Adirondacks Ablaze Across Regions Report Fire Threats
Fires rage in Vermont and adjacent areas amid wind and dry conditions. Reports describe two Adirondack park fires near Cedar River and Blue Mountain Lake, expanding danger to Lake St. Albans region. smoke blankets towns, with efforts aiding containment. Additional blazes in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania intensify regional wildfire concerns as forests burn across hundreds of acres. A separate note records Rosebud reservation drawing results with May A. Melvor securing first choice.
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Adirondacks
Adirondack Park
Cedar River
Foden Lake Village
Blue Mountain Lake
Lake Pinddange
Baddleback Mountain
Totan Lake
Dalian
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Fara
Rosebud
A. Melvor
Kennebec
S. D
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Indian Trouble Near Swan River Ends In Bloodshed
A dispatch from Missoula Montana dated October 20 reports Deputy Warden C B Peyton and four Flathead Indians slain after a confrontation with Flathead forces near Swan River. The incident followed an attempt to arrest Indians for trespassing and deer hunting without licenses, leading to a deadly exchange between Peyton Rudolph and tribal members.
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Missoula
Mont
Ovando
Powell County
C. B. Peyton
Peyton
Herman Rudolph
Flathead
Crushed to Death In a Carding Machine in Brooklyn
John Karle, a porter at American Rope Manufacturing Co in Brooklyn, was killed when the eye of a carding machine caught his overalls and drew him into the machine in front of 800 female workers. The incident occurred on Monday as he swept near the device.
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New York
John Karle
American Rope Manufacturing Co
Brooklyn
Karle
Unclear OCR Record From 1906 Film Incident
Fragmentary text indicates New York reporting on Minnie A Brown Co and a $1,100,000 matter tied to a film incident in 1906. The passage mentions investigation days, a failed firm, and a mother. Details are garbled, with names and actions incompletely legible.
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New York
Minnie A
Brown & Co
Wold
Dontliego Gold & Cope
Brief News Items From The Nation
Deaths include Gus Rogers of the Rogers brothers in New York City. A trolley collision in Kansas City, Missouri killed R. J. Smith of Nevada and injured 15 passengers. George Stafford and three children perished in Painteville Kentucky after a fire. AMré Stafford survived a jump but broke her neck. Forest fires near Bradford Pennsylvania caused heavy damage across Sugar Run and Bolivar Run, destroying many buildings. A cablegram from Dublin reported funding to the national and state Democratic committees in support of Lewis Chanter.
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Gus Rogers
Rogers Brothers
New York City
R. J. Smith
Nevada
Tropaz Avenue
Kansas City
Painteville
George Stafford
Amré
Stafford
Bradford
Sugar Run
Bolivar Run
Richart Croker
Dublin
Ireland
National Democratic Campaign Fund
Lewis Chanter
Herman Kidder
National Democratic Committee
Remarkable Challenge At Antivaccination Conference In Philadelphia
At a national antivaccination meeting in Philadelphia Dr Straube challenged Dr Dixon to prove vaccination prevents smallpox while Dixon’s side claimed benefits are limited. Dixon had been vaccinated several times and Straube had never been inoculated. In Connellsville Pennsylvania a mine accident at Washington Mine No 1 of the Wanlington Coal and Coke Co Star Junction caused fumes to spill from near the shaft bottom. crossed electric wires were blamed. Coal traffic halted, fears of gas buildup near the opening and a possible new disaster followed.
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Philadelhia
Ort
Lemited Momlay
Straube
Philadelphia
Dixon
Pennauly
Tixon
Connellsville
Washington
Wanlington Coal & Coke Co
Star Junction
Lense
Haskell Tour in Oklahoma Draws Big Crowds
Word from the Haskell appeal en route through Oklahoma and Texas says Governor Way was enthusiastically greeted at principal stations. He spoke at Norman and Purcell to large crowds, and at Quinesville he was met by brass bands and marching clubs for another large audience.
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Hackell
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
Norman
Purcell
Quinesville
Two Men Killed as Tornado Hits Union Pacific Train
Cheyenne Wyoming October 20 two laborers were killed and 28 injured when a tornado struck a Union Pacific work train derail ing a 50 foot embankment on the crest of the Rocky Mountains at Thermen near Thermen.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Snowstorm Toll Hits Colorado with Multiple Fatalities
A Denver area storm left twenty six deaths and seven injuries across Colorado on Sunday. Rail accidents and downed wires caused most of the damage as high winds and snow disrupted travel and utilities. Authorities report numerous perilous conditions and ongoing investigation into the fatalities.
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Denver
Colorado
Altoona Ministers Call For Rain Prayer Service
A disjointed note reports Altoona ministers convening prayers on Wednesday evening seeking relief from drought. The call emphasizes faith leaders uniting with Providence for rain in Altooma and Ort areas.
