Destructive Fernie Fire Claims Hundreds in Deaths
Reports from the Fernie fire estimate 170 deaths in Fernie with 8 million dollars in property loss and tens of thousands in goods distributed to victims. Hosmer Mitchell destroyed yet saved, several camps perished. Relief efforts under way as authorities assess toll and damages amid a vast blaze in the Crow's Nest region.
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Winnipeg
Crows Nest Valley
Harvey
Board of Control
Law of Life and Property
Vancouver
B. C
Fernie
Thomas Biggs
Mexican town Mexicali hit by water poisoning massacre attempt
Reports from travelers in Los Angeles recount an alleged plot to poison Mexicali water supply and wipe out the town. Dogs died, some residents fell ill, revolutionaries suspected, and President Diaz ordered mass arrests.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Mexicali
Diaz
Wounded laborer burns body in boiling asphaltum blast
In San Francisco on August 8 Peter Cam, a street laborer, was badly burned when an explosion of a heating pot splattered boiling asphaltum over him. He was rushed to the hospital in agony and is expected to die within hours as doctors treat severe burns from shoulders to bone.
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San Francisco
Peter Cam
Mystery man found in bay near Golden Gate
In San Francisco a well dressed man’s body was found in the bay near the Golden Gate, likely in the water for about an hour. No identity or clear cause of death could be determined. a small leather bag containing 335 was found with him.
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San Francisco
The
Golden Gate
Pair Held in Northern Michigan Stamp Theft Ring
George Ross and Frank Rocach were arrested in a woods hut near Pacanaba after ten years of terrorizing Northern Michigan postmasters. Postal inspectors recovered $10,000 in stamps and postal orders in their possession, part of a larger $60,000 theft haul.
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Chicago
Michigan
George Ross
Frank Rocach
Pacanaba
Frog in boy’s stomach alarms Redlands doctors
Redlands Cal Aug 3 Physicians attempt to extract a live frog from the stomach of 12 year old Wyman Elliott who swallowed it while drinking from a hose as a joke by playmates. Doctors fear the boy will die.
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Redlands
Cal
Wyman Elliott
Secon
Refugees Arrive Narrowly Sustained at Nelson
A thousand refugees from Crane Brook reached Nelson British Columbia this morning, most lacking funds or provisions. Local relief struggles amid scarce supplies as major Canadian cities wire money to assist.
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Nelson
B. C
Cranebrook
Fernie Fire Destroys City as 700 Families Are Homeless
Fernie Aug 3 Twenty four hours after the blaze, seventy blocks lie in ashes where the thriving city once stood. Six thousand residents faced ruin as fourteen homes and a business building survived. Between seven hundred and eight hundred families are homeless and twelve bodies have been recovered with fears that about two hundred are dead.
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Fernie
Portland timber seekers locate claims in Baker City area
A party of ten from Portland traveled from Sumpter valley to Austin and Prairie City where they located on claims. Real estate man C H Clement accompanied them and reported most timber procured for clients averages nearly 2,000,000 feet, seen as very good for the current market.
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Baker City
Portland
Sumpter Valley
Austin
Prairie City
Herald
C. H. Clement
Baker
Dave Brichoux
la Grande
Clements
Eclipse Copper Mine Sells for 76000 in Utah Deals
The Eclipse copper mine near Copper creek, 35 miles east of La Grande, sold for 76000 to Utah buyers. Three crews will restart work, with 2000 paid down and two years to pay the rest. Local La Grande stockholders include D A McAllister H C Conner W B Sargent J M Hills John McAllister and Mr and Mrs Sam Williamson. expected to become a major copper producer and a busy camp.
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Eclipse
Utah
Salt Lake
la Grande
Copper Creek
D. A. McAllister
H. C. Conner
W. B
Pais Strike Fizzles in Paris as Papers Fail to Appear
Paris Aug 1 The planned 24 hour strike by about 100000 workers to protest government action against recent demonstrations appears to be fizzing out as several morning papers did not publish due to a compositor strike. About 25000 soldiers stand ready to respond to any riot.
