Train wreck fire kills women and children near Metz
Fifteen people died when the Detroit and Mackinaw relief train derailed and burned near Metz, Alpena County, as forest fires swept the area. Refugees fled along tracks and fields with flames closed in, with several victims among women and children in a gondola car. Two crew members were among the dead and four more fatalities occurred nearby. A rescue train rushed to Metz but panic and chaos hampered full casualty details.
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Alpena
Mich
Detroit & Mackinaw Railway
Metz
Here
Nowicki Siding
Brazil's audacious coffee corner ends in loss and debt
New York reports Brazil's Sao Paulo state lost a million dollars in attempting to corner the world coffee market. Over two years it bought 8 million bags at high cost, with bumper harvests making the plan folly. A $75 million loan is to be floated to cover the accumulated debts.
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New York
Brazil
Sao Paulo
United States
Smuggling Ring Suspected in Chinese Immigration Case
Seattle officials warn of a large organized Chinese smuggling gang smuggling men from British Columbia into the United States. U S District Attorney Elmer F Todd says cases are increasing rapidly and the gang appears well organized and disciplined. Each smuggled man reportedly brings about 500 dollars to the ring.
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Seattle
United States
British Columbia
Elmer F. Todd
Nine Towns Threatened by Chippewa County Fires
Forest fires last night swept around nine small towns in Chippewa county Michigan with vast hardwood losses. West Nechiah was saved by shifting winds and Point Iroquois lighthouse staff requested aid as the tug Aspen rushed to assist. Lake Superior settlers camp on beaches. no fatalities reported yet.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Chippewa
West Nechiah
Point Iroquois
Aspen
Lake Superior
Safe Found Amid Ruins In San Francisco Fire
A safe from the Reis Estate Company, posited on the seventh floor of the Fair Building, was uncovered by workers among the ruins. Though badly charred, the container held insurance papers and other documents, largely intact aside from fire damage.
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San Francisco
Reis Estate Company
Fair Building
Montgomery Street
Pine
Deedy Insurance
Forest fires devastate towns of Pound and Packard in Marinette
Forest fires again rage in Marinette county with urgent damage reports. The town of Pound is wiped out and Packard is destroyed, leaving severe destruction overnight.
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Marinette, Wis
Marinette County
Pound
Packard
Plans for harsh retaliation against revolutionary fighters in Venezuela
Caracas reports President Castro will order immediate execution of anyone in a revolutionary movement if captured, as a response to Holland's note and rumors of a Dutch-backed uprising. The administration prepares a careful reply to November 1’s potential annulment of Castro’s trans shipment decree, aiming to justify its stance amid international pressure.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Caracao
Holland
Curacao
Netherlands
United States
France
Testimony In Trust Suit Traces Gunpowder Pact Through Years
New York October 16 testimony in the government suit against the E I Du Pont Nemours Powder Co and 71 others seeks to prove a powder makers cartel from 1872 to 1902. Documents from Alexis I Dupont show a Gunpowder Trade association governed industry. Dupont lawyers argue the alliance ended in 1902 with the reorganized company.
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New York
United States
Maheffely
Federal Department of Justice
Powder Trust
E. I. Dupont Nemours Powder Company
Gunpowder Trade Association
Alexis I. Dupont
Dupont Company
Dupont Powder Company
Japan to Press China Over Refusal to Permit Pursuit Across Border
Tokyo reports a new discord as China refuses to allow Japanese detachments to chase marauders into Manchuria. The Mikado’s government plans to seek an explanation and may order garrisons to ignore the boundary if no settlement is reached, with several skirmishes already occurring.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Manchurian
Delay Worries Japan
The unexpected delay in the arrival of the American Atlantic fleet has caused disappointment in Yokohama and Tokyo. Thick stormy weather off southern Japan forced the postponement of the elaborate reception planned for the Americans and some program segments will be abandoned.
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Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
Heavy Coast Travel Hit In September Figures
Chicago reports September coast travel was unusually large with 9 445 tickets issued to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Spokane and others. San Francisco accounted for 3685 tickets Los Angeles 1694 Portland 2236 Seattle 645 Spokane 25 and smaller cities 85.
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Chicago
Transcontinental Passenger Association
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Pacific Coast
Bulgaria Quiet Urged as Porte Seeks Stabilization
Disturbed by Ruleyrian military activity the porte told Turkish envoys abroad to urge powers to calm tensions. Turkey will decide how to respond to the present hostile attitude while calling for restraint.
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Bulgaria
Porte
Turkey
Oregon school population shifts show some declines
Oregon state figures indicate overall enrollment rose by about 40 000 in ten years, yet Linn Curry Tillamook and Sherman and Gilliam counties show declines. Douglas remains steady and Multnomah drives roughly half the total increase as new county borders shaped the counts.
