Miners Die In Deep Stuart Mine Blast Near Fayetteville
A catastrophic explosion at the Stuart mine near Fayetteville West Virginia traps and likely kills hundreds of miners, many with families. Rescue attempts begin after the shaft house is repaired though air and access remain limited. The Stuart mine, operated by White Oak Fuel, is about four miles from Fayetteville and 580 feet deep with one opening.
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Stuart Tiina
Fayetteville
Surfads
Dt Lu
Aly
Stuart
White Oak Fuel Company
Fayeville
Washington clerk accused in triple murder case
M E Copely a government clerk in Washington is held on suspicion of murdering his wife Amanda Copely and his two children, Reymond and Ruth. Neighbors reported two pistol shots near midnight after a quarrel. Copely told doctors his wife died by suicide, but investigators found the children concealed beneath bed coverings. Copely resides at 1991 Rhode Island avenue and is held at the Ninth precinct police station.
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Washington
M. E. Copely
Washington, D. C
Amanda Copely
Reymond
Ruth
Copelys
Copely
Rhode Island Avenue
Ninth Precinct
Mrs Ringling Sister of Ringling Brothers Dies at 74
Mrs August Ringling of Baraboo Wisconsin sister of the Ringling brothers was stricken with paralysis while entertaining friends at supper Monday night and died shortly after. She was 74 years old and the mother of eight children, all of whom survive.
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Ringling
August Ringling
Baraboo
Wis
Wrother
Ringling Brothers
Revolt Breaks Out in Kediri Java Dutch East Indies
A serious revolt has broken out in Kediri province Java, where 800 natives reportedly took up arms. The dispatch from Batavia says many Dutch officials have been killed or wounded and adherents injured.
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East Indies
Kediri
Java
Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Train Collision Kills Four on Boston and Maine Rail Line
A collision between an express train and an extra freight on the Boston and Maine railroad at South River, Maine, Tuesday killed four railroad employees and injured several others. No passengers were aboard.
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Wreck
Boston and Maine
South River
Mann
Fire in New York Destroys Garage and Damages Streetcars
A major blaze in New York destroyed the garage of the New York Transportation Company at High Avenue and West Forty-ninth Street. The fire damaged streetcar trams and affected streetcar operations. Estimated loss to be nearly 4 million dollars. Sioux City live stock prices listed for Tuesday include Gholac others at 4.50 to 5.26 and top hogs at 6.75.
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New York
Lasseu
New York Transportation Company
Hight Avenue
West Forty-ninth Stages
New York City Railway
Idforming
Aloux City
Nve
Sioux City
Jury panel grows as court expands for trial
Nine jurors sat Monday with one added and another just before adjournment at 6 00. Testimony to begin Wednesday afternoon as 300 men summoned by Justice Fitsgerald. Of the original panel only 35 remained Monday night with 43 of 50 examined excused for medical or opinion reasons. Three challenges were exercised by the state among five talesmen challenged.
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Ty Barry i
Stanford’ White
At & O'Cleck
Phnet
Fitsgerald
Death by swallowing own brains at inquest
Coroner’s jury in Decatur Florida found George T. Thomas an Illinois Central brakeman died from swallowing his own brains after a fall into pumping machinery. The brutal incident followed injuries to the base of the skull and repeated swallowing over hours before death.
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Brenkomon
Decatur
George T. Thomas
Illinois Central
Thomas
Alger Lays To Rest In Detroit Funeral Service
The funeral of Le Sell A. Alger occurred Monday afternoon from his Fort Street West home in Detroit. The service was brief and simple at the family's request. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery with a large military escort and contingents from the United States Senate and House, state legislature, and officials at city, county, and federal levels.
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Lesell A. Alger
Fort Street West
Detroit
Mich
Elmwood Cemetery
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Warner
Stef
G A. R. and
Loyal Legion
Punerni
Northern Pacific Wreck Kills Fireman in North Dakota Collision
A wreck four miles east of Dickinson North Dakota involved Northern Pacific passenger trains No 4 eastbound and No 5 westbound. Fireman Andrey Thomson of No 5 died his body buried in coal until it freezes. Other crew suffered minor injuries while no passengers were seriously hurt. four engines were wrecked.
