World News Teems With Fires Fights and Political Moves
A wide news roundup reports forest fires in Canada near the Maine line and a raging Los Angeles blaze threatening towns. Edison tours the Pacific coast while battleships Maine and Alabama sail from Port Said. Russia faces worsened idol worship turmoil as Britain launches a larger battleship. U.S. Iowa lawmakers adjourn and a Push for a senator run looms. Troops march 140 miles from Port Riley. A Chicago murder spurs law-evading action and public evictions loom in Chicago.
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A. Edison
Pacific Coast
Canada
Maine
Chicago
Alabama
Port Said
G A R Deliberates Pension Bills and Next Encampment
Toledo openly notes no new pensions for three years while veterans push for urgent relief. Debates focus on widows pension eligibility and service pensions. Salt Lake City chosen for 1910 encampment, with Atlanta as field location.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
G. A. KR
Kate Brownless Sherwood
J. R. Sherwood
Salt Lake City
Washington
Scott
Atlanta
Dynamite Plot Claim Emerges in Chester Strike Hearing
A detective testifying that union leaders confessed a conspiracy to dynamite street railway property caused a sensation at a Chester hearing. Patrick Shea, William Stockhart, and 13 strikers faced $2,000 bail each before Justice Williamson at Media, as prosecutors built a prima facie case.
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Chester
Patrick J Shea
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
William Stockhart
Justice of the Peace
Williamson
Media
China protests as Japan moves in disputed border area
Pekin reports Japan has violated the status quo by occupying buildings at Yen chi Ting, installing a joint civil and military commander, bringing 1,000 gendarmes, and organizing governance for Koreans. China protested to Tokyo with no result, fearing Japan may provoke action near the border.
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Pekin
Chentao
China
Japan
Yenchi Ting
Tokio
Four Hundred Panic Stricken milliners escape Broadway fire
Four hundred young women employed as milliners on the upper floors of a 12 story building at 652 Broadway were panicked by smoke from a fifth floor fire. They were evacuated with few injuries as the blaze was put out, causing about 610000 in damages.
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New York
Broadway
Three Bankers Indicted in San Francisco Bank Scandal
San Francisco September eight grand jury reindicts A. F. Martel bank president W. B. Nash former cashier and director and L. B. Haven successor cashier. Indictments allege a fake report to bank commissioners. Martel Nash and Haven held on ten thousand dollar bonds each.
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San Francisco
Market Street Bank
Grand
A. F. Martel
W. B Nash
L. B. Haven
Nash
Martel
Flavens
Rain Ruins English Hops in Kent
Excessively wet weather and high wind ruin a large part of the Kentish hop crop at Maidstone. Thousands of hop-pickers from London suffer amid flooded huts and scarce food provisions.
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Maidstone
Eng
London
Civil service warns federal workers against political sidestepping
Washington warns that government employees may not resign to run for office and expect reinstatement. The civil service commission prohibits reemployment after resignation for political activity or candidacy, signaling a strict stance this campaign season.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Army of Government
Uncle Sam
Naval critics rebuffed as Roosevelt approves battleship plans
President Roosevelt approves plans for the proposed battleships Florida and Utah after consulting Commander Sims and Lt. Commander Key who offered radical naval views. Utah to be built at a private yard and Florida at the Brooklyn navy yard. Immigration figures show Japanese arrivals down to 18 000 in fiscal 1908 with a net increase of 3 800 and only 15 percent laborers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Florida
Utah
Sims
Albert L. Key
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Japan
Honolulu
United States
Bureau of Immigration
Parker Rules Out NY Governor Bid Before Trip
Judge Alton B. Parker, while prepping to depart for New York, rejected rumors he would run for governor this year. He stated clearly he does not wish to seek any public office again, noting his desire to retire from public life and asking friends to understand his stance.
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Washington
New York
Alton Bh. Parker
Parker
President Roosevelt and Bonaparte Discuss Appeal over Hepburn Act ruling
In Oyster Bay on September 12, Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and President Roosevelt contemplated appealing a Philadelphia circuit court ruling that the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad act is unconstitutional. Bonaparte declined to reveal the president’s views on the decision.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Charles J. Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Associated Press
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Takahira Visit Declared Informal Not Aimed at Alliance
Washington reports that Baron Takahira’s calls on President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and on Secretary Adee at Clinton were informal and not tied to any Chinese-American alliance or to discussing the Atlantic fleet in Asiatic waters.
