Richmond Manager Shoots Self in Office Inquest Declined
James A. Couch manager of the shipping department for J. A. McDonough liquor dealers in Richmond shot himself at his East Cary Street office. He spoke to two employees of fair treatment before the fatal act. The coroner declined an inquest. The weapon was a .44 pistol. the cause remains unknown. He left a penciled note to his wife and had planned to mail it.
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Richmond
James A. Couch
J. A. McDonough
East Cary Street
J. S. Bixby
James E. Lewis
Taylor
Turman
Couch
Mr. Couch
Independence
R. W. Couch
J. A. Couch
Bixby
Lewis
Coach
Sawsit
Jim
Greensboro
N. C
Aerie
Order of Eagles
One Hundred Firefighters Said Dead in Idaho Flood
In a flooded canyon near Wallace Idaho about one hundred fire fighters are believed dead. Efforts to reach the canyon have been futile and no word has arrived from 180 forestry service men trapped near St. Joe. A rescue party was sent out from the area.
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Missoula
Mon
Wallace
Idaho
Forestry Service
St. Joe
Wallace Fire Ravages Idaho Town As Death Toll Mounts
In Wallace Idaho a major blaze devastates a third of the city with a 1 million dollar loss. At least twenty four killed and over 200 missing as relief efforts surge, with federal troops and militia called up and trains sent from multiple lines to aid pursuit of survivors.
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Perate
Wallace
Idaho
Forest Rangers
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Montana
Morris
Northwest
Mountain Country
Northern Pacific
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Spokane Electric Line
Helena
Incendiary Forest Fires Suspected in Western States
Washington reports an investigation into forest fires in Idaho Montana and Oregon alleging incendiarism by individuals seeking firefighting jobs. Troops were withdrawn from active fires to pursue suspects described as tire bugs while scouts search for the arsonists.
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Washington
D. C
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Forester
Potter
Cecil
Forest Fires Rampant Across Oregon Crater Reserve
Forester Buck reports fires sweeping the St. Regis Valley and Oregon Idaho forests imperiling towns. Twenty five firefighters perished in the Crater Forest Reserve and Ashland areas while many others are seriously burned. Medical aid is being rushed to the scene by the Forestry Bureau.
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Forestry Bureau
Forester Buck
Oregon
Idaho
Ames
St. Regis Valley
Ashland
Administrator Qualified in Winn Estate
In the Chancery Court today P J Coninues qualified as administrator of Charles W Winn. The estate is valued at $5000.
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Chancery Court
P. J. Coninues
Charles W. Winn
Eighteen Dead As Bedford Crashes On Yellow Sea Raid
Eighteen lives were lost when the cruiser Bedford ran ashore on Quelpart Island south west coast in the Yellow Sea during speed trials. The Admiralty announced the loss and said Japanese war vessels assisted as weather hindered rescue.
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London
Bedford
Quelpart Island
Yellow Sea
Korea
Admiralty
de Bedford
Samarange
Hocks
Fairfield
Belleville
Stokeholu
Taylor County Veterans Oppose Lee Statute at Capitol
The Taylor County Union Veterans Association held its second annual reunion in Grafton W V A Special. Isaac M Lock presented a resolution condemning the statue of General Robert E Lee in the Capitol Statuary Hall Washington but the resolution was voted down. Officers elected included Colonel D Miller Simonton Lieutenant Colonel W P Kinter and Adjutant Thomas Nugurma Representative George Sturgiss spoke.
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Grafton
W. VA
Taylor County Union Veterans’ Association
Isaac M. Lock
Robert EE. Lee
Capitol
Washington
D. Miller Simonton
W. P. Kinter
Thomas Nugurma
George (. Sturgiss
Maid Tells Of Fight Then Arrest In Yonkers Burglary
Julia Mardy eighteen year old with a reputation for repelling burglars was arrested in Yonkers on charges of stealing jewelry valued near a thousand dollars from T F Byrne of 298 Hawthorne Avenue. She claimed she confronted the intruder and recovered most of the loot. jewelry reappeared in a bureau drawer the next morning. Police say she confessed.
