Frosty naval action leaves ships destroyed in harbor
The report describes a morning engagement near Fort Terry involving the Navy and forces from New York, with the loss of the Mas t and the Brooklyn and several shell incidents. Submarine mine threats near Little Gull are noted, while General MacArthur signals no new naval movement and relies on the army, advising the governor militia not be called.
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London
Conn
Ony
Connad
New Years
Mechia
Tell Terry
Brooklyn
Little Gull
Alabama
MacArthur
Wat Department
Block Island
Tout
Vermont Election Faces Close Races for Governor and Legislature
The Vermont state election today leads to a tight race with General McCaul and Percival Clement in contention for governor. The legislature may need to name the field as votes indicate a narrower margin than usual.
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Vermont
Legisla
McCaul
Ream
Percival Clement
Mafjori
Creek and New River valleys coal strike eyes signs of break
Thurmond Sept 2 men canvassing the situation report possible end of the coal strike in the Creek and New River valleys within two weeks. They say concessions could bring peace as tensions ease.
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Thurmond
By by to Roosevelt at Mount Herman school
The Mount Herman school in Arahole Mass. sent off President Roosevelt with a wreath as his train departed. A girl handed him a large bouquet and waved from the rear platform while the train pulled away.
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Arahol
Mass
Ite
Mount Herman School
Dwight L
Roosevelt
Strike ends as Makers return to work in Florence
Florence, September 2 The fades strike ended today and the Makers have returned to work. Some concessions were made to them.
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Florence
Italy
Mr De Bruler And His Picture
Preston burglar carried city attorney's likeness in a locket. The self confessed burglar Meares Preston had claimed many pranks against Mr De Bruler. Preston returned to the coral and a very pretty gold locket bearing a smiling likeness was described as the victim's.
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Preston
Klis de Bruler
Bure Meares Prewton
We Bruler
City Attorney Outlines Robbery Tale In Odd Locket Heist
The narrative describes a burglary where George N. is the victim, a locket belonging to his child is taken, and a portrait appears to be the speaker’s own. Mr Bruler explains the matter claiming the speaker’s photograph was in the locket.
Belle of the town Julia Petersen faces sanity exam
Julia Petersen declares she is sought after as the town belle and blames jealous wives and boys in Ballard for her troubles. A judge orders no action against her beyond a sanity inquiry as Marshal Hunt is told to deter teasing youths with bench warrants if needed.
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Julia Peterson
Ballard
Young hunter Frank Deppin dies from accidental shotgun wound
Frank Deppin aged 20 of Second Avenue West and Fifty First Street died at Wayside Mission hospital after a hunting accident when his shotgun discharged with hammers up. Coroner notified. no inquest due to accidental death.
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Frank Deppin
Pear Ballard
Hoye
Bonney & Btewart N
Second Avenue West
Pifty-firet Avenue
Wayside Mission Hospital
Burglary Wave Strikes Ballard Across Town
Ballard authorities chase thieves blamed for repeated break ins. N B Ruesner's Chesnut street home and John Anderson's Graff addition were entered with similar methods. In Anderson’s house $60 disappeared. Steamer Charles Neilson departed for San Francisco with 80 passengers and 1000 tons of goods.
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Ballard
N. BE. Ruesner
Chesnut Street
John Anderson
Graff Addition
Charles Neilson
San Francisco
Four Men Die In Rock Road Train Collision Near Missouri
Kansas City dispatch reports a head end collision of freight trains on the Rock road near a curve in Missouri. Engineer James Speer and several crew members were killed or injured. A cattle wagon carried over 300 head cattle killed, others injured.
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Kansas City
Rock Road
Dety Mo
James Speer
Neer Suey Griffith
C. Ballin
Clarence Mainhardt
Paheman
Ralph Gilson
Gileon
Dudley
Seventy Four Dead In London Ferry Disaster
A Port Said dispatch reports fourteen deaths in a single day from the ferry disaster. The fate of the steamers Beat and Briton remains unknown, raising safety concerns for passengers.
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London
Port Terisabeen
Watterson Jr Resigns From Regular Army
Washington announces the resignation of Henry Watterson Jr a lieutenant in the regular army accepted by President Roosevelt He is the son of the noted editor of the Louisville Courier Journal in Louisville Kentucky dated September 2.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Roosevelt
Henry Watterson, Jr
Watterson
Louleville Courier-Journal
Colliery Not Open As Strike Turmoil Lingers
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania the colliery remains closed with no attempt to open as predicted. Demonstrations occurred as non union workers were escorted to work, but the Panth er Creek valley reports more workers now than at the strike’s start, and the region remains quiet and orderly.
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Tamaqua
Materialiae
Panther Creek
Beattie Market Drive Spurs Real Estate Boom
The early Beattie market for a public market and the Beattie Wacoma Interurban railroad spur prompted rapid land sales. Adams and Nichols bought 21 acres of valley land nine miles south and platted five acre tracts. nine sold amid a fortnight rally. Other real estate men joined, seeking garden land for platting as the boom grows.
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Grebebilly
Beattie
Ring Backed Wedding Ring Returns as Cold Feet Hit
Frank Young of Vancouver sought the return of a ring given to Mrs Fay Chambers. She left for Spokane after a quarrel over marriage plans. Detectives arrested Mrs Chambers at the police chief’s request. she later released after producing the ring.
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Fay Chambers
Chambers
Frank Young
Vancouver
B. C
Spokane
Young
Byrnes
Seattle
Local Weather Forecast Notes Light North Winds
Tonight and Wednesday bring a fair sky with light north winds. Overnight and daytime temperatures remain mild across the area as the breeze shifts slowly.