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Takahira
Washington
Baron Takahira
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Clinton
Asiatic
Adee
Navy to Focus Ads on Recruiting as Funds Shift
The Navy Department finds Want Ads effective for recruiting and plans to allocate most available money to that class of advertising rather than display ads. The shift aims to boost enlistment by using targeted notices and promotional inserts.
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Washington
Sept
Navy Department
Secretary approves exclusions in Mormon immigration cases
Secretary Mtrava approved local Boston actions excluding immigrants on grounds of polygamy and physical reasons. Several cases await further investigation while Senator Smoot, Senator Sutherland, and Utah's Governor Cutler press for religion‑free handling.
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Washington, Rept. C
Mtrava
Boston
Straun
Straus
Smoot
Sutherland
Cutler
Utah
New Zealand woods tested as substitutes for American timber
Washington reports seven New Zealand hardwoods tested by the United States forest service and the University of California at Berkeley show strong potential as substitutes for white oak in furniture cooperage and other wood using industries. Air dry strength reached 8500 psi and bending strength 13100 psi in tests.
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Washington
New Zealand
United States Forest Service
University of California
Berkeley
United States
Navy seeks Aeon after weeks missing near Samoa
Washington reports an all hands call to Admiral Swinburne in Honolulu to locate the British steamer Aeon overdue since July 6 from San Francisco. The vessel carries Chaplain Bower R. Patrick’s family and Mrs William K. Riddle, wife of Lt. Riddle, as the Pacific squadron heads toward Samoa, hoping for sighting.
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Washington
Navy Department
Charles Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Honolulu
Aeon
Bower R. Patrick
William K. Riddle
Riddle
Navy
Aton
San Francisco
Sammon
Pacific Squadron
Hawaii
Samoa
Kathleen Roosevelt Cronin Seeks White House Access
Miss Kathleen Roosevelt Cronin, who arrived at the White House claiming to be a long lost daughter of the president, has been sent to St Elizabeths asylum. She protested being committed and asserted that President Roosevelt would punish officials. She is 37, from San Francisco, and admits a prior insanity trial in California.
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Kathleen
Washington
Kathleen M. Roosevelt Cronin
White House
St. Elizabeth's Asylum
Shiv
Roosevelt
San Francisco
California
Wright Completes Two Great Public Flights
Orville Wright at Fort Meyer yesterday conducted two historic public aeroplane flights. He stayed aloft for over eleven minutes on the first flight and nearly eight minutes on the second. The flights were well controlled, with climbs to about 60 feet and rapid turns, ending only due to darkness.
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Washington
Fort Meyer
Orville Wright
Wright
Roosevelt ends vacation in Oyster Bay for White House return
President Roosevelt will cut his Tenth September 22 departure from Sagamore Hill and move with his family to the White House Washington for the coming winter and spring. The Oyster Bay summer capital status will end with his return.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore
White House
Washington
United States
War Department plans to double Yellowstone garrison
Washington Sept 9 Provision is being made at the war department to expand the garrison at Yellowstone National park. The plan would double the force following a recent single defendant holdup of seven tourist coaches carrying 180 passengers, highlighting the need for tighter supervision of park precincts.
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Washington
War Department
Yellowstone National Park
Lone
Fire devours Rawhide business district in dynamite fueled blaze
A Friday fire in Dr. Garner's office in Rawhide Nevada spreads rapidly consuming eight blocks of the town's business area. Firefighters use demolition and over a ton of dynamite to stop the blaze as Collins hardware explodes, causing an estimated 750000 dollars in uninsured losses and several injuries.
