Only thirty three bodies recovered from Darr mine disaster
Dec 23 report from Jacobs Creek Pa notes more than 200 miners were trapped by the Darr mine explosion last Thursday. Only 33 bodies have been found and brought to the surface. Rescuers press on toward Swamp Heading as crowds pack the area and relief efforts begin to organize for widows and orphans.
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Jacobs Creek
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
Connelsville
New Haven
J. B. L. Hornberger
Relief Association of Miners
Seven Men Executed and Death Sentences Worldwide
Seven robbers were executed at Yekaterinoslav after conviction. Four soldiers face the death penalty at Sevastopol for the Brest regiment mutiny. Additional death sentences were issued at Smolensk, and one each at Moscow Kostroma and Riga, reflecting a broad sweep of wartime justice.
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St. Petersburg
Yekaterinoslav
Sevastopol
Brest
Smolensk
Moscow
Kostroma
Riga
Shah Agrees to Punish Leaders and Work With Parliament
Persia’s Shah yielded to constitutionalists demands in Tehran December 23 1923 agreeing to punish riot leaders and dissolve the court clique. He sent a Koran based declaration to the assembly pledging adherence to the constitution and to cooperate with Parliament. He met British and Russian ministers and vowed not to abolish the constitutional regime despite ongoing disturbances and prior arrests.
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Teheran
Persia
The Crisis in Portugal Aims at Monarch to Republic Shift
Lisbon discusses a political crisis that could reshape Portugal from monarchy to republic. Republicans accuse Franco of exposing monarchist graft and misdeeds, aiming to impeach him and force King Carlos to abdicate. Public awareness hinges on education and political engagement beyond Lisbon and Oporto.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Franco
Cortes
Carlos
Europe
Oporto
Freight clerk dies from gas poisoning in hotel room
D J McCarthy of the Great Northern railway freight claim department was found dead in his Porter hotel room from gas poisoning. Coroner A We Miller performed an examination before the body was taken to the county morgue for further investigation. It is believed he accidentally turned on the gas after extinguishing the lamp.
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St. Paul
D. J. McCarthy
Great Northern Railway
Porter Hotel
A. We Miller
McCarthy
Governor Sparks Prepares Message on Goldfield Situation
Goldfield Nevada December 23 Governor Sparks plans a telegraphed statement to President Roosevelt outlining current conditions. He seeks partial troop retention beyond the slated withdrawal while warning county officials cannot handle possible trouble. Sheriff Ingalls, county leaders, and mine owners backed deputies patrols armed with firearms. Western Federation of Miners leader Mahoney pledges support for local action, fearing no compromise with mine owners and no rapid settlement.
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Goldfield
Nev
Sparks
Roosevelt
War Department
General Funston
Reynolds
Ingalls
Benjamin Rosenthal
Spinker
Goldfield Mine Owners’ Association
Mahoney
Western Federation of Miners
Miners’ Union
No Action Decided Upon Over Goldfield Troop Retention
White House says telegraphic appeals from civic bodies mine owners and residents of Goldfield Nevada urging continued federal troop presence have been received but no action decided. Adjutant General Ainsworth notes Taft order to withdraw troops at Goldfield on December 30 has been forwarded to General Funston.
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Washington
White House
Goldfield
Nev
Roosevelt
Ainsworth
Taft
Funston
Georgia bank closed in Atlanta after probe
Following two days of inquiry into Neal bank, a major Georgia depository, the state bank examiner will take over. The clearing house says investments and loans cannot be readily converted, so no outside assistance. Directors announce control by the state examiner as deposits, totaling about $2.07 million, are expected to be paid in full.
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Atlanta
Neal Bank
Georgia
Clearing House Association
Alabama
Mitchell Improves as UMW President Prepares Return
Indianapolis Dec 23 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, long critically ill, is improving and will return to his Spring Valley Ill home this week. He can sit up in bed portions of the day and take nourishment, and he discussed office matters with a caller. He remains in good spirits and expects full recovery after rest.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Spring Valley
Ill
Hodges
Mitchell
Navy Debates Return Route for Battle Fleet to Pacific
Washington December 23 The Navy Secretary says no decision on how to relocate the battle ship fleet. Admiral Evans believes the fleet may return via the Suez Canal next summer or fall. Officials consider a small squadron via Suez while others may go around the Horn. Final choice hinges on six months of developments.
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Washington
Navy Department
Metcalf
Connecticut
Evans
Associated Press
Suez Canal
Loeb
Miral Evans
Pacific
Horn
Admiral Evans
Royal Welcome Planned for U S Fleet in Rio Janeiro
Rio Janeiro awaits the American fleet with a formal yet restrained welcome to be held during a ten day stay starting January 11. Admiral Alencar orders a cruiser and gunboat division to meet the ships, with dances picnics and banquets planned including a Fiscal Island ball and a grand officers banquet for 500 at Yaura.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Alencar
Marine
Barroso
Tamandaro
Tymbira
Tamoyo
Tiradentes
Fiscal Island
Bay of Rio Janeiro
Marine Arsenal
Yaura
Stead argues Britain should match Germany with two dreadnoughts per one built
London editor William T. Stead, defending a policy of retaliatory naval buildup, claims Germany weakens by possessing a large fleet. He argues sea power must be decisive and that a non supreme fleet becomes a liability as a hostage to stronger powers. He cites the U S Pacific fleet as a potential restraint on Japan.
