World News Briefs From Across Hemispheres
A chaotic weekly roundup reports a Chicago jewelry store theft of nearly 5000 dollars, Carrie Nation’s arrest in New York, and a Tacoma stabbing death. Other items recount Prince Chun’s Berlin hopes, a Boers attack train blast near Hammens, and Jimmy Michael’s cycling record. Additional notes cover Maryville smelter plans, Ludlow’s death, Great Northern electric upgrades, land office totals, Polish church trial, and multiple riverfront accidents.
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Bernard J. Hagamann
Chicago
Cleveland
Carnegie Institute
Andrew Carnegie
Carrie Nation
New York
Twentyenaghth Street
Eighth Avenue
Tacoma
Wash
A. M. Sagar
Cherryville
Kan
Riley Smallwood
Lokal Anzeiger
Basle
Switzerland
Prince Chun
Berlin
Baron von Kelle Kitchener
War Office
Winterval
Hammens Krael
Jimmy Michael
Madison Square Garden Track
Major Taylor
Michael
Marynville
B. C
Sullivan Group of Mines
William A. Ludlow
Convent
N. J
Grissom
Philippines
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Cascade
Great W Northern
Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Ahs
Anton Kan- Sowsky
Justice Martin's Court
Notes on Naval Progress Reveals Global Fleet Advances
Captain Charles D. Sigebee announces the bureaus annual study Notes on Naval Progress. It details rapid German fleet construction, wireless telegraphy adoption by major navies, and comparative tonnage across England France Russia United States Germany Italy Japan. It lists projected shipbuilding and yearly appropriations by nation.
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Naval
Charles D. Sigebee
Office of Naval Intelligence
Bureau
England
France
Russia
United States
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
Chinaman Robbed of 800 Dollars in Helena Flight
In Helena Montana on September 2 eight masked men robbed Yung Un of $800 his bank funds stored in a trunk. The Chinese gardeners Chung Quan and Yung He helped the group depart during farewell festivities. Yung Un, set to depart for China after three years on a Yoston poultry farm, will return there now.
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Helena Mont
Young UN
China
Yoston
Helena
Chung Quan
Yung He
Yung UN
Powder Explosion Injures Rinys Family in Munson Mine Town
Emanuel Rinys, a German miner, poured powder between casks in his home at Munson when a spark from his pipe ignited the powder. The blast wrecked the house and hurled the Rings family, including the father, mother, and two children, who were badly burned and mangled. All were alive but dying expected.
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Alton
Munson
Emanuel Rinys
Rings
Elkes Defeats Rivals in One Hour Pace Race
Harry Elkes won the one hour motor paced event at Manhattan Beach track defeating Bobby Walthour and Will Stinson. Elkes covered 38 miles and one lap in the hour.
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New York
Harry Elkes
Bobby Walthour
Will Stinson
Manhattan Beach
Elkes
Terrible wreck of G. W. Thirty-Six kills many in crash
A runaway freight train of twenty eight loaded cars struck a passenger train near Nyack Montana on Friday evening causing a engulfing fire. Thirty four killed or fatally injured and around ten seriously hurt. Assistant General Superintendent P T Downs and son T Kirk Downs among the dead. Rescue crews worked through the night amid mangled remains and burning wreckage.
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Downs
Great Northern Railway
Nyack
Mont
P. T. Downs
T. Kirk Downs
Leslie Freight
Tragic shooting ends life of Boise rancher
Mountain Home dispatch reports Bill Little shot and killed by Sam Calloway of Fletcher Calloway sheepmen after an ranch dispute near Lough Boise eight miles below Dixie. Little drew a revolver, fired repeatedly, then was killed as Calloway returned fire with a rifle. No inquest yet.
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Boise
Idaho
Mountain Home
Bill Little
Sam Calloway
Fletcher & Calloway
Lough
Dixie
Little
Calloway
Jin
Mr.alloway
Mr. Calloway
Saloon Hold Up in Bourne Galicia?
Saloon of City Councilman Anderson in Bourne is robbed by two masked men in the afternoon and again at 9:30 pm. They took about $200 after threatening patrons and escaped. Sheriff pursues. likely connected to a prior Logxburn gambling house robbery in the county.
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Baker City
Ore
Bourne
Anderson
List of Dead Grows After City of Trenton Disaster
Philadelphia reports the boiler explosion on the steamboat City of Trenton in the Delaware River has produced 21 dead with 16 identified and five awaiting identification at the morgue. Eight bodies were recovered today. nine people remain missing, five of whom are among the unidentified. Identified victims include Marian Ashmead 16 Anna Herr 16 Matilda Cross 21 Alice Matthews 41 Trene Wield 16 Dora Wield 12 all of Philadelphia Harry Johnson 36 Hulmeville Pa Montgomery Marvel 24 Seaford Del.
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Philadelphia
Trenton
Delaware
Marian Ashmead
Anna B. Herr
Miss Matilda Cross
Alice Matthews
Trene Wield
Dora Wield
Harry Johnson
Hulmeville
Montgomery Marvel
Seaford
Del
Bank Robbery Hit German Bankers in Havana
Havana September 2. Upmann and Co German bankers report a robbery of 28000 dollars by the same men who recently robbed the Spanish bank. Mr. Upmann declines to comment. In Hartford a nurse Ida Hathaway contracted ophthalmia from a child patient and became blind. locals raise eight thousand dollars for her support.
