Northwest Notes recounts mining boom and regional tragedies
The Northwest notes a Cheyenne poison death, Butte mining leaders' deaths, Tonopal share for Dick Patterson, a Missoula railway fatality, Falls City attempted murder, Ferguson County fire at Spotted Horse, and a series of incidents across Wyoming, Montana, and surrounding areas. Also mentions census farm data for Wyoming, a fatal hotel fall in Hutte, and golf tournament mishaps at Cheyenne Golf Club.
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Portland
Ure
Marine Engineers
Brian Stephens
Casper
Wyo
Cheyenne
Henry Williams
Butte
Dick Patterson
Tonopal
Nevada
George (. Rowan
Northwest
Missoula
Mont
Ivor Yates
Falls City
Wash
Spotted Horse
Ferguson County
Bold Hold-up in Colorado Leads to Large Robbery
A seven mile stretch near Maryllall Pave saw five masked men rob an express train as it slowed for the Will. safes blown, valuables seized, passengers alarmed, and a sheriff-led pursuit launched from Salida and surrounding counties. One passenger recalls the robbers’ demand for cash and watches, with several victims losing hundreds to thousands of dollars. A missing boy case in Evanston ends with worn-out hopes of recovery and a costly detective effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marehall Paws
Marylall
Ree Ee
Salida
Tas
Learoel
Grant
Non-Union Man Kidnapped in Hazietou Pa Incident
A Hazietou Pennsylvania report details an attack at Upper Lehigh and attempts to abduct William Hussman and his wife. The home was set ablaze during the raid. neighbors put out the fire and Hussman was carried away by the intruders. A separate incident involves Mina Lena Rohwer, 24, who leapt before a Union Pacific train after disembarking a Burlington train, losing both legs and likely dying, while en route from Gretta Nebraska to Glenwood Springs Colorado. Chicago merchants face massive daily losses as freight handlers strike, threatening 1.5 million weekly in wages. public strife over pay. Theodore McGrane, a Wheeling boy, leaped from the suspension bridge over the Ohio River, seeking one penny per hour for workers, plunging 160 feet to the river. A professional diver failed to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazietou
Elodie
William Hussman
Upper Lehigh
Hussman
Hussiman
Mina Lena Rohwer
Sears
Ape
Burlington
Union Depot
Denver
Union Pacific
Gretea
Neb
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Theodore McGrane
Ohio River
Wheeling
W.va
Young McGrane
Stroud
New York Coffee Exchange
Russia
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Kharkin
Mont Pelee
I’ Huerta
Martinique
St. Pierre
EK. Wood Lumber Company
Simpson Lumber Company
San Francisco
Fort Baker
Cal
William Ward
Rio de Janeiro
Nicholas Nathan
Hoboken
N. 4
Aurora
N. Y
Geenblum
Mary
Arma
Serres
Tulgaris
David Kronecher
Tuunter
United States Navy
Ocean View
Norfolk
Carawas
Madgern & Small
Louisiaas Purchase Exposition Company
Sion
Treasury Department
Afiy
Salisbury resigns as premier amid cabinet reshuffle
Lord Salisbury resigns after meeting King Edward with William Harcourt and Arthur Balfour appointed to succeed him as First Lord of the Treasury. The move comes as Britain nears coronation time, sparking speculation on Cabinet changes and Chamberlain’s future role. The event marks a transition from the Victorian era with Salisbury's retirement noted for its broader national significance.
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Salinbury
Reat
Balfour
Treasury
House of Command
Bin
Marquis of Salisbury
Edward
Walfour
Sallie Dufy
Pring
Lori Saliehiey
Withedrawal
Thin Emvpusser
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Sallebury
Tim
Lord Salisbury
Jealous husband shoots family at McCroskey home
Henry Belding, driven by jealousy over a suspected affair, fatally wounds Mrs McCroskey and Mrs Woodward, then shoots Mr McCroskey and his own wife Mrs Welding at the Fifth and Plinders street residence. The couple’s young son survived. Police investigate motive and he is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nielaw
Heldting
Vletink
Telding
L. McCronkey
Inclew
Frente Woodward
McCroskey
L. McCroskey
Welling
Link
Woodward
McCraskey
Fifth
Helding
Duel In Dark Ends With Death In Wichita
Willis Bartlett, a colored man in Wichita, fought a man under his kitchen table who fired a double barreled shotgun. Bartlett shot the attacker, Luther Crosswaite, dead, after a struggle and call for help from his wife. Crosswaite was Mrs Bartlett’s brother-in-law and had previously killed Mrs Crosswaite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Bartlett
Wichita
Kaus
Luther Crosswaite
Martlett
Mrs. Crosswaite
Serpent Sighted Near Halifax Harbor Entrance
A 200 foot sea monster was sighted by pilots off Cranberry beach near Halifax. The steam yacht Wavouta with J J U0, head of North ero railway, was obliged to haul out as the creature moved toward the harbor entrance and then north.
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Halifax
Nos
Cranberry Beach
J.J. U0
North
Ero Railway
Boy Drowns Bathing In Lake Washington
A six year old boy Wardner drowned while bathing in Lake Washington Saturday afternoon. Several bathers were nearby but he disappeared under the water after a cry for help. Wardner was a city engineer living in Seattle about a year.
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Wardner
Lake Washington
Seattle
Ned
HORROR AT JOHNSTOWN AND OTHER DISTURBANCES
Report of a mine explosion at Cambria Steel in Johnstown leaves 143 dead, with 52 to 60 more feared. Rescue teams say many bodies entombed or buried. some survivors are mentally affected. Also notes a fatal duel in Mexico Missouri and other varied incidents, including royal coronation postponement rumors and a Montana accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria Steel Company
Stackhouse
Deadly explosion buries miners in Cambria coal mine
About 125 workers, mostly foreigners, are feared dead after a fire damp explosion at the Cambria Coal Company mine near Johnstown. Rescue efforts were hampered by gas as engineers and workers tried to reach the trapped men three to four miles inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria Con! Company
Johnstown
Conemagh
Moore
A. G. Prosser
Richard Bennett
Johar Meyers
Mil Creek
Jamestown
Cambria Company
Snot
Power Stockhouse
Movements near White River trail traced by sheriffs
A dispatch from Auburn Washington reports Teney's movements near the railroad trestle by White River at Soulsm Creek mouth. Rancher Dooly guards a vantage point as Sheriff Almmermian coordinates a Gaul movement with other officials. Separate notes say Tracy heads east from Aulture toward Buckley farm as Sheriff Cuditee and Sheriff Zimmerman move from Simmer to Auburn and to Tenoys trail.
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Auburn
Wash
Tracy
White River
Dooly
Sherif Almmermian
Tracy Ia
Aulture
Buckley Farm
Cuditee
Zimmerman
Soohomish
Weeds Endangerment Incident Leads to Fatality
A chaotic scene follows a strike after a freight handler named James Lanilern declared extended efforts to weed, causing a work stoppage. Landers said workers would return next morning, but a group confronted the situation, leading to a fatal hospital visit for Helog ut. The incident involves Harvey and his son Harvey, with a subsequent suicide by vanemuiie, Wiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lanilern
Wan Billullo Chiewgo
bin Dewtl
Landers
Pho Polluw Tawe Arent Bingtel
Wother
Hille Himarth
Heat and disasters sweep across nations and ports
Amid frenzied war reports and weather extremes, a pipeline of crises unfolds from cholera in China to heatwave deaths in France Italy and the Caribbean. Fatal freight derailments, political shifts, and labor strikes ripple worldwide as officials address evacuations, canal rights, and maritime losses.
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Wereata Werd Inoue
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