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London
William T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Dily Mail
Great Britain
Germany
Pacific
Japan
Uncle Sam
United States
Tragic Pearl Suzzette? No, Gizella Schwartz Suicide
Pittsburg dispatch reports Gizella Schwartz a sixteen year old Jewish girl employed as a domestic in a McKeesport residence, killed self by swallowing poison after lacking funds to join her sweetheart in the old country. Her fiancé had promised to follow a year earlier but could not raise passage money.
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Pittsburg
Gizella Schwartz
McKeesport
Westerner shoots ex wife then kills himself near Edgemont
In Hot Springs South Dakota out of Edgemont I B Lock of Boulder Colorado shot and instantly killed his divorced wife and then himself a short distance from the town. The tragedy follows news that his former wife had married Leonard Collins of Edgemont about a month earlier. Lock hunted her down after learning of the marriage.
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Hot Springs
I. B. Lock
Boulder
Colo
Edgemont
S. D
Leonard Collins
Lock
Drowning at Ona Ta Lake In Pittsfield Ice
Three people drowned after breaking through the ice while skating on Ona ta lake in Pittsfield Massachusetts on December 23. Victims named are Henry Norris Henry Ano and Alice Meziener.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Onata Lake
Henry Norris
Henry Ano
Alice Meziener
Night dress catches fire. Miss Elizabeth Hatfield dies
Washington Pa December 23 Miss Elizabeth Hatfield seventeen kneeling at her bedside when a gas stove flame ignited her night dress causing severe burns. She died from injuries sustained in the accident at the home.
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Washington, Pa
Elizabeth Hatfield
RESUME OF SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY
Sunday amusement promoters resumed operations with police monitoring to ensure compliance with the sacred or educational clause. Theaters operas and elite music halls ran as before while vaudeville offered sketches and monologues. Dancing on stage was banned though studios remained open and skating rinks were active. Police reported mood and enforcement showed adherence to the law.
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New York
O’gorman
Negro Confesses to Assault in Columbus Ohio Case
Columbus police say John Young, a segregated man, confessed to attacking Mrs. W. R. Hershey in her Columbus home last Friday. He was brought to Columbus for identification, and detectives report he entered the basement seeking sleep and seized the woman to stop an outcry.
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Dayton
John Young
W. RB. C. Hereshey
Columbus
Young
Tobias
Hershey
Missing Men Feared Dead After Fort Smith Fire
Fire destroyed the Haglin six story office building the American National building and two other structures in Fort Smith Arkansas on December 23. J A McVitty a cotton buyer and a man named Kauffman who slept in the Haglin building are missing and are believed to have perished.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Haglin
American National
J. A. McVitty
Kauffman
Train Derails Near Beach North Dakota Due to Obstruction
Northern Pacific train No. 3 left the rails near Beach after an obstruction on the track. No passengers were seriously injured, but reports vary on Fireman C. J. Parker, with one account claiming death and another indicating serious injury. The wreck wrecked the track and damaged the engine, while rear coaches stayed on the rails.
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Tlendive
Mont
Northern Pacific
Beach
N. D
C. J. Parker
Actress Ruth Parsons Dies in Iowa Hotel Overdose
In Webster City Iowa Mrs Cyrus Johnson twenty two a member of a theatrical company died from a liquid extract of cotton root bark. The coroner's jury concluded the fatal draught was swallowed accidentally. She used the stage name Miss Ruth Parsons and played Sybil in Faust.
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Webster City
Cyrus Johnson
Johanson
Ruth Parsons
Sybil
Faust
Two Toledo Boys Drown Skating on River Slip
In Toledo on December 23, Frank Ballmer aged 13 and Frank Felix aged 12 drowned while skating on a river slip. Their bodies were recovered.
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Toledo, O
Frank Ballmer
Frank Felix
Market Quotations Wheat Prices in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Wheat market report for December 21 shows May at 1.1244 dollars and July at 1.12 and a barometer of track prices. On track values list No 1 hard at 1.11, No 1 Northern at 1.09, No 2 Northern at 1.964, and No 3 Northern at 1.02 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Cattle and Hogs Market Prices Reported in St Paul
Cattle good to choice steers 5.00 to 5.75. fair to good 3.25 to 4.75. cows and heifers 3.00 to 3.75. veals 3.75 to 6.50. Hogs 4.15 to 4.45. Sheep wethers 3.85 to 4.00. good to choice lambs 5.00 to 5.50.
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St. Paul
Wheat Prices and Tracks Reported for Duluth Markets
Duluth December 24 Wheat to arrive and on track with prices for No 1 hard at 1 09 and 1 09 percent No 1 Northern 1 084 No 2 Northern 1 055 percent December 1 06 May 1 18 In store No 1 Northern 1 06 No 2 Northern 1 038 percent Flax to arrive and on track 1 13
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Duluth
Northern
Chicago grain and dairy price quotes report
Chicago markets show Wheat May at 1.06 1.0644, July at 0.99. Corn May 0.57 July 0.66. Oats May 0.53 May 0.524 July 0.47 0.45. Pork Jan 12.70 May 13.2244. Butter creameries 20 28 c, dairies 18 25 c. Pegs 24 25 c. Poultry turkeys 1c, chickens and springs 5c.
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Chicago
Cattle and stock prices from Chicago market wrap
Chicago market page lists cattle and beef prices with quotes for cows and heifers Texans Western cattle stockers and feeders and pigs with varying weights and grades. Prices show mixed figures across categories with several misread values and typos in the OCR.
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Chicago
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Cae
Og Ae
R. R. Murphy
Pickard
China
Hayes & Bro
Jewelers
Pennsylvania
Russia
Shah
St Paul
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Georgia Bank
Illinois
Atlantic
Stead
Jewess
Westerner
New York City
Negro
St. Paul Union Stock Yards
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago Union Stock Yards
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