Doubts Rise Over Gibson Girl After Paris Return
A European press shift questions the Gibson Girl ideal after Dana Gibson left Paris. The report notes manslaughter charges against Will J. Davis of the Iroquois Theater fire awaiting trial in Danville Illinois. date TBA. Other items include the Sheridan transport ashore near Barber's Point, Lloyd Griscom to St. Petersburg, and various incidents across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Gibson
Paris
Barber's Point
Pearl Harbor
Lloyd Griscom
Brazil
St. Petersburg
Meyer
Roosevelt
Rock Rapids
Sioux Falls
Bert Smith
Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Representative Council
Preble
Santa Barbara
Cal
Shasta
Insurgents Clash in Puerto Principe Suburb
A crowd of 200 insurgents entered Caridad, brandishing machetes and menacing residents. Twenty U.S. Marines dispersed the group and arrested 39. General Caballero, leader of the insurgents, arrived with 100 men, demanded the captives' release, but was disarmed along with his followers. He pledged to disarm his entire force.
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Caridad
Puerto Principe
Caballero
Omaha Woman Found Dead in Shirt Factory Field
Josephine Rummel hart a 40 year old shirt factory employee was found dead in Omaha Nebraska. Her throat was cut and her face beaten to a pulp. No clew to the murderer at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Josephine Rummelhart
Mystery surrounds death of Mrs Laura Ayres in Shelbyville
Mrs Laura Ayres a 50 year old church worker was found dead in bed with a bullet wound to the brain in Shelbyville Indiana. Authorities investigate as mystery surrounding her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Laura Ayres
Championship pugilistic contest eyed for Railroad Day
Searchlight Nevada and Goldfield to host a pugilistic championship with Burns and OBrien or Brit and Gans slated for a finish bout on Railroad Day. Jack Linke of Los Angeles to manage a $20 000 purse. Also reports on Spokane high school football, rugby debate at Berkeley, Mordecai Brown’s pitching for Chicago, University of Washington football outlook, and Montana track ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searchlight
Nev
Goldfield
Burns
O’brien
Brit and Gans
Jack Linke
Los Angeles
Spokane
Coeur d’Alene
Lake City
Berkeley
Cal
Mordecai Brown
Chicago
Cubs
New York
University of Washington
University of Montana
Seattle
Robert Cary
Dan Kelly
Yale
Cary
Jack Sullivan
Everett
Wash
San Francisco
Percy Cove
Frankie Neill
Colma Club
Medical Lake
Charles Allard
Polson
Mont
Allard
H. G. Smith
Endicott
A. E. Stowell
Anasta Jim
Flathead
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
Boston
Pittsburg
Mrs Schwab Targeted in Ansonia Robberies
Mrs Charles M Schwab widow of a former United States Steel president was robbed at the Hotel Ansonia New York along with other guests. A Watteau painting and other valuables were reported taken. Frank A Fanning a carpenter at the hotel and Kate Gallagher were arrested charged with the thefts totaling about 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Hotel Ansonia
New York
Watteau
Frank A. Fanning
Kate Gallagher
Fire 500 Insurance Suits Filed in San Francisco Courts
The North German Fire Insurance policyholders company plans to file five hundred suits in federal and state courts in San Francisco against the North German Insurance company of Trägerburg Germany. President W. J. Herrin announced the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tramburg
Germany
W. J. Herrin
US Troops land in Cuba establish camp at Columbia
Havana reports the first landing of American soldiers in the current occupation. Fifth United States infantry and engineers set up at Camp Columbia with 850 men transported by rail and streetcars. General Funston establishes headquarters at Marianao as disarming of rebels progresses smoothly in most provinces.