Referee Overrules Alleged Fake Fight in James Morrison’s Saloon
A contested boxing match at James Morrison's saloon last Saturday ended with Turner defeating Crane after a disputed decision. Morrison offered $1600 for a Turner win over Queenen, while Crane accused the verdict of being fake, claiming Turner was superior. Police then removed Crane as the crowd dispersed.
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James W. Morrison
Wtevet
Crane
Morrisom
Turner -Ap
Morrison
Armenian Peace Pact Signed Under Ottoman Promises
The sultan pledged redress and Armenian administrative reforms in Constantinople. Yemenian patriarchate officials signed a peace treaty pledging Armenian loyalty to the Turkish throne.
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Constantinople
Defendants Deny Unlawful Combination in Merger Suit
In Paul on September 2 defenders in the merger unit of the United States circuit court filed answers denying all accusations of unlawful combination. They deny that Fey has part come over with and that the lines Northere Shese and Northerp railroads are parallel or competing to a greater extent than they are.
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AT. Paul
United States Circuit Court
Anewere
Com- Fey
Allel Lines
Prize fight leads to arrests after knockout incident
Albert Terrell and William Stokes fought last night with Terrell winning by knockout. Both boxers and their seconds were arrested following the incident reported in the morning edition.
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Albert Terrell
Crea
William Stokes
Walla Walla Wreck Survivor Message Recovered
A bottle found in Humboldt Bay contains a dated message from a Walla Walla wreck victim. The scrap notes a time near 4 a.m. on January 3 and references the steamer wrecked 11 miles off Cape Mendocino.
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Bureka
Pacific
Walla Walls
Cape Mendocino
Humboldt Bay
Walla Walla
Disaster in open boat near Cape Mendocino
A terse report notes nine men in an open boat with death staring them in the face. The disaster listing mentions missing person Wil jeme among the unaccounted.
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Cape Mendocino
American Veterinary Medical Association Opens Its 8th Annual Convention
The foremost veterinarians of the United States and Canada gather in Minneapolis at the West hotel for the 8th annual convention. Two days of discussions on professional topics precede a banquet at Lake Minnetonka to close the event.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Canada
Bth
American Veterinary Medical Association
West Hotel
Lake Minnetonka
Labelle Captured After Yukon Murder Charges
LeBelle, wanted for the Yukon Territory killings of two men last June, was arrested in Wadeworth Nevada by Detective Welch. He agreed to return to Dawson without resistance and is charged jointly with Joseph Fournier in the murder of two travelers for their money. The victims were beaten and their bodies found in the Yukon River after a party left White Horse.
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Wadeworth
Nev
Ba Labelle
Yukon Territory
Welch
Dawson
British Columbia
Lebelle
Eprented
Lebetle
Joseph Fournier
White Horse
Yukon River
Anchorage patrols end as Alaskan explorer returns from hikes
L. L. Bales, who earlier crossed Alaska’s wilds in winter, returned from a summer trek through the Kuskokwim country to Beattie via Nome on the steamship Portland. He reports discouraging conditions inland though some men prosper on the Bering Sea coast between the Kuskokwim river mouth and Good News bay. He notes Mount Redoubt’s eruption left ashes across the snow in the valley.
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L. L. Bales
Alaska
Kuskokwim
Beattie
Nome
Portland
Beringsea
Good News Bay
Mount Redoubt
Escapees and Deputy Hunt Briskly Through Brush
Police pursue two escaped prisoners after they fled a Fourth Avenue chain gang site near Tram Street. Officer John Ki and Marshal Haengt led the chase as one inmate, described as a Geoate figure, allegedly stole a money order and received a ten day vagrancy sentence.
Family Tragedy in London A father Kills Wife and Four Children
Frank Gavilla a Newcross paper hanger killed his wife and four children in a staged sequence. He reportedly decapitated the victims with fiendish deliberation and fled, leaving authorities to discover the lengthy intervals between killings.
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London
Frank Gavilla
Newcross
Gavilla
Man Attacks Officer Then Is Jailed After Fracas
Mike Gleason fights Patrolman Al Scheneman after leaving a saloon and lands in jail. Gleason is handcuffed at the scene as officers subdue him with clubs and restraints following a chaotic scuffle near First Avenue and Benecca Street.
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al Scheneman
Mike Gleason
Gleason
Peterson
First Avenue
Benecca Street
Shenaman
Philippines Orders Assurance From Vatican on Recall
An announcement from Anomh dated September 2 states that the highest authority confirms friars in the Philippines will not be recalled by the Vatican, addressing long held concerns among religious orders.
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ANOMH
Philippines
Vatican
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Ceer Enterpries Association
RE L. Shafner
Irwin Mahon
International Mining Congress
In &T Butte
MR. DE Bruler
Mr. Bruler
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Balferd
TRAGY
Cudinee
Aoc
Morrigon
Owe Ponts
Pont
Morris
Morison
Morrson
Une
Morrisons
Corning
Veterinary Association
Kuskokwin
Fiend
Long Pant School
Washington
Adams & Blanchard
Second Avenue
Hinckley Block
Pectal
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Florence Dental Company
Erate “Houre
Sumner
Herr Streept
Northwest
Second Ave
J. J. Haggerty
Fine Liquor Store
Miner
Eihes Birk
Jadden Ody
Weerng
Chill Blaine
Flrst Avenue
Globe Building
Naa
Pike
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