Towns Encircled by Wall of Fire Amid Widespread Destruction
Reports from the Lake Superior region describe a wall of fire closing across dozens of towns and hamlets. Wires are down and communications cut. The fire threatens lumber camps and fishing villages from Houghton to Calumet and beyond, with rain as the only hoped relief.
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Remme
Duluth
Lake Superior
Houghton
Michigan
Moana
Take Superior
Cilrago Bay
Cascade
Beaver Bay
Grand Marlie
Pigeon River Indian Reservation
Coften
Nutson
Weather warns of fires along northern lake shore
Milwaukee dispatch reports extreme heat and drought with surrounding region near Lake Superior and Seymour threatened by widespread fires. The dry tinder fuels rapid spread as cedar damp ignites, leaving vast areas untenable.
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Milwaukee
Superior
Seymoure
Fires Spread Across Government Reserve Forest
Paxadonn dispatch reports a brigade battle as a forest fire spreads northward through government reserve. Four thousand acres of brush and timber land have been swept, with flames reaching large trees and threatening wider damage.
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Paxadonn
Here
Bryce Senator Helpless, Pending Removal to Asylum
New York on September 12 Stewart Bryce son of the late Calvin Bryce United States Senator from Town is pronounced helplessly insane His brother W A R Bryce is today taking steps to have him moved to the asylum where he was sent last April after his release from Tater
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New York
Stewart Bryce
Calvin
Bryce
United States
W. A. R. Bryce
American drivers win 24 hour endurance race in Lexler car
American drivers Mulford and Cobo in a Lexler car lead the 24 hour endurance race at righton Beach with a string of sprint laps. Trallin's Parker and Capri follow in a Flat car about nine miles behind as the event unfolds Sept. 12.
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Righton Beach
Mulford and
Cobo
Lexler
Trallin
Parker and Capri
Thaw a Nuisance Amid Prisoners in Poushkeepele
Poushkeepele Sept 12 charging Thaw with demoralizing the prison scene. Sheriff Chanler arranging transfer to White Plains for a hearing on Sept 21. Thaw faces contempt of court for failing to answer a summons in a bankruptcy case as creditors seek a contempt ruling through Attorney Rody.
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Poushkeepele
Thow
Chanler
White Plains
Rody
Thaw
Infernal Machine Sent to New Jersey Governor Intercepted
Philadelphia dispatch reports an infernal machine addressed to Governor Fort of New Jersey was intercepted at the post office. Government agents seized it and described the device as a powerful machine. The motive linked to his action against Sunday closing of seashore resorts.
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Philadelphia
Remarkable foot journey to Seattle ends in Spokane
Mrs Henry Johnson aged 56 walks a thousand miles from Aberdeen South Dakota to Seattle to join her husband. She arrived in Spokane last night and slept in the city jail then resumed walking at six in the morning. Her husband had gone ahead to Seattle where he is employed and sent for her. She is penniless but cheerful and confident.
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Spokane
Henry Johnson
Aberdeen
S. T
Seattle
City
Veteran Soldier Stands the Test at Wembley Ride
Hunchuca Arizona September 12 Colonel William F Stewart Fort Grant exile completes a 18 mile ride in one hour 46 minutes in good health. He reports friends are delighted with the outcome of the ride as the war department prescribes the test.
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Hunchuca
Ariz
William F. Stewart
Fort Grant
War Department
Protestants tooppose Catholic Eucharistic parade in London
London reports a massive Catholic Eucharistic Congress parade planned for tomorrow. About 20 000 Catholics will march while 2000 police guard the event, with Cardinal Gibronk set to celebrate pontifical mass in the cathedral. Protestant alliance opposes the parade invoking ancient law amid tensions.
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London
Cardinal Gibronk
Norrow
Tragedy in Muskegon as man kills wife and daughter
In Muskegon on September 12 a man identified as Rufus Cooper shot and killed his wife, then killed his daughter Minnie Cooper after a dispute over her attending a witch school. Police report a fatal domestic attack ending in two deaths.
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Muskegon
Mich
Minnie Cooper
Rity Cooper
Nimeselt
Explosion at Wall Adding Machine Office Kills Two
An explosion at the Wall Adding Machine company office in Chicago fatally burned Miss Eila Oaks, 20, and George Prost, 16, with five others seriously injured. Gas collected in the vault overnight and a match this morning caused a terrific blast wrecking the office.
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Chicago
Eila Oaks
George Prost
Bae Today
Wall Adding Machine Company
Thaw Vote Taken On C A & W Train
A straw vote was conducted on a passenger train returning from the Blue Mountains. Passengers voted on Bryan Taft with a single car serving as a polling place and tellers recording nine ballots. Women voted, a practice not allowed in Oregon in November, prompting questions about fairness as a presidential indicator.
