Multiple Disasters Across Nations Reported In Briefs
Fire destroys 177 houses at Potala Russia. firefighters seriously hurt. Train collision near Reading Cal kills Norman Mitchell and injures others. Explosion at Dupont works in Mitnowrs Va kills one clerk and fatally injures four. Two killed and ten injured in Woodland Va train crash. War time drills at Constanza capsize a boat. eleven privates and one officer drown. Rubik cruiser explosion harms crew at Barrow England. Cuban gunboat purchase discussion in New York. San Francisco streetcar strike ends. wage and eight hour day dispute to arbitration. All told, a string of fires, accidents, and political tensions marked a turbulent period.
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Potala
Russia
Hleven
St. Lews
Norman Mitchell
Redding
Cal
Dupont Powder Works
Mitnowrs
Woodland
Yeo Va
Warsaw
Constanza
Rubik
Vickers Maxims
Barrow
England
New York City
Cuba
San Francisco
Carmen
Mountain landslide wipes Kwarell township
A mountain side collapsed near Kwarell in the Telaw district Caucasus creating a sea of mud and sand six feet deep. About 250 people were buried alive and fifty five horses saved. cattle and crops were destroyed as disaster records note similar Caucasian valley incidents.
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Kwarell
Telaw
Caucasus
Murdered by guard in St Petersburg detention prison
In St Petersburg a 22 year old Social Democrat Milos Semenova was shot by a sentry after appearing at her cell window. Prisoners protested, refused surrender of the body, troops were summoned, and Grand Duke Nicholas ordered the dismissal of the guard officer after reviewing the incident.
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St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Mile
Semenova
Semeniva
Milos Semenova
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Seminovsky Regiment
Pepe Eualy
Grand Fruit Exhibit Shines at Irrigation Congress
Boise Idaho reports the fourteenth National Irrigation Congress featured an exceptional fruit display. Utah won the grand sweepstakes prize for fruit on merit, with Idaho counties Ada and Canyon delivering large, complete exhibits. Washington Cassin Fremont Tineham Figmore Nex Pere and Custer counties contributed creditable displays. Lincoln county suffered from water issues.
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Boise
Ida
Utah
Idaho
Ada
Canyon
Washington
Cassin
Fremont
Tineham
Figmore
Nex Pere
Custer
Fuport
Lincola County
Ralerd
Dramatic Robbery Seizes Pension Funds in Transit
Revolutionary plotters seized $147,000 sent for the third regiment near a bate. Three men in uniform approached the band where the money was momentarily removed, then fled with the cash. Authorities say the trio are importers and are sought for questioning.
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Bate
Roosevelt Urges More Religion At Christ Church Bicentennial
Oyster Bay scene as President Roosevelt spoke at the Christ Episcopal church bicentennial calling for religion as vital to national welfare. He urged that wealth serve spiritual growth and that Christianity be shown in everyday conduct, noting riches rightly used support service to humanity.
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Oyster Bay
Christ Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Elem
Christ
Adams Charged With Murder In Boise Case
Boise Idaho reports the Steve Adams case grows complex as Judge Stewart grants habeas relief and Adams is arrested on a fugitive warrant from Denver for the murder of Lyle Gregory on May 15 1904. Shoshone County sheriff Angus Sutherland wires he will extradite Adams on accusations tied to the St Joseph river killings of Tyler and Walley. Relates to J J Simpkins, a fugitive connected to the Steimeners disanimation.
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Boise
Ida
Steve Adams
Stewart Friday
Denver
Galoon
Lyle Gregory
Thia County
Angus Sutherland
Shoshone County
Adamy
St. Joseph River
Tyler
Walley
J. J. Simpiins
Jistice
Steinenters
Whaling Steamer Alexander Reported Lost in Arctic
Telegram from Nome Alaska states the whaling steamer Alexander is lost in the Arctic but the crew is saved. Commander James A. Tilton and his wife are identified. the vessel hailed from San Francisco and was manned by New England whalemen. A follow up telegram provided few additional details.
