Forest fires sweep Montana in dire outbreak across state
Helena Aug 22 Forest fire conditions in Montana reach historic worst with new blazes and failing lines of communication. Libby is surrounded Libby town near Libby and other communities including Eureka and Sylvanite face encirclement as flames push toward the Yellowstone region. Gov Norris plans to mobilize 500 troops to Libby while trains and engineers assist firefighting efforts.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Flathead
J. M. Kennedy
Bureau of Protection
Libby
Uréka
Ann
Greuch
Rocky Mountains
Spokane
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Oriental Limited
Ten Mile Valley
Norris
Igor
st#e
Gallatin Forest
Yellowstone Park
Sylvanite
Lincoln County
Refugees Flood Missoula As Fires Rage Across West
Missoula Montana August 22 refugees stream into the city after western fire outbreaks. Northern Pacific runs four relief trains bringing nearly 1000 people. Milwaukee, St Paul line hauls 500 plus to safety. Fires burn ranches and bridges. reports of fatalities and wrecked camps rise as authorities verify details.
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Missoula
Mont
Blackfoot
Clearwater
Milwaukee Fins
Bitter Root
Bates and
Rogers
Milwaukee Railroad
Anderson
Deborg
Crippen and Miss Leneve Board Megantic for Liverpool
Crippen and Miss Ethel Leneve were moved from the Quebec jail to the steamer Megantic bound for Liverpool under police guard. Detective Dew and colleagues watched tightly as Crippen narrowly avoided a fall on the gangplank and Miss Leneve fainted upon boarding. The two occupy cabins 51 and 53 as authorities maintain secrecy amid the voyage. The piece also notes convention candidates and New York party activity, naming Judge Baker Frank Collins and Michael Buckley.
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Quebec
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Ethel Clare Leneve
Dew
Mitchell
Megantic
Liverpool
St. Lawrence
Crippen
Inspector Dew
Miss Leneve
Sergeant Mitchell
Timber Fire Threatens Forest and Sawmill Near Boseman
A forest fire six miles south of Boseman Montana ignited by sparks from a passing engine has spread rapidly across stubble and into state timber near Gallatin national forest. The blaze spreads about a mile per hour and now men are organized in two main groups to fight it as wind conditions allow.
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Boseman
Mont
Here
Gallatin National Forest
Yellowstone
Forest Service
Capt Kendall Receives Reward for Crippen Lead
London reports Captain Kendall of the Montrose awarded 1250 dollars for information that helped arrest Dr. Crippen after Crippen and Miss Le Neve reached Quebec aboard the Montrose.
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Capt. Kendall
London
The
Weekly Dispatch
Dr. Crippen
Capt
Kendall
Montrose
Crippen
Miss Leneve
Quebec
Jumps From Fence Lead to Interurban Fatality
Peru Ind Aug 22 Charles Mc Clure age 20 was killed at Gil ead when he slept on a cattle guard fence and jumped as a Winona interurban car whistled. He struck the vestibule of the car and died instantly.
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Peru
Ind
Charles McClure
Gilead
Winona Interurban
Democratic delegates chosen at Penn Yan convention
At the Penn Yan Democratic county convention on August 22 delegates were selected to the state convention. The area favored Hon. Thomas H. Carmody for attorney general, signaling support within the party as it positions candidates for statewide races. The event reflected localDemocratic strength in New York.
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Thomas H. Carmody
N. Y
Penn Yan
Ork
Bing
Illinois Strike Endorsed by United Mine Workers Committee
After long deliberation a special United Mine Workers committee recommends to the convention the assessment level to support striking miners. The report endorses the Illinois strike and the international board’s attempt to settle Illinois trouble by compromise.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Illinois
International Executive Board
Boy, 17, Wounds From Accidental Gunshot Not Fatal
Luther Jones, 17, was accidentally shot while watching his cousin in a hunt near Wabash Indiana He was struck in the breast and bled but is expected to recover doctors report the wound was non fatal and the youth realized he was hit only after seeing blood.
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Wabash
Ind
Luther Jones
Jones
Priest Marryings A Priest Faces Punishment and Seclusion
Rev Alphonse M. Consolazia of the Trenton diocese plans a Rome trip to confess breaking church vows after marrying 16 year old Katherine Consolazia. Katherine returns home. Franz Johann and wife react with sorrow as authorities debate his discipline and possible lifelong separation from wife.
