Butte Miner Dies in Mine Accident at Rarus
John E. Moen was killed when a dynamite stick struck by his pick exploded in the 1,100 level drift at the Rarus mine. A coroner’s inquest ruled the death accidental with no blame assigned. He died after being found unconscious during the blast.
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John E. Moen
Rarus
Johnson
Richards
Undertaking Rooms
Moen
William C. Moen
Calumet
Mich
Butte
Leslie Hope
Hippe
St. James’ Hospital
James Weatherhead
Weatherhead
Amnest y Passed for Americans in Cuba Senate Vote
Havana June 7 The Cuban senate unanimously passes a bill granting amnesty to all Americans jailed or awaiting trial in Cuba. President Palma vows to sign once presented. Estes G Rathbone comments on the act and its motives.
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Havana
Cuba
Senate
Palma
Estes G. Rathbone
Exiled figure seeks U S trial in postal cases
The speaker expresses disappointment at losing a chance for a new trial in Cuba and appeals to friends in the United States to help secure a trial there. He commits to answering any charges in a legally constituted authority arising from the postal cases.
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Cuba
United States
Papal Conference on Friar Lands With US In Philippines
Rome reports a private audience between Cardinal Rampolla and the pope about US acquisition of Philippine friar lands. Secrecy surrounds the talks as a five member cardinal commission is planned, with Vennatelli Satelli and Vives dTuti named and Martinelli excluded because of his Augustine ties. American officials will attend the meeting preceding the consistory.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
United States
Philippines
Rampolla
Taft
Root
Vennatelli
Satelli
Vives d’Tuti
Martinelli
Augustine
Palazzo Borgheise
Acres Are Under Water in Chicago Floods
Heavy rainfall over two days flooded hundreds of acres in southwest Chicago. Streams rose to banks, several bridges along city and rail lines were disabled, basements suffered major damage, and a Calumet river bridge at 106th and 120th streets was ruined. One railroad bridge will be out of service about 30 days.
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Chicago
120Th Streets
Calumet River
Helena Alumni Banquet Crowns Historic Gathering
More than 125 members of the Helena Alumni association gathered at the Grandon hotel for a lavish banquet described as one of the most enjoyable in the association’s history. Organized by Special Dispatch to the Standard, the event highlighted long-held ties among Helena High School graduates.
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The
Standard
Helena
Helena Alur Association
Grandon Hotel
Coal strike threatens wider spread in Seventh district
Carbondale Illinois June 7 A strike involving 400 men at the Chicago Carterville Coal company's shaft may spread to every mine in the Seventh district and possibly the state. The difficulty is in regard to the
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Carbondale
Ill
Chicago-Carterville Coal Company
Scale of the loaders and trimmers sparks union appeal
Operators threaten to appeal to the State Operators' association after claiming unsafe conditions may lead the body to close every shaft in the district.
Fire Engulfs Wadsworth Nevada Damages Estimated at 50000
Fire started at 2 pm in Lothrop's saloon kitchen and swept the row to the Nevada hotel annex. The wooden, dry district burned rapidly destroying multiple buildings including Lothrop, McGuire, Walstab, and the Nevada house with total losses around fifty thousand dollars. The depot narrowly survived with hard firefighting and most policies were canceled, leaving little insurance.
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Wadsworth
Nev
Lothrop
Nevada Hotel
E. T. Lothrop
E. McGuire
C. Walstab
Wadsworth Supply Company
H. Dalton
Olinghouse
C. W
Walstab
Whitelaw Reid Welcomed Aboard Umbria in Liverpool
Whitelaw Reid arrived in Liverpool aboard the Umbria and was greeted by Lieut. Col. Arthur Collins C B United States Consul James Boyle the lord mayor and Cunard officials. He departed for London tonight on the boat express.
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Liverpool
Argentine govt appoints agent to lure Boers to emigrate
Cape Town reports advices from Buenos Ayres that Argentina has named a special agent to visit camps in South Africa and offer free transport to Boers wishing to emigrate. The move is described as an official recruitment effort to relocate Boer settlers to Argentina.