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Havana
Cuba
Fifth United States Infantry
Columbia
Brooklyn
Frederick Funston
Marianao
L. W. T. Waller
Santa Clara
Disarmament Commission
Santiago
Pinar del Rio
Matanzas
Puerto Principe
Taft
Bacon
Funston
Mr. Bacon
Charles E. “Magoon
Mr. Magoon
Senor Gaines
Pino Guerrera
Sobrado
General del Castillo
Guilia
Paymaster General F S Dodge Retires After Long Service
General F S Dodge retires as paymaster general after presenting a 1906 annual report. From July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1906, the pay department handled 379,630,401 dollars with no losses due to improper transactions by disbursing officers. He advocates higher pay for officers and enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Dodge
General Dodge
Millions Go Up in Smoke in September Fire Loss
The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin reports U.S. and Canadian September fire losses totaling 10,852,550, about 3 million less than September 1905. Nine months’ fire losses reach 400,587,750, a record high for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Troopship Reaches Havana With First U S Troop Contingent
The first contingent of United States troops has arrived in Havana aboard the transport Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Sumner
Macon Near a Race Riot at Fair Grounds
At the Macon Georgia fair grounds around 11 pm a black assailant asked to separate two white escorts. After a remonstrance, the man drew a revolver and shot Charles Adams and William Solomon, both wounded. Police arrested the assailant as a stampede erupted among crowds.
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Macon
Charles Adams
William Solomon
Adams
Solomon
Mining News From Alaska to Idaho and British Columbia
Captain S L Burbridge returns to Spokane after a tour of tin mines in Alaska while Black Cloud ore near Wallace Idaho yields 18 to 24 inches of clean galena and 10 to 15 feet of milling ore. Five Seattle bound steamships carry 971360 dollars in gold and 1038 passengers from Alaska. New York and Boston capitalists eye Black Horse stock near Murray Idaho. District Judge Stevens dismisses murder charge against Vincent St John after lack of evidence. Crows Nest Pass coal strike eases with partial plant operations at Trail Le Roi No 2 and Centre Star seeing continued work and repairs.
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S. L. Burbridge
M. E
Spokane
Cape Prince of Wales
Cape York
Alaska
Black Cloud
Wallace
Idaho
Seattle
Nome
Valdez
Southeastern
New York
Boston
Murray
Charles Sweeny
Coeur d'Alenes
Theron Stevens
Colorado
Vincent St. John
Teluride
Col
Burke
Coeur d’Alene
Shoshone County
Selig
St. John
Telluride
Benjamin Burnham
Rossland
B. C
Crows Nest Pass
Trail
Consolidated Company
le Roi No. 2
Centre Star
Boundary Mines Amid Coal Strike Keeps Weekly Shipments
Despite a coal miners' strike in East Kootenay coke shortages persist with Boundary mines sending their usual weekly shipments. Granby uses Blairmore coke across six furnaces while British Columbia Copper starts one furnace on Blairmore coke and Dominion Copper runs two furnaces with Coleman coke. Snowshoe mine lays off 20 workers and halts Trail smelter shipments. Dominion Copper plans a new furnace for Ida Ho and Rawhide ore as year prior profits are noted.
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East Kootenay
Boundary
Granby
Blairmore
British Columbia Copper Company
Dominion Copper Company
Coleman
Snowshoe
Trail
Idaho
Eight Annual Prize Live Stock Show Opens in Kansas City
The eighth prize live stock show opened in Kansas City on Monday, featuring more entries than ever in all departments. The event runs all week with over 700 breeding cattle and 700 hogs sheep and goats, 100 fat steers, 60 carloads of cattle, and a notable eight-horse string from King Edward and Lor Rothschild of England among exhibitors from 16 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
King Edward
Lor. Rothschild
England
Bold Murder on Los Angeles Street Stabs Rider to Death
A stabbing on a Los Angeles street leaves Eulogia Delgao a 25 year old Mexican rider fatally stabbed in the back by an unknown assailant. The killer fled the scene before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Eulogia Delgao
Germanize Poland policy outlined by German government
The German government states it will use all means to Germanize the Polish region under Prussian influence from the partition of Poland. The report notes that details are kept minimal to emphasize the broad objective and avoid entangling specifics.
Massive brush fire devastates San Fernando Valley area
A huge California blaze since Friday ravaged sixty to seventy-five square miles of brush, destroying ranch homes and cattle, burning 12 miles of fencing, and wiping out $50,000 in Standard Oil property. The fire crossed Dilson and Pacoima canyons and reached scenic areas, with fires near Monterey remaining unchecked across 135,000 acres.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Fernando Valley
Standard Oil
Dilson
Pacoima
Mob Executes Two Men After Train Robberies
In Mobile Alabama, 45 men hanged two Black suspects named Robinson and Thompson after crimes against Ena May Fowler and Lillian May Ever Ruth Scraman. Robinson allegedly confessed before being lynched. Thompson was the first to die. The hangings occurred quietly off Holt road near Pritchard’s station with Moorish silence.
