Wiped Out the Shacks in Idaho Falls Fire
A severe blaze in Idaho Falls on September 26 destroyed ten business institutions from the Brooks Hotel corner to Skagg & Wallenstein’s saloon. The loss to property is nominal while mercantile losses run high, with extensive stock damage and few insured values. The town faced evacuated blocks as smoldering ashes marked the scene.
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Idaho Falls
Ida
South Side
Brooks Hotel
Skagg & Wallenstein
George Brunt & Co
C. Lyon
Palmer & Smith
Butte
A. H. Brown
M. Levy
Boston
Brown’s
Butte Bakery
Smith’s Saloon
Lyon’s
Brunt’s
Mrs Jeff Davis's Condition Is Critical Today
Buffalo report notes Mrs Jefferson Davis in critical condition this morning. The item also mentions Mrs Golding at 326 North Cleveland and 438 West Center St preparing to do hairdressing manicure and scalp treatment with a range of toilet goods available.
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Jeff Davis
Buffalo
Jefferson Davis
Snow Helps the Turk Refugees Massacre Scene in Monastir
Snow blankets Turkish mountains as refugees flee. Troops massacre seventeen returning villagers near Zelatan, fourteen killed, one survivor Washington reports. American warships may stay in Beirut after telegram from Minister Leishman in Constantinople notes only temporary quiet.
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Beirut
Monastir
Turkey
Zelatan
Rosna
Washington
Leishman
Constantinople
Naughty preacher jailed for elopement with parishioner
Rev. C. D. Whalen a Baptist preacher who for six months supplied pulpits in Los Angeles has been jailed on a charge of deserting his wife and five children and eloping with Jennie H. Clark a member of the Plattsburg New York church he formerly preached for.
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Los Angeles
Calif
C. D. Whalen
Jennie H. Clark
Plattsburg, N. Y
Louisiana Judge Dies on the Ocean
New York September 26 William Gillespie Willie Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana died of pneumonia on the steamer St. Louis from Southampton last night. He was seventy two years old.
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New York
William Gillespie Wilie
Supreme Court of
Louisana
St. Louis
Southampton
Protest Over Sugar Beet Award Filed in Utah
Three protests have been filed with the Board of Control of the Irrigation Congress contesting the Havenmyer $500 cup for the best sugar beets awarded to A. Rhoades of Garland Utah. The principal protester is Mr. Post of Colorado.
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Ogden
Utah
Board of Control of the Irrigation Congress
A. Rhoades
Garland
Mr. Post
Colorado
Stoneware for Sale in Various Kinds at Low Price
A. B. Bean & Co. advertises stoneware for sale listing stoneware of all kinds at fifteen cents per gallon.
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A. B. Bean & CO
Chicago Wheat Prices Tighten On Sept 26
Chicago wheat quotes for September 26 show a bid of 77 3/4 cents a bushel with a small trading range. Market observers note limited movement as traders await new supply data and export figures.
Peaceful Wafer Patched at Iron Workers Convention
At Kansas City the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers held its first calm session since opening. The factions of Buchanan and Parks ended their conflict as Daniel Broppy, seated by proxy from Scranton, Pa, faced no further action after a formal vote. Samuel Parks offered a handshake, which Broppy declined, and the assembly moved on.
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Kansas City
Buchanan
Parks
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Daniel Brop
Daniel Broppy
Scranton
Broppy
Samuel Parks
New York
Cornucopi Mining Company Formed in New Jersey
The Cornucopi Mining Company with a $5,000,000 capital was incorporated in Trenton to purchase all mines in Union County near Baker City Oregon known as the Cornucopia mines. Incorporators are Charles Mng, Raymond M. Lowey, and Richard E. Dwight of Jefferson City.
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Trenton
N. J
Cornucopi Mining Company
Union County
Baker City
Oregon
Cornucopia Mines
Charles M. Kng
Raymond M. Lowey
Richard E. Dwight
Jefferson City
Coal Ship Gifford from New Castle Ashore Near Golden Gate
The British coal laden ship Gifford, from New Castle, went ashore six miles south of the Cliff House near San Francisco. No lives were lost. Dense fog prevented bearing sighting and caused the captain to steer straight ahead, bringing the vessel to strike and swing broadside to the shore.
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San Francisco
Gifford
New Castle
Cliff House
Golden Gate
Berlin Tests Hit 117 MPH on Experimental Electric Rail
Berlin reports high speed trials of an experimental electric railroad reached over 117 miles per hour. The test occurred today as engineers pushed the line to evaluate performance and potential future service.
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Berlin
Roosevelt Spends Day in the Country at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt spent today in the country at Oyster Bay and will return to Washington on Monday.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
General Sir Hamilton Arrives From Liverpool
Lieutenant General Sir Hamilton, who took part in the defense of Ladysmith, arrived from Liverpool today in New York.