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North Dakota
Northern Pacific
Dickinson
N. D
Andrey Thomson
Mine disaster in Prussia claims hundreds of miners
An explosion of firedamp at the Reden shaft in Saarbuck Prussia entombed more than four hundred miners. One hundred sixty four bodies have been recovered and seventeen are seriously injured. Fire forced rescuers to flee and about thirty five men remain inside. Death toll estimated around two hundred.
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Reden
Saarbuck
Rhenish Prussia
Train Crash Kills Two In Dayton Streetcar Collision
A Big Four train struck a Dayton streetcar on Saturday evening, killing Miss Lilian Huber and Prof. Merch and injuring sixteen others. Mrs. Frank Barnby of Dayton also died, with the accident prompting investigations into the cause.
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Lilian Huber
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Dayton
Merch
Frank Barnby
Over One Hundred Crown Submerges Hong Kong Harbor
A torrential rainstorm overwhelmed Hongkong Monday morning sinking over fifty Chinese boats within ten minutes. More than 100 natives drowned while the white population suffered no casualties.
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Hongkong
Burnham in Prison Print Shop Highlighted in Sing Sting
George Burnham Jr. former general counsel for Mutual Life Insurance was put to work in the printing shop at Sing Sting prison on Monday, marking a notable assignment in the facility.
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Burnham
George Burnham, Jr
Mutual Life Isurance Company
Sing Sting
Dondon Burger Mystery Verdict Guides Murder Case
A coroners jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Horace Rayner for the shooting of William Whiteley, a West Bourne Grove merchant, on January 4. The motive remains a mystery as Professor Jacknan Deni, Professor Wither, Jackman of the University of Chicago, died Friday after a trial Mucex.
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Dondon Burger
Horace Rayner
William Whiteley
West Bourne Grove
Jacknan Deni
Wither
Jackman
School of Erectation
University of
Restoration of Army Canteens Urged by Dr McGee in Memo
Dr Anite Newcomb McGee writes Capt J Walter Mitchell of the Spanish American War Veterans urging restoration of the U S army canteen. She cites duty as a former army assistant surgeon and Red Cross nurse organizer, warning against alcohol abuse and praising a Japanese hot sake style beverage as a harmless alternative.
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Anite
Newcomb McGee
J. Walter Mitchell
United States
McGee
Mari
Castro Molds the Venezuelan Crisis as Leader Claims Recovery
President Castro of Venezuela, after illness since last August, proclaims he is no dictator and that Venezuela must stay loyal to the constitution. The issuance, printed in El Constitucional, strengthens his standing in Caracas and diminishes talk of revolt as he asserts strength despite admitted weakness.
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Venezuela
Castro
el Constitucional
Gen. Gomez
Caracas
Stepmother Admits Burning Two Harlem Girls
In New York Harlem court Nellie aged five and Jennie two recount being branded by their stepmother Kate Cravius who pressed a red hot iron against their backs. The prisoner fainted during testimony and later claimed a mania drove the act, saying the children’s noise provoked her to punish them without mercy.
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Nellie
Jennie
Harlem
New York
Kate Cravius
Steve Lifter
Mystery Explosion Hits Servian Palace Windows
A Saturday evening blast at the king of Servia palace shattered many windows. Reported to have come from gun powder and cartridges left near a stav in the crown prince’s private apartments. No injuries were reported.
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Belgrade
Servia
Stav
Hawkey Estate Flag Train Prevents Disaster Near Town Central
Emma Randall and Detri thde living near Geneva saved the Iowa Central Passenger on Town Central southbound by signaling with a red shawl after a broken rail emerged during warmer weather. Their warning halted the train minutes before a likely wreck, avoiding disaster.
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Town Central
Emma Randall
Detrithde
Genava
Thay
Iowa Central
Black youth charged after alleged church basement incident
A 16 year old Black boy named Char ley Parker is accused in a case tied to the daughters of ex County Recorder C A Momyer and Edward Jolliffe in Albia. Police seek Theron May and a mob fatality fear, with Parker’s father a public school janitor. The matter has stirred political tension as Moymer faces distress over her daughter’s case. The local board of education discharged Parker’s father amid rising public sentiment.
