Rebels Repulsed in Attack on Troop Train Near Consolacion
Havana dispatch reports insurgents attacked a government armored train near Consolacion del Sur after junction with Col Avalos's force. Two machine guns under Captain Webster repelled the assault, bridges west and east of the line were destroyed, halting rail traffic toward Herradura and Paso Real. Casualties were minor. 4 privates and a lieutenant wounded. 215 men with four machine guns departed for Paso Real with supplies.
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Havana
Paso Real
Herradura
Western Railroad
Avalos
Pinar del Rio City
Consolacion del Sur
Webster
United States
Alvaros
Pinar del Rio
Ravenna
Santa Clara
Puerta Golpe
Clews
Leutenant
Cuban congress to meet to discuss unrest and end strife
Havana reports President Palma issuing a call for a special session of congress to convene September 14 to address the disturbed condition of the country and share responsibility for ending the intolerable situation. News from the revolt notes Western railway efforts toward Pinar del Rio and an armored train with machine guns and troops advancing on insurgent positions.
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Havana
Palma
Congress
Western Railway
Pinar del Rio
Vaso Real
Puiz Brothers
Herradura
Consolacion del Sur
Associated Press
Paso Real
Avalos
Massacre in Warsaw and mountain township devastate towns
A terror report notes a mountain village collapse in Kwareli with about fifty five buried alive. In Warsaw artillery struck Pienkra and Aleina streets, killing two hundred Jews and injuring three thousand in a deadly massacre amid ongoing turmoil.
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Tiflis
the Evening Journal
Fish Weirs on the Columbia River
Fish are caught on the Columbia River using brush weirs that form basketlike traps between two long stakes. Weirs run across the channel with outward wedgelike leaders guiding fish to a mouth guarded by a trapdoor, trapping fish until the boatman arrives to remove them.
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Columbia River
Mr. Fish
Carnival of Murder Ends in Siedlce Bloodshed
Warsaw reports terrors as Jewish quarter burned and townsfolk flee. Terrorists killed two soldiers guarding a government alcohol store in Siedlce, then infantry fired on the crowd wounding two. In retaliation the terrorists attacked police and soldiers patrolling the streets.
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Ter
Warsaw
Siedsce
Turmoil in Riga and Siedice Violence Sparks Citywide unrest
Reports from Riga describe attacks on Jewish quarters in Siedice with houses and shops destroyed and over 100 killed or wounded as flames engulf the town. Troops sent from Deila to restore order, while in Riga three policemen are wounded by a bomb on a streetcar and a lone policeman kills a revolutionary with five attackers halted in the center. A conservative newspaper office faces a bomb scare nearly thwarted. Warsaw reports further arrests and killings as troops confront suspected terrorists.
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Riga
Russia
Siedice
Deila
Trains Meet on a Bridge Near Woodland
Two local Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains collided on a foggy bridge over Fish Creek near Woodland, killing firemen George Parsons and James Waggle and injuring engineers Henry Miller and John Dillon along with brakeman William Morehead conductor C. J. Stewart and passenger J. W. Barton. All injured were able to return home.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Woodland
Here
Fish Creek
George Parsons
James Waggle
Henry Miller
John Dillon
William Morehead
C. J. Stewart
J. W. Barton
Butte Official Commits Suicide Over Bank Scandal
J B Wisner public administrator of Deer Lodge county Anaconda resident a Civil War veteran died by swallowing strychnine after leaving a letter saying he could not bear the disgrace of his son’s alleged defalcations in the Real Estate and Insurance bank of Anaconda. His son G F Wisner is jailed on related charges.
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Butte
Mont
Wisner
Anaconda
Deer Lodge County
Real Estate and Insurance Bank
G. F. Wisner
Annaconda
Sugar Beet Trust Formed In Michigan
Saginaw Michigan September 10 The formal organization of the Michigan Sugar company which will take over six sugar beet factories has been completed. The capitalization is 12 506 000 with 5 000 000 of overall stock and 7 500 000 common. The officers are Charles B Warren president A W Wright vice president I R Hathaway secretary and W H Wallace general manager.
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Sugar Beet Trust
Saginaw, Mich
Michigan Sugar Company
Charles B. Warren
A. W. Wright
I. R. Hathaway
W. H.wallace
Two Revolutionists Shot in Cracow Suburb
In Cracow suburb, two revolutionists were involved in a clash that left a policeman mortally wounded. The incident underscores escalating tensions as authorities pursue suspects.
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Cracow
British vice consul Urquhart survives fatal attack in Baku
Leslie Urquhart the British vice consul in Baku endured a gun attack after a 7 p m carriage ride. He was grazed five times on the abdomen and wounded in the hand but escaped with six flesh wounds as the assailant fled into the crowd. The motive is unclear but suspected revolutionary act.
