Most Disastrous Coal Mine Blast Paralyzes Newcastle
A Newcastle Colorado explosion at the Vulcan coal mine near 11:20 AM caused a massive disaster with many fatalities and missing workers. Rescue efforts faced debris filled tunnels and dangerous gas, while the nine mine entries and fan houses were damaged. Edward Walsh was the only man to escape, dying shortly after.
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Denver
Newcastle
Colo
Vulcan
Vulcan Mine
Terrick
Dolar Evans
William Reese
Sam Hills
Robert Templeman
Consolidated
Nine
Tamnes
Edward Walsh
Om Jonnelly
James Petrie
Tragic Mine Accident Kills Five in Repusm
In Repusm Michigan at 6 this morning a skip jumped the track at No 1 shaft. No signals to stop the ship led to it being pulled out and turning over on workers. Victims include Witt McGraw James Doper Adolpt Boitel Amathais Tegelblng all wives or single.
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Repusm
Mich
Republic
Witt McGraw
James Doper
Adolpt Boitel
Amathais Tegelblng
Julian Fight Forfeit Compromise Sets Prize Fight
Julian Maher Connelly dispute at Rio Grande conference ends with arbitration and a Friday fight set. Officials Daniel Stuart George Siler Louis Houseman Willian W Naughton Lom O Rourke and Hugh Fitzgerald approve abrogation of December 6 terms. Connelly posts $1000 to guarantee Maher’s appearance.
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Paso
Martin
Julian
Rio Grande
Stuart
Buck Connelly
Maher
Las Cruces
Mr. Julian
Fitzsimmons
Connelly
Gonnelly
Dan Stuart
George Siler
Louis Houseman
Willian W. Naughton
Lom O'Rourke
Hugh Fitzgerald
IV. Connelly
France Faces Political Crisis Over Senate Probe
Paris February 18 The Senate demand for a vigorous inquiry into Southern railway scandals has polarized France. The Chamber backs the Radical ministry while the Senate threatens to topple it risking serious disturbances. Resignation may not reverse the drift as constitutional crisis looms with newspapers filled by leaders’ interviews.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Opon
Easinet
Landing of Marines at Seoul Signals Protectorate Move
Reports from Seoul claim Russia carried out a coup d etat overnight landing 200 marines with a field gun at Chemulpo and marching to Seoul. The king fled the palace, ministers executed or imprisoned, and an anti Japanese cabinet formed as Russia asserts protection yet hints at a protectorate over Korea.
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Seoul
Corea
Ondon
the Times
Kobe
Japan
Russia
Chemulpo
Tain- Won-Kun
Legation
Nansen Polar Expedition Reported Progress and Cuba Updates
Siberian agent Kouchnareff reports Dr Fridtjof Nansen has reached the North Pole and is returning to civilization. Archangel confirms Nansen is safe and en route home. In Cuba, Maceo reportedly breached the military line and crossed toward Havana Province.
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Siberian
St. Peterspera
Telegrin
Frkutsk
Siberia
Kouchnareff
Fridtjof Nansen
Fran
Arctic
Dre. Nanken
North Pole
Lonxpos
Archangel
Dr. Nansen
Havana
Maceo
Pinar del Rio
Neptune
Waterloo
Chicago Grain and Provisions Report Shows Mixed Losses
Market closes weaker across wheat and corn with May futures down amid thin demand. Oats and provisions also ease while cattle and hogs show varied prices and solid to strong receipts for key beef and sheep categories.
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Sorin Cana
Texas
Happenings From Home and Abroad in Brief
A compact roundup reports events from Barcelona to Cuba with soldiers sailing, European dignitaries scheduled for visits, and a New York trotting congress. It notes lynching prosecutions, medical mishaps in New York appendicitis cases, a fatal boiler explosion in Warren Indiana, and a poisoning arrest in Kansas. Several rail and insurance updates, travel expeditions, political prisoners, and local option defeats are sketched along with a newborn one pound baby mention.
