Northwest Notes: Nevada, Montana news and Western inquiries
Nevada and Montana items dominate regional notes including Winnemucca gaining interstate telephone service links to Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Reports include a Culbertson Montana fire destroying a block, a fatal self-inflicted shot in Nevada, a jail breakout at Rock Springs, and legal/government actions in Montana, Oregon, and Wyoming with railway and ore tax updates.
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Winnemicen
Nev
Salt
San Francisco
Senate
Christian Behnebel
United States
Distriet
Oregon
Culbertson
Mont
Wyoming Woolgrowers’ Association
Laramie
Wyo
John Darling
Rock Springs
T. O. Newman
Butte
Southern Pacific
Battle Mountain
Nevada
F. A. Heinze
Roosevelt
Portland
Puget Sound
Washington
Smelter Trust
Joseph K.toole
Montana
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Sioux City
Rappory
William Seaton
Denver & Northwestern
Omaha
Denver
Fort Collins
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Azure Board of Railroad
Fated
Poutlurm
Toledo
Weerilig
Nevods
Sultako Januscy
Supervicarn
Galbe
Petra
Marcial
Waeh
Many Die In Boonton Opera House Fire
A tragic blaze at Rhand's opera house in Boyertown Pennsylvania during a performance of the Scottish Reformation left at least 167 dead and scores injured. The panic spread as a tank exploded near the moving picture scene, oil lamps toppled, and exits became jammed, with many leaping from windows to escape. The disaster devastated a town of about 2500, with many families losing relatives.
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Boyertown
Rhand
Rhoade
Opera House
Monroe
Wastington
Pera
Kralway
Doubtleak
Union Station Annex Fire Destroys Kansas City Site
Fire destroyed the Union Station Annex in Kansas City early Monday. The blaze engulfed the building adjoining Union Avenue, with several companies and offices housed there. Rescue crews saved the Walon star landmark nearby, while the damaged structure held mailing rooms and offices for Adams, Welle Furen, Ducite Express, Fred Harvey, Pullman Palace Car, and Railway Men's Union. The blaze caused about a quarter of a mile to be damaged.
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Kanyae
Unino
Union Avenue
Union Railway
Walon Star
Kansas City
Netelving Atten
Adams, Welle Furen
Ducite Express
Pasteure
Offiers
Fred Harvey Raving Honey Company
Pullman Palace
Caream Pink
Dlot
Dallas
Kansas Antic Liquer Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Kansas anti liquor law, preserving state controls on alcohol. The ruling confirms the state's restrictions remain valid under federal and constitutional scrutiny despite challenges.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Murder charge in Weare case shocks local community
The case centers on Weare Ayo and Tellinahorn linked to a fatal incident. Key figures include Charlee Weilierond and Myr fons, with various dates and locations referenced in police notes. The document outlines alleged actions and forthcoming proceedings as investigators pursue details on the death.
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Tellinahorn
Darie
Charlee Weilierond
Willi
Untitled fragment outlines a 19th century crime case
A garbled OCR fragment references a smoking cigarette, a suspect, and actions by authorities. It mentions a trial or act of weighing evidence and a plan or move by a person named in the unclear text. The exact incident, names, dates, and places remain unreadable.
Nevada Legislature Vows Militia Control in Special Session
The Nevada legislature opened a special session called by Governor Sparks. The senate approved the appropriation bill, while no assembly measures were pursued. A resolution sent all militia related bills to a joint committee, signaling senate leadership on miners versus unions. Sparks aims to push a Texas style ranger law amid strong labor opposition in the assembly.
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Senate
Sparks
Texas
Debate Over Penalties For Corporations Breaking Campaign Law
Washington debate centered on penalties for corporate violations of money contributions to petition campaigns. Amendments sought to raise fines to ten thousand dollars and imprisonment to ten years, but were defeated. The proposals came from Democratic members, including Mr Corcoran of New York, challenging the existing limits.
