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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
13
A mine shaft disaster claimed ten lives as workers plummeted down the shaft. Rescue teams battled aftershocks and halted operations to recover bodies and secure the site. Further details on the cause and investigation were not immediately available.
A crowd of workers crowded the seventh floor elevator gate at the Brown Shoe Company in St Louis caused a plunge down the shaft. Ten fell, six killed instantly, two more died at the hospital. seven others injured, including two fatally. Elevator operator Johnson detained. factory superintendent corroborates the crowd caused the gate to rise and push. Also reported: a separate shooting in Vicksburg resulted in a man wounded and another dead as tensions rise amid a possible lynching.
Washington DC January 43 editor Constitution notes the country mourns the loss of Elihu Root, a noble gentleman and useful figure. The piece honors his service and impact on national affairs.
Public funeral exercises at the capitol will be followed by services in the church across the street. Pallbearers were appointed yesterday at noon. Seventeen guns will be fired at thirty minute intervals during the big fire. Boll Wil will conduct the funeral services.
State capitol program begins at 10:00 AM with addresses by veterans and citizens presided by Governor Terrell. After noon the body goes to General Presbyterian Church for Presbyterian rites, then to Oak Lawn Cemetery with a Civil War veteran burial. Seventeen gun salutes from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Engine House No. 1 bell tolls through services.
The article describes the planned transition of the casket from the capitol to Central Presbyterian Church in Washington, detailing layout of ceremonies. It lists speakers including General Stephen D. Lee and General Clement Evans and explains time constraints for each speech. Military guards, processions, and audience flow are outlined, with emphasis on solemn reflection and national mourning.
London reports from Seoul describe a panicked royal palace with the emperor issuing a pitiful edict urging caution and warning troops not to fire amid foreign action. The city is described as turbulent as Japan and Russia press for Manchuria and regional settlement.
The state charters the Durham and Southern railway with B. N. Duke as chief owner. The line will run from Durham toward the Cape Fear and Northern railroad Dare owns, absorbing it, tying into Mr. Dukes cotton mills era prospects.
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