Global wire digest of postwar events and disasters
Summary of scattered reports: Rockefeller expands mining on Texada Island. Knightstown fire kills one fireman. Patria in Manila suppressed and editor arrested. Major Upham dies in California. giant powder blast at Eureka Utah kills two, injures others. miners killed in Utah and Australia boxing match in New York. Admiral Sampson sparks Santiago campaign lore. coal strike in Spring Valley, Illinois. Sutro Street electric road sale. Klapper jailed for lese majeste. Idaho governor protests troops removal. volunteers form South Africa service. Wilson affair at Olympia jail. Wilna fire at Tacoma Mill. Corrosive sublimate death in Rossland. Sausalito waiter killed. Columbia wins. Chicago population rises after Austin annexation. Choynski defeats Ryan. Great Northern buys timber. Elkes injured cycling. Van Buren house sold. Cariboo mine robbery. Canadian Pacific accident. riots in Burma. Joe Leflote captured.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Texada
Knightstown
Ind
Patria
Manila
Frank K. Upham
Santa Monica
Cal
Rabbit's Foot
Eureka
Utah
James Redford
Oscar Slott
Paul Berk
Grand Central
Dan Creedon
Australia
Pat Ready
Washington
New York
Admiral Sampson
Morgantown
Chadwick
Santiago
J. M. Hunter
Spring Valley
Ills
Spring Valley Coal Company
Dalzell
Sutro Street
San Francisco
Coffey
Sutro Street Railway Company
Klapper
Deutsch Agrar"Correspondenz
Berlin
William
Branke Steunenberg
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
P. Mel
Rossland
B. C
South Africa
Joseph Heinitzi
Olympia
Wash
Wilna
John Slater
Tacoma
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company
Georgia ‘Parker
Vincent Burch
Manuel McBride
Columbia
United States
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Austin
Choynski
Jimmy Ryan
Great Northern Road
Todock
Allouez Bay
Family tragedy at St Annes tied, burned, and robbed home
In Mississip pi at St Annes Gambrill bound his wife and four children with a feather mattress, poured oil on the pile, and cremated the family before burning Leflore at the stake and robbing the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambrill
St. Annes
Miss
Gam‘pil
Leflore
Captain Shoe maker reports Bear mission near Cape Nome
Captain Shoe maker of the revenue cutter service received Lieutenant Jarvis’s report from St Michaels Alaska dated September 40. The Bear nears Point Barrow with relief plans for Yukon River front towns and 500 to 1,000 in need of transport. Typhoid fever is present but cold weather may curb it. orderly conduct expected as welfare teams prepare to move the sick and indigent aboard the Bear to Sitka.
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Jarvis
Cape Nome
Washington
Shoemaker
Revenue Cuter Service
St. Michaels
Alaska
Bear
Point Barrow
Yukon River
Mit
Wea
Uilia “Buteh
Sitka
Quarrel Over Sheep Herd Ends in Homicide in Mott
Max Hildebrandt, a young sheep herder, won a lot and was killed by Frank Custer, a German rancher, after a quarrel over a misting pella. Queen Victoria’s household bans cats with a noted fear of felines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mott
Max Hildebrandt
Frank Custer
Pella
Victoria
Idaho and War News Mix With Frontier Chase Lead
Dispatches describe Captain Guy Howard killed near Arayat and eight insurgents captured as part of a Manila campaign. Reports cover skirmishes near Santa Rita, Cassiba, and the Coeur d Alenes, plus Idaho mining notes, bank news, and a fatal shooting at Silver City with a saloon dispute.
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Washington
War Department
Tulay
Oris
Manila
Guy Howard
Arayat
Rio Grande River
Santa Rita
Tayton
San Isidro
Luzon
Cassiba
Kline
Calambi
Joseph H. Schelaske
Boise
Thunder Mountain
Fitzgerald
Idaho Intermountain Fair Association
Congregational Association
B.H. Roberts
Utah
New Territory
Warren
Monumental
Smith Creeks
Coeur d'Alenes
United States
Cour d’Alenes
Idaho National Guard
Lewiston
Idaho National Bank
Secretary of State
Nez Pérce County
Idaho
Silver City
Joe Shields
Tom Murphy
Murphy
Yien Tim
Shields
Vic
Oregon notes on crops commerce and rail improvements
Oregon items report strong demand for houses in aker ity and a tall Douglas county prune crop at good prices. Lumber and mining prospects rise in Coos and Wheeler counties with a Fossil boom anticipated. Widespread rainfall caused damage in Powder river valley and Lake county debt stands at 60524.98. Warrant status, road improvements, and telegraph line progress update regional commerce and infrastructure.
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Douglas County
Coquille
Powder River Valley
Randolph
Walloway County
Lake County
Susanville
Pendleton
Fossil
Wheeler County
Sumpter
Cranberries
North Slough
Coos
Teachers’ Institute
Polk County
Dallas
Long Creek
Wasco County
Michell
la Grande
Farewell to British Columbia Regiment Bound for Quebec
Mock enthusiasm marked departure of soldiers for the Transvaal as crowds gathered at the depot. The national anthem played and each soldier received a purse presented by citizens of Vancouver Victoria and other British Columbia cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varicouter
Quebec
Transvaal
Vancouver
Victoria
British Columbia
Funston Named Brigadier in New Volunteer Service
After a quarrel between the president and Secretary Root, Root telegraphed Gen Frederick Funston the appointment of a brigadier general in the new volunteer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Washington
Root
Frederick Funston
Aip
Volteer Service
Colonel Mileys Body Brought Home After Trop Transport
The body of prisoner Colonel Miley was returned aboard a transport under escort. He served as General Shaffers chief aide in Cuba and died of fever in the Philippines. His widow and children reside in his home state.
