Northwest notes recounts accidents and incoporation in West
Charles Berryman of Leadville is gravely injured by a self inflicted pistol wound. A Denver & Rio Grande passenger train derailed near a bridge. Wyoming stockmen forego eastern markets due to low prices. Various arrests, crimes, and accidents across Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington noted, plus irrigation, harvest prospects, and a fatal fall at a bridge job.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Cole
Aniteel
Wyoming
Russia Threatens Action Over Murder at Monastir
A Russian squadron was ordered to sail for Puridah waters in a display of force after the murder of a Turkish general in Monastir. The dispatch from Sebastopol via Constantinople insists on immediate punishment of the killer, the shooter of Rostkoyorki’s carriage, and officials responsible, plus proof that Monastir’s veil is lifted.
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Black Pea Foot
Aail
Puridah
Sebastapat
Constantinople
14 Tt
Russia
Menartir
Cear
M. Rostkoyorki
Monastir
Bebastopol
Situation in Turkey Revolutionists Rush to Join Colors
Letters from Monastir dated August 6 describe rebel bands growing as harvest work ends. Rebels now receive rifles from mountain magazines and control sixty to seventy villages in Kirchevo with most deserted. In Florina rebels hold a large fortified depot and bake supplies for field fighters while a Turkish force suffered heavy losses after a night clash.
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London
Monastir
Kirchevo
Florina
Feild
Allace
Murder–suicide at Kansas City home shocks city
George H. Evans, manager of the American Transfer company, murdered his wife Lillie Maude Evans in their Kansas City home early Saturday and then killed himself at Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery. The hired girl witnessed the attack as Evans dragged her by the hair and shot the woman through the neck, destroying her head.
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George H. Evans
American Transfer Company
Lillie Maude Evans
Kansas City
Mount St. Mary's Cemetery
Mr. Evans
Evans
Peck
Fred
Surgery removes and reinserts child heart in rare case
Surgeons at a St Louis city hospital extracted Alms Toumey a minor girl then reinserted the heart after inspection. The eleventh operation of this kind noted in medical annals, the defendant Thoras Hares once loved the child and was cited as the motive for the crime. A separate dispatch reports fleet movements toward Turkish waters to pressure Turkey over the consul murder at Monastir and related conspiratorial communications in Belgrade with King Peter’s regime.
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City Hospital
St. Louis Mo
Thoras Hares
Jarnes
Cripple Creek Mines to Reopen Amid Labor Standoff
Cripple Creek mine owners vow to open workings despite miners strike calls. Unionists walk out on the death-age tunnel as executives threaten to operate with nonunion or even military protection. About 4,000 miners remain idle while owners plan rapid resumption of mill operations.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Bainbridge
United States Army
Prot Font Samuel Berenard
Hi Paso Mining Company
GHOUL ADMITS CRIME INDIANA GANG KILLED FOR BODY SALE
Rufus Cantrell known as King of the Ghouls provides a confession and narrative of murders by a Chicago or Indianapolis gang called The Cross. He claims involvement in the patrolman Watterson case and implicates accomplice William Harris now in Philadelphia. The gang allegedly killed victims to sell their bodies.
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Indiana
Annala
Indianapolis
Rufus Cantrell
Watterson
William Harris
Philadelphia
Walter Jobson
Cantrell
Poisoned Lunch and Disaster At Sea
Senator William M Stewart of Nevada advertised his Astburn dairy farm and appliances for sale near Leesburg Wag. An auction was held Thursday but sale halted as physicians tended the injured. A Morgan Line steamer 10 arrived in New York from Galveston carrying a year-old boy found starving on a boat near the Georgia coast after drifting from Havana. he later told of two companions and swimming ashore, receiving water from the Eun.
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Tom Horne
Supreme Court of
Wyoming
Horn
Tr Ty
Washington
Yakima County
Toma
Oregon
Peniatelphia
Willem Mepehing
Wes
Havre
Mont
Specter
John Chrefer
Familly
Jourony
William
Von
William M. Stewart
Nevada
Astburn
Leesburg
Gale
Morgan Line
Bio 10
New York
Tyco
Galveston
Georgia
Hydn
Scott
Havana
Girl Dies of Fright In Rochester Visit Tragedy
Ten year old Ayraud Ryan of Rochester New York died in Werton ster after a country visit. Fright at a racing team caused a shock leading to sudden death from inflamed membranes around the heart and stomach.
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Artrude Ryan
Rochester
Wertonster
Deed of Insane Kanaan Sparks Deadly Shootout in Winfield
On Thursday evening in Winfield Kansas a crowd of about 6000 gathered on Main Street for a weekly concert when Gilbert Twleg described as a crazy man opened fire with a double barreled shotgun. The attack left one dead and several others injured before Twlex was shot dead by a responding officer. Locals knew him as Crazy Twlex though few believed he posed real danger.
