Thunder Mountain mining boom in Idaho stalls and flames
A war of mining fever grips Roosevelt and nearby towns as Thunder Mountain draws prospectors, rail surveys, and investors. Reported stakes include Caswell and Dewey claims, a planned wagon road funded by state and leaseholders, and Oregon Short Line rail interest. The boom attracts workers, prompts rapid town growth, then stalls as returns and costs falter, leaving a fragile boom town in its wake.
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Idano
Nature
Ubell
Dewey
Isha
Thunder Mountain
United States
Roosevelt
Gumbers
Fanyon
Tia Seule
Scoutter Ganecly
Clifts
Cinyone
Thone
Roosevelt Oil
Poneldera
Eny
Idaho
Severn Lengthe
Awa
Gon
Reneevelt
Kessett
Frat Proposal Sparks Coy Exchange During Cashmere Debate
A humorous exchange unfolds as Abe teases Phin about an unexpected frat proposal in a bustling room. The pair riff on the surprising scene while others react with mock outrage and wry humor. A stray line hints at broader tensions between Americans and Irish stereotypes in the ongoing incident.
DROWN IN COPPER RIVER NEAR BRATTLE WASH
News from Valdes on the steamer Excelsior reports a drowning on Copper River near Brattle Washington. Miss Low Wheeler and others were in a canoe that capsized near a reef while escaping a rock near the mouth of Chgrucka rock. Ford and Ban Ferguson attempted a rescue and were swept away. seven people reportedly drowned or missing.
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Brattle
Wash
Valdes
Excelsior
North Sister Ascended by Hawks Party in Cascade Range
Soiled the North Sister in Portland Oregon on July 27 L E Hawk led a small party including Th Lome and Le Gissat to reach the Three Blisters peak trio within the Cascade range. The feat, the first recorded ascent of the North Sister by this group, follows the easier climbs of the other two Sisters, noted as a boon to travelers. Also mentions Fowler's Tex tract of Wild Strawberry with claims of curing dysentery seasickness and nausea.
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Portland
Ore
L. E. Hawkin
Cascade Range
Heighe
Mies Iene
le Gissat
Fowler
Baseball Averages Show National Lead But Slips In Week
Hans Waener continues to lead the National League in batting though his percentage slipped recently. Roger Bresnehan trails by two points, with Harry Steinfeldt among many at .300. National hitters dominate, Pirates and Chicago strong in team and fielding, while Sheckard and Beaumont pace runs and scoring. American League lags in power as Stahl and Davis lag behind Waener, with twenty-one players above .200 and Boston, Detroit, Chicago among top teams in various categories.
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New York
Hans Waener
Roger Bresnehan
All York
Harry Steinfeldt
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Sheckard
Beaumont
Pittebure
Pirates
Matthewson
Fieiding
Warner
Doyle
Ritchey
Wolverton
Dahten
Dobbs
Brooklns
Chick Stahl
Wasner
Stahl
Harry Davis
Lajoie
Boston
Athletics
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Delehanty
Davis
Pickering
Parent
Holmes
Slattery
Clarke
Lave Cross
Moran
McCarthy
Escaped Prisoner Recaptured After Shelter Visit
New York July 27 An escape from Tombs prison ends with Matthew Callahan found under a bed in his family home. Officers in the West Sixty eighth Street station are told by a wife seeking protection from a threatening husband. Callahan resists, but is subdued and identified by Tombs keepers. His original six month sentence will be lengthened.
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New York
Matthew Callahan
Tombs
Robert Booth
Tovmy Callahan
West Sixty-eighth Street
Callahan
City
Booth
New Coke Company forms to rival Frick coke concern
Arrangements completed for the National Coal and Coke company with 5,000,000 capital and 2,500,000 in ponds to replace the Frick Coke company in the market. Nearly 2,000,000 of the bond issue underwritten. rest to close soon. Two coal tracts over 10,000 acres to be developed and 600 ovens planned in the Klondike Connellsville region this fall or next spring. Field holdings around 20,000,000 tons of coke.
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Frick
Pittsburg
National Coal & Coke Company
Frick Coke Company
Klondike
Connellsville
Rowboat Cut In Two After Collision With Big Injun
Four amateur sailors aboard the Big Injun of Flushing Bay ran down a rowboat off College Point. One occupant, Sue Beyer of New York, drowned. The other two men were saved with great difficulty as Beyer’s boat split in two and the survivors clung to wreckage amid crowded rowing craft.
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New York
Flushing Bay
College 1 Point
Sue Beyer
College Point
Beyer
Thank
Nna Beyer
Kansas State Fair and County Fairs List with Dates
A list of Kansas fairs and county agricultural shows with schedules and secretaries, noting state fairs in Des Moines and Lincoln and numerous county associations from Aug through Sept, plus a derailment report: Santa Fe train No. 19 derailed near Dodge City at 12:25 am with two sleepers and a chair car leaving the train. no injuries.
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Topeka
San Francisco
Department Commander of
Kansas
Colo. Mid
Southern Pacific Railways
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Hell’s Gate
Glenwood Springs
Castle Gate
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Los Angeles
Rock Island
Sedalin
Des Moines
Minnesota
Lincoln
Steve Farr
Septoneans
Antonio
Opt
St. Louis
Hiawathe Fair Association
Brown
Asamasan
Utter County Fair Association
J. W.robison
Hi Dorade
Chauhate
P. NS. Whitey
Cease ‘Vale
K. E. Hootsea
Clay Center
Sept
Lley Cowbly Agricultural
Seoocin
Womitard
Burlington
Eastern Cowley Fair Association
Cowley Ee EL Heed
Burden
Cowles County Agricultural and Stocie Biiow Association
W. J. Wileen
Winneld
Sont
Finnes County Agricultural Society
A. Y. Warner
Garden City
Praniin Count Agricultural Society
Carey M. Porser
Ouuuwas
Varves County Agricultural Society
Fort
Mirahall County
Te Miller
Marysville
Miami County
Lodge
Serle
Chanute Agricultural Fair
Parkland Driving Association
Neosho County
A.pane
Chanute
Ness County Agricultural Association
Pember
Neon Pity
Norton County Agricultural Association
Shimeall
Norton
Coe Central Kansas Fair Association
Stockton
Saline Coai
H. B. Wallace
Salina
Wichita State
Sedewick County
Toler
Vienita
Smith County
E. Klee
Smith Center
Mulvane Rural Association
Su Her County
Newton Shoup
Mulvane
Fredonia Agricultural Association
Wil
Cooper
Pre Dons
Stafforn County Fair Association
Geo. E. Moore
St. Johns Au
Dodge City
Santa Fe
A Scheme That Failed
Enpeck asks if he is too old to study astronomy. John rebukes him for staying out all night. In a flurry of banter, Cholly Big-Say boasts of proposing, while Miss Fitp comments on the chatter and the misheard replies.
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Enpeck
John
Cholly Big
Dick Oldbay
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