Forest fires threaten northern Michigan towns and rail lines
Destructive fires rage along the Marquette line and near Nestoria Junction and Humboldt, Mich. A brisk south wind fanned the blazes Sunday afternoon but a shift to a swesterly wind eased danger to Marquette. Rail property at Nestoria Junction is at risk as fires spread through nearby forests.
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Marquette
Mich
Marquette and Western
Nestoria Junction
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
Humboldt
Li Hung Chang Arrives in Tien Tsin for Imperial Mission
Imperial Secretary Li Hung Chang reaches Tien Tsin on the 3rd with his entire party well. He proceeds to Peking to report to the Emperor about a world tour as envoy to the coronation of the Russian czar and as representative to major Asian European and American governments.
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Celestial Kingdom
Li Hung Chang
Tien Tsin
Peking
China
Russia
Asia
Europes
America
War Department Sent to Polls in Indian Territory Election
War Department moves to send troops to the Indian Territory to guard the presidential election process amid reports of unrest and threats. The Indian office requested federal protection to ensure fair voting and prevent interference.
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War Department
Indian Territory
Indian Office
Tedian
Plot to kill Zelaya and recall Weyler from Cuba
Report from Mayagua and Washington states the plan to storm Zelaya’s strongholds and assassinate him using explosive blasts if needed. Leaders named include former president Car Venas General Pais Diego and Fernando Chamorro. Also notes Weyler to be recalled to Spain amid Cuban unrest.
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New York Herald
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Mayagua
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Pais Diego
Fernando Chamorro
GRY
Washington State Department
Washington
State Department
Weyler
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Weyter
Campos
Cloudburst Destroys Benson Area. Six Drowned
A cloudburst in the Whetsone mountains swamped part of Benson Arizona washing away land and killing six people. The flood threatens the San Pedro River valley and may cause further losses along the river to the Gila. Three miles of Southern Pacific track were washed out twelve miles west of Benson. A wall of water twelve miles long entered the San Pedro River raising fears for residents in the valley.
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Ammonia Plant Blast Injures Dozens in Indianapolis
A gas plant explosion at the Indianapolis Ammonia Works injured a large number of workers, several seriously, with significant property damage reported. The blast followed a valve failure in an ammonia pipe, triggering a second, more powerful explosion that toppled structures and sent debris across the yard as onlookers fled.
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Anoaxplosion Ab Lac Tndianapolis Braw Ing Company
E Plant Ab
Indianapolis
Ind
Aoscora
Ini
Miners Vote to Fight Indefinitely Amid Strike Action
The miners' union voted to continue the dispute indefinitely. Tip and union members prepared for extended stoppage while the opera and militia actions were reported, with plans to fill strikers' positions as quickly as possible.
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Landville Aitke
Amisabla
Tidal Destruction Hits Cedail Lays Wifed Out
A Jacksonville dispatch reports Cedail Leys, Fla., destroyed by a tidal wave during a recent storm with twenty lives lost. Other items note Anglo Turkish tension avenues, wartime rumors, a Salvatore Battaglia case, a murder attempt by Patrick Keecher, and a Minnesota church conference voting against women in the General Assembly.
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Eirayend
Jacksonville
Fla
Eedar Leys
Seven Die As Santa Fe Wreck Near Osage City Kansas
A Sunday morning Santa Fe Railroad wreck two miles north of Osage City Kansas kills seven. The boiler explosion hurled the locomotive apart and a Pullman car section remains upright. One passenger William Beckner of Los Angeles kills himself in view of terrified travelers. Engine and fireman suspected of neglect.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
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Indian School Burns In West Of Andera
At 11 o clock Sunday night Sponvar Academy ten miles west of Andera was destroyed by fire. Four Ghee tan boys escaped the flames by jumping from windows while others fled in nightclothes. Superintendent J 0eter and Choctaw Nation officials attended the blaze. no injuries reported and the building was burned to ashes.
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Kaffira
Sponvar Academy
Andera
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Tefetimes
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Eleschevis
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Ailie Bugs
Hapely
Snreet Ty Dent
Togdea
Under Sealed Orders a US Cruiser Leaves West Coast
Reports from Marana state an expedition has landed near Adranas while another vessel sails toward Tampa to intercept a Spanish warship pursuing ship near Shab Piao. A second note says a ship has gone to Havana to back American interests in the Cuban capital.
