Cripple Creek and Western News Roundup
Washington British and American reports on war talk with Russia and Japan. a freight derailment near Huron Oregon injuring a brake man. Tanac Gravelle captured after attempting to dynamite a Northern Pacific train near Helena Montana. Water analysis at Cripple Creek labels poison. Cheyenne check-fraud case yields one-year penitentiary terms for F. J. Nash and wife. Governor Peabody orders Cripple Creek force down. Rawlins Wyoming telephone lines restored after winds. Tragic death of Mrs Kate Lonegan and her son in a Denver prairie snowstorm. Governor Roosevelt dispute over Cripple Creek military levels denied. Portland couple burned in hotel fire. Havre Montana resident accidentally shoots herself. teen gang member implicated in train robbery. Markel hotel transfer to Union Pacific Hotel Co. dining hall to be rebuilt as clubhouse. Butte celebrates 6500 Beheld workers’ holiday. Hamilton reports vast gold discovery near Owl Creek. projections of long mining era. Convicts from Sacramento penitentiary case moved to court. two men linked to prison break face murder charges. White House arrest of Porter Bind. Glendive inmate sent to prison. train accident at Widows Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina
Washington
Russia
Japan
Huron
Tanac Gravelle
Northern Pacific
Helena
Mont
Jait
Cripple Creek
Peabody
Colorado
Edward Verdeckberger
Fhe
Rawlins
Wyo
Kate Lonegan
Francis
Denver
Colo
Alaskan Boundary Line Settle Outcome in Map Decision
The Alaskan boundary commission sustains most American claims but grants Canada the Portland canal. Commissioners will sign the decision and complete the map showing the boundary, preserving land for Americans while yielding waterways including the canal to Canada. Canadians express great disappointment and await the full ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Portland Canal
Canada
United States
Lord Alverstone
Thomas Hodgins
K. C
International Bank and Trust of Ambrien Closes Doors
The International Bank and Trust company of Ambrien, led by president W. H. Hunt, has closed its doors in voluntary liquidation. With branches in New York and San Francisco and a wide reach into Mexico, the bank carried gold capital of 1,850,009 and deposits around 1,500,000 silver. The failure, attributed to overloading, leaves many depositors distressed, including railway contractors and the English-speaking community in Mexico City, though management hopes the closure is temporary and promises depositors will not lose funds. Hunt arrived from New York but did not speak. a later statement claimed it was best to close doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Bank & Trust Company
Ambrien
W. H. Hunt
New York
San Francisco
Mexico
Mexico City
Denos
Hunt
Forests in Flames Near Nordhoff Cal Fire Spreads
The Topatopa ridge mountain fire northwest of Nordhoff is burning rapidly along ridges and may threaten Sespe canyon with heavy damage. Pine mountain blaze prompts government rangers to backfire. Nordhoff reports Rettison packing house destroyed and many olive trees burned. Heat in Ojala valley intense. vast smoke columns visible countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fie
Topatopa Ridge
Nordhoff
Cal
Sespe Canyon
Pine Mountain
Nordhoff Ny
Retiison
Ojal Valley
Rifled the Mail and Aerial Oddities Reported
Chicago letter carrier Albert Joerndt awaits arraignment on charges of stealing letters and money with losses running into thousands. He admitted gambling on races to cover debts. Also described are Dr August Greths balloon craft asserting airship feasibility and a Dayton man choking to death after a quarrel before another unrelated theft confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Joerndt
Chicago
Uis
Joerndt
National Association of Letter Carrers
Monterey Yellow Scourge and Gallow Fever Report
An official bulletin describes yellow scourge and gallow fever affecting Monterey and nearby areas. It notes Marine hospital activity and public health concerns, citing deaths among residents and possible weather-related factors impacting Mexican populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lareda
Marine Hospital
Merviow
Whale Health Department
Renee
Triwl
Destructive Aberdeen Fire Claims Four Lives
