River Diversion Saves Town as Colorado Turns Back
After months of work the Southern Pacific halted Colorado River flow near Tupe, Cal. The river redirected toward its natural channel, saving $27,000,000 in property and 10,000 residents from flooding. Salton Sea will dry up as a concrete dam gate and rock gravel works seal the break. Current expense runs at $10,000 daily.
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Colorado River
Tuiperlal
Cal
Gulf of California
Salton Sea
Bank Dynamite Escape at Kerkhoven Minnesota
Robbers blew open the Bank of Kerkhoven using dynamite. The vault was damaged as assailants fled on horseback after being spotted by citizens. In a separate item, D M Twemley and wife were arrested at Fort Smith Arkansas in connection with a murder case involving a man found in a cotton sack near Pawpaw. Twemley reportedly confessed to presence but denied direct involvement.
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Kerkhoven
Minn
Bank of Kerkhoven
Ajnn
D. M. 'Twemley
Fort Smith
Ark
Pawpaw
Twemley
Nut
Eufala
Actor's Wife Dying as He Plays in Racine Opera House
White Jerald Havener, an actor at the Racine Wisconsin opera house, learned his wife was dying during a performance. He rushed to her bedside and arrived moments before her death. In the past year he has lost his wife, his father, his mother, and his brother. his 1-year-old son was killed in a streetcar accident.
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White Jerald Havener
Racine
Wis
Mr. Havener
Business reverses drive St Louis jeweler to suicide
William Walsh, 71, formerly of Merrick Walst & Phelps, once a leading St Louis jewelry firm, shot himself at the Elks Club after suffering business reverses. He had become despondent due to financial setbacks and died by his own hand.
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William Walsh
Merrick, Walst & Phelps
St Louis
Elks. Club
Blizzard Killa Much Stock On Nebraska Range
In Nebraska many cattle perished in a blizzard. Near Angora hundreds died in a deep cut while hundreds more vanished east of Alliance. A train of 1,800 sheep died from exposure along with some cattle. In Ohio Marietta Probate Court fined Sidney Colt and Clarence Tibbetts for attempting to kidnap and haze their schoolmate Frank Bartlett, son of a wealthy oil operator.
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Nebraska Range
Angora
Alliance
Poatire
Ohio
Wen
Marietta
Sidney Colt
Clarence ‘Tibbetts
Bartlett
Explosion at Lauchlin steel works clans six burned
Six workmen were seriously burned by molten metal when a blast furnace exploded at Lauchlin steel works in Pitts. Three pedestrians were bruised by a rain of ore as debris flew, while one officer suffered paralysis in Columbus. General Forsythe served with Civil War distinction.
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Lauchlin Steel Wills
Pitts
Rmy
Columbus
Forsythe
Dogs to aid police in Chicago crime fight
Capt P D O'Brien proposes using trained Belgian sheep dogs and bloodhounds to support night patrols and detectives in Chicago. The plan, tested in Ghent and Antwerp, aims to cover ground more effectively and reduce crime, with dogs costing about five cents per day per dog.
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Chicago
P. D. O'Brien
City Detective Bureau
O'Brien
Ghent
Antwerp
Paria
Hiards
Groenedaela
Europe
Belgium
Tla
Capt. O'Brien
Constantinople
Auto Parts Makers Forecast 1905-1906 Output
At a recent gathering of automobile parts makers it was estimated that total cars produced in the United States from Sept 1, 1905, to Sept 1, 1906 would reach 105,000. Of these about 82,000 would be gasoline powered and 23,000 would be electric or other types.
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United States
Syag
Business prospects and trade in Bradstreet notes
The Bradstreet review reports broad optimism across production and distribution with high prices for mine and forest products. Manufacturing expands labor needs, rail earnings rise, but freight delays and labor shortages persist. Wholesale cotton goods dominate trading with slow deliveries, woolens improve, and overall distributive sales remain favorable despite some weather and supply constraints.
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Chicago
New York
Bradstreet
Chicago Cattle and Commodities Prices Report
Market listings show Chicago cattle common to prime at 400 to 7.30, hogs prime heavy 4.00 to 6.60, and sheep 3.00 to 5.40. Grains: wheat No 2 71 to 72, corn No 2 48 to 50, oats 82 to 83 cents, rye 10 to 15 cents. hay, prairie, butter, eggs, and potatoes also noted with varied bids across cities including Indianapolis and St Louis.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. T Louis
Cnuttl
Cincinnati
New York
Sita
Toledo
West Virginia mine disaster bodies recovered and other notices
Reported in a Yow Linea style, thirty five auters lost in the West mine disaster from October near Toanake Virginia have been recovered. Raymond Billingsley five years old died of hydrophobia at Greenwich Connecticut after a dog bite from August. The late Senator Garman of Maryland did not die wealthy. his personal estate was only $112,406.
