Prank Brinn and a Spokans Chief Bribery Case
Northwest notes recount Prank Brinn pleading guilty to attempting a bribe to Spokane Chief of Police Henvrew, a $450 fine imposed. The item also lists accidents, assaults, and legal actions across Green River, Goldfield, and Butte, including a fatal injury to a Union Pacific worker and a 1907 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad report showing rising earnings.
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Prank Brinn
Henvrew
Spokane
B. Johnson
Union Pacific
Carte
Wye
Johnson
Green River
Emmett Waleh
Justice of the Peace Henley
Goldfield
Nevada
Blanche Nye Stanton
W. A. Stanton
Suwton Hon
Cecelia Weissberg
Yars
Bernhelm
Butte
Weissberg
Denver Republican
J. EB. Weiborn
Colorado Fuel & Tien Company
Symons Company
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
BT. Jeffery
Yellowstone Park
Park
Oregon
Dillard
Wash
Half a billion profit in eight years period
New York report shows profits of $490,376,954 by Standard Oil during eight years from 1800 to 1906. Assistant Comptroller Fay testified at a federal hearing. Stock figures indicate dividends of $308,359,430 paid and capital stock nearly $99,6 million in 1899.
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New York
Standard OF Company
Axeidtant
Fay
Brosh
Standard Ol Company
New Jersey
Te Diana
Dandie
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Tribesmen Quit Morocco War. French Troops to Eight Ports
Advices from Casablanca report tribal delegates spied on a fixed plan by General Crude and the tribes now submit. Peace returns, tribesmen head to fields, and French troops stationed around Casablanca will be distributed to eight seaports to inaugurate a police system.
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Casablanca
Paris
Drude
Morocco
Loophole sought in Standard Oil case fines
The Tribune reports a $29 200 000 Standard Oil fine in federal court could be erased on a technicality if lawyers pursue a plea. If immunity promised to the railroad through an agreement with former Attorney General Moody is affirmed, Standard Oil attorneys may ask that Landis' fine be set aside, contending they were not informed of the immunity deal to challenge Alton railroad witnesses.
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Standard Oil
Alton Railroad
Mysterious Nevada robbery at broker’s office
Higgs, a bookkeeper for broker B. H. Newland in Goldfield, was found unconscious in his office after a burglary. The safe was open, about 1300 dollars missing, and a hammer lay nearby. A stranger reportedly demanded money as Higgs worked his ledgers, with two large head injuries noted before recovery.
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Riggs
Harry Grove
Newland
Automobile Horror in Colorado Springs Tragedy
Four men died and four others were seriously injured when a Ford racing car carrying eight occupants sped down West Huerfano street hill at 50 miles per hour. The crash, described as the worst in Colorado Springs history, involved the same vehicle implicated in a recent Overland Park Denver incident.
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Colorado Springs
Cola
Bnt
Huerfano Street
Ford
Dawes
Overland Park
Denver
Gradi
Forty of Kashima’s Crew Killed in Explosive Incident
Report from Tokio notes forty sailors dead and many injured aboard the Japanese battleship Kashima after a twelve-bore shell explosion during target practice near Korea on September 7. The blast, preceded by an abortive attempt to remove an unexploded shell, left the ship badly damaged and many bystanders mutilated.
Revolutionists Re-arrested After Release on One Charge
Antonio Villareal Ricardo Flores Mogon and Librado Abaviera, alleged Mexican revolutionists, were freed on criminal street p od resisting officers then rearrested by Deputy U S Marshal B H Franklin on suspicion of munier ani robbery and murder near Jimex, Mexico. Mexican consul Lozano certified affidavits based on representations from Enrique Creel, former Mexican ambassador.
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Los Angeles
Antonio Villareal
Ricardo Flores Mogon
Librado Abviera
United States
B. H. Franklin
Jiminex
México
Antonio Lozano
Mexicas
Engineers Favor Strike Amid Missouri Pacific Dispute
Kansas City reports the Brotherhood of Engineers claims 97 percent of Missouri Pacific engineers favor a strike over roundhouse and locomotive end-run concessions. They warn a Missouri Pacific engine crew walkout could spread to Gould lines, Denver Rio Grande and others, affecting about 1,200 workers on Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain.
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Kansas City
Brotherhood of Engineers
Kanaas City
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
International & Great Northern
Missou} Pacife
Iron Mountain
Awful Disaster in Vermont Railroad Collision
A deadly wreck occurred four miles north of Canaan station on the Concord division of the Boston and Maine railway when the southbound Quebec express collided with a northbound freight. Twenty four dead and dying and twenty seven passengers injured, many seriously, were taken from a demolished passenger coach. The death car's occupants were largely travelers returning from a Sherbrooke fair. A dispatching error led to confusion over train numbers 20 and 34, and early morning mist prevented the engineers from seeing each other's headlamps in time.
