Grand Marais Ablaze with No Fire Protection
Duluth reports Grand Marais on fire with 1,500 residents at risk as fires spread across pine forests. The town lacks water works and fire protection beyond two small engines, while rains are hoped for within 48 hours to avert total destruction along the north shore. Refugees are being moved to Grand Marais from nearby communities.
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Duluth
Grand Marais
Lake Superior
Cook County
Grand Arais
Ordiy
Peterson
Carlson
Big Bay
General Wood
Chicago Bay
Pigeon River
Pigeon River Indian Reservation
Cascade
Cofton
Latsen
United States
Gopher
Wood
St. Paul
Captain Eaton
Carhart
Dreyfus Case Concluded With Acquittal of Gregori
Paris reports the acquittal of Louis A. Gregori by the Assize court after he fired at Major Dreyfus during the Pantheon ceremony. The verdict ends a twelve year divide in France, with the government seeking a non-martyr sentence to bury the affair.
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Paris
Assize Court
Louis A. Gregori
Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Pantheon
France
M. Gregori
High Power Automobiles Start 24 Hour Race at Coney Island
Under 20 000 spectators the eleven racing cars began a perilous twenty four hour contest on the saucer track. Sartori the French driver suffered serious injuries and his mechanician was hurt early in the event. President Roosevelt signaled the start by telephone from Oyster Bay. Searchlights illuminated the course as the race proceeded.
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New York
Coney Island
Sartori
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Marine corps wins Dryden trophy in shooting tourney
Sea Girt New Jersey September 12 The United States Marine Corps dominated the current shooting tournament claiming the Dryden trophy valued at 4000 and a 150 prize. Ohio took second with 100 and the United States infantry earned third with 50.
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Sea Girt
N. J
United States Marine Corps
Ohio
United States Infantry
Robbery attempt ends in fatal shooting at saloon
An unidentified man was shot and killed instantly in W. A. Atkins' saloon in Omaha as he tried to hold up bartender F. W. Burns. Authorities report the assailant was unidentified.
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Omaha
W. A. Atkins
F. W. Burns
Taft to Tour the West as National Committee Hones Itinerary
Judge Taft plans a Western speaking tour covering Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Illinois and Indiana with A I Vorys traveling to New York to coordinate the committee’s decision. Chairman Hitchcock faces demand from many states as campaigns plan Eastern and Southern legs.
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Cincinnati
W. H. Taft
West
A. I. Vorys
New York
National Committee
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Judge Taft
Hitchcock
Vorys
Taft
John Hays Hammond
Taft Trip Schedule Hurdles As Hitchcock Seeks Itinerary
New York, Sept 12. The Taft campaign faces high demand for speaking engagements. Chairman Hitchcock struggles to arrange a satisfactory itinerary amid growing pressure from supporters and party allies.
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Hitchcock
New York
Ao Taft
Shaw to Lead First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Co
Leslie M. Shaw former secretary of the treasury will move to Philadelphia to take the presidency of the First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company after negotiations between bank officials and Shaw. The final arrangement has been completed and he will assume the post shortly.
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Philadelphia
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company
Cholera Update Reports 58 New Cases in St Petersburg
An official statement from St Petersburg reports 58 new cholera cases and 7 deaths. There are 107 patients in hospitals with the disease. The release summarizes the current outbreak and hospital load.
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St. Petersburg
Graves Nominated for Vice President by Independence Party
In Atlanta on December 12 two thousand listeners heard John Temple Graves named as the Independence Party nominee for vice president with Hearst Hisgen and other leaders on the platform at the Casino theater. Graves received an ovation as cheers and handclaps greeted the trio.
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Independence Party
Atlanta
Tohn Temple Graves
United States
Casino Theater
Hisgen
William Randolph Hearst
Graves
Hearst
Mr. Hisgen
Mr. Graves
Grange Hall Crowd Cheers Graves Hearst and Candidates
Edward K. Clapp opens the meeting as Clarence J. Shearn criticizes Gov. Brown and Independence candidate Yancey Carter draws strong cheers. Graves delivers an acceptance while Hearst explains leaving the Democratic party and the audience roars at Hisgen the presidential candidate.
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Edward KE. Clapp
Clarence J. Shearn
New York
Shearn
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Hisgen
Yancey Carter
Independence League
Colonel Graves
Dixie
Graves
Mr. Graves
William Randolph Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Hearst
Thomas L. Hisgen
Wright Sets New Time and Distance Record Flight
Washington reports Orville Wright breaks his own marks with a time flying record of 1 hour 10 minutes 26 seconds for a heavier-than-air craft. At Fort Myer he also completes a first flight lasting 10 minutes 50 seconds as part of the series.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wrights aeroplane records speed at 39.55 miles per hour
The aviator’s test of the past three days shows an airspeed of 39.55 mph during record flights on Wednesday and Thursday. Wright conducted a short 10 minute flight to calibrate his speed, completed nine drill-ground laps, then landed near spectators after 70 minutes 26 seconds aloft, achieving multiple figure eights and finishing without stopping the motor.
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Wright
Kittyhawk
N. C
Mr. Wright
Fort Myer
Fatal trampling of worker near Bass Lake
Erick Obergren, likely a Minneapolis resident, was killed near Bass Lake while guiding horses on a Monticello road grading crew. He fell when one horse kicked him and both animals trampled and kicked him to death.
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Minneapolis
Erick Obergren
Basslake
Monticello
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