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Barcelona
Cuba
Kruger
Hague
Paris
Berlin
London
National Trotting Association
New York City
Ehx
Congress For Pensions
New York
Ilinois
Iowa
Grant Atterbury
Sullivan
Pearl Bryan
Cincinnati
Homer Swope
Quincy
Ills
Ben Smith
Thomas O'Neil
Pratt City
Ala
Charles Rich
Emima Clark
Theodore Breen
Knoxville
Conn
Willian Hoover
Warren
Ind
Frank McDonel
Gotfs
Kan
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lincoln
Neb
W. Gillette
Pierre
S.D
Western
Alexander Bovronina
Siberia
Iess
Shiawisse County
Michigan
State Superintendent of Insurance
Omaha Life Association
Minneapolis
Minn
Nashville
Tenn
Horman Fan Prancisca
Various Local Items Include Crimes Wars and Discoveries
A sprawling list of brief items reports a whisky find in a Quebec monastery, factory fires in Missouri, legal sentences in North Carolina, a jockey’s death in Kentucky, a Chicago bakery divorce case, a saloonkeeper suit in Indiana, and other scattered notes. Notable entries include Isaac Murphy the jockey’s death, a life sentence for George Velinsky, and Dr Nansen allegedly finding the north pole. Other items mention railroad absorption talk, a revival plan in Sioux City, and a suicide in Missouri.
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Ab Oka
Que
Wester Packers and Canned Goods
Chicago
Kennett
State Industrial School For
Waukesha
Wisne
Ulveston, Laporta and
Houston
Southern Pacific
James Shack
Morgantown
Wy Va
Dorehain
Isaac Murphy
Lexington
Hifie Mo
Fred Heller
George Velinsky
Morgan
Hottinean
N. C
Litzsimimons
Maher
Gilbert J. Philips
James Whitcomb
Shelbyville
Ind
Marshal
Sterling, Hs
James Mitchell
Riley Ray
Rocheport
Ministerial
Sioux City
Ian
John Nadinga
Linnens
Political Equality Club
New York
House
Senate
Dr. Nansen
North Pole
Or. MM. Latollette
Madison
Wis
Florida
Frail notes reveal a jumble of tragic and odd events
A sequence of brief items describes accidental deaths and misfortunes from various places including Wilbturton and Burling ton, with cases ranging from gunfire and train fatalities to poisoning and medical oddities. Other entries mention political actions, reform, and a traveling mining meeting, all reflecting a chaotic late 19th or early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
Legislature Recommends Woman Suffrage Amendment Submission
The Iowa Legislature both houses recommend submitting a woman suffrage amendment. The action signals legislative support for extending voting rights to women and sets the stage for potential statewide referendum.
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Iowa
Mixed early 20th century notices from Indiana to Siam
Acquittals and failures mark a broad set of items ranging from the Keller murder acquittal in Terre Haute to Hutchinson Hardware’s liabilities, electrical accidents in New Jersey, and a range of deaths, corporate filings, rail and school Bible work, court sentences, and transport developments across multiple locales.
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Keller
Clara ‘Shanks
Terre ‘Haute
Ind
Hutchinson Hardware Company
Hutchinon
Kan
Emile Schultze
Electric Works
Hakensack
N. J
James Clark
W. D. White
Hennessey, D.E
Marshfield and Southern Railway
Milwaukee
Chicago
Thomas Howes Hinckley
Millon
Mass
Colorado Springs
Denver
Cripple Creek
Samuel W. Stanley
Springville
Pahner C. Perkins
Mishawaka
Richard H. Clarke
Georgia Supreme Court
Atlanta
Nevada Milectric and Gas Company
Nevada
Thomine
Widensky
Mandan
Kent
A. A. Ball
William Morrow
Maud Strawn
Sheldon
John Fi
Santa Rosa County
Florida
University of
Burton
Mathews
Mors Madison
Bangkok
Siam
India
United States
Anafa Hurers
George Mercdn
Htis
Oakland
Widespread Vignettes of 1890s News Recap in One Column
A kaleidoscope of 1890s items reports crimes, political moves, and society notes. Cases include suicides in Illinois and Missouri, a burn scene in New York, and a New Orleans carnival influx. Political shifts feature Harrison, Manderson, and Lodge, with rapid developments from Kansas to Wisconsin.
House Votes Split on Silver Policy Amid Debate
Feb 15 report from Wasuinatos notes the final vote on the silver amendment in the House. 190 to 80 deferral, 215 to 90 defeat later, with 87 of 96 members unaccounted for due to absences or unpaired votes. 184 Republicans and 31 Democrats opposed concurrence. 45 Democrats, 25 Republicans, and 7 Populists supported it. The debate was steady but not sensational.
