Adirondack Camps and Villages Burn in North Woods
Forest fires in the Adirondacks, driven by a strong south wind, have overwhelmed crews. Long Lake West is wiped out with many thousands in damage. Nehasane preserve threatened. Utica firefighters assist as trains evacuate residents to safety in Tupper Lake.
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Utica
Adirondacks
Long Lake West
Dr. Webb
Nehasane
Sullivan
Serkimer
Bamness
Mohawk & Malone Division
New York Central
Nelasane
Horseshoe
Malone
St. Lawrence Division
Carthage
Telaware & Hudson
Fire in the Mount Hurricane Region Threatens Lumber Areas
A lumberman reported smoke on Mount Hurricane prompting warnings below as a large forest fire spread across about five thousand acres near Big Crow Mountain. Firefighters and Keene lumbermen fought the blaze day and night, with trenching begun near homes due to dwindling water sources. The scene described includes the danger to pulpwood near Tool and Sexton, and villagers cooking meals while the blaze roared and sparks leaped through charred woods. The account notes mounting casualties of flame and the community’s effort to defend Walton’s plans while sustaining the crew at the Cock and Devil cottage.
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Mount Hurricane
Big Crow Mountain
Keene
Messrs
Tool
Sexton
Harold Walter
Walton
Hurricane Lodge
Nedoneyo
Bowery
Loch Finlas Wreck off Foster Island Tasmanian Coast
The British ship Loch Finlas from Port Pirie to Cellac wrecked near Foster Island on the northeast Tasmanian coast at daylight. Twenty of the twenty four crew drowned. four survivors were carried to safety by a passing steamer. The ship, of 2062 tons, sunk after a fierce gale and high seas. The second mate reportedly went insane during the storm. Captain Dean commanded.
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Launceton
Tasmania
Loch Finlas
Port Pirie
South Australia
Cellac
Foster Island
Dean
Explosion destroys Titusville oil refinery in 1900s fire
Corry, Sept 27. Fire destroyed the Van Tuckey refinery in Titusville, causing an estimated $100,000 loss. Two night watchmen were killed when a lantern near a gasoline tank allegedly ignited leaking fluid, sending them and the tank over 100 feet. Fire spread, water was scarce, bodies missing, refinery a total loss. aid arrived from Oil City.
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Tribune
Corry
Penn
van Tuckey
Titusville
Oil City
Hyde Park Demonstration Denounces Licensing Bill
London September 27 large Hyde Park gathering denounces the licensing bill with about three hundred thousand in attendance. Fourteen processions and many groups unite from counties and the metropolis, aided by sixty thousand visitors on two hundred special trains. One hundred bands play as ninety speakers rally against the bill for over an hour. A resolution condemning the bill is passed amid cheers.
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London
Hyde Park
Hyde Park Corner
Marble Arch
Riots Begin in Cuba Injuring Many at Political Meetings
Rioting erupted at a Conservative meeting in Sancti Spiritus and a Liberal crowd in Havana disrupted a protest headlined by General Estenez leader of the new negro party. General Menocal arrived with supporters, was searched for a pistol, and violence followed, wounding several and mortally injuring a Conservative. Rural guards intervened to quell the disturbances.
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Havana
Cuba
Sancti Spiritus
Santa Clara
New Negro Party
Estenez
José Miguel Gomez
Miguelistas
Zagistas
Liberal Party
Mario Menocal
Menocal
Men
Magoon
Taft and Bryan Fail to Meet in Minneapolis Campaign Event
Telegraph report from Minneapolis dated September 27 states Judge Taft and William Jennings Bryan planned to meet at West's Hotel but scheduling conflicts prevented it. Bryan visited ex Governor Lind and hoped to call on Taft, while Taft delayed by prior engagements. Both sent regrets. Taft intended rest day.
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The
Tribune
Minneapolis
Judge Taft
William Jennings Bryan
West's
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Denuded and burned in Franklin avenue assault
Brooklyn police and Central Office detectives searched unsuccessfully last night for a man and two well dressed women who entered Mrs. Mary Sample's flat at 577 Franklin Avenue yesterday afternoon. They stripped her, poured carbolic acid on her and burned her lower limbs and chest. The attacker is believed to be the same man who extorted 1070 dollars from Sample after her son's death.