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Altoona
Altooma
Providence
Troy Politician W Bilfiwell Dies at Rin Home
Troy reports the death of W Bilfiwell a prominent county politician and horseman. He succumbed Sunday night at his Rin home after a paralysis illness.
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Troy
W. Bilfiwell
Thin County
Rin
Paralyala
Suffragette Denied in New York Voter Registration Plea
In New York a Supreme Court judge denied a motion from Dr. Sulla Menys to reconvene the registration board and ordered the registrar to register Dr Sears as a voter for the presidential election. The ruling comes amid ongoing disputes over suffrage related procedures.
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New York
Jantine Troas
Supreme Court
Mentay
Sulla Menys
Registeaden Board
Sears
We Accused of Stealing $195,000 in Mavani Case
Oct 20 report from Mavani states Moun De Laterne, collector of internal revenue, was arrested Monday on charges of embezzling 195000 from the department. The case alleges the theft involved the internal revenue office and the accused faces formal charges as investigators pursue the funds.
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Mavani
Moun de Laterne
Beovines
Wae
Moi
Bie
Pierce Must Stand Trial on Antitrust Extradition Fight
H. Clay Pierce, chairman of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co., loses in the U S Supreme Court over extradition to Texas on an antitrust charge. The Travis County case fears a two to five year term in prison. Also noted is the case's New York connection and the ongoing Texas pursuit.
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Bt. Louth
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce of Co
Texas
Warrout
Aupreme Court
United States
New York
Travis Eminty
French Marine Minister Thomson Resigns After Iona Disaster
Paris Oct 20 Gaston Thomson the minister of marine resigned Monday following a chamber vote deploring negligence in the ship department amid the Iona disaster. Since 1906 disasters and accidents to French naval vessels have numbered at least 20.
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Paris
Gaston Thomson
Chamber of Deputies
Iona
Preneh Navy
Teast
Beveridge to Speak in Toledo and Columbus
Indiana Senator Beveridge has been secured by the Ohio Republican committee to address in Ohio. He is assigned to Toledo for a speech the night of October 30.
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Toledo
Columbus
Senatar Beveridge
Indiana
Ohio Republican Committee
Ohio
Reception of Fleet Harmonized by Japanese Government
American and Japanese fleets mingle in Tokio and Yokohama as government and people accord a warm welcome. Rear Admiral Sperry could not say how the orchestration was achieved. The two fleets exchange cordiality under a strong, shared salute.
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Tokio
Japan
Hampton Roads
Sperry
Yokonhama
Political trials and campaign notes around New York
The session covers Charles W. Morse and A H Curtin facing banking law charges in Manhattan with testimony by John F. Carroll. William Jennings Bryan is sharply arraigned by Gen. Luke B Wright during a mass meeting in New York. Organizers are sent to Ohio as labor aids the election effort. Muskingum county opens a dry majority bid with six meetings. James A McKay fined $100 for unlawful use of a union label in Cleveland.
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Wer
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Hoveh
United States
Charles W. Morse
Onanler
A. H. Curtin
National Bank of North America
John F. Carroll
Court of Special Wesdom
Fourteenth Street Bank
Ohio
Washington
Organized Labor
Ohfo
American Federation of Labor
Morrison
Federation
East
Zanesville
Muskingum County
Cleveland
James A. Mc
Night terror ends as missing girl returns home
A distressed girl reportedly hid in woods with two assailants who kidnapped her, then escaped and returned to her sister's house on a Monday. authorities described the case as frightening and ongoing, with relief after the alleged victim's safe return.
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Abbie
Taft campaign shifts amid vocal strain in three states
In New York and nearby states Taft faced a weak voice and crowd pressure as he spoke in Newark Elizabeth Trenton Wilmington and Baltimore. He urged labor questions in Elizabeth and balanced Newark and Elizabeth talks to the Wilmington crowd.
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Taft
Newark
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Trenton
Wimington
Baltimore
Elizabeth
Pattiere
Delaware
Wilmington
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Tate
Eland
Hughcock
Chicago
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Virginia
Connecticut
Supreme Court dismisses habeas appeal in murder case
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed for want of jurisdiction the appeal of Hermoun Billie from a U S district court decision denying a habeas corpus petition in a Chicago murder case. The ruling follows a death sentence for Billie for multiple killings.
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Washington, Octu
Supreme Court of the United States
Hermoun Billie
Lavidia
United States Court For
Northern District
Milneis
Bilisk
Wholy
Chicago
Town Ravaged by Fire Destroys Homes and Stores
A blaze in Algaday wiped out a portion of the town, burning valuable goods and adsbon, with damages estimated around $25,000. Two horses, a dog, and several chasing items were lost in the flames amid widespread destruction.