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Theron
Albina
Tarnest Offort
Charley Parker
C. A. Momyer
Edward Jolliffe
Albia
Parker
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Moymer
Nusbann Fatally Shot at Ottumwa Resort Appeal
Nusbann was shot at a resort run by Mrs Hatty Snow while pursuing his wife who had left home. He versioned he and rival Hugh Leach confronted Leslie Snow aged 15 inside the Snow resort. Snow fired a gunshot to Nusbann's breast. Leach sustained nonfatal injuries.
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Ottumwa
Hattie Snow
Hugh Leach
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Centerville
Leslie Snow
Snow
Leach
Stove explosion tears through roof injures Mrs Masley
Mr and Mrs J P Masley returned home to find a stove shot through the roof and a hot water tank frozen. An explosion occurred after Mrs Masley lit a fire in the kitchen stove. The oven passed near her and the top grazed her head as she dodged toward the ceiling.
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J.P. Masley
Mystery migrant in Waterloo decoded by phonograph
A German born man arrived in Waterloo three months ago penniless and unable to write or speak clearly. Phonograph translation by H. Jétinish of a Scranton language department reveals his plea for help and address to Austria. Police have watched him as he works in a junk yard amid fears he is a prisoner awaiting questioning.
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Hayling
Wi H. Jétinish
Lans Guage
Taterhattens
Scranton
Austria
D. O
Barrow Must Stand Trial for Embezzlement Case
In Mason City the court overruled a motion to quash the indictment against J G Barlow for embezzlement after defense challenged grand jury drawing. Trial set for Tuesday January 29 before Judge Kelley. Following this case, D J Ehlers’s alleged banking fraud will be heard before Judge Smith.
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Sudge Systems Enderment
Ely
Barlow
Kelley
D. J. Ehlers
Smith
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Special Meeting in Clinton
The Iowa Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows schedules a special session in Clinton on February 26 to discuss the new orphan home at Mason City. This second call in a decade follows committees noting appropriations spent and the building not yet completed though nearly ready for occupancy and to have opened in February.
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Odd Fellows
Iowa Grand Lodge
Order
Spier
Clinton
Orphana
Alason City
Iowalee Lodge
Mason City
Centerville Bandits Rob Stores Then Knife Attack
Centerville youths terrorized the town with robberies and a wild chase as Adlai Stevens, Earl Stevens, and Albert Stewart fled pursued by officers. In a separate incident Don Murphy stabbed James Bryant in the side during a knife fight, with Bryant in serious condition.
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Adlai
Earl Stevens
Albert Stewart
Centerville
Ball
Don Murphy
James Bryant
Episcopal minister unfrocked after resignation
Rev. Dr. F. E. J. Lloyd who left St Peter's Episcopal Church Uniontown Pa to pursue Catholic mission work has been formally unfrocked and deposed from ministry by the bishop of the Pittsburgh Diocese.
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Pdoposes Episcopal
F. E. J. Lloyd
St Peter's Episcopal Church
Uniontown
Pittsburg Episcopal Diocese
Ida Grove farmer invents sanitary street sweeper
Barney Ward, an Ida Grove county farmer, has invented a sanitary street sweeper that cleans streets thoroughly and prevents waste buildup. The machine reportedly handles both wet and dry streets, with debris lifted via an elevator into a wagon beside the sweeper. It has been used with great satisfaction where tried.
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Ida Grove
Barney Ward
Ida County
Ward
Prairiesburg Butcher Dan Magee Charged With Arson
Dan Magee, a Prairiesburg butcher, was arrested in Monticello and taken to Cedar Rapids for arraignment on arson charges after a Jan 4 fire devastated the town’s business district. The blaze began in Magee’s shop.
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Dan Magee
Iowa
Prairiesburg
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Magee
King Victor Receives American Offer
King Victor Emmanuel granted a private audience to Commander John Bernardau the American naval attaché in Rome. The king greeted him warmly and expressed appreciation for America and Americans.
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Victor
Victor Emmanuel
John B. Bernardau
Rome
Bernardou
America
Amercang
Army Officer Missing in Ha Yang Case
Lieut. Charles McCullough of the Fifteenth Cavalry stationed at Ha Yang is missing since Sunday. Fears arise he may have been murdered due to reports he carried a substantial sum of money.
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Charles McCullough
Fifteenth Cavalry
Hayang
Catholic Seminary Evacuated by Imposing Forces
The seminary at Ploermel France was evacuated Sunday in the presence of imposing forces. Occupants offered only passive resistance while authorities conducted the operation under strong supervision.