A blaze in Aberdeen Washington caused the deaths of four men and destroyed ten blocks of business and homes. Insurance coverage is limited due to flammable building materials. The Mack building on Hume Street, owned by Oscar Crain, served as the origin, a three story firetrap housing many single men cooking on old stoves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Wash
Charles Ralfo
Daniel Webster
Calvin McKensie
Jot Steen
J. D. Hanson
A. Hrothberg
H. W. Lacey
John Mills
Hoquiam
William Oglesby
Mack
Hume Street
Oscar L. Crain
Town Nearly Abandoned by Yellow Fever in Linares Strike
A two month yellow fever siege in Linares Mexico slashed the population from 15 000 to 4 000 as immunized survivors lingered amid fear and death. The outbreak overwhelmed authorities with hundreds stricken and funerals rushed to the graveyard, turning once busy streets into deserted lanes under moonlit nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linares
Mexico
Should Have Taken a Vacation
Alleged discrepancies totaling 44000 dollars were found in the accounts of Joseph Shahr longtime secretary and treasurer of P. P Mast & Co. a Springfield C manufacturers of grain drills. Shahr died after typhoid fever and had recently hinted at misstatements in his ledgers. He had never taken a vacation in seventeen years and earned 2400 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shahr
P. P Mast & Co
Springfield
Missouri Tragedy In Sedalia Aged Wife Shot Dead
The case involves Ella Broden of Sedalia Missouri aged 24 the recently divorced wife of John Broce who is jailed for murder. John B Mayer a farmer aged about 30 was arrested for the fatal shooting Mayer denied the murder but neighbors say he objected to Miss Broden returning to Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Broden
Seitalin Mo
John Broceway
Thy
John B. Mayer
Graviamilla
Mayer
Arresi
Miss Brodem
Sedalia
Wall Street Figures Guilty in Malpractice Trial
Jury convicts David Lamar Mock Eastman Bernard Smith and Joseph Brows of larceny by aemauit with intent to ki Justice McMahon. Lamar and Smith allegedly hired Eastman and Brow to aid McMahon. Tragedy ends over mining dispute near Ban Bernardino California as William Miller shoots George Hamilton, killing him after a boundary dispute compels him to fire. Simmons and Emil challenged Miller on the claim, leading to a deadly exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lamar
Mock” Eastman
Bernard Smith
Joseph Brows
Aemauit
Justiew McMahon
Lamar
Wall Street
Smith
Eastmen
Brown
Asanist McMahin
Thetal
Bio
Titquola
Ban Aarnardino
Cal
William Miller
George Himimony
Ciow
Newark
Simmons
Emil
Miller
Hhem
Fred
Bimmuoe
Tragic Love Triangle Ends in Murder and Suicide
Josephine Meade, a Los Angeles native studying at Berkeley, was shot by Paul Schmidt near 1819 Laguna Street in San Francisco. After killing her, Schmidt fatally shot himself as a fireman nearby heard the fatal outbreak. Meade, once Schmidt’s fiancée, had fled threats from him across cities before the confrontation. She was said to be related to Vicar General Hartnett of the Southern California diocese and held a strong reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Meade
Los Angeles
Berkeley
San Francisco
Paul Schmidt
Laguna Street
Schmidt
Miss Meades
Miss Meade
Boston
Hartnett
Southern California
Powers Readied For War At Port Arthur
Russian squadron has returned to Port Arthur and prepared defenses for a possible assault on 93 warships. Viceroy Alexiaff review shows troops totaled about 45,000 rather than 76,000, with Russians around Port Arthur at 75,000. London and Tokyo correspondents report alarmist lines about Russo Japanese tensions and troop movements in Ping Yan Wei Hai Wei Hakodate and western Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Alexiaff
London
Chefoo
Morning ‘Post
Wei-Hai-Wei
Japan
Ping Yan
Korea Bay
Hakodate
Tendon Daily Mail
Rendurees
Daily Mall
Swien Hospital Eystem
Restien
Ita Land
Murderer Acquitted by Gambling Jury at Tavneheart Court
In Trwrencerille TL the state crew verdict reads acquittal in the George Ryan case after a 36 hour jury deliberation. A dramatic scene had jurors tossing nickels and witnesses describe tables cleared as the trial concluded without a conviction. Aylor mine shooting near Prosperity Mo results in Allen killed by Benjamin Aylor, with revolver found and investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavneheart
Trwrencerille
