retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, died at his Nahant summer home of paralysis. Born March 24, 1828, in Boston, he graduated from Harvard College in 1843 and Harvard Law in 1849, served as Massachusetts reporting judge, became associate justice in 1864, chief justice in 1873, and was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in December 1881.
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Lynn
Mass
Horace Gray
United States Supreme Court
Nahant
Judge Gray
Boston
Harvard College
Law School
Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts
Associ
Ate
Arthur
Supreme Court of the United States
Mexico's Big Anniversary Celebrated Across Border Cities
Mexico's 924th anniversary of independence begins tonight in El Paso and other border cities and across Mexico with elaborate observances aimed to culminate in a large patriotic demonstration tomorrow.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexican Republic
Mexico
Spain
Outlaw George Bruce Dragged to Death by Indians
San Francisco dispatch reports George Bruce an Indian outlaw hunted by California and Arizona officers was captured in Southern Nevada. He allegedly murdered Victoria Maria at Hesperia San Bernardino County by choking her, was jailed, escaped, and was executed by drag and burning on a desert pyre after his capture.
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San Francisco
George Bruce
California
Arizona
Victoria Maria
Hesperia
San Bernadino
Bruce
Nevada
Protest Against Pardon for O’Brien by Contractors Conley and Me Tigue
Helena dispatch reports penitentiary contractors Conley and Me Tigue will vigorously protest any pardon for Tom O’Brien the convict who escaped as a trusty and then returned with a stage flourish He reentered the prison last Thursday accompanied by Joseph McCaffery of Anaconda McCaffery reportedly planned to present a pardon petition Governor Toole said no such petition has been filed and warned the governor to withhold clemency to avoid setting a bad example and encouraging emulation by other trusties
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The
Standard
Helena
Conley & MeTigue
Tom O'Brien
O'Brien
Joseph McCaffery
Anaconda
Copper City
Deer Lodge
Prisoner O Brien Pardon Stirs Unanswered Questions
Col Thomas McTague of Conley and Me Tague opposes the pardon. Joseph McCaffery of Anaconda who accompanied O Brien to the penitentiary has not acted. Governor Toole remains silent on his intentions.
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Col
Thomas McTague
Conley & MeTague
O'Brien
Joseph McCaffery
Anaconda
O Brien
Toole
Ten of Camping Party Missing After Cascade Fires
Seattle dispatch reports a camping party of ten near Trout Lake on the Lewis River area feared lost as forest fires burn since Thursday night. Rescue along the blocked road progresses slowly with charred wagon remains found while no trace of the campers is yet located.
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Seattle
Wash
Times
Kalama
Lewis River
Trout Lake
Man Held on Loitering Charge Over Threat Against Roosevelt
Cincinnati police detain Joseph Schmitz on loitering charges while investigating a claim that he vowed to kill President Roosevelt. He was arrested after entering two elderly sisters home on Oliver Street and staying there. Police seek witnesses on Everett Street and are reviewing Schmitz’s background.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Schmitz
Roosevelt
Schmitz
Oliver Street
Everett Street
Despondent stenographer Cecelia Phillips ends life in San Francisco
Miss Cecelia Phillips a 22 year old stenographer and former Buffalo resident killed herself in the Angelus hotel by cyanide potassium. A note named Thomas C. Phillips of the Lorraine Buffalo and Dr T H McKee of Buffalo.
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San Francisco
Cecelia Phillips
Angelus
Buffalo
N. Y
East
Thomas CC. Phillips
Lorraine
T. H. McKee
Broadway
N.Y
Fatal Fire Deaths Mount in Washington and Oregon
The burned districts of Washington and Oregon continue to tally fatalities daily as officials warn the disaster’s full scope remains unknown for weeks. Local authorities report mounting losses across affected towns, with emergency crews working to contain hotspots and assess debris.
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Washington
Oregon
Timber Fire Death Toll Rises in Clarke and Cowlitz
Vancouver Washington reports the timber blaze across Clarke and Cowlitz counties has killed sixteen more people. Names include C A McKeen and Orie Reid families, with charred bodies found near Trout Lake and Rock Creek district. Over 20 families homeless, authorities rally aid as more deaths and missing persons are feared.