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Miley
Syl
Shaffer
Cuba
Philippines
Hia
Transports and coal bunkers fire noted in early reports
The report lists the Columbia sailing for San Francisco on October 19 and the Belgian King sailing via Wonoduta on October 20. It also notes a large coal bunker fire on October 19 at the Northern Pacific, with Pascoe as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Columbia
San Francisco
Lodily
Wonoduta
Otis
Pascoe
Northern Pacific
Rumors of Foreign Powers Behind British Mobilization
Reports from London claim sensational rumors of foreign plots against Britain weigh on public opinion. Observers note Britain’s massive land mobilization, while Vienna cites a rumor of Russia with France’s assent seeking naval access from Spain to an African port. Other dispatches say the French Mediterranean fleet near the Levant could be joined by the Russian Black Sea squadron through the Dardanelles, fueling suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Vienna
Russia
France
Spain
Centra
Levant
Straits
Dardanelles
General Castro Entered Caracas Amid cordial reception
General Castro, insurgent commander of the recent revolution, arrived in Castros In Chracan Caracas Venezuela on October 25. He was welcomed warmly and there is no fear of renewed fighting among the populace or forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Oil Trust Expands Grip in Indian Territory
One arm of the Standard Oil Trust has moved into Indian Territory, rapidly acquiring thirty five copper claims. The aggressive expansion signals growing influence of the trust in regional resource rights and mining interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard ‘Oil Trust
Indian Territory
Kaslo and Slocan Railway Schedules and Connections
Schedule listings for Kaslo and Slocan Railway and International Navigation Co. outline daily departures from Kaslo to Sandon and back, with times 8:00 am depart and 1:18 pm return, plus connections to Nelson and Bonners Ferry routes. Includes Alberta service from Nelson to Bonner's Ferry, with cross‑lake and river routes, and notes on ticketing, rates, and connections via five mile point and matching trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long West
Kaslo
South Fork
Sproule's
Whitewater
Bear Lake
A. McGuigan
Bailey
Jody
Bandon Seaseees
Landon
Cody
Copeland
Kaslo & Slocan
International Nav. & Trading Co
Kaslo & Slocan RY
Sandon
Way
Bandon
International Nav, & Trad. Co
Kootenay Lake
Nelson
Nelwon
Balfour
Pilot Bay
Ainsworth
All Way Points
With & F
Bookave
Five Mile Point
Alberta
Bonner's Ferry
Kaalo
Great Northern Railway
Canada
United States
Mining Notes and Personals Highlight Sheridan Camp
The detailed mining report covers multiple camps: Republic, Sheridan, Myers Creek, and more. It notes new shafts, high ore values, and forthcoming development including a custom mill for Republic and a potential new smelter site near Grand Forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Blaine
Republic
Andrew Clyde
Crown Point
Knob Hill
Camp
The
Mountain Lion
San Juan
San Poil
Chespa
Flag Hill
Republic Reduction Company
M. B. Brownlee
Walter Mackay
Spokane
James F. Lansing
Ory
Tor
Town volunteers return from transport to a festive breakfast
San Francisco reports Town volunteers arriving by transport Senator and attending a splendid breakfast at the Ferry Building. Governor Shaw and other notables gave speeches. March to the Presidio followed with the same enthusiastic reception as earlier regiments.
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San Francico
Shaw
Presidio
Dewey Home Committee Selects Site for House
Washington Oct 25 The Dewey home committee selected the Henke No. 1747 Rhode Island Avenue N W known as the Bitel House as the site for a home to be purchased from funds raised by popular subscription for Lt Admiral Dewey.
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Dewey
Washington
Rhode Island
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Harry Elkes
Berkeley Oval
van Buren
East Twenty-seventh Street
N. Y
Cariboo
Pat Quesnelle
Cariboo Hydraulic Company
al Fawcett
Nelson-Robson
Canadian Pacific Railway
East Robson
Lower Ee
Burmah
Karr
Kotinda
Hoquiam
Anacortes
W.T. Oden
Taenum
Whatcom County
Walla Walla
Menlo Creamery
South Bend
North’ Yakima
John Thomas
Sir Thomas Lipton
Reform School
Steilacoom Asylum
Everett
Street Railway Company
August Soapley
Ritzville
Chilliwack Lake
Fraser River
Lincoln
Waverly
Berryman
Walla Walla County
Whitman County
John McCall
Grays Harbor
Superior Court
Spokane County
Northwestern Improvement Company
State Board of Audit
M. A. Short
Pleasant Post Office
Klickitat
Rock Creek
Kittitas County
Pacific American Company
Fairhaven
Pacific Coast Company
Seattle
New Coult Creek
Lawson
Ndnia
John Prussia
Alabama
Kearsarge
Cherbourg
Cosmopolis
Prussia
Pullman
Minnor
Captain Howard
Rehela
Voluntee Lawton
Inidro
Neler
Corte
Placerville
Oregon
Aker
Orn
Kaslo & Slocan Railway
An ‘Ootenay Railway and Navigation
Robert Irving
Hails
Besanéon
Republic Camp
Little Ned
Sheridan Camps
Why Now
Myers Creek
Bockhorn
A. W. Barry
Wisconsin
Myera Creek
Weing
Juliaa’ Pohle
Leadville
Bolster
Chesaw
Audis
Ings
Temple Group
Omega
State of Washington Group
John Y. Cole
Bunker Hill
Pend d'Oreille
Rambler-Cariboo Company
Oro Denero
Summit
Harry Gager
M. E
Jay P. Graves
Granby
Grand Forks
Gager
Edward T. Bradford
Southern Smelting Company
Denver
Col
Camp McKinney
Waterloo
Granite and Banner
Portland
G. J. Meidenrich
Saltese
Shamrock
Aac Arena
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