Destructive Tornado Hits Clayton New Mexico
A strong tornado struck Clayton New Mexico last night around 8 30 causing widespread damage from southern Colorado into Texas. Three people are dead and several injured as homes collapsed trapping residents while banks and courthouses suffered major destruction.
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Clayton
N. M
Colorado
Texas
W. H. Haight
Birdie Cox
Joel Cox
Cimarron
Folsom
Trinchera
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Tom O'Neil
O'Neil
Saturnino Pinard
Pinard
Bank
Carempa
Tin Prospects Boost Swaziland Works in Africa
Reports from consulting engineers on the M. Creedy tin property in Swaziland show tested ore in sight yielding conservatively 8s 6d per ton. With 600000 tons of alluvial gravel in sight valued at about L180000, and 135000 loads of course ore yielding around L3 000, the total ore in sight amounts to roughly L186000. The finding supports continuing current operations amid projected linkages between creek alluvials and Milwan hill washings.
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Milwan Hill
South Africa
M.creedy Tin
Swaziland
Allotting Efforts Progress on Cheyenne River Reservation
Pierre Oct 22 Allotting Agent Deets reports steady progress on the Cheyenne River Indian reservation work while in town over Sunday The force concentrates along the Moreau river valley to clear up fall work with low water risks The older Indians pick streams for wood and water while younger ones select top farming lands foreseeing future settlement values The reservation offers upland prairie with little gumbo and opens to settlers with a larger tract than Tripp county promising a strong year ahead in the northern state
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Pierre
Deets
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
Moreau River
Moreau
Trip
Tripp County
Barber Otto Snyder Wins Rosebud Farm Lottery
Otto Snyder of Chamberlain who drew No. 4 in the Rosebud lottery learned his fate after sweeping up hair at his chair. He is 26, with a wife and child, recently from Iowa, and registered on the first day after hearing the news. He plans to seize the opportunity.
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Mitchell
S. D
Correscondant
Otto Snyder
Iowa
Storm Floods Halt Rail Traffic Across Southwest
A violent storm rages through the southwest with railroads largely suspended and telegraph and telephone lines cut. The storm center is in Arkansas with heavy damage reported.
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Clayton
Butterman
Arkansas
Kansas City
Oct
Thirty Earthquake Shocks Rattle Saxony Town
Thirty tremors were felt across the country around Plauen Saxony today ending in a massive late night shock. Residents express strong alarm as aftershocks persist and tremors disrupt daily life.
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Plauen
Saxony
Bomb Thrower Sought After East Side House Blast
Police pursue an unknown man after a bomb shattered an east side tenement. Investigators believe the assailant is tied to the Black Hand, as a resident of the wrecked building had received letters from the society in the past year.
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Black Hand
New York
Black Hand Society
Eight Hour Law Violated In South Dakota Case
The United States attorney files a suit against Hayes Brothers, sub contractors on the Belle Fourche irrigation project. They allegedly allowed workers to total ten hours daily on many days, violating the federal eight hour work limit. Penalties include up to a $1000 fine, six months imprisonment, or both. This is the first such case in South Dakota federal court.
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Sioux Falls
United States Attorney's
United States
Hayes Brothers
Belle Fourche
United States Court
South Dakota
Family history tragedy in Galveston murder raid
Al bert T. Colwan of El Paso county, a wealthy ranchman, was killed and his home robbed. His death marks the seventh fatality in his family. Found Sunday with three knife wounds, the safe was opened and ransacked. the amount stolen is estimated at two to three thousand dollars.
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Galveston
Tex
Albert T. Colwan
el Paso County
Japan Hosts American Fleet in Tokyo Royal Manor
In Tokio the city entertained American sailors from noon to midnight with royal hospitality. Since their arrival, the officers and men have received generous attention and lavish welcomes from the Japanese authorities and residents.
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Tokio
Captain Jack Foster Dead Frontiersman and Detective
Captain Jack Foster, about 52, longtime South Dakota resident and government detective at the Rosebud Indian Reservation, died at the agency. A famous frontier figure and former Troop B Grigoby’s Rough Riders captain, he led fights against horse thieves and cattle rustlers across Jackson Hole to Nebraska. Foster was revered for fearless service and became a legendary Western scout in local lore.
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Jack Foster
Remington
South Dakota
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Nebraska
Courageous Deputy Foster on Rosebud Reservation
Years ago he became a government detective stationed at Rosebud agency. He patrolled the reservation and pursued rustlers, often taking them into custody single handed. A past town incident showed his fearless manner when he disarmed a drunken rifleman, handcuffing him after a fierce struggle. He was deputy US marshal, deputy sheriff, and detective with a wife, son, and daughter.
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Roseburl
Indiana
Foster
Jack
United States
Millionaire grain dealer Sleuman commits suicide after warning message
Omaha reports Sewell Sleuman a famed grain magnate with Nebraska and Texas elevator interests shot himself after sending a midnight warning to his clerk. Eva Hart, 24, with whom he was infatuated, died beside him in Hart’s home, both with bullet wounds. Sleuman, 50, separated from wife, had clashed with the Chicago Board of Trade over quotations and owned bucket shops across the West. Comstock alerted police after the call. investigators sought the call’s origin in Hart’s residence.
