Landslide at Sheep Camp Claims Eighteen Lives on Chilkoot Pass
Port Townsend reports a massive slide near Sheep Camp on the Chilkoot Pass caused by unprecedented rains. Eighteen packers on the Dyea trail are said dead, with only one body recovered, that of Choynski, cousin of boxer Joe Choynski. Most camp residents escaped as the mountain debris swept the tents, destroying much of Sheep Camp while the river remained swollen and bridges washed out.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Pioneer
Puget Sound
Shirley
Skaguay
Chilkoot Pass
Choynski
Joe Choynski
Dyca
Nelson
W. W. Sprague
Tacoma
Alki
Alaska
Lake Bennett
Langtry's Coming Marriage To Be In California
The divorced actress Mrs Langtry in California is set to wed Prince Esterhazy after a May divorce. Attorney Henry C McPike stated the Lakeport decree frees her to marry anywhere, while London solicitors confirm legality across jurisdictions.
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Prince Esterhazy
California
San Francisco
Moetry
Prince May
Henry C. McPike
Urs. Langtry
London
Lakeport
Edward Langtry
New Mexican Turquoise Shipment From American Mines
Santa Fe New Mexico reports a shipment of 25 cut turquoise stones totaling 310 karats sent to New York by Wells Fargo. The collection includes four gems weighing 32, 35, 52, and 52 karats, with the largest pear shaped stone valued at 2,800 dollars. It is described as the largest display of American turquoise ever made, mined in southern New Mexico with location kept private.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New York
Wells-Fargo Express
New Mexico
Ex-Inspector General Velasquez Dies by His Own Hand
In Belem prison City of Mexico on Sept 25 ex Inspector General Eduardo Velasquez killed himself with a revolver after a lengthy nervous strain and a formal examination. A note said his death was the satisfaction owed to society and blamed Inspector Villa Vincencio for the alleged lynching plot.
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City of Mexico
Eduardo Velasquez
Belem
Loos
Fudge Fiores
Valasquez
J Judicial
Juds¢ Flores
Campuzo
Villa Vicencio
Villa Vincencio
Haying
Velasquez
Police
Department of Finance
Finance
el Combat
Congress
Fenn Wins Lenox Cup in Final Match at Lenox Mass
A. H. Fenn of Aiken South Carolina captured the Lenox cud golf cup in the final match yesterday. He defeated Bayard Cutting of the Harvard Golf Club Cambridge by a score of 6 to 0. By winning the trophy twice in a row Fenn gains permanent possession of the cup.
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Fenn
Lenox
Mass
A. H. Fenn
Aiken
S. C
Bayard Cutting
Harvard Golf Club
Cambridge
Terrible mine explosion claims eight or more
An explosion at Williamson County Coal mine near Marion Ohio on September 29 injured fifteen miners and killed at least two. Many workers, mainly Russians and Italians, remain trapped as rescue efforts evacuate bodies and seal passages to prevent further fires. The blast blasted a rail car over 200 yards and sent smoke and flame through the main entry 180 feet deep.
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Marion
Urs
Willamson County Coal Company
Here
End of the Coal Strike Prompts Soldier Withdrawals
Hazleton Pa Sept 25 coroner inquest into Lattimer fatalities adjourned after more testimony with no new facts. Jury to reconvene for verdict. Lehigh Valley Coal company Jeanesville workers vote to resume Tuesday. General Gobin to withdraw militiamen. Battery C left Phoenixville. Twelfth and Thirteenth Regiments departed. Governor's Troop active. City Troop to return next week. All quiet in the region.
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Hazleton
Lattimer
Daniel Perry
Wrought
McKee
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Jeanesville
Jeanesvile
Gobin
Phoenixyite
Philadelphia
Berlin Youthful Firebugs Tied to Fires
Berlin authorities arrest a 19 year old munition boy who is part of a youth gang of incendiaries behind two years of sensational arsons. The reader of the gang is a boy aged 11 and is believed insane. The suspect confessed to tossing burning matches into storerooms to watch fire engines respond.
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Berlin
Muntchboy
Work of Detail Infant Dies In Byersville Area
Eva Augusta Eldridge died at nine months from brain fever near Byersville. Funeral held at U B church with Rev W L Martin and Rev R Byrd officiating. Interment in cemetery. pallbearers included Wheel er Smith John Langdon Alsert FKlogk Martin Wachtel. Also mentions Gerbert Henazle death at age two, Eadie Ziegler death from sunstroke, Marie Hoover at 11 from fever, and infant Oscar Valentine aged two months two days dying of stomach and brain fever.
