Forest fires threaten Ballston and spread across the East
Newsmen report Ballston New York faces a forest fire under threat while Pennsylvania's Grant fires scorch over 30000 acres. Other items mention a New York lawyer’s arrest for long-ago fraud, land agent appointment for Southern Pacific, a launch wreck on Long Island Sound, and numerous world events from Europe to Asia including Taft campaigns and stove-pipe weather.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Git
B. McAilater
Sige Nce
Southern Pacific
Cholera Rally Spurs Martial Law Talk in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg cholera cases surge surpassing 1893 figures prompting talks of martial law. Officials vote 250000 to widen hospitals and speed burials while General Patton bans liquor sales to curb alcohol fueled spread. liquor shops close early until Monday.
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St.Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Pat Vag
Rockefeller says rich children should attend private schools
Mrs William Rockefeller in Milwaukee argues that wealthy families should send their children to private schools to relieve crowded public schools in big cities. She notes her four children attended private schools in New York and went on to college, insisting ordinary parenting and equal effort.
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Milwaukee
Wis
William Rockefeller
Pfister
New York
Reno Gamble Question Sparks Nevada Referendum
Reno prepares for a special election to decide if gambling houses should be closed. For six months the battle has shaped up with both sides ready. Nevada is the last state with licensed gambling, a fact noted as prominent gamblers concentrate there.
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Reno
Nev
United States
Nevada
Montana
Arizona
Denver
Saltne
Firefighters Lose Ground in Adirondack and Catskill Fires
Albany report notes daily fresh fires in Adirondacks and Catskills despite strong forest fire fighting. Potential damage could rival 1903, when 450000 acres burned and $800000 loss. 743 fire wardens across 132 towns work to control blazes.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Adirondacks
Catskill
Paris Fire Destroys Central Telephone and Post Office
A major blaze in Paris last night gutted the Central Telephone building and nearby post office near Place des Victoires. Firefighters and staff fled as flames engulfed the structures, with total losses estimated at five million dollars.
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Paris
Place Des Victories
Steamer Aeon wreck near Christmas Island rescued crew
Steamer Aeon departed San Francisco July 6 for Autland via Apia and drifted to Christmas Island where a total wreck left 50 crew members in boats. Four women and two children, wives of U S Navy officers, camped near a lagoon awaiting rescue. Survivors, with supplies and water, were aided by locals as the Manuka plans to recover them and land at Sydney. Fanning Island station aided the crew, with hopes of transport by the Manuka and later the ship to Australia.
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Victoria
B. C
Fanning Island
Aeon
San Francisco
Autland
Apia
Christmas Island
United States Battleship Squadron
Australia
Patrick
Acon
Coral Island
Downie
Manuka
Sydney
Equator
Honolulu
Wrights Will Not Give Up on Flight Tests
Dayton report quotes Lorin Wright saying Orville and his brother will continue flight tests until machines are as perfect as possible. He notes no fear despite recent accident and mentions their cautious nature. The father in Greens Fork, indiana, will be told of the injury tomorrow while Lorin and sister Catherine await the outcome.
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Dayton
Orville
France
Lorin Wright
Greens Fork
Ind
Catherine
Two New Electric Lines Planned From Spokane to Columbia River
Spokane WA Sept 19 Two major electric lines are planned to connect Spokane with the Columbia River near its mouth. Jay P Graves and associates will run a line to Davenport then north to the Spokane and Columbia Rivers. Big Bend Transit Company says construction will start on its Spokane to river line and will increase capital stock from 100000 to 3000000.
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Spokane
Wash
Columbia River
Jay P. Graves
Davenport
Columbia Rivers
Big Bend Transit Company
Big River
Big Bend Company
Two Towns Wiped Out by Forest Fires
Long-distance messages report Duggan and Woodborow in Rhinelander Wisconsin have been destroyed by wildfires. About 4000 residents are fleeing the blaze. Woodborow residents are missing and panic grips the survivors as they flee toward Rhinelander.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Rhinelander
Wis
Duggan
Woodborow
Stewart Again Disappointed Returns to Fort Grant
Fort Huachuca dispatch reports Colonel Stewart the so called military exile left for Fort Grant to obey a war department order. He foregoes the 90 mile protest ride due to his deteriorating physical condition prompting his return to duty.
