Cyclone Ravages Four Kentucky Towns With Dozens Dead
Reports from Grandville Marshall Duquosne and New Minden say at least thirty to forty people killed and many injured as a cyclone and cloudburst wrecked buildings. Bodies recovered include five in Grandville with others buried or missing. casualties plunge across the region.
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Daily Gateway
Louisville
Grandville
Chicago
Twollinois
Duquosne
New Minden
Santa Clara Arrives and Sails Southward
Steamer Santa Clara arrived in port at 6:45 PM and departed three hours later for Seldovia and Hiamna with seventeen first class and ten steerage passengers to Seward. The ship carried twenty five tons of cargo and spent three and a half days at Katalla.
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Santa Clara
Port
Seldovia
Hiamna
Seward
Katalla
Seattle
Thamna
Kodiak
Ilamas
Premier Stolypin resigns from Russian Ministry
St. Petersburg reports Premier Stolypin resigned from the cabinet due to friction with the czar and court circle. The move follows ongoing tensions within the Russian government.
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Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Jane
Caar
Steamer Bertha Backs Seldovia and Homer Run
Steamer Bertha arrived yesterday afternoon at six o clock and sailed for Seldovia and Homer carrying eighty five tons to Seldovia and forty five to Homer. It left Seattle May 26 and stopped 48 hours at Katalla for rough water then continued west with cargo and stranded passengers. The Valdez fire department is preparing for a July fourth celebration and invites all to attend. Cleary Creek sent a $100 protest to Washington over uncertain mail service with no reply yet.
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Bertha
Port Yes
Seldovia
Homer
Seattle
Katalla
Valdez
Earth
Cleary Creek
Washington
Knox indorsement at Pennsylvania Republican convention
The Pennsylvania Republican convention endorsed Philander C Knox for the 1908 presidential nomination and rejected Penrose machine plans for state treasurer, signaling a shift in state politics. Separately, Harry Orchard testifies in the Haywood trial with guards posted in Boise, recounting the conspiracy against ex governor Steunenberg.
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Daily Gateway
Harrisburg
Philander C. Knox
Penrose Machine
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Steunenberg
Orchard
Hill Rumor Says Hill Lost Control of Northern Pacific
Rumor swirls that James J. Hill lost control of Northern Pacific as large stock blocks moved during a market panic. Reports claim many sales were by Hill allies and that Harriman interests acquired substantial Northern Pacific shares.
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York
James J. Hill
Pacl
Hill
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Coaster Blown Up Off Algerian Coast to Evade French Vessels
A Tunis dispatch reports a coaster carrying seventy men and arms was blown up by its crew off the Algerian coast to avoid capture by a pursuing French warship. The event follows a June 5 report from Tunis.
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Daily Gateway
Paris
Tunis
Seattle restaurants to close Sunday over demand for six day week
Two thirds of Seattle eateries will not open next Sunday as cooks and waiters press for a six day week. Without a seven day work arrangement with unions, restaurants may keep Sunday closures indefinitely.
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Seattle
Meat prices rise two cents in Chicago
The price of meat increased by two cents per pound in Chicago today, continuing a nationwide uptick seen across the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Party Heads for Knight Island Copper Camp
A party of men in charge of William Egan left on the Three-M last night for Drier bay to start work on the Knight Island Alaska Copper Co property. Nine men will prepare the camp erect buildings and ready the site. The crew includes A. Brown general manager William Egan superintendent P A Beterling T Puetz Paul Camp Percy Able and Charles Tibbettt all recent arrivals from St Louis with A W Tibbetts to arrive from the states before mining begins.
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William Egan
Drier Bay
Knight Island Alaska Copper Co
Sent
A. W. Tibbetts
A. ©. Brown
P. A. Beterling
T. Puetz
Paul Camp
Percy Able
Charles Tibbett
St. Louis
Valdez
Steamer Aided Escape Says Fort Seward Officer
Colonel Green at Fort Seward asked an investigation into the desertion of Sergeant Buell. He contends Buell fed the Canadian steamer Princess at Ketchikan and slipped away when permission to search the vessel was denied, escaping into Canadian territory.
