Fire Fiend Menaces Minnesota Forest Fires Threaten Towns
Wind fanned new flames across northern Minnesota after a quiet day, with Hibbing Nashwauk Bull Snowball and Aurora under threat. Snowball was destroyed while Mitchell was saved by locals and railroad workers. A 22 mile front between Nashwank and Hibbing raged as brush and timber burned.
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Duluth
Minn
Meeaha Range
Chisholm
Hibbing
Bull
Nashwank
Snowball
Peril
Brooklyn
Trthbing
Buhl
Nashwauk
Aurora
Mitchell
Ominth, Mesaba and Northern Railway
Did Not Want to Die a Pauper in Jackson
Theodore Gavett, an inmate from Leoni township, pulled a bag of money from a flour sack claiming he saved it to care for his wife and himself. He and Mrs Gavett were moved to the county home a week ago due to her illness. Tyrrell, the superintendent, placed the money in a bank in trust.
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Jackson
Mich
Tyrrell
Theodore Gavett
Leoni Township
Mme
Gavett
Unlucky Jim Waid Struck by Bees and Misfortune
Petersburg Indiana resident James Ward known as Unlucky Jim faced a string of woes. After a picnic, his mule team clashed with a beehive causing stings to both man and mules. He previously lost four horses to illness and his barn burned with twelve cows and twenty sheep, without insurance.
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Petersburg
Ind
James Ward
Jim
Waid
Not Turned Down At Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay New York Sept 8 Lieutenant Roger Williams commander the president's yacht Sylph addressed a letter to Innside Inn manager asking why several sailors from his ship were not allowed to enter a local establishment and noting a clash over hospitality policies.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roger Williams
Sylph
Innside Inn
Sailors Blockade Admission at Dancing Pavilion Event
Sailors were denied entry to a dancing pavilion run with a hotel after blockading the entrance. Innside Inn management claimed the sailors left immediately without disturbance. The hotel proprietor stated no U S Navy uniform wearer would be refused admission if behaved as a gentleman. Outsiders allegedly told them entry was barred.
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Innside Inn
Syith
United States Navy
No Big Strike Rumors On Rhode Island Trolley Lines
Providence Rhode Island September 8 A prevailing view among union and street railway officials is that there will be no strike on the Rhode Island company lines. Union leaders reportedly oppose recognizing a strike and seek to avert disruption. New Haven Conn September 8 The situation remains unchanged with no strike in sight and hopes high that a stoppage can be avoided. Springfield Massachusetts September 8 No trolley men meeting occurred and no new strike developments. a more hopeful tone exists that the strike may be averted.
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Rhode Island Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Conn
Springfield
Mass
Papke lands knockout to claim middleweight title
In Los Angeles, Stan Ketchel is stopped in the twelfth round by Billy Papke, who becomes the world middleweight champion. Ketchel is carried from the ring. Papke shows lingering strength at the finish. In San Francisco Abe Attell and Owen Moran fight to a twenty three round draw. Moran breaks a right hand and Attell injures a finger.
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Los Angeles
Stanley Ketchel
Michigan
Jeffries’ Vernon Arena
Billy Papke
Ilinois
Illinois
Thunderbolt
Papke
Ketchel
San Francisco
Abe Attell
United States
Owen Moran
England
Jack Welch
Moran
Attell
Confidences Blinding Even When Sincere
A compact reflection notes that confidence can mislead even when genuine, warning against overreliance on self belief and urging cautious judgment in personal and social interactions.
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Eliot
Taft on Active Duty Starts Political Campaign Tour
Taft begins campaigning from Middle Bass Island to Sandusky with visits to the Hayes home Spiegel Grove and a basketball picnic at Fremont. He plans political talks in Sandusky with ex-Governor Herrick speaking on bank deposit guarantees and tariff issues with General Keifer and General Henry Corbin also on the program. The day includes an address to old soldiers and a theater gathering.
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Sandusky
William H. Taft
Middle Bass Island
Mincinnati
Taft
Edward H. Marsh
Rutherford Br. Hayes
Spiegel Grove
Fremont
Colonel Webb Hayes
Fannie Hayes Smith
Professor Smith
United States Naval Academy
Burchard A. Hayes
President Hayes
Port Clinton
Commodore Richardson
Jessamaine
Middle Pass Island
Littl
Charlie Taft
Werrick
Keifer
Henry ¢. Corbin
Bryan's Busy Labor Day in Chicago Adventure
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Chicago on Labor Day and met labor leaders, reviewed a labor parade from the Auditorium hotel balcony, and spoke at Forest Park and Brand's Park to union men. He conferred with Democratic managers, then addressed Cook County precinct committeemen. The campaign book, a 300 page text, contrasts Democratic and Republican platforms.
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Chicago
Wm. J. Bryan
Federation of Labor
Messrs. Nockels
Iroquois Club
Forest Park
Brand's Park
Chicago Federation of Labor
King’s Restaurant
Bryan
Cook County
Thaw to Attend Pittsburgh Creditors Hearing in Bankruptcy
Harry K Thaw is expected to travel to Pittsburgh Friday to face creditors in his bankruptcy case unless blocked by New York authorities. Referee William R Blair signed the order at the first creditors meeting. W C Boyd, representing H M Bain, seeks a $66.25 board bill. Roger O Mara named trustee. bond cut to 100000 on Stone and Thaw local counsel notes receipts unlikely to exceed that. A copy of the order was sent to the U S marshal for service in New York southern district.