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Stewart
Los Angeles
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Fort Grant
War Department
Cole Stewart
Michigan Supreme Court Upholds 1872 Coral Law
Lansing September 19 The Michigan supreme court sustained the constitutional validity of the maximum coral law of 1872, long ignored by railroads as obsolete and condemned as unjust and confiscatory.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
Writer warns neglect of Grand Canal risks disaster
A North China Herald writer condemns the Chinese government for neglecting the Grand Canal. He cites river piracy, water shortages, and silting of the Yellow River as signs of looming catastrophe. He warns millions may be impoverished and hundreds of thousands homeless or starving without funds for relief.
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Shanghai
North China Herald
China
Great Lakes
Shantung
Kaingsu
Yellow River
Iowa Liquor Law Ruling Strikes Beverage Sales in Iowa
Judge Smith McPherson of the United States circuit court ruled that Iowa’s multi law and mulet license systems are illegal for liquor sales. He held no person can lawfully sell liquor as a beverage in Iowa and denied the injunction in United Breweries Companies v Civic Federation of Davenport. The decision says saloonkeepers paid taxes under a now unsupported system.
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Davenport
Smith McPherson
United States Circuit Court
Iowa
McPherson
United Breweries Companies of Chicago
Civic Federation of
Lowa
Paris in Besieged State as Fire and Guns Roar
Paris endures nights of thunder as sleeping becomes rare for locals and visitors. French maneuvers expand to over 100000 troops with a mock German invasion to test siege conditions. French defenses remain doggedly persistent amid the triple ring of forts surrounding the city.
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Paris
Diamonds Proof of German Colonial Riches in Africa
Berlin reports firm confirmation of profitable diamond fields in German Southwest and Southeast Africa. Colonial secretary Herr von Dernburg will return to present the Kaiser with a gold casket filled with rough diamonds from the colonies. The Cape Town jeweler made the casket five inches long and two inches wide. The lid bears seven large diamonds.
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Berlin
Africa
Herr von Dernburg
Cape Town
Wolves kill girl in Minnesota village attack
In Ely Minnesota on September 21 a wolf pack mauled and killed the young daughter of Peter Kobe while she went on an errand with her brother. A boy escaped and rang the alarm. The mother found the mutilated remains at the scene.
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Ely
Minn
Peter Kobe
Little Fork River
Minnesota
Canadian Pacific Aims Crow's Nest Pass Main Line
The Alberta Irrigation Company line south of Alberta is cited as the path for a $20 000 000 Canadian Pacific plan to route Crow's Nest Pass as the Pacific coast main line. The move seeks to block Great Northern efforts to gain control of the railway after years of contention.
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Hill
Winnipeg
Alberta Irrigation Company
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Crow’s Nest Pass
Pacific Coast
Great Northern
Oregon proposes state pilot schooner to control Columbia pilots
Salem officials report to the governor that the state board of pilot examiners urges purchase and maintenance of a pilot schooner to regulate Columbia River pilots. The plan aims to enable licensing rules, oversight, and safer service by amending pilot laws and requiring pilot reporting.
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Board of Pilot Examiners
State
Salem
State Board of Pilot Examiners
Columbia
Early Hood River Apples Sell to Crossley & Sons for England
Hood River Apple Growers' Union reports the first sale of the season, 14 carloads of early fall varieties Kings Wealthies and Gravensteins to Crossley & Sons of New York and Boston. The fruit will be shipped to England to arrive in Liverpool in about three weeks, packed with extra care for long sea passage and expected strong prices as English markets seek early fruit. No price disclosed. sale deemed very satisfactory.
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Hood River
Crossley & Sons
New York
Boston
England
Liverpool
H River
Ontario Bridge Bid Sparks Strong Regional Link
The Ontario bridge commission invites bids to build a combination steel and wooden bridge over Snake River about one mile east of Ontario. The 800 foot long 20 foot wide structure will have three spans of 1 feet each and cost around 20000 dollars. County funds total 10000 dollars with the rest from Ontario city. Bids open October 5. The bridge aims to connect Oregon and Idaho by a direct central Oregon route to Boise.
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Ontario
Ontario Bridge Commission
Snake River
Ken County Court
Oregon
Idaho
Boise
Have Bumper Apple Crop In Grand Ronde Valley
On the eve of harvest the Grand Ronde valley anticipates the largest apple crop in its history. Foreign shipments may reach 300 cars, plus 50 cars for home consumption. Local shippers plan rapid sale as fruit ripens. Markets are unsteady but expected to strengthen with the new year. Picked are mainly summer varieties.
