Sheriff and Deputy Die in Weston County War
A Weston county battle on the Cheyenne river left the county sheriff and his deputy dead, several posse members wounded, and three Cheyenne Indians killed. Sheriff McDermott reported the roving band hunted northern Weston county, prompting a posse to pursue them by Lusk. Additional cowboys and deputies joined the pursuit Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Wyo
Cheyenne
Weston County
McDermot
Con- Yerse County
McDermott
Lusk
Sherif Cook
DANGER FROM COWS INFECTION WORKS AT WASHINGTON
The American Public Health Association in Washington discussed infection of humans by animal tuberculosis and the collection and disposal of garbage. Dr Ravenel of Philadelphia argued against decontaminating dry sputum as a cause, noted bovine tuberculosis in humans is more virulent, and urged strict sanitation to protect the food supply from cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MP. Ravenel
Philadelphia
Mrs Booth-Tucker Killed In Santa Fe Wreck Near Dean Lake
Train No. left Kansas City at 6 PM Wednesday and wrecked at Dean Lake between Bosworth and Marieline Missouri. Reports list Mrs Booth-Tucker killed half an hour after the crash and several others injured including Mrs Baden Winfield Kansas John R. Schermerhorn Denver Elmer Harris Chicago Col Hollard Salvation Army Max Goldsmith. Other items note a Canadian separatist editorial and labor strike talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Dean Lake
Bosworth
Marieline
Jared
Mra. Baden
Winfield
Kan
John R. Schermerhorn
Denver
Elmer Harris
Chicago
Col. Hollard
Salvation Army
Max Goldsmith
Mra Booth-Tucker
Denm Lake
Booth-Tucker
Purdue Football Players Killed in Indiana Collision
A Big Four passenger train carrying 954 persons including the Purdue football team and attendees collided with a coal train near Indianapolis. Fifteen people were killed and over fifty injured, many fatally, as the Purdue squad traveled to a game against Indiana University for the state championship. The wreck occurred in the suburbs of Indianapolis. among the dead were three players, the assistant coach, and the trainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Big Four Railroad
Gona
Purdue University
Lafayette
Purdue
Indiana University
Versity
Mediation committee fails to resolve Butte shutdown
After a two day session in Great Falls with the chamber of commerce and consent of United Copper and Amalgamated Copper, the mediation committee adjourned without a solution to the Butte shutdown. Disappointment grips the area as men leave Butte and Anaconda and trains are crowded amid expected exodus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
G Reat Fall
United Copper Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Butte
Anacon
Presidents appoints Dole to Hawaii judgeship
The president announced Ranfnrd B. Dole will become U S district judge for Hawaii to replace the late Morris M. Este, with George J. Carter and the Hawaii governor to assist. The appointments will be forwarded to the Senate after Congress convenes. Powell reports continued instability in San Domingo and plans to send a U S warship to the region. A fire in New York City killed 21 men and women and 8 children, with official inquiries pointing to arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranfnrd B. Dole
United States
Hawaii
Morris M. Este
George J. Carter
Dole
Senate
Congress
Arizona Miner Drives Guesty From Hie Motel Wisha
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local motel incident involving a miner and a guesty term, with garbled place names and dates. The readable bits hint at a dispute or removal action at a motel in Arizona and a related regional reference, but details are severely distorted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Hie
Wisha
Brother kills sister over men then dies by own hand
Thomas Bechtel, held on murder charges after his sister Mabel Hi Bechtel was beaten to death at her Allertown Pennsylvania home. Bechtel, a former laborer and policeman, hanged himself in his Central Station cell with a knife found nearby. The murdered woman’s bruised face and concealment of her body were noted as the case unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Meyers
North Yakima
Wash
William H. Minmer
F. P. Ryland
Lincoln
Helena
Mont
Ryland
German
Walters
George Saben
Bartlett
Hoas
E Curry
Baker City
Mount ‘Rastus
John B. Brondel
Narthwest
Helens
Hawkins
Fort Missoula
Sea Girl
N. J
Humberto Cattelina
Martin J. Pishiur
Minnie Healy
Butte
Catteling
Tacoma-Beattie
Thomas Bechtel
Mabel Hi ‘Bechtel
Allertown
Central
Bechtel
Miss Bechtel
DARMY LOSES GREAT WORKER IN TRAIN WRECK
Mrs Emma Booth-Tucker, consu l in America of the Salvation Army and wife of Commander Booth-Tucker, was killed in the wreck of eastbound California train No 2 near Dean Lake Missouri eighty five miles east of Kansas City. Colonel Thomas C Holland in charge of Salvation Army at Amity Colorado was fatally met. Twenty others were injured. He Booth-Tucker leaves seven child
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Booth-Tucker