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Omaha
Sewell Sleuman
Sleuman
Eva Hart
Nebraska
Tews
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board
Itart
Miss Hlart
Slewman
Hart
J. P. Comstock
Comstock
Hart's
Suffragists in London Police Court Cases
David Lloyd George and Herbert Gladstone testified in a London police court this morning regarding assaults on suffragists. The cases raised tensions over women’s suffrage and the protest actions in the city.
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London
David Lloyd ‘George
Herbert Gladstone
Home Affairs
Lucky Rosebud draw winners listed across states
The Rosebud drawing reveals May Messer of Kennebec as No 1 and Peter Swift of Ponca as No 2 among several successful participants from South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas. The report catalogs numerous winners with towns including Aberdeen Woonsocket Geddes Madison Mitchell and Mt. Vernon. May Messer is 32 and lives on a family farm near Kennebec, while Peter Swift is the son of farmer Tom Swift near Martinsburg.
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Messer
Kennebec
Peter Swift
Ponca
Ge. Hannan
Weadow Grove
Neb
Otto Snyder
Mitchell
Jacob Edwards
Wichita
Fan
Simuel Anderson
Albert City
Homer Anderson
Mount Vernon
Clark
Girard
Kan
Charles P. Johnson
Decatur
Bert Tokle
Jacobs
W. A. Craig
Junction City
Ernest Z. Bohutz
John Foster
Creston
S. K. Beghtol
Gothenberg
South
F. Butterfield
C. HH. Kelley
Lake Preston
B. H. Arshell
Hartford
Bernard J. Deerings
Lucas
Henry F. Coht
Kimball
W. K. Dillon
Presho
Jesse L. Welch
Geddes
Everett Brotter
Mt. Vernon
Elmer R. Rudy
Forestburg
Anna (. Anderson
Platte
August E. Brandensberg
Wessington Springs
Carl J. Person
St. Marys
Gustave Gribben
Ferny
Anton F. Hagen
Florence
Lillian B. Ray
Alexandria
Nallas
M. D
May Messer
Rosebud
Tom Swift
Martinsburg
Spokane Court Finds Washington Direct Primary Law Constitutional
The Washington Supreme Court upholds the direct primary law tested in Spokane in May 2007 and in state primaries last September. It upholds the non partisan judiciary feature and the right to levy a fee for recognition as a nominated candidate. The court rejects the second choice provision as inoperable, affirming voters’ freedom to cast their first choice while party majority may affect outcome.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Supreme Court of
W. W. Zent
Skeletons Found in Canons near San Diego
Bleached bones of two men found by quail hunters in canyons at Point Loma. One skeleton lay with a heavy revolver and cartridge box nearby. No identification is seen, and the clothing fragments show little wear. The deaths appear months old.
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San Diego
Cal
Point Loma
Queen Esther Mining official visits Iron Creek district
Stewart Connors manager and principal owner of Queen Esther Mining Company visited Tron Creek district in Iron Creek today to report on operations and progress. Local officials and miners welcomed the delegation and discussed future activity.
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Stewart Connors
Queen Esther Mining Company
Tron Creek
Iron Creek Mining company pushes timber and ore operations
The Iron Creek Mining company plans full scale timber cutting and saw mill operation to supply vine timbers while pursuing diamond drill led quartzite ore. They own 400 acres heavily timbered and will mine fast. Ore from a tunnel near Queen Esther shows fair grade with quartzite targets.
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Fendy
Ap Arizite
Queen Esther
Iron Creek
Connor
Iron Creek Mining Company
Tinton
England
Wrecks Reported After Heavy Atlantic Storm Off Oregon Coast
A fierce storm hits Currie county near Gold Beach. Sailors aboard the schooners Enterprise and Osprey are missing, feared dead, with ten lost and other vessels at risk as the tempest subsides.
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Marshfield
Oregon
Enterprise
Osprey
Gold Beach
Currie County
Three Killed in Tenement Fire on East Third Street
A fire at 3 East Third Street in New York City killed three sleeping residents and seriously injured four others who tried to escape. The blazes in tenement districts have become frequent, prompting strong public anger toward owners of the fire traps.
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New York City
East Third Street
Prussian Parliament Opens as Emperor Calls for Peaceful Balkan Settlement
Emperor William opened the Prussian Parliament in Berlin. He said Germany has less stake in the Balkan crisis than others but urged a peaceful settlement of the troubles.
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Berlin
William
Germany
Balkans War Rumor Spurs U S Request for Aid
Thousands of Servians in San Francisco urged President Roosevelt to intervene if Austria declares war on Balkan nations. The mass meeting, held October 20, sent a telegram seeking American aid in the crisis.
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Austria
America
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Balkan
Lincoln Congressman Opposes Speaker Cannon in Oct. Move
Kin kaid, congressman from the fourth district, declares opposition to Speaker Cannon during October discussions. He states his stance publicly and signals potential party division ahead of floor votes.
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Lincoln
M. PP. Kinkaid
Cannon
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Africa
Lucky Mitchell Barber
U 8
Japan
Capt. Foster
Was
Rough Riders
Iron Creek Dist
Queen Esther Company
Daily Call
Eeast Third Street
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