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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
10
Thousands homeless as a massive fire roars over fifty miles, sweeping east. Fernie is blanketed in ashes while towns such as Michel and Hosmer face ruin. Slaves amid the stricken villages stir unrest as authorities rush guns and leg irons to the scene by special train.
A vast blaze 50 miles long and 10 miles wide swept eastward in western Canada, killing an estimated 800 to 900 and leaving over 6,000 homeless. Fernie, Coal Creek, Michel, and Hosmer suffered near total destruction, with $10,000,000 in property losses. Canadian Pacific Railway and many towns faced ruin as dozens of towns ferried aid and residents fled toward Cranbrook and surrounding areas. Continuous fires and high winds hampered rescue, with prisoners freed and later recaptured as firefighting efforts and relief operations mobilized under provincial oversight.
Laporte County investigators probe a half-dug grave on Dr Bowell s farm near Rolling Prairie for a badly decomposed well dressed man about 40 shot through the head Coroner Mack says identification will be hard as clothing bearing a Minneapolis farm paper is the only clue.
A car carrying women and two children plunged down a steep embankment near Burlingame. Mrs. McCormick and Ira O’Brien Jr. died later at Red Cross Hospital in San Mateo. Mrs. O’Brien and her 2-year-old son died at the scene. Two others were injured. the accident followed a braking failure during a visit to the Pawiatowski home.
Executive says no action taken yet by War Department. Wright claims President forwarded written approval for eight cadets’ dismissal recommendations but will not meet to finalize. Six cadets visited Oyster Bay seeking audience. President unavailable. Cadets remain in service pending final action and review of hazing sanctions.
The text reports conflicting statements from officials about eight cadets at West Point and the President may follow the department view. Secretary Loeb and Secretary Wright give differing signals on approvals and potential reconsideration, with discussions held at Oyster Bay and no final decision reached.
Chicago Aug 3 Fire destroyed the Burlington warehouse and its contents in a blaze that forced streams of water to halt the spread. About 260 workers fled as the building and elevators shook, with unconfirmed reports of three men trapped amid the flames. Fire engines battled the blaze, estimated at one million dollars in damage, while the Post’s classified column urged readers to place ads.
Special to The Washington Post describes a clash near Oyster Bay involving sailors and local Negro residents. Forty-plus shots exchanged, at least one in innocent bystander. authorities offered no immediate action while Captain Rowlands’ missing light controversy intensified.
Special to The Washington Rom. 4. A Portland Ind couple, Pearl Rappell aged 23 and Rapp, married in Covington after a railroad accident left her confined. They registered for a marriage license, claimed they were engaged, and wed soon after hospital discharge.
In Stockbridge Massachusetts Mrs Henry Ivison Parsons of New York a prominent society matron was run down and badly hurt by an automobile driven by Charles Cas of Lee. The incident occurred in front of the Red Lion Inn tonight and she sustained likely collar bone fractures contusions and shock. Physicians expect recovery.
An index page lists major items across columns including a fatal fire, a fatal car crash, hazing tensions, a missing girl case, a sailors race, a postponed aerial flight, and various society, sports, and financial notes.
Julia Le Gros, 15, of 2141 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, vanished from her home last Friday. Alice Le Gros, her sister, met trains in hopes of a return from York Harbor Maine where authorities said Julia had arrived but then left. Police fear mortimer involvement and a note suggests she received letters from him while away. Julia is described as tall for her age with gray eyes and a protruding front tooth, a pianist and singer who earned money this summer at a nickel amusements venue on Fourteenth Street NW.
George A. Pettibone, longtime leader in the Western Federation of Miners, died in Denver after surgery for a cancerous growth around the kidneys. He had been acquitted with Moyer and Haywood in Idaho Governor Steunenberg’s murder case.
Fort Washington Maryland August 3 Preparations for hostilities with Fort Hunt Virginia are nearly complete. District guardsmen drill in trenches and mortar fire drills at night with signals and rockets to announce enemy approach. Officers praise results as troops receive blank ammunition and plan dawn and night maneuvers for an anticipated attack tomorrow night.
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