Destructive Minnesotan Fire Renders Towns Refugee Hubs
Desolation spreads in northern Minnesota as wildfires destroy Rainy River War Road Bagley and Beaudette areas. Three hundred bodies are said to require care in Rainy River while refugees crowd towns with scarce medical aid. Beaudette and Spooner are swept bare. militia imposed martial law as residents flee and men stay to defend homes.
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War Road
Minn
Rainy River
Raininer
Bagley
Clearbrook
Winnipeg
Beaudette
Carol
Clementsaon
Badlon
Duluth Express
Minnesota
Spooner
Wis
Shevlin Matthley Company
Townsend
Duluth
Savannah Auto club seeks sanction for international race
The Savannah Automobile club filed a formal application to sanction the second International Grand Prize race on the Savannah course. The Automobile Club of America will rule after the board of governors reviews the request, with a meeting set for tomorrow.
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New York
Savannah Automobile Club
Savannah
Automobile Club of Armenioa
Automobile Club of America
Board of Governors
Madrid Rumored King Manuel Residence Spark Protests
A semi official report claims King Manuel wished to reside in Spain causing excitement. Government officials reportedly urge refusing the request to prevent further trouble amid Friday commemorations of Francisco Ferrer’s execution in Barcelona. Demonstration permits are being denied.
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Madrid
Manuel
Spain
Itil
Francisco Ferrer
Barcelona
Society Women Declare Against Equal Suffrage
Los Angeles October 11 prominent Southern California society women condemn woman suffrage saying the vote of one intelligent woman would be nullified by fifty uneducated women. The Southern Californian association of social leaders adopts a resolution taboos suffrage, shifting the local balance to anti suffrage forces.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Southern Californian Association
Premier McBride Rejects Grand Trunk Pacific Labor Plan
In Victoria on October 11 Premier McBride refused the Grand Trunk Pacific request to import Asiatic labor for a new British Columbia line. Railroad officials cited labor shortages but the premier said whites seeking work would likely become permanent citizens, signaling a decisive policy stance.
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Victoria
McBride
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
British Columbia
Battling Nelson Fights Back in Three Round Victory
In Kansas City Battling Nelson defeats Monte Dale of Denver after three rounds. Dale breaks his left arm in round two and his seconds stop the match in the fourth. Nelson, weighing about 138, signs to fight One Round Hogan in San Francisco on October 26.
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Kansas City
Ad Wolgast
Nelson
Monte Dale
Denver
Dale
Hattler
Hogan
San Francisco
Daughters of the American Revolution Hold Indiana State Convention
The Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution gathered in Kokomo for the three day state convention. The Hoosier group will continue efforts to place government supplied grave markers for all Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the state.
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Hoosier D. A. FR
Kokomo
Inid
Daughters of the American Revolution of
Indiana
Hoosier Organization
Cholera Death Reported From London Slums
London, Oct 11. A man from the city slums with high contagion risk died yesterday of virulent cholera. Authorities tried to suppress the news and physicians deny other cases, though fear remains that the reports may be incomplete.
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London
Supplemental Crop Report Signals Favorable Conditions
Washington October 11 The Department of Agriculture released a supplementary crop report offering a broad view of the season and noting crops not covered in yesterday's report. Overall the report indicates a favorable condition across crops.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Prince of Germany to visit India in costly tour
Berlin reports Britain plans a formal reception for the German crown prince with a defined program. Arrangements include a shooting campaign and military maneuvers. The Indian treasury bears the cost, estimated at 600000 dollars, for the prince’s travel through India.
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Berlin
India
Mrs Anna Soelkirk Norton Visits From Wallan Walla
Mrs Anna Soelkirk Norton traveled from Wallan Walla this morning to meet her music pupils, greeting students and sharing a moment of lesson time.
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Anna Soelkirk-Norton
Wallan Walla
Churchmen in dispute over salvation of America
Cardinal Lo gue of Ireland declares Catholic church its salvation for America while Baptist pastor Charles Wakefield attacks Catholicism as foe of liberty and education. He cites Catholics as 80 percent of criminals and notes many recruits among foreigners. Public dispute centers on church influence in society and education.
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Primiti
Ireland
Baptist Minister
New York
Cardinal Logue
America
Locue
Charles Waked
Fifth Avenue
Secretary Meyer backs Pacific coast defense plan
Seattle Oct. 11 Secretary of the Navy Meyer said on return from the navy yard that he came to the coast to study a proper coast defense system He warned that current docks cannot accommodate half the ships and that the Atlantic fleet cannot be divided before 1912 when new docks are completed He voice a strong support for a Pacific coast defensive system.
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Seattle
Navy Yard
Meyer
Supreme Court to hear major trust cases in January
Washington October 11 The Supreme Court reassigned the Standards and American Tobacco cases for hearing January 4 on motion by Attorney General Wickersham. The cases drew nationwide attention as the government seeks to dissolve the corporations under the trust charge.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Standards
American Tobacco Company
Wickersham
Traffic troubles as France rail strike spreads to north
Rioting begins on Northern Railway lines with 100,000 Paris Lyons and Mediterranean workers facing dispersal by police and troops. A wider strike threatens delayed mail service as the government tests auto and air transport to move parcels and newspapers urge an emergency parliamentary session.
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Paris
Lyons
Mediterranean
tJahor
France
Con
Union Pacific merger case argued before circuit court
C Severance for the government closed his argument in the Union Pacific merger suit at St Paul on Oct 11. He asserted the railroad drained the west of resources and capital, hindering development, and argued that restoring competition would spur vast western growth across Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and other states.
