Northwest Notes From Kemmers Press Gleaned Jumble
A jumble of short items: Lander Wyoming railway track complete to the city. Laramie resident Harry Sims lost a leg in a railway accident but expected to recover. A water project near Greenwater Nevada eyed by big firms. Hydy Henson land fraud cases postponed to December in DC. Mrs M J Cone of Tillamook Oregon kills a 400 pound bear with nine shots. Laramie native H G Welch declines county coroner nomination. Copper mine consolidation eyed at Greenwater Nevada. Vancouver Washington fatal shooting at a saloon. Civil service exam soon for railway mail clerks with Intermountain vacancies listed. Goldfield Nevada building boom struggles for workers. Wyoming State Federation of Women’s Clubs meets in Laramie with multiple city representation. Missing Ramery Nevada prospector OC Runner not heard from. Brigham Willard Young sentenced in Seattle for fraud. Mrs Edward Stelgman near Lander commits suicide after asylum stay. Steamship gold shipments and Seattle routes noted. Rail incident details and local court actions appear amid scattered items.
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Harry Sims
Laramie
Wyo
Tully Fred
Greenwater
Nevada
Hydy-Henson
Western
District of Columbia
M. J. Cone
Tillamook
Oregon
H. G. Welch
Wohan
Thomas Anderson
Company M
Fourteenth Infantry
Anthony Bridger
Wicel’s
Vancouver
Bridger
Intermountain
Utah
Idaho
Frater
Seattle
William Constantine
Jenne
Tever
Hankow Fire Kills Hundreds on Hong Kong Wharf Ship Burned
The British steamer Hankow lying at a Hong Kong wharf caught fire Sunday morning. Two thousand Chinese passengers perished as flames and smoke swept the ship while European passengers and crew were saved. The blaze, started by a lantern knocked over by an opium smoker, trapped steerage passengers amid the burning cargo.
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Hong Kong
China
Hankow
Canton Wan
Canton
Branch
Haakow
Brinch
Gang Way
Magoon Succeeds Taft as Cuba Provisional Governor
Havana reports the Cuban government transferred at noon Saturday without ceremony. War Secretary Taft issues an extraordinary Gazette copy, stating he hands over the provisional governorship to Charles W. Magoon by presidential authority, effective immediately.
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Havana
Cuba
Taft
Charles BE. Magoon
United States
Charles —. Magoon
Collision on the Hudson Claims One Dead and Damaged Steamers
A near head on collision on the Hudson between the Adirondack of the Peoples’ Line and the Saratoga of the Citizens’ Line left one man dead aboard the Saratoga and another crewman missing on the Adirondack. About 1,000 passengers endured a terrifying experience as both vessels suffered substantial damage estimated in the thousands of dollars. Gorge L. Horton of Troy served as freight clerk on the Adirondack.
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Albany
Hudson River
Adirondack
Prnples
Saratoga
Citizens’ Line
Adfron
Jack
Ehausande
Standard Oli Company inquiry and San Francisco theft case
Washington authorities pursue a probe into Standard Oli Company for possible violations of Shermin onthtrunt law while Moody's office indicts investigators. A San Francisco patrolman is detained on robbery charges after a disturbance and a firearm related incident at Park Emergency.
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Washington
AtGeney — Ganmral Moody
Meeane Morrisom
Kelloaz
San Franciees
John Law
San Francisco
T Lovedley
Sheremiento
Loveny
Rio Grande Train Held Up by Two Bold Bandits
Two armed men boarded Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No 1 at Malta and forced crew to uncouple express and baggage cars. They attempted to blow open the safe but secured only about 60 dollars in loose packages. A posse led by Sheriff O Mahoney pursued the bandits, described the same as those who earlier robbed a safe at White Sulphur Springs Summit county.
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Lendvill. Colo
Denver
Rio Grande
Malta
Expres
Kildare Siding
O'Mahoney
White Sulphur Springs
Summit County
Thanked for murder in St Petersburg detention scene
In St Petersburg a medical student killed by a sentry was shot when she appeared at her cell window. An order of the day commends the soldier and rewards him, citing a failure of duty by others and holding him as an example to Seminovsky regiment comrades.
