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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1908
Page
1
A second explosion in Union Pacific Colliery Wyoming traps rescuers as they work. About fifty miners perish in the blast and ensuing collapse, with rescue efforts ongoing and officials assessing the disaster.
A Morning Journal report from Denver details two explosions at Union Pacific Coal Co Mine No.1 in Hanna Wyoming. It lists known dead Robert Warburton Peter Munson Alex Tennant Benjamin Perry and many missing, with 70 coffins prepared and rescue parties continuing.
Rescue attempts amid two explosions at Mine No 1 left many miners missing or dead. Reports describe severed bodies and gruesome injuries, with officials and union leaders among the casualties. The disaster marks about 200 deaths in twenty years of operation, surpassing a 1905 incident that killed 169.
William D Trainor, a vaudeville actor, shot and killed Mrs. William Pryor in a Clarendon hotel apartment and then killed himself. The couple, registered as Trainor and Trainor, had a Minneapolis engagement planned. a letter indicated she threatened to leave him. Police found $3 in his pocket. Trainor's home is listed as West Union.
A special cable from Juneau reports Company P Tenth Infantry landed at Treadwell on the Peterson to support local marshals after unrest at the mine town. Powder thefts are denied by union leaders but Kinzie notes no trouble. surface mills run while seven hundred work half time and seventy-four underground men arrive by boat.
Colonel Maurice H. Langhorne, who commanded the Eleventh Virginia regiment in the Civil War, died in Lynchburg Virginia last night at age 55.
The Italian car in the New York to Paris race left Rhyolite Nevada at 1 45 this afternoon and speeds across the desert. The American car that sailed Friday for Seattle is due there tomorrow and will then take another steamer to Valdez Alaska.
Magdalena Bay reports that the Atlantic fleet battleships Virginia Kansas and Vermont lead in target practice with 12 and 3 inch guns. The final firing is set for April 1 as crews work to set records, while preparations for port visits and a banquet on the Tampico followed by a formal fleet exchange are planned with Mexican officials in attendance.
The Navajo arrived in San Diego with hundreds of mail bags for ships in southern waters and departed again tonight. Admiral Evans travels to San Luis Obispo for rheumatism treatment while flagship Connecticut remains detached. Rivalries among Connecticut Louisiana Kansas Vermont crews shine during record-fire events with 12 inch guns.
Admiral Sebree's cruiser squadron with Tennessee California and Washington arrived in San Francisco from Monterey. The Charleston from Mare Island may be retired from active service. They left Magdalena Bay March 23 after target practice. The group plans to depart for Seattle on Wednesday.
Telluride March 29 Sheriff Fitzpatrick tightens guard around the Pandora jail where Steve Adams, charged with Arthur L. Collins murder, is held. Tensions rise as Adams’s alleged violence and ties to miner hardliners fuel fear. Anonymous threats against Wells and district mills prompt extra guards and precautions.
Robert Hunter, sociologist, asserts he attended yesterday's unemployed demonstration in Union Square and would have spoken despite police bans. he describes police brutality and his near arrest as the crowd was dispersed. Selig Silverstein, the bombing youth, survives with severe injuries. seven suspects, six Russians and one American, are arraigned for riot.
Auburn prison prepares for Chester Gillette to be executed for the 1906 murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake. Governor Hughes declines reprieve. farewell visits occur as Gillette reads and writes awaiting the sentence.
Denver Colorado March 29 J W Mattern a grocer was shot by a burglar in his home tonight and may die. The bullet entered the back of Matterns head coming out of the fores不
A burglar attacked a man who is now in St Josephs hospital awaiting operation in a bid to save his life. The assailant fled the scene and investigators have only scant clues to his identity.
The condition of United States Senator Penrose, hospitalized at his Philadelphia home, remains favorable and recovery is hoped for.
Boston March 29 reports from physicians at Governor Guilds bedside show slight improvement over the last 24 hours with noon bulletin noting gains and tonight’s bulletin saying condition unchanged.
General Okaza ki says in Tokyo that Korea’s insurrection is practically quelled with only a few bandit groups left. He states Japan’s benevolent intentions will be pursued against remaining insurgents. Reports from Seoul cite three attacks on insurgent camps with 103 Koreans killed.
AP forecasts focus on Roosevelt choice for German ambassador with Hill facing objections and a White House response awaited. The week also covers UMWA leadership change, Gillette execution, party conventions, and currency bill progress in Congress along with various speeches and state events.
W Batley an express messenger for Wells Fargo was killed on Santa Fe train No 15 between Florence and Newton. Robbery motive. safes ransacked and about $1,000 taken. Body found in Newton with severe head injuries and blood splatter. Two suspects jumped from the train. three men detained for investigation. Wells Fargo offers $1,000 reward. Victim married, about 30, from Kane City Missouri.
Blood stained hatchet with hair was found at Wagner station near Florence and Peabody as detectives link it to Kilao Pathe case. Durham White Stevens burial set in San Francisco with Mr and Mrs Joseph Porter of Washington D C arriving to take charge and accompany body for interment.
William J. Bryan spoke to about 4000 people at Evans Hall in Divansville Indiana on March 29. He avoided party topics during the address.
American heavyweight Tommy Burns plans to depart England for the United States on April 4 due to his wife's illness. The source notes his early departure from the island.
Denver reports the accidental death of Charles Pink a city resident and Weld county rancher after a shotgun discharged while crossing a ditch during a hunt with a companion named Fink. Pink died on the scene with the blow piercing his chest in a tragic frontier accident.
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