Four Hundred Entombed After West Virginia Mine Blast
A catastrophic explosion in Consolidated Coal Company mines Nos. 6 and 8 at Monongah West Virginia entombs about four hundred workers. The blast, heard eight miles away, collapsed mine entries and boilerhouses. rescuers faced gas and smoke while officials describe dust as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Coal Company
Monongah
W. Va
Monongahela River
No. 8
Fairmont
Federation Defends Boycott Case at Supreme Court
A petition before the Supreme Court challenges a restraint on trade case involving the American Federation of Labor and the American Federation of Taher. The dispute centers on alleged conspiracies and the urging of others to refrain from certain practices. The record notes the Thuck Stove and Later Company of St. Louis as related entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude Gould
Justicin
Thuck Stove
Company of
St. Louis
Iis Court
Gyothe Phonid
Gaous
Slyrson
Hopeett
Federation Deka Binaties
Sa Dmiivotria
Attack on Gompeers Henewed by American Industries
The report notes renewed attacks on the federation of labor by Samuel Gongers, published by the American Pearlschauiet. It suggests public outcry and reflections on the federation’s leadership and actions during the Norfolk convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompeers Henewed
Aguerican Industries
Maal
Ain Re Federation of Labor
Samuel Gongers
Tie Feaatiog
Federation
Norfolk
Gouioors
Periudis
Phis
Woman Leader Opposes Vivisection Farm Proposal
Mrs Stuneer Waert, a New Jersey member of the Peteratian of Women's Clubs, plans to rally state and national groups to block a proposed vivisection farm linked to John P D. Fieclo. She argues against torture of animals and questions Rockefeller funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuneer Waert
Ao Mourant
Jusey Peteratian
Women’s Clubs
Countrie Tomeade
Scentis
John PD
John D. Rockefeller
Diende
Pittsburg Railways Tightens Smoking Liquor Rule
The Pittsburg Railways Company has served notice to its employees that the no cigarettes or liquor rule will be strictly enforced whether off duty or on duty. The move sparks talk of a possible strike among the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Thread Company's Profits Reach 15 Million in Pawtucket
The J. & P. Coats thread makers of Pawtucket Rhode Island report their most profitable year with profits of 15,280,625 dollars, about 30 percent above the previous year. The surge reflects strong demand and expansion across key markets.
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J. & P. Coats
Pawtucket
R. I
Best Drivers on Earth Fire Engine Heroism
A New York Sun account extols a fire engine driver who speeds through a sharp corner by balancing inner and outer wheels along a sloped sewer edge to gain crucial seconds. The driver’s single minded focus on reaching fire box 4 11 44 is praised, with the world’s conflicts fading in importance beside his skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Russia
Straits of Panama
New York Sun
Rats Described as Worst Mammal Pest in Existence
Dr Lantz of the biological department warns the brown rat is the greatest mammal pest, multiplying rapidly and causing vast grain losses. He urges a systematic government campaign to destroy rats, noting their destruction of property, insulation fires, and role in spreading disease.
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Washington
Lantz
Uncle
Sam
Jodent
United States
America
Denmark
France
Still the Same. Mary Ann-Now Look Here John Henry
Dialogue fragment shows Mary Ann warning John Henry about late nights and possible consequences. The unnamed speakers argue about their relationship and future, reflecting tension and possible resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
John Henry
Good news travels slowly but reaches people in time
A concise aphorism notes that good deeds spread with effort while bad news travels faster, yet truth and effort ultimately find their audience.
Big Pacific Fleet Transfer Marks Navy Theater Shift
World observers note the transfer of major battleships from the Atlantic to the Pacific marking a historic theater reorientation. President Roosevelt and Navy officials witnessed the fleet’s departure from Hampton Roads as ships and guards paraded in formal salute.
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Spain
Roosevelt
Navy Department
United States Navy
Paluce
Aguay
Monongah Disaster Rescue Efforts Highlight Widespread Want
Distress in Monongah after the coal mine explosion grows as rescuers expand their work. Families of the dead face prolonged relief needs with many now counted among 350 to 400 families awaiting aid. Churches and relief groups mobilize a broad appeal to support dependents.
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Monongah
W Va
Ibenrace
Great American Pacific Squadron Naval Review and Deployment
The article outlines Admiral Evans leading the Great American Pacific Squadron with battleships and armored cruisers including the Connecticut flagship and ships like Alabama Virginia Minnesota and Vermont. It notes preparations, supply concerns for powder and ammunition, and possible visits to Puget Sound before returning to the Atlantic. It also mentions other ships and planned fleet movements and timelines, with emphasis on naval strength and readiness.
