Three Hundred Perish In English Explosion
Bolton England Dec 21 more than three hundred persons died in a blast at the Little Hulton mine of the Hulton Colliery Co early today. Rescue teams recovered ten bodies and twenty more were found near the shaft as eight men were saved. Government Inspector Gerard said no one alive remained and officials blamed ignition of accumulated fire damp from an open cap lamp.
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Bolton
England
Little Hulton
Hulton Collery Company
Gerard
Manchester
Lovett Backs Rail Rate Regulation But Favors Stock Regulation
Robert 58 Lovett president of the Harriman Lines told the Railroad Securities Commission he favors federal supervision of railroad rates but opposes regulation of stock sales. In 26 years he has seen no rate changes to boost dividends and argues individuals can still speculate in risky mining stocks without railroad protection.
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New York
Robert
Lovett
Harriman Lines
Dr Cook to Reach New York After Yearlong Disappearance
Doc Cook is due in New York tomorrow, more than a year after his disappearance, no longer regarded as a hero.
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New York
Dr. Cook
Senate Fights Resolution Over Texas New Mexico Boundary
Senator Heyburn opposed a roll calling down a resolution that nullified the New Mexican constitutional convention action establishing the 103d meridian as the Texas New Mexico boundary. He warned 600000 acres worth twenty dollars per acre were involved and said Texas was adequately compensated. He briefly threatened a filibuster before stepping aside.
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Washington
Heyburn
Texas
New Mexico
Gaston withdraws from U S Senate race signals Democrats no chance
Boston December 21 William A Gaston retires as a candidate for United States senator stating he sees no probability of a Democratic victory.
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Mass
Boston
Wm. A. Gaston
United States
Damaging Testimony in Baldwin Case Reveals Private Letters
In Los Angeles on December 21 Mrs. Lillian Ashley Turnbull endured a three hour cross examination. Baldwin's lawyers secured admissions about the marriage contract and her identification of Baldwin as husband before a limited circle. Registers show she used the name Lilian Ashley and a dated letter to a horseman hints at earlier meetings and a California move.
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Los Angeles
Lillian Ashley Turnbull
Baldwin
Santa Anita Ranch
Leach
Vermont
California
Wesley P. Balch
Pacific
Duckata
Belove
L. A. Ashley
Fire devastates Cincinnati factory district
A massive early morning fire in Cincinnati's manufacturing district kills three men and leaves four missing. Seventeen injured as ten firms burn out and eight large buildings destroyed, starting at the Krippendorf & ONeill Rope company and spreading to adjacent structures. Firemen Robert Grear and Morganelger and 18 year old Walter Morris die from collapsing walls. Several spectators among the injured.
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Cncinnati
Krippendorf & O'Neill Rhoe Company
Robert Grear
Morganelger
Walter Morris
Blizzard Like Storm Hits Wyoming Rail Line
Southeasters Wyoming saw its first real snow storm last night with gusty winds creating drifts up to feet and a brief blizzard scare. Cheyenne bore the brunt while reports show minimal impact east and west. Colorado and Southern and Union Pacific noted little disruption besides drifting near Iron Mountain and five mile post north of the city.
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Southeasters
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Colorado & Southern Company
Iron Mountain
Five Mile Post
Twenty seven dead in Philadelphia fire
Philadelphia police report a leather factory fire disaster after both walls collapsed at 2 am. Twenty seven policemen and twelve firemen died or were buried. thirty five injured were sent to hospitals. Fireman William Glasler survived, describing two men he believed were dead.
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Philadelphia
William Glasler
Reacwvera
No Money for Gifts Ends in Tragic Death
In Chicago on December 21 Mathilda Glowleake, penniless and denied money by her mother, ran away and ingested poison. The 11-year-old girl was found on a sidewalk and, with her last breath, whispered that she wanted to die because she would not receive Christmas gifts. Police reported Mrs. Glowleake could offer nothing for the holiday.
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NDS Life
Chicago
Gifta
Mathilda Glowleake
Christman Gifts
Cheyenne Man Dies Sudden on Denver Trip
Charles Wilseck 65 native of Berlin and longtime Cheyenne sanitary inspector for Union Pacific died in Denver yesterday afternoon after leaving Cheyenne only a day earlier. Survived by wife two daughters and a son. Wife to join him in Omaha and remains to be brought to Cheyenne for funeral arrangements.