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New York
Julia Mardy
Lew
Yonkers
T. F. Byrne
Hawthorne Avenue
Julia
Fown
Regina Shipman
Glenwood Terrace
Pennsylvania
Portia at 75 Refutes 15 Lawyers in Railroad Case
Atlanta August 2 Mrs W H Felton described a seventy five year old woman arguing alone against fifteen lawyers engaged by the railroads. The remark accompanied her departure from a courtroom scene where the aged figure stood firm in her challenge to powerful interests.
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Portia
Atlanta
Felton Widow Argues Rail Switch Reinstatement
Mrs. Felton, white haired widow of Congressman Felton, pleads before the State Railroad Commission to restore a switch at Feltonia, Ga removed by Louisville and Nashville officials. She faces fifteen corporation lawyers and asserts the railroad removed the switch after estate funds paid for right of way.
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State Railroad Commission
Felton
Portia
Feltonia
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Atlanta Constitution
Elizabeth Grannis
New York
Lynchburg Tobacco Market Set to Open Thursday
Lynchburg Virginia August 23 The local tobacco trade plans the 1910 1911 season opening next Thursday Planters will sit on the breaks early with primings and sales of common grades may total about 2 000 000 pounds Weather is favorable for the crop and no scorch season is expected an unusually good year likely
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Evenine
Lynchburg
Unnecessary Suresautist Suicide Note Noted
Unclear fragment appears to reference a suicide in a Petersburg Progress piece. Readable parts suggest a critical remark about the act being unnecessary. No verified details on person, date, or location are available.
The American ash pile ignites in fire plagued states
Government statistics show Idaho and Montana suffered the largest fire losses in 1908 and 1909. Despite annual appropriations for prevention and extinguishing fires, 100 square miles burned. Villages destroyed and lives lost. The American ash pile is a serious proposition.
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Idaho
Montana
Fredericksburg
Slemp Facing Waning Support in Ninth District
The Clifton Forge Review argues Slemp loses strength as voters read newspapers for political news. It notes disunity in the Republican party and doubts Slemp will resign the state chairmanship while some may skip voting. The paper endorses Stuart as best for Ninth District representatives.
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Slemp
Republican Party
Sleomp
Stuart
Clifton Forge
Miss Maud Smith Falls From Mayo's Bridge Into River
Miss Maud Smith twenty five of 104 West Fifth Street suffered an epileptic fit near Mayo's Bridge and fell into the Jamer River around 12 30 yesterday. Rescue came from Frank Giamotti on a nearby houseboat. She was revived on a sand bar and taken home for treatment. She denied any intent of suicide and explained she left home with two acquaintances to fetch a friend before the episode.
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Richmond
Frank Giamotti
Journal
Elmson
Mine
Petersburg
Florida
Katie Jewell
Twenty-sixth Street
Mayo's Bridge
Roadnax
Miss Smith
Trains Wreck Probe Under Way After Northfield Collision
Northfield Vermont August 22 search for bodies from a head on railroad wreck continues. Seven bodies recovered badly burned many with little identification while investigators plan a formal inquiry. Operator Varre r e collapses after reporting the fatal crash and shock.
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Northfield
Vhetinas
Central Vermont
L. WW. Mauriere
Lis
Varrere
Man Found Hanging at Mountain Creek Home
Hickory North Carolina August 22. The body of Charles Edwards aged 53 was found hanging in the garret of his Mountain Creek residence by his wife who had been visiting her parents. Coroner returns a verdict of suicide stating he had been dead some time.
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Hickory
N. C
Charles Edwards
Mountain Creek
Harmon flies across Long Island Sound in fragile biplane
Clifford Marmon’s Farman biplane crossed Long Island Sound on Saturday and landed in Connecticut after skidding’s rupture. Chief Mechanician Pinehow and crew work to repair the craft, aiming for a Thursday flight. John Frisbie of Rochester also flew circuits on the course, staying aloft about twenty five feet.
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League Garden City
Prank C. Carer Found Dead In Roanoke Hotel Room
Roanoke Virginia special report says Frank Co Carper a former Roanoke Machine Works Band leader was found dead in his bed at the Ponce de Leon Hotel. Death attributed to heart failure. Carper was once a Norfolk and Western material inspector, a Salem native, and not the brother of Mrs. Frank Lovelock wife of the Lynchburg Advance editor.