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Havana
Upmann &’ Co
Upmann
Ida Hathaway
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Northwest States News Briefs Harvests and Accidents
Idaho items note Jacob Henderson planning large shearing corrals near Council and a blooming Jefferson Street apple tree in Boise. Lewiston normal school plans a training school. Pacific Legion of Honor merges with Pioneers of the Pacific. Weiser dam project cost 1000 dollars for 200 acres irrigation. Prospecting accident near Dead Man Gulch aftermath from dynamite. Teachers Institute in Lewiston drew 60 attendees, largest in Nez Perce County. Bert Hillman recaptured near Meadows after penitentiary escape. Atchison tramway brake failure causes grain spill. minor injuries. Contractors seek 1000 workers for Pacific and Idaho Northern line. 20 miles to be completed before snow. Dr W Smith of Clipper jailed for criminal libel. Boise water company sues city for 10723 over sprinkling water. law may force free public water. Courts to decide how concrete piers and tramway damage affect operations. Wheat harvest conditions noted. Davenport warehouses stocked. Woodmen parade in Seattle draws 380,000 spectators and 2000 order members. Local campaigns recruit candidates. Owl-shooting accident with William Eaton and Rosy Fall in Blue Mountains. State Agricultural College to sponsor farmers institutes across multiple towns in Oct and Nov. Institutes planned in Goldendale, Mount Pleasant, Amboy, Ridgefield, Kelso, Castle Rock, Chehalis, Adna, South Bend, Montesano, Aberdeen, Custer, Monroe, Ritzville, Sprague.
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IDAHO
Jacob Henderson
Council
Boise Statesman
Jefferson Street
Lewiston State Normal School
Pacific Legion of Honor
Pioneers of the Pacific
Weiser
George Falligan
Mann’s Creek
Charles Dancher
Dead Man Gulch
Mullen
Teachers’ Institute
Lewiston
Nez Perce
Bert Hillman
Meadows
Washington County
Arnold
Ambs
Atchison
Kendrick
Wilkison & Thompson
Pacific & Idaho Northern Railroad
Seven Devils Country
W. Smith
the Clipper
Koelach
The
Clipper
Boise Water Company
Davenport
Woodmen of the World
Seattle
Sn Ttation
William Eaton
Rosy Fall
Blue Mountains
Payton
Eaton
State Agricultural College and
School of Science
Goldendale
Mount Pleasant
Amboy
Ridgefield
Kelso
Castle Rock
Chehalis
Adna
South Bend
Montesano
Aberdeen
Custer
Monroe
Ritzville
Sprague
Wheyel Fells
Garfield shipment leads Whitman fruit traffic
The Washington news notes Garfield for two years past shipped more carloads of fruit than any other point in Whitman county. A drowning victim Herman Sscwarsbach was found in Wawawai. Spokane Interstate fair and Elks Carnival draw over a thousand Sound country visitors September 10 to 20. A Blaine county petition seeks Red Fish lakes as forest reserve or national park. The state board awarded contracts for 2500 bales of jute to the penitentiary and for engines and dynamos for the Western Washington insane asylum. A $500 reward, or $1000 for both murders in Tacoma, will be proclaimed once names and dates are set. A man aged 66, J. Moulthroup, was killed at Canyon on the O R N between Hay and Riparia while working on a steel bridge.
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Garfield
Whitman County
Herman Sscwarsbach
Snake River
Wawawai
Thurston County
Sound Country
Spokane
Blaine
Department of the Interior
Red Fish Lakes
State Board of Control
Western Washington Insane Asylum
Rogers
Tacoma
J. Moulthroup
Canyon
Hay
Riparia
Oregon notes and county figures from 1899 to 1901
Malheur county reported 7366 coyote scalps between February 1899 and June 1901. J H Colline of Athena, former treasurer of a local Red Men lodge, received 18 months in state penitentiary for misappropriating $130. The Astoria regatta drew over 10 000 visitors, exceeding prior years in attendance and program appeal. A sheep stampede near Walla Walla river killed 87 animals. A fire at Crown Paper’s stars room spread to Willamette Pulp and Paper, destroying buildings and contents worth about 10 000 to 15 000 dollars, suspected to be spontaneous combustion.
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Malheur County
Lodge of
Red Men
J. H. Colline
Athena
State Penitentiary
Eigth
Astoria
Walla Walla
Genevay
Faure
Ranglers
Crown Paper Company
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company
Montana items wildlife crime and local events
Sunday opened hunting season for most game in Montana. Labor Day in Missoula drew unusual crowds. President McKinley named William F. Hunt Montana governor of Porto Rico. Sheep man Farquahar Gillis died after being dragged by a horse on his ranch. A Montana town with its own street tax cannot be forced to pay county road tax. Butte foreman Homer E Emerson survived a 45 foot fall with injuries. The Lemp saloon in Butte was robbed of 60.65 by two masked men. Virginia City elder Old Bart remains a noted local figure. Falcon Holmes and Chris Bloom of Butte face penitentiary terms after confessing to robberies.
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Missoula
McKinley
William F. Hunt
Montana
Porto Rico
Farquahar Gillis
Dents
Odell McCos Oell
Homer E. Emerson
East Grayrock
Butte
H. Bartlett
Madison County
Old Bart
Virginia City
Hardy
New England
J. C. Falcon
Holmes
Chris Bloom
Deer Lodge
Falcon
Holme
Breen
Reynolds
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David Scott
John Stevens
Siwanoy Golf Club
Yonkers
William A. Pixley
Omaha
Pixley
Mmmog and
Pony Show
Jim Robson
Kansas City
Boosie” Francis
William J. Bryan
Charles F. Franklin
Eatonville
Alexander Vance
Vance
Oliver Lamb
Joplin
Northport
Guiton
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Gile
William Foley
Great Northern
Foley
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Walthour
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