Train Wreck on Seaboard Airline in South Carolina
A double wreck near Catawba river 22 miles south of Monroe North Carolina leaves 11 dead and 40 injured. Train No 19 struck the express during the crash with rails reportedly removed. Names include engineer E B Barksdale and passenger deaths with many injured in the scramble to aid survivors.
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Seaboard Air Line
South Carolina
Portsmouth
Catawba River
Monroe
N.C
Barkasdale
Barkedale
Japanese Reach Mukden and Russian Retreats Deepens
Dispatches from St Petersburg and Tokyo report Japanese forces advancing toward Mukden while Kuropatkin’s rear guard faces possible isolation. Mentions of 30000 troops, railway lines at risk, and heavy Russian casualties surfaced amid retreating columns and strategic withdrawals.
Desperadoes Rob Pomeroy Court House Treasury
Two gunmen entered the Pomeroy courthouse and robbed County Treasurer Chase of 13000 dollars before locking him in the safe and fleeing. Authorities with bloodhounds are on the chase.
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Gallipolis
Chble
Pomeroy
Chase
Body of Patsy Collins Recovered From Sand Spit
The drowned body of Patsy Collins, missing after drowning at Badreaux wharf, was found on the sand spit near Spokane bridge at 9 am by fishermen Joe Cox and Lares Peterson. Coroner's office notified, Deputy Cunningham investigated, body identified at Bonney-Watson morgue by boat house proprietor. Personal effects, including a small amount of cash, were recovered.
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Patsy Collins
Badreaux
Spokane
Joe Cox
Lares Peterson
Cunningham
Bonney-Watson
Collins
Dinamite Jailed Brothers in Stillaguamish River Incident
Everett men John and Ole Holton were jailed on a charge of dynamiting fish in the Stillaguamish river near Bilvana. Game Warden Chambers had been on the case for several weeks.
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Everett
Wash
John
Ole Holton
Stillaguamish River
Bilvana
Chambers
Boy shoots man by mistake in Washington
Snapshots from Tekoа report a boy named Phillips shot Warren Hminte while mistaking him for a coy ote. Hibbs received treatment and was sent to a Spokane hospital as fires burn near Mica Idaho with substantial damage already reported.
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Tekoa
Wash
Phillips
Warren Hminte
Hibbs
Spokane
Col Kutchin Returns From Alaska Cannery Tour
Col Howard M. Kutchin special agent for the department of commerce and labor arrived in Seattle from Alaska after inspecting canneries. He said conditions looked satisfactory and noted that higher humpback salmon prices have boosted the pack. Separately, Clehop Walden and his wife were badly injured in a Cincinnati runaway accident and taken to a hospital.
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Col
Howard M. Kutchin
Department of Commerce and Labor
Seattle
Alaska
Col. Kutchin
Cincinati
Clehop Walden
Methodist Episcopal Church
Joe Got the Deer at Haines Mission Alaska
Charlie Pierce and Frank Joseph, two Indians near Haines Mission, Alaska, argued over a deer both claimed to have shot. Pierce proposed a contest in canoes, retreating a hundred feet then charging. Joseph dodged and won the prize in a humorous, risky method.
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Charlie Pierce
Frank Joseph
Haines Mission
Alaska
Pierce
Joseph
Lottery Tickets Under The Ban
Notice to about 25 lottery ticket sellers in Portland under the gambling ordinance warns of prosecution if sales continue. The city also closed all slot machines that night, marking a moral crackdown on gambling proceedings.
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Portland
Stowaways Ordered Deported From Port Townsend
Two Japanese nationals, aboard the ship Americana, were detained by immigration authorities at Port Townsend after arrival this morning. They had boarded in Nagamaki, faced a board of special inquiry, and were ordered deported due to lack of money or contacts.
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Port Townsend
Nagamaki
Board of Special Inquiry
Puget Sound AME Conference Opens with Bishop Grant Address
The Puget Sound conference of the African Methodist church is well attended in this city. Bishop A Grant delivered a keynote address as the conference continued. Yesterday marked the first day with officers elected including Rev J Payne of Spokane as secretary and Rev S B Freeman of Seattle as statistician.
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Puget Sound
African Methodist Church
A. Grant
J. & Payne
Spokane
S. 8. Freeman
Seattle
Local Contractor Dismissed on Permit Charge
Co. B. Riggs a local contractor was arrested for altering a building without a permit. He fought the charge in police court and the case was dismissed, the court ruling Riggs did not disobey the city ordinance.
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Co. B. Riggs
Riges
Steve Johnson Awarded Damages in Seattle Electric Suit
Steve Johnson received 990 damages from Judge Morrison in superior court. The case settled a $10,000 suit against Seattle Electric Company after Johnson was hurt when a car ran off a track on the way to a Norwegian picnic last year.
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Steve Johnson
Morrison
Seattle Electric Company
Johnson
Hoar Not Gaining Strength After Overnight
Worcester Massachusetts September 9 Senator Hoar had a comfortable night but gains no strength and remains confined as details of his condition are reported by Beripps News Rags n.
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Beripps News Rags'n
Senator Hoar
Protesting Witness in Klein Case Gone Missing
Prosecuting witness J B Rice Night Marshal Louis Klein did not appear for a preliminary hearing in Georgetown district court. The case was reset for September 15 amid fears Rice may have fled the city amid rumors of a frame and possible foul play.
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J. B. Rice
Louis Klein
Rice
Georgetown
Craven
Pike Street
C. W. Deanett
Railroad Avenue
Charleston
Sheri
Everett
Rainier
Sleter
Neleaon
Tennant
Marshal Klein
Klein
Portland
Delaney
City rail trains block streets over ordinance limit
Citizens protest as a Northern Pacific long train on Rail road avenue halted traffic for up to 12 minutes surpassing the four minute limit set by chapter 14 section 764. The blockage forced pedestrians to climb bumpers and traverse dangerous gaps while delaying boat passengers and commuters across the bay.
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Railroad Avenue
Northern Pacific Railroad
Yesler Way
Madison Street
Columbia Street
Bay
City Laws and Railroads Debate Return to Discussion
Citizens urge lawmakers to revisit city ordinances as railroads again become a talking point. Officials weigh impact on development and transportation options.
Fairbanks to Speak in Seattle on Pacific Coast Tour
Senator Fairbanks will address an evening meeting in Seattle during his Pacific coast trip. The tour will include train platform speeches most of the time with an event on October 1.
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Fairbanks
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Drowned Man in Solomon River Near Hurerah Mines
Solomon Alaska August 28 Gust Check drowned four feet from shore while hauling freight for the Hure rah Quartz mines. Friends nearby could not aid him.
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Solomong River
Check
Hurerah
Bartender Sues Saloon Owner for $10000 Damages
W J Cole formerly a Sullivan and Nelson saloon bartender filed a $10000 damage suit in the superior court after noon yesterday against P B Sullivan one of the saloon’s owners. He says Sullivan beat him severely over suspicion he informed on a police raid.
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W. J. Cole
Sullivan & Nelson
Third Avenue
Union Street
Superior Court
P. B. Sullivan
Sullivan
King
Cole
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