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Ploermel
France
Cuban Bandit Captured by Secret Police in Havana
Cuban bandit Anrique Moss, infamous in Santiago province for over two years, was captured in Havana by the secret police. Reports also note new papal instructions for Catholic church organization in France and forwarding of related decrees to Paris.
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Anrique Moss
Santiago
Cuba
Havana
France
Smallpox Found in County Detention Hospital Patient
An inmate named Dan Kelley, confined in the county jail, was found to have a well developed case of smallpox. He was moved to the detention hospital for isolation and treatment. The town city area reported one-day disease control activity amid the discovery.
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Town City Town City
Dan Kelley
Youth Murdered in Accidental Shot Incident Near Mackburg
A young man living two miles north of Mackeburg, Frank Rosenbaum, was shot and killed instantly by an accidental shotgun discharge in the hands of John Weltman of Mackeburg. The report also notes a separate Chicago robbery involving Will McManus, who had little money, and details threats to harm a wife. A man named W J Harden of Mason City faces allegations of threatening to cut his wife’s throat and forcing her from the home. Additionally Hi Morse of Dagel Grove reportedly deserted his wife and elderly relatives, with family observers noting his absence.
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H Unting
Frank Rosenbaum
Mackeburg
John Weltman
Senator Callivar Addresses Ames Students on Integrity
Senator Jonathan P. Callivar spoke to about 1,000 students at the Iowa State College in Ames. He denounced sensational attacks on government integrity and radical magazine writings influencing youth, arguing the government is not corrupt and predicting a return to traditional farm homesteads in New England and Virginia.
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Attac
Ket
Jonathan P.callivar
Iowa Atate College
Ames
Pirc
New England
Virginia
Paint Poison May Be Fatal For Atlantic Youth
The 14 year old son of Al Phares of Atlantic is seriously ill after poisoning from dipping a paint brush in water and placing it in his mouth while working with paint. Fears for recovery are expressed.
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al Phares
Atlantic
Boone Hotel Burns in Boone Fire
The Butler hotel a leading Boone hostel burned completely with estimated loss about 40 000 dollars. Insurance is reported to cover the damage. The property was owned by Mrs Kate Fall and operated by R J L Weiger. All the guests escaped.
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Boone Hotel
Butler
Boone
Kate Fall
R. J L. Weiger
City reports smallpox quarantine and escaped patient recaptured
City physician announces twenty homes under quarantine for contagious throat disease this year in Ottumwa. Nine smallpox cases confirmed with one inmate in the pest house. Escaped patient, B Cary, captured after fleeing Mt Pleasant hospital and returned to the institution.
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B. Cary
Buxton
Mt. Pleasant
Ottumwa
Senator Alger Dead in Michigan National News
Senator Alger former Michigan figure dies suddenly in Wralington Thureday. The report traces his career from Detroit upbringing to success in the lumber business and later public service. It notes military service starting 1801 era and ascent to officer ranks amid a life marked by early orphanhood and varied public roles.
Colonels and Generals Career in Lumber and Politics
Colonel and major general of volunteers, brevetted major general in 1866, returned to Michigan lumber business founding Ales, Sutth Co, a leading firm. He became Michigan governor in 1855 by a record majority, later a 1888 GOP presidential candidate. In 1889 he led the Grand Army of the Republic as Commander-in-Chief for one term. In 1870 President McKinley named him war portfolio holder for two years.
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Volunteers
Michigan
Ales, Sutth © Co
Tia
Grand Army of the Republic
McWinley
President Roosevelt urges ship subsidy to boost U S trade
President Roosevelt urges Congress to pass a ship subsidy bill, arguing the United States must share in global carrying trade and counter subsidized rivals. He cites Europe and Japan, notes South America and Orient ties, and calls subsidy adoption essential for a balanced maritime economy.
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Saya Wveldernleid
South America
Tawail
Roosevelt
Congress
Root
Waropa
Rio de Janeiro
Europe
United States
Ines
Great Britain
Japan
trans-Mississippi Congress
Prone
News of Major Note and Cuban Law Commission Mention
News notes the death of Gen. Maggiore, commandant of trench artillery, in Alglory. The Cuban law commission, a twelve member body with three Americans, is reportedly divided on the Hufraze question.
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Maggiore
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