Fifteen Dead in Forest Fires Raze Washington Areas
Reports from Kalama Oregon and Washington detail devastating fires along Lewis and Kalama rivers. Fifteen persons including a Dr L Wallace and family perished while many homes camps and campsites were destroyed or burned with extensive property losses around $400 000 to $900 000.
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Lowmill River
Lewis River
Kalawa River
Oak Point
Columbia River
Cowenwa
Uill
Muckley Brothers
Barr
Cowlitz County
Trait
Wildfire Toll Tops 300 Across Multnomah and Clackamas
Fires ravage Oregon counties for a week leaving about 300 homeless. Major destruction centered in Springwater and Lentz areas with two boys burned near Palmer. Rescue asks for immediate aid as weather risks rise and Portland suburbs brace for renewed danger.
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Ore
Sept. Mi
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Clackamas
Palmer
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Tramilton
Oregon
Forest Rangers
Tillamook
Springwater
Lentz
Willamette
Columbia River
Demand for Retraction Over Illinois Five Percent Claim
Lieutenant Governor Northcott orders Attorney Ashcraft to demand a retraction from Wallace Shirra and Harry Clasen of the claim that the lieutenant governor received and disbursed part of the five percent from state employees. If no retraction is made, suit for damages or criminal libel will be pursued.
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Greenville, Llls
Northcott
BE. M. Ashcraft
Wallace EB. Shirra
Harry ©. Clasen
Affidavit Ties 5 Percent Fund to Defendants
Lieutenant Governor Northcott signed an affidavit denying links to the five percent fund. Wallace B. Shirra appeared for Harry Clasen in Chicago court seeking a continuance as he alleged funds from the same fund were used for Yates and Hopkins interests.
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Sintra
Clasen
Northcott
Wallace B. Bhirra
Justice Underwood
Chicago
Harry
W. MH. Thiers
Shirra
Yates
Hopkins
Street Car Strike Ends in Ottumwa After Turbulent Siege
Ottumwa Iowa September 1 street car dispute ends after violence the company recognizes the union and running resumes. Earlier mobs attacked cars tearing windows police were called and riot warnings read. Striking linemen and crews walked off in sympathy prompting service halt on several lines.
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Ottumwa
Ttree
Pickler
Beatrice Tragedy: Woman Murdered and Home Set Ablaze
Beatrice Nebraska reports a brutal crime as Mia Kate Fourwell, living with her parents near Steinhauer, was assaulted by tramps Friday night, murdered, and her clothing burned after they dragged her body into the yard. The parents found her remains when returning home. the attackers fled, and lynching fears grip the community.
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Beatrice
Neb
Kate Fourwell
Steinhauer
Couple Marries in Total Darkness to Avoid Pranks
In Irvington Livington suburb Indianapolis Sept 1 Arthur G Cooper merchant and Lessie Greenwell Butler college student wed in a home with no lights after learning college students planned pranks. Minister entered by rear door as few friends attended.
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Livington
Arthur G. Cooper
Lessie Greenwell
Butler College
Irvington
Where Is Chief Keokuk Buried in Keokuk County
Keokuk county and Keokuk city dispute the grave location of Chief Keokuk the Sac and Fox leader bones shipped from Ottawa Kansas were buried in Rand park near the Mississippi River a new monument is planned near Shrourney while the county claims the genuine bones lie there and seeks a marker relocation decision by the board of supervisors
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Keokuk County
Keokuk City
Chief Keokuk
United States
Ottawa
Kan
Rand Park
Mississippi River
Board of Supervisors
Shrourney
Bees cause man’s death near Alexandria in train incident
Alonzo Young, a section man, was killed three miles north of Alexandria Indiana when a bee nest near a Big Four passenger train triggered a panic. He stepped off the track to let the train pass and reentered the rails while escaping the swarm.
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Alexandria
Ind
Alonzo Young
Young
Finnish Miners Killed by Powder Explosion at Pabst Mine
Ironwood Michigan on September 15 reports that Finnish miners John Jauzala and John Thompson were killed when a box of powder exploded at the Pabst mine.
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Ironwood, Mich
John Jauzala
John Thompson
Pabst
Rios Bandits Fall to Native Constabulary in Luzon Chase
In Tayabas province native constabulary killed eighteen and captured twenty five of the Rios irreconcilables during four encounters. Leader Rios vows he will never be captured alive. No constabulary losses reported.
