Mob Attacks Hindus in Washington Town Driving Fleeing Indians
In Bellingham on September 6 a mob of about 500 white residents attacked Hindu workers, beating six severely and causing hundreds to flee toward the Canadian border. Police were unable to stop the violence as mills were raided and residents dragged from their beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Wash
Hosital
British Columbia
India
Great Northern Railway
Cld Holly Streets
Watw
Riot at UP Risco Street Cars Amid Labor Turmoil
In San Francisco Mission district a riot connected to union troubles erupted as iron workers returning from a funeral attacked United Railroad crews near Guer ra and Sixteenth streets. Police arrested five men and a motorman for weapon concealment. a rider was struck by a stone. Traffic resumed after officers restored order.
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San Francisco
Mission Disict
Structural Iron
Nien
J. J. Peterson
United Railroad
Guerra
Sixteenth Streets
Delphi
G. L. Gage
Prince Dabro of Egypt Visits New York Banker
Prince Dabro, a 22 year old member of an old Egyptian family, traveled alone in the United States and visited Henry Clews. Clews treated him well, showed him the stock exchange and hosted lunch. The prince, fluent in English and other languages, was impressed by New York and planned to study the cotton industry in Texas. He noted Egypt’s cotton growth has expanded in forty years to become a major local industry.
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New York
Prince Dabro
Egypt
Henry Clews
Clews
Stock Exchange
Lawyers’ Hub
Texas
Train Leaves Tracks After Open Switch Crash at Bay City
A Michigan Central train from Chicago derailed at a switch near Bay City on September 6 at about thirty miles per hour. Fireman Frank Bailey of Jackson was killed. six crew members were injured, including engineer John McCullough and conductor William Miller. The dining car and two-day coaches stayed on the tracks. no passengers were hurt. The engine and tender narrowly avoided a plunge into a slip after derailing.
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Bay City
Mich
Michigan Central
Chicago
Frank Bailey
Jackson
John McCullough
George WP. Weed
Clarence Davenport
William Miller
W. S. Welper
William Christwell
Dynamite Blast Destroys Topeka Business District
A dynamite explosion at 11 p m in the W O Lessline hardware store in Topeka LaGrange county caused a major fire that wiped out nearly the entire business section. Stores including Sesssie hardware A Gerby drug Goering bakery and Miller drug were destroyed. Fire under control by 1 a m. No loss estimate yet due to town excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. O. Lessline Hardware
Topeka
LaGrange County
Sessiie Hardware Store
A. Gerby ‘Drug Store
Goering Bakery
Miller Drug Store
Weather forecast by region for tonight
Illinois generally fair and warmer in the north portion. Indiana generally fair. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin generally fair and warmer. Iowa increasing cloudiness.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Chicago Board of Trade quotes and market results
Quotations from Chicago and East Buffalo on September 5 show grain futures for wheat corn and oats with varied highs lows and closes. Live stock prices include hogs cattle and sheep with receipts and price ranges.
World’s longest living tusks sent to New York Zoo
A pair of East African elephant tusks arrived at the New York Zoological Park. The left tusk measures eleven feet five and a half inches, the right eleven feet. Combined weight is 295 pounds with the larger tusk circumference at eighteen and a half inches. They are the longest tusks known from a living species.
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East Africa
New York Zoological Park
McKinley Monument Dedication in Buffalo Amid Storm
The McKinley monument dedication during Old Home Week drew Buffalo and western New York leaders, Grand Army veterans, and Canadian troops under heavy rain. The ceremony included a military parade featuring New York guards and Royal Canadian regiments with Governor Hughes and Mayor Adam in attendance.
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Dominion of Canada
Buffalo
New York
McKinley
Hughes
Crowd Fills Niagara Square For McKinley Memorial Observance
Thousands crowd Niagara Square and surrounding streets as Governor Hughes and the monument commission honor the murdered president. Rain, thunder, and a torn flag accompany tributes from Mayor Adam, Mrs. Donald MacLean of the Daughters of the Revolution, and other speakers.
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William TD. Walker
Western
New York
James N. Adam
Harlan J. Swift
New York State
Donald McLean
Daughters of the American Revolution
State of
E. H. Butler
McKinley Monument Commission
Charles E. Hughes
Charles H. Colton
Buffalo
Niagara Square
McKinley
Western Hemisphere
Hughes
Monument Commission
National Guard
Regular Army
Lake Erie
J. N. Adam
William McKinley
Donald MacLean
Daughters of the Revolution
Safe Blowers Frightened Off By Passing Engine
Muskegon September 6 Police report a gang attempted to blow the Pere Marquette safe just after midnight. The thieves damaged the safe knob and lock while leaving burglar tools behind before fleeing a passing engine alerted station staff.
