Deadly Bush Fire Ravages Fernie District in B C
Aug 4 Fernie British Columbia reports awful loss of life and vast property damage from a forest fire sweeping East Kootenai. About 170 killed, 6000 homeless. towns Fernie Coal Creek Hosmer partially destroyed. Cedar Valley Lawnmaker Company slash lines origin across the river from Fernie. total property loss estimated at 4.5 million to Fernie 3 million.
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Fernie
B.C
East Kootenai
Teer Cranbrook
Dulles
Irrank
Alberta
Coalfcreek
Hosmer
Michel
Cedac Valley Lawmaker Company
Devastating Elk River Valley Fire Leaves Fernie Deserted
A massive bush fire roared through the Elk River valley in East Kootenay burning Fernie Coal Creek Mickle and Hosmer. Estimates place deaths around 150 with over 3 000 homeless. The blaze destroyed rail bridges mills homes and businesses as residents fled to Cranbrook for shelter.
Ninety Lumbermen Perish At Fernie Lumber Mill Disaster
E. W. Steel reports from Winnipeg that ninety Elk Lumber Company workers in Fernie are presumed dead after a disaster. F B Lynch of St Paul managed Fernie interests and Governor Jephson attended the Denver Democratic convention. Peter J Seippe of Dubuque and H D Campbell of Stillwater are noted timber traders linked to Fernie. Steel cites that the Eastern British Columbia Lumber Company has lost its plant and about 59,000,000 feet of lumber at Fernie.
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Elk Lumber Company
Fernie
Chicago
Aus
E. W. Steel
Caron
B. C
Winnipeg
F. B. Lynch
St. Paul
Jehoson
Dennyer
Mu.Stees
Peter J. Seippe
Dubuque
H. D., Campbell
Stillwater
Minn
Flames Rushing Onward in Rik River Valley Fire
Cranbrook August 4. The most destructive Canadian conflagration spreads through the Rik river valley. More than a hundred lives lost and hundreds injured. Thousands homeless and destitute forced to flee. Property valued over $3,000,000 destroyed. flames widen, fatalities mounting as reports race in from all quarters. Survivors struggle to preserve remaining food stores.
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Cranbrook
B. C
Canada
Rik River
Relief Train Brings Aid to Fernie Fire Victims
In Spokane Washington on August 4 an improvised relief committee led by Acting Mayor J T Philipps and Chamber of Commerce president F E Goodell loaded a special Spokane International railcar with 1500 loaves of bread 54 barrels of flour 100 tins of meat 200 dozen eggs clothing bedding and 740 tents destined for Fernie fire victims A second train will deliver 4000 more loaves of bread later today
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Spokane
Wash
Spokané Internatia Ail - Railroad
Fernie
J. T. Philipps
F E. Goodell
Chamber of Commerce
Strike reduces force as mills close in New England
Boston reports that International Paper mills across New England are impacted by a strike order from President Joe Carey of the Brotherhood of Paper Makers citing wage cuts. Several mills, including Franklin and Berlin New Hampshire and Bellows Falls Vermont, are already closed, with Watertown division plants shutting and about 400 workers idle as of August 4.
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Boston
International Paper Company
New England
Joe Carey
International Brother
Franklin
Berlin
N. H
Bellows Falls
Rumford Falls
Liverdare Falls
Webster
Watertown
Carey
Brotherhood of ‘Paper Makers
International Company
Reunited By A Dream Brings Mother And Daughter Together
Bloomington Michigan August 4 a remarkable story of reunion as Mrs and her daughter who had been separated thirteen years are reunited after a dream reported by Miss Irene Thracher of Nashville Illinois in the local column.
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Bloomington
Irene Thracher
Nashville
Dream leads to girl’s long awaited mother reunion
Last week Miss Thracher dreamed her mother lived inrigesville. She wrote to the postmaster of that village and the postmaster found her mother, who had remarried. The reunion ends a thirteen year tale that began in Louisville when the parents separated after marital troubles. Irene spent nine years in the Christian Orphan home in St. Louis before fending for herself.
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Thracher
Inrigesville
Louisville
Irene
St. Louis
Wisconsin Editor James Williams Dies at 62
James Hi Williams, a veteran Wisconsin newspaper man known across the state for work in Augusta and Hayward, Wisconsin, died in a hospital after a sudden illness. He was sixty two and regarded as a hero in hospital care. His death ends a long career in Wisconsin journalism.
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Wisconsin
Rau Claire
Wis
James Hi. Williams
Augusta
Hayward
Wife Sues for Divorce Over Ghostly Relatives
Mrs. John O'Donnell of Cincinnati alleges spirits of her dead in laws haunt her, backing her bid for divorce from actor husband Ward O'Donnell. She says the spectral interference began after their February 1908 New York marriage and worsened during separation.
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Cincinnati
Realife
John O'Donnell
Bame Avieg
Rusti Wightyninli Street
New York City
O'Donnell
Ora Dresselhaus
Ward
O'Donnett
Bulldog Attack Leaves Prima Donna Critically Wounded
In Coney Island, a bulldog attacked a prominent performer harming her leg. Gardner’s injuries and shock from the attack are reported as critical, placing her condition in serious danger.