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St. Petersburg
Miles Semova
Ovr
Hej
Seminovsky
Ik Uy
Native Rising Imminent in Morocco and Algeria
Paris reports rising native tensions in Morocco and Algeria as French military authorities grow apprehensive. A Moorish leader travels among tribes, urging unity and a holy war. a cousin of the Moroccan nation has visited tribes to halt feuds and advocate action in mid November.
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Paris
Morocco
Algeria
Supreme Court Denies Burton Rehearing in Grain Case
Washington The Supreme Court denied the petition for rehearing of former Senator Burton of Kansas in a case over accepting an attorney fee while in office. Burton, sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine, faces immediate imprisonment unless delay is found. The long appeal history began in 1903 with Rialto Grain Company charges in St Louis.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Burton
Kansas
St. Louis
Rialto Grain Company
Tie
Supreme Court
Itan
Castro Said to Be Dying In Venezuela Crisis
Port of Spain reports from Caracas indicate President Castro’s condition has worsened. He allegedly cannot speak or move, with death likely in a few days. Caracas papers may mislead with feigned health news and congratulatory telegrams amid potential Venezuelan uprising.
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Port of
Spain
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Caracay
Wife of President Jefferson Davis Dies at Home
The widow of Jefferson Davis passed away at her home after a long illness. Family and mourners gathered by her bedside as the end came after a period of decline. Funeral arrangements were expected to be announced by the Davis family.
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Mee
JeMorsn
Montewreg
Adi Darks
Momiere
Tor Onmne
Noted Evangelist Succumbs on Train in Arkansas and California
Rev Sam B. Jones, famed evangelist of Cartersville Georgia, died of heart failure aboard Central No. 1 near Perry Arkansas while en route home for a family reunion. His wife Mrs Jones and daughters Annie Pyron Julia Jones were with him. Attack details and subsequent robberies were reported along the Oakland route and in Blair Park.
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Succumba
Little Rock
Ark
Sam B. Jones
Cartersyle
The
Rock
Annie Pyron
Mise
Julia Jones
Oakland
Cal
Bo Marre
Blair
U Ulow Alves
Mra
Mayro
Train crash on Brooklyn Avenue injures four in plain sight
A chaotic scene on Brooklyn Avenue left four injured after a collision near a platform. Wreckage and gasps crowded the area as bystanders watched responders rush to assist. Reports indicate one person died at the scene and several others were carried away for urgent care.
Tammany Opens its Campaign in New York
Disjointed OCR fragment references a campaign opening by Tammany in New York City with mentions of meetings, officials, and touring events. The text is garbled and names are unclear, but signals a party political activity and a rally or notification of a campaign start.
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Tammany
New York
New York County
Wellton
Laureetayensaut
Estenant Muvernir
Alten
Fragmented OCR note on trolley collision at Kenilworth Avenue
Readable details describe a collision near Kenilworth Avenue in Bars Wood with references to owners Mandiehianin and Eile WU and multiple garbled terms. The exact date, location specifics, and involved parties remain unclear due to the damaged text.
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Hlevelana
Aed Mandiehianin & Baker
Eile WU
Kenilwirth Avenue
Bars Wood
Euuarh
Waplahid Pioe
Anne
Slavery Allegations Emerge in Sunny South Florida
Washington reports fresh allegations that hundreds of men and women in southern Florida near Tampa are kept in virtual slavery. The claim pins responsibility on northern companies in turpentine lumber and phosphate mining, with sheriffs in southern counties alleged to be complicit. An informant woman will meet Attorney General Moody before the department decides its course.
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Washington
Florida
Tampa
Department of Justice
Moody
Demand Fair Elections Taft Addresses Cuban Insurgents
Governor Taft declares the United States peace commission will not set a withdrawal date from Cuba until fall elections are assured. He speaks to the rebels’ committee after a one hour conference with Assistant Secretary Bacon and Charles B. Morgan, who will succeed Taft as provisional governor.
