Colorado Forest Fires Ravage Broad Territory Across State
Reports from Carbondale and surrounding areas describe vast, spreading fires in Bald Mountain, Haystack and Muddy country. Government reserves in Grand River, Roaring Fork, Gunnison and White River systems burn, with hundreds of miles affected and ranches abandoned. Only heavy rain or timber demolition may halt the flames. Wisconsin fires quenched by rain. Cumberland loss includes a $225000 sawmill and 25 homeless families. one death reported and two children burned.
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Carbondale
Bald Mountain
Cattle Creek
Haystack Mountain
Muddy Country
Spring Gulch
Sunshine
Spring Valley
Grand River
Mesa
Roaring Fork
Gunnison
Garfield
Delta
Big White River
Garfield County
Routt
Rio Blanco
Glenwood Springs
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Cumberland
Jacob Correson
Drywood
Correson
Peace Commission Begins Work in Paris Headquarters
The United States peace commission has occupied seven rooms at the Hotel Continental casting a view of the Tuileries gardens. Flags hang at the entrance as clerical staff organize records and officials prepare for a joint session. Spanish commissioners deny published interviews attributed to them.
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Paris
United States Peace Commission
Continental
Tullieries Gardens
Eugenie
Peace Commission
United States
Riat
First Cuban occupation force details unveiled by Washington
Washington dispatch outlines the first division for Cuba with three brigades under generals Carpenter Snyder and Williston. Troops to Huntsville, Alabama, except the Fifteenth infantry likely to be ordered there soon. Governor Tanner’s request for 400 rifles denied.
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Chicago
Pana
Ills
Tanner
Springfield
Washington
Cuba
United States Cavalry
L. H. Carpenter
Fifteenth
United States Infantry
United States Volunteer Infantry
Simon Snyder
Sixth
E. B. Williston
Fifteenth Infantry
Huntsville
Ala
Blanco Pardons All Political Prisoners and Mobilizes Spain Troops
From Havana a decree signed by Captain General Blanco dates September 27 granting pardon and release of all political prisoners. Spanish forces at Holguin ordered to march to Gibara and embark for Spain, with troop movements to Nuevitas San Fernandino and Cienfuenos. Expeditionary troops to replace provisional forces as Havana and Pinar del Rio divisions prepare to depart. Cuban mounted police formation planned for Santiago with pay scales aligned to US army. News notes US consuls appointments and a gashed casket in Navasota linked to Dr. W L Orenshay.
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Havana
Blanco
Holguin
Gibara
Spain
Puerto Principe
Nuevitas
Jacaro- Moron
San Fernandino
Manzanillo
Cienfuenos
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
United States Army
Castillo
United States Collector of Customs
Donaldson
General Lawton
Guantanamo
Treasury Department
Washington
Cuba
World champion cotton picker claims record aid
W W Hodges near Moffatt Texas boasts the world champion cotton picker title after his daughter Hyuma, five, picked 217 pounds in a day, weighing 45 pounds. Neighbors attest to the feat. Other items note a scaffold collapse at Jacksboro oil mills injuring two men and a Mesquite merchandise firm assigning liability of 9077 dollars.
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Illinois
Howell Bros
California
Land of Flowers
Bricklesz Breat
Thos. Goggan & Bro
Parsons
Bottling Works
Bryan, Texas
C.&. Parson
GLOBE
Taylor & Cox, Prop’s
Tyler Haswell
Colorado
THE
Mericans
Hunterville
Island
Navasota
Tex
Bridge's Lane
Jtown
W. L. Orenshay
Just
Jno
B. Mike
Bayle
Swift
R. J. Ford
Jacksboro
Ira Light
Dallas
Paschal & O’callaghan
General Merchandise
Mesquite
J. D. Wyatt
Doremus & Butler
Bryan
Texas
NEW CI Bakery
the City
Borrzana
J. Wittmann
Main Street
Rhod É‘limeat
North and
South
Houston
Denver
Ennis
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Denison
Galvesto
Hous
Louis
Austin
Brenham
Waco Corsicana
Waxahachie
Plano
McKinney, Sherman and Denson
C. W. Berm
M. L. Rossini
G.P & T. Agt
W.S. Wilcox
Agt
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