Week in Review: Train Collision and Global Events
Two crowded Oregon trains collided at Lomo near Marysville in a near-fatal wreck traced to a train-order error. Other items include the Dora ashore near Montevideo, a Newcastle Forge & Bolt plant fire causing about 100000 dollars in losses, and a double tragedy near Vancouver involving L L Swartzel and May Lindsey found dead from gunshot wounds.
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Oregon
Lomo
Marysville
Cal
Dora
Mobile
Buenos Ayres
British Bank
Montevideo
Whitelaw Reid
Miss Reid
England
Newcastle Forge & Bolt Company
St. Louis
Lambert Neihaus
Athos
New York
Montana
New Orleans
Beverly Warner
Chicago
H. C. Beard
Macedonia
Washington
H. G. Beyer
Navy
Paris
Portland
L. L. Swartzel
Pasadena
Riverside
May Lindsey
Vancouver
Shall Not Wed Alfonso: King Edwards Breaks Off Match
In an interview Dr. Macho physician to the bishop of Sion and royal chaplain explains that King Alfonso and Princess Patricia of Connaught were to wed but the union was declared off when Alfonso visited London. Edward appointed two physicians who diagnosed phthisis and signs of insanity. Negotiations were broken off.
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Publishers’ Press
Macho
Sion
Alfonso
Princess Patricia of
Americans Stranded in London Seek Charity at Hotels
After the season ends, a record number of Americans remain in London haunting hotels in search of wealthy travelers homeward bound. Both sexes find it hard to earn in London and cannot raise money for fares to America, facing hardship or relying on visiting Americans for aid.
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London
America
Army Officers Sail for French Army Maneuvers
Lieutenant General A R Chaffee Brigadier General James F Bell and William Crozier have sailed to Europe aboard the Kroonland to represent the U S general staff at the French army maneuvers. A Wiesbaden chemist reports a method to raise iron content in eggs for medicinal uses and disease treatment.
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A. R. Chaffee
James F. Bell
William Crozier
General Staff
United States Army
Europe
Red Star Line
Kroonland
Wiesbaden
Multicolor Roses Highlight German Floral Exhibition
At Bad Kreuznach a floral exhibition displayed 24 000 rose bushes including green roses and a triple color bush with red rosé and yellow blooms. An application was made to publishers to translate Ben Hur into Arabic.
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Bad Kreuznach
Germany
Arbitration Is The Plan Feature Of President Roosevelt Proposal
Portsmouth N H Aug 21 It is announced that the feature of Roosevelt plan to Baron de Rosen and M Witte involves arbitration The proposal may apply to indemnity and perhaps Sakhalin island Only potential parleys with Japan remain unclear Officials say both Takahira and Witte previously rejected arbitration and have since softened their stance slightly while public opinion favors impartial decision making
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Baron de Rosen
Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
M. Witte
Russia
Sakhalin
Japan
Nicholas
Takahira
German East Africa Revolts Escalate Amid Turmoil
Berlin reports the colony's situation worsens as the emperor orders two cruisers to East Africa and reinforcements for protective troops. Revolts affect nearly all colonies, with 15 000 troops already deployed. The Southwest Africa campaign has cost about 62.5 million dollars and over a thousand German lives, including women and children massacred by tribesmen.
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Berlin
German East Africa
East Africa
Africa
San Francisco Chronicle altercation ends with lucky buckle save
Clarence E. Edwardes assistant city editor shot Charles H. Harwood in the Chronicle local room. A bullet struck a suspender buckle and deflected, causing only a superficial wound. The shooting stems from a long standing enmity. Edwardes ordered Harwood out. he refused to leave.
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San Franciscan
Clarence E. Edwardes
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Charles H. Harwood
Chronicle
Edwardes
Harwood
Tailors Track King Edward’s Outfits at Marienbad
Reports from Marienbad describe King Edward being mooned as he leaves his hotel while the burgomaster and police look on. An army of tailors with notebooks and kodaks records each clothing change, representing leading European tailoring firms.
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Marienbad
Edward
Europe
England
Scott and Goodwood
Cowes
Too Many Boys on Roof at Marblehead Park
A pavilion at Crocker park collapsed injuring about a dozen during Fourth of July fireworks for the New York Yacht Club fleet arrival. A crowd of 200 spectators mostly women and children were seated below when hundreds of boys climbed the roof causing the failure.
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Marblehead
Mass
Crocker Park
New York Yacht Club
Bret Harte's Old Home Area Combines Rail Move to Mina
Reno Nev Hawthorne once a lively Esmeralda county town and Bret Harte home faces removal as trains will no longer pass via the Carson and Colorado line. The division shifts to Mina Nevada six miles away marking a town's decline.