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Wasuinatos
Wasnisatos
Morton
Mr. Cousins
Aly
Committee On Ways and Means
United States
van Horn
Poency
Morton Under Fire in House Over Agriculture Bill
Washington notes report sharp criticism of Secretary Morton as the agricultural appropriation bill dominates a Monday session. After earlier silence, Rep Pearson urged defense for Morton, but was met with a unanimous chorus of noes from Democrats Republicans and Populists alike.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
House
Morton
Pearson
N. C
Senator Davis Defends Monroe Doctrine Policy in Senate
Washington February 18 Senator Davis Minnesota addressed the Senate urging adherence to the Monroe doctrine as the basis of American policy. The speech drew a large audience and emphasized resisting European encroachments while supporting a cautious approach to Venezuela settlement. Davis argued a clear policy declaration would best guarantee peace and avoid war.
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Minnersoa
Senate
Washineton
Semuton Davis
Minn
United States
Adda
Davis
Atlantic
Venezuela
Senate Debates Clip Work Yet Passes Two Bills
Washington February session shows brief sparring among senators on a range of topics. Two measures clear the day the military academy and the pension bill carrying 142 million dollars. The House approves seed aid raise to 150 thousand dollars and mandates seed distribution.
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Washington
Senate
Hill
N.Y
Tillman
8. C
Potter
Allen
Neb
Gear
Wolcott
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Troy
N. Y
River Street
Stettheimer & Co
Carrol
Garry
Foley
France
Nansen
Telegraph
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Corn
Boy Gourge
Sepfeymmiver
Cite Oats
Pork
Dude
SEA
Indy
South Omaha
John Inman
George Potete
Wilbturton
I. C
sSamuel Thompson
Borden
Pex
Leopold Lehmann
Lehi Bank
Burlington
J. Willkm Littlejohn
Anniston
Ali
Carleton Smith
Boston
Ted
al Bull
Fourmarly
Ashton
American- ‘Tobacco Company
Angus DD. Gilbert
Alice Sterling
New Mining Exchange
Joseph Love
Kansas
Guthrie, CO
J. J. Root
Lee County
Allison Club
Keokuk
Nanff- Iwan
Harrisburg
Helena
Mon
Paxton
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Sullivan, Mo
Frea
Yuestley
Will Stanbus
Blackburn
Hiunter
Scattering
Hill Nye, Jr
Los Angeles
Cal
St. Louis
Joseph Th. Hilder
Jessie Hilder
Hillcutt Square
Buffalo
James R. Mann
Charles FF. Manderson
Nebraska
Grand Junction
Kansas Masonic Grand Bodies
Wichits
Grace Goodrich Cody
Taccoma Dee
Stockton
Hugh Duffy
Junoon Roy
Jefferson Tcook
Carlyle
Carry Holly
Jackson
James Combs
Nick Combs
Marion wAsbel
Oswego
Kaw
G. W. Chase & Son
St. Joseph
George J.ridley
Centerville
George Jones
H. EK. Tanbeneck
National Committee of the
People’s Party
Congress
Kidmonson
Kentucky
Oliver Armatead
Haverhill
Mas
PL Emery
Topeka
Pingree
Chitral Barton
Red Cross Society
Constantinople
John Dillon
Irish Parliamentary Party
Justin McCarthy
Lodge
Assembly
Senne Cole
McKinley
John M. Thayer
Crisp
Tunner
Frow
Georgia
Miles
Chas. A. Myers
Hanna St
Fort Wayne
Deonmuenend
Nervine
Suine Oluuey
Ahdania
Elkhart
Band
G. H. Padley
Union Meat Market
California
Glack
San Francisco
Crentrat Phanmacy
Dillon, Mont
Union India Rubber Co
Coodyear Rubberco
Ril’ Pease
First Street
Portland, Oregon
Poindexter & OK
Dillon, Beavertead Co
M. T. Brand
Mer and Compass
Piecktail Deer Creek Valley
Montana
the Dominion Company
Omaha Bldg
P. Rarminos 4 CO
Columbus
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