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Cape Town
Buenos Ayres
South Africa
Argentina
Double attitude photographs captivate idle season crowds
The Philadelphia Press notes a Hamburg fad of double portraits in one panel, showing a front view and a back view of a woman. The photographer matched outlines to make the two poses align, turning the gimmick into a popular novelty amid social idle hours.
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Philadelphia
Hamburg
Atlantic City
Gunning for Husband as Wife Threatens Death at Smelter
A Colorado smelter worker’s wife, Barudoni, armed and enraged, declared she would send her husband into eternity last night. Deputies arrested her after Barudoni fled. the couple’s seven month marriage followed by disputes and a prior arrest case. The wife remains at large.
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Sheriff's Office
Proebster
Fitzsimmons
Baradoni
Baradont
Hal
Justice of the Peace
Arnold
Hindoo Editors and Their Amusing Excuses
A Los Angeles Herald note mocks Hindoo editors for empty columns in a maiden issue due to miscalculation and promises better content. It recalls another Hindoo editor who halted publication for a fortnight without warning, highlighting playful reasoning and ingenuity in editorial excuses.
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Los Angeles Herald
Hindoo
An Unexpected Call Which Placed a Clergyman in Custody of a Petticoat
A New York Tribune piece recalls a distinguished Episcopal clergyman who wore his wife's black petticoat as a substitute cassock at a fashionable resort church. The ruse worked until an Irish hotel maid loudly revealed the disguise to a group of fashionable women.
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The
New York Tribune
Italian Marriage Customs From The Woman's Home Companion
Italian marriage customs require a matron escort for the bride at church while a maiden may not witness the ceremony. A woman must not enter her lover's house, and public passing by the house proves it. The groom gives seasonable gifts and jewelry at Easter, St. Marks, and Christmas, with Sunday deemed the luckiest day for weddings.
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St. Marks
Wedding Day Beliefs Rumor in Venice Traditions
The piece notes superstitions about wedding days in Venice. It mentions ominous signs tied to days like Monday and Thursday, and outlines a Venetian tradition that the groom must provide gon dolas for the procession four candies for the mass and copper money for beggars.
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Venice
Railways urged to adopt noncombustible passenger cars
Officials from American railways urged adopting Prussian style fireproof coaches across 30 000 miles of lines. Recommendations include chemically treated floors and walls and seats with fireproof cocoanut fiber and asbestos coverings to reduce travel risk and move toward near total fire safety.
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Harper's Weekly
Prussia
United States
A Woman Soldier in Napoleonic War Heroism
Elenore Prochaska born March 1 1785 in Potsdam daughter of a sergeant. She joined the Lutzow corps under the name August Renz after disguising as a man. She was mortally wounded in the Gehrde forest during a 1813 clash while serving as a drummer. Monuments to her memory were erected at Dannenberg in 1863 and Potsdam in 1889.
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Elenore Prochaska
Potsdam
August Renz
Lutzow
New Hobart Schoolhouse Farmed With 17 Rooms
Work on a new Hobart schoolhouse on Park Street began yesterday with a removed dwelling on the site. The brick and stone building will have 17 rooms and is planned to be completed for occupancy by December 1. It aims to relieve overcrowding and serve the west side, with other new Meaderville and Wal houses expected to be finished for the fall term.
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Hobart
P. R. Dolman
Park Street
Thomas Ards
Lincoln
West Side
Grant
Monroe
Meaderville
Wal
King Edward Enjoys Volunteer Firemen Spectacle
From Everybody's Magazine an account of King Edward repeatedly showing keen interest in fires and firemen. The event featured 600 in uniform, with ropes and tillers managed by specialists. The young prince delighted in the spectacle and cried out in glee as he viewed the Madison equate.
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Everybody's Magazine
King Edward
The
New York
Madison
London
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