Port Royal Mine Disaster Reports Three Separate Explosions
Port Royal Pa June 11 rescue workers face exhausting conditions as gas explosions claim at least six lives and entomb thirty miners. Superintendent OConnell is among the imprisoned. flooding and continued blasts reduce hope of saving the missing. A second blast and a third kill another worker, bringing total disaster to twenty at the Lig mine.
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Port Royal
O'Connell
Jacobson Creek
Lig
Mrs McKinley Out of Danger After White House Visit
Washington dispatch reports Mrs McKinley passed a comfortable night and is out of danger following a morning check by Dr Rixey. President McKinley phoned cabinet friends to note her improvement and possible move to Canton in a fortnight. Physicians say she is steadily gaining and better than a week ago. New York note mentions renewed talks on express company consolidations led by Adams and United States firms.
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Washington
Rixey
White House
Missouri
Mississippi
Cheyenne
Palace
Palace Fountain Section
Five mail bags found in Key West storage room
Five bags of mail removed from the steamer Panama at the war’s start were discovered in a Key West storage room. Officials express confusion over the find and its implications for wartime mail handling.
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Key West
Fla
Panama
Pursued 84-year-old Wright Sought for Covington Killing
Memphis reports Joseph Wright aged 84 hunted for four days through swamps after killing Albert Brumley and fatally wounding Albert Hunt. Wright surrendered last night and was taken to Covington this morning amid fears of lynching.
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Memphis
Joseph Wright
Covington
Albert Brumley
Albert Hunt
Royal visit spurs huge Auckland celebration
General festivities mark a royal welcome as fifty to a hundred thousand visitors fill Auckland for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall reception the largest seen in the Antipodes.
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Auckland
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
McKinley Declines Third Term in White House Statement
Washington June 11 President McKinley declares he will not seek or accept a third term. He states his sole ambition is to serve through his second term and then retire to private life. Senator Hanna expresses surprise at the president's comment but sees little harm in a third term.
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Washington
White House
Persident
William M’kinsey
Executive
Washington, D. C
Hanna
Cleeland
Mark Kanna
Admiral Seymour Fights Trade Exclusion Policy Aim
Shanghai June 11 Admiral Seymour protests against trade exclusion in China. He says the United States Germany and Russia are England's greatest rivals for commercial supremacy and oppose the open door policy. From all points of view commercially as sea power and as a great nation the United States is England's greatest rival. He hopes sincerely that they would remain friends.
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Shanghai
Seymour
China
United States
Germany
Russia
England
Russia Protecting Herself Against Pacific Trade Press
A New York cable from St Petersburg reports Americans via Washington seek concessions from Russia for a Pacific steamship line to Manchuria. Russia plans an immediate Vladivostok to San Francisco trade line. Three ships are under construction, led by the Manturia due next month, with Russia aiming to secure Pacific commerce.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Washington Administration
Pacific Steamship Line
Manturia
Vladivostock
San Francisco
Russia
Pacific
Tornado Strikes Adrian Illinois June Destroying Homes
A tornado hit Adrian Mich this morning causing major damage. Homes were blown down and trees torn up. Four people were seriously injured but not killed.
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Adrian
Mich
Independence Given a Trial Today
The Independ ence was given another trial today under Captain Haff. She is cruising off Point Allerton. Shamrock II left the dry dock this morning and proceeded to Clyde to have a new mast stopped. The boat is expected to participate in the Clyde regatta at the end of June.
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Boston
Independence
Haff
Point Allerton
Southampton
Shamroc II
Clyde
Bank in Dexter Closes After Cashier Kills Self
A Dexter Kansas bank did not open and awaits Bank Examiner Albaugh after cashier Watkins shot himself last night and was found dead in the bank this morning. Authorities believe another trusted employee may have erred.
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Topeka
Dexter
Kansas
Albaugh
Watkins
Pope's Illness Denied by Vatican Official
Rome reports the Pope's health is good and unaffected by rumored illness. He continues daily drives, eats and sleeps well, and handles a prodigious workload while meeting Belgian ministers.
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Pope
Rome
Death on Train Platform Reveals Heart Disease Cause
George Wheeler died on a train to Victor while on the rear platform. A coroner's inquest determined heart disease as the cause of death.
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Florence
Colo
George Wheeler
Victor
Kruger Sees Hope for Boer Prospects as War Continues
A cable from Amsterdam reports Mr. Kruger remains optimistic about Boer prospects and, despite Mrs. Botha's pleas, will press for a vigorous continuation of hostilities in South Africa.
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New York
the Tribune
Amsterdam
Kruger
Quarantined Disease Prompt Dayton Horse Case
A petition from sixteen Dayton residents urged state officials to inspect for glanders after ulcers and lumps appeared on horses. Dr. Seabury ordered isolation of affected animals and planned to assume charge of cases, fearing rapid spread and strict quarantine of the area.
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Dr. Seabury
Dayton
Wyo
Seabury
The Leader Printing House advertising copy
A promotional piece extols superior printing quality urging customers to choose skilled workmen with good stock type and modern machinery. It invites orders of any size and offers bank and commercial printing as a specialty with telephone contact for representative service.
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THE
Leader Printing House
Chinese passenger boat sinks near Ning Po with heavy losses
London reports a Chinese passenger boat foundered near Ning Po with sixty to seventy drowning. In St Paul a Woodmen convention opens with the governor and mayor receiving attendees. Officials note Woodmen insurance exceeds one billion dollars in coverage at a low cost to members.
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London
Ning Po
St. Paul
Woodmen
Jealous Man’s Fatal Error in Illinois Farm Community
Salem Illinois June 11 Natial Cox and his wife were probably fatally wounded by a shotgun fired by neighbor Peter Gouch who suspected his wife of infidelity. He saw the couple in a buggy believed it was his wife and her lover and shot them. He surrendered to authorities.
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Salem, Ills
Natial Cox
Peter Gouch
Gouch
Cox
Jubilee convention of the Y M C A in Boston
Boston June 11 a Jubilee convention of the Young Men's Christian Association is held with opening session of welcoming addresses. The association reports a membership exceeding a quarter of a million. Chicago June 11 Judge Tuthill orders Albert Pamberlain removed from his mother and placed in a children's home due to Christian Science treatment of his sprained ankle. Hartlewood & Dinneen advertise livery rigs at IX stables.
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Boston
Young Men's Christian Association
Chicago
Tuthill
Albert Pamberlain
Hartlewood & Dinneen
One Insurgent Band Left In Philippine Islands
General Bates says only one insurgent group of importance remains in Lucban, Samar, a mountainous area that will be hard to trap. He notes the surrendered arms indicate well equipped troops losing hope.
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Washington
Bates
Philippines
Lucban
Samarx
Burlington surveyors push through Wyoming toward Rawlins
Field work by Burlington surveyors near Rawlins rekindles belief in a Wyoming route. Union Pacific provides 5 000 tons of rails to Oregon Short Line as 10 000 tons needed for a line upgrade cannot be filled. Fort Steele yards are being enlarged for mine traffic amid rising Grand Encampment freight.
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Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Lawton
Fort Steele
Burlington
Rawlins
Wyoming
Oregon
Salt Lake
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