Earthquake Devastates Karatagh in Bokhara Region
Nov 1 report from Tashkend notes Karatagh city destroyed by a major quake followed by a landslide. Only two survivors, the governor and his mother, with details scarce. The disaster may have affected nearby towns. Bokhara described as morally corrupt yet culturally advanced. The quake hit October 21 and the area borders Russian Turkestan and Afghanistan.
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Tashkend
Russian Turkestan
Karatagh
Bokhara
Ovsie
Maingit Ia
Asia Minor
Central Asia
Khanate
Russia
Khiva
Trans-Caspian
Afghanistan
Graves Shootings Tie Rapid City to Violent Incident
Ed Wallace shot two men, John and Frank Graves, at the Summers home near the Northwestern tracks in Rapid City. The Graves brothers, residents for over twenty years, were wounded as Wallace detained Cora DeVoe after an attempted abduction. Wallace was arrested without resistance and jailed. charges depend on recovery.
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John
Frank Graves
Rapid City
Graves
Black Hills
Rapid Journal
John Graves
Ed Wallace
Henry Summers
Virgil Graves
Cora DeVoe
Frank
Wallace
Bangs
Gunn
Stewart
Benjamin F. Graves
Shoe
Harney Hotel
Wrongful Land Sale Case Sees Railroads At Fault
In San Francisco on November 1 Judge W. W. Morrow issued an opinion in the United States circuit court ruling that railroads cannot profit from land sold after patents were wrongly issued or recalled. The case involved the United States versus the Southern Pacific Company seeking recovery of the land price.
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San Francisco
Jucas
W. W. Morrow
United States Circuit Court
United States
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Chicago Depositors Accept Situation Without Disturbance
Banks across Chicago and the West report stability amid a currency shortage. In Portland and Spokane banks act to protect reserves, with Oregon proclaiming five holidays to curb a famine. New York and Chicago banks embrace the check system and the clearing house issued 8 million in certificates.
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Chicago
Trac
Oregon
Chamberlain
Portland
Spokane
New York
Water flows over dam at Belle Fourche large lake rises
The Belle Fourche Bee reports the headgate at the Belle Fourche diversion dam closed Sunday to fill the lake, with water rising slowly after 43 hours. Storage above the dam reaches about 36 000 second feet, the water remains clear and suitable for boating and duck hunting opportunities for early morning sportsmen.
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South Dakota
Belle Fourche
Ellison Harriman Reflects On The Financial Storm
In New York on November 1 E H Harriman speaks to a reporter about the country’s financial flurry. He laments ruined facades of speculation but says sturdy forefather methods endure and recovery will come with time a distant prospect.
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New York
Characer
E.H. Larriman
Ime
Roosevelt to Explain Revision of Message on Wall Street
Washington November reports Roosevelt plans to revise his annual message to Congress to better address high finance in light of Wall Street Marines. He aims to show he is not against capital as such but against those who misuse it, expanding the section on finance.
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Wall Street
Washington
BD. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Nore
Government Indian School Opens New Office Building
Rapid City November 4 Superintendent House of the government Indian school announced the completion of the new office building. A reception for all teachers and employees was held Thursday night. The modern structure features a general office room reception room and lavatory with steam heat and high quality workmanship. The building is valued at a high figure.
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Government Indian School
Rapid City
Gold Production and the World Supply Under the Gold Standard
The United States produced about a quarter of global gold in the year ending last June, while world reserves from Rand mines and others remain vast. Experts say the gold supply is ample for centuries, but production pace and credit excesses create bank and market strains that require adjusted business practices.
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United States
Rand
South Africa
John Hays Hammond
Resume Their Buying Attracted by Low American Securities Prices
Paris reports bankers think no immediate gold imports to New York are needed due to prohibitive exchange rates. France would aid London indirectly by buying long sterling bills if exports pressure London. U.S. conditions seen as improving, with investors attracted by low prices signaling renewed buying of American securities despite recent turmoil.
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Paris
New York
Bank of France
London
France
America
United States
Mrs Fink Appears Before Lunacy Commission in Philadelphia
Mrs Fink wife of Robert O Fink Omaha city treasurer appeared before a lunacy commission in Philadelphia on November 2. The inquiry was postponed due to the absence of a commissioner though her estate valued at 200000 remains under consideration.
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Philadelphia
Fink
Robert O. Fink
Omaha
Ned
Gold Supply Shows Continued Arrival From Europe and South America
In New York on November 2 traders noted no new gold engagements and reported London business remained steady without rate increases. Gold shipments were coming from Europe and South America, including Argentina, with relief amid the ongoing financial crisis.
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New York
Diig
London
Europe
South America
Argentina
Injured Man Improves After Dynamite Blast Near Electric Light Dam
Harry McLain, seriously injured by a dynamite explosion near the electric light dam on Sunday, is improving. His arm and burns are healing and doctors Minty and Robinson report the likelihood of saving sight in both eyes. He remains under careful care in Rapid City.
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Rapil City
Harry McLain
Minty and
Robinson
Winter Winter Grazing Extensions on National Forest
Forest Supervisor J F Smith extends summer stock grazing permits for actual residents to December 1 1907 through April 30 1908 at ten cents per head for cattle and fifteen cents for horses. Residents must apply now and pay the fee to receive the extension. those who do not will be required to confine stock. Applications should be sent before November 30 1907 as summer grazing ends that day.
