Miners Entombed After Coal Mine Collapse
A serious cave in the Bay Alig mine near Dunore, Pennsylvania, entombs fifty miners. Rescue work is underway but hopes of finding any alive are slight as relatives and the community react with shock.
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
2
A serious cave in the Bay Alig mine near Dunore, Pennsylvania, entombs fifty miners. Rescue work is underway but hopes of finding any alive are slight as relatives and the community react with shock.
Chicago December corn options show another corner scenario as conditions mirror November. Philippe, who led the November squeeze, notes the attack on corn should be the smallest in history this month. Contracts total 1,300,000 bushels with 900,000 contracted and 600,000 already sold. 400,000 still available, held by shippers, amid weak demand.
The States General weighs a cabinet bill to drain the Zuyder Zee and reveal dry land. Engineers project substantial land value gains as farmers would till new fields, while potential finds beneath the waters invite speculation about riches awaiting discovery.
In Paris on December 8 General Mercier stirred Senate discussion by urging a mobilization and rapid embarkation plan for an expeditionary corps to deter British invasion. President Faillieres objected, calling the proposals out of order.
Washington reports the Presbyterian General Assembly appointed committee to restate disputed doctrines in the Confession of Faith. The group plans to send its action to the Presbyterian church leadership in New York. December 5 notes a public health update on a smallpox outbreak with cases and two deaths on the West Side.
Four companies of German troops are reported to be menaced thirty five miles west of Pao Ting Ka. Light French troops with three days' rations have left to go to their relief.
Vienna reports Kruger's European visit met failure with the Triple Alliance viewed as weakened. The dispatch notes Kruger may yield to U S pressure as 1,000 bolo men prisoners surrender in Manila to Captain.
An elderly marketing snippet shows a ONE-WEEK sale on ladies flannelette underskirts at half regular price with prices listed as 50 cents and 75 cents. It references amflannatet night gowns and mentions discounts across several item codes B74g 0 63 and 76e.
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