Two Bandits Terrorize N. D. Towns in Mandan Shootout
In Mandan North Dakota on August 5 two armed desperadoes staged a bloody battle with deputies near Mandan. One bandit was captured after a fierce night pursuit. another escaped. Earlier the men looted Funk's hotel in New Salem and held about twenty people at gunpoint, fleeing before pursuit. Local sheriffs and deputies tracked the escapee but did not recapture him.
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N. D
Mandan
Hebron
New Salem
Mandan N. D
Mandan Tage
John Schiel
Roby
Chapin Ae
Funk
Hocel
Machinists Strike Across Canadian Pacific Shops
News from Winnipes Manitoba and Chippewa Falls reports large scale labor action as 800 Canadian Pacific shop workers quit. Four hundred more out of PR shops in British Columbia join boilermakers and machinists walkouts. Separate reports detail a climber missing in the Rockies near Bellingham and drownings confirmed in Lake Neba gamon.
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Winnipes
Man
Canadian Pacific
White
Skagway
Vancouver
Bury
British Columbia
Whirl of Death stunt ends in tragedy at Coshocton
In Coshocton Ohio a man named William Wilson was killed instantly while attempting a new Loop-the-loop bicycle ride called the Whirl of Death. The crowded theater saw panic as spectators rushed for exits and several were trampled though no other injuries were reported. Wilson was thrown forward and struck a beam, suffering a nearly decapitating head injury.
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Coshocton
Ohio
William Wilson
Wilesa
No Opposition in Primaries in Guthie Okla
United States senator nominees Gore and Flynn faced no party opposition in Oklahoma City primaries for the short term. The main interest was the Republican race between Congressman Bird McGuire of Pawnee and Judge Bayard Hainer of Perry, with early returns showing McGuire leading.
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Guthie Okie
United States
T.P. Gore
Mt la
Dennis T. Flynn
Oklahoma City
Gore
Bird
McGuir
Pawnee
Bayard . Hainer
Perry
Cloudburst Destroys Portions of Small City
Aug 5 Biabes Arizona reports a cloudburst floods Main Street 200 yards from the post office washing away mail and damaging offices. Postmaster Cassidy and clerks narrowly escaped as water rose rapidly and geological debris swept through the streets.
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Biabes
Aris
Main Street
Yeaters Fy
Saoae Rae Eer
Bart
Bank of Austin Nev Fails in Reno Carded as Temporary
Reno Nevada August 5 The Bank of Austin Nev one of the oldest banks in the place has failed according to cashier A Miller. He says the suspension is temporary as the bank holds about 41 000 including 20 000 cash and owes roughly the same amount. Slow collections caused the embarrassment and the cashier expects a resume of business. No relatives are mentioned. Dubuque Iowa August 3 Arrangements for Senator Allison funeral will be completed today at a meeting of old friends with no relatives present as he lived for public service and lay in state in Dubuque and Washington throughout the country. The Allison home is in mourning and the body rests with many flowers.
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Reno
Nev
Bank of Austin
3. A. Miller
Joan
Dubuque
W. B Alimon
Washington
Allison
Autos Plunge Kills Five in Burlingame Crash
Five people die and two injured when a large touring car carrying three women and four children plunges down a steep embankment near Crystal Lake. Mrs Ira G O’Brien and her 3 year old die. Mrs McCormick and Clara McCormick also perish. Mrs Thomas A McCormick and her infant son die. The car struck a rock and embedded beneath a tree after careening from the steep grade.
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Thin City
Wits
Arin A
Gan Srandhven
Violent quake rattles Constantine Alegria area
An earthquake struck Constantine Alegria at 2:20 am lasting ten seconds causing great damage. No casualties reported locally but several deaths were reported in nearby towns. The population, especially Arabs, fled in panic.
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Constantine
Alegria
Bryan Speech Planned In Lincoln Acceptance Address
In Lincoln Nebraska on the expected day William J Bryan will deliver a short acceptance speech. He notes his address will be concise with about 6 300 words. Campaign themes will be reserved for broader treatment in subsequent speeches and public statements.
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Bryan
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Highwaymen Hold Up East Grand Forks Man
An East Grand Forks resident, Lankes, a carpenter, was robbed of $85 by two robbers on his way home. One assailant choked him nearly senseless while another grabbed a roll of bills. He crawled to his doorstep and fainted. the robbers escaped.
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East Grand Forks
Lankes
Carpenter
Campaign Opens in Maine With Sept Balloting
New York Aug 5 The first state campaign to be considered by Frank Hitchcock national committee chairman will open in Maine on September 1 Former Gov John J Hut Maine member and State Chairman Boyd met with Mr Mitchell to arrange for a speech in the state They could not set a date yet The national committee aims to move quickly on the campaign plans.
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New York
Frank FH. Hitchcock
Fapebllran
Maing
John J. Hut
Maine
Boyd
Mitchecek
Zeppelin Airship Struck by Lightning Ruins Itself
Stuttgart reports Count Zeppelin’s airship broke from moorings during a storm near Echtesn and exploded mid air after a fire. After inspection engineers planned to send a repair machine from Friedrichshaffen causing a delay till six. Several people were injured but Count Zeppelin is safe. A later report says the airship was completely ruined by the thunderstorm. In Iowa, George Moss, 22, was killed by a Rock Island freight at Nora Junction, his home in Lima or Otis, Kansas.