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Vancouver
Wash
Clarke
Cowlitz
C. A. M'Keen
Orie Reid
Schmidt
McKeen
Reid
Trout Lake
Lewis River
Rock Creek
Bells Mountain
Clarke County
Oregon and Washington Forest Fires Overtake Twenty Lives
Portland reports twenty people dead with possible higher toll as week of forest fires devastates Oregon and Washington. Estimated property loss tops one and a half million dollars, covering houses mills and farm equipment. Districts hit include Lents Springwater Bridal Veil and Fifth Plain Lewis River Elma. thousands lack food and shelter. Relief reaches from Tacoma Seattle and Vancouver as smoke clears after rain.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Fifth Plain
Lewis River
Elma
Astoria
Forest Fire Aides Mobilized In Washington State Reserves
The interior department orders the Washington forest reserves chief to hire extra men to guard reserves as fires rage in Washington. A full situation report is requested while awaiting official fire advice. The department grants authority to spend 500 dollars on the South Platte reserve in Colorado amid widespread but limited damage.
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Washington
Interior Department
South Platte Forest Reserve
Colorado
Smoke from Pacific Northwest fires shrouds San Francisco
San Francisco on Sept 15 reports a smoky fog over the city. Weather chief Alexander G. Mc Adie says forest fires in Oregon and Washington are the source, with calm winds likely to continue for days as fog carries the smoke down the coast.
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San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Alexander G. Mc Adie
Oregon
Washington
Fire on Alabama Mountain Near Eldorado Spreads Toward Bryan
A fire started today on Alabama mountain near Eldorado Boulder with wind driving flames toward Bryan mountain heavy timber. The special report notes spread potential and ongoing danger to surrounding wooded areas.
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Denver
Republican
Boulder
Colo
Alabama Mountain
Eldorado
Bryan Mountain
Kalama Fire Reports Worsen in Lewis River Districts
Reports from Kalama Washington dated September 15 describe continuing worsening conditions in the fire-stricken Lewis river districts as flames spread and relief efforts intensify amid damage assessments and evacuation notices.
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Kalama
Wash
Lewis River
Losses from Washington forest fires spread across county
Reports of property loss come from Vancouver and surrounding areas as fires burn through Dale settlement east of Bells Mountain and Ska mania Last Chance Latton and Bouse Bird mines. Latton's sawmill and two Fern Prairie mills burned. an elder, Plusa, lost home and mental stability.
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Vancouver
Wash
Dale
Bells Mountain
Secon
Skamania
Last Chance
Latton
Bouse Bird Mines
Bear Prairie
Fern Prairie
Plusa
Fifth Plain
Senator Bard Dies Not Confirmed In Night Illness
United States Senator Thomas R. Bard lay dangerously ill at the Van Nuys hotel Los Angeles with pneumonia and typhoid symptoms and a very weak heart. Doctors feared he would not survive the night as his pulse remained high and his left lung congested amid concerns of toxaemic poisoning from bowel liver and kidney suspension.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Thomas R. Bard
van Nuys
Taggart
Bard
Catalina Island
Quarles
Wisconsin
Prairie Fires in Beavehead County Smoke Shrouds Dillon
Prairie fires burn in Beavehead County near the Big Hole basin and Blicktail head, with smoky haze dimming vision and the sun appearing as a red ball. Fires have raged for weeks destroying timber and likely require a heavy rainstorm to stop.
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Standard
Dillon
Big Hole
Counterfeiter Arrested on Vagrancy Charge in Billings
Peter English was arrested on vagrancy. Officers found two counterfeit silver dollars on him and he admitted disposing of several better coins. No counterfeit outfit was found. The case suggests a larger counterfeit operation may be involved.
Banker Nicholas Fish Dies in Hospital After Fall
Hanker Fish on West Thirty fourth street was found unconscious with skull fracture after a fall on a grave Step. He was carried to Roosevelt hospital in critically grave condition. The incident occurred in New York on September fifteenth with reports of his death imminent.
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New York
Nicholas Fish
Hamilton Fish
The
Rough Riders
Guba
West Thirty-fourth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
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Beavehead County
Peter English
Hanker Fish
Mr. Wish
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