Rescue of 92 After Watson Sinks Off Wandah Island
The 1800-ton Watson of Alaska Pacific Steamship ran aground near Wandah Island in fog off the Pacific, leaving 92 passengers aboard. All were unharmed and landed ashore in a small boat, camping on a rugged island awaiting rescue ships. Captain Griffin planned to float the vessel at high tide with aid from sister ship Buckman.
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Seattle, Wesh
Alaska-Pacific Steamship Company
Watson
Wanddah Island
Neary
San Francis
Little Island
Griffin
Buckman
San Francisco
Weah Bestion
Oyster Bay Population Rises Since 1900
Oyster Bay Washington home of Ex-President Roosevelt records a population of 21 802 on September 3 up from 16 334 in 1900 an increase of 5 468 residents.
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Oyster Bay
Washington
Roosevelt
Weather Forecast for Illinois and Indiana
Showers and cloudy skies expected across Illinois and Indiana tomorrow. Southerly winds shift, bringing unsettled conditions and cooler temperatures later in the day.
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Linois
Indiana
Chicago Markets Snapshot From Grain To Livestock
Chicago cash grain prices list No 2 red wheat at 1.00 to 1.01 and various spring and winter grades with cents per bushel. Livestock markets in Chicago and Omaha show hogs and cattle trading with steady to slightly lower tones. receipts and price ranges noted for heavy, light, steers, cows, heifers, feeders, calves, and lambs. Prices for East Buffalo commodities and live stock merchants are also recorded with market steady or slow tendencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Leprosy Case Revealed After Bellevue Hospital Visit
A New York woman of African descent with advanced leprosy lived in the city for over seven years, moving among her race. She sought treatment at Bellevue Hospital where physicians learned the diagnosis after her arrival from the West Indies. The woman said she came ill, was married briefly, had a son, and has since wandered with him, begging and sleeping in parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellevue Hospital
York
West Indies
Fide Parks
Ylas
National League standings and game results recap
National League results show New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Cincinnati securing wins in extra innings and tight contests. Wiltse Meyers and Moren-Schlei pitching combos highlight Philadelphia and Boston matchups, while Becker and Dessau provide late-inning relief for Brooklyn.
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National League
W. L. Peet
W. L. Pet. Chi
Phil
Pitta
St. L
N.Y
Brook
Cin
Bos
Philadelphia
R. H. E. New York
Wiltse and Meyers
Ewing and Moran
Drucke
Meyers
Schlei
Moren
Jacklitsch
Boston
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Becker
Dessau
Bergan
Miller
Mattern
Raridon
Ersoktyn
Cincinnati
Hite
Leever
Gibson
Rowana McLean
Baseball Scores and Lineups From Recent City Games
Box score lines reveal results from games in New York Washington Cleveland and Detroit. Players listed include Johnson Hall Kleinow Criger Coombs Lapp Walker Reisling Beckendorf Ainsworth and others.
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W. L. Pet
W. L. Pet. Phil
Wash
Bos
Ni. Y
Chi
New York
R. HH. E. Boston
Icotte
Wood
Hall
Kleinow
Vaughn
Quinn
Criger
Washington
R. E. Philadelphia
Coombs
Lapp
Walker
Reisling
Beckendorf
Ainsworth
R. H.E. Philadelphia
Morgan
Livingstone
Gray
Cleveland
R. HA
Lange
Payne
Mullin and
Schmidt
Scoreboard snippet from Columbus and Indianapolis games
In Columbus 0 Kan City 1, in Indianapolis 2 Milwaukee 10. No other games played.
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Columbus
Kanas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Bryan will not discuss local option in Indiana campaign
Columbus Ind Sept 3 In reply to a local Democrat letter asking W J Bryan to address the local option issue in Indiana his private secretary said Bryan would not discuss the local option question in Indiana or elsewhere except in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
W. J. Bryan
Indiana
Northwest Grain Dealers report large crops in northwest
Frank O. Fowler of the Northwest Grain Dealers Association told the Canadian Pacific Railroad committee that large crops were coming in from the northwest region around Montreal Quebec on September 3. This briefing signals strong harvest potential and railway demand.
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Montreal
Que
Frank O. Fowler
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Northwest grain crop tops 106 million bushels
The report shows this year's Northwest grain crop reaching 106,510,320 bushels, indicating an average yield of 26 bushels per acre under cultivation and surpassing prior reliable estimates by 6,000,000 bushels.
Ninth Train Wreck Victim Dies at Montreal Man
Clinton A. Davis of Montreal died in Durand Michigan from injuries after the Grand Trunk wreck near here a week earlier. His mother Mrs Alma Woodward and her nurse were killed in the crash, making Davis the ninth victim aged 26.
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Clinton A. Davis
Durand
Mich
Montreal
Hog Market Report Chicago September 3 1910
Hog markets in Chicago show estimated receipts of 6000 for today with official receipts yesterday at 9983 and shipments 4917. Leftovers yesterday totaled 3572 while tomorrow’s estimated receipts reach 26000. Market classes include Fisher Bulk 890 930 Light 9 1S 975. Mixed packers 875 965. Heavy shipping grades 875 945. Rough 860 885. Porkers 965 975. Pigs 880 950. Overall estimated receipts 400 and market steady.
Lockout Affects Fifty Thousand at London Ship Yards
Lockout notices posted at federated ship yards inform Boiler Makers Society members their jobs are dispensed with. About 50 000 men are affected as riveters strike at the Walker ship yard in Newcastle on Tyne triggers widespread layoffs.