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White River Junction
Vermont
Quebec
Concord
Boston & Malne
Canaan
Sherbrooke
Pasteurization Opposed By Dr. Colt At Milk Congress
Dr Henry I Colt of New York opposed compulsory pasteurization at the International Milk Congress arguing it would curb producer incentives and that pasteurized milk in bulk is less desirable and potentially unsafe unless consumed within twenty four hours and kept under ten degrees Celsius.
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Brussels
Henry I. Colt
Newark
Colt
Dr. Colt
French protests rise over murderer's commuted sentence
French crowds especially women protested President Fallieres by the guillotine’s fate of the child murderer Solemant, urging the law to stand. Thousands gathered in Paris near Place Saint Ambroise as lawmakers prepare to debate crime amid fears of rising knifing crimes by the Armehe bands.
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French Republic
Paris
Bolelli
Fall Heres
France
Bolelliant
Solemant
Place
Faillieres
Paria
Japs Keeping Cool In Vancouver Riot Aftermath
A Tokio telegram to the Japanese Consul General reports Japan’s mixed feelings about the Vancouver disturbances. The message praises Canada’s justice and calls for measures to protect Japanese lives and property, noting calm press and public in Canada despite the incident.
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Ottawa
Tokio
Nosse
Vancouver
San Francisco
Canada
Jack Dent
Japan
Murder in Ogden Saloon Sparks Fatal Shot
In an Assembly Street saloon in Ogden Utah a dispute between Sam Clowden and C C Clark led to Mark firing a handgun. The shot killed Louis Jones who was not part of the fight. The incident occurred as dice games continued upstairs and witnesses described a deadly brawl.
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Ogden
Utah
Assembly
Sam Clowdeen
C. C. Clark
Mark
Clowden
Louis Jones
Fragmented text notes a political ceremony and figures
The readable fragments reference a public event with figures Horner and Theo, a march or procession, a speech by Archishalt, and a presidential-era context mentioning Kamuel and Congieta. It hints at a commemorative act tied to a tenth anniversary and political figures in a Norfolk or New York setting without clear details.
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Norfolk
New Yoeltietiet Caetmanranie Ventidate
Kamuel
Congieta
Mieoweluawtin
Lee
Janiastown
Drastic plague measures in San Francisco ordered
Four surgeons of the marine hospital service and Dr Rupert Bilis are placed to lead the bubonic plague effort in San Francisco. Twelve district headquarters are established. District physicians will report daily and evacuation plans will be recommendations to the board of health, with more surgeons to be assigned.
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Jonsurek
Board of Health
Varia Pat More
Harlier
Mrs Chadwick Loses Eyesight Amid Legal Turmoil
Mrs Cassie Chadwick suffers blindness during a turbulent period involving multiple legal challenges over alleged millions. The case centers on disputed fortunes and claims tied to her alleged inheritance and business dealings.
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Cassie M. Chadwick
Duel Ends in Death as Conductor Killed Near Tracy
In Sacramento California an unknown man shot conductor Jeff Gage of Southern Pacific train No 42 after being ejected for refusing to pay fare. The assailant was killed in a pistol duel just after the train left Tracy, the bullet lodged in Gage's trousers under his vest. The shot required penetrating three layers of clothing, likely saving his life.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jeff Gage
Southern Pacifie
Tracy
Gage
Bomb Outrage At Ashtown Lodge Sparks Inquiry
Report notes an August attempt to blow up the hunting lodge of Lord Ashtown. Fuse said to have been struck from outside, bomb built from a pot once in the lodge. Police claim ignorance of dog exposure and no external entry. Alleged link to Anticrish Land League and Lord Ashtown's home damage.
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Dovay
Lord Ashtown
Anticrish Land League
Lord Asheown
Mexico plans border federal district under Diaz
El Paso reports official announcement that Mexico will create a federal border district occupying the former Zona Libre area. A governor appointed by President Diaz will run the district under federal control amid immigration and smuggling concerns prompting the move.
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el Paso
Seema Eemb
Government of
Mexico
Diaz
Treasury
Liman Tour
Romance Ends In Shooting At Attray California
A troubled romance spanning years ended in Los Angeles when Italian baker Tomnen Igaff shot and wounded Marialena Tallon. The couple, unrelated by blood, had been involved in a long affair. Marta was reportedly working at a Wallrede when Igaff opened fire, claiming, I shot her.