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Baku
Leslie Urquhart
Edward
Balakhna
Urquhart
Roosevelt Jr Returns After Colorado Hunt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr arrived in Chicago after three weeks in the Colorado Rockies. He carried a yellow suitcase and a shotgun, alighted at LaSalle street station, then took a train east. Asked who won the boat race he replied with a smile and breezy humor.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Colorado Rockies
LaSalle Street
Roosevelt
Richmond police arrest forgery suspects in Michigan
Richmond Indiana September 10 Superintendent Bailey of the police department wired from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan that he has arrested Herbert Eschenfelder 22 and the girl Elsie Enbody 16 both sought here for alleged forgery Eschenfelder is accused of obtaining 8000 dollars on worthless checks presented at the First and Second National banks in Richmond
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Richmond
Ind
Bailey
Richmond Police Department
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Herbert Eschenfelder
Elsie Enbody
Eschenfelder
Teacher Kills Neighbor in Bedford Farm Shootout
Alva Callahan, a prominent Indian Creek township school teacher, shot and killed neighbor and tenant John Walters on his Bedford area farm. The feud had simmered for some time before the fatal incident on September 10.
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Bedford
Ind
Alva Callahan
John Walters
Callahan
Indian Creek Township
Walters
Beveridge to Speak in Minnesota Campaign
Indiana Senator Beveridge will open Minnesota Republican campaign with a speech in Minneapolis. The exact date and venue for his appearance have not yet been determined.
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Beveridge
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Senattor Beveridge
Indiana
Republican Party of
Wisconsin Troops Arrive for Camp at Fort Harrison
The Second Regiment Wisconsin National Guard has arrived at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana and will spend a week in camp of instruction with United States regulars. Local troops join officers for training.
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Wisconsin
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Wisconsin National Guard
United States Regu
Tragic collision near Fairport claims two lives
Two men, Lafe Sylvester and Joseph Keck, were struck and killed by train No. 20 at Fairport while crossing the tracks in a buggy. The train, which did not stop at the station and was moving fast, delayed over an hour due to the accident.
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Lafe Sylvester
Joseph Keck
No. 20
Fairport
Murderous quarrel over rainwater ends in gunfight
In Covington Tennessee Hughey and Harper dueled after wives fought over water from a rain barrel. Hughey used a shotgun killing Harper after both men fired. both women witnessed the tragedy. In Hartford a 17 year old Franco is Curtin slashed Jardine with a razor outside a brewery after a dispute over a ball game.
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Covington
Tenn
J. HU. Hughey
Charles Harper
Moton
Harper
Hughey
Hartford
Conn
Francois Curtin
Robert S. Jardine
Hopkins’ Brewery
Sheldon Street
Jardine
Curtin
Chicago Markets Summary for September 10, 1906
Hogs receipts estimated at 30000 with yesterday’s leftovers 2777 market firm to higher. Cattle 23000 up to 10, sheep 28000 steady to 10 higher. Beeves cows heifers Texas steers stockers westerns and lambs shown with varied prices. Market reported as strong overall with mixed packing and shipping grades dominant.
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Chicago
Texas
Adams is Still Weld Charge to That of Murder
Colorado murder case links Steve Adams to Lyte Gregory killing in Denver. Adams faces fugitive warrants from Denver and Shoshone county for the deaths of Gregory and two men on the Joseph river ranch. Sheriff Nisbet's Denver warrant travels with Adams while he remains in custody.
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Tralee
Ido
Steve Adams
Steunenberg
John Lillard
Haines
Ore
Snow
Koelseh
Sherif Alexander Nisbet
Denver
Adams
Lyle Gregory
Sherif Angus Sutherland
Shoshone
Colorado
Sept. W
Lyte Gregory
Boise
Steve Adama
Edward Cleary
Gregory
Gou
Two Men Die in Elevator Shaft Gas Tragedy
In Minneapolis in the Oneida block two workers Monrad A Lund and Nordal Nelson died from poisonous gases while engaged in elevator shaft work. Lund dropped to the bottom as Nelson attempted a rescue thirty feet above. Four other men were overcome before the bodies were retrieved after more than three hours.
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Minneapolis
Oneida
Monrad A. Lund
Nordal Nelson
Lund
Milk fed pumpkins wow at Tazewell fair
At the Tazewell county fair two pumpkins grown on the same vine were shown side by side. One pumpkin grew ten times larger after being fed a pint of milk daily with a hole cut in the vine. The milk fed pumpkin weighed a full pound more than its smaller sibling.
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Bloomington
Tazewell County Fair
Engineer Killed in Big Four Freight Wreck at Norris City
In Norris City Illinois on September 10 an engineer named Frank Erwin was instantly killed in a double header freight wreck on the Big Four. His fireman leapt to safety with a broken leg as the engine separated from its team. The rails spread causing engines to derail to the sidetrack while the coal train continued on the main line.
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Gregory
John Combes
William Warjon
Colorado
Sargents
Colo
Norris City
Engin
Frank Erwin
Noted Calumet Shooting Leaves Man Gravely Wounded
In Calumet Michigan on September 10 Joh Mackie was shot in the right lung by Ben Hendricks at South Range. Hendrickson, heavily armed, is sought by Sheriff Keck and aides as a search widens through the area.
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Calumet
Mich
Joh Mackie
Ben Hendricks
South Range
Hendrickson
Woot
Keck
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Evening Journal
Pienkra
Aleina
Siedlce
Poland
Rorists
Conservative
Plekshan
M. Ostroffsky
Smardzewo
Bristol
Cnens
No. 29
Shhep
Grain Market
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