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Muskegon
Mich
James MecPherson
Pere Marquette
Marble obelisk rises eighty six feet in Avery tribute
Lean's address notes Mrs. Truman C. Avery pulling the cord to reveal the flag as the marble obelisk stands eighty six feet high on a pedestal fourteen feet tall. The base sits twelve feet above street level and features fountains balustrades and decorative parapets. Erected by the state the shaft bears inscriptions on each base side.
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Lean
Truman C. Avery
Weinburg Marries Besie Sergeant at Gull Lake
Kalauiazoo Mich September 6. Her bert B Weinburg once famed as the strongest student at Columbia University has wed Miss Bes sie Sergeant at Gull Lake. The ceremony was held in a natural arbor and Weinburg, now superintendent of a physical culture institution, received a Sandow gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalauiazoo
Mich
Herbert B. Weinburg
Columbia University
Bessie Sergeant
Gull Lake
Weinburg
Sandow
Linton gas plant official seriously injured in assault
Linton Indiana Sept 6 Dye Underwood night superintendent of the Linton gas plant was seriously assaulted by two tramps whom he had let seek shelter from a storm. He is likely to lose an eye after being struck in the face with a gas pipe and has been sent to a Chicago hospital for treatment.
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Linton
Ind
Dye Underwood
Chicago
Edward Decorates Iswolsky at Marienbad
In Marienbad Bohemia on September 6 M Iswolsky the Russian foreign minister who helped sign the Anglo Russian agreement was received by King Edward. He lunch with the king and later left with a grand cross of the Victorian Order given by the king. Edward also conferred the same honor on Count Pablen who accompanied Iswolsky.
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Edward
Count Pablen
Council of the Empire
Iswolsky
Roach Likely Elected President Of Local 220 In Goldfield
John Roach, leader of the conservative element in the miners union, likely beats C H McKinnon by about 500 votes for president of Local 220 in Goldfield Nevada. Unofficial district returns indicate Roach’s victory may ease tensions between Mohawk and Combination mine workers and the Consolidated company.
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Goldfield, Nev
John Roach
Miners’ Union
C. H. McKinnon
Roach
Mohawk and Combination
Consolidated Company
Death Ends Trip for Ex State Senator Randall
William N. Randall former Colorado state senator accidentally shot himself while packing to depart for Willimatic Connecticut to join his family who had spent the summer apart Randall was preparing to travel when the fatal misfire occurred in Rocky Ford Colorado on September 6.
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Rocky
Colo
William N. Randall
Willimatic
Conn
Market Notice Delayed by Western Union Telegraph Strike
Western Union telegraph strike delays market reports though The Journal plans to publish as soon as disruptions end. Today’s receipts around 10 000 with light hogs 86 10 to 86 25 mixed packers 5 60 to 6 40 heavy shipping grades 5 40 to 5 60 pigs 5 50 to 6 35 bulk 5 70 to 5 95 beef and cattle values listed across beef, cows and heifers, Texas steers, calves, and stockers with varied price ranges.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Western Union Telegraph
The
Journal
Texas
John A Babcock and North American Commission Co Note
An informal note from John A Babcock of the North American Commission Company in Chicago Illinois offers a prompt response and a claim of favorable terms to the recipient. The message asserts availability and a promise of a favorable deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
North American Commission Company
Roosevelt son desert camp hike amid sewing circle uproar
Kermit Roosevelt joined the Thirteenth Cavalry on a Fort Riley to Fort Sheridan march and quit after six days amid reports of petting by women at stops. Officers cite a hunting trip in the Dakotas as the real reason, while soldiers say he disappeared near Joslin and may be in Chicago.
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Chicago
Kermit Roosevelt
United States
United States Army
Ladies Sewing Circle
Joslin
Roosevelt
Thirteenth United States Cavalry
Fort Riley
Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Sheridan
Dakotas
Kermit
Roosevelt Troop Experiences Stirred by Women at Camp
Reports describe multiple incidents during the Roosevelt troop march including a Missouri camping episode where young Theodore Roosevelt Jr. reacted to women peering into his tent and a later Joslin stop when an elderly woman praised him and he chose to quit the unit. In New York a separate note says schools will switch from vertical writing to a free arm system at the fall term.
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New York
New York Public Schools
William H. Maxwell
City
Fate Takes Henry After Pine City Car Crash
John D. Henry, who was injured in a Sunday night automobile crash at Pine City near Elmira, New York, died in a Canandaigua hospital. He was nearing his majority and was to inherit $30,000 in a few days. Waldo White Head of Tioga, Pennsylvania, was killed at the time of the collision.
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Canandiagua
N. Y
John D. Henry
Pine City
Elmira
Henry
Waldo Whitehead
Tioga
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Larson
Hatcom Lake
Indus
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M’'‘Kinley
Sixty-fifth Regiment
Seventyfourth Regiment
Thirteenth Royal Canadian Regiment
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Ont
Royal Fusiliers
London
Bride of
Edward Decorates
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Missouri
Busy Bee Sewin’ Society
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