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Paris
Lone robber robs Sierra Grotto Saloon in Reno
A lone bandit held up the Sierra Grotto Saloon in Reno on August 3 forcing the bartender and a customer to surrender. He fled with $5 in cash.
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Réno
Nev
Sierra Grotto
Twenty Miners Entombed After Gas Explosion in Pennsylvania
Mahoney Chy Pa Aug 3 Twenty miners are entombed after a gas explosion. Their fate is unknown. Rescuers are digging through the debris as efforts continue.
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Mahoney Chy
Archbishop Farley Leads American Delegation to Vatican
Rome reports Archbishop Farley heading a delegation of twenty one American priests and one hundred eighty six American pilgrims to the Vatican today to carry Peter's Pence.
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Rome
Farley
Vatican
Peter
Conservative Victory Seen in Cuban Election Returns
Election returns from Havana and across Cuba indicate a general conservative victory, with gains in the nation’s most important cities as of noon today.
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Havana
Cuba
Baseball marathon ends 20 innings in San Francisco
San Francisco and Portland battled through 20 innings with no scoring until Oakland delivered a 7-0 shutout. Los Angeles suffered a 1-9 loss.
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San Francisco
Portland
Oakland
Los Angeles
Terrific storm in Nevada kills five and floods valleys
Reno Nevada August 2 a powerful electrical storm in Washoe county caused deaths and widespread destruction. At least five were killed including Etta Pixley and an unknown woman. A cloudburst filled Dog valley with floodwaters washing away cattle and injuring rescuers. Dozens search for missing, devastation widespread with homes perched on hills.
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Reno
Nev
Washoe County
Etta Pixley
Dog Valley
Miss Pixley
Mite Cleerenul
Verdi
Spanish Gulch
Exilier Has Good Argument Card Supports Roach for Secretary
Cornelius Roach, editor and proprietor of the Carthage Daily Democrat, seeks the Democratic nomination for secretary of state. His nine reasons appear on a card featuring a picture of his nine children, appealing to voters in the upcoming primary.
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Exilier
Carthage
Cornelius Roach
Carthage Daily Democrat
The Temptation Curber Ends Up Advertising Weakness
A concise adage notes that a man who pursues temptations to show strength often reveals his own frailty. The saying emphasizes the folly of flaunting power to mask vulnerability.
Arima on Way to Oregon Sees No Railway Abandonments
Harriman, en route to Oregon, asserts no overnight railroad combinations or abandonments. He criticizes the Gould syndicate deal in which 12 million worth of stock was moved for 8 million, saying the aim is not profit. He dismisses the Oriental trade as sentimental and a failed dream, stating he knew conditions from the start. He travels with family, servants, operators, and stenographers.
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Chicago
Oregon
Harriman
Wheeling
Lake Erie Road
Pacific Coast
Harriman's secret train moves to Evanston for vacation
Chicago reports Harriman traveling with utmost secrecy. Harriman's special cars are at Evanston guarded and officials from Gould and Harriman lines are told to withhold information. He stayed in his car overnight to avoid interviewers and plans a conference at Harriman line headquarters. He calls the trip a vacation, heading to Oregon and the Pacific coast to inspect his interests.
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Chicago
Harriman
Evanston
Gould and Harriman
Harriman Lines
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Harriman Refuses to Name Them in Railroads Question
Harriman added a new chapter to a long list of ambiguous interviews today when pressed on why railroads faced financial straits after years of prosperity. He replied it is because they're after them, refused to identify who they are, and declined to discuss Roosevelt's crusade against the roads or rehat ing.
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Harriman
Mle
Roosevelt
District fair seeks active young man with exhibit team
The district fair association seeks an energetic young man with a team to collect agricultural exhibits for the upcoming district fair. Promised large quantities of exhibits, but no collector has been secured yet. The six week position offers hands on work for a capable organizer.
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District Fair Association
Train 5 Hauls 14 Cars Through City For Wallace Trip
Westbound No. 5 last night carried 14 cars out of the city. Two special Idaho Democrat cars were attached, plus a Baker City militia car, and a company car, forming one of the largest trains to pass through recently. The Idaho Democrats left the marshalling yard near Umatilla en route to Wallace for the state convention this week.
