Death Toll in Mine Disaster Tops Four Hundred
In Monongah West Virginia the explosion at Fairmont coal mines leaves about 400 men unaccounted, with eighty-two bodies recovered and rescue efforts ongoing. The blast hurls debris across the West Fork river as rescuers, using modern safety gear, search Mines 6 and 8 for survivors amid widespread devastation. Local townspeople face near total loss of kin and friends as officials confirm a large death count and limited hope for rescue.
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Monongsh
Nusibers
Fairmont Val Company
Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore
Dabio
Monongah
Im. Rhine
Oat
Planet Company
West Fork
No. & Mineers
Fairmont and Clacksburg Traction Company
Concus Son
From Siberia to Iowa A daring prison escape tale
Maurice Balanofsky a cousin of Joe Steinberg of Port Dodge arrived in Boston and soon Fort Dodge. A machinist by trade he escaped a three year life sentence in a Siberian military prison after helping forty seven male companions and two females flee by stealing a railroad locomotive and traveling by night. His father and many Jewish neighbors were killed in Odessa as Cossacks attacked the Jewish quarter prompting his oath of vengeance.
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Siberia
Maurice Balanofsky
Joe Steinberg
Port Dodge
Boston
Fort Dodge
Balanofsky
Odessa
Social Democrat Party
Liberia
Friends appeal to Washington over Hungarian arrest
Friends from Frank Polakovic Iowa Falls appeal to the state department in Washington to secure the release of Polakovic who is jailed in Hungary after discussing American freedoms. Polakovic was part of a U S gymnastic team at the Sokols tournament in Prague last June and displayed the Stars and Stripes.
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Washington
Frank Polakovic
Iowa Falls
State Department
Polskovic
Hungary
America
Polekovic
United Gymnastic Association
Prague
Adrift in a Foreign Land Aims for Release
Gendarmes provoke a scene causing visitors to quit a place except for Polakovic who remained nearby to visit relatives. He spoke of his adopted country’s freedom and greatness. Arrested on Dinslavism charges, he lost money, passport, and papers while confined. Friends seek aid from Washington authorities.
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Polakovic
Washington
Long Search Rewarded As Mother Finds Son In Burlington Hotel
After ten years the mother of Lewis South aged twenty two found him working as a night clerk in a Burlington hotel. J K Strause of Minneapolis revealed the boy’s identity and said the parents were divorced long ago and the father disappeared with the child. The mother later married a Minneapolis grain merchant and the boy believed his stepmother was his mother. He went to his mother in Minneapolis. The mother’s married name is not given. Candies for the holiday trade will be sold at the lowest living prices at Freeman's.
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Lewis South
Burlington
J. K. Strause
Minneapolis
Minneapoli
Wigo
Tillman Plans Inquiries Into Treasury Actions and Clearing House Certs
Senator Tillman introduces two series of resolutions directing the Senate Finance Committee to investigate secretary of the treasury actions during the financial crisis. Topics include the legality and purpose of 3 percent indebtedness certificates, $50 million Panama Canal bonds, and whether new laws protect the public from unwise money issues. The second series probes clearing house certificates, their legality, tax status, and potential use to finance stored Wheat and tobacco through banks warehouses and elevators.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Secretary of the Treasury
Fox House
Secon
Committees On Finance
Senate
Weasury
Svetion
United States
Tiluan
Lewige
Aldrich
Supreme Court Rules on Heath and Millegan Paint Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided the Heath & Millegan Manufacturing Company and several other paint manufacturers are involved in a major case. Details describe the ruling and its implications for the industry and parties named.
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Washington, der
Supreme Court of the United States
Heath & Millegan Manufacture Company
Pant Manuafacturers
Chicano
Packers
Washington
Sapere Court
United States
Armour, Swift
Jane
North Dakota Court Upholds Statute on Paint Adulteration
Justice McKenna writes for the court upholding the North Dakota statute prohibiting adulteration of white lead and mixed paints. The decision found the law valid under state authority but unconstitutional under the federal Constitution, sending the case to the U S circuit court for the North Dakota district for further action.
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Theorth Dakota
Nort Dakotr
Fauh
McKenna
United States Circuit Court
North Dakoti
Kaiser Returns to London for Sightseeing Tour
Emperor William of Germany arrived in London after a rest at Heighelite castle and planned several days of sightseeing. He lunched with King Edward, visited the German embassy, and hoped to visit Queen Wilhelmina in Holland on the return journey.
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London
Rec
Emperor Witlatie
Germany
Highelite Castly
Rhms
Edward
Huckingham Calder
Jooks
Wilhelm Ina Fea
Holland
Persdan
Newborns Reported in Unclear Family Note
An octogenarian described as a Papa Schlusser of Cattay Taos is noted as father of two newly born boys. The record states Mes Schlusser is Attst two years OM Vues and also parents of another boy five years old.
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Octogenarian
Schlusser
Cattay
Aihey Taos
Mes
Auther
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Joseph Urmston
Reilly
Here
Iowa
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R. C
Rhode Island
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S. FP
Crisman
J. S. Robinson
West Bend
Emmetburg
MW. Kerwick
Christos
Clack le
Phoenix
Way
Clothing
Palo Alto
Whittemore
Dr. Reed
Cristmas
Emmetsburg, LA
One Price Clothiers
H. W. Beebe
Devings
Cortelyou
North Dakota
Kaiser
Chicago
Bee
Chicago Red Cross Seociety
Talos
E-Plasten
Mononpih
Wyva
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