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Rawhide
Nev
Garner
Collins’ Hardware Store
Rawhide Avenue
Nevada Street
Land Grant Suit Begun Against Oregon & California Railroad
The United States files a suit in the district of Oregon to cancel the Oregon and California land grants held by the railroad. The government seeks forfeiture of lands valued at 40 million dollars, or in default a receiver to manage unsold lands and sell in 160 acre parcels at not more than 2.50 per acre. If refused, a mandatory injunction to divest remaining lands in 160 acre tracts at 2.50 per acre is requested. The government also seeks to restrain further claims and sales and to account for all proceeds from sales.
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Portland
United States
District of Oregon
Fight with Japanese in Shanghai Port
British bluejackets in Shanghai fought Japanese non commissioned men and a mob after the arrest of a Japanese officer for assaulting a European woman. Police used revolvers to break the melee. many Japanese civilians were wounded and carried away. Riots followed a provocative consul general letter amid rising British Japanese tensions and fear of further outbreaks.
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Shanghai
Twn
Connecticut Leads Fleet Out of Melbourne Bay on Cruise
Sails depart at 8 o clock with Rear-Admiral Sperry s flagship Connecticut in front. Fourteen other white hulls follow in perfect formation toward Albany with the New Jersey staying to carry the American mail. Salutes ring as the flotilla clears the harbor.
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Melbourne
Connecticut
Sperry
Albany
Australia
New Jersey
French officials visit San Francisco to back phosphate project
In San Francisco on September 7 two French government commissioners Albert Bonnet de Meziere and John Stephens return from an exploration of a Pieumotu island near Tahiti said to be rich in phosphates rivaling Christmas island. They plan to go to Paris and return with capital to start development.
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San Francisco
Albert Bonnet de Meziere
John Stephens
Pieumotu
Tahiti
Christmas Island
Paris
Niigata Fire Devastates City Leaving 15000 Homeless
A major blaze in Niigata nearly destroyed the city, leaving about 15000 homeless from a 40000 population. An estimated 5000 buildings were reduced to ashes. Government aid is requested, tents and food depots to be provided, with no confirmed fatalities.
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Tokio
Niigata
Here
Congress Urged for Aeronautics Funding as War Plans Grow
Washington reports Brigadier General Allen expects liberal congressional aid if tests of Wright brothers aeroplane and dirigible are successful. A 1 million dollar appropriation for aeronautics is disputed. ships and airships may form future U S military fleets. The plan includes Baldwin supervising transport to the St Joseph exposition and subsequent movement to Fort Leavenworth and Fort Omaha.
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Washington
War Department
Allen
Signal Corps
Congress
Army
United States
Plang
Fort Myera
Wright
Thomas 8. Baldwin
Baldwin
St. Joseph
Aeronautical and Signal Corps School
Fort Leavenworth
Russell
Fort Omaha
Fire ravages Mesaba range towns in Minnesota
Flames sweeping from the Mesaba range threaten Hibbing Buhl Nashwauk and nearby towns after destroying Snowball and threatening Mitchell and Aurora. Crowds of residents work to defend sites as a 22 mile stretch between Nashwauk and Hibbing remains a continuous front of fire with heavy smoke across the region.
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Duluth
Minn
Mesaba Range
Chisholm
Hibbing
Buhl
Nashwauk
Stnowball
Brooklyn
Aurora
Mitchell
Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Railroad
Arbitration Possible in Street Railway Dispute
Providence R I Sept 8 arbitration may end the troubles between the local street railways and their employees threatening a general strike on the New York New Haven Hartford lines in three states. If ordered 32000 men would be involved due to the discharge of 54 workers blamed on breach of discipline.
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Providence
R. L
Tocal Street Railways
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Doomed Rebel Captain Sentenced to Death in Central American Revolt
Passengers aboard the steamer City of Sydney report Captain Leo Cannon, Cornell graduate and leader in the Honduras revolt, was captured after a last stand in which he reportedly killed 15 men. He has been sentenced to death.
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San Francisco
City of
Sydney
Panama
Central American
Leo Cannon
Cornell
Latier
Honduras
Cannon
Fire destroys Armour fertilizer plant in Union Stockyards
The wool house and fertilizer plant of Armour & Co. at the Union Stockyards burned last night. The five story brick buildings occupied the entire block and were destroyed, marking the first stockyards fire in seven years. Loss estimated at $500,000.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Union Stockyards
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