Dashed to Death at Calumet and Hecla Shaft
Ten timbermen died when the Calumet and Hecla cage dropped three thousand feet after a coupling pin broke. Victims include Allen Cameron James Cocking John Rogers Michael Leavitto and others. Coroner to hold inquest. two men survived. Wife witnessed the tragedy from the shaft mouth.
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HoventTox
Mich
Calumet
Hecla
Allen Cameron
Cameron
James Cocking
Ne Pope
John Qogers
John Hicks
Andrew Edno
Robert Wuppia
Michael Leavitto
James Trevin
Sullivan
Calumet and Heels
TWO SHIP COLLISIONS AND MARITIME TRAGEDY IN FOG
The City of Hamburg reports colliding in fog with Countess Evelyn off Cornwall. The Countess Evelyn sank after 90 seconds, with 16 crew and nine passengers lost. A girl’s body was recovered and a survivor died soon after. Ataka damaged off Lundy Isle. captain believes other vessel went down. Also local gas-rate suit and burials noted with unrelated trials.
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Hamburg
Ataka Hua
London
City of
Swansea
Cornwall
Countess Evelyn
Bilbao
Spain
Newport
Wales
Richardson
Ner
Jorbin
Thousands flock to Jackson Park for view over fence
On a bright May Sunday thousands wandered along Stoney Island avenue and lined the fairgrounds fences to glimpse the buildings while side shows drew crowds. The Wild West show attracted about 14,100 spectators and over 25,000 visited the grounds despite notices no admission. Meanwhile 15,000 attended a ball game downtown as the Boston Symphony rehearsed at Music Hall under Franz Kneisel ahead of five concerts.
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Jackson Park
Stoney Island Avenue
Midway Plaisance
Fairgrounds
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Franz Kneisel
Music Hall
Will Be Of Great Interest At Chicago Woman's Congress
Miss Anthony predicts a notable Chicago gathering with all departments represented. Principal speakers include Lucy Stone Elizabeth Cady Stanton Carrie Lane Chapman and Helen B Gardner from the U S. Foreign participants include Marie Popelin Countess of Aberdeen and Jane Cobden Irwin. Palmer House hosts the event with Avery and staff coordinating arrivals and opening details.
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Miss Anthony
Chicago
Cariaco
Susan B. Anthony
Palmer House
Woman’s Suffrage Association
Lucy Stone
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Carrie Lane Chapman
Helen B. Gardner
Marie Popelin
Brussels
Countess of Aberdeen
Jane Cobden Irwin
Congress
Rachel Foster Avery
Art Institute
No More Whisky Price Cuts In Distillery Shutdowns
Peoria May 15. Distillery shutdown orders take effect soon as possible with Pekin and Woolner Bros stopping operations this week and all closures expected by June 1. Surplus stock and planned bond sales prompt reductions. directors to meet in Chicago to discuss further cuts.
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Peoria
Ills
Pekin
Woolner Bros
Trnet
Trust
Greeghut
Chicago
Mississippi Breaks River Leviathan Near Brooks Mill
Memphis May 15 The second crevasse in the Arkansas levee opened at 4 a m Sunday about four miles below the first on Lakeport crevasse 1100 feet north of Brooks Mill At 7 5 a m Brooks Mill crevasse was five feet wide and widening rapidly One hundred forty cattle crowd the narrow levee stretch between breaks trampling the embankment further end weak Official G W Ferguson reports other breaks imminent Lakeport crevasse widened to about 600 feet Gauge rose seventeen hundredths and river stood 85 feet at Memphis with rain beginning in the evening and river now stationary.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Lakeport
Brooks’ Mill
Board of Mississippi Commissioners
8. W. Ferguson
Memphis
Rich Strike Near Baker City Tops Northwest Mining News
Prospectors uncover a rich gold vein three miles south of the White Swan and Virtue mines near Baker City Oregon with daily yields over 1000 dollars. Barnley brothers James and Samuel claim the find, with a 160 foot pay chute two to ten feet wide. A ten pound sample shows over 100 dollars in gold, fueling excitement that the northwest Mother Lode may be found.
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Baker City
White Swan
James
Samuel Barnley
Virtue
National Bank
Northwest
Virtue and White Swan
Telegraphic Briefs Roundup of Local News Items
Kokomo sculptor William Emmett dies at 04. Nancy Q. Larwill of Wooster turns 100 in fair health. John Jorxoff dies by self-inflicted throat wound after drinking. Wesley Rippey trial for assault to commit murder begins. W L Jacques elected president of Hotelmen's Mutual Benefit in Cincinnati. Mary Quinn of Winamac granted divorce with $1000 alimony and child custody. Suspicious riders arrested en route to Lima. possible hold up. Grand Ridge State Bank charter approved in La Salle County with $25,000 capital. Pennsylvania House bans sale of cigarettes to minors. Six cows killed by pleuro-pneumonia in Robesonia. Paulina Markham sues Louisville and Baumeister for $10,000 over broken leg. Marshfield bond measure for normal school passes by strong majority. jury in Rippey case deadlocked. later discharged.
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William Emmett
Kokomo
Ind
Nancy Q. Larwill
Wooster
John Jorxoff
Beardstown
Ills
Wesley C. Rippey
John W. Mackey
W. L. Jacques
New York
Ill
Pennsylvanias House of Representatives
Taylor
Robesonia Tron Company
Robesonia
Paulina Markham
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Pingres
Mutual Company
Mutual Gas Company
Buffalo
Sandusky
Cleveland
Toledo
General Armstrong
Tribune
Fort Moftroe
Vasaya
8. C. Armstrong
Memorial Chapel
Normal Institute
Hampton
Graves
Denver
Tere
Gresham
Osias Muller
Chroveky
Russia
Sacha Schwartz
Prince Cantacuzene
Gressam
Despéradoes
Hununa
Mont
Castle
William Gay
Harry Gross
Rader
William Mackey
Carino
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Laketon
John Picket
Sid Jones
Berkley
Michigan
Lansina
Michigan Senate
Aasigna
Jacksonville
Fred Eishtman
Meredosia
Indianapolis
Young Men's Christian Association
Tomlinson Hall
Peinothel
L. W. Munhall
Wanamaker
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Lamplighter
Bouquet
Judge Morrow
Gravesend
Hotton
Kan
William Prater
Mac Prater
William
Mac
Mascaourag
Louisville and St. Louis
West Bellevue
John Meunker
Mahaffey
Huntingburg
Albuquerque
N. M
J. Placido Romero
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Los Lunas
Peruita
Panama
Nicaragua
Masaya
Bupa Pistu
Eau Cuare
Wis
Frank Shaw
Noah Shaw
Shawtown
Chippewa
Sioux City
Hallet
Siason
Salvation Army
City
Terre Havre
Donkham
Washington
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana Civil Service Association
L. B. Swift
Civil Service Chronicle
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Mackey
Bennett
ToreKa
Austin
Tex
Hogg
Isaac Bruce
Ella Sherrill
Waxahachie
Chcaco
Northwestern Guaranty and Loan Company of
Minneapolis
L. F. Menage
Thomas Lowry
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Providence
North Smithfield
Theo
G. Steinke
Chestnut Street
Hly
Price
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
San Francisco
Cal
Wesley Rippey
Philadelphia
Great Rock Island
Rock Island
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Iowa
Nebraska
Des Moines
Davenport
Omaha
Lincoln
Englewood
United States
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