George J. Vest the Little Giant Dies in Missouri
George Graham Vest ex senator from Missouri has died at age 74 after a long illness. The "Little Giant" was born in Kentucky in 1830 and served in the US Senate from 1879 to 1903. He was noted for his calm dignity and favored old fashioned dress and simple living. Vest helped form Missouri politics as a member of the famed Big Four alongside Cockrell Philips and Crittenden. He died at his daughter's home in St Louis.
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George Graham Vest
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United States
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Center College
Kentucky
Transylvania University
Missouri Senate
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
Washington
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F. M. Cockrell
United States District
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Ron
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Cockrell
Philips
Crittenden
Riches Co
Weel
Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Hair Color Restoration
Promotional claim urges readers to try Ayer's Hair Vigor to restore natural hair color. The message suggests friends know how it works and emphasizes a simple solution for turning gray.
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Ayer
Ballard Doctor Dies in Missouri Pacific Wreck Near Pueblo
Dr. James B. MacGregor city health officer of Ballard is among the deceased in the Missouri Pacific wreck at Eden near Pueblo Colorado. His fiancée Mina Stella McDonald of Pueblo also perished. MacGregor had been in Ballard three years and was elected city health officer twice. The pair were returning from Denver to Pueblo when the chair car plunged into a swollen creek.
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Ballard
Missouri Pacific
Eden
Pueblo
Colo
Mina Stella McDonald
MaccGregor
Csts
Mactvegor
Seattle
Ballard Lodge of Elks
Many Join in the Search for Rio Grande Wreck Victims
Pueblo Colorado reports that over 100 people jumped into a flood at Eden to rescue those in coaches. Seventy six bodies were recovered by morning and the death toll is estimated around 106, making the disaster the worst railroad wreck in Colorado history. A public meeting was set to organize river patrols for further recovery.
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Colo
Eden
Fountain Creek
Arkansas River
Rio Grande
Colorado
Fountain River
Fountain
Arkansas
Procession Aids Identification Of Sand Buried Victims
Citizens joined a massive procession under official direction to identify bodies found buried in river sand. Officials estimate 20 to 30 victims remain undiscovered with six already identified among the recovered remains.
Missing and Dead Among Pueblo Residents Listed
A long, fragmented list names dozens of missing and dead individuals connected to Pueblo and nearby areas. Entries include Dr W Munn Pueblo James Keating Pueblo F H Measinger Central City and Miss Alice Wood Jacksonville. The document reflects a wide regional toll with numerous names across Colorado and adjacent states.
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Identivind
James TH. Mactreger
Dallard
Wash
Mita
Bishop
J. F. Bisheap
Pueblo
George Leek
Mina Hennell
Grand Rapida
Mich
J. M. Smith
Denver
Tillie Thompson
Thomas F. Turner
Brakeman
Emily Wood
George F. Weent
Mise Irene Wright
Nellie Willams
Florence Walker
L W. Wright
Frank H. Whitman
Twentieth Kanene Volunteers
Mra
A. L. Yeagte
Puseblo
G W. Geppert
T Louis
Edward
Lillian Gartland
Mine
Gertrude Boyle
Pueble
al Moeter
Tiff
Cole
Bike Reiland
Lindeborg
Kan
Mutiny reported in Shtcheirt district in Koursk province
Reviews from Shtchigrt in Koursk governate say 3,000 reserves mobilized in June mutinied attacked police and shops, seized ransoms from owners, raided the imperial whisky monopoly, and were finally quelled by regular troops who arrested the ring leaders.
Issaquah Strike Breakers Returning Amid Miner Aid
A small group of non-union miners arrived in Issaquah yesterday and today the rest of the strikebreakers returned. The company plans to clone the mine indefinitely while conditions remain unchanged. Striking miners receive eight dollars weekly from the United Mine Workers of America as the strike continues. State Labor Commissioner Blackman backs the miners, saying the company violated its agreement.
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United Mineorkers of America
Blackman
Tts
Marblehead to Visit Seattle on Pacific Cruise
The cruiser New York and gun boats Hennington Marblehead and monitor Wyoming will depart Puget Sound Navy Yard around the 17th. Marblehead plans a brief Seattle stop from the 13th to the 17th for visitors before joining the fleet on the move.
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Bremerton
Wash
New York
Hennington
Marblehead
Wyoming
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Seattle
Dining Specials at Maison Barberis Evening Offers
French and Burgundy wine pairings accompany four to twelve course dinners at Maison Barberis, priced at 60e for four and 1.00 for twelve, available nightly at the Second and James location.
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Burgundy
Maison Barberis
James
Calkers Strike at Navy Yard Over Calking Method
In Bremerton Washington yesterday afternoon 38 calkers in the navy yard struck after Foreman Reasen ordered pitch to be driven into the Bennington deck without first removing old pitch. The workers refused arguing the standard process would take longer and halved their workload.
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Bremerton
Wash
Navy Yard
Bennington
Reasen
Sheriff Spoiled Their Honeymoon in California Suit
The Thank of California sues Charles W Clark son of a Montana millionaire over alleged due payments tied to his Washington home after a remarriage. A sheriff’s attachment disrupted the couple’s honeymoon at their country home, while a separate case notes a melon theft and a maritime libel suit stemming from a Seattle voyage.
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The
Thank of California
Redwood
Charles W Clark
Tor
Montana
Hisington
Clark
Cecil Tobin
Telegraph Link Opens Between Nome and Seattle
A. W. Greely announces the telegraph system between Nome and Seattle is underway with wireless transmission from Nome to St Michael and onward to Pagle City Ashcroft and Beattie. The effort, after many experiments, aims to maintain the system once the cable to Seattle is completed.
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United States Signal Corps
Nome
St. Michael
Michael
Pagle City
Ashcroft
Beattie
Seattle
Drowned Chinaman Identified After River Body Found
The body found in the Duwamish river near Mc Bride's brick yard was identified as Na Sing You a 35 year old farm laborer. Swan Ton said he saw You jump into the river to swim five days ago. An autopsy is planned today to determine the cause of death.
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McBride
Na Sing You
Swan Ton
Cunningham
Wa Chong
Coroner Reports Wound Above Eye In Bonney Watson Case
Coroner Hoye found a two and a half inch cut above the right eye during the Bonney Watson case at the morgue. The brain showed no injury, and remains were removed to the morgue for further examination.
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Bonney Watson Morgue
Hoye
Who Owns the Tacoma Eastern Rail Line?
President Cookingham of the Tacoma Eastern railway denies any sale of the railroad and asserts no current stake in tideland purchases while W M Ladd of Portland bank is alleged to hold interests. Tacoma observers question why Ladd invests here amid Portland development needs and potential Harriman influence. An area land deal in Tacoma paid $1000 per acre for 91 acres.
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Cookingham
Tacoma Eastern Railway
Tacoma
Tacoma Eastern
Seattle
W. M. Ladd
Portland
Ladd
Marriman
Oregon
San Francisco
Washington
Harriman
Laddie
Roosevelt denies commute for John W Burley in D C
President Roosevelt refused to commute the death sentence of John W Burley convicted in the District of Columbia of a criminal assault on a 44 year old woman. Burley will remain under sentence of death.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
John W. Burley
Burley
District of Columbia
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