Devastating fires race along Crow's Nest region
As a gale rages, Cranbrook to Crow's Nest is laid waste by wildfires. Four men died at the Great Northern bridge west of Michel. Sparwood men were hospitalized. Towns including Hosmer Elko Sparwood Olson Cokato are reported destroyed. CPR runs relief trains. Fernie Mayor seeks aid for about six thousand homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Crow's Nest
Fernie
Hosmer
Michel
Great Northern Bridge
Sparwood
Michel Hospital
Peter Campbell
Peter Miller
Canadian Pacific
Elko
Olson
Cokato
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rs W. W. Tuttle
Calls for Aid Met in Fire Yet Spreads Across Region
Cranbrook BC Aug 2 W Carswell assistant superintendent of the Great Northern Railway arrived from Fernie after a dangerous trip on foot and handcar as the line is destroyed. Bodies of Scott Miller and Louis Fratine found. four Italians located. Five killed in Spar wood Mill fight, many escaping in burning forest. Townspeople flee, starvation feared with 6000 on prairie camp. Calgary Medicine Hat and Lethbridge sending cars. trains to aid Fernie area. Distribution and communication crippled. bridges down. CPR rushes crews and provisions. Fernie site expected to receive relief by daylight tomorrow. Estimated losses exceed 3 million dollars and over 100 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
B. C
W. Carswell
Great Northern Railway
Fernie
Scott Miller
Louis Fratine
Council of Cranbrook
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Méddicine Hat
Brownlee
Lakes
Canadian Pacific
Michel
Morrissey
Fernie Fire Destroys $2.5 Million. 17 Homes Survive
A massive bush fire near Fernie on August 2 left five thousand homeless and destroyed property valued at $2.5 million. Seventeen houses remain standing as flames threaten more areas. Over one hundred injured, with a bridge and lumber yard also burned. Relief trains seek aid. fire spreads toward Coal Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernie
Great Northern
Hosmer
B. C
Elk Lumber
Cranbrook
Whelson
Coal Creek
Motorman Arrested For Speeding In City
Martin Davy a motorman on the Columbus avenue and Broadway line was arrested last night by Detectives Lehane and Coleman of West 68th street station for speeding at twenty one miles an hour Magistrate Harris paroled him for examination in the West Side court today Police report many complaints about high speeds in the upper city and forecast the arrest will curb recklessness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Davy
Columbus Avenue
Broadway
Lehane
Coleman
West 68Th Street
Harris
Davy
West Side Court
Opinion Makes Haskell Wrath Over Bank Deposit Plan
Guthrie Okla August 2 Governor Haskell called Attorney General Bonaparte's ruling meaningless and accused Washington officials of opposing the guarantee bank deposit law to support Wall Street financier George Sheldon and raise $2,000,000 for a campaign fund in exchange for tariff and anti deposit guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Guthrie
Oklo
Haskell
Bonaparte
Washington
George Sheldon
No. 2
Wall Street
Shooting in Canonsburg domestic quarrel ends fatally
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on August 2 Frank Talmer was shot in the abdomen by his wife during a domestic quarrel. He was taken to a hospital likely fatally injured while Mrs Talmer lies unconscious at her home from her injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canonsburg
Penn
Frank Talmer
Watterson to Lead National Democratic Press Committee
Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville met Norman E. Mack and Urey Woodson at the Hoffman House to discuss the Democratic National Committee press bureau. He said the committee will advise on major productions before printing and will have about twenty members. Mack plans to announce eastern headquarters subcommittees in Chicago and Lincoln, with prospects of Littleton speaking for Bryan under debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Norman E. Mack Ang Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
Hoffman House
Watterson
National Committee
Mack
New York
Bryan
Coler
Chicago
Lincoln
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Charles F. Murphy
Messrs
Byran
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
New York Southern Society
Mr. Littleton
United States
Democratic Party
Philippines
Mr. Mack
Mr. Bryan
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Colonel Watterson
Bryan on Bank Opinion in Lincoln Aug 2 Discusses Oklahoma bank law
Attorney General Bonaparte's opinion declares it illegal for Oklahoma national banks to contribute toward the depositors protection fund or to use provisions of the state banking act. Democrats claim it strengthens their campaign stance. Bryan remarks that the issue centers on depositor interests over bankers. He plans to speak in Topeka this month. Sunday quiet prevails as Bryan attends church with his wife. He surveys his farm and alfalfa crop prospects for a third harvest. Notification platform plans for August 12 at Capitol grounds are finalized with officials invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Bonaparte
