Forest Fires Near Control Across Montana Light Rain Quells Blazes
In Helena Montana Aug 25 light rain and snow aided backfires and slowed fires. Winds abated allowing containment in most districts while Thompson Falls and Clarks Fork area remain watched. Gov Norris kept Helena and Bute guard units ready though general action deemed unnecessary. Snow in Gallatin forest halted fires toward Yellowstone Park as Flathead area benefited from rain.
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Helena Mont
Norris
Helena
Bute
National Guard
Thompson Falls
Clarks Fork Valley
Montana
Gallatin Forest
Yellowstone Park
Flathead Country
Boyd Forest Ire Victim Dies in Wallace Fire
Middletown New York reports J D Boyd son of Dr and Mrs John Boyd Monroe Orange county burned to death in Wallace Idaho when fire partially destroyed the city. He worked for the Northern Pacific railroad at Wallace and served as fire chief. He perished while trying to rescue a pet parrot in his home.
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Middletown
N. Y
J. D. Boyd
John ©. Boyd
Monroe
Orange County
Wallace
Ida
Boyd
Northern Pacific Railroad
Heat Wave Claims Six Lives in Dallas and Fort Worth
The extreme heat killed six people in Dallas and Fort Worth over the past 24 hours, with temperatures in shade reaching at least 108 degrees. The heat wave has persisted since early August, causing mounting fatalities and stressing local authorities.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Blast wrecks church on Washington and Ann streets
Fire of mysterious origin and a preceding explosion partly wrecked the Congregational church at Washington boulevard and Ann street Chicago. The building valued at 150000 dollars with losses around 25000 dollars destroyed the first floor Sunday school rooms and stained glass. Firemen saved the pulpit, pastor’s study, and organ. Rev. W A Bartlett was away at Old Orchard Me.
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Chicago
Congregational Church
Washington Boulevard
Ann Street
W. A Bartlett
Old Orchard
Kalamazoo Population Rises by Census Count
Washington reports Kalamazoo has 39,437 residents, an increase of 19,023 since the last census. The figure, released with federal census data, highlights growth from 24,404 to 39,437 in Kalamazoo.
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Washington
Kalamazoo
Wich
Lineman Falls From Pole in Work Accident
Greenfield Indiana August 25 W Barl Barrett twenty year old employee of the Morrison Telephone company fell from the top of a telephone pole while at work and was perhaps fatally injured He sustained a large gash in the back of his head and was badly cut and bruised His chances for recovery are slight.
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Greenfield
Ind
Wbarl Barrett
Morrison Telephone Company
Shooting by jealous rival shocks Nashville couple
Nashville Indiana August 25 Ralph Yoder walking with his sweetheart after church was shot in the right leg by Marshall Moore who fired from his home west of town Moore recently released from a reformatory where he served time for stealing a revolver from a McLean Illinois store
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Nashville
Ind
Ralph Yoder
Marshall Moore
Yoder
Moore
McLean
Auto Gun Action Reveals Secret Plan to Sell to U S Government
A New York court case exposes a scheme involving Henry Clay Russell Wade and the Hammond family tied to an auto machine gun venture. Promoters allegedly sought to sell the weapon to the United States for 25 million dollars, with stock purchases and demonstrations planned at the Stapleton plant and ties to President Taft mentioned in letters.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brady
John
Hammond
Harris
Hammonds
Henry Clay
Russell Wade
Sing Sing
Wade
Taft
United States
Mr. Hammond
Treasury
Arthur M. Rose
Pittsboro
Trammond
William B. Rose
Arthur
Arthur Rose
Rose
Delaware
Stapleton
Staten Island
Bangerter
William H. Marsh
Brooklyn
Mr. Marsh
Marsh
Banserter
Don Jaime King Alfonso King of Spain and Carlist Pretender
Don Jaime King Alfonso is identified as the king of Spain and the Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne. The note presents him as a royal figure and a historic pretender within the Carlist lineage.
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Don Jaime
King Alfonso
Spain
Boy Injured by Toy Wagon in Princeton
In Princeton Indiana on August 25 Edear Amos aged 7 fell over a toy wagon. The wagon tongue gouged the abdomen and the wound may prove fatal. Ray Newcomb aged 12 underwent eye removal surgery after a companion threw a stick piercing his left eye.
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Princeton
Ind
High viewed shares trade at threefold par value in May
A security with a par value of ten dollars reportedly sold up to thirty dollars in May on Wall Street. A seller held Wade letters showing offers from English, Abyssinian and Russian interests, claiming the firm anticipated twenty to twenty five million dollars. Justice Brady sustained the defendant Rose's demurrer to the complaint in the Rose suit, finding no responsibility for alleged damages to his brother.
