Forest Fire Toll in St. Joe Valley Tops 200 Casualties
Spokane reports grim tally from Northwestern forest fires near Idaho and Montana. More than 200 dead in Idaho according to revised lists, with 86 U S firefighters confirmed dead and 47 Italians among the victims on Big Creek and St. Joe headwaters.
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Spokane
Wash
St. Joe Country
Idaho
Big Creek
St. Joe River
Joseph B. Halm
Wallace
Weigle
St. Joe
F. A. Ferns
Montana
United States
Newport Wash
Ida
Avery
Mullan
Forest Service
Coeur d'Alene Forest
Wallace Ida
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
St. Joe Valley
Timothy Woodruff Blames Griscom In New York Affair
Timothy Woodruff accuses Lloyd C Griscom of involvement in a New York affair. The report notes tension between the two figures amid unfolding political controversy.
Ranger reports escalating casualties in Avery district
Missoula Montana August 26 Ranger Debbitt who has been located at Avery Idaho reports to the forest headquarters here that dead and injured are being found hourly in his district.
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Missoula, Mont
Debbitt
Avery, Ida
Woodruff Shifts Blame Over Roosevelt Nomination
New York Aug 26 The conference at Sherry s before the Republican state committee meeting took another turn as Timothy L Woodruff state chairman says Lloyd C Griscom president of the county committee bears responsibility for the committee s action and denies any prior knowledge of a Roosevelt nomination until Griscom moved the name at the meeting.
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New York
Sherry’s
Republican State Committee
Sherman
Timothy L. Woodruff
Lloyd C. Griscom
Republican County Committee
Roosevelt
Kiscom
Largest building permit of the West issued to Minnesota Steel
Duluth reports Minnesota Steel company received a permit for a Spirit Lake steel plant with buildings costing 10 million dollars and forty eight steel and concrete structures including blast furnaces and machine shops. City fees totaled 1 415 dollars. Construction proceeds swiftly as efforts to finish the plant intensify.
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Duluth
Minnesota Steel Company
Spirit Lake
Roosevelt Delegation Backed at New York Convention
Orleans county instructed its delegates to back Theodore Roosevelt as temporary chairman at the state convention. The news elicited elation from Lloyd C. Griscom, who said it would rally Republicans and presage victories for Taft and Roosevelt supporters.
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New York
Orleans County
Theodore Roosevelt
Lloyd C. Griscom
New York County
Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Griscom
First Black Hills Snow Breaks Records
Deadwood South Dakota reports the first heavy fall of snow in the Black Hills. In places the accumulation topped one inch and a temperature of 25 degrees with a killing frost destroyed all vegetation. No injuries reported.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Larned Wins U S Tennis Championship Challenge Match
William A. Larned of Summit New Jersey defeats Thomas C. Bundy of Los Angeles California in the United States championship challenge match on the Casino courts. Larned wins in five sets 6 1 5 7 6 0 6 8 6 1 6 1.
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Newport
R. L
William A. Larned
Summit
N. J
United States
Thomas C. Bundy
Los Angeles
Cal
Loyal Order of Moose Holds 23rd Convention
The Loyal Order of Moose closed its twenty third annual convention in Baltimore after routine business. New supreme officers were installed and Detroit was chosen to host the next convention in August 1911.
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Baltimore
the Loyal Order of Moose
Detroit
The
Order
Roosevelt to tour South Dakota with Martin and Bullock
On invitation of Theodore Roosevelt Congressman Martin and U S Marshal Bullock will accompany the former president on his South Dakota tour. They plan to meet Roosevelt in Omaha on Sept 2 and then travel with him to Sioux Falls and Sioux City.
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Deadwood
S. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Martin
United States
Bullock
Mr. Roosevelt
Omaha
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Roosevelt Tours Windy City After Africa Trip
Former President Roosevelt spends just over an hour in Chicago visiting the Chicago Newspaper Club and touring the city by car. He jokes at a professor's death prediction, saying no animals halted his return and that Wall Street’s rhinoceros hope failed. Chicago journalists join the party for the remainder of his visit.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Chicago Newspaper Club
Chicago and Northwestern
Africa
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt
Wall Street
Roosevelt Draws Enthusiastic Crowds Across Ohio and Indiana
Theodore Roosevelt travels through Ohio and Indiana greeting large, eager crowds. He speaks against dishonest corporations and mob rule, urges respect for law, and answers visitors as he tours Buffalo onward. He avoids commenting on New York state politics.
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South Bend
Ind
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Indiana
Africa
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
New York State
Buffalo
Orleans County
Republian
Alkali Ruins Concrete At Belle Fourche Dam Site
Local report from Belle Fourche South Dakota notes alkali in irrigation water corroding the Belle Fourche dam concrete. Crumbling occurs where water rests or flows, despite repairs, with experts saying dilution from river and meltwater may halt erosion. Dam spans one and a quarter miles and rises 122 feet.
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Belle Fourche
8. D
Pelle Fourche
Bryan predicts Roosevelt aims for 1912 GOP nomination
Lincoln date line reports W. J. Bryan believes Theodore Roosevelt is working to win the Republican nomination in 1912. He accuses Roosevelt of violating a time honored precedent.
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Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Theoodore Roosevelt
Silent
Reso
Stubbs Pulls Off A Coup In Kansas Politics
Governor W R Stubbs secures Theodore Roosevelt as a guest of the progressives during Roosevelt's Western trip. Mulvane and other regulars join the common herd in entertaining Roosevelt. Colonel Roosevelt will accompany Stubbs to Kansas City St Paul and Chicago on a special chartered trip aside from a short dedication visit.
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Topeka
Kan
W. R. Stubbs
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas
David W. Mulvane
Roosevelt
Ernor Stubbs
Osawatomie Battle Grounds
Stubbs
Kansas Executive
Kansas City
St. Paul
Chicago
Osage Indian land sales prompt congressional scrutiny
A Pawhuska report notes Osage Indians were the principals in Indian land dealings reviewed by a House select committee. Testimony cites 495 acres yielding only 372 in cash to Steward Chotau, a part breed Osage, with further unsigned deeds and withheld funds tied to 1600 and 335 acre transfers.
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Pawhuska
Okla
House of Representatives
Congress
Chotau
S. Sands
Wheat yield estimates for Red River valley crops
Crops in western Minnesota show varied yields with an average wheat output around seven to nine bushels per acre across northwestern Minnesota. Estimates rely on receipts and reports from threshing operations, noting ten military threshing machines and $8 per acre figures amid local activity in Fosston Bengley Fer and nearby towns. President.
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Crookston
Minn
Minnesota
Red River Valley
Red Lake Rivers
Fosston
Bengley
Fer
Mian
Acre
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Weston
Timothy Woodruff
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Larned
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