Seven Miners Killed in Wyom ing Mountain Pit Explosion
Wilkesharre Pa May 12 seven Temple Coal Mt Lookout colliery workers died instantly and more than a dozen were injured in an underground blast 600 feet deep and 1800 feet from the shaft exit. A second explosion followed as crews tried to vent gas after fire had been spotted earlier. The dead include Pascal Smith Frank Smith Oscar Smallocomb George Metcalf Lewis Pattascay Joseph VanCandem. Rescue teams recovered all bodies by nightfall after blasting through to the surface.
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Wyoming
Joseph Vancanden
Steel Mills Roar Back to Life in Pittsburg Area
Pittsburg reports renewed prosperity as Carnegie Steel mills restart on Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third streets along with Homestead group facilities. The Singer Nimisk Mills resume full operation after months idle, Carter Iron Works outside the city restarts, and National Tube Company plans extra funding for repairs at McKeesport.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegies
Homestead
Nimisk
McKeesport
Delaware & Hudson plans $50 million bond issue
New York May 12 The Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company held its annual meeting followed by a stockholders special meeting to authorize a proposed $50,000,000 bond issue at 4 percent. Of this, $20,000,000 will be issued now to cover floating debt including $6,000,000 in notes maturing next August. About $2,000,000 more is needed for improvements later, to be issued subsequently, with the remaining $28,000,000 to be released as requirements develop.
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New York
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
New England Order of Protection Holds Growth Convention
Boston, May 12 The supreme lodge of the New England Order of Protection marked its coming of age with a large Ford Hall convention. Annual reports showed strong membership and finances including a net gain of 7,311 members for the year. Supreme Warden Frederick T. Peabody and fellow officers were re elected for another year.
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New England Order
Boston
Mass
Supreme Lodge
The
New England Order of Protection
Ford Hall
Frederick T. Peabody
Pittsburg Cashier Surrenders in Embezzlement Case
William Montgomery, former cashier of Allegheny National Bank, surrendered to bondsmen after a National Bank examiner charged him with embezzling 469000 dollars. The arrest followed a complaint filed last week. Montgomery had been held since Thursday in the city.
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Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
National Bank
William L. Folds
Night Riders Barn Fire Reported Near West Union
Information received by the adjutant general lists a barn fire on the Wm. Schell farm in Adams county near West Union Ohio. The blaze occurred at sunset before any military patrols were deployed that night.
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Columbus
Adjutant General
Cof
Wm. Schell
Adams County
West Union
Fearful Higginsport Burn Threat Spars Guard
Reports of a planned town fire prompted Higginsport residents to seek extra protection. Captain Knauss and a detachment from Troop B rode in to reinforce the existing guard tonight.
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Ripley
Higginsport
Knauss
Idaho For Taft Delegation Chosen At State Convention
Wallace Idaho May 12 Republicans of Idaho at their state convention elected a delegation pledged to support the nomination of William Howard Taft. The report notes efforts to secure the nomination through honorable means and mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a product advertised by local druggists. Visiting cards are advertised by the Daily Telegraph business office.
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Wallace
Idaho
Republicans of
Wm. H. Trt
Fire destroys business block in Tonopah loss $150000
A blaze in Tonopah Nevada last night burned for about two hours before being checked. One block containing twenty eight business houses and six residences was destroyed, with losses estimated at $150,000.
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Tonopah
Nev
Court Report Cites “Damned Obscure Injury” In Trial Transcript
In a Macon Missouri court, Judge Shelton notices a remark about counsel Major Dysart’s piety and warns against strong language. The transcript carries the line It is a damned obscure injury but Dysart blurts out no swearing, prompting a corrective edit to “damnamabsque Injuria” meaning a damage without an injury.
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Macon
Shelton
B. R. Dysart
Presbyterian Church
Dysart
Kansas City Star
Bargaining for a Carpet in Cairo
In Sidi Okba's Cairo shop a traveler eyes a carpet. After much haggling over several days with coffee and pipes, the rug sells for 50 dollars though it would cost 250 back home. Sidi Okba praises bargaining as the poetry of trade.
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Sidi Okba
Cairo
Monsieur
Sid
Another Kind of Guest
A hostess shows a guest book with familiar names but reveals the entries record her servants from past housekeeping experiences. The modern Eve discovers the pages list workers rather than friends, prompting a humorous reflection on hospitality and service.
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New York Press
Apply It to Your Life Tune to a Perfect Note
A vivid image compares tuning a string to disciplined life habits and steady effort. The ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation, claiming many cures. Price 25 cents with free samples and availability at West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Side of needs reciprocal in want ads noted
A compact observation on how want ads reflect the unmet claims of individuals, describing the surge of human demands that create a visible presence in social life, as George Eliot described.