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Washington
House of Thesday
Corcoran
New York
Cubans to go it alone on proposed turnover
The president stated the senate will review Provisional Governor Magoon’s report on Cuba’s candidates on Tuesday. He said that by or before February 1, 2004, the island would be turned over to its own people, with the president and congress to be elected next December by Cubans, a move described as firmly planned.
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Senate
Magoon
Culm
Ishenl UN
Congress
Cuba
Washington
Bandits Repulsed as Guards Foil Train Raid
TES LENO AMANC KA guards repulsed a train attack by about twenty brigands guarding a large gold shipment. The raiders boarded, detached the engine, and attempted to derail the train with bombs. Guards held firm, killing two attackers and driving off the bandits, though some fled.
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Tes Leno
Amanc
Mysterious Powder Theft Stuns Go Neld Area
Local report from Goldfield Nor details a mysterious powder theft at Go Neld hardware. A wagon was detached as the ground showed signs of disturbance and a wagon nearby indicates a planned getaway. Police investigate with few clear leads as residents report odd activity after nightfall.
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Go Neld
Beg for Fonte Employment Notes and Local Meet
Fragmented OCR text references Fonte employment and local meeting items. It mentions names like Meyer Walle and Cuialby and a discussion of a project or event. The legible portions are unclear but indicate an urging or request related to a meeting or decision.
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Eoektion
Meyer
Eraydeyrrend
Cuialby
Etyloe
Pete
Woul
Soldiers to Withdraw Federal Troops from Goldfield Nevada
President Roosevelt will order federal troops out of Goldfield Nevada shortly after Nevada's special legislative session begins. A White House release cites the Investigating Commission report and a letter to Governor Sparks dated January 4, stating troops will be withdrawn regardless of governor or legislature requests, placing primary order responsibility on the state.
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Nevada
Washington
Roosevelt
Goldfield
White House
Special Investigating Commission
Sparks
Novans
Duel to Death in Oakland Cottage Tragedy
Pietro Saroen and his wife Relna fought a deadly duel in their four room Oakland cottage. He used a butcher knife and she a razor, lasting about twenty minutes before he killed her and then killed himself. Authorities cite money worries tied to a California bank and recent separations as possible causes.
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Oakland
Pietro Saroen
Ien
Relna
Thelrattle
Montgomery Tract
California
Civil War Threatens In Morocco Crisis Sparks Paris Embarrassment
Paris faces embarrassment as Mulai Hafid proclaims sultanate of Fez amid Mohammed Sidi el Mokri’s arrival as finance minister to Abd el Aziz for a US$30,000,000 loan and General d Armee’s march on Rabat. The rapidly shifting events threaten civil war across Morocco.
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Paris
Morocco
Mulal Hafid
Sultanat
Senate Naval Affairs to Hear Hale Bill This Week
Washington Senator Hale's bill will attract attention in the senate committee on naval affairs this week though final action is unlikely soon. Hearings are expected and the retirement of Admiral Brownson may come under scrutiny, opening a broad discussion on naval reorganization. The issue remains potentially far reaching in scope.
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Washington
Hale
Senate
Brownson
Banuit and Gandustar Killings Reported at Te ndoneene Pear
Unclear OCR text describes a failed hold up near Tedondeene pear Sha gon. Individuals Lon ANAes and KAD Harienuray did not carry revolvers and were killed by conductor dO Green. Williams of Moneta, driver for the Brandyhd Of Company, allegedly prompted Green to respond. A weapon discharged ending the incident. The narrative mentions a person named Guy who died on a charge and was formerly employed as a carpenter.
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Lon Anaes
Kad
Harienuray
Do. Green
Williams
Moneta
Brandyhd
Gren
Mining Stampede in Nevada Prompted by New Strike
Nevada miners march toward Manvel and south on Santa Fe rails seeking work and new opportunities. The unrest spreads from Borvine to Bernardin County as laborers move from Crescent to nearby towns. Local officials scramble to address safety and supply concerns amid rapid mobilization.
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Nevada
Joarchiight
Manvel
Sen Bernardin Couny
Borvine
Sutomolien
Vanepaniog
Cresent
Tragedy in Barnsley Hall Kills Sixteen Children
Panic and a stampede at a Barnsley public hall left sixteen children dead and forty injured as doors opened to a crowd seeking entry. Ushers and police fought to calm the crush and guide the injured to safety amid screams and dying moans.
