Six Miners Dead in Farmington WV Explosion at Georges Creek Shaft
A devastating mine blast at the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company shaft near Farmington West Virginia killed six miners and fatally injured five others with 125 workers employed on site. Surviving rescuers worked from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to clear gas and rescue victims, while a torch smuggling incident is alleged to have sparked the explosion.
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West Virginia
Fairmount
W. Va
Georges Creek Coal & Inn C
Farmington
Baltimore , Ohio
Maynard Beatty
Manning
Ton
Joh Nichols
Loanoconning
Maryland
J. H. Everson
Everson
Dan Alferrel
Joe Dominick
Tony Phillippi
Charles Carpenter
Carl Hunter
Horse Everson
Joseph Blaney
Jefferson Fast
Thomas Bainbridge
Georges Creek Company
Balti@nore corporation
Five Deaths Is Now The Total In City of Paducah Wreck
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports new confirmation that at most five lives were lost when the City of Paducah wrecked near Brunkhorst Landing Illinois Sunday night. Captain Massingale says the missing deckhands have returned or been accounted for and the official death toll stands at five with updates on individual identified victims.
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St. Louis
Globe- Democrat Today
City of Paducah
Brunkhorst Landing
Ilinois
Messangale
Kirkpatrick
Mabel Gardiner Pagseneer
J. W. Bell
Pasesigor
Dell's Landing
Tenn
Chas. Johnson
Delma Watchman
James Canfield
Frank Jones
Paducah
Massingale
Jones
Missouri
Iron Mountain
Massinga
Denver Woman Charged With Attempted Murder In Choate Shooting
Mrs. Martha Ewart released on $500 bond after shooting at Joseph K. Choate president of the Denver Cotton Mills. Information filed charging attempted murder. John F. Vaile described prior suit for breach of promise and settlement to avoid publicity. Choate married in February to Miss Alice Muller.
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Denver
Colo
Martha Ewart
Joseph K. Choate
Denver Cotton Mills Company
United States
Choate
Wolcott & Vaile
Ewart
J. F. Vaile
Mr. Choate
Alice Muller
Brooklyn
N. Y
County Bankrupted by Gopher Tails
Salt Lake May 15. Gophers at 5 cents a head have driven Tooele County Utah into near bankruptcy. Bounties funded killings but drained the treasury, forcing abolition of the bounty and halting jail bids. Schoolhouses lost pupils as boys hunted gophers. thousands were killed, $800 paid in one day. The county ends the bounty though the treasury is already ruined.
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Salt Lake
Tooele
Utah
Treasury
Scottish buyer drives steady exports to Scotland market
The Scotsman is portrayed as fastidious yet highly profitable after accepting a product's merits. This behavior prompts American exporters and manufacturers to view Scotland as a distinct commercial field apart from England and adjust their selling approach.
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Kingland
White Oak Rejected for Montana Capitol Finishing
Montana state capitol building commission rejects part of white oak furnished for interior finishing for not meeting quarter sawed specifications. Subcontractor Blackfoot Milling furnished wood fails specs, delaying completion by about 60 days. Montana Electric of Butte awarded $1.30 wiring contract. Commission to install concrete basement floor and allocate space for the state historical society records due to inadequate society quarters.
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State Capitol
Helena
State Capitol Building Commission
Montana Building Company
Blackfoot Milling Company
Montana Electric Company of
Butte
State Historical Society
Helena Boy Injured In Michigan University Incident
Helena resident Joseph A Rollins 22 a Helena high school grad studying at Ann Arbor Michigan university was struck on the head with a baseball bat and is listed in serious condition. A telegram from the hospital said outcome is uncertain and his mother plans to travel to his bedside. A separate dispatch reports additional workers returning to the Fast Helena smelter as fires are rekindled with a full resumption hoped by week’s end.
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The
Standard
Helena
Joseph A. Rollins
Ann Arbor
Mich
HGHT GOES MERRILY ON HGHT GOES MERRILY ON
Defend Him remains the rallying cry as supporters gather to back a figure amid a political contest. The crowd chants and waves banners highlighting allegiance to the candidate and the cause.
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Hght
Merrily ON
Removal demanded as home rulers seek Dole's ouster
Honolulu May 8 report that the house passes a resolution to send Beckley to San Francisco to present a home rule plea to President McKinley while citing Dole as usurper. The move follows governor's refusal to call an extra legislative session and party leaders defend Dole's conduct amid language and procedural disputes.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Emmeluth
Emmerith
Beckley
Dole
Senate
House
Mariposa
Samuel Parker
Congress
R. W. Wilcox
McKinley
Parker
Territorial
Republican Central Committee
Wilcox
Washington
Central Committee
Home Rule Party
Home Rule
Republican Party
Nome Rule Party
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 1 in National League clash
Cincinnati won 6 to 1 against Brooklyn as Phillips pitched masterly ball with flawless support. An error by Bergen prevented a shutout. 2,400 attended. Batteries Phillips Bergen McJames McCann and Farrell. Umpire Dwyer.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Phillips
Bergen
Oe Vias Cccis
Enes Ponte
Calic Deva Cecabataveeva
Mc James
McCann
Farrell
Dwyer
Boston Beats Opponents With Strong Hitting And Running
In Boston on May 15 the home team won by heavy hitting and superior base running. Attendance was about 500. The score featured Batteries Willis and Kittredge, Jones and Ryan contributing for the winning side with umpire Ematie calling the plate.
