Emperor of China dead. reports say suicide after deposing empress
Shanghai dispatches claim the Chinese emperor died by his own hand on September 21 after signing a decree placing the dowager empress in charge. Banished officials, mob attacks on foreign staff, and rumors of assassination swirl as Washington notes six conspirators executed by imperial order, with Kang the reformer among the escaped.
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London
Shanghai
Taotai
China
British Foreign Office
Pekin
Mortimer
Legation
United States
Claude McDonald
Washington
Conger
State Department
Penang
Kang
All Around Market Report Quoted Prices Wide Range
Local market report lists wholesale and spot prices for wheat oats barley rye and allied products. Prices cover warehouses Spokane Portland and Tacoma with figures for Club bluestem sacked bulk and per cwt amounts, plus flour varieties and livestock meat dairy and poultry values. Also notes on metal prices and brief historical anecdotes about antiquaries and carrier pigeons.
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Bluestem
Spokane
O. B
Banner
Phunsifter
Superb
Swan Patent
Eastern Creamery
Warrants Issued for Quay and Others in State Funds Case
Official confirmation cites warrants for arrest of United States Senator Quay his son Richard R Quay ex State Treasurer Benjamin J Heywood and Charles R McKee charged with conspiracy to misuse state funds in stock speculation The affidavit by Detective Myers notes Hopkins death by his own hand and bank assets depleted Pinkerton detectives handle warrants Quay arrived from Washington but will not comment on impending arrest fires rage across Colorado with towns like Minturn Gold Park Bear Willow and Camp Fulford devastated cattlemen flee homes and miners exhausted with no confirmed deaths reported yet but losses mount
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Philadelphia
United States
Quay
Grechem
Richard R. Quay
Benjamin J. Heywood
Charles R. McKee
John 8. Hopkins
The
People’s Bank
Mike
Myers
District Attorney’s Office
Hopkins
James McNames
Pinkerton
Senator Quay
Washington
Foresta
Denver
Red Cliff
Eagle County
Bear Willow
Jake Creek
Camp Fulford
Gore Creek
Minturn
Gold Park
Gold Park M. & M. Co
Holy Cross
The Cowardly Murderer Faces Harsher End in Solitary
London reports lax treatment of an anarchist killer at St Antoine prison in Geneva. He enjoys wine cigars letters and interviews and mocks officials. Trial set for early November with likely life solitary confinement in an underground cell. Also notes U S appoints David J. Hill assistant secretary of state and Navy promotions.
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London
Austria
Hent
St. Antoine
Geneva
Washington
David J. Hill
Rochester
N. Y
John B. Moore
Dr. Hill
Rochester University
Navy
John KE. Pillsbury
Frank W. Bartlett
Cincinnati unrest report notes no renewal of labor riots
Hinters Renting Cincinnati reports that there was no renewal last night of labor riots in Washington Indiana and that reported loss of life is unconfirmed. Negroes houses are badly wrecked and another raid on non union men is expected tonight.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Ind
First Snowstorm of the Season Hits Salt Lake City
A snowstorm began Saturday in Salt Lake City Utah as several inches accumulate with ongoing snowfall. A French chemist proposes a method to create easily assimilable iron tonics for plants by feeding vegetables iron fertilizers.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Mammoth Mining drills 3500 foot tunnel at Canyon Creek Idaho
Mammoth Mining company of Wallace Idaho breaks ground on a 3500 foot tunnel from Canyon Creek level to the west end of the ground. It will cut lead 1800 feet below surface, 1100 feet below deepest prior work, and 600 feet below the deepest spot yet. Estimated two years at a cost of 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Gold saving at Republic plant reaches 93 percent daily with one vat at 95 1 2 percent. patrick Clark praised for ore treatment decisions.
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Mammoth Mining Company
Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d’Alenes
Canyon Creek
Coeur d’Alene
The
Republic Company
Patrick Clark
Clark
Camp McKinney
B. C
Prierty
Cariboo
Toronto
Waterloo
Spokane
Lincoln
Shaw
Spokane County
Helena-Frisco
Gem
Presen
Republic Camp Uthe
Bryan & Sewall
Copper Mountain Lake
Republic Mining Pony
Monitor
Saltese
Montana
Ane C. Gilliam
Baker City
J. F. Hardee
Slo
Pothook
Kamloops
Licate
Rossland
Florence
Rigly
Beetle Cuts Metal With Mighty Mandibles
American beetle Zopherus Melicanus shows metal cutting power discovered by W. Devoe of the New York Microscopical Society. Specimens from northern South America bored through a metal jar lid in under 48 hours, requiring about 369 grammes of force. The note compares to the oyster’s opening force.
