Northwest Notes Chronicle Labor Strikes and Local Incidents
Reports from Pine Ridge Wyoming note Bell system wage strikes in Billings Montana and docked building operations due to sawmill worker walkouts. A frozen body found in Mina New and a runaway train fatality at a bracken site are reported alongside port and railway labor tensions in Goldfield and Meadow Valley.
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Bell Telephone
Billings
Mont
Pine Ridge
Weoming
Joseph Smith
Southern Pacttic Company
Mina
New
Portland
War Department
Port Washakie
Wyoming
Interior Department
Victoria
B.C
Athenia
Yacyma
Luehu Islands
Tokio
Yeno Park
Goldfield
Tonopah & Goldfield
Edward T. ‘Tilton
Salt Lake
Nime
Thaw assault claims marked by brutal proofs in trial
The Thaw case centers on Evelyn Nesbit alleging brutal attacks by Harry K Thaw during their European years, including whipping and repeated beatings at a castle in Austria and in Porta. The affidavit paints a pattern of fear for her life and describes Thaw as acting homicidally dangerous.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
New York
Wutta
Cle
Mins Nesbit
Huttiel
Miss Nesbit
Porta
President Ripley criticizes Roosevelt and rail policy
In an afternoon interview Santa Fe President EL P Ripley now in Santa Barbara blames President Roosevelt for current instability and a recent disaster deemed a brush fire. He cites public sentiment delaying expenditures and pending improvements awaiting better conditions. He predicts Union Pacific chief Harrison may retire within a year.
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Los Angeles
Calin
EL P. Ripley
The
Santa Fe
Santa Barbara
Roosevelt
Ripley
Risley
Hirrbsat
Union Pacific
Port of Trujillo Captured by Nicaraguan Forces
A chaotic dispatch claims the port of Trujillo in Honduras has fallen to Nicaraguan naval forces. The report notes Honduran troops abandoned artillery and rifles, with further claims of regional alliance shifts and ongoing military movements across Central American fronts.
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Trujillo
Zelaya
Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
San Miguel
Honduran
Jone Delores Presa
Mule Sparked War Between Nicaragua and Honduras
Nicaraguan cavalrymen allegedly seized a mule from Irene Salgado inside Honduran territory triggering a dispute that escalated into war. Officials in Washington quoted claims that Salgado was not Honduran, while Honduras argued the theft and border move violated territorial rights. The conflict worsened as arbitration talks failed and Nicaragua’s president withdrew from the arbitration board, signaling full-scale war.
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Honduras
Washington
Senor Treno Salgado
Nicaragua
Central America
Auguso Coello
Jose D. Gomez
Irene Salgado
Senor Gomez
Los Manos
Telic
Salgado
Nitarious
Balgade
Trene Sabgado
Sime
Mile Niewragon
Teo
Ivan J. Roeha
Lok Manos
Matheania
Warnes
Jays
Board of Arbitration
Honderas
Niequa
Dueling in Russia at Grand Hotel de Europe
In St. Petersburg a dining hall duel erupted between Prince Nokaridze a Kutale marshal and Captain Ki loft of the Siberia sharpshooters after a dispute over Che easie autonomy. Nokaridze fired twice wounding Ki loft who was fatally struck in the hip leg neck and chest.
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St. Petersburg
Grand Hotel de Europe
Prince Nokaridze
Kutale
Ki Loft
Siberia
Nokaridze
Koslof
Prines
le Priore
Koelut
Explosion Kills Seventy Five Miners in German Mine
In Kleinwosseln near Forbach Germany an underground fire damp explosion in a Kleinwosseln coal mine killed seventy five miners and wounded twelve. Distorted bodies were hard to identify and rescue work was slowed by wreckage. The Deven dels brothers wealthy Alsace Lorraine mine owners provided 25000 dollars for immediate relief.
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Forbach
Germany
Kleinwosseln
Ore
Devendels
Alsace-Lorraine
Dewendels
Mystery clears up on Brownsville raid by Twenty-fifth Infantry
Federal seven month investigation yields D Gray, a discharged soldier, as the key witness. He admits partial participation. The attack arose from an injured white man in Brownsville, not premeditated. Soldiers allegedly planned reprisals then returned to the barracks and aided weapon cleaning.