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Manila
Rios
Tayabas
Luzon
Palma trophy won by British team at Rock Linnte range
Ottawa report says the Palma trophy was won Saturday by the British team at the Rock linte rifle range with a total of 1459 points. The United States placed second with 1447 and Canada third with 1373, with range scores of 800, 900, and 1,000 yards shown for all teams.
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Ont
Rocklinte
United
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
United States
Weet
U. S
Gulf Coast
R. J. Wemyss
Doukhobors Turn to Emigration as Nihilist Agents Spread
A Yorkton report says Doukhobors are dispersing livestock and abandoning wagons as agents influence them. Vladimir Maynonde, posing as a religious teacher, claims all things belong to God and no government, urging men to renounce money. Unconfirmed word says two Doukhobors died from grass-based living.
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Winnipeg
Man
Yorkton
Vladimir Dier Maynonde
Ile
Revolutionary General Chicaye Faces Execution at Jacmel
Reports from Hayti describe General Chicaye, leader of the Firminist movement, tried by a military tribunal and sentenced to be executed at Jacmel. He was defeated at Petit Goave, accused of burning the town, and arrested near Jacmel. The dispatch notes ongoing reparations talks and the broader political flare surrounding the rebellion.
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Jacmel
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Ile
Balmet
Fire Destroys Property in Ackley Business District
A blaze in Ackley Iowa yesterday destroyed about 30.00 dollars worth of property in the business district. Insurance coverage is reported at about one half.
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Sioux City
Ackley
Industrial Activity Tops Recent Levels in Dan & Co Preview
R G Dan & Co Weekly Review of Trade notes higher than recent dates with new factories expanding capacity, idle shops resuming, and transportation bottlenecks in a coke blockade. It cites large crops, lower August prices, strong retail and wholesale trade, and steady leather and textile sectors.
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R. G. Dan & Co
Review of Trade Today
New England
United States
Canada
Night gown trial ends with wardrobe test in police court
In Indianapolis two women faced a theft case over a night dress. Mrs Mary Lyons insisted she owned the garment from McLean Place flats and was forced to try it on, revealing the size clash with Mrs James Hamilton. The judge fined Hamilton and jailed her after the fittings.
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Mary Lyons
McLean Place
North Side
James Hamilton
Hach Wotan
Oran Muir
Moroccans Crisis Could Spark Major European War
London reports Moroccan revolt pressures the sultan to deploy forces on December 1. Britain and France back rival factions, with Germany supporting Britain and Russia backing France. Foreign intervention risked, as powers seek to preserve the status quo to avoid a wider war.
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Morocco
Britain
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Europe
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Meroces
Parle
Fea
Tangier
Sultana
North Africa
Haunted by Evil Character Haunts Minneapolis Woman
Mrs. M. J. Kelly of Minneapolis says she has been haunted by the phantom of Hyde since attending a matinée performance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She describes seeing the figure in mirrors and rooms and remains in hysteria despite attempts to reassure her. Her husband plans a move to Colorado seeking relief and recovery for her condition.
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Minn
M. J. Kelly
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Mis. Kelly
Hyde
Mrs. Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Colorado
Washington, Ltd
Mary Rogers
Chiiming
Geyer
German Army Appreciated After Frankfort Maneuvers
Major General Henry C. Corbin and two fellow generals praised the German army after observing maneuvers near Frankfort on the Oder. They commended organization discipline and equipment and said officers showed courtesy to the visitors. General Miles and party arrived in St Paul en route to the Philippines. In Beaumont a burning gusher ceased flowing and the fire was extinguished leaving only smoldering tank remains.
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Henry C. Corbin
Samuel B. M. Young
Leonard Wood
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Dusseldorf
Corbin
William
St. Paul
Minn
Nelson A. Miles
Philippines
West
Miles
M. P. Maus
Frank Flint
Frank Hall
Philadelphia
Robbe
Beaumont
Tex
Burglars Blow Safe. Post Office at Arcadia Nabbed $200
In Arcadia Nebraska on September 12 thieves forced open the local post office safe and took $200. Two sheriffs posses chase the robbers who are believed cornered in a nearby thicket.
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Arcadia
Neb
Yale Student Arrested in Manslaughter Charge
New Haven on September 11 reported Yale student Harry Depuy son of a Pittsburg manufacturer was arrested and charged with manslaughter for his car striking and killing local bicyclist Thorpe Monroe last June.
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New Haven
Conn
Harry Depuy
Yale
Pittsburg
Tlis Automobile
Thorpe Monroe
Judge Rules Board Of Trade Cannot Set Private Court
Chicago judge Chytraus declares the board of trade cannot establish a private tribunal for contract disputes and that buyers must be free to seek court relief. He also notes that settlement rules refer to honest market price, not a fictitious corner price, affecting July delivery contracts.
