Explosion Kills Twenty-Two Miners in New York Mine
Ratetou May 23 Twenty two miners 12 colored and ten white died in a Cunmock coal mine explosion in Chatham County New York. About 40 to 50 men were in the east heading when a lamp with a broken gauze ignited dynamite stored in the mine. Rescue brought in most bodies by night except one. The mine has had prior disasters with 43 killed in 1895 and 85 dead in four incidents overall.
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Ratetou
Mintra
Cunmock
Chatham County
N. Y
Camnock
Chathan County
Sanford
Samuel A. Henay
Philadelphia
Fight for Naval Station in South Atlantic Coast
Savannah delegation presses for hearing on expanding the naval station site power to the secretary of the navy. Charleston appears favored by Senate conferees led by Tillman, with Branewick and Savannah as rivals. Secretary Long favors Savannah, but Senate amendments may force Charleston’s selection.
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Charleston
I. Wasitxatox
Secretary of the Navy
Port Royal
Savannah
Georgia
South Atlantic
Amos Cummings
Branewick
Nions
Tillman
Senate
Hale
Perkins
Longin
Washington on the Negro Opposed to Fifteenth Amendment repeal
Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee argued against repealing the Fifteenth Amendment in a speech at the Metropolitan AME Church. He warned that removing equal rights would undermine the nation’s founding principles and tilt opportunity away from African Americans, threatening the core theory of the Revolutionary War.
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Washtmotox
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
A. M. BE. Church
American Demand Renewed on Indemnity Note to Turkey
Constantinople May 23 The United States legation extended four weeks without a reply to the April 24 note on indemnity claims. Charge Gripcom sent a new note to Foreign Affairs Minister Towilk Pasha seeking a formal answer, signaling renewed American insistence despite delays.
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Constantinore
United Etaton Legation
Gripcom
Towilk Pasha
Ani
Alford Held in Bond for Disorderly Conduct
Three little girls accuse Dr N H Alford of indecent conduct leading to his arrest on a technical disorderly conduct charge in Atlanta. The probe expanded to a wider state crime inquiry, with bond set at 500 pending further action. Whites Demand Separation in Columbus suburb Rose Hill petition cites transport inequality and threats to enforce separate coach law if unmet. Green McCurtain, Choctaw governor, arrives for treatment in Arkansas after ten days of illness. Firemen face risk while stopping a car yard blaze near Casstano, California, amid dynamite cargo. A runaway buggy horse frightened J B Hanter, wrecking his vehicle near Union Springs, Alabama.
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Atlanta
N. HE Alford
Ford
R Cgast
Wes
Cotumuus
Rose Hill
Columbus
Sarre
Ark
Green McCurtain
McCurtain
Sans Bole
Woman's devotion to Hofme wealth and illness drive
A New Matamoras Ohio woman Mrs Isanett Bradfield writes of suffering nine to twelve years from female ailments with back and head pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after seven doctors advised hospital operation. She urges publication to help other sufferers and praises Mrs Pinkham's advice free of charge.
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New Matamoras
Ohio
Isanett
Bradfield
St Louis Police Indicted Over Strike Duty Failures
In Louis May 23 General Manager Baumboff of the St. Louis Transit Company announced plans to operate idle streetcar lines after dark due to ongoing tensions. Police officers face grand jury indictments for neglect of duty amid the strike, with Chief Campbell enforcing duty through new methods.
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Filota
Louis
Baumboff
St. Louis
United States
Dopey
Grigga
Adams
United States District Court
Grand
Susheetaares
Campbell
Morris Investigating Cuban and Porto Rican Affairs
Morris, auditor of the War Department, conducts a thorough inquiry into local government agents in Cuba and Puerto Rico. He cites bad accounts at North American Trust in Cuba and D. Ford & Co. in Puerto Rico, demanding proper presentation of accounts and checks for every disbursement. He warns against commissions for simple money transfers.
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War Department
D. Ford & Co
Rico
Cuba
International Tobacco Company to issue 30 million stock
New York May 23 Interest identified with the International Tobacco Company planning to organize to oppose American and Continental Tobacco companies. Ten more options secured in various parts of the country and work of incorporation will resume next week. Stock authorization of 30 million par value is planned with preferred and common shares and no bond issue.
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International Tobacco Company
American
Continental Tobacco Companies
Inc
Taylor Stays in Indiana Amid Requisition Dispute
Former Kentucky Governor W. 8. Taylor and Charles Finlay remain in Indiana after rejecting a Goebel assassination complicity charge. They planned to move to Martinsville but fear kidnapping by enemies. Finlay contests the legality of Peckham’s signature and the requisition. A separate item notes Unitarian Association officers elected in Boston with a strong 1890s fundraising report.
