Northwest Notes highlights from Lander to Helena events
Reports from Lander Wyoming note an oil well strike at 800 feet while Cheyenne faces a coal famine due to railroad delays. Portland hosts a huge Oska Japan expo exhibit. a Portland foreman commits suicide. Montana and Wyoming legislatures discuss suffrage and referendums. A Portland burglary ends badly, a Denver trio robs fail to threaten. Weather damage from a Laramie plains windstorm is reported alongside forest rotor protests by Cody sheepmen. An Anaconda man linked to a Pacific Train hold up is named.
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Roosevelt Opposes Smoot Candidacy Over Apostleship Issue
Utah lawmakers hear President Roosevelt and Hanna urged to avoid electing an apostle to the U.S. Senate. Senator Kearns read Roosevelt’s message noting objections to Smoot’s candidacy due to church influence and potential national friction. Roosevelt favors selecting a non apostle to prevent strife and protect Utah’s future.
Legislative officers listed for the coming session
The roster lists the canons mien ness for wificials of the coming 1¢5 with names including FB M Alt, A W Jensen, Carl A Rateer, B Bachman, F J Roenterson, Mine Prinellin Smith, Colonet FE W Tallock, Walter L Wilding, George H Crovis, Charles E Layne, Bishop Sproul, Thomas B Jones, G M Reche, W L White, Carrie Keate, Hane Christensen, Thomas Hull, HW Cwnmings, Sel don I Clawach, Norman G Allen, A L Toone, Smith, Alex Kelley, and R Porter among others.
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Mstie Yiich
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Colorado Senatorial Scramble Replay Aide Memoire
Fragmentary OCR outlines a Colorado senatorial race with references to Goudy and Teller. It hints at voter messaging and possible shifts in support among leading Republican candidates. Names and specifics are obscured by garbled text but suggest intra party contest dynamics and campaign clarifications.
Two Freight Trains Clash Near Harper's Station
A blinding snowstorm caused a head on collision of two freight trains near Harper's Station just after 1 AM Sunday. Fireman Seats of Cheyenne died, Brakeman Hf. 4 Weick of Laramie injured, Engineer J. D. Rindar of Cheyenne seriously hurt. Two locomotives and several cars damaged, eight hour track delay. The westbound engineer failed to see orders and a conductor's quick air valve use averted a worse wreck.
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Dead Hand at Throttle on Knox & Ohio Train
Passengers on an incoming Knox and Ohio train rode several miles Sunday afternoon with a corpse at the throttle. Engineer A. C. Young was found dead with a wound to the left side of the head, likely from a rock or rock fall along a high cut in the mountains. Fireman Mattlock alerted the crew and the train eventually halted.
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Ator
Work of Coal Barons Sufferers Hit by Cold and Smoke
A Saturday health bulletin reports two thousand Chicago residents stricken by cold and coal smoke exposure. Mrs Florine Henry of New York City perished in a fire that destroyed her residence as Alberta Erickson fell from a fourth story window. Henry was rescued by a night watchman. the charred body of Mrs Henry was found in the second floor bedroom after the blaze.
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Safety Coupling Act Impact on Train Car Coupling
A government official comments on a U S court of appeals ruling regarding the Safety Coupling Act. The remark suggests the decision could undermine uniformity by allowing automatic coupling without workers between cars, affecting field practice and safety procedures.
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Swift & Co Enter Coal Business To Aid The Poor
Swift and Company announces entry into the coal business due to coal scarcity. They plan to supply coal to the poor from the Whale output contract, sharing surplus with needy workers and limiting purchases to one bustel per person at set prices.
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Trade data shows heightened imports in September records
A War Department bureau report for September 108 presents total merchandise imports at 92 785 001 with a June comparison. The note indicates a higher value than prior months and mentions a large but unclear tally within a broader economic context.
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Attempted assassination of king shocks royal procession
An armed man Feito fired at a royal carriage during a church procession return. He was overpowered by a guard and jailed. Authorities report him insane. Police found letters to Roosevelt Edward VII and other officials and a Madrid mayoral visiting card in his pockets. Feito, 34, born in Postadas, claimed his wife had confined him.
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Volcano Found In Southern Utah Near Moab Prospectors
Prospectors report a partly active volcanic crater about twenty miles north of Moab. A hole in sandstone emits warm vapor with a strong current of air, and frock thrown into the hole travels a long distance. Further investigation planned by local prospectors amid long prospection by cattlemen and sheepmen.
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Chaffee Could Have Taken 80 Million From Chinese
In a Hamilton Club address in Creoklyn, General Adna R. Chaffee claimed he would have seized treasure worth 240 million from the Forbidden City during his China command if President McKinley had not vetoed the effort. He said he planned to demand indemnity and return the rest to China.
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Forbidden City
Provision Supply in Caracas Seen Lasting Briefly Longer
Reports from Caracas warn that provisions and Hour will stretch only ten more days. In related notes, Goebel murder case witness Youthey testifies about alleged conspiracy before a Franklin county grand jury. Rail and coal supply details reveal tension as authorities pursue relief and control measures.
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Mystery arson report targets family and neighbor
In a San Francisco rental dispute a woman and her two young children were found in flames. Mrs Kline names Mr Davis as responsible after a dying statement. The accused man denies involvement and a police inquiry follows while medical staff treat the victims.
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Four men jailed at La Crosse in train robbery
Detective Charles White traced a train robbery six months after the crime. The robbers bought a boat, hid the loot near the river, and the capture followed from items like a pair of shoes and a gun. A separate interview with Apostle Reed and senator Smoot referenced Roosevelt’s actions and a presidential race answer.
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Ambiguous US Philippines aide bill and wartime notes
A garbled item references a Senate committee's favorable view of an amendment to an appropriation bill related to the Philippines and a rope of wartime diplomacy. It mentions diplomats in Berlin, Washington notes, and a court sentence involving Henri Vidal, with scattered references to marriages, emigration, and extradition amid broader political turmoil.
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Tatt
Fragmented World News Mixed Narratives and Conflicts
A scrambled digest reports varied events including political shifts in the United States and Latin America, labor strikes, a Japan political deadlock, and international tensions. It notes a stalled statehood push, theater of violence in the U.S. South, and multiple economic strains across nations.
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