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W. Devoe
New York Microscopical Society
Wisconsin Forest Fire Toll LeavesHundreds Homeless
Milwaukee report details vast losses from fires across Clarke Chippewa and Barron counties. Over 100 missing near Rice Lake and many homeless near Turtle Lake Cumberland. Rain begins to quell flames as loggers race to safety. dozens found dead or missing, bridges down, relief efforts launched. A. W. Lyman Dies in Brooklyn at 77.
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Milwaukee
Clarke
Chippewa
Barron
Rice Lake
Cumberland
Turtle Lake
August Mason
Chippewa Falls
Cedar Lake
Wells
Nelson
Forest Fires Threaten Rockies Region in Colorado
Forest fires on the west slope of the Rockies spread despite calls for heavy rain. Flames reach Pike's Peak slope with large timber losses. White river blaze covers about one hundred square miles and widens eastward ten miles. Kokomo and Hahn's Peak towns face danger as Glenwood Springs grapples with thick smoke.
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Denver
Col
Rockies
Pike's Peak
White River
Kokomo
Hahn's Peak
Glenwood Springs
Maroons Hostile Tense Uprising Reported Near Port Antonio
Dispatch from Port Antonio says five hundred Maroons have taken positions in a nearby town and intend to hold it. Local police from surrounding areas are being reinforced as authorities fear widespread trouble and possible conflict.
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New York
Port Antonio
Tacoma Woolen Mill Fire at Coast's Largest Plant
Tacoma Woolen Mill Company's plant burned yesterday morning causing near total loss with plant and stock valued around 55000 and insured for 24909. Fire started in the pickling room from a machine or nail spark. Large wool supply and a 200 bale clothing shipment to New York destroyed. Mill transitioning from blanket to cheviots with broad eastern trade. property held by bond holders after changing hands.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Woolen Mill Company
New York
Shafter denounces yellow press attacks from Camp Wikoff
Postmaster Willis reports General Shafter's letter defending himself and Evans pension commissioner against newspaper misrepresentation. Shafter calls yellow journalism outrageous and untruthful, noting his Cuba campaign success and criticizing some G A R members over treasury control.
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Nashville
Enn
Willis
General Shafter
Camp Wikoff
Yellow Press
Mie
Army
Alea
Cuba
Evans
Treasury
William R. Shafter
Missouri land open for homestead entry in 49 counties
About 50 076 acres in Missouri remain subject to homestead entry with claims or purchase available at 1.25 dollars per acre. Nearly all of the land lies in the southern part of the state across 49 counties.
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Missouri
South
Kaslo and Slocan Hallway Time Card 1898 Schedule
Time card No 2 takes effect at 1 oclock a m September 1 1898 Pacific time First class passenger trains Ly Daily 8 30 a m Kaslo 3 30 p m 8 55 a m South Fork 9 45 a m Sproules 10 00 am Whitewater Lake 10 20 am McGuigan 1 38 p m 10 34 a m Payne Tram 1 10 36 0 m Cody Junction Cody Branch Mixed Trains Ly Daily Arr Daily 11 00 am London 11 59 am 11 10 am Cody Junction 11 50 am Cody 11 36 am Arr Daily Ly Daily Robt Irving G F Copeland G F P Agt Superintendent
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Pacific
Kaslo
South Fork
Sproules
Earees Lake
McGuigan
Payne Tram
Cody Junction
Cody Branch
London
Cody
Irving
Copeland
Agt
International Navigation and Trading Co announces new lake service
The International Navigation and Trading Company introduces steamers International and Alberta on Kootenay Lake and River with five mile Point connections to Nipanee trains to Northport Rossland and Spokane. Daily Kaslo Nelson and Spokane schedules listed with exact departure and arrival times. new Kaslo Nelson Lake service operates Tuesday to Saturday and Monday to Friday. Bonner's Ferry river service links to East and Westbound trains from Spokane with daily connections. Kaslo, B C, Oct 1, 1907.
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International
Alberta
Kootenay Lake
Northport
Rossland
Spokane
United States
Kaslo
Nelson
Way Points
Way Point
Bonner's Ferry
Kootenay
Boundary
Bonner’s Ferry
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Harry Matheson
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Valley
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Sie
Ole
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Baltimore
Thaddeus
Freeman
Manila
Japan
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Kilkenny
Globe
Pennsylvania
Wikof
Wikoff
Huntsville
Ala
McClernand
Hines and
Mig Res
Ashcroft Mining Journal
Slocan
Recone
Virginia Consolidated
Baker
Wisconsin
A. W. Lyman
Helena, Mont
Independent
Brooklyn
Lyman
New York Sun
Helena
Associated Press
Spain
Wanda
Siboney
Santiago
Cleveland
Seattle
Discovery
Alaska
Juneau
Skagwaynn
Hunno
Tacoma Woolen Mill
Kaslo & Slocan
International—Navigation and Trading Company
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