East and West Coasts Struck by Severe Hurricane
A severe hurricane swept up the east coast Friday morning and the west coast Saturday, lasting about twenty four hours. Milami reported sixty mile an hour winds and damage include a toppled car shed, sunken boats, and wrecked shorelines from Milami to Jobes. A Standard Oil steamer beached near Boynton with eleven saved, two bodies found, and crops including pineapple heads and orange and grape fruit badly damaged.
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South Florida
Milami
East Coast Railway
Iobes
Standard Oil Company
Boynton
Strake
Jupiter
Hurricane strikes Nas sau Bahamas causing widespread damage
A severe hurricane hit Nas sau Bahamas on Wednesday night ending soon after. It drove northeast winds up to ninety miles per hour and dropped the barometer to 299. Vegetation and farm products suffered heavy damage while fruit crops were ruined. Many houses were damaged but no deaths reported. Shipping around the island was badly damaged and news from other islands was not yet received.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Frank M Day dies in Milwaukee race crash
Frank M Day of California dies at the Milwaukee State fairgrounds during a five mile race piloting Barney Oldfield’s record breaking machine. After about four miles the machine swerved into the fence at the home stretch, toppled, and Day suffered a fatal neck injury and never regained consciousness.
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Frank M Day
California
Milwaukee
Barney Oldfield
Day
Tragic Mine Fight Ends in Immediate Death at Waeseka
In the Waeseka gold mine érista near Jays and Virginia City Montana Morris Gallor killed his partner Bud Brown with a candle stick spike during a dispute over positions in a deep stope. Brown struck Gallor in the face first, sparking a violent lunge that drove the weapon through Brown’s heart.
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Waeseka
Jays
Virginia City
Mont
Dispatch
Morris Gallor
Bud Brown
Brown
Gard
Gator
North Carolina Senator's Father Murdered on Planation
Simmons father of United States Senator F M Simmons of North Carolina was killed on his plantation near Pottersy Hre after being missing since Saturday. He was shot with a shotgun and clubbed. A negro named Daniels has been arrested.
Roosevelt abandons October extra session plan
After consulting senators and representatives by in person and mail, President Roosevelt has abandoned the suggestion of an extraordinary session in October. The plan now is to convene the extraordinary session on November 9.
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Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Fierce Mine Fight Between Heinze and Amalgamated Miners
A two thousand foot underground clash near Butte Montana involved about thirty of Augustus Heinze's Itarus miners and a nearby Amalgamated force from the Pennsylvania mine. Led by Superintendent Treeriz, Heinze's men broke a bulkhead, sparking a chaotic exchange. The Amalgamated ranks retreated after lime and compressed air were used to drive them back, with several miners rendered unconscious and dragged to safety.
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Butte, Mont
Augustus I Heinze
Itarus
Pennsylvania
Treeriz
Barus
J C Adams
Boston & Montana Company
Body of White Calf Chief Stolen from Montana Grave
On the Blackfoot reservation in Montana the body of chief White Calf, who died in Washington DC last February while protesting reservation land sales, was found missing from its grave after a tomb was prepared. Delegates allege theft for the Smithsonian Institute, provoking outrage among the tribe.
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Montana
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Powers Seek to Avert War as Turko Bulgarian Ties Tighten
Pressures from Constantinople to Sofia mount amid reports of escalating Macedonian atrocities. France eyes intervention with a Levant squadron, signaling possible action by other powers. the Turkish embassy in London refutes villages burning by Ottoman troops, blaming Bulgarians for incendiary attacks.
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Constantinople
Sofia
Macedonia
The
Levant
London
Edge of War In Balkans Looms Over Turkish Bulgarian Crisis
A London diplomat warns that Turkey and Bulgaria may clash despite negotiations on the Tarkan dispute. Powers urge neutrality and warn the Porte against war while backing efforts to restrain insurgent support and uphold peace through European intervention.
