Over 160 Entombed in Reden Mine Disaster
Saabruecken Jan 2 Over 160 miners were buried when a fire damp explosion wrecked galleries of the Bildstock shaft at the Reden mine near St Johann on Saar By 6 pm 77 bodies were recovered 17 injured rescued and 56 known missing The rescue was hindered by poisonous gases and a fire Officials consider flooding lower levels and expect a week to explore the mine with many presumed dead
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Rhenish
Russia
Bildstock
Reden
St. Johann-on-Saar
Aeden
Senate Demands IC C Reports On Hanks Boston Speech
The Senate adopted Culberson’s resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to report whether Charles S. Hanks is employed by the commission and in what capacity, and to supply the facts behind his claim that freight and passenger rates can be lowered 10 to 19 percent without harming dividends or wages. Senator Beveridge continued his child labor bill debate.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. S. Hanks
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Beveridge
Congress
Culberson
Mr. Hanks
Charles S. Hanks
Lince
United States
Hanks
Aldrich
Commission
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hale
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Inter State Commerce Commission Probes Hanks Case
At the Inter state Commerce Commission no information was available on Mr. Hanks work or related facts as the Senate resolution reply is prepared. Sources say Hanks a Harvard classmate of the President and engineer Harriman were briefly employed in the commission’s statistician office to support their positions and align with the commission’s conclusions, while Roosevelt showed keen interest in the matter.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hanks
Senate
Harvard
George W. R. Harriman
Boston
Statistician’s
Commission
Hanks of Brookline Aide At White House Link Rumors
Charles Stedman Hanks of Brookline, a Harvard classmate of the President, spoke before the Boston Chamber of Commerce last Friday. His Washington role in railroad inquiries has drawn Senate interest and irritated Interstate Commerce Commission officials, though they stay silent due to ties with President Roosevelt. He is currently in Washington.
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Charles Stedman Hanks
Brookline
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States Senate
Harvard
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hanks
Roosevelt
Manks
Aged Boston Letter Carrier Parron C Paine Dies
Parron C Paine, age 70 and one of Boston’s oldest letter carriers, died at his East Boston home on Sunday night. A Provincetown native and Civil War veteran, he served 34 years as a letter carrier and leaves a widow.
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Parron C. Paine
Boston
Eagle Street
Mr. Paine
Provincetown
Ife
Green
Ruin of Competitors Standard Oil Policy
The document alleges Standard Oil policies aimed to ruin competitors through price control and secret rates. It claims pipelines gave price power, independent companies eliminated rivals, and grade price differences and inspector tampering protected dominance. The passage urges government rate regulation to uproot these wrongs.
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Standard Oil Policy
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil monopoly report sparks anti trust critique
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports to Congress on Standard Oil citing methods to ruin rivals and monopolize petroleum transport from wells to retailers. It details hidden rebates, espionage, price manipulation, and use of artificial pipelines to sustain profits, while urging remedies under the commerce act.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Tillman-Gillespie
Sugar Creek
Kansas City
Standard
Free trial offer for Pyramid Pile Cure described
A promotional letter urges readers to try Pyramid Pile Cure for piles and rectal disease. It touts a free trial package and claims many users have found relief, urging purchase of a 50 cent box after trial. The testimonial mentions a Texan sender and urges sending name to receive the free sample.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Pyramid Drug Co
J. J. McElwee
Honey Grove
Tex
R. R
P. S
Pyramid Building
Marshall
Michigan
Military Rites for Senator Alger in Detroit
In Detroit on January 28 a soldier’s funeral was held for the late United States Senator Russell Alexander Alger who died the previous Thursday in Washington. Delegations from Congress the State Legislature and Detroit city government attended the service. A worn Bible laid on his flag covered casket accompanied the procession and at the mausoleum Civil War comrades heard the last words of respect in the Grand Army of the Republic ritual.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Russell Alexander Alger
Washington
National Congress
General Alger
Grand Army of the Republic
Dr Wilson seeks return of seized property in court clash
Before Judge Richardson of the Superior Court today Dr W H Wilson appeals to compel Captain Kimball of Hanover Street police to return personal property taken from Wilsons office at 40 State Street weeks ago. An injunction to stop disposal was denied. a merit hearing is scheduled.
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Richardson
Superior Court
W. H. Wilson
Captain Kimball
Hanover Street
Wilson
State Street
Gaskill
Unusual Opportunity at McKenney and Waterbury Lighting Sale
McKenney and Waterbury Co offer a week long sale from Jan 28 to Feb 2 at 181 Franklin and Congress street. Thousands of gas and electric chandeliers and fixtures plus lamps, slightly damaged by fire, are offered at prices often below material cost. This rare chance targets buyers needing high grade lighting fixtures.
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Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury Company
Franklin
Congress Street
Dramatic Cold Cure Ad with Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old newspaper ad touts a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and the product bears W Grove’s signature on each bottle. Price 265 cents.
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W. Grove
Miss Annie Day Death Tied to Overstudy and Grief
Haverhill reports the death of Miss Annie S. Day an instructor at Hickox's School of Shorthand in Boston cited as suicide by chloroform. Relatives say brain trouble from over study and brooding over the sudden death of her father Eugene Day of Bradford is the cause. Henry Day her brother is a prominent local figure and she had connections by marriage to Hazeltine Robinson of New York.
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Haverhill
Eugene Day
Bradford
Annie S. Day
Hickox
Copley Square
Boston
Croston
Board of Health
Henry Day
Hazeltine Robinson
New York
Ardel Day
North Dakota Train Collision Claims Fireman Life
Dickinson Jan. 28 Fireman Andrew Thompson was killed and several other trainmen were hurt when an east bound passenger train crashed into a westbound train on the Northern Pacific. A mix up of orders is alleged to have caused the wreck. All four locomotives were destroyed.
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Dickinson
N. D
Andrew Thompson
Northern Pacific
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