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Wall Street
Wade
Enalich
Russia
Rose
Brady
Taft Presents Taft Cup to Adan at Beverly Ceremony
President Taft awarded the Taft cup to Charles Francis Adan, second winner of the Bender boat race between Spaniards and Americans. He and the Spanish minister spoke briefly, a toast to the king of Spain was proposed, and champagne flowed as the president’s health was toasted amid notable attendees.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Charles Francis Adan
Marblehead
Spain
Auto Crash Injures Five Near Sedgwicks Rocks
Five people were injured when a speeding car driven by I M Worth lost control on a steep incline near Sedgwicks Rocks south of Richmond Indiana and plunged twelve feet into Elkhorn Creek. Injuries ranged from chest injuries and broken ribs to scalp wounds and bruises.
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Richmond
Ind
Sedgwicks Rocks
I. M. Worth
International Harvester Company
Perry B. Becker
Perry Becker
Will
Robert Becker
Worth
Elkhorn Creek
Weather forecast for Illinois and Indiana shows showers
Illinois and Indiana expect showers today with cooler temperatures. Tomorrow showers linger and become much cooler.
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Illinois
Indiana
Browne trial hears discredit claim against White witness
In Chicago August 25 the Browne bribery trial tested evidence that Star witness Charles A. White had disparaged his own story. State's Attorney Wayman blocked a court summons to compel Representative Robert E. Wilson's testimony as to perjury. Reading of White's alleged hotel and telephoned retraction claims followed cross examination. Market and stock figures intersperse the article.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Forrest
Charles A. White
Atorney Wayman
Browne
White
Chicago Tribune
East St. Louis
O’fallon
William Turner
McGuire & White Detective Agency
Springfield
Markets report Chicago cash grain prices for wheat and corn
The Chicago cash grain market lists wheat futures with No 2 red at 99 to 101 cents, No 3 red at 97 to 99, No 2 hard red winter at about 98 percent, No 3 hard winter near 97, No 1 northern spring at $1.21, and No 2 northern spring around $1.08. Prices show strength in spring wheat and standard winter grades with slight variation across grades.
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Chicago
Tecumseh Woman Burned to Death in Stove Explosion
Tecumseh Michigan August 2 Mrs. Robert Stretch a longtime resident about seventy years old died when a gasoline stove tank exploded and clothes caught fire. Firefighters battled flames but she perished from burns.
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Tecumseh
Mich
Robert Stretch
Stretch
Baby Born Weighs 28 Ounces in Wilkes Barre
Dr. W J G Salmon of Old Forge announced the birth of a girl in Wilkes Barre weighing 28 ounces at birth. The baby reportedly gained one ounce in three weeks. Parents are Mr and Mrs James Payne.
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Wilkesbarre
W. J. G. Salmon
Old Forge
Here
Tiny Moosic Baby Shows Slow Weight Gain
A three week old infant born to Mr and Mrs James Payne of Moosic weighed 29 ounces after gaining only one ounce since birth. The baby is reported well and perfectly formed, and is compared to a sibling in East Templeton Massachusetts whose newborn weighed 1 pound 15 ounces.
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James Payne
Moosic
Charles Burpee
East Templeton
Mase
Launch Golden Girl Safe After Lake Michigan Missing Report
The gasoline launch Golden Girl, reported missing at Ladington after Monday night’s Lake Michigan storm, is safe at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with two passengers Mrs. Elizabeth Eaglesfield and her son.
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Iand Rapids
Mich
Ladington
Lake Michigan
Sheboygan
Wis
Elizabeth Eagiesfield
Chicago Markets Open With Mixed Hogs and Steady Cattle
August 25 1910 Chicago market notes show hog receipts around 15000 with steady price levels and varied grades from light to heavy. Cattle and sheep demand are mixed to steady with weak cattle and strong sheep, while grain markets quote textures from Beach Wickham in Chicago.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Convention Fight Seems Sure to Continue
New York August 25 Former dent Roosevelt would attend the convention to uphold clean honest politics while William Barnes Jr indicates continued opposition to Roosevelt. The struggle between old guard and progressives centers on the Saratoga convention with key figures like Sherman, Griscom, and Barnes weighing direct primaries and leadership roles.
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New York
Dent Roosevelt
Herkimer
William Barnes, Jr
Barnes
Col. Roosevelt
Republican Party
Ina
Old Guard
William Jr
Saratoga
Pope
Sherman
Bardea
Albahy Ree
State Committee
Maries
Str. Roosevelt
Griscom Republican Committee
Griscom
Roosevelt and Sherman feud dominates Utica chatter
The article notes Vice President Sherman and his allies wield strong influence as a clash with Theodore Roosevelt grows. Roosevelt visits Jordanville with Douglas Robinson and son Quentin. discussions cover state politics, re nominations, and Davenport among insurgent leaders. Roosevelt condemns Sherman’s camp in a broad address.
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Utica
N. Y
Theodora Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
Jo@rdanville
Roosevelt
Sherman
Dave
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