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Brooklyn
Central Office
Mary Sample
Franklin Avenue
Lampie
Mrs. Sample
New York State Treasury set to hold nearly 27 million dollars
Albany reports New York will end the fiscal year with about 27,406,000 in the treasury, the largest amount on hand. Treasurer Julius Hauser notes receipts total around 49,000,000 with expenditures near 47,000, and outlines gains in taxes and sinking funds while citing no losses during last fall's disturbances.
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Albany
New York
Julius Hauser
Hauser
New York City
Treasury
Auto Hits Stone Bridge Near New Brunswick
William Lockhart of Asbury Park and Thomas White of New York were severely injured when their car struck a stone bridge at Weston's Mills near New Brunswick at midnight. The vehicle somersaulted into a coal bin after the impact. Lockhart suffered a broken left arm and White a severe scalp wound with possible internal injuries. Both men are expected to recover.
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Tribune
New Brunswick
N. J
William Lockhart
Asbury Park
Thomas White
New York
Weston’s Mills
Here
Lockhart
White
City
Bailey to resign from public life says report
Telegraph report from Gainesville Texas states Senator Bailey plans to resign and resume his profession in the East, likely New York. The move follows political attacks, loss of influence, and ill health. he has sold his Cooke County farm and other Texas holdings amid the ongoing pressure.
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the Tribune
Galveston
Tex
Gainesville
Joe” Bailey
New York
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Cooke County
Washington
62 Carloads of Bullion Moving Into US From Mexico
Telegraph from Eagle Pass Texas reports fifty carloads of copper bullion and twelve carloads of silver bullion entered the United States through the port today from Mexico and were sent by fast freight to New York.
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Tike Tribune
Eagle Pass
Tex
United States
Mexico
New York
Man Killed as Car Hits Pedestrian on St Nicholas Ave
Charles L. Cornwell 58 of 478 West 159th Street killed when struck by a car at St Nicholas Avenue and 162nd Street as he attempted to alight from an Amsterdam Avenue streetcar. The car fled. occupants not found. Sister Clara Cornwell accuses West 152nd Street police Lt Rehan of brutal conduct in naming witnesses John Daly and Mrs Mary Read after dispute.
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St. Nicholas Avenue
162D Street
Charles L. Cornwell
West 159Th Street
Cornwall
Amsterdam Avenue
Cornwell
Clara B. Cornwell
Rehan
West 152d Street
Leutenant
Ater
John Daly
Mills Hotel No. 1
Mary Read
Ex minister to Liberia accused in theft case
St. Joseph Missouri report says Dr J A Crossland former United States Minister to Liberia and black political leader was arrested on grand larceny charges. He is accused of stealing drugs cigars and other articles from a drug store in a wholesale manner.
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Liberia
St. Joseph
J. A
Crossland
United States
Seaman Excluded From Synagogue Over Naval Uniform
E R Williams, a sailor aboard the United States ship Constellation, was barred from Temple Adra Jesusura in Boston after attending New Year services in his naval uniform. Joseph Rudnick, synagogue vice president, called for his removal and said he should be ashamed to wear the uniform in the house of worship.
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The
Tribune
Boston
E. R. Williams
United States
Constellation
Temple Adra Jesusura
Principel
United States Naval
Joseph Rudnick
Taft Praises Y M C A Work and Tolerance
Judge Taft praised the Young Men's Christian Association at the St Paul dedicatory to its new building and spoke on foreign missions. He urged that the nonsectarian, businesslike approach aids moral character and self-respect while promoting religious tolerance across denominations, citing Philippine church-state relations as an example. The tour progresses through Minnesota and South Dakota.
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the Tribune
Minneapolis
Taft
St. Paul
Young Men's Christian Association
Fowler Mission
J. Wesley Hill
Richardson
Minnesota
South Dakota
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Dayton
Omaha
Seattle
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Springfield
Mass
Manila
Panama
Young Men’s Christian Association
Seven Drown As Launch Lemon Sinks Off Calumet River
In Chicago the pleasure launch Lemon struck a bridge support on the Calumet River near 126th street and sank. Seven men drowned. the launch owner swam ashore to be the sole survivor of the eight aboard.
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Calumet River
126Th Street
Lemon
Explosion Kills Five At Cross Keys Cut
An explosion at Cross Keys cut along the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad near Tobyhanna killed five workers, three Americans and two Italians. Victims include Harry Broadhead of Tobyhanna John Walsh of Firthcliffe Pennsylvan ia and Godrick Coyne of Kingston. The men tamped a dynamite charge of eighteen inches when it prematurely exploded and their bodies were recovered by matching clothing.