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London
Boiler Makers Society
Walker
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Sheep and cattle market report from Chicago 1910
Estimated receipts list sheep prices across several weights with bulk and light categories. Cattle and sheep markets are steady with grain market furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company, Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph
Chicago
Illinois
Lockout Breach Sparks Boiler Makers’ Strike Guard
Employers claim a breach of contract between owners and workers and bar locked out workers from resuming duties until the Boiler Makers' society ensures full compliance with the national agreement preventing lockouts and strikes.
Sleep Unbroken 207 Hours in Gainesville Teen
Julian Price a 17 year old in Gainesville Georgia slept for 207 hours after an electric shock of 110 volts. He woke briefly to speak two words to a relative at his bedside and then fell asleep again despite doctors trying to keep him awake.
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Gainesville
Julian Price
Miners Win Big Victory in Illinois Coal Strike
Chicago September 3. After five months, Illinois coal operators adopt the miners wage scale fixed at a Peoria meeting. Operators capitulated when warned members in Peoria were about to break ranks and sign the union scale individually. No violence occurred during the strike.
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Illinois
Chicago
Peoria
Illinois Towns Population Rise Reported in Census
The census bureau lists Rockford and several Illinois cities and four counties with population changes since 1900. Rockford up 46.2 percent to 45 401. Dixon 7 216. Byron 932. Oregon 2 180. Sterling 7 467. Rock Falls 2 657. Lee county 21 750. Ogle county 27 864. Whiteside county 34 601. Winnebago county 63 153.
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Washington
Rockford
Illinois
Dixon
Byron
Oregon
Sterling
Rock Falls
Lee County
Ogle County
Whiteside
Winnebago County
DOUGLAS FILES DIVORCE BILL
Stephen A. Douglas of Detroit has filed a divorce bill in the circuit court against actress Truly Shattuck now in New York. Married in 1900, Douglas says she left him in 1908 and did not return. He is with Dodge Brothers and president of Municipal Filtration Company.
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Detroit
Mislosky
Martha
Stephen A. Douglas
Truly Shattuck
New York
Douglas
Dodge Brothers
Municipal Filtration Company
Train wrecking plot fails in Hammond and surroundings
In Hammond Indiana detectives report four attempted wreckings of Nickel Plate trains within ten days from Hammond to Hegewish. Officials refuse to discuss wrecking motives and operations while detectives push for clues. Authorities warn they will shoot on sight to stop anyone caught in the act.
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Hammond
Ind
Hegewish
Dr J A Holmes Named Director Of New Bureau Of Mines
Beverly Massachusetts September 3 Dr J A Holmes chief of the technological branch of the geological survey has been appointed by President Taft director of the new bureau of mines He succeeds George Otis Smith who has been acting director since July 1 Mr Smith returns to head the survey Holmes had support from eastern figures including Senator Lodge Senator Oliver and Representative John D azell but faced western conservative opposition
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Beverly
Mass
J. A. Holmes
Geological Survey
Taft
Bureau of Mines
George Otis Smith
Smith
Holmes
Senator Lodge
Oliver
John Dalzell
Not That Kind
The speaker recalls her husband laughing until she grew furious over a joke about wash sales and she demanded a tub suit immediately.
Michigan's Loss From Fires Said To Be Smallest In Union
Lansing reports Michigan's loss from forest fires in the year is the smallest of any state. State Forestry Warden Charles Pierce told the public domain commission that nearly every forest township has organized fire fighters ready to move at a minute's notice to danger points.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Charles Pierce
Public Domain Commission
Pierce
Clash at Railroad Trial Sparked by Insults in Court
In Chicago on September 3 the western rate case hearings before Special Examiners Brown and Killyer were disrupted as E F Pierce and Frank B James clashed shouting that the other was a liar. James protested threats of personal violence as cross examination into the relations between the C R I and Pacific lines continued and concerns over padding expenses for the large 75 million dollar corporation were debated.
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Chicago
Brown
Mr. James
Pierce
James
Tan
C. R. L P. Railway Company
C. RL. L & FB Railroad Company
Molten Metal Accident Claims One Life at Chelago Plant
A steel plant in South Zazo suffered a tragic accident as a giant ladle of molten metal overturned. One worker, Thomas, age 50, of 7750 Coles Avenue, was killed as the liquid mass showered down on men who stood beneath the ladle. Several others were seriously injured.
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Chelago
South
Azo
Thomas
Coles Avenue
Missouri Pacific Railmen Award Wage Increase in Omaha
Officials announce a voluntary raise averaging 6 percent for all Missouri Pacific Railroad workers in Nebraska starting August 1. The increase, while boosting salaries, also signals higher living costs and aims to recognize workers' contributions.
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Omah
Missouricific Railroad
Omaha
Nebraska
Death in Falls At Home In Spencer Indiana
Mrs WE Harger McHaley aged 32 dies after falling down stairs in her Spencer residence. She apparently strangled or broke her neck as the family had only recently moved in. Husband Councilman Thomas H MeH Re and two young children survive.
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Spencer
Ind
Harger McHaley
Thomas H. Meh
Hus
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American Association
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West
American Press Association
Middle West
McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
Iowa
Hawkeye
Federated Shipyards
England
Miners
Washington City
Relster & Son
Springs Roosters
John A. Babcock Commission
U.S. Yards
DR. Holmes
New
E. F. Pierce
Frank B. James
Jccurs
Missouri Pacific
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