Devastating Alberta mine disaster leaves hundreds entombed
A massive gas explosion at Witlcrest Collieries No 20 in Limsted Alberta entombed about 250 miners. Of 50 rescued, only 14 survived, as rescue workers cleared shafts amid toxic fumes and collapsing debris. Dozens of bodies found. hopes fade for those still inside. Nearby villages reel from destruction as officials, doctors, and workers converge.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Witlcrest
Quigley
Harry
Frank
Bellevue
Thomas Corker
Miners Union
Mrs Applebaum Case in Athens Continued
In Athens Georgia on June 19 special report the case of Mrs Cathe Applebaum against Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company to recover 10000 on her late husband policy was continued for the term due to the defendant company pleading surprise.
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Athens
Cathe Applebaum
Jefferson Standard Lite Insurance Company
Bar Association Approves Judicial Reform Session Plan
Savannah Ga June 19 The Georgia Bar Association adopted the reform report calling for quarterly sessions of superior courts and urged no jury trials except when demanded in petitions. Nominating committee results were approved and officers elected tomorrow include President S Bennett Albany first VP George W Owens Savannah second VP Judge A Daley Wrightsville third VP Dwight Willingham Albany fourth VP H H Swift Columbia fifth VP W H Barratt Augusta secretary Orville A Park Macon treasurer Z D Harrison Atlanta executive committee Z B Rogers Elberton Eugene Black Atlanta.
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Savannah
Georgia Bar Association
Permanent Commission On Judicial Reform
Bar Association
Preguent
S. Bennett
Albany
George W Owens
A. Daley
Wrightsville
Dwight Willingham
H. H. Swift
Columbia
W. H. Barratt
Augusta
Orville A. Park
Macon
Z. D. Harrison
Atlanta
Z B. Rogers
Elberton
Eugene Black
33 Rings Found In House Of Negro Held on Bond
Tom Tolbert, a negro of 225 Edgewood, arrested last Sunday by Detectives Wiley and Barker on burglary and highway robbery charges, was bound over on $5,000 bond. Search of his home yielded 33 rings, bracelets and neck laces, 12 pocketbooks, 13 pairs of glasses, and a $1,590 diamond ring. Detectives expect more connections to recent holdups and burglaries baffling Atlanta police.
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Tom Telbert
Edgewood
Wiley and Barker
Recorder Pro
Preston
Tolbert
Atlanta
Artificial control of sex asserted at annual medical meeting
Dr Oscar Riddle of the Carnegie evolution station in Chicago told the American Academy of Medicine in Atlantic City that artificial control of sex has passed the experimental stage. He cited pigeons and doves, frogs and toads, and cattle as examples and suggested human control might be possible with mammals as experiments progress.
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Atlantic City
Oscar Riddle
Evolution Station
Carnegie Institute
Chicago
American Academy of Medicine
Dr. Riddle
Riddle
Rome Man Mangled Under Switch Engine
Rome Georgia June 19 Special Reese Miller an employee of the Howie Stowe foundry met a brutal death when a Southern railway switch engine No 1666 ran over him, severing his head and left arm. He had appeared to sleep on the track and was found too late to avert the tragedy. Miller fifty years old a prominent labor figure survived by a family.
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Rome
Miller
Ask The Constitution Where to Live For Rent Ad
Bureau of Boarding and Rooming House Information invites public consultation on housing options. Free listings available. Inquiries call Main 1000 or Atlanta address, seeking rooms for rent and lodging information.
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The
Bureau of Boarding
Bureau of Boarding and Rooming House
Conductor Killed by Switch Engine in Rail Yard
John B. Shumate a Southern Railway yard conductor with 38 years on the railroad died when struck by a switch engine in the south yards near McDaniel street crossing. Officials say he awaited his own engine as the other backed away. Funeral at 9:50 Sunday from his home 461 South Boulevard with burial at West View cemetery. he was 62. Survived by widow and five children including Mrs Folger and Chalmers Shumate.
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John B. Shumate
Southern Railway
McDaniel Street Crossing
Wver
Shumate
Hostler A. P. Paden
West View Cemetery
South Boulevard
FP. Folger
D. HL
Gill Seizes Missouri House Seat From Dyer
Washington June 12 The House unseated L Dyer of St Louis Republican from the twelfth Missouri district by a 147 to 38 vote after contest by Democrat Michael J Gill. A 128 to 108 vote adopted a resolution declaring Gill legally elected and he took the oath. Gill spoke in his own defense, saying he is an honest lifelong Democrat. A minority report urged further investigation of the disputed precinct ballots rather than discarding entire polls.