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Chytraus
Standard Cate
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Howard of Trade
Bank of Montreal
Watte
Therbih & Co
Pratt
Buckley Co
Avery & Co
J. Henry
Ttme
Detroit Court Upgrades Streetcar Air Brakes Requirement
Judge Phelan in Detroit recorder's court upheld a city ordinance forcing street railway cars to use air brakes. The company was found guilty of violating the ordinance and fined $50, with an appeal planned to the state supreme court and possibly the US supreme court. The judge asserted the measure serves police power to protect lives and limbs by preventing accidents.
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Phelan
Recorder’s Court
Tle
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United States Supreme Court
Spetein
Neely to sue Uncle Sam over recovered funds
Information from the war department notes FF. W. Neely has started proceedings in New York to recover the BOO seized at his Cuba arrest. The Cuban government hints it should repay its treasury, but Neely’s pardon raises questions on liability and possession.
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War Department
FF. W. Neely
New York
Cuba
Neely
Edith Johnson's Body Recovered After Rock River Death
Jamesville Wisconsin reports the body of Miss Edith Johnson of Chicago recovered after she drowned herself in Rock River Monday evening. Egypt records weekly cholera returns showing 1 380 fresh cases and totals of 20 328 cases and 16 200 deaths since July 15.
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Wis
Edith Johnson
Chicago
Rock River
Cairo
Egypt
Petrified Bible and prehistoric tooth found at Duncan
In Duncan on September 12, a petrified Bible and a tooth from a prehistoric animal were unearthed and will be submitted to scientists for examination.
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Duncan
I. T
Travel mill accidents claim two in Indiana and Manila
In Redford Indiana John M. Williams died and James Pearl was badly injured when a traveling tram or eter fell at the Norton Reed stone mill. George Skerd was seriously hurt in a similar accident at the Mrust Ker ber stone mill Manila. The US Philippine commission remits land tax in Batangas province Luzon for 108 due to postwar poverty and cholera.
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Redford
Ind
John
Williams
James Pearl
Norton Reed
George Skerd
Mrust Kerber
Manila
United States Philippine Commission
Batangas
Luzon
Enterprise Gas mulls charter surrender and stockholdings
Newcastle Indiana September 15 It is reported the Enterprise Gas company is examining whether to surrender its charter and convert to a stockholding corporation The potential move would change its corporate structure and share ownership.
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Newcastle
Ind
Enterprise Gas Company
McKinley Day Proclamations and Political Race News
Governor Cummins and Cardinal Gibbons call for McKinley day observance. Ohio and Nebraska proclamations mark McKinley memorial day. Sunday honors his death anniversary. Republican Witth Missouri district nominates Colonel Robert T. Van Horn for congress. Lewisburg bank robbery nets about $4000. Oregon mountain fires threaten vast timber. James Kaye sentenced in Topeka for wife murder to twenty seven years.
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Cardinal Gibbons
McKkinley
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Nebraska
McKinley
Witth Missouri
Robert T. van Horn
Congress
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Oregon
James Kaye
Topeka
Kan
Massive Chicago picnic crowds dwarf earlier political rallies
At San Selev park on Chicago’s South Side an estimated crowd near 200000 gathered for a Republican event with speeches by Hopkins, Mann, and Lowden. Thousands entered, many turned away, and prizes including two lots were awarded as part of the day’s campaign festivities amid food, rides, and fireworks. Bryan spoke in Toledo, urging trust-busting and Philippine liberty. Memorials for McKinley marked Sept 15 across the country with services in major cities.
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Devery
New York
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Eetmates
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William J. Bryan
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Cleveland
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Johanson
Ohio
Hanna
Republican Party
Irvan
Lodge
Nebraska
Man Dies From Laudanum Overdose in Fairbury
John Miller, of Fairbury Illinois, died Saturday from an overdose of laudanum used in medicines. The death occurred September 15 and was attributed to excessive consumption of the drug.
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Ill
John Miller
O'Shea Held Without Bail After Wife Murder Claim
Chicago man O'Shea, who allegedly killed his secretly married wife, is held without bail as investigations continue. The government sends battleship Wisconsin and cruiser Cincinnati to Panama in a wartime show of force. Boer generals reappear in Holland to raise funds for destitute Boers. Kruger's autobiography slated for publication. New York City public schools count 502,908 pupils.
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William McKinley
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Cincinnati
Columbus
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