Oil Fire Devastates Texas Oil Field Wrecking Derricks
A massive blaze swept the Hoge Swayne oil tract in Texas overnight destroying fifty five derricks and injuring or killing workers. Initial reports claimed twelve deaths, but later confirmation reduced fatalities to one with extensive property losses estimated around 100 dollars. Roosevelt urges miners to return to work as a government investigation is promised.
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Hoge-Swayne
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Yar
Riot at New Orleans Cars Attack Track In Wire Cutting
Riots disrupt New Orleans streetcars as Mab attacks vehicles cutting wires and ropes. Police overwhelmed. A Guthrie Oklahoma physician is dragged to death. Switzerland sees strike turmoil and military calls. Lipton challenges for another America Cup series. Samuel Arnold dies in Masonville detention. Miners pledge funds in Britain.
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New Orleans
Donagton Twotormen
Brn
Mol
White House coal strike conference ends after three hours
A Washington special reports President Roosevelt chaired a Sunday White House meeting with key officials to address the anthracite coal strike. Attendees included Secretary of War Taft, Secretary of the Navy Moody, Attorney General Knox, Postmaster General Payne, and Col Carroll Wright. No statements were released and participants declined to discuss outcomes.
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John Mitchell
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Moody
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Carroll Db. Wright
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Lostdes
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Col Wright
Explosion damages rail line and townyards
A dynamite blast wrecked the Philadelphia and Reading line near New Philadelphia and Silver Creek. Workmen were escorted to the colliery as deputies patrolled the area. Authorities learned of a plotted tear of tracks by the Lehigh Valley and Navigation Company and The Thirteenth Regiment guarded the line all night.
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Actaayna
Wurly Howe Syaikiy
Vphikutalphin
New Philadelphia
Silver Creek
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Lne
Leaigh Cay and Navigation Company
New Jersey Central
Thirteenth Regiment
Brutal Prison Punishment Reported in Illinois Yard
Two convicts in an Illinois penitentiary were injured after attackers cut off their fingers to disable them from further work. The injured men, described as in poor health, were treated by the prison surgeon and later forced to lie on a block in the yard for the remainder of the day.
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WN Chester
Disgatel
Laicher Duan
John Reagdan
A. Bose
Earl
Bland
Barbarian Brown Dead From West Character
A Butte dispatch reports the death in Phoenix Arizona of Robert E. Lee Barbarian Brown a noted western character. He gained fame during the Jamison raid in South Africa and was involved in early public relations work with Harvey in Chicago.
Insane Man Kills Firefighter Near Milwaukee Line
Disputed report from Marinette Wisconsin describes an incident where a man fatally wounded John Drouchka, a St Paul fireman, during a train passage at speed. Investigations outline measures to curb violence and ensure prosecution as authorities warn against further harm.
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Marinette
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John Dtouehka
St. Paul
Mes Mallia 2 Hand Attempted Murder Trial
Mes Mallia 2 faced charges of attempted murder in Atlantic after firing five shots at H. Goodspord. The case arose from jealousy over Goodspeed's attentions to another man. Mallia received a one year sentence due to a plea agreement with her youth attorney.
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A. H. Goodspord
Atlantic
Auatoan
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Lili
Younty
Goulspend
Wormak
Humboldt Hermit Life End for Paddock Reported
Word reached Humboldt that H B Paddock, who wrote of inner poison and dying, was found alive in a Lake Superior shore log cabin. Police traced him from a Duluth boarding house to a remote hermit life and say he offered no apology for his strange message and planned to remain dead to work.
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Duluth
Mint
Lake Superior
Orhin
Trencefarrt Co Renain
OTH LEGS CUT OFF At Dunlap Asection foreman accident
A Fort Hodge special reports Mike Fisher a section foreman on the Hituoixs Central Railroad was run over by a box car at Dunlap Wednesday morning. His legs were severed near the hips and his dependents rely on aid for support as a witch and children survive him. Train No AG stopped at Dunlap as the accident occurred while Fisher watched the Western fast mail.