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Bryan
Taft
Blue Mountains
Shaw
Bryan Relly
Billot
Aps
Riault
Rgan
Debi
Oregon
Fair Work Progress At County Exhibit Pavilion
Preparations for the district fair advance rapidly with pavilion painting and booth construction. Entries are urged early as grounds near opening on September 28 and Myrtle County Secretary offers entry details through Gertrude Pitz Gerald.
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Qulatera
Athens
Fis
Iivalte
Ponlehe
Desiros
Washington Would Test New Fish Law
Salem reporting that Governor Mead urged Governor Chamberlain to arrange one arrest on the Washington side of the Columbia to test the new fish laws. Governor Chamberlain refused to interfere as the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed Oregon's concurrent jurisdiction over the river. Chamberlain said he would meet Mead in Portland on Sunday to confer.
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Salem
Mead
Chamberlain
Fleh Wardon McAllister
Werehington
Columbia River
Orsgen Supreme Court
Oregon
Minton
Portland
Secretary Wright Grants Flightline Support to Inventor Merong
Washington Sept 12 Secretary of War Wright announced he would provide aid to A M Merring of New York to complete the aeroplane he is building for demonstration to the United States government. He had hoped to have it ready by Monday.
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Wrshington
Wright
A. M. Merring
New York
United States
Mondas
Churchill Marries Miss Valentine Healer in London
London reports that Winston Churchill, president of the Board of Trade in the Asquith cabinet, wed Miss Chevaline Healer in the afternoon. Healer is described as a leading beauty in London society, daughter of the late Sir Henry and Lady Planehie Hoxier.
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London
Winston Churchil
Asquith
ChetHhentine
Sir Henry
Planehie Hoxier
Tiondon
World Walking Record Falls At Stadium Event
London Sept 12 T E Ham man wins 110 mile race at the Stadium in 18 hours 4 minutes setting a new world record The achievement follows his earlier pace and adds a notable mark in endurance walking history with a straight finish and no freewonds reported amid trailing efforts by rivals.
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London
T. EL Hammen
London Stok Exchange
Wrights Motor Defective Prevents Record Replication
Lomins France Sept. 12 Wilbur Wright said motor defects in his aeroplane prevent him from equalling the record set by his brother Orville at Fort Myers Virginia.
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Lomins
France
Wilbur Wright
Orville
Fort Myers
Pendleton Oregon Democrats organize fall campaign club
In Pendleton a new Pendleton and Umatilla county Democratic club formed at a Friday night meeting. George Fred Williams of Massachusetts is slated to open the campaign on September 30 at the district fair. John Kern may not speak here as planned. The club plans weekly meetings with speakers through October and aims to rally Bryan supporters to improve county votes. Will Moore presided, with officers elected and several members addressing the gathering.
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Oregon
Pendeton
Umatilla County
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Congress
Flo
John W. Kern
Kern
Pendleton
Democratic Club
Spomker
Lae
En Geente
Bryan
Association
WR. Graham
Will Moore
Tie
Eo Smith
Cresifont
T. J. Tweedy
James Johns
Leon Cohen
W. OH. Shannen
A. W. Goodman
Will M. Peterson
Janes Johns
HT Watts
John Hallmy Jr
Siren
Spirited Divorce Case In Circuit Court
The circuit court heard the divorce suit of O. L. Chamberlain versus Elizabeth Chamberlain. Peter West’s actions and desertion are cited. Mrs. Chamberlain contests the charges, requesting a default and denying cruelty. Her attorney W. L Tolerson appeared. Mrs. Chamberlain recently arrived from Billings, Montana for the proceedings.
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O. L. Chamberlain
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Ted
Chamberlain
Peter West
Chamberlin
Wl ML Tolerson
Pig Parm Project Grows At State Experiment Farm
The state farm reports steady activity with tiling advancing, eight miles planned and one mile laid. About 26 workers are on site under Superintendent Clarke who sent an exhibit to the state fair at Sioux and traveled there last Thursday. Clarke notes Alaska wheat trials have not met export standards, amid longstanding skepticism from the experiment station.
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Clarke
Siem
Alaska
Portland Population Reaches 240 600 Under City Plan
Mayor Harry Tanne, at the urging of Tabor Commissioner Hoff, has set Portland’s population at 240 600. Labor Commissioner will use figures in the biennial report due October 1 from his office.
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Harry Tanne
Tabor
Hoff
Portland
Our Deep Interest in Friends Owing Money
A brief note signals a sharp focus on debts among friends, stressing that financial matters among acquaintances merit serious attention. It implies expectations of repayment and accountability within personal networks.
