Deadly gas siege at Spindletop gusher in Texas
Beaumont August 27. James Smith and John McDaniels died trying to close a massive oil gusher at block 38 Spindletop Heights while gas from the well proved fatal. Despite heroic efforts, gas refused to be stopped and divers prepare to attempt a shutdown in a diving suit.
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Beaumont
Tex
James
Smith
John McDaniels
Texas
James Smith
McDaniels
Spindletop Heights
John A. Veatch League
Hogg-Swayne Syndicate
Palestine Beaumont Oil Company
Hon. L. 7
Dashiell
House of Representatives of Texas
Grffin
Tom Blair
Clyde Creighton
Tom Smith
Tom Sundscedia
Madeline Consolidated Company
Grifflin
Fred Chase
Galveston
Miners Die as Cage Cable Snaps at Chenoa Mine
Four miners are killed when the cage cable snaps at a Chenoa mine in Bloomington Illinois. The cage was to make its final trip. two men left the cage fearing its condition before the accident. The state mine inspector is summoned and a coroner’s inquest awaits his arrival.
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Bloomington
Ill
Chenoa
Amphion sails from Victoria with ammunition for Panama
Reports claim the British ship Amphion has loaded three scow loads of ammunition and is ordered to proceed to Panama at once. Torpedo boats Virago and Sparrow Hawk reportedly to accompany her.
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Victoria
B. C
Amphion
Panama
Virago
Sparrow Hawk
Conductor Georg(e) Ashe Dies From Engine Injuries
Ennis Texas August 27 Conductor George Ashe of the Houston and Texas Central railroad died from leg injuries after being crushed under a locomotive on Sunday evening.
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Ennis
Tex
George Ashe
Houston and Texas Central Railroad
France and Turkey Sever Ties Over Unkept Promises
Paris reports a rupture in Franco Turkish relations after M Constans left Constantinople citing unkept promises from the Ottoman government. The sultan pledged full indemnity payment but later offered a reduced sum. Paris waits for further moves as ambassadors remain at impasse.
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Paris
Porte
M. Constans
France
Constantinople
M. Delcasse
Munir Bey
Switzerland
Therapia
Stamboul
Armour & Co Cold Storage Plant Destroyed
Fire swept through the Armour and Company cold storage plant in New York on August 27, destroying the facility. Investigations focus on the cause and extent of losses to the company and the surrounding area.
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New York
Britton H. Tabor
North River
San Francisco
Trout
James G. Fair
Probate Court of
Senator Fair
Armour & Co
Fire destroys Pennsylvania freight yards in Jersey City
A Pennsylvania freight yard was destroyed by a fire in Jersey City with an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. The blaze was caused by an explosion of chemicals used in the local ice plant.
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Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Foresters of America Hold Biennial Meeting in Baltimore
The seventh biennial meeting of the supreme council of Foresters of America began in Baltimore with nearly 200 delegates from 20 states in attendance. The two day sessions will cover the council’s business.
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Baltimore
Supreme Council of Foresters of America
Newport Poolrooms Raided Again
Sheriff Miller raided the Newport Kentucky poolroom seizing tickets record sheets and paraphernalia. Blackboards were torn down with an ax and the loot loaded into a patrol wagon for evidence. Proprietors say they will resume operations.
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Newport
Cincinnati
Miller
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Ark
Lewis Smith
Frisco Road
United States
Watson
THE
Bryan Grocery
Foresters of America
Ayatos
J. £. Ponder
Uneeda
GLAAN
Bryan
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Dee Mike, JR
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