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Barnsley
England
FARMERS MAY LOSE SUIT IN ANACONDA SMELTER CASE
In Butte Montana the Chancery Crane case in the Deer Lodge valley featured findings by the master that modify earlier arsenic poisoning conclusions. A permanent injunction sought by nearby farmers from the Warhoe smelter near Anaconda is unlikely to be granted, with emphasis on amended statements about animal sickness rather than deaths from arsenic.
Fleet Reaches Rio de Janeiro in Navy Voyage
The American fleet of sixteen battleships arrived at Rio de Janeiro port at 1 PM on Sunday after a voyage from Spain and Trinidad. Crowds welcomed the visitors as the ships weighed anchor at Port of Spain on December 2 and January 12, covering about 4,000 miles of the journey toward San Francisco.
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Rio de Janeiro
Spain
Trinidad
Port of Spain
San Franciaca
Bugling Work of Suregons in Red Lodge Mont
A New York surgeon operated on Charles Joakinen a young Finnish miner to remove pain from his chest. He found two pieces of robber tubing four and five inches long in the cavity left by a previous operation. No safety pin was attached and the rubber tubing was nearly a half inch in diameter. Foreign instruments had been left in the wound when the New York surgeon sewed it up months ago.
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Red Lodge
Mont
Charles Joakinen
New York
Denver's Big Moth M? Event Shifts to Denver February
In a chaotic notice about a Denver livestock show tied to a mystery event, the text lists participants from Omaha and Kansas, mentions Mr. W. B. Stinner as an organizer, and hints at an international exhibition with a later Denver date.
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Denver
Chipaga
Omaha
Kantas
Epee
Chpnge
Wil Eoudaet
CNP
Orlmu
Annette Ally
Anime Lines
Fight in the Mouse on Penal and Revielan
Vague Washington debate in the House of Representatives centers on the penal zone of the United States. Representative Mestre Smith of Mikwort and Tivghes of New Jersey push amendments to limit labor upheavals linked to strike actions and related events.
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Washington
House of Representatives
United States
Mestre Smith
Mikwourt
Court reverses Schmitz Ruef extortion verdicts in San Francisco
The California appellate court voids Schmitz and Ruef convictions on extortion charges connected to liquor licenses. Ruef had pleaded guilty earlier. new ruling questions trial fairness and plans to discharge Schmitz, while pending indictments totaling about 126 remain and bail costs loom, with immunity offers unlikely.
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San Francisco
Clatriet Court of Pedals
Eugene EB. Schmitz
San Fran
Elsco
Jquor
Abraham Ruet
Bchmita
Ruef
Lehmnite
Board of Police Commissioners
Iame Hquor Heensex
Schmitz
Fuef
Bors
Bonnitz
Huef
Rust
Tribe Cry
Healers Held Responsible for Death of Child
Kalamazoo coroner confronts Plainwell over the death of two year old Victor Neeley son of Mr and Mrs David Neeley of Sacramento. The child died from pneumonia after medical care was supposedly neglected by the mother who is accused of gross negligence for failing to secure proper physician attendance. The boy had been treated by two members of a mental health group.
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Kalamazoo
Hughes Hughes Nomination Rally and Goldfield Strike News
Hughes campaign event at Terr Garden where he urged party unity and reform through a straightforward administration. Meanwhile Goldfield miners flooded into Jumbo Town with company labor, boarding houses filled as tensions rise over a large scale strike and related protests in the district.
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Hughes Boom Launshed
New York
Clos FE
Hughen
Hughes
Terr Garden
Union Man Denounces Sparne Iteno and Labor Movements
A crowd near Reno gathers to denounce Sparne Iteno and organized labor in Nevada. The meeting promotes reform and votes against proposed measures while expenses and committee actions are debated amid confusion and disputed aims.
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Sparné Iteno
Neve
Rasa Mev
Nevada
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