Oklahoma
Chicago
Washington
Democratic Party
Bryan
Topeka
Kan
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Capitol Grounds
Ferry Bridge Fall Brings Rescue by Patrolman Lawler
Patrolman Edward C. Lawler of the 8th Inspection District leapt into the water as the Rockaway Point ferry bridge broke at 4 40 p m, rescuing six people and inspiring others to aid. Dozens were tossed into 12 feet of water as the Belle Harbor ferried passengers from Sheepshead Bay. Mrs J Carroll clutched her infant Evelyn as Lawler delivered the baby to safety and helped the mother back to the bridge. Charles J Smith joined in the rescue, others aided by ropes and the unbroken bridge section. The incident left several exhausted but no lives lost. six were saved and the ambulance found no one in need of medical care. The Belle Harbor, commanded by Captain George Weston, carried the passengers from Sheepshead Bay to Reid's Hotel nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Lawler
8Th Inspection District
Rockaway Point
Belle Harbor
Sheepshead Bay
Reid's Hotel
Lawler
J. Carroll
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Evelyn
Charles J. Smith
No. 45
Broadway
Manhattan
St. Joseph's Hospital
Barry
J. Hayes
Keap Street
Mildred E. Smith
Cornelia Street
Sheepshead Bay and Rockaway Company
George Weston
Farman Flies Free Private Test at Brighton Beach Racecourse
Henry Farman, English aviator, wowed about 3,000 spectators with a private demonstration at the Brighton Beach racetrack. The white winged aeroplane flew about 600 yards at 35 to 40 mph, 12 to 15 feet high, then landed amid cheering crowds. Weather permitting, a public flight was planned for 4:30 this afternoon at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoff
Henry Farman
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Farman
America
T. R. MacMechen
Mr. Farman
Brighton Beach
Appointment of Richard W. Oulahan to head RNC literary bureau
Chairman Hitchcock announced Richard W. Oulahan will head the Republican National Committee literary bureau, with Francis Curtis as chief assistant. Oulahan, a Washington Sun former head, is Roosevelt and Taft friend, from D.C. and about forty. He will base most work in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Messrs. Williams
McHarg
Richard W. Oulahan
National Committee
Taft
Oulahan
East
Washington
New York Sun
Roosevelt
Navy
Dulahan
Harrison
John Hay
Gridiron Club
Culahan
District of Columbia
Francis Curtis
Springfield
Mass
Cornelius N. Bliss
New Jersey
Bliss
National
Frederick W. Upham
Chicago
Winsted Armory Fire Fanned by Suspected Incendiaries
An early morning fire in Winsted Connecticut destroyed the Northwestern armory and the adjoining Odd Fellows Building. The blaze caused about 80000 dollars in damage and forced multiple residents to flee from third story windows as firefighters evacuated thirty people. No serious injuries reported. several residents narrowly escaped collapse. Three thousand rounds of ammunition detonated without harm. Police report no arrests yet despite a string of burglaries since the start of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Winsted
Conn
Armory
Connecticut
Odd Fellows
Main Street
William Brennan
Manchester
Henry Cady
Joseph Tonguay
Frederick Schultz
Company M
1St Infantry
Connecticut National Guard
Thomas Tonguay
Hartford
Joseph
Earl
E. W. Stone
Holyoke
Mass
S. A. Herman
McCarthy vows vengeance at brother’s funeral
Owen McCarthy's funeral drew his brother Thomas a Bronx Park patrolman, who swore to avenge his slain sibling after a private moment at the undertaker's shop opposite the Coney Island police station. Commissioner Bingham granted Thomas an indefinite leave of absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen McCarthy
Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island
Thomas McCarthy
Bronx Park
McCarthy
Calvary Cemetery
Bingham
Traction pension plan proposed for New York lines
Frederick W. Whitridge as receiver and bondholders push a provident association for Third Avenue and related lines. Employees would subscribe 50 cents monthly. company contributions depend on turnout, up to 10 percent if 50 percent or more join. Funds to be invested by Central Trust Company. Seven directors include four company officials and three employees. Benefits cover illness pay, death benefits, and a pension fund with a physician and clubroom at 129th Street. No employee payments before October. enrollment via James W. Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traction Lnes
New York
Frederick W. Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Dry Dock
East Broadway & Battery Railroad Company
Forty-second Street
Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Avenue
Union Railway Company
Central Trust Company
No. 54
Wall Street
Board of
Mr. Whitridge
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Edward A. Maher
Four Roads
James W. Roosevelt
Edward Sage
Anton Liydstrup, Jr
129Th Street
Whitridge
Roosevelt
Literary Bureau Closed in Washington Campaign