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George Elliot
Paperweight Label Tells Europe Tale From Ora to Hungary
A glass paperweight bearing a Tokay wine label recalls a yearly trip to Europe. The owner recounts delivering a bottle from a Hungarian friend to a Vienna acquaintance, only to drop it at a dinner, staining the label that now shows through the glass.
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Europe
Raab
Hungary
Vienna
New York Tribune
Horse and Dog Less Intelligent Despite Man’s Bond
John Burroughs argues in Outing Magazine that domestication has not enhanced dog or horse intelligence. He notes dogs and horses lack true wit or reason, unlike their wild counterparts, despite thousands of years alongside humans. He contends training humanizes animals but does not raise mental capacity.
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John Burroughs
Outing Magazine
Reed of West Virginia Marches for State Office
Hon Stuart F Reed a West Virginia editor and politician from Harrison county is highlighted as a lifelong Republican leader. The profile covers his rise from farm roots to editor of the Clarksburg Telegram, his roles on state and national party committees, and his influence in West Virginia politics including possible nomination for secretary of state. Personal letters from McKinley and Henna are noted as prized possessions.
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Mr. Reed
West Virginia
Carpenter’s Bench
Reed
Fairimont Normal School
West Virginia University
General Goff
Clarksburg Telegram
Board of Regents
Republican State Committee
National Feazue of Republican Clubs
University Club
Pittsburg
Shim
Harrison County
Phalanx
Cincinnati Times-Star
Ohio
Henna
United States
President McKinley
Mark Henna
English House Names and Their Odd Choices
English house naming in suburbs often features ludicrous choices like The Maples and Sunnyside. Saxon roots such as hurst wood and holt linger in names, with many Hastings and St. Leonards houses bearing Saxon style, reflecting a memory of historic tragedy.
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Lake District
Fleet Street
Bois de Boulogne
Hurst
Hastings
St. Leonards
Mayors of English towns bear regal office gear
The London Standard notes pomp surrounding English mayors with ceremonial items. Chichester's chief magistrate carries a gold mounted malacca cane, Guildford's mayor wields a stick gifted by Queen Elizabeth, York's lord and lady mayors use silver mounted oak staves, and Ripon's mayor keeps a horn blower who thrice blows at 9 pm before the residence and at the marked cross.
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Chichester
Guildford
York
Ripon
London Standard
Prison fossils found in ancient Roman prisons
Mr. Stubb reads a paper noting petrified remains of prisoners in old Roman prisons. Mrs. Stubb jokes that they would be called hardened criminals.
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Maria
Mr. Stubb
John
Mrs. Stubb
Mark Twain Missed Train Telex to Employer
Mark Twain failed to catch a train to work and sent a telegram stating his train left at 7 20 he arrived at the station at 7 35 and could not catch it.
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Mark Twain
Lack Right Qualities
An excerpt notes Mrs Hix and Mrs June as overly masculine in manner, contrasting with typical female behavior. The dialogue mocks women for showing pain with fuss, reflecting dated gender stereotypes in Smith's Weekly.
Retrenching remark in Louisville Courier Journal
A brief snippet quotes a remark about retrenchment and maintaining speed within limits. The Louisville Courier Journal fragment hints at ongoing cost cuts and cautious operation, but lacks full context or clear actors, events, or dates.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Sold by Drugists
Mr John Riha of Vining reports selling DeWitts Kidney and Bladder pills for about a year and states they give better satisfaction than any pill he ever sold. Sold by all druggists.
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John Riha
Vining
DeWitt
Relief from Rheumatic Palms Promises Quick Benefit
Key West patrolman Roland Curry recounts two years of rheumatic pain that left him incapacitated at times. After using Chamberlain's Palm Balm he slept through the night, felt pain ease, and reports no trouble from rheumatism for over three months. Sold by West End Pharmacy East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy.
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Roland Curry
Key West
Mia
West End Pharmacy
East Hnd Pharmaecy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Offer Easy Headache Relief
A Mrs Louise Llewellyn of Powell South Dakota touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for fast headache relief and urges others to buy from druggists. The ad notes 25 doses cost 25 cents and promises no after effects with relief in minutes. The Miles Medical Company offers a refund of the first package if it fails to help.
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Miles
U.S
Frank Snyder
Louise Llewellyn
Powell
South Dakota
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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State Bank Building
Bluefield
W. VA
Bluefield, W. VA
Miller Supply Company
W. L. Draper
Farness and Saddle
Studebaker
Geiser
Vulcanite
Bluefield Implement & Machinery Co
R. L. Morris
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Oeven Dea
Wilkesharre
Night Riders
Taft
Daily Telegraph
Swear
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