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Adsbon
Incha
Tornado Toll Reported Near Clayton Florida Area
A severe storm struck near Clayton, killing four people and injuring several others. Rescue teams worked through the debris as authorities confirmed multiple fatalities and injuries in the aftermath. Local officials urged caution as cleanup and investigations began.
Short Chronicles of Day's Occurrences in Ohio
Ohio news brief items from Medina to Wooster, Dayton to Wooster, report a court hearing over a murder case where a dead girl’s father and aunt testified that another person might have caused her death. Dayton police chief suspended amid internal charges, and a bridegroom kidnapped and later freed near a slaughterhouse town. Fire near Bon and Long farm threatens nearby areas.
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Medina
Wadeworth
Rasor
Henry Lee
Lily Sweetheart
Woman Confesses to Murder in Green Point Tragedy
Nellie Walden, 19, says Edward McDonald spurned her after a promised marriage. She led him to his home at 16 Green Point Avenue and killed him, then jumped into Milton Street pond. Police recovered her body, and she later confessed in hospital after attempting suicide. She compared her case to Sarah Katen who killed her lover.
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New York
Edward McDonald
Nellie Walden
Green Point Avenue
Wirtiinsburg
Milton Street
Policeman Doyle
Mike Watden
Eastern District
McDonald
Bentho
Bin
Sarah Koten
Dro
Indictment Against Bucket Shop Operator Quashed
In Clusimatl on October 20, indictments against Kevin alleged bucket shop operator were quashed by a federal court. The case will not proceed to trial as Judge Batter ruled the indictment failed to show intent to defraud through the use of the same.
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Clusimatl
Axdinit Keven
Teint
Bater
Bone
Robbers torture woman in Versailles theft at McClain home
Robbers entered the house of Charles McClain a local brick mason bound gagged and tortured his wife forcing her to disclose a treasure totaling about 200 dollars. They demanded money and assaulted her during the break in in Versailles.
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Versailles
Cot
Charles McClain
Mgr. McClain
Akron Man Files Bankruptcy Petition
George W. Reid of Akron files a bankruptcy petition in federal court claiming $47,000 in debt and $100 in personal property exempt. He reports most of his liabilities stem from a stool manufacturing company and lists creditors and assets in the filing.
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Akron
Cheveland
George W. Reid
Feders Court
Rheumatism relief story from Lebanon couple
Morton LS Hill of Lebanon Indiana recalls his wife suffering from inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and fat. After eight physicians failed, Dr Detchon Relief for Rheumatism gave immediate relief and she could walk in three days, which he says saved her life. Sold by The Dumble Pharmacy Drugstore opposite Kerr House.
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Morton LS Hill
Lebanon
Ind
Detchon
Dumble Pharmacy Drugmlat
Kerr House
Loot at Bluem dry goods store mystery remains unsolved
Lima Oct 20 A hole was cut through the floor above the Bluem dry goods store and a large quantity of silk and dry goods vanished. Looters used a rope to descend from the opening leaving no clues for investigators.
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Lima
Gus Rogers Dies After Illness in New York Home
New York Oct 20 Gus Rogers comedian of the Rogers brothers team died yesterday afternoon in his home 200 West Tothstrom after an attack of appendicitis His wife Maude Raymond vaudeville performer and two children survive He was famed on the American stage for ten years with Klaw and Erlanger musical comedies and had previously toured with Austin Stone Boston 1889 era acts The article notes a large earnings figure and career history with no further details.
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Gus Rogers
Rogers Brothers
Tothstrom
Maude Raymond
Ylek
Gwe Rogers
Klaw & Erlanger
Max
Austin & Stone
Musto Watt
Boston
Goran ' Aintet
Wright Makes His Job Strong in Late Campaign Rally
New York reports Gen. Luke Wright secretary of war addressed a large crowd at Terrane garden. Wright, a Democrat with a cabinet post under a Republican administration, denounced Willard Bryan for calling President Roosevelt a “hired man.” The speech drew enthusiastic cheering and interruptions as Wright defended groundlines and urged support.
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Bryan
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Luke B. Wright
Terrace Garden
Gen. Wright
Willan Jennings Bryan
Luke Wright
Terrane Garden
Pres
Dent Roosevelt
Weight
Boy narrowly saved from assault in Chicago room
A youth is overpowered after attempting to steal three apples in a Chicago room. A rope was found fastened near the neck of the boy, and police broke down the door to gain entry as officers pursued the suspect. Names and precise details are obscured in the damaged text.
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Qeiolwe
Lowvenne
Sevenyrur Oltusgene
J. O'Brien
George Papi
Sixtem Yenne
Wy & Policeman
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