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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 09, 1907
Page
4
A massive blast at the Baltimore Consolidated Coal Company mine near Fairmount in Monogahela sets two pits on fire. Dense fumes trap workers. rescue teams report many bodies found, and up to 425 feared dead as shock waves reach distant homes.
New York reports 85 bodies recovered after the Monongah mine explosion. A concrete block swept across the river and embedded in a hillside as officials suspect ventilation blockage killed entombed miners within minutes. Monongah, with 6000 residents, saw crowds at the pit mouth and hillside sightings as gas and gas-related dangers forced relays of rescuers.
Mrs William Laimbeer alias Clara Bloodgood a famed New York actress and member of the New York Four Hundred killed herself amid financial worries tied to the Knickerbocker Trust crisis. details note she died by her own hand in New York on December 8.
Five officers a doctor and a magistrate depart for Usutu to arrest Dinizulu while Colonel McKenzie stays at Nongoma ready to act if Dinizulu resists. General Botha pledges Natal aid if trouble grows and reform of administration to ease native discontent. The Cape also offers support.
London reports Sir James Reid, the King's physician, examined the Kaiser and found him sound in every respect. The monarch has recovered his grey pallor and fatigue from his stay in England, with his health improving since arrival.
Sir Joseph Ward said he received a letter from Mr Hall-Jones in Timaru stating doctors in Wellington advised his condition was not chronic. He felt well and would resume ministerial work on return to Home.
At about 10 this morning a fire consumed a shed used as a store room owned by Mr W Gardiner on Winter's road. Mrs Gardiner had been washing and used an open fireplace nearby. a spark likely ignited the shed. Two nearby building gangs quickly fought the flames with water, saving the dwelling 16 feet away. The elderly couple do not know the cause and insurance status is unclear.
An Ashburton Volunteer Challenge Cup rifle shooting match is planned at Wakanu i creek on Thursday. The Ashburton Mounted Line corps will be represented by Lieut H Blunden QM Sergt Christian Sergt G St Buchanan Trooper W Anderson and others with Lt aerdy likely to oversee. The cup requires three consecutive wins to own by any corps and targets are concealed until firing begins, adding suspense and training value.
At the Magistrate Court in Oamaru on December 9 Afr Turton fined David Réland former licensee of the Papakai Hotel for keeping liquor for sale within a no license area. The fines total £99 plus costs.
A young miner Andre Nl ub tes Mount aged 25 was severely injured by a coal pile accident and required amputation of a crushed limb at Ashburton Hospital. condition reported as best possible. Albert Kingstone escaped injury when his gig overturned after a horse bolted in Grey Street. Rita Brown 18 months drowned at a creek near Kaimamaku after being last seen playing with others. George Marshall found dead near Nan tmore residence with details pending.
A tram on Wellesley street in Auckland caught fire as it ascended a gradient. Passengers panicked when gears activated and blue electrical lights flashed. The motorman was badly injured, and a former motorman jumped on to disconnect the trolley and stop the car.
Florence Arndale aged 30 appeared at the Police Court charged with murdering her infant Marion Tarndale whose headless body is alleged found in the harbour. She was remanded eight days. She claimed to be wife of a Congo medical man and related to a Waikato resident. She has been staying with two children at a Symond street boarding house.
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