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Baker City
Umatilla
Wallace
Northern Pacific official visits Walla Walla on crop prospects
B Calderhead of the Northern Pacific in Walla Walla on business. He notes strong wheat shipments expected across the territory served by the railroad, with overall prospects for a good crop though some districts may yield lighter harvests.
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B. Calderhead
Northern Pacific
Walla Walla
Northern Pacific Railroad
Motorman Murdered by Robbers in Tacoma
Tacoma August 3 Frank T L Brown motorman on the F street car line was murdered by three robbers as the car sat ready to start back to the barn. Conductor G R Windsor was held up and the trio escaped with $15 and a watch.
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Tacoma
Frank TL. Brown
F Street
Brown
G. R. Windsor
Windsor
Taft’s faith debated by Unitarian pastor
In Cincinnati on August 3 Rev G A Thayer of the First Unitarian church denied that Taft had no religion. She cited Taft family connections to Unitarianism noting Taft’s mother Judge Alphonso Taft and his wife were members and that Taft attended regularly and even acted in a Unity church play as a boy weighing 175 pounds. Taft in good company.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
G. A. Thayer
First Unitarian Church Today
Taft
Outbreak Fever Grips Venezuela Commented by Dutch News
Willemstadt near the West Dutch Indies reports the Dutch cruiser Golderland arrived from Laguayra Venezuela. Authorities fear President Castro may reveal armed forces in a show of strength. An outbreak is hourly expected, with vigilance heightened.
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Willemstadt
West Dutch Indies
Golderland
Laguayra
Venezuela
Castro
County Officials Audit Report By E A Johnson
Accountant E A Johnson has completed exporting county official records over two months. The county court will review next Wednesday and has not released findings. early indications suggest no shortages or major errors. The court may adopt annual auditing of all records.
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E. A. Johnson
Johnson
Lincoln Typographical union names Bryan honorary member
Lincoln Nebraska August Bryan was voted an honorary member of the Lincoln Typographical Union today in a formal city event honoring his contributions to local press and civic life.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
The
Lincoln Typographical Union Today
City to Seek Injunction Over Polluted Umatilla River
Ranchers on the Umatilla flats urge an injunction to block a new sewer that would discharge into the river above irrigation ditches. They say current sewage, dumped into a nearly dry bed, fouls water used for horses, cattle, and garden irrigation. Local farms Oliver, Carpenter, Patton, Myers, and Shill weigh in as residents demand the outlet be moved downstream to cause less harm.
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Umatilla
Oliver
Carpenter
Patton
Myers
Shill
Educate Negro Farmers at Clark Atlanta Institute
In Georgia, 16,760 negro farm owners 35,250 negro cash tenants 36,899 share tenants 117,000 male laborers and 7,000 female laborers are highlighted as participants in a first time weeklong institute at Clark University. The program blends practical and theoretical agricultural instruction and aims to provide summer schooling for negro farm workers, a historic first for the state.
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Atlanta
Gia
Georgia
Clark University
Mined for Fighting, Mr and Mrs Chapman Fined
Mr and Mrs Ed Chapman of Indiana were fined five dollars each in police court this morning for fighting on the streets Sunday. The woman was the former wife of Chapman and both had been drinking. Charles Switzer, an Indian, also fined five dollars by Judge Fite Gerald for being drunk.
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Ed Chapman
Indiana
Chapman
Charles Switzer
Fite Gerald
Large timber and range land deal in Umatilla County
La Grande broker J D McKenmon buys 2440 acres of timber and range land about 10 miles east of Meacham from J D Casey for 5356.85 dollars. Casey retains timber rights for 20 years, enabling logging and cordwood removal while McKenmon plans cattle range use.
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Umatilla County
la Grande
J. D. MecKennon
Grand Ronde Valley
J. D. Casey
Hilgard
Meacham
Wenaha
F. W. Hendley
Coun
Mr. Casey
Umatilla
McKennon
Casey
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