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Ladysmith
New York
Sir Hamilton
Liverpool
Chicago Centennial Celebration Opens With Indian Village Show
Chicago marks its centennial with a six day celebration led by an Indian village at Lincoln Park. Tonight, fireworks will be burned at twenty eight corners in the elevated loop to symbolize the 1871 Great Fire. The event highlights six tribes living as ancestors did.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Decision in swamp land case clears Oregon patents
Assistant Attorney General Campbell forwards a final Interior Department ruling in Morrow and others versus the State of Oregon and the Warner Live Stock Company. The long contested swamp land matter, spanning twenty years, directs issuance of patents under swamp land laws.
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Washington
Campbell
Secretary of the Interior
Morrow and Others
State of
Oregon
Warner Live Stock Company
Department
Watch Gave It Away in Tacoma Streetcar Robbery Case
Davis the robber who held up a Tacoma street car and whose found watch had been taken from a Portland holdup victim was sentenced today to fourteen years in the penitentiary.
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Tacoma
Davis
Portland
Catharine Hoskins Dies at 104, Indian Elder of Massachusetts
Catharine Hoskins, a longtime survivor among Massachusetts Indians, died at age 104 in Campize. Her death marks the passing of one of the last remaining members of her community.
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Campize
Mass
Catharine 0
Hoskins
Purple and Gold Carnival Colors Adopted by Committee
The Decoration Committee reports an understating by a majority to designate purple and gold as the Carnival colors and asks city authorities to provide hunting and lights and decorate Center Street from Arthur Street to Electric for the occasion.
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Committee On
Center Street
Arthur Street
Miners Union Leader Arrested in Cripple Creek District
Wm Dotsworth president of Miner s Union No 32 was arrested this morning at his Goldfield home by the militia and placed in the bull pen Militia acted after learning he voiced strong opinions against their presence in the Cripple Creek strike district dated September 26 Cripple Creek Colorado territory
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Cripple Creek
Wm. Dotsworth
Miner’s Union No. 32
Goldfield
Cotsworth
Balfour on Macedonian Crisis and Concert of Europe
Premier Balfour writes to the Archbishop of Canterbury condemning abuses in Macedonia and urging European concert for reform. He argues the issue is complex, with divided Christian populations, corrupt administration, and a slow to action Porte. He cites Russia and Austria’s reform plan and criticizes revolutionaries for provoking Turk excesses.
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London
Balfour
Canterbury
Davidson
Macedonia
Mr. Balfour
Europe
Russia
Austria
U S Gunboat Nashville Ordered to Standro Near Bluefields
Information from the State Department says Standro, forty miles from Bluefields, has suffered ill treatment of every citizen and local authorities failed to protect them. Edward Trimmer, the American Agent at Bluefields, reported the issue and prompted the Nashville to be dispatched from Pensacola to Standro.
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Bluefields
Nashville
Washington
State Department
Standro
Edward Trimmer
United States
Pensacola
Balfour Outlines Balkan Policy and Macedonian Peace
Mr. Balfour argues that Russia Austria and Turkey cannot ignore territorial changes in the peninsula while Greece Bulgaria Servia and Roumania seek the fate of the province with mixed Christian populations. He says external and internal religious tensions complicate the issue and that Britain must offer suggestions within Berlin treaty allies context to improve Macedonian conditions and European peace.
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Tude
Great Britain
Mr. Balfour
Russia
Austria
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Servia
Roumania
Balfour
East
Columbia Orchestra Dance at the Pavilion Tonight
At the Columbia Pavilion the Columbia Orchestra presents another regular dance tonight. Tickets are fifty cents. Enjoy the city’s best music and the finest dancing floor.
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Columbia Orchestra
Columbia Pavillion
Social Dance Tonight at Colum bia
Crowds head to Columbia for a social dance with lively music and a smooth floor. Attendees are invited to enjoy good music and a welcoming atmosphere tonight.
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Columbia
Elegant tea party spreads at Gray's Book Store
Ladies greet a fresh display at Gray's Book Store featuring crepe table spreads with matching napkins and decorative garlands for parties and lunches.
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Gray’s
Gray's Book Store Advertises School Supplies
An advertisement promotes a full office and school supply line at Gray's Book Store. It highlights blank books memorandums pass books pin tickets gummed labels tablets pencils and other classroom items for students and offices.
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Gray’s Book Store
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Louisiana
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International Association of Bridge and Iron Workers
Ore
New Jersey
Purple
Gold
Pocatello Carnival and Street Fair
J. H. Brady
A. N. Sprague
R. M. Piper
W. J. Harvey
C. F. Smith
J. F. Knapp
Committee On Decoration
Miners Union
Durance Vile
Pen
Balkans
Islanders
Columbia Pavilion
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