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Rancisco
Los Angeles
Tomnen Igaff
Marialena
Tallon Waltrens
Dala
Ens
Thay
Italy
Jaann
Marta
Powder Explosion Kills Workers at Alton Works
A massive powder explosion at the Equitable Powder Works in East Alton, two miles from downtown, killed Chas McGlools and Chas McGiiser and injured others. The blast rattled houses, shattered windows, and was felt citywide, with at least one worker nearby attempting to manage spilling powder when the disaster occurred.
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Alton
Prineen
Equitable Powder Works
East Alton
Chas, McGlools
Chas
McGiiser
McAlvale
Hie
McGliner Wheeling & Truck
Enemies Waylay Mine Crew Near Chih County
Mine crew near Chih county was attacked late Monday by armed assailants. Two men were killed and two wounded in the ambush. Officials report a clash involving local guards and several unnamed assailants. Names are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a violent act during evening hours with fatalities and injuries.
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Wartiors
Chih
Pitt
Cue Inlet
Charkey Gardoer
Bile Aietor
George Huntodd
Girduwrev
Thallians
Damena Wek
Machinists Donate 10000 to Erie Atilitere Fund
The Erie machinists contributed 10000 to the Erie Atilitere Fund on Saturday. President James O'Conner pledged a tougher effort to win the railway strike. He rejected a charge by General Mansder Browart that 40000 was spent on jewelry and other items.
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Erie Atilitere Fund
Lowi
Marne
International Association of Maschinigta
Erie
James O'Conner
Erle Road
Fry Airline
Blue Law Crusade Closes Businesses in Johnstown
In Johnstown Pennsylvania a blue law crackdown led the South Fork borough to bar certain establishments from operating on a Sunday. The Pennsylvania Railway Company and the electric light plant faced penalties as cream parlors restaurants and saloons were shuttered along with other outlets.
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Johnstown
Pennaylvania Railway Company
South Forks
Bundoy
Blue Law
Aleo
Herve
Elgar
Amalgamated Copper curtails mines and imposes Sunday closures
Amalgamated Copper plans a 60 percent cut in output across its mines at Butte and nearby properties, reducing monthly tonnage from about 20 million pounds to 7 million. Diamond, Gagnon, and Parrot mines will close, with about 5,000 workers laid off. Some smelters may suspend operations to prevent famine this winter. The firm also institute Sunday closures, signaling broader industry pullback in Butte and across Montana.
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Fermont
Gagnon
Parrot
John Gillie
Amalgamated Proportion
John Ryan
My Gite
Tutte
Plague Rumors Prompt San Francisco Health Quarantine
A San Francisco plague scare follows the death of Bon Francisco-4tan Man, president of Chinese Sle com panies, on Sacramento street. A Greek borers death in Greek street near the water also reported. The board of health notes unclear fatalities since May 21, 1424, but states no cause for alarm and rejects quarantine measures at present.
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Bon Francisco
Sacramento Street
Chinatows
Greek Street
Deatis
Board of Health
Bubonic Ple
San Francisco
Kaiser Wilhelm Holds Record For Speed On Atlantic Run
The Cunard steamer Taplaula arrived in New York from Queenstown on Friday on her maiden voyage, notching an impressive run though failing to surpass the Kaiser Wilhelm II’s hourly average of 23.58 knots. The Knickerbocker ship logged 23.01 knots over the voyage as Captain Wal provided an orderly pace while awaiting eventual machinery upgrades.
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Taplaula
Cunarder
Queenstown
New York
Botania
Kaleor Wilhelm
Lloyd Hine
Parte
Wal R
Work of Railroads Raises Earnings and Costs in 1905
Washington reports an Interstate Commerce Commission abstract on railroad earnings and expenses ending June 30 1905 noting net earnings per mile around 4 048 dollars and total earnings rising by about 178 million with 27 708 injuries cited in the period. The report details capital value per mile and dividends paid while referencing shipments and a railway company landing. mention of ships and officials appears in adjacent notes.
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Washington
Meroe
Capitol Landing
Iy Railway Corper
Faa
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Edwards
Wits
Hewienis
Eawards
Hebald Bean
Edward
Musprain City
Atlee Fm
Phaninot
Malis Howe
Gu Meanker
Dieleton
Standard Oil Company
Gays
Stranger
Angeles
Anna Baier
Thewlay
Ale
Tere Wolf
Qaed
Horner
Judge Parker Makee
Columbit
Man
Conductor
Blue Lawn
Pennsylvania
Amalgamated Copper Company
Montana
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lusitania
Taft
Minnesota
Orest Northen
Mfcock
Secretacy
Williuan
Aubassale
Thomas J O'Brien
Pelee
Ageretary
UO Haaay
Thilo
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Yue
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