Explosion Kills Nine In Threshing Farm Accident
July 7 Hartsville Tenn. Nine people killed and several injured when a boiler exploded on W A Allen's farm in the Tenth district. Victims include W A Allen and eight others, with several wounded fatally or badly mangled as boiler pieces flew yards away. Allen was a member of the Trousdale County court.
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Hartsville
Tenn
W. A. Allen
James Allen
Lixpdsky Allen
Asa Bank Porter Averitt
Boron
Ley Barksdale
Will Allen
Calhoun Stone
George Dice
John Foley
Albert Haley
Sam Wheeler
Mr. Allen
Lindsay Allen
Wheeler
Dica
Foley
Trousdale County Court
Cyclone Destroys Lowry Town Minnesota July 7
Reports from Lowry Minnesota say a cyclone obliterated the town on the Soo line seven miles from Glenwood. Fatalities ranging from four to seven and several injured are reported as crews confirm the track of the cloud moving southwest to northeast.
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Lowry
Mino
Cututs
Minn
Soo Line
Glenwood
Northern Pacific
Merchants Refuse Lower Fares for Small Town Trade
Merchants and Western Passenger Association officials debated lowering freight and passenger rates to attract buyers to smaller towns. Railroads declined the lower-cost plan, citing injustice to smaller-area jobbers, and pledged to review the proposal in the near term. Meanwhile, Educators in Session in Milwaukee and other items follow.
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Omtoaco
Western Passenger Association
Bayern
Thie City
Confidence of Winning Frat Strike Shifts Pittsburg District
The Mine Workers strike in the Pittsburg district draws 10,000 to 16,000 of 20,000 miners from work as the national executive board aims for a uniform mining rate. Operators dispute the movement claiming many mines stay active, while officials report 62 idle mines and 26 operating. Leaders in Pittsburg say the fight hinges on bringing more mines out and predictions point to further joiners by week’s end.
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Dolan
J. W. Stein
Rossville
Pashandle
M. A. Hanna
Miller’s
Thomas Run
Snowden
Gastonville
Pittsburg
Chicago
Speciala
Motongahela City Bay
W. H. Dearmitt
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Tam
Desperate Kansas Miners Starve Amid Low Wages and Layoffs
Kansas Miners and families face severe destitution as payrolls in May and June show only 475 dollars for 140 men and 350 dollars for June. Many workers seek harvest labor elsewhere, with average yearly pay under 10 dollars a month. Meanwhile Ohio and Illinois reports note coal storage and strikes in other areas, with miners in Monsaqua, Illinois, joining a sympathy strike and no wage demands.
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Scorea
Osage
Kansas
Hot Ann
Ninole
Monsaqua
Ill
Status of Miners Strike in Pittsburgh District
As the great coal miners strike enters its second day the Pittsburgh district shows a mixed result with 14 000 to 16 000 miners on strike and 3 600 to 5 000 still working. Leaders from both sides claim progress while operators report ready supply and rising ship lists as river traffic resumes.
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Pittsburg
Prrenuna
Pittsburgh
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Patrick Dolan
Monongahela River
Minera
Sweet Bells Jangled Out of Tune and Woman’s Health
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for feminine troubles. It claims women suffer from vague disorders and recommends self-treatment guidance from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo. Testimonials mention relief from a household case and praise for Pleasant Pellets curing constipation without griping.
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Pierce
B. V. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Eagle Rock
Botetourt
Constan
Anid
Dr. Ice
Tly
Fapere Read Before the National Educational Association
In Milwaukee on July 9 the National Educational Association board of directors voted for three sites for the west convention. Salt Lake appears favored though final choice will be made public next December. Papers on rural schools and supervision highlighted debates on funding, taxation, and governance.
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Milwaukee
Ontcace
Christopher Calumbus
National Educational Association
Milwauxke
Exposition Building
Charles R. Skinner
New York
Salt Lake
Omaha
Los Angeles
Washington
Boston
Nebraska
Fapere
National Educational Aesociation
Board of
National. Educational Association
B.A. Hinsdale
University of Michigan
William T. Harris
Henry Sabin
State of Iowa
Akill
Achoola
Four Deaths From Heat Reported at Ohio City on July Ninth
Four deaths attributed to extreme heat are reported in Ohio City on July ninth. The deceased include laborers Olands Wynne and Martin Varley, cook Henry Holzknecht, and one unidentified man. The day’s business notes the American Flint Glass Workers union adopting a resolution urging Congress to tax all foreign labor.
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Onioaco
Uptons
Olands Wynne
Martin Varley
Henry Holzknecht
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
O Day
Congress
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Tennessee
Glase
Cleveland
Emurire Cty
Kan
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Link Cole
Mitchell
Cole
Vallens
Jefferson City
An Preme Court
Thomas N. Vallene
Kansas City
Crow
Clear Lake
Mason City
Waokesma
Wis
James Butler
Lisbon
First National Bank
Decorah
Ambassador Draper
Ows
Margaret
Willian F. Draper
Ee States
Italy
Mra. Draper
Fort Scott
London
Employers’ Association
H. H. Hanna
Indianapolis
Gage
Columeus
Oakdale
Athens County
Lord Salisbury
Loxpays
Wolcott
Stevenson
Payne
United States
Hay
Battleship
Oregon
State of
United States Steamship
W. P. Lord
Barbour
Onattaxoona
Johnson
Missionary Ridge
Younger Brothers
W. C. Bronaugh
Minnesota Board of Pardons
Jim Younger
Suprema Court of Missouri
West
Stephen B. Elkins
Cowherd
Dockery
Clark, Dear
Coventry Ta
Prines
Londox
Prince Victor Dhuleep Singh
India
Aden
England
Ann Coventry
Viscount Deerhurst
Virginia Bonynge
San Francisco
Sully
Fitz
Robert Fitzsimmons
John L. Sullivan
Prorto
Verna Strongwood
Europe
Hennnessy
Wichita
Piiraburg
Euough
Nelson
Staples
Washington Park
O. EB. Copeland
Delaware
Ohio
Invianarouis
John Reynolds
Odd Fellows Talisman
Odd Fellows
Reynolds
Astoria
B. L. Ward
Klatsop
Ward
Osceola
Neb
John
Frank Baker
Pierre
State Board of Assessments
N. K. Fairbank Company
Fas
Lows
Crpar Rapins
Iowa State Bar Association
Peasion
Hunderson
Board of Arbitration
F. G. Co
FANGY
Peain
A. G
BEECH
Commission
tEly
ELY Brothers
Warren Ft
New York City
Talatity
Great
Fasort
Francis
Ting
Central Pres
Helena
Maly
Benn Pitman
Jerome B.howard
Senn Pitman
Bureau of Education
the Phonographic Institute CO
Cincinnati
Weniea
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