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Toanake
Raymond Billingsley
Greenwwich
Conn
Senator Garman
Marylan
Churches Plan Dances Halls For Omaha Youth
A group of Omaha churches led by Rev. B M Ball aims to open four dance halls for young people to dance decently and safely. They visited Omaha dance halls with city detectives to study conditions and plan to involve the Omaha Women’s Club for support.
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Corinna
B. HM. Ball
Mr. Bell
Omaha
Omaha Women's Club
Striking shittmnekers form new Crenton shirt company
Striking workers in Crenton plan a shirt company with capital stock of $25,000. East Liverpool, Ohio, a city of 22,000, is noted for strong organization. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen allocated $1,000 for the Western Federation of Miners benefit. Non-union workers in New York State seek union affiliation. Trade union trends in Britain and the United States show close membership levels. Reports discuss printer strikes and eight hour day progress. Union activity leads to trials for assault in Minneapolis. Chinese residents in Manama oppose coolie labor. California parties endorse strict Chinese exclusion. Manchester typographical association debates wage increases while wages remain unchanged for 32 years. Rhode Island reports wage earners up nearly 1 percent. Michigan Supreme Court upholds workers right to strike for fair wages. New England cigar unions report near-total union membership and no child labor, with substantial label agitation spending.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
United States
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Wire- Men
Western Federation of Miners
London
England
Manchester
Typographical Association
Rhode Island State Bureau of Industrial Statistics
Michigan Supreme Court
New England
Elgarmakers
Uniona
Portland
Elgar
Oil Trust Is Guilty in Ohio Anti-Trust Verdict
A Findlay jury found Standard Oil Company guilty of violating Ohio anti-trust laws after a seven day trial. The verdict carries a fine from 50 to 5000 dollars per day or six to twelve months imprisonment. The case introduces an information and affidavit approach to monopolies. Hymns were sung during the deliberations as jurors remained sleep deprived and ultimately reached a verdict after thirty-two hours of discussion.
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Standard OU
Findlay
Ohio
Oil
Supreme Court of Ohio
Steam ploughs speed western Kansas wheat work
Steam ploughs and large traction engines transform western and central Kansas farming boosting output fivefold. A two man crew ploughs about 30 acres daily at 40 cents an acre, versus 7% to 100 cents with manual teams. Farmers owning 1000 acres can recoup costs in a few years, prompting night ploughing under headlights.
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Kansas
Kanag
Wheat Belt
The Palma days of Cuba are over political chatter
A chaotic batch of phrases covers Cuba, Sweden, Russia, and U S politics with scattered references to Pure Food Inn, Philadelphia politics, Gulf signals, Pennsylvania New Jersey train crash, and Panama Canal contracts. The text reads like a garbled news collage with no clear narrative.
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Palma
Cuba
Pure Food Inn
Sweden
Philadelphia
Amy
Walter Wellman
Russia
Gulf Coast
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Vonnsylvania
Mole St
Nervous Collapse Claims Pink Pills Restore Vitality
A claimant from Quincy Illinois reports long term nervous prostration with exhaustion, headaches, and digestive issues. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her strength returned, fainting spells ceased, appetite improved, and vitality restored. pills said to cure indigestion and nerve disorders. Sold by druggists or by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Co New York.
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William’ Fink
Lizzie Willian
Quincy
Til
Mina
Willaamy
Dr. i Medicine Co
Schuuectudy
N.Y
Yellow Feeling by Tafford Kantt in the Park
Tafford Kantt observes animals in the park and offers a peanut to a creature. He reflects on the idea that a creator can sleep through winter and wake fat in spring, noting earned respect for such a feat.
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Tafford Kantt
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Official Remedy Warning
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and promises a cure through Hill's Catarrh Cure with a quota offer of one thousand dollars for uncured cases. It also includes filler dialogue about pronunciation and a local joke.
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Hill
Tor Eirenl
Caribre remedy offered to rheumatism sufferers
An advertorial note announces a caribre remedy made from vegetable and mineral oils by J. Ane fel of 158 Main Street Sheboygan Wisconsin, a College of Liammimnicy graduate, with free samples from Chemist Zne Kel for rheumatism catarrh and related ailments.
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J. Anefel
Main Street
Sheboygin
Wis
College of Liamimnicy
Philadelphia
Train Passengers Verse Local Hay Market In Rain Talk
A train halted at a rural station for water where a passenger in a skull cap spoke with a long native on the platform. They discussed farmers cutting hay, weather risks, and whether rain would force workers indoors.
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Mattle
Tim
Chicago
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