Holcombe Spared After All-Night Forest Fire Fight
Holcombe village in Chippewa County was saved from destruction after an all-night effort against forest fires. Fires burned across timber lands in Chippewa Rusk and Sawyer counties along the Flambeau River with enormous losses in standing timber and mill products.
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United Pees
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Holcombe
Here
Chippewa
Rusk
Sawyer
Flambeau River
Ponies May Gallop Again in Chicago
United Press reports Chicago horse owners plan a tryout meet to revive racing locally as New York and the East show signs of decline. Track owners have sent letters asking farmers to ship entrants to Chicago for the试试.
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Chicago
New York
East
Middle West
Lodge campaign sparks concern as Ames presses bid
Boston July 9 Senator Lodge opens political headquarters for the first time in years as he seeks re election to the greatest club in America. Congressman Butler Ames joins the race with strong effort to win the senate seat. Lodge supporters fear the gumshoe vote may help Ames in the contest for the chair.
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Boston
Senator Lodge
America
Massachusetts
Butler Ames Ia
Lodge
Ames
Driving Unlucky for Gov Comer in Alabama
Alabama Governor Comer, already nursing a leg wound from a prior runaway, was again injured in a motor accident at Abbeville yesterday. He was thrown against a car seat, bruising both legs. one wound reopened raising concern about the old injury.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Alabama
Abbeville
Priests Battle with Burglars in Brooklyn Rectory
Father Sanders of St. Leonards Church in Brooklyn was wounded in the right arm by a knife during a raid on the rectory. He grappled with a masked thief who helped steal 500 dollars from a locked vault as three other priests joined the struggle for over fifteen minutes before the intruders escaped.
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New York
Father Sanders
St. Leonards
Brooklyn
Admiral Rodgers Missing Son Found
Rear Admiral J A Rodgers receives a cable from Alaska reporting his son Alexander who vanished from Bremerton a year ago is alive and prospecting in the Yukon Territory. The elder brother recently searched without success for any trace.
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Bremerton
J. A. Rodgers
Alaska
Alexander
Yukon Territory
Quarrel Over Jeffries Johnson Fight Lands Man In Jail
In Ellensburg Washington Richard Henry colored is jailed after a quarrel over the Jeffries Johnson fight. He shot Sam Bowles a white man who remains in precarious condition at a local hospital. Henry surrendered to police after the shooting. Bowles believed Jeffries the better fighter and blamed Johnson’s defeat.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Jeffries Johnson
Richard Henry
Sam Bowles
Bowles
Henry
Jeffries
Johnson
Train Hits Car In Winnipeg Killing Three
Three people, Mrs. John Lawrence of Toronto, John Urquhart, and John Lawrence a three year old, were killed when a local train collided with a street car in a Winnipeg suburb. Flagman McCloy at the crossing was arrested.
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Winnipeg
Man
John Lawrence
Toronto
John Urquhart
Flagman McCloy
Broadway High School votes down swimming tank plan
The school board rejected Dr. Everett Smith’s proposal for a swimming tank next year at Broadway High School. The commentary notes the car culture contrast, saying the automobile remains a good thing yet never approaches pedestrians that way.
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Broadway High School
Everett Smith
Battleships Visit Nary Yard Visitors Sail From Colman Dock
Saturday and Sunday are visiting days at the navy yard. Boats depart Colman dock for a round trip of 50 cents.
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The
Navy Yard
Colman Dock
Man Loses Job and Family Vanishes After Desolation Home
Adolph Troepp returns to 4110 Seventh Ave after two days of job search to find his home empty and wife and two young children missing. A neighbor confronts him with a violent assault, he reports to police, suspecting his wife fled to Portland with the children Pauline and Theodore aged five and three.
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Adolph Troepp
Troepp
Sileady
Troeppl
Portland
Kate Troeppl
Pauline
Theodore
Seattle WCTU abandons militant tactics for diplomacy
The Seattle WCTU shifts its anti liquor campaign from sensational tactics to persuasion. Carrie, once billed for a lecture, departed Missouri and left the group about 200 dollars short. Maud Barnes Steele will perform a recital at the Pirot Presbyterian church next Friday with seven numbers and a collection to replenish funds.
