United States Mediation Aims for Cuban Peace Under Taft
Secretary Taft leads U S mediation amid Cuban factions seeking harmony through liberal and insurgent talks. Business interests doubt Cuban self rule and push for earlier intervention. Taft favors giving Cuba another chance while ready to supervise arms lay down. Dispatches note salute to Taft and force readiness for potential landing and supply stores.
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Taft
Secu
Havana
Cuba
United States
Republic
Mr. Morgan
Marianoa
Unearth Charnel House Found in San Francisco Ruins
Report of remains of about a score of bodies found in a lodging house ruin at Fifth and Minna in San Francisco after the great fire. The sighting follows earlier disaster coverage and adds to the scale of casualties from the blaze.
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San Francisco
Fifth and
Minna Streets
Love Affair Ends in Death at Hotel St James
Bodies of Mary Williams 40 and Samuel Jones 18 found in a room at the Hotel St James Indianapolis. Death attributed to asphyxiation likely a love affair and premeditated self kill. Examiner views noted but opinions vary. The report ends with an unusual aside about a perfect human figure.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Williams
Samuel Jones
Northwestern league standings and upcoming athletic events
The report lists final Northwestern league records with Tacoma 54 36. Spokane 37 50. Seattle and Grays Harbor near .500. It notes Spokane Country club vs Seattle Country club match, boxing and wrestling schedules among Multnomah Spokane and Seattle clubs, and future interclub games across Portland Seattle and Spokane with weight-class specifics.
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P.C. Tacome
Beheee We
Grays Harbor
Spokane
Seattle
Barney Mullin
Kid Parker
Phoenix
B. C
Bandelia
Butte
United States Revolver Association
J. A. Dietz, Jr
Manhattan Rifle Club
New York City
New York
R. H. Sayre
United States
Irish-American Athletic Club
New York Athletic Club
Spokane Rod & Gun Club
Tom A. Carshall
John Flanagan
Montreal
Martin J. Sheridan
Multnomah
Multnomah Athletic Club
Portland
Multno
Uncle Sam Gets Busy
Vigorous work is in progress for possible Cuban trouble with greater activity in the army and navy than since the Spanish American War. A fleet of American warships lies in Cuban waters and the army awaits a signal from President Roosevelt to move in. Detailed invasion plans have been prepared by the army general staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Spain
Cuban
Roosevelt
Army
Gunboat Helena Is Lost Off Chinese Coast
Manila reports the U S gunboat Helena lost off the Chinese coast with no further details. The Alabama remained afloat 22 months and destroyed 51 vessels during that period.
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Helena
Manila
United States
Alabama
Riots Ravage Atlanta as Race Violence Escalates
A brutal race riot in Atlanta Georgia leaves dozens dead and many wounded after white mobs attack Black residents. Governor Terrell mobilizes eight infantry companies and a light artillery battalion as militia patrols the city.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Terrell
Fifth Infantry
Decatur Street
Rail chiefs pledge 52 holidays a year for 280000 staff
French railroad chairmen inform Minister Barthou they will grant 52 holidays annually within 18 months, rotating Sunday rest among 280,000 workers to equalize with other labor. Also, Livingston reports a Kamloops prisoner confessed to killing a Montana sheriff, likely George T. Young, shot in Springdale on November 10, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Livingston
Kamloops
B. C
Montana
George T. Young
Park County
Springdale
Colonel Hill Dies After Long Public Service
Colonel Isaac R. Hill, longtime figure in national capital politics and Ohio Democratic circles, is dying at his Washington D C home after years of public service.
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Hill
Isaac R. Hill
National Capital
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Spokane Fair Opens with Expanded Grandstand and New Home Industry Show
Spokane marks its fair opening with a doubled grandstand capacity and abundant visitor lodging via the Chamber of Commerce information bureau. F.H. Gohlke oversees rooms, while Ren H. Rice runs the Home Industry exhibit featuring new vaudeville and music for week two. Livestock numbers exceed expectations. the fruit exhibit shines as a standout, and overall departments show strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Information Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
First Avenue
F.H. Gohlke
Cosgrove
Home Industry
Ren H. Rice
Rice
London Poor Benefit From Chicago Canned Meat Rush
Bow Street police missionaries report east end residents are eating canned meat at reduced prices after grocers dumped stock. No illnesses seen and appearances improve, though concern grows over future availability once current stock runs out.
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London
Chicago
Bow Street
East End
Homes Turned into Hospitals in Jellico Blast
Jellico Tennessee September 25. Nearly every home in town turned into a temporary hospital after two carloads of dynamite exploded. School girls quit classes to assist as nurses. Revised death tolls yield seven fatalities instead of twelve and about 150 injured with around 20 in critical condition. Property losses run under half a million dollars.
