Devastating Canadian Fires Threaten Crow’s Nest Region
A sweeping blaze from Cranbrook to Crow’s Nest devastates towns including Michel and Fernie. Four firefighters die near the Great Northern bridge seventeen miles west of Michel as crews fight wind driven flames. Doomed Michel, Sparwood and others face evacuation while CPR runs relief trains with doctors, nurses, and supplies to aid the homeless townwide.
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Great Northern Bridge
Michel
Sparwood
Michel Hospital
Crow's Nest
Peter Campbell
Cranbrook
Peter Miller
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Hosmer
Elko
Olson
Cokato
Canadian Pacific Railway
Meyor Ashdown
Winnipeg
Aid floods Cranbrook as fire devastates Fernie area
W Carswell arrived from Fernie detailing a burned railway line with no timber or living beings along it. Two workers and four Italians found dead. many missing. Townspeople flee, six thousand stranded on prairie. Cal esques mobilize railcars from Vancouver to Calgary and Medicine Hat. distribution hurdles loom. Loss estimated at $3,000,000 with over 100 lives lost.
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Cranbrook
B. C
W. Carswell
Great Northern Railway
Fernie
Scott Miller
Louis Fratine
Council of
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Médicine Hat
Brownlee
Lakes
Canadian Pacific
Michel
Morrissey
Fernie Bush Fire Rages Leaving Town Wrecked
Fernie British Columbia August 2 Five thousand people left homeless after a severe bush fire destroys property valued at 2500000 with seventeen houses remaining. The blaze still spreads with two hundred men fighting it and reports of a burning bridge and destroyed lumber yard. One hundred plus injured and several families surrounded with no rescue in sight as relief trains are dispatched from Cranbrook and nearby towns. Fire is spreading toward Coal Creek.
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Fernie
B. C
Great Northern
Hosmer
Elk Lumber
Cranbrook
Nelson
Coal Creek
Motorman Arrested for Speeding on Manhattan Line
Martin Davy motorman on the Columbus avenue and Broadway line was arrested by Detectives Lehane and Coleman of West 6th Street station for driving at eighteen and twenty one miles an hour. Magistrate Harris paroled him for examination in West Side court. Police have logged many complaints about high speeds in the upper city and expect the arrest to curb the practice.
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Martin Davy
Columbus Avenue
Broadway
Lehane
Coleman
West 6&Th Street
Harris
Davy
West Side Court
Opinion makes Haskell wroth over bank law opinion
Guthrie Oklahoma August 2 Governor Haskell denounced Attorney General Bonaparte’s ruling as meaningless and accused Washington officials of opposing the guarantee bank deposit law. He alleged George Sheldon of Wall Street was chosen as national treasurer with a promise to raise 2 million dollars for the campaign fund in exchange for tariffs and anti deposit guarantees.
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The
Tribune
Guthrie
Oklo
Haskell
Bonaparte
Washington
George Sheldon
No. 2
Wall Street
Talmer Wife Attack Ends With Double Wounding
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on August 2 rank Talmer was shot in the abdomen during a domestic quarrel by his wife who is at home unconscious from injuries. Talmer was taken to a hospital likely fatally injured.
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Canonsburg
Penn
Rank Talmer
Watterson Predicts Bryan Chance Still Uncertain
Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville met Norman Mack and Urey Woodson at the Hoffman House to discuss the national committee press bureau. He avoided predicting Bryan’s chances, saying it is too early to tell, and reaffirmed a fighting spirit to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Norman E. Mack
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 Campaign Talk
In Lincoln Nebraska Attorney General Bonaparte's bank opinion declaring Oklahoma national banks barred from depositors' guarantee funds prompts Democratic reaction. Bryan says it strengthens the party's depositor focus and will be discussed in Topeka speech. He attends church with his wife and plans for August 12 notification ceremonies at Capitol grounds advance. Plans for platform construction and Republican officials’ participation are completed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bonaparte
Oklahoma
Chicago
Washington
Democratic Party
Bryan
Ssk
Topeka
Kan
Fairview
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Capitol Grounds
Ferry Bridge Rescue Saves Six in River Ride Disaster
Edward C. Lawler patrolman of the 8th Inspection District acted on a vacation to jump into 12 feet of water and rescue six people when the ferry bridge at Rockaway Point collapsed as Belle Harbor docked. He inspired other rescues, helping to save many as chaos erupted on shore. Among the rescued were Mrs. J Carroll and infant Evelyn, with help from Charles J. Smith and bystanders. Six were exhausted but no serious injuries reported. the vessel was under Captain George Weston.