Steamer Chippewa Crashes in Puget Sound Fog
Seattle Sept. 12 The steamer Chippewa bound for Victoria collided with the Sentinel from Bainbridge Island in a dense fog. The Sentinel was crippled and took to the sea. Chippewa lifeboats rescued 75 passengers. The Sentinel ran to Seattle and beached as firefighters fought the blaze.
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Seattle
Victoria
Sentinel
Bainbridge Island
Harriman officials inspect Oregon right of way
J P O'Brien general manager of the Harriman lines in Oregon Division Engineer Hoxehire and General Toadmaster Hollony with a large Portland party inspect the O R N right of way from Wallowa to Joseph. They travel by rail to the first city then by team for 50 miles to evaluate depot sites at Enterprise and Joseph. Return to La Grande planned tonight by the same route, after a strenuous 60 mile rail leg.
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Enterprise
Joseph
Yall
Wallowa
Rall
Judge Bean Opens Road Sale To Reopen County Route
Circuit Judge Bean plans to force teardown of Palmer mill tracks to reopen a three fourths mile road vacated to build the George Palmer mill. The order would sever the mill from its yards, prompting likely further legal challenges by north bank residents and local interests.
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la Grande
Bean
Pendleton
Palmer Mill
George Palmer
Cad Rynearson
Oro Dell Bridge
Jts
Ore Dell
Yettners
Hearst Denies Bryan Offer To Support Nomination
Cumberland Md Sept 12 Hearst is alleged to have offered support for Bryan for the democratic nomination in 1900. If Hearst will support Bryan in the present campaign the Nebraska leader declares the statement utterly false. Bryan conferred with leaders and speaks this afternoon and to he.
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Cumberland
Hearst
Bryan
Compion
Nebraskathy
Todaty
Pryan
Toilehe
Unclear Sports Scoreboard Entry From Los Angeles
A fragment shows Los Angeles 12, Portland 9, Owkiani 1 and Sun Franoises 0. The text lacks context, teams, dates, or events, preventing full game details but indicating a multi-team scoreboard snippet.
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Los Angeles
Portland
Owkiani
Sun Franoises
Hypnotism Swindle Ties Millionaire Wife to Crime Charge
Mrs Frances Hagman de la Barre, former wife of Theodore Hagman, millionaire broker, alleges Dr Richard Flower hypnotically controlled her for four months at the Colonial house and swindled about 1.5 million dollars. She says Flower possessed immense wealth and took the bulk of the funds, leaving her nearly penniless.
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Richmond
Frances Hagman de la Barre
Theodore Hagman
Richard ©. Flower
Colonial House
Hurricane devastates Grand Turkish Island town
Estimates today place the death toll between 30 and 40 after a hurricane raged last night, destroying most of Grand Turkish Island including many homes. Rescue and recovery efforts are underway as officials assess the widespread damage.
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Grand Turkish Island
State Rail Commission Delays Southern Pacific Rebate Decision
San Francisco Sept 12 no final ruling will be issued until the hearings on the Southern Pacific rebate case are completed according to officials.
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San Francisco
State Railroad Commission
Des Cion
Southern Pacific
I T
High School Cafe Serves Lunch at Cost
The Spokane Chronicle reports the school cafe opened at noon under new management. The board adopts Hart's plan to serve lunches at cost with three items for 10 cents or 16 cents for a nourishing meal. Pupils may choose rice soup, ham and beef sandwiches, cake, pie or cake, fruit, milk, coffee, cocoa, and other items.
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Spokane Chronicle
Princial Hart
Drowning Death Of Two And A Half Year Old Boy At North Yakima
A two and a half year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs B Tehina, drowned in an irrigation ditch near their home in North Yakima. The mother found the body shortly after the child vanished, believing he fell from a footbridge in front of the house. His older brother, nearby, did not witness the event.
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Anid Mra
Tehina
Yakima
Saya
Ting
Eithey
Irrigation Belt Report About Alfalfa Seeding
A tall tale from the Irrigation Belt claims a nearby gentleman seeded 40 acres to alfalfa last spring and by September 1 watered the field to a depth of four inches. Reportedly he used water through a long season, even during a drought, with accusations of overwatering and misapplication to eight feet deep.
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Howell
Ogus Experimental Farm Tonight Meeting For Experiment Stations
A public gathering at the Commercial association rooms features farmers and others to discuss experimental stations. President Kerr is among about forty gentlemen attending as the group considers the arid land farm program and the value of wheat farming.
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Commercial Association
Kerr
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