Panic Fueled by Quakes Drives Crew From Coconino Forest
Seven members of a dam construction crew fled their camp near an apparently extinct volcano in the Coconino forest forty-five miles north of Flagstaff after a series of fifty two earthquakes. Foreman C McNichols and all men confirm the panic and mass retreat to Flagstaff, fearing renewed volcanic activity.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Dam Construction Gang
Coconino Forest
Arizona
C. McNichols
McNichols
Labor conciliation board formed in San Francisco
In San Francisco on Sept 28 the industrial conciliation board was permanently formed to arbitrate labor disputes. The board will include twelve employers and twelve labor delegates with William Matson as president and Mayor McCarty as vice chairman. C W Burks serves as secretary and Andrew Gallagher as assistant.
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San Francisco
William Matson
McCarty
Building Trades Council
C. W. Burks
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Gallagher
Labor Council
Smuggling of Asiatics Halted at Border
San Diego reports the deportation of ten Chinese, three Japanese, and one Hindu after an attempt to cross the boundary from Tia Juana, Mexico. Officials say strict orders from Mexico City aided by rurales led to the seizures and a watch for sixteen more Chinese in the hills south of the line.
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San Diego
United States
Tia Juana
Mexico
Bureau
Mexico City
Immigration Bureau
Eastern greed inspires conservation schemes
Pioneer miner and California observer urges defense of western mineral rights against eastern control. He traces historic clashes over public lands, mineral leasing, and the Conness Act while warning against royalty claims and government ownership of oil and other resources.
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Myron Angel Los Angeles
United States
California
Coloma
Fillmore
East
Far West
L. A. Herald
Deadwood Street Gapes After Mine Cave Opens City Hole
A blast at the Homestake mine in Lead South Dakota created a 15 by 40 foot crevasse that opened on Deadwood Street. The Bertolero boarding house hung over the edge and the Campbell hotel back steps led into the crevasse. Officials warned residents there was no further danger as cave network runs beneath the city.
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Deadwood
S. D
Homestake
Lead
Bertolero
Campbell Hotel
Methods of Calculation in Business Speech
A snippet contrasts scientists with business success. It notes scientists are not usually successful businessmen and criticize reliance on approximate measurements rather than precise financial figures for banking dealings.
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W. T. Sherman
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Congress
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
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Nevada
Comstock Lode
Reese River Revielle
Deadwood Street
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