Forest fires in Presque Isle Alpena counties claim many lives
Alpena Mich Oct 206 The verified death list from forest fires in Presque Isle and Alpena counties stands at forty one with many still missing. Northern Pulawski and Krakow townships face growing fear of higher death toll as families along Lake Huron are unaccounted for and villages report no danger to others.
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Alpena
Mich
Presque Isle
Pulawski
Krakow
Presque Isa
Herman Erke
Oleton
William D. Rose
Ocquese
Lake Huron
Grand Lake
Posey
Hines
Jean Konlecany
Metz
Nowicki
Mary Nowilcki
Anthony Waener
Charles Lichke
Pachnnski
Rogers City
Aether
Grace Harbor
Take Huron
Here
Forest fires scorch Berkshire hills and Green Mountains
Smoke shrouds the Berkshire mountain region in Western Massachusetts and the Green mountain foothills in Southern Vermont as fires burn hundreds of acres of timber. Hoo sac mountain near Fitchburg division tunnels eyes fumes but trains continue. Florida mountain Buckland partially burned. The worst blaze lies east of Bennington Vermont threatening a 600 square mile wilderness area.
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North Adams
Mass
Berkshire Mountain
Massachusetts
Green Mountain Range
Vermont
Hoosac Mountain
Fitchburg Division
Tthe
Boston and Maine Railroad
Florida Mountain
Buckland
Bennington
Farm Wagon Tragedy Near White Bear
An unknown man, possibly a farmer from Hugo or Centerville, was found dead under his wagon two miles from White Bear on the White Bear and Bald Eagle road. Tracks show a sharp turn caused the wagon to tip and slide into a 25 foot ditch.
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St. Paul
Hugo
Centerville
White Bear
White Bear and
Bald Fagle
Forest Fires Rage Across Maryland South Mountain and Easton
Advices from western Maryland report forest fires burning on South Mountain in Washington county, about three miles long and half a mile wide. Fires also threaten woods near Easton in Talbot county along the eastern shore.
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Baltimore
South Mountain
Washington County
Easton
Talbot County
Barber dies after accidental hunting shot in Stevens Point
Stevens Point Wisconsin October 20 George Wojciechowski a 25 year old barber accidentally shot himself while hunting and died four hours later Leo Bemis an 18 year old possibly fatally shot himself while hunting near Donald his shotgun fell and discharged at close range
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Stevens Point
Wis
George Wojciechowski
Leo Bemis
Donald
Reception by Japanese Heartily Welcomes American Fleet
Tokio reports say the welcome for the American Atlantic fleet was the heartiest and most perfect of all receptions. Rear Admiral Sperry praised the planning and detail of the events. Sailors from both nations mingle, guides in English aid Japanese hosts, and cordiality extends to remote villages.
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Tokio
Japan
Hampton Roads
Sperry
Yokohama
America
Pitched Battle Near Holland's Prairie Kills Deputy and Indian
A telegraph from Ovando Montana reports Deputy Warden C B Peyton and four Flathead Indians dead after a confrontation near Holland's Prairie on Swan River. Peyton and his assistant Herman Rudolph attempted to arrest Indians for hunting license violations. The camp opened fire and the deputies returned fire. Yellow Head was identified among the dead. others unnamed. The attackers fled.
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Missona
Mont
Ovando
Powell County
C. B. Peyton
Depty Peyton
Herman Rudolph
Holland’s Prairie
Swan River
Peyton
Rudolph
Missouri
Yellow Head
Fellows
Alabama Returns After World Cruise To New York Harbor
The battleship Alabama entered New York harbor completing a 299 day voyage around the world. The ship covered over 25,000 miles and, aside from needing repairs, is described as fit for a fight as when it sailed from Hampton Roads on December 16.
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New York
New York Harbor
Alabama
Tompkinsville
Hampton Roads
Twice Kidnapped Woman Returns Home In Fear
Huntington L A October 20 After a night hiding in a barn while friends hunted the woods for her Mrs Abbie Meerlongola aged seventeen was found at her sister’s home. She was twice abducted by two men and kept prisoner in the woods but could not recount the events in full due to fear and daze.