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Charles Wilseck
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Denver
Charles Wilsock
Peblican Street
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Engine Men's Strike Seems Unavoidable
Chicago December 21 The managers of sixty one railroads will present their response to the engineers wage demands tomorrow Labor Commissioner Niel reports the engineers refuse to concede any point seeking a fifteen percent raise while railroads offer a sliding increase about nine percent The dispute is marked as highly critical with a strike regarded as certain if no settlement is reached
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Chicago
Eixty-One
Niel
Johnston Named for Chair at Ann Arbor
Clarence T. Johnston state engineer of Wyoming has been appointed professor of surveying at the University of Michigan He spent two years in Egypt investigating irrigation problems for the government
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Clarence T. Johnston
Wyoming
University of Michigan
Johnson
Egypt
Diamond Pendant Stuns Society In Washington Event
Mia Ed ward B. McLean daughter of the late Thomas F. Walsh displays a colossal two inch oval diamond worn as a pendant and forehead bandeau. The gem, valued as among the world’s largest, is rivaled only by royal crown jewels. She pairs it with a sable cape and black velvet gown attracting wide attention at theaters and social functions.
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Washington
Mia
Edward B. Mcloun
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
McLean
Town Retaken After Puebla Raid Ends Clash
A hundred armed men attacked San Andres in Puebla last night and seized the town. State soldiers routed them, recapturing San Andres after half an hour of fighting. Fifteen insurrectos were captured. no casualty details reported.
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Mexico City
Puebla
San Andres
Smile When You Say It Court Admonishes Wife in Divorce
Kansas City December court ruling grants divorce to Samuel McGee. Judge T A Frank Jones reprimands Mrs McGee for habitual swearing and defiant conduct in the home, noting the law vests the husband with authority and she did not submit.
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Kansas City
T. A. Frank Jones
Samuel McGee
Kansie City
Jones
McGee
Hitchcock Resolution Seeks Balancer Pinchot Inquiry Debate
Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska introduced a resolution asking the House to set a rule to bring the Balancer Pinchot Investigating committee reports before the House for debate and action on the last Tuesday in January. The measure was referred to the rules committee.
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Washington
Reprtative Hitchcock
Nebraska
Balancer-Pinchot
House
Bride Objects to Walking Barefoot in Dew Sparks Separation Suit
Ernest Hockstader, a 39 year old wealthy contractor, sues for separation after his youthful wife refused to walk with him barefoot in the dew at dawn. The wife, now living in Waco, Nebraska, had previously taken two early morning walks but declined to continue the practice.
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Poushkeepale
N. Y
Dee
Gunrise
Ernest Hockstader
Waco
Neb
Volunteer Santa Plan Faces Shortfall in Cheyenne
In Cheyenne and vicinity many children may be overlooked for Christmas gifts as volunteer Santa Clauses respond at a slower rate than expected. The State Leader urges residents to send names of children in need and volunteers to supply gifts, noting more required than offered.
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Cheyenne
Ita
Santa Claus
Wool Review Warns 1910 Had Sinister Economic Strain
The National Association of Wool Manufacturers reports a harsh year in 1910 with a severe winter following a summer drought. Domestic wool prices fell and idle machinery reduced American mill output as hostile interests push to overturn the new tariff. The review notes global prosperity in wool markets except where U S trade conditions affected them.
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Boston
Wool Review
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
American Milla
United States
Sugar Trust Detected in More Frauds
Washington reports DOJ customs experts probing sugar frauds tied to the Drawback privilege. Raw sugar duties are refunded when refined into syrups and exported, with one percent. Allegations claim refunds on high grade sugar despite duties paid on low grade.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury
Cleveland Oil office raided on mail fraud charge
Federal officers raided the Cleveland Oil company office in Los Angeles on December 21 on allegations it used the mails to defraud.
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OWL Concern
Los Angeles
Cleveland Oil Company
On to Wellington Work Progress Amid Rough Weather
An official of the Colorado & Southern Railway reports that snow will not slow construction on the Cheyenne Wellington Mink corridor from Puget Sound to the Gulf Coast. Large crews and subcontractors are mobilizing as C M B Tlf installs new headquarters in Cheyenne, with seventeen sub-contractors slated to complete grading within ten days.
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Colorado, Ayeera Railroad Company
Puget Sound
Gulf Coast
Peta
Wellington
Auoh
Alnee
Uto
Cheyenne
C. MB
Tlf
Colorado & Southern
Kiefe
Carey Avenue
Hooker
Kilpatrick Brothers
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