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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 Makes Private Flight at Brighton Beach Racetrack
Henry Farman, the English aviator, wowed about 3,000 spectators at Brighton Beach yesterday with a private trial of his white winged aeroplane. The six hundred yard flight was 12 to 15 feet high and reached roughly 35 to 40 mph. Farman announced a further public flight would take place today at 4:30 p.m. weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoff
Henry Farman
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Farman
America
T. R. MacMechen
Mr. Farman
Brighton Beach
Oulahan Named Head of Republican Literary Bureau
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee announces Richard W. Oulahan will head the national committee's literary bureau with Francis Curtis as chief editor. Oulahan, longtime head of The New York Sun Washington bureau, is a friend of Roosevelt and Taft and native of Washington DC. He will lead the Eastward operations.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Messrs. Williams
McHarg
Richard W. Oulahan
National Committee
Taft
Oulahan
East
Washington
Francis Curtis
Springfield
Mass
Cornelius N. Bliss
New Jersey
Bliss
National
Frederick W. Upham
Chicago
Winsted Fire Destroys Armory In Connecticut
A large fire in Winsted early today destroyed the armory and adjacent buildings in Main street. Firemen rescued eighteen people from third floor windows of the Odd Fellows Building. Three thousand rounds of ammunition exploded without injury. The blaze caused extensive damage. no serious injuries reported. Police say no arrests yet for firebugs. burglaries in the area have risen since the start of the year.
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Tribune
Winsted
Conn
Armory
Connecticut
Odd Fellows
Main Street
William Brennan
Manchester
Henry Cady
Joseph Tongudy
Frederick Schultz
Company M
1St Infantry
Connecticut National Guard
Thomas Tonguay
Hartford
Joseph
Earl
E. W. Stone
Holyoke
Mass
S. A. Herman
Brother vows vengeance at funeral for Owen McCarthy
At a Coney Island funeral for Owen McCarthy whose body was found in Sheepshead Bay a week earlier, his brother Thomas McCarthy a Bronx Park patrolman vowed to hunt down the killer after a private moment with the corpse. Commissioner Bingham granted him indefinite leave.
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Owen McCarthy
Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island
Thomas McCarthy
Bronx Park
McCarthy
Calvary Cemetery
Bingham
Traction pension plan eyed for New York rail workers
Frederick W. Whitridge, receiver, proposes a provident association for Third Avenue and related lines. Employers would match workers 50 to 100 percent of each 50 cent monthly contribution, funding illness pay, survivor benefits, and a pension. Seven directors will run it, with three employee reps after a year, and initial members urged to join by October.
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New York
Frederick W. Whitridge
Central Trust Company
No. 54
Wall Street
Board of Directors
Mr. Whitridge
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Edward A. Maher
Four Roads
James W. Roosevelt
Edward Sage
Anton Srydstrup, Jr
129Th Street
Whitridge
Roosevelt
Literary Bureau Closed in Washington Campaign
Washington August 2 The Republican national and Congressional committees literary bureau run in the city under Francis Curtis has closed. Furniture and documents were shipped to New York. Curtis will move there tomorrow to direct the literary branch of the campaign until after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National and Congressional Committees
Francis Curtis
New York
Curtis
Kill Three Without Knowing It
Three men were run down and killed by the Lake Shore express in Cleveland. Two were in the Collinwood yards and one near Union Station. None have been identified. The city victim was struck under the West 3d street bridge. The two Collinwood victims appeared to be laborers walking through the yards. The engine crew did not seem aware of striking anyone.