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Admiral Evans
Itois
Louisiana
Connecticut
Alabama
Georgian
Kansas
Virginia
Minnesota
Ohio
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Vermont
Charleston
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Yorktown
Puget Sound
Atlantic
Adama Pleads and Denies Roles in Timber Cabin Fire Case
Adams testified he never entered Marble Creek country before the dynamiting of cabins. He said Warden Whitney and Detective McParkland advised him to corroborate Orchard's confession. He later repudiated the statement used earlier in the Traywood trial to prove his part in the murder of claim jumper Fred Tyler.
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Stoyis Addis
Wester Federation
Orchard
Federation
Adams
Traywood
Fred Tyler
Can Copper Be Made From Copper Experiments
President Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins University reports that Sir William Ramsay's experiments are unlikely to enable artificial production of copper. He notes copper may slightly decompose, possibly yielding a trace of lithium via radium emanation, but such change would be minimal and not practically increasing copper amounts.
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William Lamsay
Ira Remsen
Scientific Association of the Johns Stopkins University of Baltimore
Remsen
Deputy Sheriff Held Up by Boy During Trespass Incident
Deputy Sheriff Charles Nelson, serving papers near Madison, was held up by Sylvester Thomas’ son Guy after a rabbit shoot led a brush pile to be disturbed. A local man helped remove the brush, but the boy then demanded it be replaced, delaying Nelson for about two hours.
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Charles Nelson
Nelson
Madison
Sylvester Thomas
Guy
First Episcopal Church to Rise in Gary
The missionary board of the diocese of the Episcopal Church met in South Bend. Bishop John Hazen White presided and accepted United States Steel Company’s offer of four central Gary lots for a church site. The steel company will contribute substantially to the building of a church costing about 820000 with groundbreaking planned for spring.
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Missionary Board of the Diocese of the Episcopal Church
Albert G. Harlan
South Bend
John Hazen White
Michigan City
Episcopal Church
Gary
United States Steel Company
Boy Chokes on Candy During School Moment
In Muncie a pupil named John Hartley secretly ate candy when a piece lodged in his throat. Teacher Miss Helen Carr failed to dislodge it, doctors were summoned, and the mother arrived to remove the obstruction with her finger. Physicians then arrived by carriage and automobile as the school adjourned for the afternoon.
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John Hartley
Muncie
Helen Carr
Deserting Husband Fatally Injured After Train Fall
Claude Davis aged 30 was brought to Bedford on a desertion charge. He jumped his bond after his father posted it. He fell beneath a train on the Indianapolis Southern railroad, losing a leg and sustaining injuries deemed fatal.
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Claude Davis
Bedford
Indianapolis Southern
Cremation in Barn Ends Weddell Family Tragedy
Benton township farmer Zacharias Weddell is believed cremated in his barn while trying to save horses and cattle. Two horses perished. He left four young children and no wife. The incident follows local coal industry notes including reduced demand and temporary mine closures.
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Zacharias Weddell
Benton Township
Tie
Weddell
Tragic Street Collision Kills Miss Lizzie Seimltz at Crossing
Miss Lizzie Seimltz, 35, was fatally struck by a Pennsylvania flyer near Nchereville at a street crossing. The incident twice echoes a family tragedy as her father, Henry Schultz, a wealthy stockholder, was killed two years ago by a train in Sie CCOSSTNE.
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Lizzie Seimltz
Nchereville
Pfenry Schudtz
Rail car crash injures twenty on Indiana line
A freight cage car struck a passenger coach on the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana line between South Bend and Mishawaka, seriously injuring twenty people aboard. Authorities investigate the cause and assess damages as responders assist victims.
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Chicago, South Bend
Northern Indiana Railway
South Bend
Mishawaka
Tragic Suicide Of 17 Year Old Miss Albright
Miss Clara Albright, 17, committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid. Her widowed mother, a domestic in Noblesville, Derkinsville, for one year, provides context. No motive is given for the act.
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Clara Albright
Derkinsville
Bavid House
Noblesville
Two Men Die After Train Strikes Pedestrians
Mathew James of Medora and John Wade of Fort Pitner were killed by a Monon freight train at Mitchell while walking on the track.
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Mathew James
Medora
John Wade
Fort Pitner
Mitchell
Gored to Death by Bull Near Jasonville
Domer Swinchamp a 19 year old man was fatally gored by a bull near Jasonville authorities reported the tragedy and investigated the incident providing few additional details about the circumstances or site.
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Domer Swinchamp
Jasonville
State News In Brief From Peru and Nearby Areas
At Peru, 16 year old John Savage was fatally wounded by an accidental gun discharge by his elder brother while hunting. South Bend chilled plow works resumes operations after a currency shortage. Milton river roller mills leased from D Philip Praniazman of East German Town by J W Bromfield of Indianapolis. Alexander Caiger, 85, dies at his country home southwest of South Bend days after his wife’s death and their sixty second wedding anniversary was recently celebrated.
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Peru
John Savage
South Bend
Milton
D Philip Praniazman
J. W. Bromfield
Indianapolis
Alexander Caiger
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Tolley Evans
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Onongah
Great American Pacific Squadron
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