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Themac Gateway
Washington, D
Col. Green
U.S
Fort Seward
Buell
Ketchikan
Tremor Kills 4000 in China
Hong Kong reports a devastating quake in Hsing King province yesterday killing about four thousand people. Buildings collapsed and the earth opened swallowing many, with a large number injured or buried.
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China
Hong Kong
Hsing King
First Wireless Plant Carried on Alaska Steamer
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company vessel returned from the Atlantic coast and sailed to Nome with a wireless plant on board. It marks the first time an Alaska steamer carries such equipment. Three newspaper women aboard will publish a shipboard newspaper representing American Japanese and Alaska papers.
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Seattle
President
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Atlantic Coast
Nome
Alaska
San Francisco Quake Jolts City Early Morning
A pair of tremors struck San Francisco soon after midnight with one lasting about ten seconds. Communications report walls toppled and residents panicked as the quake was felt up to 100 miles offshore.
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San Francisco
Croker's Orby Wins English Derby
Mienara Croker s Orby won the Derby today. This marks the third time in the race's history that an American horse took first place.
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Croker
Orby
Mienara Croker
Salvor runs aground while towing Northwestern near Fraser River
Victoria B C June 4 The wrecking steamer Salvor towing the Northwestern to Esquimalt ran ashore early this morning at the mouth of Fraser River. Tugs were sent to assist the Northwestern which dropped anchor to await a tow.
Royalty celebrates golden wedding day in Stockholm
King Oscar and Queen Sophia mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Stockholm. In Seattle a dry dock report states 870,000 is needed to restore the steamer Northwestern to service, with the vessel currently at Esquimalt.
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Northwestern
Stockholm
Oscar
Queen Sophia
Seattle
Esquimalt
Indictment of Furniture Firms For Trust Conspiracy
Three Seattle and five Tacoma furniture firms indicted by a federal grand jury in Portland on charges of conspiring to restrain trade. Indicted firms must appear and post bonds by next Monday or bench warrants will be issued.
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Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
United States District Court Today
Portiona
Pacific Coast
Furniture Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Eighteen Holes Found in Hull of Northwestern
Inspection in the dry dock revealed eighteen holes in the bottom of the steamer Northwestern. Bids for repairs will be opened next Tuesday in Seattle during June.
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Hull
Northwestern
Seattle
Tug Salvor Floated To Tow Northwestern In Esquimalt
The tug Salvor was floated last night and arrived with the steamer Northwestern in tow at Esquimalt at 8 o'clock this morning. The Yukon-Alaska Gold Dredging Company plans to deploy many dredgers on 8000 acres of placer ground on the Stewart river amid rising mining activity reported by the Nome Nugget on the third beach line.
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Seattle
the Star
Fairbanks
Alaska
Gov. Hoggatt
Victoria
B. C
Salvor
Northwestern
Esquimalt
Yukon-Alaska Gold Dredging Company
Stewart River
Nome Nugget
Steamer Jeanie Arrives with Coal and Cargo
Steamer Jeanie reached yesterday morning at 10 30 from Seattle bringing 100 tons of coal for the railroad and a general cargo. She carries gasoline and explosives for Cook Inlet and will also sail to Afognak this evening. Departed Seattle May 16 and has called at nearly every Southern coast port. The Jeanie sailed westward yesterday evening a few minutes after the Bertha and will return this way.
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Jeanie
Seattle
Cook Inlet
Afognak
Bertha
Rock Slide Kills Alaska Road Worker Gustaf Hershman
Gustaf Hershman, an employee of the Alaska road commission, was killed instantly by a rock slide at the cut near Camp Comfort where he and a crew were working on the road when a large hillside rock tumbled down.
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Gustaf Hershman
Alaska Road Commission
Camp Comfort
Knik River Trade Boosted by New Wharf and Explorers
Knik gains a new wharf and two gasoline boats the Fox and Palmer to move freight and passengers between Knik and river mouths. The Ida May schooner is expected monthly for Susitna river cargo. Local figures including Henry Anderson of King River Mining and developers on Lake creek and Knik river push placers, copper work, and a saw mill.