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Seattle
Maud Barnes Steele
San Francisco
Cassidy
Jim Oakes
Casey
Margaret Sangeter
Eight Divorces Filed Before 1 PM Today
Eight divorce complaints were filed by the close of business at 1 pm marking a summer surge. Most actions were initiated by wives, including Ethel Hotz vs Frank Hotz and Lizzie Davie vs John Davie, among others.
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Ethel Hotz
Frank Hotz
Julian EB. Otter
Elizabeth EB. Otter
Lizzie Davie
John Davie
J. O Perfect
Maggie Perfect
Emma Felise
River Pirates Raid Duwamish Gardens and Coop
River pirates operate from a small boat on the Duwamish River raiding truck gardens and coops in the valley. One man lost about 100 fine broilers just before market. Police have not yet caught the attackers though several suspicious characters were stopped and warned.
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Duwamish
Newspapermen to jail for contempt
In Salt Lake on July 9 Judge Lewis sentenced George Hale general manager of the Salt Lake Herald to 30 days in jail and a $200 fine for contempt after the paper printed the statement of a man identifying as Riley and confessing to a grocer murder. The managing editor city editor and one reporter received 10 days each with stays pending appeal.
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Salt Lake
Nervy Plan Mentioned for Roosevelt Run Against Roosevelt
H. L McLaughlin a Los Angeles surgeon and former major general in the Spanish American War may oppose Col. Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency of the United Spanish War Volunteers at the convention in Denver on September 5. Roosevelt's candidacy has been urged by the eastern division, though he has not yet announced his plans. The piece ends with a wry aside about women's views on men.
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Los Angeles
H. L McLaughlin
Theodore Roosevelt
United Spanish War Volunteers
Denver
Roosevelt
Doctor Cook Sought in German Court Case In Damages
Berlin July 9 A German provincial court issued a subpoena in the Rudolph Francke case demanding $16,000 from Commander Peary for furs allegedly taken. The court believes Dr. Cook’s presence could be of interest as Francke’s companion.
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Berlin
Dr. Cook
Rudolph Francke
Cook
Commander Peary
Cantalope Prices Climb While Peaches Drop at Market
Market notes show cantaloupes rose from wholesale $2.75 to $3 two days ago to $4 on Saturday while peaches fell. Yellow peaches moved from $1.00–$1.25 Friday to 90 cents–$1 today and white Hale dropped to 50–69 cents. Yakima prices slid from 65 cents–$1 to about 65 cents.
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Yakima
Etherington Fatally Shot in Self Defense Reflects on Job
Etherington’s body was prepared for burial in Harrodaburg Kentucky. He told a reporter two hours before the jail raid that he regretted being drawn into the trouble and said he joined the Cleveland detective agency for $3 a day seeking work. He claimed self defense after shooting Howard.
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Etherington
Harrodaburg
Atherington
Cleveland
Howard
Three fly in one monoplane at Rheims meet
At Rheims an international aviation meet featured Aviator Mamet flying a Blériot monoplane with two passengers. Mamet completed 54% miles in 1 hour 87 minutes, while Aubrun with a passenger covered 54 miles in 1 hour 22 minutes.
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United Pres
Rheims
Mamet
Aubrun
Taft Plays Golf Then Yachting at Beverly
Taft played golf and then went yachting today in Beverly as he arrives here. He has sailed each afternoon since his arrival while Mrs Norton, wife of the president's secretary, recovers from an appendicitis operation and shows improvement.
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Beverly
Mase
Taft
Norton
Tommy Burns Seeks Chance to Fight Jack Johnson
Ex-heavyweight champion Tommy Burns, en route to Seattle to meet his wife, says Johnson promised him a shot at the title. Burns expects the match to be arranged by Hugh McIntosh in London after Johnson’s Reno fight.
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Portland
Ore
Jack Johnson
Tommy Urna
Burne
Seattle
Hurne
Reno
Johnson
Barnes
London
Tommy
Hugh McIntosh
Burns
U S Couldn't Save His Life in Oakland Hospital
Russell B. Herriman died after a costly operation aimed at removing cancer. He had been detained for six months during Maybray gang investigations. A woman claimed to be his widow and asked to transport the body to Toronto, but the court ordered proof of marriage first.
