Mine Explosion Kills Dozens at Royalton Illinois
A catastrophic blast at the Franklin Coal and Coke Company mine near Royalton Illinois today left many miners dead and many more unaccounted. Rescue crews from Benton St Louis and Springfield rushed to the scene as surface crews recovered dozens of bodies and searched for survivors.
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Benton
Ill
St. Louis
Royalton
Springfield
Herrin
The
Franklin Coal and Coke Company
Belgians Face Famine as War Raids Aid Decline
Brussels reports nearly 7 million Belgians near famine with less than two weeks of urban food and collapsing supply lines in the countryside. German policies block relief while soup kitchens feed over 100,000 in Brussels amid widespread job losses and ruined crops.
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Brussels
London
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Germany
Whitlock
Louvain
Liege
Namur
Jouvain
Tne
England
Marines
English nurse gallops over battlefields in Ghent return
Lady Dorothy Fielding visits Ghent after Antwerp where she and her nursing corps render valiant service. They wear riding boots and ride over fields to aid wounded missed by troops, gathering the injured who cannot walk.
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Dorothy Fielding
Ghent
Antwerp
Dorothy
Red Cross
Germans Bombard Warsaw and Press Verdun Siege
Paris reports furious fighting across the western and eastern fronts. Warsaw is under bombardment as German airships strike the fortress city while Verdun remains isolated and unable to receive help. Yser battles near Lille continue with limited Allied gains and large prisoner returns.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Poland
Verdun
Yser
Belgium
Lille
War Office
Siberia
Caucasus
Council of
Regium
Nancy
Paris
Dixmude
Nieuport
Roulers
Mein
Armentieres
la Bassee
Lens
Arras
Bray
Fricourt
Meuse
New York Deputy General Blames Dealers For Static Food Prices
Chicago reports Franklin Kennedy deputy attorney general of New York says price maintenance arrangements exist between New York City and Chicago dealers. He claims 90 percent of eggs go to New York from the Middle West and 80 percent of butter and egg trade is handled by New York firms Joseph Lanyon and Kennedy discuss recent government actions against Chicago boards in a bid to gather evidence.
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New York
Chicago
New York City
Franklin Kennedy
New York State
John Lanyon
Middle West
Mr. Kennedy
Chicago Commission
Mercantile Exchange
Kennedy
Lanyon
United States District Attorney's Office
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Elgin Board of Trade
Mine Tragedy in Monongahela Claims One Life
In the Patterson mine of Pittsburgh Coal Company near Clairton a fire trapped three men for six hours. William Jolls, 35, died at McKeesport Hospital from burns. Samuel Daugherty and Thomas Hunt were burned and overcome by smoke and black damp. engineers rescued them with oxygen gear.
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Monongahela, Pa
Pattersen
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Clairton
Monongahela River
William Jolls
Robinson Hollow
McKeesport
Samuel Daugherty
Thomas Hunt
Allen Jones
H. D. Mason
J. T. Price
W. A. Raudenbach
W. J. German
William Freeman
Pittsurgh
United States Ae of Mines
Red Letter Day Ad Promises Free Stamps at Hutchinson Co
A fragmented advertisement page urges readers to visit Hutchinson Co Bros Dept Store for a red letter day offer offering 10 free stamps. The Cumberland Press office lists the price as 10 cents and promotes a war reading book.
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Cumberland Press
Capture of Calais Ordered by Kaiser
London dispatch reports the capture of Calais has been ordered by Emperor William as per a Times Copenhagen correspondent. The Berlin dispatch states the seizure of the French port will be pursued irrespective of life or material costs.
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London
Calais
London Times
Copenhagen
Berlin
William Hsa
Patrick Stakem dies in Lonaconing after long illness
Patrick Stakem longtime Lonaconing resident dies at 69 after a two year illness. Born in Ireland he settled in Lonaconing in 1868 and married Esther Cavanaugh in 1873. Survived by fourteen children and twenty three grandchildren with funeral at St Marys Catholic Church.
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Patrick Stakem
Lonaconing
Mr. Stakem
Canary
Patrick Cavanaugh
Barton
Ruth
Heath
James J. Stakem
Patrick A. Stakem
Thomas EF. Stakem
Midaland
Richard F. Stakem
John C. Stakem
Cincinnati
Ohio
Patrick McDonough
Wiliam J. Broderick
Isaac
Daniel J. Winifred
Sarah A
Veronica
Edward Stakem
Stakem
Daniel
James
Midland
Elizabeth Byrnes
Ocean
Statkem
Order of Hibernians
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Cumberland Snow Bites Early Winter Arrives
The first touch of winter came to Cumberland as snow fell shortly before noon with Frostburg Mt. Savage and Tera Alta reporting flakes. Temperatures dropped from around sixty to forty, bringing chilly conditions and overcoats as residents faced a sudden cold snap.
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Cumberland
Frostburg
Mt. Savage
Tera Alta
Here
Alleganies
Denly
Germans Fail to Make Progress in Yser Battle
Paris reports no advance after German crossing of the Yser in northwestern Belgium. Allies hold front from Nieuport to Arras region. Russians push back Austro German forces near Lowitz and Skiernowicz. new German troop transport submarines reportedly built at Hamburg and Burg.
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France
Paris
Yser
Belgium
French War Office
Nieuport
Dixmude
Ypres
Roulers
Armentiers
Lille
la Bassee
Lens
Arras
Russia
Vistula River
Piliga
Lowitcz
Skiernowicz
Bava
Pilica
Radom
London
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Byburg
Iorussia
Barpface
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H. Prem
Patrick Staken
Soler
Vistula Jn
Spa
Przemysl
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