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Philadelphia
Delehanty
Coset Ue
Wiltz
Zimmer
White
Orth
McFarland
Nash
Boston
DEAE
Olaka Te
Willis
Kittredge
Jones
Ryan
Ematie
Baltimore
Robinson
Howell
McGraw
Snodgrass
Dorrit Ads
Priatt
Powers
Mrs Nation Denies Insanity Ahead of Appeal
Topeka May 15 Mrs Nation says she will appeal the verdict and argue her own case with demand for women jurors. She blames bungled defense and anarchists on the jury while insisting she is not insane and that she urged her lawyers not to plead insanity.
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Topeka
Kan
Nation
Trade With Scotland Expands U S Imports and Demand
Washington May 15 The bureau of foreign commerce releases advance sheets of Commercial Relations for 1900 detailing rising American imports into Scotland. Food products lead demand with a broad range of American manufactures also expanding in Eastern Scotland. The report notes a permanent market and growing preference for American goods.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
The
State Department
Scotland
Whitewash Chalked On Chicago After 7,000 Attend
New York reports another whitewash for Chicago as 7,000 fans attend. The scene lists Batteries Matthewson and Smith, Taylor and Kling with Umpire O'Day, while a garbled portion follows mentioning Ma MON Sela and stray words.
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New York
Chicago
Matthewson
Smith
Taylor
Kling
O'Day
Washington 4 Boston Falls Short In Low-Scoring Tilt
Boston could not capitalize on hitting and two errors by Freeman as Dowd starred in left field. Attendance 3,285. Washington won 22 to 0 in a lengthy, broken contest with scattered plays and absent details.
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Boston
Lee
Freeman
Dowd
Aude Eidseee
Washington
Bae
Grady
Kalispell Survey for New Great Northern Route
A. M. Whitcomb of St Paul and J. M. Stark of Kentucky, affiliated with the Great Northern engineering department, arrived in Kalispell to survey a railroad line from Tobacco Plains northward. They will lead a field party along Jaqueth’s endorsed route, with maps and land-location blueprints. A surveyors’ team and a potential business motive are noted as the project proceeds.
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Standard
Kalispell
A. M. Whitcomb
St. Paul
J. M. Stark
Kentucky
Great Northern Railway
Tobacco Plains
Jaqueth
Whitcomb
Great Northern
Kalispell Committee
Jennings
Crow's Nest
Spalding Athletic Catalogue Offered by News Dealers
For sale by all news dealers and mailed free Spalding presents a handsomely illustrated catalogue covering tennis golf baseball and other athletic sports. It lists equipment apparel and accessories for enthusiasts and teams.
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All News
Spalding
Peruna testimonials from Mrs Heiser and others
A compiled set of endorsements from Lucy Annie Heiser and other women in various states praising Peruna as a tonic. Letters recount relief from menstrual and general weakness, backache, and fatigue after using the remedy. Endorsers urge others to seek Hartman’s advice if results are not prompt.
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Lucy Annie Brisk
Min
Rhapolis
Mina
Lucy Annie Heiser
Homeopathic Hospital of
Minneapolis
Minn
Albert Lea
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Amanda Shumaker
Public Schools
Columbia City
Wash
Independent Order of Good Templars
Hartman
Peruna T
Mattie B. Curtis
Legion of Local Women
Boston
Mass
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus Ohio
Rail routes and bridge work on the Kootenai river survey
The text notes heavy work on the Kootenai river route and bluff formations requiring multiple bridges. It mentions uncertainty about the Jaqueth route and suggests that verification of lines deserves notice since a Kalispell survey would hinge on the Kootenal river path.
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Kootenai River
Jaqueth
Kootenal River
Kalispell
Southern Pacific Land Deed Foreshadows Ogden-Lucin Cut-off
Deeds to land at the promontory end reaching into the Great Salt Lake were filed in Box Elder county. The Southern Pacific purchased the land and the transfer signals the start of work on the Ogden Lucin cut-off, promising a 41 mile saving in a 149 mile route and reducing heavy terrain.
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Ogden
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Recorder's Office
Box Elder County
Southern Pacific
Ogden-Lucin
Land purchase for health resort on lake site
The agreement includes land rights and a central lake area slated mainly as a building site for a large health and bathing resort.
Four Die As Owensboro Steamer Burns At Calhoun
The steam tug Owensboro owned by Green River Coal Transportation burned to the waterline at Calhoun Kentucky last night. Fire started around 11 p m and spread rapidly. Captain Eastman and Engineer Robinson escaped. Firemen Crenshaw and Brinkman both of Evansville along with two roustabouts perished. A large lumber tow was attached but cut free.
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Evansville
Ind
Owensboro
Green River Coal Transportation Company
Calhoun
Eastman
Robinson
Crenshaw
Brinkman
Boat destroyed in incident valued at six thousand dollars
A boat was reported a complete loss in a recent incident with value listed at $6,000. No further details on location or individuals were provided.
Miss Marjorie Harmon Weds George Heckle Quietly
Cincinnati announces the secret marriage of Miss Marjorie Harmon daughter of ex attorney general Judson Harmon to George Heckle a Boston civil engineer. The couple married Monday afternoon at a rector's residence in the presence of two friends, postponing the June wedding due to the bride's youth.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Marjorie Harmon
Judson Harmon
United States
George Heckle
Boston
Deutsche Bank Confirmed Not Selling NP Holdings
Berlin reports authoritative confirmation that Deutsche Bank did not sell its Northern Pacific holdings to Kuhn, Loeb and Company. No transfer agreement is in place and the bank maintains its stake.
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Berlin
Deutsche Bank Dae
Northern Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
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