Robbery and violence reported in scattered 1910s dispatches
A masked robber held up two Southern Express messengers near Branchville forcing $1,700 from them while another $8,000 was missed. In Cairo, Khaliqa's death followed a doomed plea for emirs to stay and die. Eureka wreck leaves two dead, with a passenger lost near Humboldt Bay. Texas gulf storm damages rise with cattle deaths and missing boats. Leprosy cure using a Venezuelan shrub eyed by U.S. medical officials. Secretary Hitchcock reports pension totals and declines.
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Charleston
8. C
Branchville
Ramsey
Rhodes
Messener
Eureka
Cal
Weeott
Humboldt Bay
Carmichael
Feandale
Gua Nelson
Nelson
Star
Rockport
Tex
Gulf
James Sanders
St. Charles Bay
George Brandett
Refugio
Aransas
Samar
New Rock Island Line Opens Wheat Territory in Oklahoma
The Enid to Tonkawa rail line built east from North Enid by Rock Island is now open for traffic. About 26 miles long, it passes through rich wheat country with three new stations Cropper Garder and Dill ings. Early traffic shows over 50 carloads of wheat hauled. towns and elevators rise along the line, signaling strong profits for the railroad and local farmers.
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Enid and
Tonkawa
Rock Island
Oklahoma
North
Enid
Billings
Oregon Copper Claims Promising Vast Riches Near Baker City
The Daket City Democrat reports three great copper claims by Lewis and partners near Baker City Des Moines. Surface ore exceeds half a million tons averaging 8 percent copper with gold and silver showings. Two parallel 4500 foot ledges form a 160 foot wide continuous seam near China. Expect development and bonded investment from Des Moines and Baker City to transform the Eastern Oregon mining scene.
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Lewis
Saya
Daket City
Oregon
Atlantic
Pacific
Aga
China
Calumet & Hecla
Anaconda
Baker City
Des Moines
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Matt Nystrom
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W. H. Erdice
ORF Son
Vive Park Nursery
Funes
Mariana
S. T. Malehorn
Prop
BO. H. Querin
Guerin Hotel
Commercial Travelers’ Headquarters
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Cairo
Londan
Wingate
Khali
Honolulu
Victoria
B. C
Wyman
United States
United States Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Venezuela
Mitchrock
Hitchcock
Pacific Coast News
Grewley Western States
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Puget Sound
Paget
Alaska
Little Spokane
Chewaukum
Wenatchee
The
Fish Commission
Yakima River
Dawson
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Skagway
Walla Walla
Farmington
Whitman County
Menlo
Macific County
Wash
Arthur Huey
Tacoma
Pacific Sheet Mess
Fairhaven
Lake County
Granta Pasa
Great Northern
Brooks Locomotive Works
Walua Junction
Grange City
Aberdeen
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Oregon Line
Josephine
Kailor
Henry Rissuehan
Dohemia
Galls Creek
Gold Hill
Kuppo
F. 11 Osgood
Seattle
Grants
Pase Mining Journal
Cape Nome
Albion
San Francisco
Cape Nome Beach
J. 8. Kimball Company
Alpha
Kimball Line
KR. R. d McMantera
1Linoa Coal Company
Chicago
Omaha
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Olympic Mining Company
Beattie
Treadwell
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