Fernie Fire Death Toll Conflicting and Surging
Reports from Fernie and surrounding areas recount scattered deaths and massive property losses from the great forest fires. Estimates vary from dozens to over a hundred, with figures for Fernie and Elk River camps reaching up to 173 dead and losses near 8 million dollars. Supplies flow from Vancouver, Nelson, Cranbrook and Michel as towns like Hosmer and Michel face imminent danger while rain remains uncertain.
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Michel
Fernie
Elk River
Vancouver
Nelson
Cranbrook
Hosmer
Two Hundred Dead in Kootenay Fire Report
A Vancouver dispatch says the Kootenay fire region may top 16 million dollars in losses with at least two hundred deaths likely. Winnipeg reports deaths could reach four hundred. Fernie inmates were released as flames spread, then recaptured and sent to Nelson. Vancouver sent 5000 dollars for relief and a trainload of supplies.
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Fernie
B. C
Vancouver
Kootenay
Winnipeg
Nelson
Fernie’s Destruction Raises Emergency After Fire
Winnipeg reports Elk River district toll at 150 dead or missing with Fernie suffering $569,000 in losses and 6000 homeless. Fire swept through Old Town and mining districts destroying mills, coal offices, depots, and hundreds of railroad cars. Residents fled to river banks or trains, while relief funds pour in from Western cities. many women and children evacuated to Cranbrook and Michel.
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Fernie
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Michel
Winnipeg
Man
Eac
Elk River
Western Canada
Coal Company
Fort Breele
Old Town
Etk River Lumber Company
Canadian Pacific
Hosmer
Cranbrook
West Fernie
Elk Mill
Cedar Valley
Canaia Pacific Railway
Trie’s Wood Company
Harriman Discusses Freight Rates and Reforms
Chicago August 3 Edward H Harriman discussed possible changes to U S freight tariffs before traveling west He favored a general tariff adjustment over a uniform 10 percent rise saying rates are often too low and railroads need more revenue He cautioned against emotional price hikes while stressing fair compensation for better service and ongoing railroad labor needs
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Chicago
Edward H. Harriman
West
United States
Harriman
Indomitable Sets Sea Trial Record With Prince Aboard
The battleship Indomitable arrived at Cowes at 9 49 P M from Quebec after a coast to coast average of 25 12 knots and a longest day run of 605 knots. It surpassed the Drake record and praised Parsons turbines. The voyage included a hurricane and frosty Strait of Belle Isle, with no mishaps and continuous wireless contact. The Prince of Wales and crew stoked the fires during speed trials. Ottawa dispatch confirms the voyage averaged over twenty five knots and notes the Prince’s message of success.
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Cowes
Indomitable
Prince of Wales
Quebec
Strait of
Belle Isle
Drake
Prince Louis of Battenberg
America
Cunard Line
Admiralty
Canadian
Scilly Islands
George
Pettibone Leader in Miners Union Dies in Denver
George Pettibone longtime Western Federation of Miners official dies at St Josephs Hospital Denver from surgery related cancer complications. He had suffered illness since Idaho penitentiary confinement and was tried and acquitted at Boise after Haywood.
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Denver
Col
George Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
St. Joseph's Hospital
Pettibone
Idaho Penitentiary
Boise
Mosquito Bite Kills Harlem Youth
William Bienz sixteen a clerk at home with his parents at 446 East 1234 Street died in Harlem Hospital after a mosquito bite on his upper lip a week earlier caused swelling fever and delirium. He had been ill for several days prior to death and had been unconscious for more than six hours.
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William Bienz
Harlem
Bienz
East 1234
BEACON TENDER MISSING AT COLD SPRING HARBOR LIGHT
Oyster Bay Aug 3 search for keeper Samuel Rawlings continued after Cold Spring Harbor Light stayed dark. Rawlings disappeared during a motorboat race, his party found his launch adrift and his coat inside. His wife is away.
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Oyster Bay
Long Island
Cold Spring Harbor
Samuel Rawlings
Seawanhaka Yacht Club
Rawlings
Rawling
Eight Die in Flames in Chicago Disaster
A massive Chicago warehouse fire in the riverfront district near 16th Street destroys Armour elevators and Union Elevator, with eight dead and over fifty injured. Flames, fuelled by a gale, sweep across six blocks. losses estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars as rail yards and oil barrels explode and flood into the Chicago River.
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the Tribune
Chicago
16Th Street
Canal Street
Chicago River
Armour & Co
Union Elevator Company
Burlington
Burlington and
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Clark Street
West 14Th Street
West 16Th Street
Lumber Street
Illinois
Burlington Railroad
Union Elevator
Horan
Armour
Wild high speed chase ends at stone wall in Rhode Island
Two Fall River police officers chased a New York man, James Smith of Fifth Avenue, in an automobile registered 47 192. The driver zigzagged at 70 mph, yelled like a wild Indian, and wrecked the car. He was fined for speeding. car later linked to James J Watson of Rochester.
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Tribune
Fall River
Mass
James Smith
Fifth Avenue
New York
New York Register
Smith
B. F. Norton
Blakes
Norton
Rockins
Americans Win Chess Match at Oxford University
A weeklong interuniversity chess contest in Oxford ended with an American victory over the Oxford players. Teams represented were University of Pennsylvania members Miller Hughes and Whittaker and four Oxford players Boughton Lob Petria and Waterfield. The Americans won by a large margin against 64 points for the Oxford men. HAAN'S Restaurant Park Row Building offered cooled beverages and luncheon dinner and music.