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St. Paul
Roosevelt backs lakes to gulf waterway plan
St Louis notes Col Roosevelt arriving on a southern middle western tour greeted by Gov Hadley and business leaders. He advocated the lakes to gulf waterway, arguing it would not harm railroads but aid them by ensuring terminal control rather than leaving it to railroads.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Hadley
Business Mens’ League
Census Returns Show Surging City Populations
Census data from Oct 10 reports Decatur Illinois population at 31,140, up 10,386 or 60 percent from 20,754 in 1900. Macon Georgia tallies 40,665 residents, up 17,293 or 74.7 percent from 23,272 in 1900.
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Washington
Decatur
Macon
Medicine Man Suspected in Killings on Cayuse Reservation
George Marshall reports the death of his wife and their young daughter on a mountain hunting trip near Little John Day. He accuses a well known Cayuse medicine man and two female assistants of poisoning his wife with magical medicine. Marshall, distraught, sought Major Moorhouse’s aid but cannot have the murderer arrested. he predicts the suspect will return from the mountains soon.
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George Marshall
Todlay
Lee Moorhouse
Marshall
Little John Day
Major Moorhouse
Columbia
Red Hawk
Kindness Exposition at Humane Conference Opens
Washington October 11 The kindness exhibition linked to the International Humane Conference opens to the public with thousands viewing humane devices pictures photographs models diagrams and descriptions on moaner child shelter cruelty and related exhibits A special exhibit covers the anti bullfight campaign in Spanish speaking countries humane killing devices for slaughtering animals and lethal chambers for dogs and cats are shown along with humane stock care shipping methods and safety devices for horse welfare Modern travel bags for women male care items and animal fire escape inventions are displayed The session focuses on instruction care and protection of children and child labor laws.
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Washington
Daring Daylight House Burglary In Pendleton
A bold daylight burglary occurred yesterday morning in Pendleton's Water street area. William Roesch’s home on Water and Lewis streets was robbed of jewelry and clothing worth several hundred dollars while no one was home. The loss includes Miss Freda Roesch’s opera cloak and jewelry belonging to Miss Roesch and her mother. Police have only descriptions of some items and suspect one or more people involved, possibly a woman.
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Pendleton
Water Street
William Roesch
Water
Lewis Street
Freda Roesch
Miss Roesch
Hitchcock to address Southwestern Postal convention
Postmaster General Hitchcock is scheduled to speak tonight before the Southwestern Postal association convention in Kansas City. The address will cover postal affairs and the gathering includes representatives from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Kansas City
Hitchcock
Southwestern Postal Association
Postal Service
Missouri
Kansas
Iews
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Baptists Gather for Three Day Session in New York
Southern New York Baptists including New York City began their annual three day session today at North Church on West Eleventh Street, aiming to discuss church matters and unite regional congregations.
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New York
Baptists
Baptist
North Church
West Eleventh Street
Blown Up by Explosion Has Only Finger Hurt
Spokane laborer Peter Buhfer was blasted into the air by a blast in North Division street blasting, an 85 stick of giant powder exploding. He sustained only a scratch on the fourth finger of his left hand. He emerged from debris, went home after a hospital check found the abrasion, and returned to work in an hour. He described a rush of color and sound but insists he never lost consciousness.
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Spokane
Wash
Peter Buhfer
North Division
Buhfor
Steward Dare
Buhfer
Cabbage Hill Stockman Rhonimus Slips From Ranch
A. D. Rhonimus, a noted stockman from Cabbage Hill, is down today after returning to his Blue mountains ranch.
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A. D. Rhonimus
Cabbage Hill
Blue Mountains
Rescuers Find Ten Miners Bodies After Explosion
Starkville Oct 11 ten bodies of miners were found after rescuers worked nonstop since Saturday’s blast two miles from the entrance. Debris filled the tunnel and poisonous gases and fire damp hindered recovery. A policy of secrecy was adopted as deputies guarded the mine and officials prepared investigations.
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Nenutiis
Starkville
Resclem
J. F. Wellborn
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Relief Train to Starkville Sparks Rescue Effort
Washington Oct 11 The new bureau of mines under Chief Holmes ordered a special relief train to Starkville Colorado with a full equipment ready to aid ongoing rescue and relief work amid disaster conditions.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Holmes
Bureau
Starkville
Colorado
Suspect in Times Building blast held in Tuscan
Ollie Collis, tied by police to a false alibi used to obtain dynamite, is detained in Tuscan awaiting Los Angeles authorities. He matched the description of the man who used the name J B Bryson to get explosive material and arrived the day after the Times building explosion.
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Tuscan
Arizona
Ollie Collis
J. B. Bryson
Giant
Los Angeles
Collis
Times
New Century International Convention Opens in Topeka
Minsters and laymen from many nations gather in Topeka Kansas on October 11 for the New Century International Convention of the Christian Church. The gathering follows last year’s centennial celebration in Pittsburg and marks the start of a new era for the denomination with thousands in attendance.
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Big Christian Assembly
Topeka
Kan
Proving Hens Laying Corvallis Oregon Experiment
Professor James Dryden at Oregon Agricultural College tests crossing Barred Plymouth Rocks with White Leghorns to boost egg production. Using the trapnest he originated, hundreds of the college flock of 2000 chickens show laying records from under a dozen to over 200 eggs per year.
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Corvallis
Ore
Navy
Oregon Agricultural College
James Dryden
Plymouth Rocks
Dryden
Separation of coeds and men in English lit at UW
University of Washington announces that coeds and male students in the English Literature department will be separated into different classes. Dr. F M Padelford notes women and men cannot do good work together. Coeds protest the insinuation, while men express satisfaction with the change.
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University of Washington
Seattle
Wash
F. M. Padelford
Padelford
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