Fire Fiend Rampant Five Towns in Ashes
St. Paul Minnesota September 4 Over 300 dead five towns destroyed and millions in property loss from forest fires raging noon to midnight in Pine Mille Lacs and Chisago counties. Hinckley Sandstone Mission Creek Willow River wiped out with 4000 feared dead and relief efforts forming as survivors face destitution and harrowing scenes.
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St. Pacy
Pine
Mille Lacs
Chisago
Minnesota
Hinckley
Gathering the Lost Dead in Forest Fire Toll
DeloitH Minn Sept 4 The Evening Herald reports 312 bodies recovered from the forest fires to date.
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Deloith
Minn
The
Evening Herald
Heroes Save Train as Fireball Roars Through Hinckley
The Duluth to St Paul limited train was trapped by flames near Hinckley on Saturday. Engineer James Root and Fireman John McGowan kept the locomotive moving toward Skunk Lake, guiding passengers to a swamp refuge while Root was badly burned. Conductor Jerry Sullivan, after alerting a telegraph station, wandered in a daze, his mind unhinged by the ordeal as crews battled the blaze and the Omaha road reports ongoing damage further north.
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Hinckley
Sandstone
Mission Creek
Willow River
John Martin
Minnesota
St. Pau
Duluth
St. Paul
James Root
John McGowan
Carlton
Engineer Root
Root
Skunk Lake
McGowan
Jerry Sullivan
The
Limited
Death toll from Sandstone disaster tops estimates
Early Monday a relief train returned to Duluth with 277 survivors from the Sandstone burning. A six mile trek carried babes and children back through the woods while 60 bodies lay in scattered towns. About 1,200 homeless men and women were sent to Duluth as death toll estimates ranged from 400 to 1,000.
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Duluth
St. Paul & Duluth
Sandstone
Miller Station
Hundreds Destitute in Minnesota Disaster Report
In Pixie City Minnesota relief officials say Hinckley and Sandstone disasters left 246 dead with many more uncounted. A relief committee returned late reporting 200 bodies at Hinckley and 46 at Sandstone. Conditions are dire with survivors digging for food and lacking clothing.
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Pixe City
Minn
Hinckley
Sandstone
Minnesota
Bari fires in Wisconsin leave hundreds homeless
West Superior Wisconsin September 4 Baronette wiped off the earth one man burned to death. Loss estimated at a quarter million Shell Lake scene 52 dwellings burned total loss 375000. three hundred sixty people homeless many with no insurance. Fires now under control in the area.
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Onnette
West Screrior
Wis
Baronette
Shell Lake
Special Relief Train Arrives With 11 Injured at West Superior
A Great Northern relief train from Kettle River brought 11 injured men to St. Marys hospital in West Superior Wisconsin after Sunday night derailment. Several victims suffer severe burns and agony. The two gravely hurt are Archie McDonald and Robert Sargent, both injured on the face and head. Superintendent Thorn confirms reports are accurate.
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West Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Kettle River
St. Mary's Hospital
Archie McDonald
Robert Sargent
Thorn
British gunboat Red Pole reports no Port Arthur attack
A Shanghai dispatch states the British gunboat Red Pole has returned and denies any new Japanese attack on Port Arthur. It notes foreign residents in northern ports fear outrages against missionaries despite an imperial decree to protect missionaries and foreigners.
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Shanghai
Chie Foo
Red Pole
Port Arthur
Syrup of Figs Offered as Pure Gentle Laxative
A historical ad extols Syrup of Figs as a healthful, gentle cleanser aiding kidneys liver and bowels. It touts broad consumer appeal, medical approval, and non objectionable ingredients, noting 50 cent bottles sold by druggists and manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with the product name on every package.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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