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Thurope
London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Europe
Russia
Austria
Jackson Sentenced in First Degree Murder Case
Hamilton Montana reports Walter Jackson was found guilty of first degree murder for stabbing 6 year old Fennie Buck in Stevenaville on August 13. Judge Webster scheduled to sentence Saturday at 5 pm. A mob formed during the trial hoping to lynch him, then dispersed when hanging was the stated penalty.
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Hamilton
Mont
Jackson
Walter Jackson
Fennie Buck
Stevenaville
Httle
Webster
Charles Jones
Caroline Idak
Baltimore
The Pension Roll In 19th Century Report
Commissioner Ware reports 996545 pensioners on rolls with 725356 soldiers and 267189 widows and dependents. The roll likely won’t cross a million again. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 veterans remain. Average pension value is $103 annually and Spanish War roll totals $1,765,310.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Mussulmans Fear Renewed Agitation in Constantinople
Reports to Paris from Constantinople warn of renewed Mussulman agitation in the city and potential attacks on Christians. Turkish papers describe Bulgarians dynamiting trains and a steam boat explosion, prompting the government to publish the news to curb exaggerated rumors after twenty years of suppression.
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Foreign Office
Paris
Constantinople
Eity
Vaskapu
Russia Seeks More Time on Manchuria Evacuation
A Peking telegram, semi confirmed in Tokyo, reports Russian minister proposes delaying the evacuation of Kirin and Amur districts in Manchuria previously set for October. The notice indicates diplomatic friction as timing remains unsettled.
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Peking
Yokohama
Tokio
Kirin
Amur
Manchuria
Tribe in British New Guinea Lives in Trees and Loses Use of Legs
A Melbourne dispatch reports an extraordinary tribe of marshland dwellers on the island of Papua. Swampy ground and tangled growth prevent walking or canoeing. Natives dwell in trees and, over time, lose use of lower limbs. their bodies grow large while legs atrophy. They move awkwardly and appear ape like.
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British New Guinea
Melbourne
London Daily Chronicle
Papua
Synod Deliberates Smoot Seat Ouster Motion At Asbury Park
At the evangelical Lutheran synod convention in Asbury Park New Jersey a resolution by Rev C W W Mfeisler of Albany urged ousting Reed Smoot from the United States Senate. After ten minutes of heated debate the measure was laid on the table by a vote of to 13.
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
New York
New Jersey
Asbury Park
W W Mfeisler
Abany
Reed Smoot
United States
Farmers' combine plan aims to shield producers with 100 million capital
A Chicago conference unites producers from nine states to form a cooperative network. Three societies will merge to create a monster exchange to control markets, build elevators, pack with houses, run banks, and fund schools. Members include Producers and Consumers Union of Tennessee and New York with 400,000, American Society of Equity of North America with 60,000, and Farmers' National Cooperative Exchange with 26,000.
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Chicago
Producers and Consumers’ Union of Tennessee
New York
American Society Ofquity of North America
Farmers’ National Cooperative Exchange Company
Will Execute Himself Keefer to Hang in Lander Jail Yard
James Keefer, condemned for the murder of John Warren near Lander Wyoming, will hang himself on the jail yard scaffold already under construction. Despite a new trial motion denied by the supreme court the execution is set for the 26th. Keefer reportedly remains unafraid and plans a self strangulation by a trap mechanism connected to a water-filled pail and counter balance to drop the trap awaiting him.
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James Keefer
John Warren
Lander
Wyoming
Keefer
Supreme Court
Folf
American Mining Congress Opens Sixth Session at Deadwood
The American Mining Congress began its sixth annual session at Deadwood South Dakota on Tuesday with Secretary of the Treasury Shaw delivering an address. Delegates from mining firms and allied industries gathered to discuss policy and financial conditions affecting the sector.
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The
American Mining Congress
Deadwood
8. D
American Mining Congress Opens Meeting in Deadwood
President Ken J H Richards of Rossae Idaho called the congress to order with delegates from most states present. Addresses were delivered by Governor Charles Nile rid for the state and Mayor McDonald for Deadwood city. Richards announced the American Mining Congress name amid several delegate responses.