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Arctic
Ballard Mase
Alexander
James A. Tilton
Meme
Alaska
Poisoned Dried Beef Case Traces Across Ten Families
A contagious food scare emerges as ten individuals in three households report illness linked to allegedly tainted dried beef. Authorities trace suspected supply to a single vendor who delivered the product to Raha and neighboring areas. Investigations focus on the handling and safety of the meat and any criminal ties to the supplier.
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Thik Gilye
Jealous Husband's Deed In Philadelphia Area
A contested political incident leads to a stabbing after a Fourth of July parade. Andrew MacMillan, a local resident, is linked to the assault. The event unfolds amid party tensions within a Pennsylvania district, involving multiple individuals and a trial focus on alleged complicity and consequences.
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Maesilan
Mimo
Mis Grande New York earnings report for year ending June
The Mis Grande New York earnings show a net profit of 190,80,108 with an increase of 4,04,000 from the prior year. Dividends and reserves impact surplus after payments, totaling 150,89, a decrease of 121,608. New equipment and betterments cost 91,18,000, rising by 460,085.
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New York
Denver & the Grande Wiallrud Company
Massacre in Siedice Polish Jewish Quarter
Reports describe a mob attack in Siedice Poland with troops firing on crowds and extremists striking at police and soldiers. At least two soldiers were wounded and more than a hundred people reported fatally hurt or harmed as Jewish houses and shops were destroyed and fear spread through Warsaw region.
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Gledice
Siedice
Russian Poland
Warsaw
Sledice
Flamen
Pele
Confidence in Stolypin in Moscow interview
Inter View with Octoberist leader Alexander Gutchkoff expresses approval of the ministerial tone and calls court martials a necessity in a state of partial war. He compares Russian conditions to San Francisco after the earthquake, describing loot ing as lacking proper trials and labeling pillaging as rumination. He voices strong confidence in Premier Stolypin and his abilities to execute his program despite opposition near the throne.
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Moscow
Alexander Gutchkoff
M. Gutchkomt
Kusela
San Francisco
M. Gutchkom
Eiolypia
Russia
Clos
Mogador under insurgent pressure sparks Tangier anxieties
The Times Tangier correspondent reports Arab and European circles fear events at Mogador as dispatches note no news since shipments were sent. Troops allegedly sailed only after promises of possible desertion on arrival at Mogador.
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Morocco
London
Times
Tangier
Mogador
Mognder
Life Insurance Exec Faces Three-Year Term
Minneapolis reports former Northwestern National Life Insurance president Dr Jaen Peres must serve three and a half years in the penitentiary unless the supreme court grants a new trial. District court action on a motion for a new trial ended with mixed results and questions about merits of the case.
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Life Insurance Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Jaen Peres
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Supreme Court
Tudge
Mexican Government Not Afraid of Revolution
El Paso dispatch reports from Douglas, Arizona that General Laie Torres, leader of Mexican forces near Sonora and California, dismisses a sensational revolutionary tal as a hoax. He says the arrested men lack money influence and are desperado criminals who fled Mexico to escape their crimes.
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el Paso
Tex
Herald
Douglas
Aiie
Laie Torres
Sonora
Stanton
View Consul Attacked in the Gulf Writin
Baku Leslie Urquhart British vice consul to Halamth was honoured by King Edward for heroism during a Turkish emergency in 1906. She survived a serious Bundey night attack in central Alyanean, sustaining wounds but escaping death with miraculous survival.
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Baku
Leslie Urquhart
Conat Herd
Edward
Herolam
Englinh
Halamthna
Active warfare begun in Pinar del Rio
Fire on two Vent ura railway bridges between Pinar del Rio and San Luis collapsed Friday morning. Gov forces under General Avalos planned rapid fire to protect workers rebuilding the damaged lines. 600 Tebela fighters blocked repairs as Guerrera’s forces grow, and locals doubt government suppression will succeed.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
San Luis
Tebela
Avalos
Ing Guna
Pino Guerrera
Forgery Ring Tied to Real Estate Trust Death
Philadelphia reports Frank K Hipple forged notes totaling over 250000 using signatures of prominent businessmen. Real Estate Trust Company president faced overdrafts and used forged signatures to obtain loans. Revolver Earle disclosed the scheme stating Hipple's actions led to his death by his own hand.
