Combles Falls to the British in World War I Push
London dispatch reports British forces capturing the town of Combles and its German trenches northeast of Thiepval as the Somme offensive intensifies. Aerial raids on London killed twenty eight and injured ninety nine, with fires across the city. Roumanians recapture Vulcan pass in Transylvania. Russians attack Galicia and fail. fighting favors Teutons. Italian forces gain a high position in Trentino near Tovo.
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London
Combles
Somme
Thiepval
Baupaume
England
Vulcan
Transylvanian Alps
Teutons
Vienna
Roumanian Front
War Office
Rome
Trentino Betw
Tovo
Venizelos heads Greek revolution from Crete forces backing
Former Premier Venizelos left Athens for Crete where thirty thousand revolutionists are armed and a provisional government is formed outside Athens. Khania opened its gates as thousands of residents formed an escort, while royalist officials remain in their positions.
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London
Venizelos
Athens
Crete
Khania
Wilsons handling of railroad strike criticized by former cabinet member
James Wilson former secretary of agriculture says farmers must foot the bill for the new railroads and that Congress set a dangerous precedent. He contrasts Wilsons handling of the threatened strike with Roosevelt's management of the great coal strike years ago.
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Wilson
New York
James Wilson
Agriculture
Congr
Roosevelt
Picturesque Senator From Illinois Returns to Scenes of Former Triumphs
Seatlle September 29 James Hamilton Lewis United States senator from Illinois is here in the interest of President Wilsons campaign He is being made much of by his former associates where he worked as a longshoreman when a young man and where he was elected to a seat in the lower house of congress in 1896
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Seatile
James Hamilton Lewis
United States
Illinois
Wilson
Congress
Russian benefactor endows chair at University of Washington
Samuel Hill, noted railroad man and good roads advocate, returns from Russia where he advised the government on transportation. He endows a chair of Russian language at the University of Washington and brings a teacher to the campus.
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Seattle
Samuel Hill
Russia
University of Washington
Danish West Indies sale treaty postponed to next parliament
Copenhagen news notes that the decision on confirming or rejecting the treaty for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States has been postponed until the next parliament, which will be elected next month.
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Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
United States
Bandits Hold Up Train West of Detroit
Bandits last night raided a train ten miles west of Detroit and looted registered mail before escaping. Police sought clues, with no injuries reported. Local authorities investigated the stampede of the robbery and worked to identify suspects.
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Detroit
Government supplies for Anchorage from Seattle
United States transport General Crook sailed from Seattle to Anchorage carrying government railroad supplies.
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Anchorage
Seattle
United States
Crook
Government Railroad
Foreign businessman says Villa badly crippled by wound
El Paso dispatch reports a foreign businessman, arriving from Mexico, stating that Villa is badly crippled from a bullet wound. The claim underscores ongoing instability in the region as pursuit of Villa continues.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mexico
Villa
Year delay at Candle Creek dredge due to disaster
The Kuskokwim River ship failure blocks Bethel supplies and delays Candle Creek dredge work. The missing vessel parts and freight backlog threaten a one year setback, pushing dredge construction and mining season readiness to next spring.
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Candle Creek
Henry Riley
Tom Aitken
Tom McKammon
Kuskokwim
Bethel
McGrath
Riter
Riley
Cyndle Creek
New York Giants Establish New Baseball Record
The New York Giants set a new record as they win twenty games. The standings show National and American League clubs with teams like Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati and others in a scattered listing.
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NEW York “Giants
New York Pie
NEW York
Brooklyn
Bostom
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston Pie
York Lousington
Phi Cincumnati
Rich deposits reported on No 1 Boob Creek in Tolstoi district
George Mutebler reports to Tocul freighter news from Tolstoi about Innoke camp near Iditarod. Pitcher and Vin Orsdal have mined a dump on No 1 and found pans from 34 to 860. Sixty feet of drift paid and machinery is being hauled in for winter work. Peter gambled for 15000 the inter tha Gres and Nes Bool on No 2. Bob Robe rian and Felix Riley on No 1 above show promising results and Expert rock indicates frequent stringers with strong outlook for future Prospecting activity expected to continue through winter.
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George Mutebler
Tolstoi
Iditarod
Messrs. Pitcher
Vin Orsdal
Creek
Vinal Zn
Pitcher
Jesus
Lin
Muteller
Peter
Greer & McNulty
Bool
Bob Roberaia
Felix Riley
Boob
Eupese
Koyakers Go Outside Prompt Reminiscences Dawson Wet Narrow Win
A September item recalls Koyukuk visitors and Frank Smith, a prominent trader, with tales of a marten skin cap theft and a jury acquittal that led to a jovial aftermath. Dawson reports a tight Yukon election, with wets narrowly prevailing over drys in several districts amid strong French-Canadian support and a close overall contest.