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Cleveland
Collinwood
Union Station
Lake Shore
West 3d Street
Theatrical man Berger arraigned on assault claim
Joh 8S Berger of Hotel Albany faced West Side court for disorderly conduct after police said he was drunk and insulted an officer. Berger testified he was robbed and beaten near Times Square while his wife confirmed the tale and named two assailants. He denied drinking and said he would present the matter to the Police Commissioner.
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Berger
Albany
West Side Court
Times Square
G’wan
Brooklyn Children's Aid Society Expands Nursing Staff
Six trained nurses have been added to the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society. A health department report notes a 3% drop in the death rate. Tarpe assistant matrons will be engaged this week. A new station opened Saturday at the Eastern District Hospital and Dispensary, 168 South ad street. At five stations babies clinics operate under physicians and nurses, with mothers bringing children for examination and receiving care instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Children’s Aid Society
Department of Health
Tarpe
Eastern District Hospital
Southad Street
Missing Woman Suspect Husband Sought in Williamsburg
Police believe Stanley Mosokovitch may know something about a missing woman whose body was found in the Greenpoint Avenue dump. Neighbors fear the body could be Mrs Mosokavith, who vanished two days earlier. Two Polish men, including a cousin of the missing woman, were arrested after loitering near the dumps.
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Stanley Mosokovitch
Brooklyn
Greenpoint Avenue
Humboldt Street
Williamsburg
Mosokavith
Greenpoint
Mre
Josie Dziemborski
Mosokovitch
Julian Kusinnski
Police Stop Ascent With Lion At Nan tasket Beach
Boston reports state police arrested lion tamer Ferrari and his unmuzzled full grown lion minutes before a planned balloon ascent with Ferrari and his son from Nan tasket Beach. The lion was muzzled and confined while Ferrari was placed in an adjacent cell.
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Tribune
Boston
Ferrari
Nantasket Beach
Baldwin Tests Motor For Army Airship Venture
Washington reports Captain Baldwin and Glenn Curtiss tested the motor and propeller for the new military dirigible to be flown at Fort Myer, with a potential preliminary trial planned for tomorrow evening if winds permit. The Wright brothers dominate concurrent trials in Europe and Fort Myer, while the Baldwin machine nears final assembly and balance checks.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Baldwin
Glenn H. Curtiss
Captain Baldwin
Aeronaut
Mr. Curtiss
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Wrght Brothers
France
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Two Adolph Antmans Confusion Ends in Dismissal
In New York a misdelivered check from Adolph Labtoner to Adolph Antman of 114 Lewis Street led to a mistaken arrest. Detective Goldberg traced the instrument to the wrong Antman at 117 5th Street. Magistrate Wahle found no fraud and dismissed the case, the three Antmans greeting each other afterward.
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Adolph Antman
Lewis Street
5Th Street
Adolph Labtoner
Rivington Street
Antman
Labtoner
Adolph
Goldberg
Essex Market Court
Wahle
Adolphs
Coneys's Work Praised After Steamboat Inspection
The Timmins chartered by the Treasury Department under James S. Clarkson surveyed twenty five small craft. Deputy Surveyor Coneys led the boarding, finding no violations and earning praise for his diplomatic handling of owners.
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Timmins
Treasury Department
James S. Clarkson
Matthew M. Coneys
Coneys
Taft
Clarkson
Ingalls Named Ohio Member of Bryan Lincoln Nomination Committee
Columbus Aug 2 T. Arnold of Columbiana County designates M E Ingalls of Cincinnati to serve as Ohio member on the committee to inform W J Bryan at Lincoln of his nomination on August 12.
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Columbus
Ohio
Arnold
Columbiana County
M. BE. Ingalls
Cincinnati
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Train Crash Kills Mrs Marriott and Gilbert
A high speed mountain road crash due to brake failure killed Mrs. Fred Marriott and Gilbert. Marriot t, editor, had earlier been shot in the leg by Thomas H. Williams after printing a critical article about a girl who later wed Truxton Beale. Beale and Williams had visited Marriott’s home. Marriott was also linked to the Winchester family through relatives in New Haven.