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Washington
Dyer
St. Louis
Missouri
House
Michael J. Gill
Gill
Dryer
Electiona Committee
MacKenzie
Shreve
Burglary Suspects: Mother and Sons In Savannah Case
In Savannah on June 1 special reporters say two white boys Frank Winn and Gordon Burroughs were arrested for burglary. Their mother Mrs Lille Burroughs is jailed for receiving stolen goods and alleged to have fenced the loot. Police say the youths operated under her tutelage and that much of the stolen goods were recovered by detectives from local retailers. Mrs Burroughs reportedly had support from the Associated Charities.
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Savannah
Frank Winn
Gordon Burroughs
Lille Burroughs
Burroughs
Associated Charities
Railroad Sues Driver Of Wagon Hit by Train For Littering Up Track
Newark June 19 The Erie railroad sues F W Wilkinson for 100 damages after a collision with its locomotive alleging cowcatcher slats were broken paint bruised and track littered in response to Wilkinson's $25 000 damages suit claiming the accident was not his fault and that he suffered a broken hip three fractured ribs and other injuries
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Newark
F. W. Wilkinson
Erie T
Road Today
Wilkinson
Railroad
Derailed Fast Mail Trains Side Swipe Near Gretna
In Danville Virginia on June 2 a southbound and northbound Southern Railway fast mail derailed near Gretna twenty-five miles north as they passed each other on a double track. Pullman cars derailed but steel couplings saved serious injuries. Ticket collector Charles A. Douglas of train No. 5 suffered a severe facial cut and was hospitalized. A broken wheel is blamed for the crash.
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Danville
Souther Railway
Gretna
Charles A. Douglas
Atlanta Boy Wins Laurels In Role of Leading Lady
Henry Powers Hilcott of Atlanta, a Princeton graduate and new Triangle Club president, stars in Pursuit of Priscilla as Priscilla. The Berlin trained performer, a longtime leading lady impersonator for the Triangle Club, has toured major cities and will likely return to Atlanta to pursue business ventures with his grandmother Mrs. Henry Powers.
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Atlanta
Henry Powers Hilcott
Julian Eltinge
Princeton
Triangle Club
Priscilla
Elliott
Robert Strain
Atlanta Boy
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Washington
Mr. Bliiott
Billett
Lawrenceville
Princeton Ls
Europe
Henry Powers
Powers
Elliot
Henry Powers Elliott
Wliott
Alibi Market Cornered by Officials on Whitehall Delay
Officials face sharp questions as Whitehall street paving stalls with only sporadic progress. Merchants grow impatient as excuses shift daily from plant delays to rain and staffing, while funding promises lag. The piece notes repeated assurances since January about when work would begin after funds were allotted and fills settled.
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Whitehall Street
Mitchell
Garnett
Gan
Last Bonus Offer Closes Tonight for Auto Win
The final bonus offer ends tonight at midnight. For every $84 in new subscriptions turned in before then, you receive 100000 extra votes in addition to votes earned per the schedule. Prizes total 25970 with 13 automobiles and 9 Ludden & Bates playall planes.
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Ludden & Bates
Still Hope for Mediation Declares Minister Noon
A Canadian press summary reports ongoing mediation efforts in Mexico as Minster Noon trips to Washington to push for Mexican concessions. US delegates insist on their plan for pacification, warning Huerta’s side to yield or mediation may end. Informal talks continue with no formal session as Naon returns to confer with colleagues.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Justice Lamar
Tmilio Rabasa
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Ambassador da Gama
Brazil
Suarez
Chile
Vera Crug
Atvert Y
General Huerta
Naon
Argentina
Miister Naan
Mexico City
Pedro Lascarain
Habasa
Me Lascurain
Madero
Lascurrain
Huertas
Lascuram
Foreign Ministry
Lasguyam
Frederick W. Lehmann
Villa
Carranza
Declines To State Progress In Mexico Mediation
Bryan says mediation progress satisfactory as Argentina minister Naon met with Wilson and Bryan in Washington. Cabrera sought to conceal his legation visit while denying trip. officials note no change in US stance favoring constitutionalists and provincial governance in Mexico City.
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Washington
Wexico
Naon
Niaxara Walls
Wilson
Pryan
Lula Cabrera
Niagara Wyte
United States
Mexico City
Legation
Noon
New England
Cabrer
Cabrera
Argentina
Bryan
M Naon
Associated Press
Arsentina Resalion
Galera
Sou
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Forecast
A garbled weather note predicts generally fair conditions for Georgia on Saturday with mixed figures for temperatures. It references daily lows and highs, mean temperatures, and rainfall measurements, but the data are incomplete and inconsistent.
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Georgia
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