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Knik
Foxland Palmer
Turnagain Arm
Ida
Susitna
Tyonok
Knik Arm
Tyonic
Red Jack
Frank Churchill
Henry Anderson
King River Mining Company
Lake Creek
W. J. Murphy
Fox
James Walace
Girdwood
Julian Mott
Mr. Hunter
Seward
Knik River
A.J. Duffy
Restoring Alaska Land to Entry Near Norton Sound
The military reservation south of Norton Sound Alaska between the sound and St Michael will be restored to entry. Three million acres are freed for settlement as Northwestern Alaska no longer requires such a large reservation. The order creating it was issued years ago and has faced ridicule.
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Washington, D. C
Norton Sound
Alaska
The
Sound
St. Michael
Connecticut
Gold Hunt Sails to Arctic Alaska Expedition
Port Lownsent reports Captain Mogg leads a mining party aboard the eccuponed James Drummond sailing for the Ber ing sea to search Arctic Alaska for gold. The expedition commander is noted as a former captain of the imprisoned wing fleet two years ago.
Mummy Bay Miners Report Bright Outlook at Knight Island
Reports from development work at Mummy bay Knight Island are sanguine with expectant results. H W Ross writes that every shot put in shows promise and that claims around the bay look better daily. Ground near Mummy bay was staked last year and copper edges show on all claims. Assays yield good ore.
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Mummy Bay
Knight Island
Jmera
H. W. Ross
KE. Chompson
Ross
Mummy Bay Bay
Rosene Sails North on Steamer Saratoga
John Rosene president of the Northwestern Steamship Company is aboard the steamer Saratoga which sailed last night for Southern Alaska from Seattle on a northern voyage confirmation of the executive trip and company leadership nearby.
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Seattle
John Rosene
Northwestern Steamship Company
Saratoga
Alaska
Copper Edges Found on Knight Island Ledge
W Lee reports two copper edges four to thirty feet wide spanning Knight Island from the north shore through Rothkranz Von Gunther and the Crown Copper Co. in a southeasterly line to Drier bay. Six mile long ledges yield assays near seven percent copper. The Rock Island steamer hull near Chena creates a whirlpool in the adjacent slough bank.
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W. Lee
Knight Island
Rothkranz, von Gunther
Crown Copper Co
Valdez
Rock Island
Chena
Explorers Probe Mineral Riches Near Iliamna Bay
Six men aboard the Santa Clara travel to Tliamna to study mineral resources along a proposed railroad line. They carry five pack horses and plan field work through October. Copper deposits are reported around Iliamna and Lake Clark with several locations developed. Rothschild funding rumors accompany talks of a Nome-reaching route.
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Santa Clara
Tliamna
Maj. Burbank
Li Iliamna
Lake Clark
Nome
George Aggers
Seward
Iamna
Rothschilds
Col John L Chamberlain Heads to Alaska Posts
Col John L Chamberlain inspector general of the Pacific left last night on the Humboldt for Alaska. He will spend two months visiting Alaska military posts.
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John L. Chamberlain
Alaska
Seattle
Regular Army
Pacific
Humboldt
Fred Rowe Sues Ella Nar Mining for 21000 Damages
Fred Rowe files in district court against the Ella Nar Mining Company claiming malicious arrest and imprisonment. He seeks 21000 in damages after being arrested twice this spring on charges of inciting slot and trespass. One arrest resulted in acquittal, the other was dismissed after a night in jail. Valdez Prospector. Dr Frederic A Cook plans another raid on the south pole after a prior attempt.
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Fred Rowe
Ellanar Mining Company
Rowe
Ellanar
Valdez Prospector
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Dany
Indorses Knox
Star Haywood
Hoggatt
Exposition Management
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SAY Hill
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KNNK
Soner
Mexico
Ing
Susitna River
Inlet
Hunt
Arctic
James Drummond
Iliamna Bay
Frederic A. Cook
South Pole
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