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Scranton
Penn
Cross Keys
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Tobyhanna
Harry Broadhead
John Walsh
Firth Cliffe
Godrick Coyne
Kingston
Walsh
Winter in the West Brings Snow After Heat Wave
Chicago reports a rapid shift from high heat and humidity to a cold front across the Western states. Snow falls in Kansas for the first September day in 19 years as Des Moines reports a coal miner frozen to death, with temperatures dropping to the 30s and 40s across multiple cities.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
West
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Des Moines
Joseph Tener
Omeaha
Peoria
Springfield
Winnipeg
Hewitt Will Contest Sparks Probate Challenge
Owego N Y Sept 27 Special it is stated on good authority that when the will of Frederick C Hewitt the philanthropist is offered for probate tomorrow an action will be begun to break it The prospective contestant is not named but is believed to be Mrs Stephen Arnot of Elmira sister of the testator She is not mentioned in the will but her daughter Mrs Fannie A Whitney of Rochester receives 40000 The will limits beneficiaries who challenge it by forfeiture of their legacy Hewitt left 5 to 6 million dollars with 2 million to the New York Post Graduate School and Hospital 1500000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Yale 500000 and other institutions and relatives.
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Owego
Frederick C. Hewitt
Stephen Arnot
Elmira
Fannie A. Whitney
Rochester
Arnce
Hewitt
New York Post Graduate School and Hospital
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Yale University
Polygamist Bosman Denied Landing At Hong Kong Port
Robert H. Bosman, claiming $3,000,000 and vast landed holdings in Hong Kong, is detained aboard the Korea after immigration officials deny land entry due to his polygamy. He admits having five wives, with two accompanying him and three awaiting his return. A special board of inquiry will review the case. Bosman, born in China to a British father and Chinese mother, vows pressure to gain entry and keeps a large retinue of servants.
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The
Tribune
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Robert H. Bosman
Korea
Bosman
Board of Inquiry
China
Held Up At New Orleans Steamer Cartago Passengers
Two cases of elevated temperature were taken off the steamer Cartago at the Mississippi River quarantine station and held for inspection. The ship arrived from Colon and Port Limon, Costa Rica, with Colonel G. T. Goethals among the passengers, reportedly en route to the United States for a vacation. The Cartago stayed at quarantine for fumigation tonight and will reach its dock in New Orleans tomorrow night.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Colon
Port Limon
Costa Rica
G. T. Goethals
Panama Canal
United States
Breathitt feudist Tom Cockrell killed by railroad train
Telegraph report from Louisville notes the Breathitt County feudist Tom Cockrell, who helped spark a series of killings in the Kentucky mountains, was struck and killed by a railroad train. It lists local celebration days this year and urges all voters to register on designated days between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
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Tribune
Louisville
Tom Cockrell
Breathitt County
Ben” Hargis
Kentucky Mountains
Presidents Reply to Bryans Plait Says Absorption of Corporation by Steel Trust Averted
President Roosevelt answers W J Bryan charging Democratic platform lacks square deal and defends anti trust crackdown. He contrasts his record with prior administrations, cites indictments against railroads and shippers, notes cases against Standard Oil and others, and explains Steel purchase to avert panic while defending lawful action and fair treatment for all corporations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Governor Hughes
Hughes
Olmey
Tats
Northern Securities Company
Beef
Federal Salt Company
General Paper Company
Otis
American Tobacco Company
Powder Trust
Virginia- Carolina Chemical Company
Standard Oil Company
Chicago & Alton
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
New Yok Central
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
United States
American Sugar Company
Swift & Co. Armour Packing Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Nelson Morris & Co
Supreme Court
Steel Company
Steel Corporation
Northern Securities
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Adirondack
Woods
Way of
Long Lake
Tupper Lake
Phonograph
Raan's
Park Row
Linchton
Tasmanian
Messrs. Taft and Bryan Exchange
Stone Bridge
Bailey
Man
Berates
Seaman
Philippines
Spain
Root
Rome
Ces
Colonel Goethals
Train
Steel Trust
Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Salton Sea
Congress
Steel
St. Louis
Henry S. Priest
Waters- Peirce Oil Company
Western
Wall Street
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