Minnesota settlers fight on as fires threaten towns
Hibbing residents defend their homes after a night of terror as fires burn through Bovey Nashwauk Buhl Wrenshall and other towns. Winds ease and fires slowly burn out but Grand Marais faces dramatic danger with residents fleeing toward the beach as the steamer Gopher aids northern shore evacuees.
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Hibbing
Bovey
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Wrenshall
Grand Marias
Gopher
Grand Maras
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Convict Barrett Shot Killing Escape Attempt
Sacramento dispatch reports at Fol Som penitentiary a convict named Barrett was shot and killed during an attempted break for liberty. A Welch announced work will begin next Monday on Albany’s electric street railway system, with the first line covering the horse car route through the business district and to the Southern Pacific depot.
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Barrett
A. Welch
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First Street
Lyon Street
Southern Pacific
McBride and Jones Win in Washington Primary Election
Seattle reports the first primary under the new law with slow counting. Incomplete returns show Senator Ankeny leading King County by about 5000 votes, McBride ahead for governor first choice with Cosgrove challenging for second. Humphrey renominated in his district. Chadwick leads the supreme court ticket with Root and Crow following.
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Ankeny
King County
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Cosgrove
Humphrey
Judge Chadwick
Dem
Supreme Court
Root
Crow
Spokane primary results indicate Jones GOP senator nominee
Reports from 8 Spokane on Tuesday's primary show Wesley L. Jones chosen as Republican nominee for senator replacing Levi Ankeny. Second-choice governor counts favor Cosgrove with McBride mounting a challenge to Mead for first choice. Poindexter leads for Congress.
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Spokane
Wesley L. Jones
Levi Ankeny
Cosgrove
McBride
Mead
Congress
Poindexter
Oregon and Washington Weather Forecast Ahead of Week
Portland and Seattle regions expect fair conditions with showers in the northwest tonight. Warmer on Thursday with southerly winds. Washington forecasts showers tonight and Thursday, warmer tonight. Idaho notes fair in the south and showers in the north tonight and Thursday, with warmer air in the north tonight.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Spokane Candidate Lee Johnson Leads in Sunnyside Vote
Spokane reporting indicates candidate Lee Johnson of Sunnyside holds a lead in county election results though opponents argue the margin could shift with later ballots. Local observers expect a close count as results trickle in from precincts across the county.
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Spokane
Lee Johnson
Sunnyside
Jones Triumphs Over Ankeny in Senate Race Signals
From Seattle a late report notes Jones defeats Ankeny for United States senator though county returns are sparse and Democratic turnout is light with no official figures yet available. The tally remains unconfirmed as votes are incomplete across 22 of 39 counties.
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Seattle
Ankeny
United States
Spokane Youth Ends Life With Sawed Off Rifle
A 14 year old Spokane schoolboy named Winifred Thayer shot himself with a small calibre rifle after school. The stock had been sawed off to make the weapon easier to handle for the act of self destruction.
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Winifred Thayer
Spokane
Labor Case in Court Arouses Broad Interest
Washington September 9 There is wide interest in the Buck Stove and Range case in which the court seeks to punish labor leaders including Gompers Mitchell and Morrison for contempt of court. The defense requests jury trial. Judge Gould appoints an examiner and sets thirty days for testimony.
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Buck Stove & Range
Comty
Federation of Labor
Gompers
John Mitchell
Alton I. Parker
Judah Parker
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He Federation
Organized Labor
Buck Company
Ite
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Justice Gould
Mitchell
Morrison
Acta
Justie
Audh Acta
England
Gould
William Herbert Smith
Judge Parker Declines New York Governor Run
Washington September 9 Judge Alton B Parker said he would not be willing to run for governor of New York.
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Washington
Alton B. Parker
New York
Wrights New World Record For Aeroplanes
Orville Wright set a new aviation world record at Fort Meyer Virginia circling the parade grounds 648 times and staying aloft 67 minutes and 31 seconds. He achieved the feat early today enhancing his reputation in flight history.
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Washington
Fort Meyer
Orville Wright
Republicans of Illinois Nominate Trustees at State Convention
Springfield Sept 9 The Republicans of Illinois met in state convention and nominated four trustees for the University of Illinois selected presidential electors and adopted a platform Joseph G Cannon speaker of the house was chosen chairman and urged unity for state and national tickets attendance was small with no major contests.
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Springfield
Iinola
University of
Cummins Gains On Frat Ballot For Senate Seat
Cummins gained one vote on the ballot today as Iowa Governor Cummins contests the United States senate seat in Des Moines. The vote count reflects a close contest with no clear winner yet.
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Dec Moines
United States
Steamer Lehua Lost With Cargo
The steamer Lehua arrived with salmon from Bristol Bay Alaska and reports the total loss of the American ship Loeille on peney 19. Lehua parted her moorings on Nushagak and went ashore. Her cargo of 29 300 cases of gunmon and 1290 barrels of salt calmon was lost. On board were 164 men all of whom escaped.
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Lehua
Hriston Hay
Alaska
Loeille
Nushagak
Los
Kern plans three Oregon speeches for vice president bid
Portland dispatch details John W. Kern the Democratic vice presidential candidate will visit Oregon for three addresses. The state committee schedules talks in Pendleton on September 29 and Portland on October 1. Beal signals three campaign appearances in Oregon with stops in Medford on September 2 and Salem on September 23, with a possible Ashland speech.
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John W. Kern
Oregon
Kern
Pendleton
Theodore Beal
California
Medford
Salem
Ashland
Record Flight At 150 Feet Spans France Speed Range
A craft glided 150 feet high in near perfect control at 38 to 48 mph, chasing the prior world mark set Sunday in France by Leon de la Grange who remained aloft for 29 minutes and seconds. Verterdas'e bee hal scores show Annelee four Porthed one Saw Prune tleee six Oakland six.
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Econds
Willamette Football Star Nace Enters St Louis Medical College
Alvin G Nace a Willamette University creche athlete left his senior year to attend St Louis Medical College He will be removed from the football ranks of the institution where he had been prominent for several years
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Willamette Univereliies Creche
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St. Louis
St. Lowle ‘Medical College
Nace
Medical College
Willamette Univeralty
Will
Desperate burglary ends with LA officer shot
Captain Walter Auble of the Los Angeles city force was shot three times in a Ninth street and Grand avenue ambush during a burglary attempt. Captain Flammer escaped uninjured while car burglar Fred Horning was captured. The gunman Carl Sutherland fled. Auble a veteran officer of over twenty years, was gravely injured.
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Grand Avenue
Walter Auble
City Force
Flammer
Auble
Fred Horning
Carl Sutherland
University Club
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Sutherland
Southerland
Department
Portland capitalists may invest in Eugene
W. Herman a Portland capitalist who arrived in Eugene with the Shriners on Saturday stayed several days to inspect conditions for potential real estate investments. He returned home to confer with partners and a large money investment in local property is highly probable.
Nelson Gans World Championship Bout Report
A large San Francisco crowd watched Nelson and Gans in a ring debut style title clash. Early rounds featured rapid exchanges with Nelson pressing and Gans countering with uppercuts and body shots. By round four both fighters traded hard blows with solid exchanges and shifting momentum as the bout unfolded.
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Gans
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Hound
Dane
Battier
Toad
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Atomah
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