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Jellico
Tenn
Jellico, Tenn
Washington Grain Report Forecasts Wheat Yield
Commissioners Arrasmith Reed and Anderson estimate the wheat harvest for the coming year at 25 to 27 million bushels while last year produced 32 million. Dry weather caused the shortage noted at the annual meeting of grain grade officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Arrasmith
W. H. Reed
D. F. Anderson
VICTORIA YACHT RUNS AGROUND WITH LORD GREY ABOARD
Earl Grey aboard the private yacht of Lieutenant Governor Dunsmuir was run aground near the Ninkish river on the northern coast of British Columbia in heavy fog. The steamer Princess May carried the news, and the Dominion government steamer Qua dra rescued Lord Grey, Mr. Dunsmuir, and the party from the stranded vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Dunsmuir
Lord Grey
Canada
Ninkish River
British Columbia
Land Office Report Shows 1906 Receipts and Land Disposals
General Land Office reports year ending June 30 1906 receipts total 7 585 523 dollars up 567 712 from prior year. Land disposed 19 431 187 acres up 2 374 565. Entries and selections total 185 113 up 31 107. Patents issued of all classes total 61 361.
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General Land Office
Secretary Root in Colon on Panama Canal Visit
Secretary of State Root and party arrived at Colon on Friday and left Panama at 10:30 in the morning. They visited several points along the canal line during the outing.
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Root
Colon
Panama
Canal
Weekly World Happenings Review Broad Scope
Dr. Lapponi ill with stomach cancer. German mission to Fez leaves Tangier. James Chester Savage, 13, confesses to killing cousin in Kentucky. Baltimore banker J F Wiessner dies at 47. Albert Patrick rejects pardon but seeks vindication. Civil service to accept simplified spelling. Chicago fire destroys Wadsworth-Hoyland plant. three injured. Springfield Ohio, Albert Davis found guilty of first degree murder. USS Sheridan salvage assured near Honolulu. Crown of St Michael vanished in France. Texas Cumberland Presbyterian synod repudiates Decatur action. Pacific fleet moves to California waters. German press pioneer Carl Daenzer aged 86. Washington State Fair praised for races and poultry, mixed exhibits. U S and Britain compete in production and exports. Engagement announced: Gertrude Hill to Michael Gavin II. Wedding likely near Christmas in St Paul Cathedral. Archbishop Ireland may officiate. Gavin linked to Memphis merchant wealth.
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Lapponi
Fez
Rozen
Tangier
Marysville
James Chester Savage
William L. Savage
John Frederick Wiessner
J. F. Wiessner Banking Company
Baltimore
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Civil Service Commissioners
Chicago
Wadsworth-Hoyland Company
Springfield
Albert Davis
Hazel Reed
Humphrey
Honolulu
Sheridan
Barber’s Point
Goldfields Daily Sun
J. M. Burnell
Denver
M. Santos-Dumont
Bell
Brantford
Ontario
St. Michael
Mont St. Michael
France
Texas State Synod
Cumberland
Washington
Northwest
Portland Exposition
United States
Great Britain
America
Gertrude Hill
St. Paul
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Michael Gavin, II
Memphis
Ireland
Gavin
M. Gavin
Tenn
Secretary Shaw Delivers Tariff Speech in Farmington
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw spoke in Farmington Missouri on tariff policy and appealed to farmers and laborers. He praised the Sherman anti trust law and the Elkins rate bill as major Republican statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Shaw
Armour Denies Plan to Sell Out Holdings
Representatives of Armour and Company say reports that J Ogden Armour plans to close his holdings and sell to the Swift interests are false and without truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour & Co
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Ico
The
Swifts
Chelan Power Project Seeks Riparian Rights in Denainthe
Legal action filed by Chelan Electric Company seeks condemnation of riparian lands along the Chelan River from Chelan to near Chelan Falls. The project aims to generate hydroelectric power to supply Chelan and area towns, with lines extending toward Wenatchee and Seattle, taking land within Chelan limits and affecting multiple water and land owners.
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Chelan
Wash
F. H. Brow
Everett
Bri Coleman
Chés
Chelan Falls
Chelan Electric Company
Ton
J. T. McChesney
Chelan River
Lake
Welan
Che Norther
Okanagan
Wenatchee
Waterville
Oron
Columpia Ste
Wenline
Great Northern
Miltchee
Seattle
térHh Wivicesaa
Chelan Electric
Sult
Examiner's Scalp in Stensland Bank Still Hunt
Chicago disturbance report notes a bank crisis on Milkauwee Avenue focusing on inspector oversights and fraud allegations. Governor Day to demand removal of key examiner and review of twenty two examiner cases over ten years. Committee members opened inquiries after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stensland
Chicago
Deposttortings Bank
Milkauwee Avenue
Sar
C. C. Jonas
Foreign commerce surpasses three billion in twelve months
The United States foreign trade for the past twelve months through August shows imports of 254,299,735 and exports of 759,417,898, totaling 3,013,817,633. Figures are from the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Bor.
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Bureau of Statistic
Department of Commerce and
Bor
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Powell-Sanders Eter
Ee Ee Jones & Dillingham
Uncle Sam
Peters Street
Associated Press
Clifford Anderson
Fifth Georgia Regiment
Washington’s Grain Report
Earl Grey
Secretary Root
News OF the World
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Tariff
Deny Armour
Examiner
Snewick, Wash
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Charles King
Coney Island
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