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Salem
Linn County
Curry County
Tillamook
Douglas County
Sherman
Gilliam
Eeler County
Multnomah County
Oregon fir for Panama Canal bids invited
The Isthmian canal commission asks Oregon lumber men to bid on half a million feet of fir lumber for Panama Canal work. Bids due November 2 include specified sizes 2x3, 2x4, 2x6, 8x14, 4x6 and 8x16 inches with various lengths, surfaced on one side. Specifications available at the chamber of commerce.
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Portland
Isthmian Canal Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Fine Apples High Orchard Price Report
James B. Smith of Winstons on the Umpqua river sold apples at 2400 dollars per acre or two dollars per box in the orchard. County crops include peaches prunes and pears with river bottom lands bearing fruit sold cheap.
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Roseburg
James B. Smith
Winstons
Umpqua River
Douglas County
Scarcity of Sheep in Lake County Pressures Prices
Klamath Falls reports Lake county has only about 100 000 sheep this year, a third of normal. Dave Elder, who owns roughly a quarter of county sheep, says most flocks are not selling and will be kept for next season. Timber land grazing leases prove helpful but costlier as wood bids sit at 11 to 15 cents.
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Klamath Falls
Lake County
Dave Elder
Weyerhaeuser Timber
Here
Wolf Creek Colony Promotes Tokay Grapes and Apples
The red soil of Wolf Creek is praised as equal to Mexican soils for tokay grapes and Spitzenberg apples while grasses and other crops flourish. The colony promoter plans experiments to grow non-perishable produce between trees and hopes to harvest Lima beans and cherries to reduce dependence on local markets.
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Wolf Creek
Mexico
Oregon
Hops Trade Shows Movement in Salem Market
In Salem during the week growers resist selling at current prices while buyers push for top grades. Kola Neis bought 500 bales at 7.5 cents per pound, and industry chatter notes ongoing difficulty filling orders. An estimated quarter of the crop is on the market with the rest tied up in contracts.
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Salem
Kola Neis
Gravel deliveries begin for Swift packing plant foundations
Gravel for foundations on the Swift packing plant peninsula has begun arriving by the steamer Poloma. The Columbia Digger Company holds the contract to supply the vast amount of gravel needed for aging and setting the numerous buildings of the packing establishment.
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Portland
Swift
Poloma
Columbia Digger Company
Oregon Agricultural College Chorus Plans Expansion
A 75 voice chorus directed by Professor Gaskins of the School of Music at Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis aims to reach 100 voices. Plans include staging an opera this winter and launching a College Glee Club.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Gaskins
School of Music
College Glee Club
Mosier Growers Sell 10000 Apple Boxes At High Prices
Mosier Fruit Growers association sold 10 000 boxes of Spitzenbergs Baldwins and Red Cheeks to Davidson Fruit Co of Hood River. The deal covers about half the Mosier crop with 20 000 boxes of first grade fruit expected this year. Newtowns remain largely unsold while buyers report prices on par with Hood River and the coast’s best.
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Hood River
Mosier
New Certificates Needed Salem Tax Certificates Issued
Attorney General Crawford rules October 7 as the first day for issuing tax certificates to those who paid delinquent taxes. In several counties certificates were issued on October 6. Taxes become delinquent after April 6, and six months later payments qualify for a certificate. since taxes were delinquent April 7, payments could not be received until October 7.
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Salem
Crawford
Woolen Mill for Albany Planned by Caldwell
A. J. Caldwell plans to move his hose factory from Stayton to Albany and greatly enlarge it. He is considering a woolen mill in Albany to manufacture hosiery and may establish a small woolen operation if conditions are favorable after site surveys this past week.
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Albany
A. J. Caldwell
Stayton
Caldwell
Placer Mines Will Resume After Heavy Rain
Grants Pass reports the first heavy rain of the season bringing steady downpours welcomed by farmers and placer miners who paused work during the dry season now poised to resume operations if rain continues.
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Grants Pass
Stub mining group begins road work for ore hauling
Baker City report says manager T. L. Livney and Salt Lake associates have sent workers to the property to construct about half a mile of road for ore haulage. Prospecting and ore breaking are underway and teams will soon haul ore to Baker City for sampling.
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Baker City
T. L. Livney
Stub Mining
Salt Lake Associates
Portland Markets Summary of Grain Fruits and Livestock Prices
Market list detailing Wheat Bluestem Red Russian Barley Oats Hav Tim Timothy and hay from Willamette Valley with prices. Fruit prices for apples peaches pears grapes huckleberries quinces cranberries prunes and potatoes onions vegetables with butter poultry veal pork and hops. wool prices from Eastern Oregon.
