Forest fires drive refugees to Missoula and wallace
Missoula Montana Aug 21 Forest fires raging in western Montana and Idaho drive hundreds from small towns toward Missoula and Wallace. About 2600 refugees arrive as foresters battle the blaze. 1830 forestry service men missing near St Joe camp as crews form relief trains. 18 found safe in Bird Creek water.
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Spokane
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Westernntoniana
Seventh Street
St. Joe
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Bird Creek
Northern Pacific
Coeur d'Alene
Sisters’Hospital
Here
Duke and Astor Party In Newport Auto Crash
A Newport Newport party including Duke Franz Josef of Bavaria and Vincent Astor were in a minor car collision as Astor’s vehicle struck a gateway car, causing no injuries though front ends were damaged. Several hundred dollars in repairs expected for Astor’s car.
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Washington Post
Newport
Franz Josef
Bavaria
Nicholas Longworth
Ogden Goelet
Robert Goelet
Vincent Astor
John Jacob Astor
P Bayaria
Duke
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Astor
Mr. Aster
Thayer
Bar Harbor
Missing Manifests Highlight 1867 68 Immigration Records
The State Department reports missing manifests for New York Boston Portland Philadelphia Charleston Savannah and other ports covering multiple quarters of 1867 68 and nine months of 1868. Officials note old records were packed and stored, with some still unrecovered, while the immigration commission aims to present data by years ports of entry and sexes. The uprooted files hinder complete statistical access despite printed totals existing for other periods.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Key West
John R. Buck
Bureau of Indexes and Archives
Washington
Death Fulfills Gard Family Death Date Prediction
In Clarke county Ohio Warren E Gard predicted his death would come on a Sunday and died shortly after breakfast. Death attributed to heart trouble. The Gard family has a history of predicting death with Dr John Gard, Warren E's father, also foretelling his own passing years earlier.
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Ohio
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Clarke County
Warren E. Gard
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Warren E
Records Search Fails to Find Missing 1368 Documents
Commission reports no trace of valuable records sought by board including statistics on aliens, state department files, and old return. Sheets of shipmasters for the last nine months of 1368 also missing, hindering requested information.
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State Department
Missing public records urge safer storage in Washington
Dr Buck notes that valuable papers disappeared during a move to a new building. Officials warn many state and federal files may be missing from scattered stores, risking loss when demanded. The incident echoes a prior Geological Survey fire and strengthens calls for a secure, centralized archive system in Washington.
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Republic
Geological Survey
Congress
Washington
Signs of an Early Winter Attracts Menagerie Forecast
The Central Park menagerie head keeper predicts a long severe winter based on 25 years of study. Birds and chipmunks hint at cold ahead as blackbirds sparrows and bluebirds flock south early. Woodchucks retreat to burrows fattening for winter. frost may arrive sooner than usual.
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Washington
New York
Snyder
Central Park
CANNOT BE PANAMA'S RULER United States Refuses to Sanction
Rumors spread that the United States would block Dr. Mendoza's September 1 presidential election by Panama's assembly as unconstitutional. American officials deny meddling but alarm grows. Acting President Mendoza cabinet members stay reserved while authorities urge calm. city abuzz over possible intervention.
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United States
Dr. Mendoza
Washington Post
Panama
Mendoza
Canadian outrage as flag torn from Buffalo yacht
The West Wind, a Buffalo schooner, arrived in Toronto without its U S flag after two Argo Nautut Rowing Club members swam to the yacht, tore the American flag to shreds, and returned it. Local yachtsmen condemn the act and vow a swift investigation. The Argonaut members likely face expulsion.
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Toronto
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West Wind
Port Dalhousie
Argonauut Rowing Club
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Dog Saves Boy From River Near Sprems
Elmer Klause a 10 year old boy was saved from drowning in the Alleghany River near Sprems Pa by his dog Caesar a mixed shepherd Newfoundland. The dog had previously been saved by the boy when he was a puppy. The boy cannot swim and fell into a river hole but Caesar pulled him to safety by swimming to shore with him.
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Sprems
Washington Post
Rimet
Elmer Klause
Alleghany River
Caesar
Newfoundland
Accused by Dying Wife in Macon Ga Fire Death
Alma Walker aged 25 died from severe burns at her home seven miles from Macon after her husband William Walker 40 was jailed charged with pouring gasoline on her and lighting the blaze. A helping witness said the dying woman repeatedly cried Will did it. The husband denies the charge claiming his wife’s clothes caught fire from the stove.