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Mount
Finlay
Ispianarous
Taylor
Kentucky
Charles Finlay
Frankfort
Goebel
Martinsville
Ind
Peckham
Fragmentary shoe care tips from a 1900s ad page
Readable fragments describe a product to relieve foot soreness and irritation. Mentions powders or salves, usage for aching feet, and cautions to heed directions. Includes scattered brand-like terms and promotional phrasing typical of old newspaper ads.
Farmers Battle Widow Feud Ends in Dire Wounding
In Cuatlaxcoaa on May 3 two famed farmers John Hays and Charles Bergan fought at a widow’s home near Missionary Ridge. Bergan was stabbed with a dirk and is not yet arrested. Hays was involved but fled. Nearby in Sylvester Georgia on May 23 Indiana Fruit Co ships first peaches from here, Sneed variety, to New York. General W W Gordon injured when horse fell on Estill Avenue. minor rib injury and non critical. Prickly Ash bitters advertised by H R Palmer & Sons as a tonic, cleansing and strengthening the system despite strong taste.
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Cuatlaxcoaa
John Hays
Charles Bergan
Missionary Ridge
Bergan
Sylvester
Indiana Fruit Company
New York
Indiana
General Gordon
Savannan
Estill Avenue
W. W. Gordon
Gordon
H. R. Palmer & Sons
United Presbyterians General Assembly Opens in Chicago
The Fortieth second General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America begins at Sixth Avenue church in Chicago with opening sermons by Rev. Egon D. D. from Monmouth. Discussions focus on secret society oaths and related church matters amid reports presented.
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General Assembly
Chicago
Ouwano
Forty-Second General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Sixth United Presbyterian Church
R. J. Egon D. D
Monmouth
Ila
Presbyterians Urge Abstention From Dancing Theatres And Cards
The Presbyterian general assembly adopts a pastoral letter urging members to abstain from dancing theatergoing and card playing as worldly amusements. It argues such activities hinder spiritual life and cites past church pronouncements, urging prudence and the honor of Christ during deliberations on missions and Sunday school work.
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Atlasta
Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Committed On Home Missions
J. P
Robert Hill
Dallas
Tex
Dallas Bytery
Munce
Richmond
le Rela
B. H. Nall
Greenwood
B. C
Youn
Uite
Oldest Orangeburg resident, Bibe Soyne, dies at 132
The long-lived Bibe Soyne, born in 1784, died last Wednesday near Branchville. He lived through every presidential administration and voted Democratic. Survived by 47 children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Orangeburg
Orangeburg County
Branchville
Bibe Soyne
Washington
Lynching in Colorado: Calvin Kimblern Hanged by Mob
Calvin Kimblern, a Black man who shot two white girls and wounded his wife, was captured in Denver and taken to the Rio Granite depot. A mob of about 1,000 overpowered officers, dragged him from the train, and hanged him. The rope reportedly broke twice before the lynching succeeded.
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Omcors
Premo
Calvin Kimblern
Kimblern
Denver
Rio Granite
Eighth Street
Nervous Dyspepsia Relief Promised by Poruns
Mrs. C. C. Filler of Columbus writes that ten to fifteen years of nervous dyspepsia caused quivering in the stomach and smothering feelings. After consulting several physicians with no relief she found immediate relief from Poruns. Dr Hartman’s latest book offered free.
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C. C. Filler
South Fourth Streat
Columbus, C
Eight Hundred Boers Surrender At Vryburg Front
War dispatches from May 23 report Lord Roberts advancing near Mafeking and Rheinoster river actions. French and Hamilton push to envelope Boer positions. Mafeking relieved with Boer retreat likely. About 800 Boers surrender at Vryburg as Warren occupies Douglas after heavy fighting.
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Loxpox
Lord Roberts
Kroonstadt
Honingspruit
French
Ian Hamilton
Lord Roberta
Binco
Mafeking
Loxpoy
War Office i Asues
Honingsprait
Mate“Tam Bay
Giemue
Nnl
Hoberts
Mya
Helibeen
Vryburg
Kimberley
Ted Pad
Warren
Douglas
General Warren
Boura
Savannah Gamblers Indicted and Other Notices
Savannah Gamblers indictments show eighty five summoned, four gaming house bills found as grand jury tests. Georgia Bankers’ meeting announced with L P Hillyer as secretary for June 13 and 14 at Lithia Springs. Jockey Walsh injured at Morris Park, recovery uncertain. Internal revenue: bank checks by clerks of courts exempt from taxation. Arkansas to send 30 delegates to Mining Congress in Milwaukee June 19 to 23.
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Savannah
Savansat
Joseea
Gand
Georgia Bankers
Macon
L. P. Hillyer
American National Bank
Georgia Bankers’ Association
Association
Sweetwater Park
Lithia Springs
Wasiixotox
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States
Little Rock
Jones
Arkansas
Milin Wis
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Society of Operative Millers of America
Seasion
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Wasusotox
George L. Jackson
Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
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Citizens' Bank
Committee On Home Missions
Hood
Colorado
Robert B. Mantel
Dr. Hartman
R. B. Mantell
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