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Oxford
Messrs. Miller
Hughes
Whittaker
University of Pennsylvania
Oxford University
Messrs. Boughton
Lob
Petria
Waterfield
Interuniversity
No Action On Cadets Denial From the President
Oyster Bay August 8 President Roosevelt has not yet decided whether the West Point cadets dismissed for hazing will be permanently removed or reinstated by Congress or executive action. Wright and Loeb offered differing statements, and no final decision has been reached.
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Oyster Bay
West Point Military Academy
Congress
Roosevelt
Rudolph Foster
Loeb
Luke E. Wright
Secretary of War
Wright
Department
Board of Inquiry
War Department
Washington
Scott
West Point Academy
Tennessee
Robert S. Oliver
Sagamore Hill
Boston
West Point
Hugh L. Scott
United States Military Academy
Budweiser Ad Declares World’s Top Beer Status
An advertisement proclaims Budweiser as the most popular beer worldwide, noting higher brewery costs but greater sales than all other bottled beers. The copy argues sales volume proves its superiority and wide recognition.
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Advt
Strike in Paris Fails Amid Riot at Place de la Republique
Paris August 3 The General Federation of Labor strike mostly failed with only typesetters striking. police dispersed singing demonstrators at Place de la Republique after tables chairs and siphons were hurled at officers. A rebellious riot at Vig neux ended earlier, while miners in Lens attempted work stoppages. Several injuries reported as police cleared the café and Labor Exchange. The federation warns of further action as authorities consider dissolving the body.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Place de la Répub-lique
Lens
Pas-de-Calais
Place de la République
Vigneux
General Labor Federation
Courriéres
Nancy
St. Etienne
Five Die In Auto Crash Near Burlingame
San Francisco reports five women and two children died when a car plunged down a steep embankment near Crystal Lake while returning from a visit to Prince Poniatowsk in Burlingame. The dead include Mrs. Thomas A. McCormick and Miss Clara McCormick. two O'Brien children. Two others were injured. The families are prominent San Francisco society figures.
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San Francisco
Burlingame
Thomas A. McCormick
Clara McCormick
Robert T. O’brien
Ira G. O’brien
McCauley
McCormick
McCormick Iron Works
Fatal and second injuries in Brooklands race crash
London August 3 motor racing at Brooklands ended with two serious accidents. A Mercedes driven by Lane and mechanic Burke overturned into a pond. Burke died before aid arrived, Lane sustained a broken arm and other injuries. The car burned and the event halted. Earlier Napier at nearly 100 mph shed a rear tire. driver Reynolls and his mechanic were thrown clear and badly scratched, with possible internal injuries.
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London
Brooklands
Mercedes
Lane
William Burke
Reynolls
New York Woman Hurt Near Lenox Collision
Mrs Henry Ivison Parsons of New York was seriously hurt near the Lion Inn in Stockbridge Massachusetts when her carriage was struck from behind by a touring car driven by Charles Casey of Lee. She was carried home unconscious with a fractured collarbone bruises and shock. Doctor Thomas S Southworth attended her at her villa. In a separate report Judge George A Van derveer Republican candidate for judge of the 9th Judicial District was killed when his campaign automobile was struck by a Rock Island train Driver Rowel Taylor was injured but should recover.
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Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Henry Ivison Parsons
New York
Stockbridge
Lion Inn
Hutchinson
Kan
George A. Vanderveer
9Th Judicial District
Rock Island
Rowel Taylor
Wyoming Names Hughes Delegates to State Convention
Buffalo Aug 8 The Wyoming County Republican Convention at Warsaw elected a delegation to the state convention instructed for Governor Hughes. Frederick C Stevens Attica State Superintendent of Public Works heads the delegation. Robert M McFarlane Eagle was renominated for member of Assembly.
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Wyoming
Hughes
Buffalo
Warsaw
Frederick C. Stevens
Attica
Robert M. McFarlane
Eagle
Taft brings five speeches to phonograph campaign
Taft uses phonograph to broadcast five speeches across the nation from Hot Springs Virginia. A phonograph expert recorded three to five minute selections on current campaign issues including tariff labor and money. Taft plans broad distribution. Bryan’s voice already in phonographs, boosting voter familiarity.
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Tribune
Hot Springs
Taft
Maine
California
Minnesota
Texas
Mr. Taft
New York
Chicago
Taft Confirmed Unitarian Ties In Cincinnati Church
Cincinnati reports confirm William H Taft was raised in and remained affiliated with the First Congregational Unitarian Church of Cincinnati. Pastor Rev George A Thayer notes Taft’s father Judge Alphonso Taft and Mrs Taft were Unitarians. Mrs Taft attended regularly and Taft himself joined as a youth. Taft later wandered nationally on government duties but retains church connections. The interview recalls Taft’s Unity Club activity and a young, plump fairy role. Corroborating notes say Taft last attended during summers away from the city.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Taft
First Congregational Unitarian Church
George A. Thayer
Thayer
Will Taft
Alphonso Taft
Alphonse Taft
Will
Will’ Taft
Unity Club
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Michel and
Coleman
Blairmere
Neilson
Atlantic
Ottawa
Operation Kills
Moyer and Haywood
The
Automobile Register
James J. Watson
Prince Street
Rochester
Place de la Republique
Taft and
Sherman Twins
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Mr Taft
Charley
Bascom Slemp
Virginia
S. Brown
Allen
Staunton
Old Dominion
South
Slemp
Rustica
Bar Association
W. F. Hearner
Lebanon
Howard Taft Heavner
Hadley Sherman Heavner
Hadley
Missouri
Dewey’s
MT. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
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