America
Salvation Army
Booth-Tucker
William Booth
Army
California
Dean Lake
Kansas City
Thomas C. Holland
Amity
Colo
Chinese Famine Fears Prompt Buffalo Import Plan
Reports from Pekin say Bersier district seeks 20,000 water buffaloes for South China to avert famine after pest deaths. US Minister Conger asks for export duty relief, but Ling Fang questions China may have 30,000 buffaloes and fears farmers may sell all, worsening famine risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Bersier
Lsat
Bers, Mont
South China
United States
Conger
Ling Fang
Foreign Office
China
Passenger Train Plunges Into Creek After Wreck
A Santa Fe passenger train No 6 the Colorado Chicago "Piyer" derailed at Apishapa Creek thirty five miles east of Pueblo Colorado in the early morning. The engine and four cars plunged into the creek bed and wreckage piled high. Thirty or more trainmen and passengers were injured and no one killed in the incident regarded as miraculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Colorado
Chicago
California
Apshapa Creek
Pueblo
Colo
Cnre
Ex Trooper Fatally Dragged by Untamed Broncho
Fred Schuck of Helena Montana a member of the Sixth Cavalry was dragged to death Friday when a broncho caught his gauntlet halter and bolted thrice around the corral before troopers subdued the animal. His arms were broken and mangled his face covered with brain matter in a grisly scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Enya
Fred Schuck
I Troop
Sixth Cavalry
Schuck
Massacre at Bodone by Chunchu tribesmen
Reports say Chunchua tribesmen who seized Bo done on the Sungacha River Manchuria killed forty five Russian railroad guards after massacring the crew of a Russian cargo steamer near Bodone. Reinforcements were ordered from Harbin to drive them out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodone
Sungacha River
Manchuria
Harbin
Farmers in a Trust Call December Meeting in Chicago
An advisory board formed by midwestern farmers at the 1903 Chicago convention issues a call for a December 1 gathering in Chicago to press for coordinated action among farmers societies and groups. They seek equitable farm product prices and relief from high trust profits, urging unity across organizations. Dividend totals for November show 16,977,800, the lowest in years, amid declines from October and September and tied to US Steel’s stock retirement under a conversion scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention of Farmers’ Societies
Chicago
Atvidendin
United States Steel Corporation
Incoherent report on a past meeting and obstruction
A garbled narrative describes a Watchman ejecting a man from a gathering near a balling area while others assemble nearby. A figure named Mey dryan, returning from cash, disappears and a person named Siternoon A Mifetlig is noted as involved. About two thousand people reportedly gathered as the scene devolved into disarray with objections and an unfinished plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J Bryan
Mey Dryan
Tragic Football Injury Claims Teen’s Life
A 16 year old youth, Thankh McCauley, died after a football injury in a hospital. The report notes the accident occurred during play and the youth was known as a sergeant’s son. details on the exact location and sequence of events are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmented 19th century news mix shows varied events
Disjointed reports describe deaths from burglars and accidents, fires in Cushing O T, a wind disaster in Oklahoma, a murder in Rizal P I, and political shifts with Democratic nominations and international tension. Violent incidents, weather damage, and labor or railway topics appear alongside distant global conflicts. News items are loosely connected and heavily garbled.
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Kemmerer
Northwest Notes
D. R. Cassidy
Laramie
City of
Mexico
Coram Lumber Company
Kallspell
Anaconds
Anna May Stanley
Montana
Sall#ia
Nevada
Elia Davis
Trinidad, Colo
Alexander Morrison
Berlin
Gane Mawmas
Favar Berthe, Ore
Adolph Burnhardt
Burkhardt
Wyoming
Sheriff
Indiana
Othera
Great Britain
Isufax Chronicle
Maritime Provinces
Liberal Party
Alaskas
Trinidad
Coo, Cay
John Mitchell
United Mice Workers
Uue
Jones
Eei
Thia Wull
William Howells
Gee
Gentral
Douns
Bay
Liniglas
Gino Joe BP
Mich
Oribih Wate
Bouman
Tod
Andy Ter A
Wigar
Bole
Powell
Uncle Sam
San Domingo
Puerto Plats
Cruixer
Mare
Plata
Navy Departmente
Dixie
Actos Te
New
Alawander Conwy
Homaar
Turquibee
Aria
Uuewn
Casey
Pennsylvania
Darmy
Farmers
Japan
Alvesis
Minneapolis Journal
Bryan
Thankh McCauley
Dnjurtin
Dollee Serjeant
Mommnen
Ton Daya
Diplomata Ey
Somalia
William J. Engle
Hile Pin
Gorman
Hilbos
Boaln
al Arequipa
Peru
Mana
Pitteburg
Albert Olson
Ore
Cushing
O. T
Faustino Millermo
Ladrones
Rizal
Lotte
N. C
Francisco
M. Welf
Ville
Mars
Cotapaxi
Robert L
Howse
London Post
Boquirer
Volga
Harwig
Thaes
Mra
J. W. Rathor Mtlow
Nubile
Polion
Wader
M. M
Honatuld
Spas
Willian
Howe
Peter Grngan
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