Washington Aug 2 The Republican national and Congressional committees literary bureau has been closed with furniture and documents shipped to New York. Francis Curtis will travel to New York tomorrow to direct the literary campaign branch until after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National and Congressional Committees
City
Francis Curtis
New York
Curtis
Theatrical man John S Berger arraigned after assault and robbery
John S Berger of the Hotel Albany was charged with disorderly conduct after a West Side arraignment. He testified that two men attacked him in Times Square Drug Store, stealing his cane and a ring worth 800 dollars, while his wife supported his tale and he denied drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Berger
Albany
West Side Court
Berger
Times Square
Polic
Wan
Brooklyn Children's Aid Society expands nursing staff
Six trained nurses were added to the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society force. A health department report notes a 3% death rate decline. Type assistant matrons to be hired this week. A new station opened Saturday at Eastern District Hospital and Dispensary No 105 South ad street. Five stations run babies clinics under physicians and nurses guidance with mothers bringing children for examination and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Children's Aid Society
Department of Health
Eastern District Hospital
Southad Street
Three Men Run Down by Lake Shore Express
Cleveland police report three unidentified men killed by the Lake Shore express last night. One struck near the West 3d street bridge in the city, two others in the Collinwood yards as laborers walked through. None identified. engine crews did not seem to know they had struck anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Collinwood
Union Station
Lake Shore
West 3d Street
Callinwood
Woman Missing Husband Sought in Williamsburg Case
Police in Brooklyn believe Stanley Mosokovitch may know the fate of a missing woman. A body was found in the Greenpoint Avenue dump near Humboldt Street, Williamsburg, with suspicion falling on Mosokovitch who vanished two days before the discovery. Two Polish men were arrested and identified as possible acquaintances. one named Julian Kusinnski, a cousin of the missing woman, is to be interrogated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Mosokovitch
Brooklyn
Greenpoint Avenue
Humboldt Street
Williamsburg
Mosokavith
Greenpoint
Josie Dziemborski
Mosokovitch
Julian Kusinnski
Police stop ascent with lion at Nan tasket Beach
Boston aug 2 state police arrested lion tamer Ferrari who planned a balloon ascent with a full grown unmuzzled lion. The authorities ordered the act halted and the lion was muzzled and confined in a cell while Ferrari was placed in an adjoining one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Boston
Ferrari
Nantasket Beach
Tust
Ingalls Named to Inform Bryan of Nomination at Lincoln
Columbus dispatch reports T. 8 Arnold of Columbiana County designates M. E. Ingalls of Cincinnati to replace him as Ohio member of the committee to inform W. J. Bryan at Lincoln on August 12 of his nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Arnold
Columbiana County
M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Baldwin Tests Motor For Army Airship At Fort Myer Era
Washington Aug 2 with the Wright brothers flying machine en route to Fort Myer the Herring aeroplane due in ten days and the Baldwin dirigible ready to fly tests of the motor and propeller were praised by Captain Baldwin assisted by Glenn Curtiss The first preliminary trial of Baldwin Aeronaut was planned for tomorrow evening if wind favorable The motor had a minor carburetor issue fixed and as speed increased the propeller nearly pulled the 70 foot framework off its supports Final touches to be added tomorrow before attaching the framework to netting for suspension and balance Hydrogen balloons fill the envelope for last moment replenishment Orville Wright to fly at Fort Myer alongside Wilbur Wright practicing in France The Wright machine in Dayton Ohio was responsible for the coming airship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fort Myer
Baldwin
Glenn H. Curtiss
Captain Baldwin
Aeronaut
Mr. Curtiss
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Wrght Brothers
France
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Double Adolph Antman Mix Up Ends in Dismissal
Two men named Adolph Antman caused a mistaken check delivery from a saloon friend at No. 213 Rivington to a Cleaners store at No. 114 Lewis Street. Detective Goldberg traced the check to the wrong Antman. Magistrate Wahile found no fraud and dismissed the case. The three Adolphs left on friendly terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Antman
Lewis Street
Sth Street
Adolph Labtoner
Rivington Street
Antman
Labtoner
Adolph
Goldberg
Essex Market Court
Wahile
Adolphs
Coneys’s Work Praised In Steamboat Inspection
