Forest Fires Strike West Shrugging to One Million in Losses
Across Kalama Portland Vancouver and Seattle reports say twenty lives lost and property damage exceeding a million dollars in a week of forest fires. Dozens are missing and districts such as Lewis Springwater Bridal Veil in Oregon and Fifty Plain Lewis River in Washington suffer severe devastation. Relief teams evacuate and seek accurate tallies as fires near exhaustion.
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Kalama
Wash
Iss River
Yne
Portland
Ore
LordRon
Washington
Holtef
Tatoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Lewis
Springwater
Senamber
Lewis River
Clark
Cowlitz
Heavy Rain Briefing Briefley Ends Weather Turn
Heavy rainfall drenched Brunswick early this morning with torrential downpour. The weather eased to a fairer late morning with expectations of a pleasant day ahead.
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Brunswick
Estate of the Fairs Administrative Letters Issued
Judge Cook granted letters of administration in the estate of the late Charles Fair and Caroline Fair for Hierman Oecelrichs Joseph Harvey and Charles Neal. Oecelrichs represented Mrs Oecelrichs and her sister Mrs Vanderbilt. other men represented Mrs Hannah Nelson mother of Mrs Fair.
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San Francisco
Cook
Charles Fair
Caroline Fair
Hierman Oecelrichs
Joseph Harvey
Charles Neal
Oeelrichs
Oelrichs
Vanderbilt
Hannah Nelson
Fair
Attempted assault on policeman's daughter shocks New Town
In New Town on D and L streets a Black intruder reportedly attempted to assault 14 year old Miss Ethel Brown, daughter of Policeman J. D. Brown. Mrs Brown and children were away when the man lurked near her room and fled through a back door before capture.
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L Streets
New Town
Ethel Brown
J. D. Brown
Mr. Brown
Brown
D Street
Miss Brown
Confed erate veterans move to new facility in Atlanta
The Confederate veterans, housed on Marietta street since the burning of the Soldier's Home, are moved to a newly completed building. The change, delayed from September 1 due to water shortages, will precede a September 24 dedication with General Gordon and others, followed by a chapel dedication on September 28 led by Rev. A R Holderby.
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Atlanta
Marietta Street
Biich
Gordon
A.R. Holderby
Voting Trust Extension for Southern Railway Ends
New York September 16 the time for presenting Southern railway shares to J P Morgan Co under the voting trust extension for five more years expired today. No figures released on deposits. Original statement said non assenting shareholders would forfeit rights to benefits but may be given additional time without prejudice to their rights.
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New York
Southern Railway
J. P. Morgan & Co
Tragedy In Douglas County Carrollton Ga
Report says a man named Johnson shot Jefferson Moore brother of W B and J H Moore in Douglas county about 20 miles from Carrollton Moore was shot through the body Johnson is said to be mentally unbalanced
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Douglas County
Carrollton
Johnson
Jefferson Moore
W. B
J. H. Moore
Moore
Brunswick Paint Oil & Varnish Co Organized
The Brunswick Paint Oil & Varnish Company has been chartered and organized as a corporation. Officers include C. P. Goodyear as president C. P. Goodyear Jr as business manager W H Dempster as superintendent and W B Isaac as treasurer. The firm plans to manufacture and sell a paint substitute for linseed oil under the Trimax trademark and has six traveling salesmen.
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W. BE
Dempster
C.P. Goodyear
C. P. Goodyear, Jr
C. P. Goodyear
W. B. Dempster
Isaac
New York
Boston
W. H. Dempster
W. B. Isaac
Carpenters Union Holds Large Biennial Convention
The twelfth biennial convention of the United Brotherhood Carpenters and Joiners of America is under way in Atlanta with delegates from across the country and about four hundred present. The gathering aims to unite unions and plan governance. Brunswick representation includes J. J. Waite.
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United Brotherhood Carpenters and Joiners of America
Atlanta
United States
Canada
Brunswick
J. J. Waite
Inspector to Review Brunswick Riflemen This Season
Col. W. G. Obear, inspector of the Georgia State troops, will visit Brunswick within weeks to inspect the local Riflemen. He conducts annual inspections and notes the unit is in splendid condition and expected to perform creditably.