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U. S
Fiavana
Socum Thin Relpasa
Robbery at Joseph First National Bank Leaves One Dead
Three masked men robbed the First National Bank of Joseph in Wallawa County on the afternoon of the 2d. One robber died, another was wounded, and the third escaped with a sack of coin and currency. Bystanders pursued the gang as Alex Deornely shot at them.
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Ore
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McCully
Toiixow
Alex Deornely
Brown
Cy Fitzhugh
Wheat Advance Reported From Short Crop Abroad
DUN & Co's Bhylew notes wheat gains driven by abroad shortages and rising demand. The weekly review cites a 1.12 cent rise amid no domestic supply shortfall, with cautious signs in industries and a belief that better times may be near despite war worries.
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R.G. Don & Colts Weekly Review of Trade
Disastrous Spanish Defeat Report Stated in Key West Note
A Key West special reports a night attack by Helbols causing heavy casualties among Wilko and Wounded. The dispatch cites Antonio Maceo and a force near Ariemis with Alfons leading a daring operation against columns commanded by Gon Arias, with hundreds killed or wounded.
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Coluna
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Western Union tax penalty case reaches Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court upholds a lower court judgment penalizing Western Union for failing to pay taxes under 1915 law. A separate account recalls a fire at a Tadania Texas hotel injuring guests Mrs. Tara Knapp and Ann Carria McFarland, with two others escaping. Ten thousand Turkestan fever deaths reported, mainly children, over the past five months.
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Texas
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Jeli C. McFarland
Ann. Carria McFarland
Turkestan
Market Quotations From Early Grain and Live Stock Prices
The excerpt lists bid and price ranges for cattle, hogs, and sheep across markets in Triapolis and St. Louis, with grain prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and butter. It shows wide variances by market and grade, indicating active commodity trading.
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India
California
North
South America
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St. Louis
Confidence Game Leads Neighbor to Jail in Iowa Tale
In Webster City area Charles Myers seeks to recover an eighty acre farm and belongings while W. W. Brooks faces jail in Fort Dodge on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses by tricking Myers with tales of a murderous husband. The report also details a Burlington freight collision near Krum with multiple injuries and a fatality.
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Fort Doedse
Charles Myers
Webster City
W. W. Brooks
Fort Dodge
Meyers
Brooks
Aleyers
Dubuque Congregational Conference Reaffirms Brown Case
At its annual meeting in Strawberry Point the Dubuque district conference reaffirmed its expulsion of Rev. C. C. Brown after the Californians sought reversal. The conference voted to receive Brown into its fellowship, aligning with a prior Dubuque decision and signaling possible appeal to a higher church tribunal.
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Dubgne District Conference of Congregational Churches
Bay Conference of
San Francisco
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Brown
Cbutch
Bettalf
Whitney & Son Bank of Atlantic faces assignment
The banking firm Whitney & Son known as the Bank of Atlantic assigns its affairs to J B Broffen in trust to pay debts. Assets total 620000 while liabilities stand at 160000. T P Whitney confined to home by Alness unable to retake any loan collateral. Iowa crop bulletin notes cooler, dry week and frosts delay belated corn with 15 to 20 percent yield impact but overall corn may still set state records.
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J.P. Whitney
Bank of Atlantic, Mde
J. B. Broffen
Nena
Bank of Atlantic
T. P. Whitney
Alness
Iowa
Iowa Weather Crop Bureau
Olterson Station Named Between Bode and Waest Bend
Fragmented notice recalls early railroad efforts near Olterson between Bode and Waest Bend on the Pacific Vision. Reports describe a station with a hotel five stores a flour mill and a grain elevator of 19 000 bushels amid unsettled land claims and tentative township development.
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Cedar Rapids
4&3 Northern Railway Company
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Waest Bend
Olterson
Hitaca
Ineludiae
Ghily Coditge Penns Faculty Chooses Season Representative
The Iowa College al Chineed faculty selected a team to represent the institution this season. The central figure, Prathera, is honored with honorary citizenship in Thenishrussia. Barney Barnate leads in The egue's Comey by Teary Ar. Hin Tones. Che Sultan of Purkey displays consistent irony as he plans to ride.
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