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Bulldog
Prima Donna
Coney Island
Gardner
Local physicians puzzled by mysterious disease in Eau Claire
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on August 4 local physicians report a strange illness spreading among children. It attacks the back of the lower limbs and the spine causing muscular paralysis. Several fatalities have occurred. Health authorities advise isolation and avoidance of contact with other children though not quarantining.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Tailors threaten general strike in New York
United Brotherhood of Tailors again threatens a nationwide strike that would involve 36,000 coatmakers and helpers if called. General Secretary White plans to address contracting tailors and urge a conference with union members next Saturday to press for higher wages and shorter hours.
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New York
United Brotherhood of Tailors
White
Destructive Crowburst Hits Rural Nevada Region
A telephone dispatch from Verdi Nevada reports a destructive crowdburst in Cloudhurst Reno area killing one person. The disaster swept away livestock cabins and a large amount of logs across the section, leaving extensive damage and loss.
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Reno
Nev
Verdi
Crowlburst
Quotations on Friendship and Books from Colton and Goethe
A compact excerpt credits Colton with valuing good books and good friends, pairing Goethe on time and memory. It also notes Latin proverb about Sestera and broth, highlighting a blend of wit and wisdom across authors and languages.
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Colton
Goethe
Iowa Sheriffs Plan Broad Litigation Over Deputy Salaries
The Iowa Sheriffs Association plans lawsuits across counties to recover portions of five year unpaid deputy salaries. Counties with a single deputy may face deputy salary costs. Fayette County's ruling favoring a sheriff sets the precedent. The case is on appeal to the state supreme court as the association prepares for further actions statewide.
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Towa Sheriffs' Association
Iowa
Lach Shedili
Fayette County
Fayette
Sheriffs’ Association
Supreme Court
Istate Association of Sheriffs
Freak of a Bullet Ends a Farmer's Life Near Union
Jebo Lepley, a farmer near Union, shot himself in the head with a pistol. The bullet pierced a wall portrait of himself, the force shattering the image and passing through the frame. Neighbors say Lepley had been mentally unsettled for some time. he left behind a wife and several children.
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Jebo Lepley
Union
Lepley
Tragic Train Collision Kills Pedestrian in Sioux City
A Milwaukee passenger train No 32 struck Israel Aberowitz a peddler in the western Sioux City section as he drove across the tracks. Aberowitz was thrown sixty feet and died instantly. The horse he rode was also struck and had to be shot. Andrew Peters was a passenger on the speeding train. The incident occurred under the city speed limit.
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Sioux City
Andrew Peters
Eui Point
Silwaukee
Israel Aberowitz
Perowitz
Sioux City Fire Team Wins Free for All at Clinton
Paulidy and Prince led the Sioux City fire team to a world's record in the free for all half mile at Clinton's Fremens tournament. They clocked 1:15 with hitch and coupling, while Des Moines teams finished second and third. Ten starters, eight teams in the day. Ten thousand spectators watched the Trace.
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Paulidy and
Prince
Sioux City
Clinton
Des Moines
Drowned Youth at Coon River Near Lake City
Cecil Decker a young man from Lake City Mills county disappeared while swimming at the Coon river near Lake City. He and a companion were with campers who had been on a two week outing. After dinner Decker was seized with cramps and the body was recovered about an hour later.
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Cecil Decker
Lake City
Mills County
Coon
Wehi
Decker
Hull Gets Nomination for Congressman Hintl
The state executive council has issued a certificate of nomination for J. A. T. Hintl making him the Republican nominee. His name will appear in the official Republican column on the fall ballot.
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Executive Council of the State
J. A. T. Hintl
Body found in river near Amana in Eckert case
The body of Edward Eckert a sailor of Marengo was found partly submerged in the Town river near Amana with two bullet holes in the temple He had left his home for an automobile trip on July 23 announcing a business trip and has not been heard from since Authorities are investigating the death as a possible homicide and tracing Eckert’s movements after he disappeared.
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Edward Eckert
Marengo
Amana
University approves religious study for credit in Iowa
The University of Iowa will grant university credit for religious study upon committee approval. Students may take more than two weekly recitations and earn a maximum of eight religious work credits toward a degree. Denominational representatives may offer courses if their outlines are approved by the university committee. This aligns university policy with other state institutions and extends similar advantages to all students.
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State University of
Iowa
Most Unusual Wedding at Cripple Creek Colorado
In Cripple Creek Colorado a marriage between Hans Albert, a musician formerly of Omaha, and Grace Hadsell of Ottumwa, daughter of the U S marshal, was declared valid by Rev Inman of Goldfield. Albert’s arrest on insanity charges prompted the union after Miss Hadsell entered his jail cell by a window, later becoming his wife.
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Cripple Creek
Cola
Iiaer
Hans Abert
Omiaha
Grace Hadsell
Ottumwa
United States
Inman
Goldfield
Cole
Albert
Mise Hadsell
Travelers Seek Reforms In National Commercial Travelers
A nationwide reform movement led by the Commercial Travelers, organized in Iowa, aims to expand across the United States. Officers elected include President B. M. Cleveland of Waterloo and Secretary Treasurer C. R. Rhode of Waterton, signaling a formal, lasting federation.