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Philadelphia
Frank K. Hipple
Real Estate Trust Company
Revolver Earle
Hipple
Harle
Guer rera blocks armistice talks in Cuba flare up
Insurgent leader Guerrera in Pinar del Rio rejects peace talks after government offers ten days. He retaliates by blowing two Western railway bridges cutting links beyond Pinar del Rio and attacking San Juan de Martines. The town is believed to be in insurgent hands with 190 government recruits and mounted rural guards defeated or captured.
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Havana
Pino Guerrera
Pinar del Rio
Guerrera
Pinar del Rio City
San Juan de Martines
Kansas crop outlook promises record corn yield this fall
Reports from county fair associations say rain in northern Kansas improved corn conditions, forecasting the biggest crop ever valued in the state. Data comes to B D Coburn, secretary of the state board of agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Agriculture
B.D. Coburn
Kansas
Varius
Delayed Trial In Chicago Packing Indictments
Charges against several packing companies for restraint of trade and commerce were postponed after a conference between prosecutors and defense counsel. Fresh preparation for trial was set for a date provided by Judge J Otle Humphrey, originally fixed earlier this year.
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Chicago
J. Otle Humphrey
No Revolution in Maaioo Hi Paso
Gov Yeubel of Sonora and Gov Canede of Shalea say there will be no trouble on September 14 or any other occasion as they return from Mexico after conference with President Diet. They describe the capital as peaceful and avoid mentioning potential upheaval.
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Moston
Yeubel
Sonora
Canede
Shalea
Max-ico
Diet
Biwinias
California Murderer Goce to Goaffeld Without a Word
A man identified as Goce was hanged at Quiggin prison Friday morning for the murder of a saloon keeper in Del Norte County on December 29, 1904. He faced the scaffold at 10 20, dying within 1 minute of the trap rising, uttering no word, while prison officials reported he showed little response during the emergency.
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Fan Franchiat
Jeny Drew
Dan Quigtin
Duan
del Norte
Liberal Leaders Press for Better Terms on Cuban Peace
Liberal leaders in Havana demand stricter guarantees than offered, seeking restoration of Liberal exiles, reinstatement of officials deposed last year, deserters returned to rural posts, and immunity for insurgents. They caution against assuming insurgent status, hope to oust Palma and top officials, and consider U S intervention as a possible safeguard. business figures call for a temporary peace with strict guarantees.
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Havana
Mt Im
Uat
Kaa
Uberale
Prix Dent Palma
Successien Nf
Mendes Capote
Iypendency
Ibornis
Havas Sanl
United States
Congress Ends Irrigation Congress Vote Chooses Chamberlain
The fourteenth national Irrigation congress closed with Sacramento winning the next meeting site after a spirited vote. Governor George S. Chamberlain of Oregon was unanimously elected president of the sixteenth congress, receiving strong ovation from delegates.
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Chamberlain
Sacramento
Boise
Ito
Cal
Sfteenth Congress
George 5. Chamberlain
Oregon
Jamestons
Congress
More Laborers Needed in San Francisco Rebuild
San Francisco aims to rebuild the city as labor shortages strain crews. Wages for common trades run from 2 to 6 dollars daily with carpenters at 4 to 7 dollars. A railroad company offers daily one-way travel from September 16 to October 1 to bring workers from nearby areas, hoping to supply hundreds of skilled laborers for the project.
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San Francisco
San Franc
Bricklayera
Statehood Debate Sparks Arizona Convention
A chaotic 1886 Arizona convention named Mark Smoith as a Democratic candidate for Congress and WG Cooper for another seat, in a split among Democratic and Hep parties. The gathering produced a formal resolution urging statehood.
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Bisbos
Arig
Arisona
Mark Se
Pugaon
Lillalle
Ter
Congress
WG Cooper
Clabes
Democrata
Arienna
Thole
Bott
Unclear draft event at Iowa county fair prompts caution
A garbled report describes a county fair incident involving a fall from a structure and a parachute. The text mentions Oskaloosa, Jerry Turnot, and a Taft band with unclear details. Names, places, and actions are fragmented, making the exact sequence and outcome uncertain.
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Oskaloosa
Jerry Turnot
Bath Panda
Taft
Girugeiing
Rowele
Bel
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