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Riott
Marriott
Fred Marriott
Gilbert
Thomas H. Williams
Truxton Beale
Beale
Williams
Wiliams
the Tribune
New Haven
Wanted chauffeur arrested after Sheepshead Bay crash
Mary Crippen sixteen and her James Crippen escaped serious injury when an automobile owned by C. F. Duen & Co. struck them after alighting from a Smith Street car near No. 2212 East 12th street. bystanders after a quick medical check by a local physician dispersed as the girl refused to file a complaint and the chauffeur faced threats from angry bystanders.
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Mary Crippen
James R. Crippen
East 12Th Street
Sheepshead Bay
Smith Street
C. 4. Duen & Co
Broadway
Auto Trap Warners Vex Sheriff in Babylon
Sheriff Wells of Suffolk County led a posse to Babylon with Deputies Bede and Mott and Dr. Clock to arrest William Scrimpf of Brooklyn from the Long Island Automobile Club after a guilty plea before Justice Cooper. A second arrest, W. D. Mary Jr of Cedarhurst and Manhattan, also ended in a guilty plea with a 20 fine. The warning auto at the scene spurred further caution as Islip police fined John Doe for speeding.
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Babylon
Long Island
Wells
Suffolk County
Bede and
Mott
George W. Clock
Wellwood Avenue
William Scrimpf
Brooklyn
Long Island Automobile Club
Cooper
W. D. Mary, Jr
Cedarhurst
Manhattan
Cinhb
Islip
John Doe
Wagstaff
Dam
Justice Young
Auto Smash Follows Wedding in Greenwich Curve
A large automobile owned by R. B. Dula vice president of the American Tobacco Company collided with a Greenwich Cab Company car while returning a bride and groom to the rail station near the spot where Mrs. Frank Jay Gould’s car was wrecked. The cab company driver blamed Dula’s chauffeur. Dula’s chauffeur blamed the cab company driver.
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the Tribune
Greenwich
Conn
Edgewood
R. B. Dula
American Tobacco Company
Frank Jay Gould
Dula
Greenwich Cab Company
Cabpany
Auto saves woman from death near Caldwell New Jersey
Mrs. Henry D. Robinson of Fairfield four miles from Caldwell bled severely after slashing her hand on a glass door. Neighbors found her and, as her husband tied the horse, an automobile from Paterson stopped and carried her at high speed to a surgeon. She was unconscious but received six stitches.
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Caldwell
N. J
Henry D. Robinson
Fairfield
Paterson
Arrest Three Smoky Chauffeurs in Central Park
The Park Commissioner's ruling labeling smoky or malodorous taxicabs a misdemeanor kept many cars away yesterday. Three chauffeurs Emil Vielan Harry Schurd and Alfred Lorentz were arrested and charged with possessing smoky taxicabs in Central Park. They were held in custody as Yorkville court adjourned their cases until today pending further Park Department evidence.
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Central Park
Park
Emil Vielan
West 36Th Street
Harry Schurd
East 4Th Street
Alfred Lorentz
New York
Yorkville Court
Moss
Willson Takes A Hand In Browder Case
Frankfort Ky August 2 government and Logan County officials clash over protection for Browder charged with murder. Governor pledges lawful action to prevent lynching while Sheriff Rhea asserts local force can maintain order. Troops from the 1st Regiment may be sent to Russellville for Browder’s trial.
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Frankfort
Rhea
Logan County
Rufus
Browder
J. F. Cuningham
Louisville
Russellville
Man shoots stenographer then attempts suicide in New York
After firing two bullets at Veronica Meehan at her home and another two into his brain, William Wild, aided by Dr. Dudley Conley and Dr. Miller, is set to leave Bellevue Hospital a recovering patient. He faces charges of shooting Meehan and attempting to take his own life. Bullets damaged the left temporal lobe requiring multiple operations to remove bone splinters.
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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
Baldwin Tests
M. E. Ingalls
Auto Trap Warners
Sherif
Auto
Woman
Willson
Bellevue
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