Highway Robber Steals Express Box on Napa Stage
A lone highwayman halted the Cailetoga and Lakeport stage at Calistoga on Sept. 4, taking cash and valuables from eight passengers while leaving mail untouched. Sheriff Dunlap led the pursuit. later Calistoga constables arrested a suspect named Tie Weir, linked to the Napa robbery.
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Dunlap
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Wells, Fargy & Co
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Tie Weir
Weir
Unfortunate Prospector Returns from Alaska
An elderly prospector in Seattle cannot recall his identity or origin after illness. He speaks only yes or no, with paralysis of speech and limbs. A map suggests Cambridge, Massachusetts, as his origin while a Dawson companion cites the name Home thing Wheets. Efforts continue to identify him.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Cambridge
Mass
Dawson
Great Wheat Region in Asiatic Russia Emerges for World Market
Washington report notes Asiatic Russia offers vast undeveloped wheat potential, aided by the Trans Siberian route. Consul Monaghan cites low population density and rising European immigration, with 4000 new entrants last year, as the region attracts agricultural interest.
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Washington
Monaghan
Chemnile
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Russia
Monghan
Europe
Mexican Officer Killed Sparks Border Tensions in Naco
Bisbee reporting from Aziz notes a new chapter in the border clash involving American cowboys and Mexican guards. The incident follows the killing of a Mexican officer during the Lib eration of Franco era actions and the arrest of an American cowboy at Clayton. Mexican command then conscripted all available Mexicans in Naco as guards, among them a notable figure named in the dispatch.
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Sept. W
Bisbee
Aziz
Oliver
Franco
Clayton
Naco
Mexican Guard and Prison Break Near Jail Incident
Aceda, born to Mexican parents in Tucson Arizona, served on guard duty at the jail where Franco was confined. He and Franco relative escaped, an officer on duty was killed during the escape attempt. Rumsey released by authorities. Telegrams report tensions at Narcoa with Ninth Cavalry patrolling the line as Mexican guards remain on the exterior.
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Aguinaldo Declined in Talks on Philippine Governance
A New York report quotes a World staff correspondent claiming the Selurinain peace commission offered generous terms to Aguinaldo and followers. Promises included substantial funds for peace and a path to local self rule, but U.S. leaders urged caution over native participation in a unified government, with discussions stalling on franchise and governance for the islands.
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York
Bia
Tygatos
Beaurmann
The Valise Missing in San Francisco Hustle
Hawaiian capitalist T B Banning arrived on the Australia from Honolulu and checked into the Occidental hotel. He lost a valise containing 40 to 50 thousand dollars in bank notes, furs, stocks, and valuables, with documents. An investigation suggests it may have been misrouted aboard Nippon Maru and sent to Honolulu.
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T. B. Banning
Honolulu
Australia
Occidential
Nippoh
Pathfinder Ships In To Aid Cadet With Acute Appendicitis
The United States coast survey steamer Pathfinder has arrived in Los Angeles to seek surgical aid for James Silvester of St. Louis, a cadet with a critical appendicitis. Captain Perkins ashore to telegraph for a San Francisco physician. Silvester to be brought ashore for treatment as the vessel continues to San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States Coast Survey
Pathfinder
Perkins
Turned Up In Manila Mystery Man Missing in April
Los Angeles, Sept 15. H. B. Starr of Pasadena vanished April 24 amid murder suspicions. Starr now writes from Manila claiming recovery in a military hospital from brain fever and a fractured skull. He says he is in the Third artillery regiment under an assumed name and offers no explanation for his injuries or enlistment.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Starr
Pasadena
Fram Manila
Belgian King transport ready to sail by weekend
The Belgian King transport is set to depart the port soon with the Thirty-fourth infantry officers and state troops aboard. The Grant will trail the Belgian King to sea, expected to sail Monday, as the Agito chartered as a transport will carry horses to the Philippines and sail next week.
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San Francisco
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Philippines
Beef Price Rise Spreads in New York Market
New York September 14 The World reports beef prices have risen again by a quarter of a cent. The New York Retail Butchers Mutual Protective Association plans to decide on organized action at its meeting next Tuesday night to address the meat price increase.
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New York
Eise
Boston Charged With Commission at Mare Island Yard
Out of commission at Mare Island Navy Yard, the United States cruiser Boston will be commissioned today. The crew has been discharged or transferred to other vessels, marking a transition in status for the ship.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Boston
Boers and Britain Face Potential Peace Talks in London
A London dispatch says Premier Kru ger’s peace proposal could ease tensions between Britain and the Transvaal. Observers expect possible negotiations on permanent peace with guardrails on fortifications, likely delaying war until after October unless a Boer move at Laings Nek precipitates crisis.
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Capetown
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Tewe
Jameson
Trenavaal
England
Switzerland's Reciprocity Negotiation Blocked in Washington
A Swiss minister in Washington has been notified he cannot negotiate a reciprocity treaty like the one with France. He argues the most favored nation clause of the existing treaty, but officials indicate that pursuing the matter would alter the treaty's terms.
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Chicago
Washington
France
Switzerland
Expedition Returns From Alaska Botany Study
Four University of California professors returned from Alaska after an expedition to study Bering sea coast botany. They secured a very large number of specimens that will promptly be examined and classified.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Alaska
Bering Sea
Marines Die After Wood Alcohol Poisoning in Vallejo
Sept 15 Vallejo California Michael Owens and Richard Conroy marines aboard the cruiser Philadelphia died from wood alcohol poisoning. Owens enlisted at Mare Island and served in the Cuban campaign. Conroy also enlisted at Mare Island. Owens was a Philadelphia native formerly with the Sixteenth Infantry and came from Samoa on the Bargro.
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Cal
Michael Owens
Richard Conroy
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Mare Island
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Sixteenth Infantry
Samoa
Hanging Ordered for Richmond Robbery Man
A Richmond report says Governor Tyler will not intervene in Noah Finley’s sentence. Finley, a convicted highway robber, faces execution, marking the first such penalty in the state for this crime. Finley confessed to the crime.
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Chicago
Richmond
Tyler
Noah Finley
Finley
Derelict Picked Up By Czarina Towline
In San Francisco on September 15 a derelict ship long menacing navigation has been boarded by the Czarina and is expected to reach the port tonight under tow.
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Czarina
Northern Pacific Rates for Billings County Fair
The Northern Pacific sets a one fare round trip rate for the Billings County Fair in Billings Montana from Sept 10 to 16. Tickets are gelt from Miles City Butte and Helena stations and valid for return through Sept 17.
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Mont
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Butte
Helena
Billings County
Excursion Rate to Twin Bridges Fair Announced
The Twin Bridges fair excursion offers a round trip rate of one and one fifth fares from Butte to Bozeman inclusive. Tickets go on sale Sept Mth, valid return through Sept 1th, with a special Sept 17 train at 9 a.m. from the Northern Pacific depot to Twin Bridges, priced at 1.50 for the round trip. The fair closes Sunday with ample time for attendees.
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