George Ryan
Agkault
Gonlon
Wellnone
Benjamin Aylor
Webbity
Aylor
Prosperity
J.W. Aylor
Allen
T 9
Orceonian suspects in Portland mud eating incident
In Portland Oregon a county fair event saw Colfer and others among arrested men, accused of forcing a youth to eat mud. The boy’s father Rufustone traveled from Spokane to claim the suspects, who allegedly abducted a wild girl and coerced the mud eating act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfer
Fale
Portland
Ore
Thay Bey
Rufustone
Convict Lynch Captured After Prison Break
James Lynch, the condemned convict who eluded guards during the Utah State Prison breakout last week, was captured at Woods Cross near Salt Lake. He was unarmed, offered no resistance, and said he had gone 110 hours without food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lynch
Tuilety
Atate
Woods Cross
Salt Lake
Salt Lake salt worker killed by trolley car
Atkinson Whitworth a Salt Lake City resident for forty years who refined salt from the lake was killed instantly when his horse spooked and blocked a trolley path. The car, driven by Conductor Merrie and Motorman Bywater, struck the horse and threw Whitworth, whose head struck the asphalt with fatal brain injuries. The incident occurred Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkinson Whitworth
Salt Lake
Merrie
Bywater
Whitworth
Riot in Spain leaves seven dead and dozens wounded
In Boboa Spain a clash between Socialistas and Catholics during a demonstration resulted in seven killed and thirty three wounded including the Pueblo manager. Revolvers fired from the Catholic club and St Nicholas church. The church’s vicar was arrested for shooting Socialists and other priests face rioting charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boboa
Spain
Socialista
The
Pueblo
Louis Dautro
Christian Brothers’ School
Catholic Club
Church of St. Nicholas
FAILED TO TURN GAS OUT IN HOTEL DEATHS
William Dobbin aged 58 of Chicago TL and his wife were found dead and near death from escaping gas in their Quincy hotel room. Authorities suspect incomplete gas shutoff allowed gradual leakage. The couple had registered from St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dobbin
Chicago
Quincy Hotel
St. Louis
Mystery of Low Dress Sparks Public Debate
A cryptic report from Baveris claims a fashion misstep, centering on a low cut attire deemed dangerous to youth. Officials ordered examination of garments and accessories amid accusations of improper influence and moral danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meiden
Waveria
Agaioet
Prinst Ales
Miernr
Vast mixed 1900s unrest and incidents reported in scattered items
A collage of brief notes covers strikes, murders, shipwrecks, legal cases, political moves, and crimes. Items mention a textile strike, a fatal feud, a museum of war monuments, a Boston American decline, ship overhaul in Yokohama, a life sentence in Woodstock, a Paris anarchist crackdown, a Skagway robbery, and various indictments and pay accounts, all with sparse details and dates.
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Kemmerer
Tre Kemmerer Publisning CO
Northwest Notes
F. J. Nash
Cheyenne
Peabdy
Roosevelt
Charles M. Patterson
Portlasdore
Pilate
P. Mejie
Havre
Charles Hinen
Wro
Upion Pacific Hotel Company
Pew
Butte, Mont
William Sealion
Anaronda Copper Company
Minster
Hamilton
Owl Creek
Congleta
J. J. Wood
Joseph Murphy
Tate
Sacco- Penta
Fort Park
Tom Billed
Wetlaws
Porter Bind
Minnesota
White House
Ned
Bown
Inaane
Bilealeth
Widwus
Widbawleek
Corral
Bomach
SIG Bank
August Greth
Greth
Bantos Dumant
Welfembach
Dayton
Trhid
Monterey
Missouri
Giri
Low
Minscurt
Brete
England
Meteorological Office
Yorkshire
John Mullin
Grand Trunk
N. W. Crawford
Charles T. Thumpena
Bouton
Pullman Palace Car Company
Port Vuron
Mich
Abe
New York City
Haid
Tax Office
Manhattan Borough
Baveris
Dolphin Sant June Baw Bey
Desthy
Laredo
Tex
Borange
Pacensry
New Orleans
Yokohama
Midi
Clear
Sowders
Parton
Ten
Earl Hileworth
Mother and & Board
Woodstock
Min
Gower
Pico
Azores
Princetown
Mass
Mary Koskiski
Mington
Del
Jean Bankers
Magni! Pullmans
Marie Job
York City
Playpany
Cincinnati
Losin
Paris
Victor Emmann
Skagwayna
P. B Ke
Nuge Clry
McKinley
Amazonas
Bra
Army
War Department
Kensal
Ba McCullom
Mberidan
Ted
CratchBeld
Biv
Lalande
Lake Superior
Tewe
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