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Ruby Record
Sweeny
Wanataker
Williams
Day Averill
Nellie Cashman
Phil Kisler
Frank Smith
Koyukuk
Qutile
St Michael
John River
Mare
Behly
Bebb
Smith
Behla
Mr. Smith
Seattle
Granville
North
Dawson
Yukon
Whitehorse
Klondike
Bonanza
South
South Dawson
Mayo
New guardians of peace in Marshall diggings
Roy Fuller, longtime Mountain Village government school teacher on the Yukon, has been appointed United States commissioner for the Marshall precinct. Hugh J. Tee, a former deputy US marshal at St. Michael, has been transferred to the Marshall diggings and has recently arrived to assume duties.
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Roy Fuller
Mountain Village
Yukon River
Marshall Precinct
Hugh J. Tee
St. Michael
Marshal Diggings
Annual Alaska Exodus Sparks Busy Waterfront Scene
Excitement runs high as the annual exodus begins with the last boats departing for the Outside. Crowds gather at the docks as travelers, many miners, prepare for journeys to Marshell, St. Michael, and other destinations, while bank staff process massive gold dust disbursements for the season’s end.
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Ing
Seeus
Nancy Bell
Marshal City
Aving
Mass E. Klev
George
Jenkins
Marshall Diggs
George M
William Magowim
Yukon Gold Company
Magowan
Distri
V of
Hut
Seattle
Harry
Johanna Letnes
Hn Benton
Otter Creek
Ray Man
Nova Wi
Tives At Creek
London
Charles Gerbart
Mr. Gerbart
Harry Larson
Iust
Pioneer subscriptions surge as Interior Alaska draws readers
The Shared Pioneer notes a boom in subscriptions from wintering outside, with many readers eager to follow Tolstoi and Marshall diggings during their Cheechakodom sojourn. The paper promotes subscribing now and hints at upcoming local entertainment as frosty weather approaches.
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Alaska
Campras
Tolstoi
Marshall
Neck of the Woods
George Marsh Prepares for Journey to Marshall
George Marsh, chief engineer of Budweiser, plans departure early next week after returning from the Marshall dig last Sunday. He aims to supply a sun shine factory at Fortuna Ledge before navigation ends this fall. The Branch oasis of Flat City is linked to Budweiser, with talk of naming the new place The Twig. Brigham, U S timber agent, arrived to oversee his regional duties and will stay several days.
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George Marsh
Budweizer
Marshall Digg
Fortuna Ledge
Flat City
George
Thirst Emporium
Brigham
United States Timber
General strike ordered in Seattle longshore conflict
In Seattle workers held a mass meeting to boost the strike and widen the picket line with eight hour shifts. The Central Labor Council backed a referendum among member unions on a sympathy strike to aid the longshoremen, with a canvass due by October 19.
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Seattle
Central Labor Council
Get
Half Million Men Walk Out In Sympathy With Street Car Employes
New York on September 28 reports a quarter of a million workers already on strike and about the same number ready to walk out today or Friday in solidarity with street car workers. Leaders foresee more than half a million involved. some lawmakers seek an extra session to address the crisis. Fifteen men face indictments for violence linked to the strike as the situation escalates. Louis Hill of the Great Northern is in Seattle saying the Adamson eight hour law for railroad workers will delay a planned railroad strike.
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New York
Whitman
Seattle
Louis Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
Combination of Alaska Steamships to Bring Better Service
Seattle Sept 28 The Pacific Coast Steamship Company and the Alaska Navigation Company have effected a combination. The new organization will put twenty two steamships under one manager and involves property valued at twelve million dollars. It is claimed the public will be benefited through the elimination of duplicate sailings and a more frequent schedule, thus furnishing a better service.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Alaska Navigation Company
Sensational gold quartz find in abandoned Idaho camp
Boise Idaho Sept 28 The state mining inspector says a rich gold quartz discovery has been made in an unworked camp fifty two years old. Ore samples run two thousand dollars per ton.
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Boise
Idaho
Alaska Explorer Wounded While Filming in Europe
Captain Frank Kleischmidt, famed Arctic explorer and hunter, is reported to have returned from the European war zone with war-front photographs. He was wounded while taking motion pictures under a special permit.
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Seattle
Frank Kleischmidt
Alaska
Submarine Bremen Owners Confident of Safe Arrival
The Bremen’s owners say the submarine is en route to the United States and expect arrival soon. A third submarine is to be dispatched shortly, with updates to follow.
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Berlin
Bremen
United States
Copper Demand Sets World Price in United States
English and French firms have placed orders in the United States for two hundred thousand tons of copper, with delivery planned in the first six months of next year. The price is fixed at 26 cents a pound in what observers call a significant market movement.
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Washington
Blackmailer Butler Sentenced to Penitentiary
William Butler pleaded guilty to blackmail and was sentenced to eighteen months in the penitentiary. He led the bold gang recently rounded up by the police in New York.
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New York
William Butler
Bold
President Wilson Plans Energetic Campaign Tour
Long Branch report states President Wilson will begin an energetic campaign next Saturday and will address the political questions of the day without gloves.
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Wilson
Long Branch
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