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Reno
Nev
Hawthorne
Esmeralda County
Bret Harte
Nevada
Carson & Colorado Railroad
Mina
Streetcar Crash Near Lansing Kills One Injures Ten
A streetcar accident at Dewitt six miles from Lansing Michigan on Sunday afternoon left one man dead and ten people seriously injured. George Burton, manager of the John Hicks Dry Goods company, was killed.
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Dewitt
Lansing
Mich
George Burton
John Hicks Dry Goods Company
Yellow Fever Report for New Orleans
Official daily update shows 45 new cases today, 1385 total cases, 4 deaths today, 196 total deaths. New foci reported 11, total foci to date igus.
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New Orleans
Tragic trolley crush kills eight in Butte
At Utah street crossing a freight engine collided with a crowded trolley car, killing eight and injuring about twenty. Passengers, including women and children, were pulled from the wreck as rescuers worked. the victims named include Maggie Harrington Maud Johnson Mrs Jacobs Maggie Keefe Vere Naughton and others. one unidentified man and woman.
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Butte
Mont
Great Northern Railway
Utah
Columbia Gardens
Buite, Anaconda & Pacific Yard
Utah Street
John Harvey
Spokane
Harvey
Maggie Harrington
Southern Hotel
Maud Johnson
Mrs. Jacobs
Maggie Keefe
Vere Naughton
Mr. Fisher
Sadie Smith
Cretan Uprising Fails. London Official Sees No Major Trouble
A prominent official now in London, long resident in Greece, told the Associated Press there would be no serious trouble in Crete as the uprising failed at its incipiency. The Rev. H. A. Baumgartner of Henley on Thames, a Caius College Cambridge rower in 1839, is 85.
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London
Greece
Associated Press
Crete
H. A. Baumgartner
Henley-on-Thames
Caius College
Cambridge
Grain rate cuts by Great Northern stir Northwest farmers
The Great Northern Railway announces sweeping grain rate reductions east of Montana, aiming to boost farmer resources. Reductions range from 5 cents per 100 pounds at distant points to a half cent near Twin Cities and Great Lakes, with Williston at 5 cents. Officials call it a voluntary profit sharing policy benefiting Northwest tillers, while competition with Soo Line and Canadian Pacific intensifies.
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Montana
Great Northern Railroad
Northwest
Great Northern
Twin Cities
Great Lakes
Williston
N. D
Northern Pacific
Soo Line
Canadian Pacific
Hill
Soo
Tom Lowry
The
Road
Roosevelt presses for pacific compromise at Portsmouth talks
Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt using full influence to prevent a rupture of the Portsmouth peace conference. He seeks a just and lasting peace with active support from Great Britain, France, and Germany as world pressure mounts on St. Petersburg and Tokio to secure substantial results.
Eagles pick Milwaukee as next meeting site in 0verall vote
Denver Calif until the Fraternal Order of Eagles finish balloting for officers Milwaukee won by a bare majority over San Francisco as meeting place. W H Davis of Cleveland was elected grand worthy president. Kansas City aerie drill team won first prize banner for best ritual 93 of 100 points while Fort Worth scored 75.
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Denver
Cal
Order of Eagles
Milwaukee
San Francisco
W. H. Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Kansas City
Moros Parade Before Taft in Zamboanga
Advices from Zamboanga report three wonderful demonstrations honoring Secretary of War Taft and party. Moros and leading dattos joined, with a procession a Moro drill a parade and native dances. Night events included a dance at the Army and Navy club and a Mindanao club reception.
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Manila
Zamboanga
Taft
Army and Navy Club
Mindanao Club
Dynamite scare shocks Saratoga visitors in two blasts
Two loud explosions in quick succession in different Saratoga sections alarmed visitors. Authorities suggest explosive use but deem damage minimal. Unclear whether a practical joke or malicious plot, with the perpetrator failing to complete plans.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Italian Laborers Hurt in Theatre Collapse
Pittsburg Aug 22 Fifteen Italian laborers were injured when a wall fell in the ruins of the Avenue theatre destroyed a month ago. Thirteen were pulled from the wreckage badly battered. None will die but five are seriously hurt. All were extricated promptly.
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Pittsburg
Avenue Theatre
Man in San Bernardino Jail Hailed as Spider Bite Maniac
Louis Jiminez a Santa Fe section foreman at Eti wanda is jailed in the county lockup after a black spider bite on the neck left him described as a raving maniac. He is held on unspecified charges as doctors monitor his condition.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Louis Jiminez
Santa Fe
Etiwanda
Curzon Resigns as Viceroy of India Over Army Reform
The Indian office announces Lord Curzon’s resignation as viceroy, effective after bitter clashes with Lord Kitchener over a new army administration plan. He cites fundamental policy conflicts and states he resigned when he could not carry out the government’s program.