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Taft
Havana
United States
Cuba
Bacon
Charles B. Mogeon
Mr. Taft
Death in Strange Manner at Wankomiss Oklahoma
Philip Bprove Ix dies from a broken neck and his wife dies instantly after stumbling over him while kneeling in prayer at their home. Their infant daughter is severely injured when the mother trips and drops the child as she falls. Police and local officials investigate the tragic accident on Friday night.
Viscount Almeida Lured Guests to Lions Cage Suicide
Rio Janeiro society figure Viscount Almeida killed himself by inviting friends to dinner then feeding them to a hired lions cage. As guests watched, he opened the cage and entered, fatally mutilating himself before guards could intervene. He reportedly died amid gambling debts.
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Rio Janeiro
Almeida
Ti In
Oil Trust Expanding Through Texas and Gulf Lines
Report from Tulea and New York offices indicates Texas Oil Company and Standard Oil plan a southward pipeline from Tulom to Port Arthur, linking with Gulf Point South McAlester line. Inmate escape from Arkantie penitentiary trip sent convicts toward the southwest with armed groups roaming the mountains, as guards vie to regain control.
Tome River murder charge against Dr Frank Krouwer
Franks Krouwer of Tome River New Mexico faces murder charges in a case tied to a fatal assault Monday. Police report details are unclear but indicate a serious crime unfolding near the town, with testimony and a filing referenced in local coverage.
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Tome River
Dee
Frank Krouwer
Vrerealinn
Grand Jury Indicts Twenty Whites in Atlanta Riot Case
The Pull county grand jury returns indictments against twenty white men charging rioting in Atlanta on September 82. Names of the indicted are not yet public. Previously two whites were indicted on the same charge and multiple Black residents faced similar accusations.
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Atlanta
Gao
Pull County
Grand Sky
Mormeute
Mlaty Pegrots
Lone Bandit Robs Stage Near Round Mountain Nevada
A lone bandit held up a stage two miles from Round Mountain at 10 o'clock Thursday morning in broad daylight. He seized the express box feared to contain payroll funds for Wilson placer and other Round Mountain mines, about 5000 dollars total, though only 700 in the box and 50 on the men were reported. The driver and passenger were unarmed. ponies were searched from Round Mountain to Manhattan.
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Manhattan
Round Mountain
Nevada
Tonopah
Nev
Broad Fareight
Stan Bation
Wilson Placer
Baniit
Cuba asserts Isle of Pines sovereignty remains with Cuba
Havana reports the provisional Cuban government rejects involvement in Isle of Pines sovereignty. The U S has declared the island belongs to Cuba and a treaty is pending Senate ratification. The provisional government under the War Department will not engage in the issue or concede territorial status to the United States.
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Havana
War Department
Isle of Pines
Immune From Prosecution in Oil Conspiracy Trial
Evidence disclosed in Findlay Ohio in the Standard Oil case shows Manhattan Oil Company of Ohio is controlled by the General Industrial Development Company of London, England. Manhattan imports oil while competing with independents. T Cuthbert testified, and was granted immunity from future prosecution under court protection following prosecution's appeal.
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Cuthbert
Court
Salt Lake City Judge Bennett Killed By Streetcar
Salt Lake City judge Charles Washington Bennett, renowned lawyer and jurist, was killed instantly in a streetcar crash at Sixth South and State Street. Initial reports show no clear blame on the streetcar crew. Deshler Ohio farmer Orson Broka is arrested on a murder in the first degree warrant. Jennie Dicker, Broka's presumed sweetheart, died five days after an earlier stabbing related to the case. The warrant accuses Broka of procuring poison for the girl with intent for self harm.
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Salt Lake City
Charles Washington Bennett
Ohla
Deshler
Orson Broka
Jennie Dicker
Tiroka
Polann
John Miller
Jan
Broka
Fairbanks Elopement Report Reaches Atonville
Announcements say Frederick Cole Fairbanks son of the vice president eloped from Pittsburg with Nellie Hoott and married in Atonville. It notes Mr Fairbanks opposed the union and mentions the bride being daughter of a notable East Side resident.
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Atonbenville, O
Frederick Cole Fairbanks
United States
Pittsburg
Nellie Hoott
Fairbanks
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