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Eva Augusta
George C
Ada Eldridge
Byersville
U. B
W. L. Martin
Tharmort
R. Byrd
Wheeler Smith
John Langdon
Alsert Fklogk
Martin Wachtel
E¢Silaing
Gerbert Henazle
Wm. Genkle
Kax Siile
Meningua Teesday Morafas Fas
Eadie Ziegler
Zatal Bengs
Tos
al Forbis Son
JG. McPaerzon
Atention
Hascoce
Marie Ee Hoover
Stise MM
Adele Royston Hoover
Bracyi
Lste
St. Francis Church
Rav
J. M. Barry
Petersville
St. Blary’s Church
Oscar
Charles Valentine
Ladiesbury
Sid
Harshman Family Update From Wolfsville Area
Mrs Ida Harshman wife of Tsa ah Harshman of Wolfsville shows signs of recovery while Grace Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Hanson Thomson of Branewick on New York hill and Emmanuel Harshman of Wolfaville is considered dangerously ill but improving toward recovery.
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Ida Harshman
Tsa
Shed collapse during ice harvest at Shirly premises
A shed on North Market Street belonging to Mr Wm H Shirly collapsed during an ice harvest excavation. The incident produced a loud crash but caused no other damage or injuries.
Yellow Fever Outbreak and School Fire in New Orleans
Yellow fever patients flood the city as the Beauregard school is partially burned to deter mob action. Dr Monlusin faces prosecution for failing to report a fever case. Miss Greyfous and Miss Dreyfous linked to the outbreak. death toll and high fatality observed. Police and guards control riots while mayor Flower pledges use of the school as a temporary hospital with full force to restore order. General Tracy’s mayoral bid in New York signals political shifts.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Monlusin
Portunky
Agnes
Sisters of
Charsity
Flower
Beauregard
Weil
Tracy
New York
Benjamin F. Tracy
Platt
Quigg
Friends of Good Government
Boston Takes the Lead as Beaten Champions Suffer Loss
Boston defeats the champions on their home grounds in a 4 to 2 game to seize the lead in the season. Hundreds of fans from Boston traveled to cheer, while the home crowd blamed late batting, sharp fielding, and timely base running for the loss. Hernandez Long and Tenney starred with key catches amid a lively crowd, including Congressman John F. Fitzgerald leading the celebrating rooters. Other National League results included Washington's 7 2 win over New York and Brooklyn's 10 3 victory over Philadelphia.
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Baltimore
Boston
Hermann
Long
Tenney
Innin
Boston “Rooters
John F. Fitzgerald
Eutaw House
New York
Washington York
New Washington
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Stock Market Dips After Brief Sugar Rally In New York
The reactionary Spirit resumes control and prices fall after a morning rise tied to sugar gains. Reports of railroad earnings and growing business activity fail to sustain the market as profit taking and reduced buying by large operators drive a steady decline through the day. Nearby prices for flour, coffee, tin, and copper move little amid subdued activity across commodities.
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New York
Treasury Department
Holland
Balto, & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
Chesa
Ohio
JL Central
Del
Hudzon
Pennsylvania
St. Paul
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Hood
CL. Hood & Co
Lowell Mass
Hood’s
National Building Association OF Baltimore Cityy
Kenest J. Renae, Jr
Fares D.maboni
Wesley Guest
Ernest J. Knabe, Jr
Wm. Knabe & Co
Piane Handfs
Clinton P. Paine
Paine & McLaran
Thomas W Hall
Wilbus F. Jackson
Continental Nat'l Bank
Edward Paine
James D. Mason
James D. Maso Co
X. Woyelow Williams
Wh. P. Harvey
Prichard
Barker Johnson
Fredsrice
Y.M.B.O. D
KEW York
North Market Street
Xou
Beter Ingredien
Generist Central Hardware Co
Tomei
As .T. Sud
En & ¥. Smith Manufacturing CO. Chemists
Woodsboro
D. Fatsisby Steiner Bros
Prederick
JW. Rady
Atry
A Johnson
Court Equare
Frederick, MD
Anest Helfenstein
West Patrick Street
Epeldasiy
Anna Giering
Woenen
Washington
Mertens and Gardiner
Chicago
E. C. Bald
Buffalo
Tom Cooper
Eddie Bala
George S. Ball
W. F. Throop
Chine
San Diego
Cal
Seni
Ftennings
China
Emerson
Jonn
Emergen
Chicago City Railway
Mongar
M. K. Gowen
May's Landing
N. J
Stephen Murray
Atlantic City
Atlantic County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Langtry
Ruuzway
Toronto
Muses Theater
Yonge Street
Wey
Bertie Escot
Stantly
Luetzert
Abe Luetgert
Yestor
Sert
Kenosha
Wis
Sttorney Deneen
Luetgert
John H. Staats
Flater Waliurfch
United States
Supreme Court
Galesburg
App
Iris
Younr Hibberd
Mey
Shooty
Edward Zerge de Niel
The
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Agai
Asobis
Croy
Badena
New Forest
Scranton
Willie Jordan
West Scranton
Tommie Bevan
Deatil
Besderick
Cosmopolitan University
Hicks
Thomas L. Hicks
Carr
Telitferent Crelist
Ratthmore
Albert Mott
L.A. W. Racing Board
W. E. Becker
Morrsboro
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Delaware
Long Island
Jersey
Baer
Brad Lambs
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