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Oakland
Cal
Russell B. Herriman
United States
Herriman
Maybray
U. S
van Freet
Toronto
Museum of Natural History
New York
Wood's Mall
Maas
Carnegie
Navy Men Help At Church Meeting
Navy bandmaster Baker of Bremerton who is a violinist composer and organizer will join the services at First Evangelical Church Valley and Seconday, next Sunday at 7 p m. The meeting will be led by Navy Lt. Tarowek and pastor Rev A Stewart will speak on a Young Man That Could Walk Straight.
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Ll. KB. Baker
Navy
Bremerton
First Evangelical Church
Valley #1
Seconday. N
W. H. Tarowek
A. Stewart
Fifty Victims of Black Hand in Two Years
Leonardo Dellehia became the 50th Black Hand victim in two years as he left home for work in Chicago. An agent of the Italian gang fired five times and escaped, with police holding threatening letters that may reveal the assailant’s identity.
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Chicago
Leonardo Dellehia
Dellehia
Dellphin
Seattle Rose Society Formed At Chamber Meeting
Rose growers both professional and amateur met at the Chamber of Commerce last night and launched the Seattle Rose Society with officers including President William E B Sherbrooke and Vice President A H Brackett.
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Chamber of Commercce
Seattle Rose Society
Seattle
William EB. Sherbrooke
A. H. Brackett
W. H. Woodworth
Benjamin Pettit
A. H. Stilwell
Cora T. Saxe
G. E. Maine
Woman affects simplicity in dress sparks guessing
A brief note suggests when a woman dresses simply she prompts curiosity and speculation about her motives and character. The item reflects social attitudes toward modest fashion and public inference.
Oddities and oddball notices sweep the globe
A collage of quirky items and local squabbles from a bustling era. It reports on a new stand up handshake trend endorsed by multiple cities, a Brooklyn couple counting to 47 in life and love, a nagging school principal’s wife case, a museum dig for bait in summer, a thief leaving trousers for a pastor, a Newark dog scare over a sponge, and gum fueled alimony disputes in Philadelphia.
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Brooklyn Supreme Court
Phoebe C. Cottrell
Noyal L. Cottrell
Public School No. 45
Newark
N. J
Brave Seattle Woman Rescues Injured Husband and Son From Fire
Mrs James Puller woke to flames when an exploding lamp set her home alight and within ten minutes the house burned to embers. She carried her injured husband outside then returned to free their 12 year old son weighing 240 pounds before leaping to safety herself. She faced homelessness Friday with only the clothes on her back.
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James Puller
Puller
Fuller
16Th
Atlantic
Pointed Paragraphs: a political plum over a lemon
The prose debates gender and labor with pithy aphorisms. It questions male vanity and female secrecy, suggesting sharp views on courage and work versus ease, all framed as concise, pointed reflections.
Talks on Teeth by the Regal Dentists
An ad for Regal Dental Offices promotes a method to replace missing teeth without plates or surgery. It asserts comfort and natural function, avoiding gum drilling, with a guaranteed outcome and a new set of teeth anchored from two or more existing teeth. The office is at 1406 Third Ave NW corner Union St.
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Regal Dental Offices
Third Av
N. W. Cor. Union 8T
Picnic for Sheet Metal Workers at Pleasant Beach
A notice invites sheet metal workers and friends to a picnic at Pleasant Beach on Sunday July 10. A boat will depart Galbraith Dock, foot of Madison Street, at 9:30 A M. This community gathering promotes social ties and offers transport from the dock.
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Pleasant Beach
Galbraith Dock
Madison ST
Seattle Furniture Mfg. CO
Virginia ST
Esherman & Ween
Ames at 8 and Other Rentals in Detroit Classifieds
A garbled classified page lists rental ads for flats and cottages in Detroit area including four and five room units with prices from 12.50 to 18.00 monthly. Listings mention locations near Alpha, Dexter, 33rd, Normal Street, and Queen Anne, with agents Jordan & Co and contact numbers Main 557 and West 868. Various notices reference employment offerings and unrelated product mentions amid the rental items.
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Normal
St. Wan
N. F. M. Jordan
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