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Camel's Pand
Winfield
Kansas
Gilbert ‘Twleg
Twlex
Mashed Potatoes Dinner sparks unrest aboard ship
A Chicago dispatch describes disorder among crew members aboard the Eastland after a collision or incident. Some sailors quit work during the perilous moment and later refused to perform duties. The incident involves the Marine Firemen and waterlogged conditions on Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Bouth
Eastland
Thiele
Lake Michigan
Muses
Wyoming bad man shoots two in Lander take down
Tim Dollard, a notorious figure near Lander, Wyoming, attempted to rule the town on Thursday. He killed Ross Stringer, a printer, and Frank Bryant, a rancher, with a board and a severe beating before being captured and jailed.
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Tim Dollard
Lander
Wyn
Dollard
Dollard's Hole
Ross Stringer
Frank Bryant
Bryant
Stringer
Lauch
Jeffries Reigns as Champion in San Francisco Fight
Ten thousand spectators watched James J. Jeffries defend his heavyweight title against Jim Corbett at Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco. The bout lasted nine and a half rounds before Corbett's seconds signaled referee to stop the action to protect their fighter. Jeffries landed a brutal left to Corbett's stomach in the tenth round, sending Corbett to the canvas, though he rose again before the end.
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James J. Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Mechanics’ Pavilion
San Francisco
Jeffries
Corbett
Ewings
John L. Sullivan
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett Jeffries Fight Ends with Referee Stopage
The match ends with Corbett's outmatched opponent Jeffries in control early, but Corbett rallies showing improvement in both stamina and skill. Corbett notes he did his best and defers credit to Jeffries while claiming no personal grievance, insisting he has fought his last fight.
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Jottries
Corbatt
Jim
Tommy Ryan
Graney
Jottrien
Bie Lim
Corbett
Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Sam
Death Whipping of Joe Sturgeon Reported by Whitecaps
Dispatch from Dupuyer Montana reports Joe Sturgeon a sheepherder killed by fourteen whitecaps amid a cattlemen dispute. Sturgeon bound to a tree stripped and flayed then the attackers shot off his sheep and fled. Sheriff Taylor departed for the scene.
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Dupuyer
Orn Montara
Joe Sturgeon
Bturgeon
Whitecape
Winchester Rifles
Sturgeon
Sheriff Taylor
Hog and bull save farmer in near Elwood clash
Charles Catwall, a farmer near Elwood, owes his life to a hog and a bull that fought each other. He was walking with the hog when his cattle herd broke a fence and a Hereford bull charged, goring him in the thighs and tossing him down. The hog and bull’s fight allowed Catwall to escape unharmed.
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Charles Catwall
Elwood
Catwell
Theft of $60,000 Jewelry Shocks Honolulu
Mrs Samus Parker reports jewelry worth sixty thousand dollars stolen. Police and investigators chase the thieves across Honolulu, but no arrests announced as gems remain missing. Medical and legal notices unclear in fragmented report.
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Samus Parker
Horolulu
Bome
Elinda Man at 103 Still Working in Vernon Vicinity
An Elinda Man nicknamed Uncle Prank is celebrated on his 103rd birthday near Vernon Florida. He runs a hotel and owns property including a farm and dairy cows. He remains active, returning home to family life despite age and frail health.
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Frank Binton
Vernon
Fla
Prank
Robiit
Ana Palace
Fayhar Bavi
Imploration Throng in Naples Amid Nativity Panic
Naples faces mass fear as rumors surge of a Holy event and looming disaster. Citizens plead for protection as earthquakes and omens spark unrest near churches and altars. Local authorities struggle to calm a panicked populace.
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Naples
Venuvius
Annes
Macedonian Youth Uprising Reported Across Regions
Turkish reports claim hundreds killed in August unrest as insurgents clash in Macedonia. Russian and Austrian sources note actions in Constantinople and Mu plmlinr areas with the movement spreading. Hussein Ailmi named vali confronts insurgents and efforts to maintain order. Insurgents seize provisions and fight near Kastoria with 100 plus engaged in combat on various fronts amid preventive measures at Uskub.
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Austria
Constantinople
Hilmi Pasha
Siltan
Macedo
Hussein Ailmi
Vali
Mu Plmlinr
Meeks Eludes Capture in Bank Robbery Case
A historic police record notes Meeks eluded a notorious outlaw known as Bob Meek who escaped at Blackfoot. Authorities acknowledge Meeks concedes on all counts in a penitentiary case tied to the gang involved in a multi year bank heist.
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Bob” Meek Outlaw
Blackfoot
Tia
Meeks
Trans’ Penitentiary
Hurricane Strikes Westnerday Causing Widespread Damage
A damaged report details a hurricane that struck the western region, damaging roofs and trees, halting streetcars, and leaving property damage across urban areas. No fatalities reported, but recovery and repair are ongoing.
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Jawalea
Imposabie
Doliara
Kine Urba
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