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W. G. Obear
Georgia
Brunswick
Col. Obear
Two Men Die After Fall in Alabama Ditch
In Montgomery on September 16 two men, Robert Anderson and Jesse Lawson, fought over a woman. They struggled, fell into a ditch, and both ended with broken necks. Lawson was on top of Anderson and held a knife, the weapon used on Anderson’s neck.
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Montgomery
Ala
Robert Anderson
Jesse Lawson
Anderson
Waven
Lawson
Federal Fiber Company to Open Hemp Milling Plant
The Federal Fiber Company prepares Crespen Island mill for hemp processing. Green hemp fiber shipments from Kentucky arrive while locals are recruited and training begins. Dr Chittenden travels to New York to finalize oakum machinery as work accelerates.
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Crespen Island
Federal Fiber Company
Six Mile Crossing
Dr. Chittenden
New York
Oakum
Island
Tax payer calls for new Brunswick fire quarters
A reader urges converting the old Newcastle street market building into Brunswick fire department quarters. The writer argues the current station is inadequate and unsafe and calls on the city council to act without delay to improve municipal development and the town’s appearance.
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Newcastle Street
Brunswick Fire Department
Oid Market
Northern visitors to thicken Brunswick winter season
Brunswick expects its winter tourist influx to surpass all prior years as northern guests fill hotels and boarding houses. Many tourists have already written to secure accommodations for the entire season, signaling a bright outlook for the city.
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Brunswick
No corpse found in Decatur grave mystery
In Decatur Alabama on September 16 a barber shop owner found what appeared to be a freshly dug grave near Dry Creek. Police opened the site but found nothing. several nearby negroes were seen in the bushes, and it is unclear if a body was removed. The case is under police investigation.
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Seattle
Wash
Kalama
Trout Lake
George Bryant
Dry Creek
Drew Young
American Wife for Boris Draws Duke to Newport
The Grand Duke Doris has lingered in Newport Rhode Island as Miss Goelet attracts him during the visit. He declined invitations to leave and met President Roosevelt briefly at Oyster Bay before returning. The couple are frequently together in Miss Goelet's company with no chaperones, sparking talk of another American duchess.
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Newport
R. I
Doris
Miss Goelet
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Woman Jumps From Train With Baby Near Jacksonville
Passengers report a woman with a baby in her arms leaped from a moving car near Jacksonville, Alabama. The train halted to aid her. the baby was unharmed while the woman suffered bruises but recovered. She said she jumped because she had passed her destination.
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Anniston
Ala
Jacksonville
Wae
LaGrange Couple Wed in Opelika Runaway Match
G C Carroll and Miss Fannie Jones arrived on the West Point train and were married at 6 p m by Judge Renfro in Opelika. The couple plans to return to LaGrange tonight for parental blessings.
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Opelika
Ala
G. C. Carroll
Fannie Jones
LaGrange
West Point
F. M. Renfro
Congregation Beth Tefilah Discusses New Rabbi
The Beth Tefilah congregation held a meeting at the synagogue last night attended by most Jewish residents. The discussion centered on selecting a permanent rabbi and the appointment will be announced in a few days.
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The
Beth Tefilah
Fifty Fishermen Drown as French Fleet Founders
A telegram from Calais reports nine French cod fish vessels foundered in the North Sea during the latest gales and fifty fishermen were drowned.
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London
Calais
France
North Sea
Vanderbilts Marigold Wins Criterium at St. Cloud
W K Van derbilt's horse Marigold won the Criterium stakes at the St. Cloud races today in Paris. The victory adds another win for the stable in European racing.
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Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
Peace reigns in coal region but strike remains unsettled
In Wilkesbarre and surrounding areas tension cooled with no mass marches or resumption of work. Mitchell expressed confidence that miners will win as officials plan an important strike conference with leaders including Mitchell Gompers and Bishop Fallows to discuss a relief plan amid ongoing stalemate.
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Wilkesbarre
Jacobs
Court House
Old Forge
National Board
John Fallon
Nanticoke
Heau
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Nichols
Duffy
Fahey
Wilson
Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bishop Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago
Gompers
Ind
News Today
Joan Mitchel
Harrisburg
Stone
Pennsylvania
J. Pierpont Morgan
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Decatur
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Widener and Morgan Center
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Widener
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