Canada forest fire devastates Fernie and surrounding towns
Aug 8 report from Swinnipeg details a massive out-of-control fire sweeping Fernie B C and nearby hamlets. More than 100 lives feared or reported, 6000 homeless, 20 square miles burned, rail lines and mines damaged, refugees camped in open prairie fields, with dozens of communities cut off and wind-driven flames advancing. Fire brigades scramble to contain the blaze as casualties and property losses rise.
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Swinnipeg
Man
Fernie
B. C
Michel
Tim
Hosmer
Olgen
Sparwood
Ing
Savent
Farule
Uise
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
la de A
Nafety
Canada
Hk River Valley
Fernic
Elk River
Nest Coal Company
Fee Woot
Myesent
Montena
Epee
White youth shoots sister in accidental tragedy near Albany
A 14 year old boy playing with a shotgun at his parents home in Henoselecr near Albany fatally wounds his sister Helen Burdig, 19, who sits with her baby brother on her lap. The infant narrowly escapes harm as the weapon fires striking the neck. Parents discover the scene in the kitchen after the shot.
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White
Gheigen
Vyeerold
Afteny
N. Y
Henaselecr
Albany
Iton Ag
Judge Rules Cigaret Habit Grounds For Divorce
Bellefontaine Ohio August 3 in Judge John M Broderick court the cigaret habit described as bad as liquor and drunkenness and sufficient for divorce. The judge noted his two year tenure and his liberal use of divorce as evidence of indifference by missing party.
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Gays
Bellefontaine
John M. Broderick
Broderick
Massive freight wreck tops Philadelphia area with 19 steel cars destroyed
A Philadelphia Reading line freight wreck near Medowbrook on the New York division destroyed 19 of 28 coal cars at about 50 mph. The crash tore tracks for 400 feet, halted service for ten hours, and prompted a temporary telegraph station and commissary tent for workers. Other notices report Baltimore Cotton Duck plants expanding, a Baltimore & Ohio order for steel, marines bitten by a rabid dog, a Belladonna accident in Harrisburg, and a man blinded chasing a hog in Maryland.
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Philadelphia
New York
Philadelphia & Reading
Medowbrook
Iona
Baltimore Stes
Dallimore
Woodberry
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Washington
United States Marine Corps
Panama
Finance
Marine Corps
Eergeant
G. H. Russell
Woman Alleged Funeral Thief Arrested After Confession
Philadelphia reports a suspected "funeral thief" named Mrs Bella Talmage held on $900 bond after a funeral theft case. Witness Myre Ungerbuehler identified her as the suspect who stole $39 from a widow's pocketbook during May 1 proceedings. Further thefts at burial services are being investigated.
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Philadelphia
Bella Talmage
Beaton
Myre
A. Ungerbuehler
Mra. Reese
North Seventh Street
Ungerbuehler
Talmage
Bila
Camp Opens for State Rifle and Carbine Contests
Camp Private Theodore F. Shanert opens at Mount Gretna for the annual state rifle and carbine competitions. Shanert, a longtime standout on the state team, recently died. This year junior regimental and troop teams join the event, each with four enlisted men new to the state contests.
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Mount Gretna
Pat
Theodore F. Shanert
Shanert
Fatally Stricken While Bathing in Sea
Sam Be Moffitt an editorial writer on Cartier's Weekly was stricken with apoplexy while bathing at Sea Bright New Jersey and died after being brought ashore by his brother-in-law A V W Tallmann of New York He was forty eight and a nephew of Samuel Clemons Mark Twain
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Sea Bright
N. J
Sam BE. Moffitt
Cartier's Weekly
A. V. W. Tallmann
New York
Mr. Moffitt
Samuel Clemons
Mark Twain
Jealous quarrel ends in shooting in Bradford Pa
In Bradford Pennsylvania on August 8 Roy Warper twenty three shot Anna Pester twenty two through the head and breast during a jealous quarrel. He then killed himself it is believed the woman will recover.
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Sweetheart
Bradford
Roy Warper
Anna Pester
Gutter Famine in Australia Reported in Melbourne
There is a butter famine throughout Australia with prices rising rapidly. The report notes a trend of household shortages and rising costs across cities including Melbourne, reflecting widespread demand impacts.
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Australia
Melbourne
Unclear historical notices jumble in WEWS column
A scrambled OCR fragment lists various local items including deaths, public works, a murder clue, and town events. Names and specifics are obscured, with references to Cambernat eT bi, Mary, Mary Dexar, and Hagentuwy. The text mentions a hospital or chapel event, a street bonds instalment, and a murder at a location resembling Hugertown.
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Mai
Cambernat Et Bi
Bi Mary's
Moby
Hottie
Geed
Board of Public Works
Mary Dexar and Truat Company
W. Pratt
Lorisburt
Davena
Hagentuwy
Hugertown
Injunction Granted Over Real Estate Mortgage Dispute
Toant N. Saively of Washington county was granted a restraining injunction against Joseph W. Wolfinger Samuel Muewer and others. The action seeks to stop a public sale of 1084 acres tied to a mortgage dispute tied to Howard J. Wolfe and William Wolfe. The plaintiff Allegra claims ownership via purchase from Wolfe and asks for assignment of the mortgage and cost recovery. The case involves Alexander Neill and Urner & Urner as counsel.
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Toant N. Saively
Washington County
Joseph W. Wolfloger
Mr. Wolfe
Joseph W. Wolfinger
Wolfinger
Howard J. Wolfe
William Wolfe
Joseph W. Woolfinger
Alexander Neill
Urner & Urner
Law Gazette Disorder Fines and Hearings Report
James Briscoe fined $2.50 for disorderly conduct after pleading guilty before Justice A Eckstein. Annie Nolley Phoebe Goings arrested for fighting at Five and-a-half Track and jailed for a hearing tonight. Allen Barnes and James Harrison arrested for fighting and due for hearings tonight.
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Ficutina
James Briscoe
Catopul
Habba
Justicn GC
A. Eckstein
AB Kor
Annie Nolley
Phoebe Goings
Officer Jones
Justice G
Eckstein
Buying a Ring and Odd Tales from Japan and Tennessee
A miscellany piece recounts a Japanese tale on enduring love with a proverb about long life, plus an anecdote from Brittany about a ring sale and a tourist. It notes Governor Patterson’s campaign yielding tours and gifts, and ends with a quip on manners and gowns.
Thunderstorms and lightning recoil dangers, Pennsylvanias thunders
W N Jennings argues lightning deaths come from earth recoil rather than direct strikes. He cites storms near Philadelphia and Gettysburg, noting metal strips and insulators fail to prevent shocks. He promotes lightning rods guiding energy away from people and structures.
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Ngbing
W. N. Jennings
Philadelphia
United States Weather Bureau
Feisshures
Hse
America
Wally Belog
City
Twich
Cmty
Medcin
West Chester
Chicago
Ff Emall
Gettyesburg
William Penn
City Hall
Curious Jellyfish with Movable Sail Described
The piece details a tropical jellyfish with a saillike frill and threadlike tentacles, measuring about five inches across. It notes its defensive sting and compares its surface movement to a toy boat, warning sailors to leave it be. London Saturday Review adds brief notes on other items.
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London
Gaturday Review
Frederick Market Prices Quotations and Grain Flags
Frederick market prices list from the Frederick County Farmers' Exchange for March 3 1908. Wapat No 2 Red and No 8 Red figures shown along with steamship and rejection price ranges.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
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