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Roanoke
Frank Co. Carper
Roanoke Machine Works
Ponce de Leon Hotel
The
Norfolk and Western
Salem
Frank Lovelock
Lynchburg Advance
Sixth Woman Claims Keeler as Husband and Swindler
A sixth woman accuses Harry B Keeler, a dentist jailed in Brooklyn with his sister Emma, of marrying and swindling her in 1897. Lou Ashton of Pittsfield Illinois says he robbed her of 1200 at a Detroit hotel and eloped, using the alias J M Baker, with Emma.
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New York
Aus
Harry Bradley Keeler
Brooklyn
Keeler
Rarymond Street
Emma
Wilhelmina Lynch
Lou Ashton
Pittafield
Ill
F Police
Harry B. Keeler
Pittsfield
Detroit
J. M. Baker
Harry
Palmiesy
Three Bathers Die in Surf at Sea Isle City
Three bathers drowned in a treacherous undertow at Sea Isle City New Jersey. Charles Cook professor of languages at Howard University Washington, Rudolph Romberg and Walter Lechtner Camden lamp black manufacturers died after trying to rescue others. Cook was carried out by the undertow and later found, Romberg died of heart failure, Lechtner died after a life saving effort.
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Sea Isle City
N. J
Todase
Charles Cook
Hawant University
Washinton
D. C
Rudolph Rombhere
Walter Lechtner
Camden
Rombere
Brooklyn Man Bites Dancer. Suspect Detained After Scuffle
John Tully, 17, of Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, at a Bergen Reach club outing, is assaulted when Sanford P Wallbridge, 49, of Nostrand Avenue pushes him aside and bites his cheek. Wallbridge is detained by police at Snyder Avenue Station after witnesses flag the incident.
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Innee
New York
John Tully
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Bergen Reach
Sanford PD
Wallbridge
Nostrand Avenue
Tully
Hin
Tuliy
Waltbrider
Tulis
Snyder Avenun
Juan Estrada Now President Amid Managua Riots
The insurgent victory in Nicaragua puts Juan Estrada in the presidency as mobs harass Americans in Managua. Be rrads briefly ceded the office to Estrada, while Marines stand ready in Corinto to restore order.
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Juan del Sur
Nica. Gua
Managua
Granwa
Nicaragua
Jose Dolores Berrads
Madriz
Esuradna
Capiil
Desttroy
Cneeces
Yorktown
Vicksurge
Estrada
Mena
Chamorra
Zelaya
Juan Estrada
Chammorra
Staf
Estrada Army
Granada
Surprise Birthday Party For Mr Hunter Tyler
A surprise birthday party was held last evening at 406 North Twenty-seventh Street for Mr. Hunter Tyler. Guests included many local residents and relatives, with games and refreshments in the dining room after the initial gathering.
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Hunter Tyler
North Twenty-seventh Street
Deubre Hay
Gertrude Gentry
Mar Gentry
Mary Childrey
Laura Hardwicke
Annie Hardwicke
Louise Spain
Hazel Fuppen
Lottie Shackelford
Madeline Shackelford
Hazel Cole
Mabel Tyler
Bessie Tyler
Duke Franz Josef Escapes Auto Crash in Newport
In Newport on August 23 Duke Franz Josef of Bavaria narrowly avoided injury when the Govlot car carrying him and notable guests collided with Vincent Astor’s auto. Both vehicles braked, preventing a collision. Goelet’s car was damaged and the party continued by another conveyance. Colonel John Jacob Astor sailed for Bar Harbor on his steam yacht Verna.
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Newport
Franz Josef
Bavaria
Mills
Govlot
Vincent Astor
John Jaccob Astor
Nicholas Longworth
Mra. Long Worth
Alice Roosevelt
Robert Goelet
Duke
Longworths
Goelet
Nathaniel Thayer
Boston
Mexican Consul in Norfolk Ordered to Quit Office
Norfolk Virginia special report says Mexican Consul Senor Juan Didapp is ordered to turn his office over to his secretary and return home due to questions of state. Didapp has handed over the office but will remain in Norfolk for a longer period.
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Norfolk
Senor
Juan Didapp
Didapp
Desperate Desmond Copsright Noted as Wise Guy
Desmond, a sly figure, keeps a rule to peer through keyholes before doors. The scene shows his contemptuous sneer and bold stance as he surveys his upcoming challenge. Ain't it a beauty.
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Desmond
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