Global Dispatches Highlight Fires, Elections and Unrest
A world roundup reports Seneca fire destroying property valued around 75000 dollars. An Anglo French convention outlines future administration of the New Hebrides. Peasants from Pukosihotka and Doretz plan to emigrate to the United States. Universal education project eyed with 102 million yearly cost. Subscriptions fund a private auto race course on Long Island costing about 2 million.
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Seneca
D. C
New Hebrides
Lehimour
Russia
Pukosihotka
Doretz
United States
St. Petersburg
Ministry of Education
New York
Long Island
Johannesburg
East Simmer
Toms River
N. J
Frank L. Brouwer
Lumber Scandal Erupts Over 1904 Railway Fire Damages
Nelson B C reports a major scandal tied to Kootenay lumber mills and government figures. Inspector Martin and accountant George Boulton testified in a suit by Boulton against the Crows Nest Southern railway over damages from a July 23 1904 right of way clearing fire. Damages claimed total 70000 with admitted 406.
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Nelson
B. C
Kootenay
Martin
British Columbia
George Boulton
Fernie
Crows Nest Southern Railway
Great Northern
Magoon Discovers Overcrowded Havana National Asylum
Governor Magoon visited Havana's national asylum and found 1660 inmates, both sexes, crowded into dilapidated buildings built for 400. They sleep on broken cots from the last American occupation. Congress allocated funds to enlarge the asylum but the money was never spent.
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Magoon
Havana
National Asylum
Congress
Hoppe Retains Balk Line Title at Madison Square Garden
New York champion Willie Hoppe defeated Chicago veteran Jake Schaefer 500 to 472 in 47 innings to defend the 18 inch balk line title at Madison Square Garden. George Sutton of Chicago now led the world at 18.2 balk line billiards. Nevada promoters eye desert towns for boxing with possible bouts in Searchlight and talks of O'Brien Burns match. Lipton plans a 21re racing yacht for next year. Gans seeks a rematch with Nelson under stricter terms and a heavier purse.
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Willie Hoppe
New York
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Hoppe
Schaefer
Kid Parker
Barney Mullin
British Columbia
Phoenix
Mullin
Parker
Denver
J. E. Mason
Latah
Wash
New Zealand
Kentucky
Spokane
George Sutton
Tom O’rourke
Nevada
Los Angeles
Searchlight
Jack O’brien
Tommy Burns
Jos Gans
Jimmy Britt
Goldfields
Manhattan
Thomas Lipton
Columbia Yacht Club
Joe Gans
Nelson
Gans
Saturday Football Results Across Inland Empire and Northeast
Inland Empire games show Blair tied with U S A C no score Spokane High 14 over W S C Preps Idaho 23 over Coeur d Alene Normal 6 over Davenport Colfax 5 over Idaho Preps Yale 10 over Penn State Harvard 44 over Springfield Pennsylvania 14 over Brown Princeton 32 over Bucknell Cornell 72 over Bowdoin Chicago 39 over Purdue Michigan 6 over Ohio State Wisconsin 10 over North Dakota In the Northwest Oregon 10 over Astoria Washington 4 over Seattle High Multnomah 34 over Albany
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Idaho
Coeur d’Alene High
Normal
Davenport High
Colfax
Preps
Yale
Penn State
Harvard
Springfield
Pennsylvania
Brown
Princeton
Bucknell
Cornell
Bowdoin
Chicago
Purdue
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Northwest
Oregon
Astoria
Washington
Seattle High
Multnomah
Albany
Earthquake Shakes Biddeford Pool Area in Maine
An earthquake strong enough to rattle windows and topple objects was felt around Biddefordpool and Woodsland near the Saco river just before 11:30 Saturday, part of a series of temblors in York county. A prior quake at 11:10 am was reported in Kittery and York, with no shock felt in Biddeford.
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Biddeford
Maine
Biddefordpool
Woodsland
Saco River
York County
Kitery
Biddeford Pool
Kittery
York
Montana
Charles Smith
Butte
George Stewart
Patrick Green
Anaconda
Rosario Salvucci
Basil Hoyt
Lalvucci
United States
H. L. Haupt
Spokane
Hunt
Circuit Court of Appeals
Haupt
Lewis and Clarke County
Reese
Frank T. Robertson
Helena
Kansas City
Sacred Heart Academy
St. Joseph's School
Missoula
G Vontpelier
Idaho
Wyoming
John Kelly
Earthquakes Ruin Maine Bridge Appropriations In Peril
Two minor earthquakes hit Portland Maine on Saturday night damaging about 100 feet of a temporary harbor highway crossing. The first quake struck at 6 00 and the second at 7 07 with loud timbers cracking audible to pedestrians. Officials fear damage to nearby bridge foundations tied to a $250 000 recent appropriation.
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Portland
Maine
Upper Harbor
Famous Lady Dies At New Orleans Bistro Chef Madame Begues
Madame Begues a famed American cook for 50 years died last night in New Orleans. Her tiny restaurant seated no more than 40 guests and drew US leaders and poets to the guests' register. She was 75 and cooked until six months ago, with winter seats booked a week in advance.