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Ken J H Richards
Rossae
Ida
Union
Stata
Charles Nile Rid
Deadwood
McDonald
Richards
American Mining Congress
Plans of Servian Officers to Punish Palace Conspirators
A plan to avenge the murder of King Alexander and Queen Drege involved Nish garrison officers and other garrisons in Servia. Proclamations demanded trial by court martial and threatened resignations if unmet. A leaked plot to kill the conspirators led to mass arrests, with forty seven officers seized at Nish.
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Nish
Nu Servia
Alexander
Drege
Balkan War Likely as Turco Bulgarian Tensions Rise
The Balkans face inevitable conflict with Turkey and Bulgaria on a collision path. The Turkish ambassador in London warns only an act by Bulgaria could trigger hostilities while Sofia follows a strict neutrality urged by Russia and Austria. Turkey mobilizes troops in Macedonia despite a strained treasury and aims to crush the revolt before major powers intervene.
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Balkan
Turkey
Bulgaria
London
Sofia
Russia
Austria
Macedonia
Turmoil in Macedonia Targets Civilians and Villages
Advices from Sofia estimate 150000 women children and old men hide in Macedonia mountains and forests as Turks burn forests in Leron and Kosbre districts and kill fugitives. Go pes h village near Monastir burned and inhabitants thrown into fire by Turks. Bashi Tarvouks destroy Stollovo near Malketernova.
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Sofia
Macedonian Interior Organization
Macedonia
Leron
Kosbre
Gopesh
Monastir
Stollovo
Malketer Nova
Shot at Engineer Foiled Hold Up Near Great Falls
A Great Northern express No 151 was targeted near Great Falls as an attempted robbery near the city limits failed when the engineer sped the train past the halt point. A shot narrowly missed the head, glass shattered, and detectives searched the scene. A man named Miller, under arrest after threats against the president, denies wrongdoing and blames a accuser.
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Great Falls
Butte
Nfer
Great Northern
Miller
German Man Arrested in Syracuse Threat to President
John Miller a German national was arrested Monday at his Syracuse New York home and charged with threatening to shoot the president during the president’s stay in the city. The report notes the incident occurred Sunday.
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John Miller
Aterson
Syracuse
Tramps Rob Northern Pacific Train Near Drummond
Armed trio stopped a freight train near Drummond Montana and robbed two ranch hands. The assailants shot and killed one man and seriously wounded another who was later found unconscious. Sheriff hunts the highwaymen as crew discover the casualties.
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Northern Pacific
Drummond
Mont
Stealler
Diverse 1900s woes sweep nations and towns in brief
Reports from Minnesota harvests and Canada borders to Hawaii politics and Virginia tragedy sketch a turbulent week. Turkey Bulgaria conflict talk, German storm damage, Duluth scaffold collapse, Nashville fire, Portland quake shocks, and a Virginia “Uncle Finney” murder tale mingle with rail and river disasters, strikes, and political shifts.
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Florida
North Carolina
Ohhrida
Leren
Vierce
Heinze
Blackfoot Reservation
Will
Assassina
Non Combatanta
Minnesota
Portland
Jt Ig
Germany
Ilugo
Clara Castello
Chicara Culcides
Vancouver
Wash
Duluth
Minn
Nashville
Tenn
Ore
Chehales
Tacoma
Dale
Hawaii
China
John Mamet
Marshal Surtees
G W. van Sickle
William McComb
Murray City
Oklahoma
Carey Snyder
R M Snyder
Kansas City
Billings
Fort Leavenworth
Kana
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert Fullerton
Des Moines
Iowa
Denver
Fred Rohrer
Nerne
Ind
Rohrer
Taos County
New Mexico
St Joseph
Hugh I Price
Surveyor General
Arizona
Price
W E Murphy
Finney
Franklin County
Virginia
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