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London
Lord Curzon of
Keddleston
India
Earl of Minto
Indian Office
Lord Curzon
Lord Kitchener
Edmund Barrow
Broderick
Barrow
Balfour
England
Government of
Missionary Work Reported by Women’s Board
At a Christian Women's Board meeting Mrs. Davidson of Illinois read a report on young people’s work. Mr. Cunningham of India spoke on progress in that country and Mrs. James of Texas described activities in the United States. Mrs. Ella Humbert of Oregon delivered an eloquent address on the organization’s work.
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Christian Women's Board of Missions
Davidson
Illinois
Cunningham
India
James
Texas
Ella Humbert
Oregon
Trolley Car Plunges Over Embankment Near Milwaukee
An interurban trolley car returning from Fox Point and traveling 40 mph plunged over an embankment four miles north of Milwaukee late Sunday night. One unknown man was killed and between 20 and 30 were seriously injured.
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Fox Point
Milwaukee
Mount Sicker hotel proprietor shot dead in Duncan incident
Joseph Bobeau, proprietor of the Mount Sicker hotel at Duncan, B C, was shot and killed by miner Fred Beach. The killer, described as somewhat demented, allegedly fired on a private residence.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Joseph Bobeau
Mount Sicker
Duncans
Fred Beach
Kaiser Eyes Plans for New Steam Yacht Hohenzollern
Emperor William weighs a project for a modern steam yacht. The Hohenzollern, once the Cruiser Avize, lacked the comforts of a true pleasure craft and may be redesigned or rebuilt as a flagship yacht.
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William
Hohenzollern
Boycott Against American Goods Weakening
The boycott against American goods is weakening and the proposed mission of former Minister Conger is viewed as entirely superfluous.
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Conger
Northwest Vacant Land Totals and Survey Rates
A table by Commissioner Richards of the general land office shows 126 161 257 acres of vacant lands in the northwest including Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana and 21 872 377 acres unappropriated and unreserved nationwide. Montana leads unappropriated lands with 56 455 435 acres. Idaho 39 668 63 acres. Oregon 20 174 254 acres. Oregon has the highest surveyed share at 14 527 289 acres. Washington follows with 4 008 954 surveyed acres.
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Richards
General Land Office
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Alaska
Nevada
Czar Calls Nation to Reform Assembly in Russia
The article reports Emperor Nicholas announcing the creation of a national elective assembly in Russia. It states the first convocation is set for mid January, with a ukase ordering the senate to register a law defining the new governmental body and its powers. The move marks a long sought reform after decades of tension.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas
Senate
Imperial
Platform collapses during synagogue cornerstone ceremony
Pittsburg august 21 more than 500 people were pitched into a 15 foot cellar when a platform gave way during the Beth David Russian Orthodox synagogue cornerstone laying on Miller street near Washington. Many were cut and bruised but no fatalities reported. three rabbis were injured yet aided in resuming the ceremony after the panic subsided.
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Pittsburg
Beth David
Miller Street
Washington
Mining Notes from the Northwest Coal and Ore Regions
The United Mine Workers call out workers in the Crow’s Nest Pass. Port land hosts a Transmississippi congress urging a mines department. Stevens county quarries shift to Verd Antique. Boundary ore shipments dip due to Granby smelter upgrade. Yarbrough and Boyle uncover six feet of low grade carbonates north of Hercules. Napo Leon group reports a 12 foot ledge. Crown Point mine leaser Eric Stevenson contracts haul of 5000 tons to the Columbia and Western railway. Tamarack and Chesapeake Mining to begin ore shipments with Salt Lake smelter agreement. first consignment in a few days.
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United States
Stevens County
Wash
Verd Antique Company
Granby
Wallace
Idaho
Yarbrough & Boyle
New Jersey
Hercules
C. B. Johnson
Napoleon Group
Eric Stevenson
Crown Point
Rossland
B. C
W. F. Lingle
Columbia & Western Railway
Stevenson
Tamarack & Chesapeake Mining Company
Custer
Coeur d’Alenes
Salt Lake
Collapse of Grandstand Injures Hundreds at Walnut Game
During a Saturday ball game in Walnut Iowa a section of seats holding several hundred spectators mostly women collapsed. Six or more people were seriously injured with Mrs Ed Burke crushed by the mass and suffering internal injuries and a broken ankle.
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Walnut
Iowa
Ed Burke
Newport Youths Die in Auto Accident
Vinson Walsh son of Thomas Walsh of Washington was killed and four other prominent Newport summer residents were injured in an automobile accident here Saturday.
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Newport
R. I.vinson Walsh
Thomas Walsh
Washington
Newport Summer Colony
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Sherman
United Mine Workers of America
Department of Mines and Mining
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
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