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Stuttgart
Zeppelin
Echtesn
Friddrichshaffen
Count Zeppelin
Eehterdingen
Mason City
Iowa
George Moss
Rock Island
Nora Junction
Lima
Otis
Kan
Fargo Man Speaks on Food Standards at Mackinac
Fargo man Professor E F Ladd opened the twelfth convention of the Association of State and National Pure Food and Dairy Departments at Mackinac Island. Delegates from twenty seven states attended. Ladd urged higher food standards, enlargement of the national pure food commission, and a permanent committee to draft uniform laws for states without pure food laws. Dr H W Wiley of Washington also attended.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
The
Association of State
National Pure Food and Dairy Departments
H.W. Wiley
Washington
Bureau of Chemistry
F. Ladd
Fargo
N. C
National Pure Food Commission
Town of Michel Wiped Off Map by Forest Fires
Evacuation scenes unfold as a gale drives fires through Michel leaving the town a ruin. Amidst embers and smoke 100,000 feet of mine timbers and a coal company yard burn. two Canadian Pacific locomotives struggle to escort embers away as residents race for safety. News wires report trains halted and town threats near the depot as the east line remains clear for possible aid from Crows Nest before morning.
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Michel
Canada
Vancouver
B.C
East Kootenay
Fernie
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Crows Nest
Hisgen Team Leaves Chicago After Hearst Honors
Independence Party presidential nominee Thomas L. Hisgen and his wife depart Chicago after receiving the first honor from a Hearst publication. The pair, campaigning as independents, carry renewed momentum from the ceremony as they push their antiwar and reform platform in the national race.
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Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Mrs. Hisgen
Chicago
Hearst
Et ‘Hissrom
Relative shoots relative in Butte murder case arrest
James W. Ryan brother of John A. Ryan North Butte Extension Co superintendent shot and killed D. F. Mooney his brother in law. Ryan surrendered and is jailed. Mrs Mooney died last week. Mooney had returned from Dover New Jersey where interment occurred. Family differences are blamed as motive.
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Butte
Montana
James W. Ryan
John A. Ryan
North Butte Extension Co
D. F. Mooney
Ryan
Mooney
Dover
N. J
Graft Found in Roumanian Army
Vienna reports Major Sturdza the premier's son accuses officers of shocking immorality drunkenness reckless extravagance and gambling and finds widespread inefficiency in the Roumanian army. Discipline is lacking large commissariat frauds are revealed and about a score of officers have challenged the major to duels eight fought seven with no injuries all opponents wounded.
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Vienna
Sturdza
Ministry of War
Commissariat
Sturdua
Bristow Likely Beats Long for Senate Nomination
Topeka Aug 5 reports indicate J L Bristow leads Cheater I Long for the Republican nomination for United States senator, with stronger early returns showing Long defeated and W R Stubbs ahead for governor by about 12 000 votes, as Long headquarters reported Bristow’s edge.
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Topeka
Kan
W. R. Stubbs
Cyrus Leland
J. L. Bristow
Cheater I. Long
A. Long
Bristow
Sultan of Turkey Stabbed by Palace Official
London reports the sultan of Turkey was stabbed in the breast by a minor palace official on Monday night. The coat of mail deflected the blow and the assassin was arrested after being bribed to commit the act. The officer carried a large sum of gold in his pockets and his baggage was packed for flight.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Co
Geneva
Turkey
County Dads Adjourn After Two Day Session
County commissioners adjourned after a two day session and plan no regular meetings until September one. They handled routine business and approved construction of two new bridges in Tower and Davenport townships.
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Tower
Davenport
Death from green gooseberries shocks Watertown family
In Watertown on August 6 a young boy Willie Welsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. A W Welsh, died after consuming an abundance of unripe green gooseberries found on a heavily laden bush. A doctor was called but could not save him.
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Watertown
Willie Welsh
A. W Welsh
Grain Inspector Creel Ousted In Interior Action
Grand Forks August 8 Colonel H M Creel grain inspector for Minnesota North and South Dakota has been removed from office by order of the secretary of the Interior. The action follows a report by an inspector sent to investigate charges against Creel and is said to stem from an motive part in the affair.
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Grand Forks
Col
H. M. Creel
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Haseen
Secretary of the Interior
Creel
Colonal Crest
Fire still raging in Crow’s Near district and Elk River valley
Destructive forest fires sweep through the Crow’s Near region and Elk River valley in British Columbia. The blazes have destroyed towns, homes, and millions in property, leaving thousands homeless as fire continues to burn with extensive damage reported.
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Pater
Vancouver
B.C
Elk River Valley
British A
Court closes Traill term and Cass county fall starts Sept 1
Judge Chae A Pollock and court stenographer H Edwarda returned from Hillsboro as Traill county finished the summer term with night sessions. The fall Cass county term will open in the city on Tuesday September 1. Election contest case Mattie M. Davis versus E L Riley set for hearing before Judge Pollock tomorrow.
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Chae
A. Pollock
H. ©. Edwarda
Hillsboro
Traill County
Pollock
Cass County Court
Mattie M. Davis
E. L. Riley
Night Riders Attack Minnesota Families in Eveleth
Reports from Eveleth Minnesota recount two masked men attempting to raid homes early Sunday. One man grabbed L Began by the throat as he returned from night shift. a rock and window damage followed. Neighbors observed a second similar incident, with a rock near a sleeping child and a broken pane. Police link the suspects to a prior boarding house shooting. In Winona, Anton Pollowski struck a match to find a leak, ignition caused a blaze at the gas plant, forcing city lights loss before repairs.
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Eveleth
Minn
Adams
Adams Mine
Be- Fop
Began
Baby Bay
Winena
Anton Pollowski
Winona Gas Co
Katt
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