The Timmins under James S. Clarkson inspected twenty five small craft with Deputy Surveyor Coneys in charge. No violations were found and a German skipper hailed Coneys as Taft supporters, while Clarkson praised Coneys’s diplomatic handling and the owners’ readiness to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmins
Treasury Department
James S. Clarkson
Matthew M. Coneys
Coneys
Taft
Gentlemar Coneys
Clarkson
Train Smashes Auto in Mountain Crash Kills Mrs Marriott
The car, speeding on a mountain road, brake failure caused loss of control leading to a flip. Mrs. Fred Marriott and Gilbert Marriott died. Mar riott sustained serious bruises while another occupant, the editor Fred Marriott, was shot years earlier by Thomas H. Williams for printed remarks about a girl linked to Truxton Beale. A telegraph note links Mrs Marriott to Oliver Winchester family ties in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riott
Marriott
Fred Marriott
Gilbert
Thomas H. Williams
Truxton Beale
Williams
Will
Iams
Tribune
New Haven
San Francisco
A. O. Winchester
Oliver S. Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Wanted Chauffeur Arrested After Bay Crash
Mary Crippen aged sixteen and James R Crippen narrowly escaped serious injury when struck by an automobile owned by Duen & Co of Broadway. Six occupants fled. bystanders and a local physician found only minor bruises. The driver was detained by police after bystanders demanded arrest but the girl declined to file a complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Crippen
James R. Crippen
East 12Th Street
Sheepshead Bay
Smith Street
Duen & Co
Broadway
Auto trap warned motorists in Babylon on Aug 2
Long Island sheriff Wells led a posse with deputies and a timer to Babylon near Wellwood Avenue. They arrested William Scrimpt of Brooklyn from the Long Island Automobile Club, who pleaded guilty before Justice Cooper. Other arrests followed in Cedarhurst and Manhattan, with fines paid. Warning autos circulating sparked civic alerts. officials vow action if interference continues. In Islip, John Dee was fined for speeding over Wagstaff Dam by Justice Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Long Island
Shortf Wells
Suffolk County
Bede
Mott
George W. Clock
Wellwood Avenue
William Scrimpt
Brooklyn
Long Island Automobile Club
Cooper
W. D. Mar
Jfr
Cedarhurst
Manhattan
Wells
Islip
John Dee
Wagstaff Dam
Justice Young
Auto Smash Follows Wedding at Edgewood Curve
A Greenwich collision injured a bride and groom as a large car owned by R B Dula vice president of the American Tobacco Company crashed into a Greenwich Cab Company vehicle. Dula's chauffeur drove the car at the notorious smash-up curve while the cab company's driver disputes fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Greenwich
Conn
Edgewood
Rail Road
R. B. Dula
American Tobacco Company
Frank Jay Gould
Greenwich Cab Company
Cabpany
Auto saves woman from death in Caldwell incident
Mrs. Henry J. Robinson of Fairfield, four miles from Caldwell, cut her hand on a glass door and bled severely. Neighbors found her as her husband hitched a horse to a carriage. An automobile from Paterson stopped, explained the emergency, and sped Mrs. Robinson at forty miles per hour to a surgeon, where she received six stitches after arriving unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
N. J
Henry J. Robinson
Fairfield
Paterson
Arrest Three Smoky Chauffeurs in Central Park Case
Park Commissioner's ruling makes smelly taxicabs a misdemeanor in Central Park. Three chauffeurs Emil Vielan Harry Schurd and Alfred Lorentz were arrested for smoky taxis and locked up. Yorkville court adjourned their cases pending further evidence with Magistrate Moss presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Park
Emil Vielan
West 36Th Street
Harry Schurd
East 40Th Street
Alfred Lorentz
New York
Yorkville Court
Moss
Willson Delivers Staunch Stand on Lynchings
Frankfort Ky Aug As a result of the Russellville lynching four negroes Governor Willson and Logan County Sheriff Rhea discussed protection for Rufus Browder during his Monday murder trial. Browder’s lawyers warned of lynching without troops. the governor stated lawful conviction and state protection will be provided, troops possibly from the 1st Regiment to Russellville if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Russellville
Willson
Rhea
Logan County
Rufus Browder
J. F. Cunningham
Browder
Louisville
Man Undergoes Brain Surgery After Double Shooting
Doctors Dudley Conley and Miller perform multiple operations to remove bullets and bone fragments after William Wild shot stenographer Veronica Meehan in front of her home at 70 East 12th Street on July 13. Wild, now stable, faces charges for shooting Meehan and attempting suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Conley
Miller
William Wild
Veronica Meehan
East 12Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
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Haskell Wroth
Shies Bryan Prediction
Marie Henry
Aviator
Body
Traction Pension Fund
Provident Association of Employes
Brooklyn Children’s Aid Society
Baldwin Tests
Auto Trap Warners
Sherif
Auto
Woman
Bellevue
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