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Fife
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Sagpangs Eal
Netherlands Demands Venezuela Honor 1904 Protocols
In Caracas a Dutch foreign minister issues a sharp note demanding the revocation of the May 14 decree. The Netherlands condemns Venezuela's expulsion of Minister De Reus, calls for immediate compliance with 1904 protocols, and proposes arbitration talks to restore relations.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Netherlands
de Reus
Vanswinderem
Holland
Castro
Dsiay
Danger Point Shifts Back to Bulgaria in Balkans Crisis
Paris reports indicate the danger zone in the Balkans has moved to Bulgaria with rumors of a Bulgarian ultimatum to Turkey over independence, while a Serb war threat is deemed unlikely for now. Bulgarian diplomat Stanchieff calls for a rapid solution as Turkey seeks defense and peace.
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Paris
Balkans
Bulgaria
Turkey
Servia
Austria-Hungary
M. Stanchieff
Nasum Pasha
University of Nevada joins Reno anti gambling drive
Reno residents vote October 24 to abolish gambling licenses as university leaders urge student registration. Dr J E Stubbs addresses students while a 3000 strong mass meeting boosts the campaign amid gambling opposition and anticipated challenges from gambling interests.
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Reno
Nev
University of Nevada
J. E. Stubbs
Damages Sought in Northern Pacific Wreck suits
May Cost Hill million. Mrs Mattie Anderson and her daughter Mabel file the first of what may be many damage suits against the Northern Pacific after the Youngs Siding wreck that killed 21 and injured nearly a score. They seek 50875 for Robert Anderson's death. Total damages expected to exceed 1,000,000.
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Hill
Billings
Mont
Northern Pacific
Young's Siding
Mattie Anderson
Mabel
Robert Anderson
Cholera Cases Decline in Manila Amid Citywide Disinfection
Cholera cases have fallen to about five daily in Manila, clustered in one or two congested native districts. Health authorities intensify battle by disinfecting homes and the entire city. Provincial cases fade with few new reports from Rizal Laguna Cavite and Palawan.
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Manila
Rizal
Laguna
Cavite
Palawan
Why Children Go Hungry in Chicago Exposed Claims
Chicago charities dispute Socialist charges that 15,000 children go hungry daily. They call the figure exaggerated and say the link to capitalist evils lies at the bottom of the problem.
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Chicago
Women Caged After London Protest By Suffragists
In London Bow Street Court, women among a suffragist crowd arrested near Parliament faced trial by jury. Notables Mel Drummond Mrs Pankhurst and Mig de Rankourat stood defiant as spectators watched cross examination. Most defendants chose bail or prison terms. one woman offered personal recognizance amid protest.
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London
Bow Street
House of Parliament
Atraiget
Mel Drummond
Salt Lake Railroad Eyes 40 Million Ton Iron Ore Move
Salt Lake railroad officials study a contract to ship 40 000 000 tons of iron ore from Scott California to La Pedro with part melted into pigs and rest sent by sea around Cape Horn to Baltimore. Shipper William Eagle of 865 Carroll Avenue Chicago seeks quotes and will begin at 1 000 tons a day within a year, requiring a 25 car ore train, Questioning if the project could take a century to complete.
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Los Angeles
Salt Lake Railroad
Scott
Cal
la Pedro
Baltimore
Illiam
Eagle
Carroll Avenue
Chicago
Thomas Sloan
Salt Lak Road
Steals A Fortune In International Frauds
Vakimir Dre lawscki, linked to Nicholas de Ravian, faces charges in Chicago for long running consular fraud schemes. Posing as a Russian consul and using bogus passports, he allegedly defrauded victims of thousands of dollars over ten years. The case hinges on Bree lawaki’s forthcoming trial.
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Chicago
Vakimir Drelawscki
Nicholas de Ravian
Fearne Schlippenbach
Mystery over Oregon sheriff murder prompt affidavit in Wyoming
A man in Sheridan Wyoming sworn affidavit claims knowledge of Sheriff Harvey K. Brown’s killing in Baker City Oregon two years ago. He names a suspect and asserts the killer was within eight feet of the dam when the blast occurred. Authorities reportedly withhold the suspect’s name pending arrest.
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Brown
Sheridan
Wyo
A. S
Harvey K. Brown
Baker City
Burroughs
Sioux Threaten Trouble Over Indian Graveyard
In St Paul on October 17 a report warned that new Indian outbreaks may occur into North Dakota if bodies are moved from the local cemetery. The fear centers on abandoning the post and removing all dead from the cemetery where Sitting Bull is said to be buried.
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St. Paul
N. D
Ates
Prairie Fire Menace Sweeps Towh Dallas
A prairie fire threatens Dallas as a citizen-led effort hoists wet blankets and water buckets to battle spreading flames. Firefighters battle the blaze amid shifting winds and collapsing brush, with residents urged to evacuate nearby areas.
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Dallas
Coon
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