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National Forest Forest
J. F. Smith
Washington, D. C
Big Drainage Ditch Project Cleared for Yankton Area
A joint session of Clay and Yankton county commissioners approved a 20 000 assessment levy to fund a four and a half mile drainage ditch six miles from Irene. About thirty farmers attended as opposition was minimal while officials explained the plan will drain flood prone land now largely useless.
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Yankton
S. D
Irene
County Commissioners of
Clay and
Taft Withdraws as Presidential Candidate Expected
Washington dispatch reports well informed sources say Secretary Taft will retire from the field as a presidential candidate with strong probability. Backed by White House allies favoring Roosevelt renomination, they anticipate startling developments in the presidential situation within months around Taft's return from the Philippines.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Hese
Philippines
Will Reduce Cost of Living
Chicago talks of a general fall in prices as a result of the money stringency. Robbers wholesalers and retailers expect lower costs with a possible 10 percent cut in meat prices in coming days. About 1,000,000 cases of eggs are in cold storage as fresh eggs stay around 27 cents a dozen and cooled eggs at 23 cents.
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Chicago
Miner Blasted By Hang Blast At Seven Sisters Site
Leo Sunstrom was struck in the face by rock spray from a hang blast while blasting the foundation for the Seven Sisters hospital in Hot Springs. He feared he might lose sight in one or both eyes after the second dynamite charge exploded as he leaned over the blast hole. Medical efforts continue but eyesight outcome is uncertain.
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Hot Springs
Seven Sisters Hospital
Leo Sunstrom
Knickerbocker Trust Pays Depositors Dollar for Dollar
New York financial markets applaud as Knickerbocker Trust announces dollar for dollar payments to depositors and banking conditions return toward normal after a severe storm in the financial center.
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New York
Navy
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Wall Street
Jnancial
Wages to Return to Pre-Cut Scale for Butte Miners Today
Notices to restore the old wage scale to $4.00 a day in November have reached the Miners and Smeltermen unions. The cut reduces pay to $3.50 daily for most workers, with no other changes planned. The Miners union will meet to decide further action while reaffirming adherence to contract terms.
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Butte
Miners’ Union
Amalgamated
North Bute
Red Metal
North Butte
Red Metals
Local Doings in Hot Springs Focus on Building Upgrades
Work begins on the Evans mud bath house as stone is shipped for the new structure. C Bill Glazier visits Our Lady of Lourdes hospital for muscular rheumatism treatment. Mrs. Clara Lacey Green and Marie stay with Chaplain and Mrs. Clark at Battle Mountain sanitarium. Miss Mabel Clay returns from Spearfish. Catholic Ladies' Altar society supper at Somerindyk cafe nets over sixty five dollars. An informal dance honors Miss Carrie Fargo before her departure. Dee Ferguson departs for Chicago and southern points. Chadron academy and Spearfish normal football may clash on Hot Springs grounds next Saturday. Dr Nichols Cancer sanitarium nears completion. Soldiers' Home Hospital advanced in construction.
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Hot Springs
Evans
Bill Glazier
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Clara Lacey Green
Marie
Clark
Battle Mountain Sanitarium
Mabel Clay
Spearfish
Paul Faulkes
Catholic Ladies’ Altar Society
Somerin Dyke Cafe
Evans Hotel
Carrie Fargo
Razor Smwith
Dee Ferguson
Chicago
Southern Points
Ferguson
Chadron ‘Academy
Dr. Nichols Cancer Sanitarium
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Nemo Gossip and Regional Life Notes from Homestake Timber Camp
Local items from Nemo and Homestake details births weddings travels and visits. Mrs Booth welcomes an eleven pound baby girl on October 23. Dr Hoon weds Miriam Price. Matilda Warnhoff and John Booth plan Rapid City ceremony. Threshers-at-Leeper ranch mark a first harvest season with Leeper family helpers.
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Homestake Company
A. P. Booth
Arthur 5. Hoon
Homestake
Miriam E. Price
Rapid City
Matilda Warnhoff
Nemo
John Booth
Este
Theodore Harkinson
Samuel Leeper
C. R. McDonnell
Leeper
James Clemens
Charles Scofield
Janny Wellman
Isa Young
Wellman
Young
Hot Springs
Irene
Spearfish
George Hill
Deadwood
Seviers
Ella Williamson
J. P. Hines
Helen Robinson
Fern Fish
Arthur
H. R. Locke
Lead
P. R. Edwards
Growth of an Industry in Early American Automobiles
The article notes the rise of the U S automobile industry from a single bubble wagon in 1893 at the Columbian Exposition to eighty-nine million dollars in output value in 1906. It cites the 1893 price near 500 dollars, early makers like Harold Sturges and Charles Duryea, and badges growth to 168 manufacturers and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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Chicago
United States
Outing
D. T. Wells
Harold Sturges
Sturges
Charles Duryea
Telegraph Strike Sparks Cross Country Turmoil
S J Small, ousted as Commercial Telegraphers union president, returns west and is barred from addressing the New York local. A nationwide strike surge follows with high job applications in New York, increased vacancies, and desertions in Chicago Memphis and Salt Lake City amid a widening split.
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New York
S. J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
West
Chicago
St Taube
Memphis
Salt Lake City
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