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New Orleans
Madame Begues
United States
Tunnel plan near Fort Mason and new warehouses
The Southern Pacific proposes to bore a tunnel beneath Fort Mason for a spur track along North Beach and Feeney would run under the government reservation to new warehouses tied to a new port dock west of Fort Mason.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Fort Mason
North Beach
Feeney
Newceanaport
Northwest states report wide range of incidents and progress
The column notes property deals including E F McClure buying 232 acres near Garfield for 18 212 and a Spokane building project worth 500 000. It covers races at Wenatchee ChelanDouglas fairs, murders near Simmons Siding, city hall bids in Walla Walla, railroad work and fires, plus public notices across Idaho Oregon and Montana.
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E. F. McClure
George F. Stivers
Garfield
August Paulsen
Marion
Spokane
Monaghan Monument
Reno Hutchinson
Young Men’s Christian Association
Wenatchee Valley
Chelan County
Douglas
Chelan
Wenatchee
Painter
Walla Walla
Nelson Melander
Simmons Siding
Snake River
Melander
Oregon Squibs: Man Arrested for Beef Theft in Canyon City
Fred De Ford once ran a Canyon City butcher shop and after a three month disappearance he is arrested amid reports he stole a great amount of beef. A Portland labor clash sees a $100000 fund raised to fight a general walkout and strike back at unions.
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Fred de Ford
Canyon City
Portland
Steamers Spokane and Lewis Ton Resume Voyage
Idaho dispatch reports the steamers Spokane and Lewis ton, idle at Riparia dock for six weeks of repairs, set out Monday. A minor wreck occurred in the Northern Pacific yards at Sand Point Saturday morning.
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Spokane
Lewiston
Riparia
Northern Pacific
Sand Point
Volcano Eruption Numbs Coatepeque After Storm
Telegraph service restored from San Salvador as reports arrive of 100 plus fatalities in Coatepeque due to flooding from the Chulo volcano. Sulphur water vented from the crater inundating Panchinalco and decimating its residents. Further devastation reported from other areas.
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Coatepeque
San Salvador
Chulo
Panchinalco
Walls Collapse Kill Five in Wind Lashing San Francisco
Five men died and two were injured when high winds toppled walls at Commercial and Montgomery and at Mission and Third in San Francisco. Foreman John Riordan warned workers as a wall swayed, but Peter Johns G Durand perished. Names confirm Greek origin for Durand and two others unnamed.
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San Francisco
Commercial
Montgomery
John Hoey Furniture Company
Mission Street
Third Street
Peter Johns
G. Durand
John Riordan
Johns
Durand
Charles O’connor
Head on collision kills three trainmen near Monroe
Everett Wash October 22 A freight train failed to obey orders leading to a head on crash with a passenger train east of Monroe Three freight crewmen J E Hudson A W Riddell and Patrick Sheridan died Three passengers engineers Lawrence and Wetzell were injured Fireman Sheridan died en route to hospital Conductor Erickson was jailed for Coroner inquest ordered at Snohomish and two other freight trains narrowly escaped disaster nearby
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Everett
Wash
Great Northern
Monroe
J. E. Hudson
A. W. Riddell
Patrick Sheridan
George Lawrence
Wetzell
Sultan
Snohomish
Riddell
Hudson
Sheridan
Lawrence
Seattle
Erickson
Brown
Munn
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Reforms May Be Held Up By Martial Law in Russia
In St Petersburg observers note the recent ukase grants freer peasant passes and reduces local controls, a major reform long urged by officials and critics. Yet under reinforced security and martial law, many provisions may be invalidated by executive orders, with political aims tied to upcoming elections.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Noted Forger Caught in Chicago Case
J. H. Langdon, held in Chicago on information from Baltimore police, is accused of forgery. He is said to have operated successfully in nearly every large eastern city.
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Chicago
J. H. Langdon
Baltimore
Miners' wages rise in Aspen Silver district amid silver price gains
Wages for Aspen Silver district miners increase from 2.50 to 2.75 a day, aided by rising silver prices. Granby Consolidated forecasts copper output of 380 million pounds next year and 50 million annually thereafter with lower production costs.
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Aspen
Colorado
Granby Consolidated
Trail
Crow’s Nest
Rossland
LeRoi
Northport
Granby
Skylark
Emma
B. C. Copper Company
Mother Lode
Dominion Copper Company
Brooklyn
Boundary
B. C
Washington State Mining Association
Seattle
Hayes-Monette
Hayes- Monette
Providence
Greenwood
Palmer Mountain Tunnel & Power Company
Tootscoula Creek
Loomis
Wash
Hecla Mining Company
Coeur d'Alenes
U. S. Marble Company
Valley
Spokane Falls & Northern Railway
Fall from 14th story ends with miraculous return to roof
John Michelson survived a 14th floor fall at the Long building in Kansas City Missouri. He dropped toward the sidewalk 200 feet below but grabbed hoisting rope, somersaulted, slid down about a dozen feet, then scrambled back to safety while dozens watched in shock.
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John Michelson
Kansas City
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at Odds in London
Disagreements between the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough have lasted about eighteen months and threaten separation unless reconciled by efforts led by the duchess’s father W. K. Vanderbilt, who has arrived in London.
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Oats
London
Duchess of Marlborough
W. K. Vanderbilt
Roosevelt Plans Isthmian Visit In November
President Roosevelt will stay three days at the Isthmian canal area aboard the battleship Louisiana. He will depart New York, reach Colon around November 14, and return to Washington about November 22 with Mrs Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Isthmian Canal
New York
Louisiana
Colon
Isthmus
Washington
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