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Huntington
L. A
Abbie Meerlongola
Maine to stay in Portsmouth after world voyage
The battleship Maine will dock in Portsmouth for twenty six days after completing her world encircling voyage. She then proceeds to the North Atlantic station as flagship for a month or two before going out of commission after three years of arduous service.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Maine
North Atlantic
Tornadoes Strike Sharon Springs Demolish Homes
Sharon Springs Kansas was hit by two separate tornadoes on October 20 causing the demolition of three residences and injuring about a dozen people. One death is feared as the funnels, about 100 feet wide, moved northward across the town.
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Sharon Springs
Kan
Fierce Fires Rage on Mountains East of Reading Pa
Reading, Pa. Oct. 20 Fierce fires burn on the mountains east and forth of Reading with dense haze and smoke enveloping Mount Penn. A large tract on the Blue mountains has been burned over.
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Reading
Mount Penn
Blue Mountains
Bryan Arrives in Chicago Amid Rowdy Victory Parade
William J. Bryan lands in Chicago after an Illinois tour with a massive labor crowd. He vows to appoint a secretary of labor if elected and criticizes Republican fundraising, claiming a $1,009,000 request for election-day spending. He speaks in Joliet and Bloomington and meets Adlai E. Stevenson in Lincoln.
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William J. Bryan
Illinois
Alton
Lincoln
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Granite City
Carlinville
Girard
Virden
Springfield
Bloomington
Joliet
Notre
Tornado Kills Two in Wyoming Train Accident
A small tornado near Sherman thirty miles west of Cheyenne wrecked a Union Pacific work train caboose sending it down a thirty foot embankment. Two laborers were killed and twenty eight injured, some seriously.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Sherman
Here
Debs Ill. Socialist Candidate Cancel Speech in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on October 20 Eugene V Debs Socialist presidential candidate was too ill to speak to a large overflow crowd at the Board of Trade auditorium. Officials said he had no organic illness but was worn out by campaigning efforts.
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Columbus
Eugene V. Debs
Board of Trade
Dr. Debs
Lincoln Sizzles With October Tornado Damage
Lincoln Nebraska felt a brief October tornado that caused damage over a dozen blocks. No casualties were reported.
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Lincoln
Neb
First Chance Drawn For Rosebud Farms By Miss Helser
More than 114000 registrants heard that Miss May A Helser of Kennebec South Dakota won the first chance in the Rosebud Indian reservation farm drawing held in the government tent. About 8000 farms of 160 acres will be parceled with emphasis on registrants from South Dakota Nebraska Iowa and several other states. Judge Witten has clerks notifying registrants and the drawing proceeds under government supervision with numbers under 9000 expected to have an interest.
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Dallas
Rosebud
May A. Helser
Kennebec
S. D
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
Ice stock pool actions disclosed in New York court
In New York on October 20, proceedings in a case against Charles W. Morse and A. H. Curtis revealed a pool in ice stock. John F. Carroll testified he invested $114,712 in December 1905 with bank loans securing the stock, yielding Carroll a profit of $20,707. He named Schwab Gates Guggenheim and Morse as pool participants.
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New York
Morse
Carroll
Charles M. Schwab
John W. Gates
Isaac Guggenheim
Charles Barney
Hough
Association of
Schwab
Mr. Gates
Woman in Drowning Attempt Linked to Suicide of Fiancé
Nellie Walden aged nineteen attempted to drown herself in the East river near Greenpoint Brooklyn. Police found Edward McDonald dead in his room with a bullet wound. Miss Walden says he shot himself in her presence and she is jailed in a hospital as investigators probe the tale.
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New York
Nellie Walden
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
Edward McDonald
Miss Walden
Flushing
McDonald
Iowa Banker Dies by His Own Hand in Des Moines Home
James L. Culbertson, president of the First National Bank at Carroll, committed suicide in his Des Moines home after years of an unconquerable mania and bad investments. His death follows two of his brothers choosing self destruction in recent years. The bank was placed under Treasury control after the tragedy.
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Des Moines
James L. Culbertson
First National Bank
Carroll
United States Treasury
Minister of Marine Resigns After Sema Disaster Debate
Paris reports the minister of marine M. Gastagxa Thomson resigns following a chamber vote condemning department negligence after the Sema disaster. Dissatisfaction with marine methods rose, with M. Del casse leading the attack in an interpellation in the chamber.
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Paris
M. Gastagxa Thomson
Marine
Chamber of Deputies
Ministry of Marine
Chamber
M. Delcasse
M. Thomson
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