Ship Dora Escapes Katmai Eruption Amid Ashfall
Aboard the mail steamer Dora as ash from Mount Katmai roared over Seward Alaska. The vessel, traveling from the west, reported a near-death escape from fumes and asphyxiation while ash rain blinded their route through Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait. Residents of nearby fishing villages were feared destroyed as Unalaska sought aid and Kadak residents were said to be safe.
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Seward
Alaska
Dora
Mount Katmai
Shelikoff Strait
Revenue Service
Unalaska
Revenue Cutter
Manning
Kadiak
Katmai
Alaskan
Cold Bay
Kodiak
Doctor Flies to Patient Across Lake Keuka
A surgeon rode with Avator Robinson in a Curtiss plane to Urbana Wine Co. in Urbana N Y after P L Alden of Hammondsport requested aid for Edwin Petrie 11 year old son who fell from a third story balcony. The boy suffered a compound femur fracture with bone protruding and needed rapid care to prevent hemorrhage.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Lake Keuka
Curtiss Aviation School
Robinson
P. L. Alden
Urbana
Edwin Petrie
Urbana Wine Company
Petrie
Barley and oat experiments near Chico draw national interest
G W Overton, a Rock Creek rancher north of Chico, reports barley with two to five heads per stock and a principal head twice as large as the others. Combined heads reach about nine inches. stock is tough. Tame oats yield an average of three heads per stock. The government ordered inspection to explore nationwide adoption.
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Chico
Cal
G. W. Overton
Rock Creek
United States
Two Rear Admirals Die in Washington and Newport
Rear Admiral Benjamin Pfeffer Lamberton, retired and Dewey’s chief of staff at Manila surrender, died unexpectedly at his Washington home Sunday night. Rear Admiral William Henry Everett, retired and longtime ill, died Sunday morning at his Newport home.
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Washington, D. C
Benjamin Pfeffer Lamberton
Dewey
Manila
Newport
R. I
William Henry Everett
U. S.N
Englishman Brown reports Tepic rebel attack kills family
George Arnold Brown of England passed through Phoenix en route to Los Angeles to lodge a case with the British consul. He says rebels burned his Tepic area hacienda killing his wife and two babies and drove off his livestock.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Tepic
George Arnold Brown
Los Angeles
Brown
Governor Hay Sees Bright Grain Outlook in Washington
Governor Hay returns to Olympia from eastern Washington noting fields are in good condition with ample moisture from early rains. He predicts unusually large grain crops statewide as harvest approaches.
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Olympia
Wash
Hay
Washington
Volcano Plumes Blacken Sitka as Aleutians Erupt
Alaskan coast reports four Aleutian peaks Iliamna St Augustine Redoubt and Katmai erupting with ash and lava. Dora ship crew describe fatal cannery season shocks and ash floods, saying Katmai violence and sea foam from red hot missiles blocked routes and the voyage diverted 560 miles to avoid landings.
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Seward
Alaska
Aleutian
Iliamna
St. Augustine
Cook Inlet
Katmai
Shelikoff Strait
Kadiak Island
Dora
Alaskan
Seldovia
Mount Katmai
Kadiak
Dowie Heir Fortune Hidden in Edinburgh Bank
Mrs. John Alexander Dowie endures poverty in Zion City while a fortune in the name of Alexander Dowie sits idle in a Edinburgh bank. For years Dowie mailed checks to a foreign banker from his private office, totaling several hundred thousand dollars, unknown to his wife, and only one servant knew of the secret.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Elijah II
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Alexander Dowie
Edinburgh
Scotland
Dowie
Winnipeg flyer crashes into Pacific Coast express near Winnipeg Junction
A Winnipeg northern flyer traveling at about 40 miles an hour collided with the Pacific Coast express at Winnipeg Junction near here. A dozen people were injured, none seriously. Brake failure on the flyer was blamed. The express was stopped at the crossing awaiting connections and its dining car was split in two.
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Fargo
N. D
Northern Pacific
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast Express
Chicago
Seattle
Winnipeg Junction
Here
Ruef Parole Bid Denied by State Prison Board
Abraham Ruef’s parole application, supported by Fremont Older of the San Francisco Bulletin, was denied by the state board of prison directors in San Quentin. The board cited it was not a fit time for the request, not due to lack of Judge Lawler’s signed support.
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San Quentin
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Fremont Older
San Francisco Bulletin
State Board of Prison Directors
Ruef
Lawler
Fire Destroys St. Paul Lumber Plant in Tacoma
A blaze in Tacoma fatally burns the St. Paul Lumber plant, causing near half a million dollars in losses and laying off about 600 workers. Fire crews fought the flames as the facility was destroyed.
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Tacoma
Wash
St. Paul Eee Lumber Company
How to gauge train speed by telegraph poles and time
An old note explains estimating railroad speed by counting telegraph poles fifty yards apart and using a watch. It lists timetable details for Independence to Dallas and other routes including trains 66 64 68 70 61 78 69 71 62 72 124 126 123 and 125 with departure and arrival times.
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Tirty
Dallas
Independence
Daclas
Monmouth
Independert
Trai
Dalian Dally
Trilo
Mt Pmat
West Salem
New Jersey Woman Designs Interactive Reading Textbook
A New Jersey woman creates an innovative reading tool for preschoolers. The book pairs animal pictures with printed names and perforated sheets allow children to tear out named labels and match them to the correct illustration, teaching word recognition by visual association.
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New Jersey
PLAYTHINGS MADE IN AFRICA
Little girls in Africa imitate family life with dolls and back tied to resemble mothers. African boys craft canes into guns and spears while girls jump rope and they all make mud animals. Children imitate what they observe, building huts and crushing corn as part of play.
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Africa
Children playhouse scene at doorstep
A mother chides the children for ringing the door bell too much while Edith and the speaker pretend to play house and Willie acts as the collector in a domestic moment.
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Mamma
Edith
Willie
Chas. D. Smiley Plans And Estimates Furnished
Chas. D. Smiley, contractor and builder, offers plans and estimates on short notice with dwelling houses as a specialty. Bell Phone 524.
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Bell
Funeral Director and Embalmer in Independence
Probate matters and collections given prompt attention. Office in Cooper Building Independence Oregon. Dentist contact with both phones. Will practice in all courts of the State. Lady assistant available if desired. Calla attended day or night.
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Calla
Independence
Oregon
Cooper Bldg
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Oregon Power Company
H. Hirschberg
R. R. Dearmond
D. W. Sears
HH. Hirschberg
B.F. Smith
W. H. Walker
Otis D. Butler
OUR Grocery
L. G. Reeves
the Grocer
C. D. Tharp
Obe
C Street
Nelson
Independence Shop
O. Floyd
Polk County
Main Street
Independence, Ore
Vulcano
Turnagain Arm
Kenai Peninault
Lake
Sitka
Aleutian Range
Surious
Dilla
Independency
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Alrile
Independece
Miles
Ture
Chas. D. Smiley
W. R. Allin, D. D. S
B. F. Swope
Plymoth
P. O. Box
Homer Lodge
Castle Hall
M. Moran
J. W. Richardson, JR
K. R
Harry Norton
Bath In Connection
Ore
G. L. Hawkins
Dallas, Oregon
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