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Pittsburg
New York
Harry K. Thaw
William R. Blair
Thaw
W. C. Boyd
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
H. M. Bain
Blair
Roger O'Mara
Omara
William A. Stone
Pennsylvania
United States
Chief Dies of His Wounds After Battle with Burglar
Chief of Detectives Patrick Gill died from a bullet wound at the base of his brain after a Thursday morning shooting during a battle with a burglar in St. Louis. Patrolman Ransome Payne remains in recovery, in fair condition. Governor Lenroot will be asked to offer a reward for the burglar’s arrest. no clue to his identity is yet available.
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St. Louis
Patrick
Gill
Ransome Payne
Leneen
Warner's Plurality Topples Bradley in State Returns
Major A. P. Loomis, secretary to Governor Warner, reports Warner leads by over 1,800 votes statewide. Returns from sixty eight counties show Warner 88,666 to Bradley 86,432, a 2,254 plurality, with remaining counties still tallying.
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Warner
Lansing
Mid
A. P. Loomis
Dr. Bradley
Funeral Service for Frank P. Sargent Held Here
Washington observes a brief service for Frank P. Sargent, former commissioner general of the bureau of immigration, who died Friday. His body was cremated, ashes placed in a silver casket and sent to Philadelphia for funeral services. The local service, conducted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, included a ritual Sargent helped compose thirty-two years ago.
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Washington
Sept
Frank P. Sargent
Bureau of Immigration
Philadelphia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Sargent
Alexander Berkman Arrested Over Union Meeting Disturbance
New York reports the arrest of Alexander Berkman who, after shooting Henry Clay Frick during the Homestead strike, is charged with making a disturbance at a Cooper Union meeting. The case ties anti capitalist actions to current labor unrest in Pennsylvania and New York venues.
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New York
Sept
Alexander Berkman
Henry C. Frick
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Ward Is Back on Duty in King Edward's Service
London reports John Hubert Ward brother of the Earl of Dudley, who wed Miss Jean Reid, has resumed duties as equerry in waiting to King Edward. The wedding connected Ward to the U S ambassador’s family at St James.
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London
John Hubert Ward
Earl of Dudley
Jean Reid
United States
Court of St. James
Edward
Chicago Markets Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Movement
Chicago markets show mixed receipts with strong to higher tendencies across hogs and cattle. Estimates indicate thousands of hogs and cattle moving, with heavy shipping hogs at 6.35 to 7.10 and cattle 3.60 to 7.60, while sheep and lambs vary and remain steady to slower.
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Texas
North Americans Commission Company Chicago Ill. T:
John A Babcock is with the North Americans Commission Company in Chicago Illinois and will ensure a square deal.
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The
North Americans Commission Company
Cummins Leads With 65 Votes in Iowa Senate Action
DES MOINES Iowa Sept 8 A vote on the senatorial proposition shows Cummins 65 Porter 45 and scattering 41. The result leaves the situation unclear with calls for adjournment likely and a notable portion favoring no clear consensus for Republicans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
the Evening Journal
President Roosevelt Attacked From Ambush While Riding
A special dispatch reports President Roosevelt was fired upon from ambush on Saturday during a ride with one attendant. The bullet passed over his head and Secret Service agents have not yet apprehended the would be assassin.
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Oysier Bay
Evening Journal
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Five Die in Belmont Hotel Fire in Denver
Five men died and many were injured in a fire that gutted the Belmont Hotel on Stout Street in Denver at dawn. Fire crews battled flames as surrounding buildings were threatened and investigations began into the blaze.
Funeral of Baron Sackville in Seven Oaks England
The Sept 8 funeral at Seven Oaks for Baron Sackville former minister to the United States was simple. Neighbors tenants attended along with a group of retired diplomats who had worked as his foreign service colleagues.
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Turial
Baron Sackville
Seven Oaks
England
United States
Foreign Service
Bright eight year old prompts new joke at dinner
A Camden man finds his eight year old son too bright and, during a Philadelphia gathering at dessert, the boy requests another story with a playful line that ends the humor. Harper's Weekly reports the anecdote.
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Camden N. J
Philadelphia
Harper's Weekly
Merriest Time of Year Cupid’s Valentine Season
A quipic verse note on February as the merriest time due to love and valentines. Cupid’s tribute to beauty is paid in February, with the littlest maidens guiding the season.
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Cupid
Love the
Beauty
Eugene C. Dolson
Woman's Home Companion
Artemus Ward Telegr am Query on California Engagement
In his peak fame Artemus Ward received a telegram from Tom Maguire, a Pacific slope amusement manager, asking what he would take for fifty nights in California. Ward replied succinctly with Brandy and water, prompting a demand for a thirty word explanation and a £16.50 rate for a diagram to be sent by the next mail.
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Artemus Ward
Tom Maguire
Pacific Slope
Artemus
New York
California
Maguire
Ward
The Modern Play Says Wants a Wedge of Material
The Kansas City Journal quotes a dialog about writing a play to fit seventeen specialties, seeking enough material to wedge the pieces apart. The exchange mirrors early 20th century theater talk and shows the magazine’s interest in experimental staging.
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Kansas City Journal
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