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Fort Hodge
Mike Fishler
Hituoixs Cental
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Ition Hin
Council Bruits
Port Dodgy
Ners Aandise
Enon
Village preacher attacked by mob in Randall Yoursday incident
Rev. Paul Shroder was beaten and chased by J M Kues and five companions in Webster City as they tried to intervene in a street fight Knox and others were part of. The assailants were later charged with assault and battery amid a patently tense scene near the Norwegian Lutheran church. A Des Moines report notes a healthy state treasury with 1 228 7441 87 on hand and 70850 in agricultural college bonds among securities.
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J. M. Kues
Paul Shroder
Randall
Knox
Paul Screder
Peter
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Gutitor
Treasury
Fi Bank
Agricultur College
Me Tknox
Boon
Mag. Pail Selroder
Phe Rawebin
Arce
Dstinx
Paul Sehroader
Notable Shelby County damages ruling 4000 for injuries
A Shelby County judgment awards 4000 to Ge phitt II of Grove Township after a bridge collapse on AE Creek caused permanent injuries including spinal damage. He claimed 45000 dollars. the suit was among the heaviest against the county with a rejected compromise offer. The accident occurred when a wagon loaded with cord wood overturned, and the plaintiff will need long term care and a nurse and physician. The verdict was handed down on Ang Jd JOT.
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Vurlan Appelut
Ge Phitt II
Acy
Jones
Grove Township
AE Creek
Ang Jd
Vote to Move Fraternal Choppers Headquarters to Des Moines
Des Moines chosen as permanent Fraternal Choppers of America headquarters by a narrow vote. The group, with about 600 members, plans to relocate from Liaane to Des Moines, citing legal changes and readiness of several chapters to organize in the new state. The national gathering was described as historic.
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Tawa
Nebraska
Kansas
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Nate Dakota
Oklahona
Indian Territory
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Dan State
Duthit
Des Moines
Missing Mrs Harris Linked to Empty Boat, Sions City
The disappearance of Mrs Harris, president of the Beethoven club, is tied to a scene where an empty boat was found adrift. A bystander and local society figures, including Mrs Burns of the Harvardville Wub, described a recent outing on the river before the vessel was found deserted.
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Sions
Mra. T. S’. Haris
Beethoven Club
Mra. Burns
Hivereile
Mei Cie
Officer shoots fugitive in city street incident
An officer named Mateshal Thou Savith fatally shot a fleeing man, Palvis, after a struggle on a Saturday night. The deceased, Palvis, was walking with his father and had been drinking when the arrest attempt led to gunfire. Johison, the officer, fired two shots striking the heart area. Palvis died almost instantly.
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Seaith
Wreck on the Rock Island rails near Newton Iowa
Disjointed reports describe a past mail train wreck at Newton involving a freight set at Skunk River bridge. Casualties and cause are unclear as text notes a broken train and a fatality, with scattered local notices on deaths and public matters.
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Les Molbes
Tae
Sinid Vries
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Indictments and Trials Highlight Turbulent Polk County Court
The Polk County grand jury indicted James Marcus on attempted murder charges linked to a 13 W. Liggett assault during a visit to Mies Grace Seurlea. Alvin Niles, 17, died when struck by a Chicago and Northwestern train near a care facility. Mrs. Gonallaugher and Charles Wolndn were acquitted of murder, while Hendershot faced manslaughter verdicts. The report also notes a spate of poisonings and other criminal incidents across nearby towns and a large lodge convention with delegates attending.
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Des Moines
James Marcus
W. Liggett
Mies
Grace Seurlea
Polk County Grand Jury
Mareus
Fettered by Fate in a Continental Romance
Chapter VI continues the dramatic wedding scene as Cyrol prepares for a forced alliance with a foreign suitor. A gas outage brings sudden darkness disrupting the ceremony while Captain Grant confronts Lawrence Richmond over a treacherous plot. The mysterious foreigner observes from a balcony as danger and accusation erupt among the gathered characters.
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Roger Darrel
Noma
Birant
Bloy
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Shiehe
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Carol
Merhiups Lawrence
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Hia Avi
Tia Net
Lawrence Hichmond
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Die Steiger
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Nisl
Bretie
Treacher
Photographic Introduction of a Young Couple in a Crowd
A historical scene follows a photographer revealing a young couple amid a public gathering. The photographer asks to pose the pair as he develops images, while onlookers debate resemblance to others and remark on the staged nature of the portraits.
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