Snowstorm Sets September Record in San Bernardino Swartout Canyon
Snow fell in Swartout canyon near San Bernardino driving temperatures to 42 and prompting overcoats and furs as frost appeared in unprotected spots. In San Francisco car shortages loom as freight movement swells, with railroads urging shippers to speed loading and unloading to ease the strain.
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San Bernardino
Swartout Canyon
Mercury
San Francisco
California
Railroad Commission
California population rises by 305 518 since 1910
California population has grown by 305 518 since 1910, based on figures from Statistician Wood of the office of Superintendent Hyatt. The data come from the state’s average daily school attendance records.
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Sacramento
California
Wood
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hyatt
Showers Frighten Prune Growers in Santa Clara Valley
Sudden showers over two nights alarm prune growers in the Santa Clara valley. They warn that continued damp weather could cost tens of thousands of dollars in losses.
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San Jose
Santa Clara Valley
Harriman Plan for 30000 Foot Nevada Tunnel Project
Plans for the largest U S tunnel under the Harriman system call for a 30000 foot passage through Nevada mountains about five miles long. It would be the continent’s longest tunnel with an estimated cost exceeding 10000000 dollars, as hinted by chairman Lovett of the board.
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United States
San Francisco
Nevada Mountains
Lovett
Woman Digs Hole in Jail Frustrated by Sergeant
Sacramento dispatch reports Mrs G Muller, jailed on battery and disturbance charges, attempted to dig free by removing bricks from a wall. Sergeant Maloy thwarted the effort and she was moved to a strong county jail cell to await a sanity examination.
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Sacramento
G. Muller
Maloy
Bar Women as Wireless Operators
Miss Mabel Kelso the first woman to hold a U S government wireless license is notified that women will no longer be permitted to operate. R W Lawlor formerly Marconi assistant manager now Seattle Pacific coast division head enforces the ban. Kelso served as an operator on the steamer Mariposa for years.
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San Francisco
Mabel Kelso
United States
R. W. Lawlor
Marconi Company
Lawlor
Seattle
Pacific Coast Division
Kelso
Slight Showers Possible Across Southern California
The weather man notes a trough of pressure over the Rocky Mountain region with low mood centers over Utah and the Dakotas. This has brought rain to the Pacific coast down to San Luis Obispo and unsettled skies in Los Angeles. An inch of rain fell last September, and similar amounts may occur again, though heavy rain is not expected until October.
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Los Angeles
California
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Dakotas
Weather Man
Pacific Coast
San Luis Obispo
Nicaragua Revolt Eases as U S Marines Move In
Reports from Rear Admiral Southerland say 400 marines have landed in Granada and control the foreign district. Colonel Pendleton brings 750 marines to Managua, reducing rebel threat to the capital. No word from Matalgalpa where about 125 Americans are reported endangered. a large marine detachment is headed there.
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Washington
Southerland
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Republic
Granada
Pendleton
Managua
Mattagalpa
Early Harvest Push Tugs Sugar Beet Fields Demand
Scarcity of unskilled labor in sugar beet fields drives growers to begin harvest two to three weeks early. Los Angeles and Orange counties factories cut back shifts to meet early orders. An immigration department labor appeal is under consideration.
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Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Immigration Department
Bumper Crops in United States Show Mixed Outlook
New York report surveys wheat and corn prospects with rising harvest expectations and falling cereal prices due to assurances in crops. Cotton futures rise while grain markets rebound slowly. rail congestion and capital conditions dampen optimism despite abundant crops and tariff reform expectations.
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New York
United States
Northwest
South
Southwest
Wall Street
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
London
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pirates kidnap tug master in Hong Kong ransom demand
Dispatches report Chinese pirates seized a river tug master and chief engineer in Hong Kong demanding 20000 for release. Authorities fear capture will end in death if ransom not paid. In Mexico City Colima volcano rumbled with lava smoke after a quiet spell, with several minor shocks felt.
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Hong Kong
Mob of 600 searches city for alleged murder suspects
In Chattanooga Tennessee on September 11 a mob of about 600 men roamed streets and the central prison seeking two black men accused of killing a policeman the previous Saturday. The pair were spirited away before the lynching bid could be carried out.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Central Prison
Marines Capture Nicaraguan Rebel Gun Boat
The navy department reports that American marines seized a Nicaraguan rebel gun boat in the Gulf of Fonseca Nicaragua. The vessel had been under rebel control for two weeks and harassed Gulf coast towns.
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Washington
Navy Department
Gulf of Fonseca
Nicaragua
Gulf Coast
Balloon Flight Over Alps By Console And Spel terini
Armand Console, Daily Mirror staff photographer, and Capt. Spelterini flew over the Alps in a balloon at times 17 500 feet high. They photographed en route as subzero air froze their hands during the mission.
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London
Armand Console
The
Daily Mirror
Alps
Spelterini
Michigan Convicts Quiet After Riot at State Prison
State troops guard the Jackson penitentiary as 300 convicts march to work while fifty prisoners refuse to work. Officials say the rebellion is quelled and order should be restored within days.
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Jackson
Mich
State Penitentiary
Wives Sold in Hungary Report Describes Heartless Exchange
Vienna dispatch reports a house painter named Marton sold his wife to a comrade for $100 in Hungary. After the signed contract the three parties dined at a restaurant, the feast costing half the selling price, then the wife returned to her new husband’s home.
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Vienna
Szinervaralja
Hungary
Marton
Montenegrins Held for $80,000 Post Office Theft
Two brothers named Poplivich believed to be Yaboutchanine were captured at Bear Creek in connection with the two year old theft of $80,000 from the Gettinje post office in Montenegro. A cabin search found stamps matching the stolen lot.
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Red Lodge
Mont
Gettinje
Montenegro
Bear Creek
Poplivich
Life Created by Inanimate Matter Claim From Edinburgh
Edinburgh reports university president Prof. E A Schafer says life can be produced artificially but human life cannot be prolonged indefinitely. He cites heredity and hormones as key to creating life and notes hormones travel via blood to excite cellular activity.
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London
Edinburgh
E. A. Schafer
Prof. Schafer
Birdman Whirls in Air at Mercy of Windstorm
Pittsburg Sept 10 Earl Sandt famed American aviator and likely favorite in international contests was tossed about by winds during an electrical storm. After a fifteen minute struggle he landed safely as lightning flashed around his machine.
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Pittsburg
Earl Sandt
Taft orders border cavalry. U S vows action in Mexico
President Taft orders two more cavalry regiments to the Mexican border and warns Mexico to curb violence against Americans. Arms are authorized for 500 rifles and 150000 rounds to Cananea for protection. Salazar rebels threaten Agua Prieta. cross-border clashes heighten tension with U S neutrality enforcement.
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Washington
Leonard A. Wood
United States Army
Taft
Beverly
Wood
Manuel Calero
Mexico
Madero
Calero
United States
Republic
Treasury Department
Cananea
Mexican Congress
Salazar
U. S
EL Paso
Texas
Agua Prieta
Inez Salazar
Douglas
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