Powder works blast devastates town and kills dozens
Rand Powder Company plants near Uniontown Pa exploded twice on September 9. Six bodies recovered at Connelsville with possibly thirty five more feared in ruins. Five buildings destroyed and debris on fire. Two dynamite cars near the ruins threaten further explosions as trains and residents suffer shattered windows and injuries.
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Connelsville
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Rand Powder Company
Fakehance
Falrehance
Stanford Professor Returns From Northwest Fossil Field Work
Prof James P Smith of Stanford Universitys mining and geology department returns from a summer in the northwest conducting monographs for the United States Geological Survey. The works cover shellfish fossils and will list genera of the West with one species for each genus. The first monograph appears in fall.
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Cal
James P. Smith
Department of Mining and Geology
Northwest
United States Geological Survey
Humboldt Range
Nevada
Wasatch Range
Idaho
Smith
Shasta County
California
Klondike Merchants Agree on Uniform Prices
Tacoma brokers and Dawson merchants form a price fixing alliance to stabilize quotations in the Hawaon market. The pact took effect last week with wholesale rates mostly unchanged, differences tied to quality. The move aims to align prices across the camp.
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Nelson Defeats Britt In Gripping Colma Bout
In Colma California Battling Nelson defeats champion Jimmy Britt in a forty five round match under Marquis of Queensbury rules. Nelson weighed 132 1/2 pounds to Britt 188 with a fierce exchange of blows and dramatic late rounds.
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Britt Nelson Fight At Colma Draws Big Boxing Crowd
Colma Cal Sept 9 The Britt Nelson lightweight bout drew unprecedented attention rivaling Corbett Fitzsimmons. The 45 round schedule was set with Graney refereeing at 2 30 PM Pacific time amid a holiday crowd. Bets were called off to keep the bout on its merits and away from gambling temptations.
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Colma
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California
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Pacific Ame
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Golden West
Eddie Hanlon
Jimmy Gardaod
Aurelio Herrera
Jack Coyle
Fred Landers
Ries
Earthquake Leaves Calabria Towns in Ruins and Fear
Reports from Nocera Maly September 9 describe widespread destruction as depots from Paredevila to San Giovan collapse. Survivors bury relatives amid tears while authorities plan relief measures and aid for victims in the quake struck region.
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Britt and Nelson Engage in Brutal Nelson Bout
In a hard fought clash Britt and Nelson exchange heavy blows across four rounds. Britt lands multiple lefts and rights to the jaw and body, staggering Nelson, while the Dane absorbs punishment and walls off Britt with steady counters. Referee Graney admonishes breaks as both fighters endure battering and endurance tests.
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Affairs in Island Empire Improve Amid Peace Talks
Reports from Tokio detail informal meetings between Premier Komura and legislators as discussions on peace terms proceed. Attacks on Minister Yoshikiwa’s residence continued with firebombs and explosives. guards claimed twenty assailants. A separate note confirms an armistice effective September 6, with zones along Manchuria and the Tumen River and no halt to naval activity.
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Tumen
Soizure
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Kazi Ura
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Fatal Collision Ends Lives of Three Trainmen Today
Philadelphia dispatch reports a fatal crash between freight trains of the Philadelphia & Reading and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Three train men were killed and two others severely injured in the early collision, with a special medical train and local fire department responding to the scene.
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New Jersey
Russian Helplessness Shown At Baku In War Devastation
News from St Petersburg reports widespread destruction in Baku with 2000 oil wells destroyed. Tens of thousands face hunger as fighting between Tartars and Armenians continues, leaving many dead or wounded in the streets and supplies scarce.
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Baku
Eoudaricule
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