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Iowa
Weterica
United States
S. Associatr
Rhode of
Werloo
B. M. Cleveland
Waterloo
Roth
Accidents Kill Two Men In Separate Incidents
H Sturdevant a Cedar Rapids business man died in hospital from a fractured skull after attempting to board a moving streetcar. Karl McAlexander of Marion was struck by a St Paul freight train. his head was severed from his body.
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H. Sturdevant
Cedar Rapids
Karl Mt Alexander
Marion
St. Paul
Small Cyclone Ravages Ar thur Town Loots, Burns Stores
A cyclone hit the small town of Arthur after a heavy electrical storm destroying the front of the Lindsay general merchandise store and a livery barn. The town suffered widespread damage with an estimated loss of about $2,000.
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Arthur
Lindsay General Merchantlise
Lye Kills G L Dixon Former New Hampton Hardware Merchant
G L Dixon aged about sixty five died after taking a concentrated lye dose at New Hampton. Doctors labored to save him but were unsuccessful. Dixon was a former leading hardware merchant in New Hampton for many years.
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G. L. Dixon
New Hampton
Great Success. Amateur theatricals praised in local chat
The exchange notes high praise for a recent amateur theatre show with a humorous remark about its quality. Residents quote a spectator calling the performance splendid and joking that they never saw anything worse, reflecting light local theatre enthusiasm.
Paragites Quote on Hope and Social Reach
A brief quoted line notes Hope as a flatterer who visits both the poor man’s hut and the palace of his superiors, illustrating aspiration crossing social boundaries.
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Hope
Paragites
Bheastane
Lathe accident at Waterloo injures workers at plant
A screwdriver incident at a Waterloo Jain machinery plant caused a worker to lose use of a finger. Two lathe injuries were reported as the tool pierced the metal, prompting a temporary shutdown and an investigation by plant safety officers.
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True Eye
Waterloo
Borenes
Borenes Jain Machinery Plant
Aged couple hurt by Iowa Central train collision
An elderly couple from Laurel, Joseph Westendart and his wife, were injured in Marshalltown when struck by an Iowa Central passenger train. Mrs Westendart is in serious condition.
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Joseph Westendart
Laurel
Iowa Central
Marshalltown
Westendart Wis
Hart
Farmer gored by bull at Cedar Falls
Theo Brown, a farmer near Cedar Falls, was gored by a bull while weighing cattle. He suffered a fractured jaw and internal injuries and was believed to be in critical condition with possible death.
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Bui) Way
Theo Brown
Cedar Falls
Heat Suspected in Death of Two-Horse Dealer David Lamasvey
David Lamasvey, a well known two horse dealer across the state, is believed to have died by his own action while the extreme heat was blamed for impairing his responsibility. Al Burlington notes the temporary lapse in judgment may have been caused by the heat.
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David Lamasvey
al Burlington
Youth Drowns While Swimming in Raccoon River
An eighteen year old, Fred Juber, drowned while swimming in the Raccoon River at Des Moines. Authorities noted the accident occurred during a routine swimming outing with details limited to the incident and victim’s age and location.
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Fred Juber
Raccoon River
Des Moines
Market Quotations Wheat Prices and Terms
Minneaplis market notes show No 3 hard wheat at 1.15 and nearby 1.03 to 1.10 in Northern districts. Prices listed for No 2 hard and Northern grades around 1.13 1.00, with December and October delivery terms and related quotations for various futures across the North.
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Minneapolis
Minnetoo
Northern
North
Fleche
Northers
Flix
Livestock Report From St Paul Stock Yards August Sale
St Paul stock yards report mixed cattle and hog prices with steer bids near 5.00 to 5.75, cows and vealers around 4.75 to 5.00, heifers and bulls varied, spring lambs listed at around 6.00, weights and grades noted for August sale activity. Addressed buyers and sellers in local market columns.
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St. Paul
Spring Labs
Clover dinner and market notes overshadowed by poetry
Grain and provisions listing from Chicago Union Stock Yards shows wheat quotes and livestock prices with hogs and lambs factored against market shifts. A later passage critiques Clover and quotes Robert Luger's dinner invitation, weaving rustic poetic reflections on clover, industry, and happiness.
A Curious Plant and Its Odd Effects on Animals
A botanist describes a tropical American plant known as the wild tnmaring or inha Plant of riverside and waste places. It causes horses to shed hair from manes and tails, affects mules and donkeys, and leaves pigs naked. Some animals recover on corn and grass but hair changes color and texture. One animal reportedly lost its boots and needed bending until hooves hardened. Rumina nt animals are less affected, and the plant’s growth is encouraged as fodder in the Bahamas for cattle sheep and goats.
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Tropical
America
Hahamas
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Iowa University
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Will
Minnesota
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Board of Pardons
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Buluth
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Chicago Union Stock Yards
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Sheen
Clover
Robert Luger
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Glover
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