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Alma Walker
Nes
Wiliam Walker
British Cruiser Bedford Runs Aground Near Quelpart Island
The British armored cruiser Bedford ran ashore on the southwest coast of Quelpart Island while en route from Weihaiwei to Nagasaki. Japanese warships were dispatched to assist as weather deteriorated. Built in 1903 at a cost of 3.53 million dollars, the Bedford normally carries 537 men.
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Tokyo
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Quelpart Island
Weihaiwei
Nagasaki
Japan
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Auto Explosion Kills Four in Masontown Family Tragedy
A Pittsburg report states a mother and her three daughters died when a car exploded from a 2 gallon gasoline tank in the rear. Father William Faith and son William Faith Jr. were seriously burned and may die. the deceased are Ellen Faith 58 Catherine 23 Annie 20 and Emma 16.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
William Faith
Masontown
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Emma Faith
Heinze Plans Marriage to Actress Bernice Henderson
New York dispatch reports F Augus Heinze the copper magnate will wed actress Bernice Henderson in New York this week. After the ceremony the couple will tour Heinze’s mining interests in the West, return to New York, and then embark on an extended European trip.
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Roosevelt Not Plotting New Party Says Dispatch
Roosevelt aims to save the Republican party not to disintegrate it. He is not conspiring against Taft nor planning a new party, and his key concern is progressiveness and keeping pace with his own presidential standards. The piece notes Congress's mixed results and tariff controversies, with emphasis on Roosevelt’s non conspiratorial stance and his belief in party reform within the existing framework.
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Rebels Capture Granada as Insurgents March Toward Capital
Report says Jose Estrada transfers government to insurgents in Granada while Tuan J. Estrada leads rebel forces toward the capital. Rioters fill streets of Managua as deaths total two. Insurgents move unimpeded to the capital gates.
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Tuan J. Estrada
Managua
Notables and Tragedies Mark Today's Issue
A wide sweep of headlines highlights calamities and events including twenty four dead in forest fires and seven killed in a train wreck. Other items cover insurgent victories in Nicaragua and Madrid leadership being killed.
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Madrid
Taft
Charles C. Cook
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Hus
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Lad
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Tafts Olive Sprig Signals Loyalty To Party Platform
The article notes Taft intends to define his stance through indirect signals rather than direct statements to T. R. The Colonel is expected to interpret these lines as loyalty to the Republican Party, with emphasis on fidelity to party platform and executive goals, including tariff policy and the Tariff Commission.
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Americans Arrested on Isle of Pines for Homicide and Arson
Eight unnamed Americans were arrested on the Isle of Pines on homicide and arson charges. They were held without bail, sparking strong American protests. U.S. Minister Jackson left Havana for the island as authorities considered bail to calm tensions.
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Pastor lauds Pier raid at Narragansett
Special to The Washington Post reports Rev. Philip M. Prescott of Washington DC denounced gambling at Narragansett Pier during a sermon at St Peter's Episcopal Church. He praised the raid two weeks earlier but urged Christians to refrain from all money gambling, citing Christ's love and future fate.
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Philip M. Prescott
Washington, D. C
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Downfall of Madriz in Nicaragua Crisis
News from Managua and Bluefields reports the Madriz government in Nicaragua collapsing as revolutionary forces seize Granada and approach the capital. Jose Dolores Estrada gains de facto leadership while Juan Estrada and insurgents threaten the presidency. American residents fear for lives and property as police guard Managua and ships monitor Corinto.
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Managua
Jose Delores Estrada
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Presidency of the Republic
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Madris Army
New Orleans
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Nicaragua
Eader
Republic
Jose Estrada
Zelaya
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Costa Rica
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Madriz Leader Falls in Three-Hour Battle
Near Granada Nicaragua on August 21 Gen Fernando Rivas led about 1000 government troops to retake ground lost to revolutionists. After three hours of heavy fighting Madriz forces were defeated and Madriz commanders fled. Gen Mena’s rebels advance toward Granada as Bluefields falls to Estrada who fortifies the Bluefields Bluff.
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