Miners in Darr mine after deadly explosion at Pittsburg Coal
Jacob's Creek Pa December 20 The Darr mine explosion left over 200 miners trapped with about 30 bodies found in the main entry as rescuers press onward. Foreign workers fled to a village to hide while many locals celebrated escape with drinking and carousing.
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Jacob’s Creek
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
W. R. Woodford
Woodford
Mitchell’s illness shocks miners conference in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis at the Claypool hotel a joint conference of miners and coal operators, John Mitchell suddenly falls ill. A priest and physician are summoned. the physician says Mitchell’s condition is serious though not critical.
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John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Claypool Hotel
Mr. Mitchell
Table Linen Sets Advertised by Wagner & Brandon II
Linen hem stitched table sets with matching cloth and napkins offered by Wagner & Brandon II at prices from 3.50 to 8.00 per set.
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Wagner & Brandon
Assassination of Mrs. Mary Nelson at Happy Woods Road
In Hammond Louisiana on December 20, Mrs. Mary Nelson, 45, respected parish woman, was found fatally shot with a shotgun. The weapon bore bird and buckshot. no robbery or assault evidence. A quarrel with a local Black man over a dog led to suspicion. Sheriff Hail and bloodhounds pursue him as posses hunt.
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Hammond
Mary Nelson
Happy Woods Road
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Galveston Leads in Cotton Receipts This Season
Galveston tops cotton receipts for the first time this season with 33 611 bales on Thursday, surpassing Savannah’s 9 307. Through Thursday, Galveston totals reach 1 150 651 bales, while Savannah has 1 142 775 and New Orleans 866 834. overall arrivals at all ports lag last season by 1 061 790 bales.
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Galveston
Savannah
New Orleans
Atlantic
Local Grand Jury Indicts Pfeiffer Family as Common Scolds
Tremier Mercy five years old and his daughter thirty testified to neighbors before the grand jury. Pfeiffer, a widower, and his daughter face charges under an ancient commonwealth law for disturbing neighbors with caustic remarks. The statute imposes up to three years imprisonment or a $1000 fine for common scolding and disturbing the peace of good and quiet people.
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Tremier Mercy
Pfeiffer
Common nuisance problem noted among residents
A fragment notes a common nuisance affecting people living in or passing through the area, indicating ongoing issues with behavior or conditions impacting the public. The brief suggests community concern and potential enforcement or action to address disturbances.
Rush Ended as Steamship Slates Reach Europe
Steamship agents report the large steerage rush to Europe is over. The French liner La Lorraine carried 804 third class passengers and the White Star liner Aran...
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New York
Europe
Hester Badly Bruised After Auto Hit in New Orleans
Henry C. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans cotton exchange, was struck by a car in New Orleans on December 20. He was badly bruised but his injuries are not believed serious and he is nearly seventy years old.
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New Orleans
Henry C. Hester
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