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la Grande
Grand Ronde
Samuel C. Eliot Named Psychology Instructor at Oregon
Samuel C. Eliot, elected by the University of Oregon board of regents as an instructor of psychology and public king, is the second son of Dr and Mrs T L Eliot of Portland. A Portland academy graduate, he attended Washington University in St Louis, his brothers alma mater, later becoming a Cecil Rhodes scholar at Oxford where he earned his A B degree in June.
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Portland
Samuel C. Eliot
Board of Regents
University of Oregon
T. L. Eliot
Portland Academy
Washington University
St. Louis
Eliot
Oxford
Cecil Rhodes
Rush Work on Springfield Line Bridges
Eugene J O Storey president of the Portland Eugene & Eastern railway is in Eugene. He announced work on the bridge across the Willamette river at Springfield will begin immediately and be as complete as possible this fall. In spring after high water danger ends the bridge will be finished and the line extended from Springfield up the McKenzie valley.
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Sringfield
Eugene
J. O. Storey
Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway
Willamette River
Springfield
McKenzie Valley
Resume Railroad Work Across Pacific Railway Line
Tillamook reports resumed railroad construction by the Pacific Railway and Navigation company as crews arrive. Grading south of Bay City leads, followed by pile driving and bridge work, with a steam shovel expected to start this week and most of the line to be underway by week’s end.
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Tillamook
Pacific Railway
Navigation Company
Bay City
Portland Livestock Show invites regional fairs to Pacific show
General and favorable response pours in from local, county, and district fairs and stock shows across the Northwest to invitations by the Country Club and Livestock association for official representation at the Pacific national show and harness races next week. The International of Chicago and the National of Denver will be represented.
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Portland
Northwest
Country Club and Livestock Association
Chicago
America
Denver
Hay Fire Destroys $4000 Worth of Stacks Near Drewsey
Drewsey valley hay raiser Drewsey Sim Hamilton lost four stacks in a blaze two miles from town. Fire started in foxtail fodder igniting stacks as wind carried sparks, destroying about $4000 in hay before he noticed.
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Drewsey
Sim Hamilton
Drewsey Valley
Hamilton
Heavy Rain Harming Medford Apple Crop
A heavy rain last week across the county impacts the Medford apple crop and helps settle dust that had risen due to a long dry spell.
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Medford
Albany Conservatory of Music Announces New Faculty
Albany Conservatory of Music opens this week with its largest faculty and best equipment. New appointments include H. M. Crooks as president Emelie C. Hansen as director piano and organ teacher Lena Viola Tawney preparatory and kindergarten Carroll H. Palmer voice Margaret Fallarius violin from Portland and May Louise Blackwell in elocution and physical culture.
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College of Music
Albany
Albany Conservate of Music
H. M. Crooks
Emelie C. Hansen
Lena Viola Tawney
Carroll H. Palmer
Margaret Fallarius
Portland
May Louise Blackwell
Wallowa County Fair Sets October Dates and Plans
Wallowa county fair in this city on October 8 9 and 10 promises one of the era’s most successful events. Rail rates will be cut to draw crowds and more than a dozen athletic contests are scheduled. Exhibits are described as surpassing prior valley showcases with races and two evenings of dramatic home talent performances.
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Wallowa County
Wallowa
O. R. and N. Replies to Grain Rate Complaints
Salem. The O. R. and N. files answers to complaints by the railroad commission alleging unfair and excessive grain rates from eastern Oregon to Portland. The company denies the allegations but concedes that the tariffs exist as stated and denies that rates are excessive.
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Salem
Railroad Commission
Oregon
Portland
O Brien Plans Survey Trek Across Cascade Mountains
J P O'Brien and his railroad crew inspecting Pacific lines in Oregon plan a trek over the Cascade range using the Corvallis & Eastern route. They will ride to Detroit, then proceed with pack animals to survey the line.
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O’brien
Alves
J. P. O'Brien
Pacific
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Corvallis & Eastern
Hey
Detroit
Portland Markets Long Price List For Agricultural Produce
A dense inventory of Portland market prices lists wheat and feed rates, oats, hay, fruits, potatoes, melons, vegetables, butter, eggs, poultry and other goods with per unit or per ton costs. Includes regional notes for Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon and varied quality grades.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
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