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Mobile
Ala
Ena May Fowler
Lillian May
Ruth Scraman
Holt Road
Pritchard
Robinson
Thompson
Heaven
Medal of Honor for Major Paul S. Straub
Major Paul S. Straub, a U S Army surgeon, received the medal for gallant service at Alps Seimbolos Luzon on December 21, 1899. He exposed himself to enemy fire to rescue a wounded soldier and carry him to safety during an insurgent attack.
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Paul S. Straub
United States Army
Straub
Alps
Seimbolos
Luzon
Telegraphy on Sea from Land Wins Royal Approval in Bilboa
Senor Torres Quevedo demonstrated the Telpekin of directing vessel movements from land aboard the royal yacht in Bilboa at King Alfonso and Queen Victoria's request. The queen guided the craft which stopped and turned with ease, ending with cordial congratulations to the engineer aboard the Giralda. Separately Abalone fishermen report a viscous oily slime coating the coast near More, Cal, likely from April geysers and high temperature, killing abalones.
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Bilboa
Spain
Senor
Leonardo Torres Quevedo
Alfonso
Giraldo
Queen Victoria
Senor Torres Quereuo
Giralda
More
Cal
Spectacular Fire Destroys Dwellings in Renssalaer
A massive blaze in Renssalaer across the river from New York City destroyed twenty four dwellings and left twenty seven families nearly homeless with about 125000 dollars in losses. The fire threatened much of the lower end of the city at one point.
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Renssalaer
N. Y
Portand Crooks Set Free After Legal Plea Drop
Alice Adams and Harry Morgan arrested at Salt Lake on request of Portland and Chicago authorities for stealing $9000 from Anton Fritz in Portland. Proceedings in the cal courts dropped and the pair are again at liberty.
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Alice Adams
Harry Morgan
Salt Lake
Portland
Ore
Chicago
Anton Fritz
Liberty
Cal Courts
Tillman Advocates European Passport System to Segregate Blacks
Senator B R Tillman urged a drastic program to curb Black political power, proposing a European style passport and residency certificate system. He warned that without swift action, the nation faces a race war and extermination, conceding it would burden those affected by the 15th amendment.
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B. R. Tillman
Japan Tightens Grip in Manchuria Rail Plan
Tokio dispatches report oversubscription of South Manchuria railroad bonds with no Chinese applications. Pekin Times correspondent says China did not invest due to lack of funds and fear of foreign loan complications, leaving the railroad effectively controlled by Japan in southern Manchuria.
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Tokio
South Manchurian
Pekin
London Times
China
Japan
Manchuria
Water Wheel Irrigation Patented by Mathews Brothers
Texas City Washington notice reports John and Alexander Mathews have patented a new water wheel irrigation device. They tested one unit on Snake River at their site, claiming potential to revolutionize irrigation methods.
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Texas City
Wash
Snake River
John and
Alexander Mathews
Spokane Market Quotations and Food Prices Listed
Wholesale produce prices from Spokane include cabbage 2.50 cwt, tomatoes 35 40c per crate, watermelons 1.25 to 2.50 per dozen, onions 1.50 cwt, corn 1/lb, apples 0.50 to 1.50 per box, grapes 0.35 to 0.40, oranges 4.75 to 5.25 per box, lemons 6.50 to 7.50 per case, figs and dates by type, bananas 2.75 to 3.25 per bunch, peaches 0.60 to 1.50 per box, butter and eggs quoted, sugar 5.85 per 100 lbs, coffee 17.25 per 100 lbs, hay and seed prices, plus live stock, poultry, and hides. Notes from Portland and Tacoma report wheat and blue-stem prices, Paris bread strike impact, and a local death from toadstools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Kentucky
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News OF the World
Globe
Bishop Walters
Afro-American Council
Andrew Miller
Thomas Anderson
Company M
Fourteenth Infantry
Anthony Bridger
Vancouver
Bridger
William Arthur
J. White
Livingston
Butte
Sporting News
Chas. M. Schwab
U. S
C. E. Magoon
Culver
Mining News
Boundary Mines
Poland
Lower
California
Salinas Cal
Monterey
President Roosevelt
Major P. S. Straub
Portland Crooks
Tillman
Northwestern
Porlland
Tacoma
Blu Club
Estem
Anderson
Myrtle
Gordon
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