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Trenton
N. J
Alphonse M. Consolazia
Franz Johann
Rome
Katherine Consolazia
Estrada Victory Forces Madriz Faction Flight
Washington confirms Madriz downfall in Nicaragua as Estrada's insurgent army defeats Madriz troops and crosses the Tipitapa river. Madriz and allies flee toward Corinto with legation guarded. Granada sacked amid turmoil and U S presence criticized.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Madriz
Jose D. Estrada
Corinto
Mena
Granada
Washington
State Department
Tipitapa
Estrada
Toledo
United States
Teguicagalpa
Honduras
Olivares
Jose Delores Estrada
Juan Estrada
Plot to sink liner almost foiled by workman sighting powder
A can of giant powder found in coal loaded into the bunkers of the Russian liner Lituania near New York on August 22 nearly caused disaster. A workman spotted the can and it was handed to the captain, who soaked it in water and removed the cover.
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New York
Lituania
Instruction Trains to Tour States for Farm Knowledge
Two farmers instruction trains run by the Pennsylvania Lines begin today in Indiana and Ohio. Purdue experiment station men will discuss wheat improvement with Indiana farmers. The Indiana leg lasts fifteen days, the Ohio leg three days. Since 1807 many such trains have operated in several states.
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New York
Pennsylvania Hnes
Indiana
Ohio
Purdue Experiment Station
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Steamboats Run on Rivers Feeding Chesapeake Bay
The item notes that steamboats have been operated on rivers flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, indicating active river traffic and transportation in the region.
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Chesapeake Bay
Burns Turn His Skin White Negro Survives Gas Blast
Richmond Virginia August 22 James Tinsley a Black coal miner injured in a gas explosion at Gayton mines Henrico county will leave hospital soon with white skin after severe burns. The exposure removed skin from his face hands and parts of his body and a new pink skin growth is forming. Weather forecast Illinois and Indiana cloudy and warmer today with showers and cooler tomorrow.
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Richmond
Gayton
Henrico County
James Tinsley
Hillnois
Indiana
Hogs and cattle markets mixed in Chicago trading
Chicago markets report brisk hog receipts estimated at 24 000 with prices 5 to 10 higher than Saturday. Beef cattle and sheep show varied action with hogs and cattle ranges noted, closing firmer on overall tonnage and mixed packing demand.
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Texas
Grain Market Report from Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Beach-Wickham Grain Company of Chicago furnishes the grain market update with commodity prices and market activity for the day. The report lists prices for wheat corn and oats and notes trading patterns and notable shifts in the Chicago grain pit.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph Building
Chicago
Illinois
Strict watch on Browne jurors during second trial
Chicago August 22 A second Browne trial opens with Judge Kersten enforcing strict juror surveillance. Jurors face round the clock court supervision and are barred from newspapers. Three daily sessions will speed evidence as investigators prepare grand jury briefings.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Illinois House
Charles A. White
William Lorimer
United States
George Kersten
Kersten
Talesmen
Wayman
O'Donnell
Erbstein
Browne
Ing
nDdria
Talsmen
Napoleon's English Lesson On St Helena Cited Letter
A historically noted letter from Napoleon on Saint Helena records his slow progress learning English. The excerpt shows his remark that after six weeks he had learned few words, joking that if he learned fifty words per day he could reach two thousand two hundred words.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Baseball Results From National and American Leagues
Standings and game outcomes across National and American Leagues with scores. Highlights include St Louis Philadelphia 9 11, Cincinnati 3 10, Brooklyn Chicago 7 3 in first games and Brooklyn 26 672 in a second game, plus American Association results at Indianapolis Minneapolis Columbus St Paul and Toledo Milwaukee with multiple games noted.
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R. H. Philadelphia
Strawn
Stack
Moren
Ewing
Dooin
Willis
Harmon
Corridon
Bresna
Cincinnati
R. H. New York
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Becker
Meyers
Gaspar
McLean
Chicago
R. H.E Brooklyn
Rucker
Miller
Richie
Kling
R. H. E B. Brooklyn
Bell and Miller
Cole and
American Association
Indianapolis
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Columbus
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St Paul
Toledo
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