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Galveston
Tex
Brownsville
Ten Million Flood Losses Hit Pittsburgh Industry
Floods swept ten square miles of Pittsburgh area. Estimates place steel output loss at 3 million, other industries 2.01 million, wages 1.83 million, plant damage 2.5 million, totalling about 9.46 million with broader bids up to twenty million. Thirty blast furnaces out of commission, iron supply anticipated to tighten.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Antitrust Probe Ties Coal Groups to Indiana Rail Officials
A late Saturday conference in Washington between the Interstate Commerce Commission and coal operators and miners in southern Indiana and southern Illinois may prompt action. The meeting could lead to prosecutions against railroad officials in Indiana and Illinois for Sherman Antitrust Act violations.
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Washington
Intersite Commerce Commission
Indiana
Southern Titnel
To B
Iniana
Allenois
Dynamite Explosion Damages City Hospital Site
A 250 pound dynamite blast in a shack on the new City hospital site Sunday caused extensive damage to nearby residences and buildings. An incendiary suspect is named as the cause, with several recently discharged hospital workers thought to have issued threats.
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Cincinnati
New City Hospital
Tribute to Admiral Davis in House of Commons discussion
London reports a Commons debate over an incident involving Governor Swettenham of Jamaica and Rear Admiral Davis. A Liberal inquiry questioned international law and British permission for foreign armed forces in colonies. Foreign Secretary Gray rejected such rights, while observers suggested motives behind the actions amid disaster.
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London
Swettenham
Jamaica
Davis
U. S
House of Commons
Jesse Colling
Kingaton
Colling
Gray
Ding
Miners Affected By Cable Break In German Coal Mine
The incident halted operations after a cable broke at a German hard coal mine. Workers were trapped for several hundred feet but were rescued as night approached. Authorities consider potential safety improvements and scrutinize the mine's equipment.
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Bunrlondy
Riot injures multiple men near East Chicagos dispute
Unclear OCR text reports a riot incident near East Chicagos with several men shot and details garbled. Names and places are unreadable, hindering precise identification of individuals or organizations involved.
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Chicags
Brother of Martyred Steunenberg Called by Grim Reaper
A garbled obituary style notice references the martyred Steunenberg family and a brother named in a long, unreadable OCR passage. It mentions a festooned funeral and a public scene with rituals at Haworth Street and surrounding locales, but many names and details are illegible.
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Steunenberg
Grim Reaper
Influx of Japanese Labor and Mexican Aid Spark Policy Debate
A flood of Japanese immigrants arriving via El Paso prompts scrutiny by Mexican authorities and calls for new U S immigration amendments to curb mass movement. Local legal actions touch on extortion arrests and disputes over jury procedures.
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el Paso
Silvania
United States
Roosevelt aims to calm railroading dispute with moderate stance
The White House and Treasury press for action to avert a looming crisis in railroads and markets. President Roosevelt resists radical attacks on corporations while preparing a statement after talks with McCrea Newman Mellen and Hog Hitt. Morgan’s White House visit influenced Wall Street as railroad leaders push for measures to ease public anger and protect investment.
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White House
Treasury Department
Roomvelt
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Whits House
Wall Street
McCrea
Newman
Mellen
Hog Hitt
Morgan
T Hose
Wall Street Demoralized as Prices Plunge Amid Panic
New York traders faced heavy declines driven by 25 percent money and pessimism. The stock exchange saw violent price drops between midday and close, with New York stocks breaking yearly records for losses. Despite frantic buying to cover shorts, the day ended with no major bank or brokerage failures reported.
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New York
Thoreday
Stock Exchange
Newlow
Banking
Brukerse House
Bloody World War II era Russian Attacks Report
Fragmented OCR passage details violent events in Yolinavetgrad and surrounding areas with mentions of killings, wounded soldiers, and destruction. It references antisemitic tensions and riots, a hospital, and various unrelated wartime notes, though the text is garbled and hard to parse for precise facts.
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Palinse
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National Civic Federation
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Lbde
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Etreet
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Frank Stennenbirg
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Hawerth
Mutara Suelela
Devin Ivenente Preathy
Seine
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Mexico
Little Brown
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Peonoh
Jide Dunnets
Montay
Counael
Tuet
Raer
Duryman
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Arai
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Ino
Yolinavetgrad
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Hament
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