Explosion sinks mine with 106 dead in Mexico
News notes a deadly blast at the Hondo mine in Coahuila, Mexico, killing 106 miners, most of whom were Mexican and Chinese, with the Coahuila Coal Company as owner. The report also covers Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly's death, Charles M. Schwab's denial of gambling rumors, Pierpont Morgan's Titian painting, and other brief items from across the world.
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Hondo
Mexico
Coahuita Coal Company
West Newton
Mass
Lewis A. Kimberly
United States Navy
Navy
Charles M. Schwab
Wool Trust
In Carlo
Building 5
Mr. Schwab
Oat J. Pierpont Morgan
Titian
Ocean
Canadian Pacific
United States
Montreal
Vancouver
Edward
John Biddle
Pittaburg
Thomas D. Eahney
Mount Washington
Charles Hallberg
Chicago
The
of the Art Institute At
Lake Michigan
Lake Michi
Mary Constance Bentivoglio
Omaha
St. Clare
Pope Leo
Castle of
St. Angelo
Rome
Signor Marconi
Philadelphia
New York
Southampton
Richard Croker
Marconi
England
Mary Christiansen
Onawa
Frank Oram
Senate Passes Commerce and Labor Department Bill
Senate sessions cover the creation of a department named Commerce and Labor amid stormy debate on the Philippine measure with no firm results. Senators clashed over censorship in the Philippines while another discussion on judiciary salary raises and a proposed $7500 per year for lawmakers arose, followed by adjournment.
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Senate
Department of Connmerce
Department of Commerce and Labor
Selge
Teller
General Wheaton
Gevurncans
Philippines
Secretary of War
Tillman
South Carolina
United States
Wrhday
Hear
Berry
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Stewart
Congress
Morgan
Alabam
House
Ways and Means Committee
McLachlan
Santa Monica
United
House of Representatives
Carmack
Tennessee
Philippine Committee
Beveridge
Robbery and arson tales lead to deadly confrontations
Reported crimes narrate a deadly raid on Mrs. Mary Priest’s Gallopolis home ending in the robbers' deaths after a police confrontation. A separate blaze at the Kidd ranch near Stockton leaves two laborers dead in a bunkhouse fire. In Chicago, three burglars caught fleeing with valuables after targeting William F. Dummer’s home reportedly traveled from Pasadena, using false names.
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Fitannworld
Mary Priest
Gallopolis
Michael Coltina
Kidd Ranch
Undine
Stockton
Cal
Willims, Bixler & Johnson
William F. Dummer
Lincoln Boulevard
Chicago
Pasadena
Mr. Dummer
Fred Busch
Charlea Parker
John Six
Marines and natives endure 20 day trek across Samar
General Chaffee reports Major Waller, four officers, 50 Marines and 36 native bearers set out from Langan in late December to cross Samar to Bussey, 309 miles away. Severe rains and swollen rivers slowed progress. rations ran out and ten men presumed dead. Lieutenant Williams led a relief party to save survivors. Captain Green urges mining and homestead policies to draw American capital and settlers to the islands.
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War Department
Chaffee
Waller
Marine Corps
Langan
Sa‘mar
Bussey
Liles
Twelfth Infantry
P. K. Williams
Williams
Boer War Dispatches From Pretoria and Cape Town
Lord Kitchener reports Col Dumoulin's Sussex regiment camp repulsed by Niewhoudta's force after heavy fighting near Pretoria. General French captures 260 men from Fouche's command in northeastern Cape Colony, whose forces are scattered. Kipling from Cape Town opposes amnesty for rebels, calling it life or death for the colony. War office profits claim due to remount contract inefficiency total £8,000,000.
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Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
L. E. Dumoulin
Sussex Regiment
Niewhoudta
French
Fouche
Cape Colony
Rudyard Kipling
Cape Town
Kipling
War Office
Admiral Rawson Appointed Governor of New South Wales
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, commander of the Channel squadron 1893 to 1901, is named governor of New South Wales marking the first admiral to hold a colonial governorship a point of navy contention. A Pekin dispatch reports the dowager empress emperor and empress of China received diplomatic corps ladies at the nalacoa.
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Harry Rawson
New South Wales
China
Peking
Nalacoa
Roaming Royalty and Reform Echo in 1903 Debates
A fragmented report covers European court customs. the dowager empress envisions Westernization for China while Mia Conger, wife of an American minister, receives a valuable gift. It also notes a January 1903 government surplus and war tax repeal plans, plus executive orders, storms, and a library anecdote reflecting on human nature.
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China
Mia
Conger
Parker
Patent application for Comanche mine in White Pine Nevada
U S LAND OFFICE Cannon Orre Nevada January 1902 notice that F J Trosaemer of Eureka Nevada applies for patent to thirteen hundred eighty eight and five tenths acres of the Comanche mine with gold silver and lead and a 1000 foot surface claim in White Pine Mining District Eureka County Nevada. The description references location plots, corner posts and adjoining claims The notice asks all adverse claimants to file with the Register of the United States Land Office in Eureka Nevada within the statutory period.
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U.S. Land Office
Cannon Orre
Nevada
F. J. Trosaemer
Eurika
Eureka County
States of Nevada
Comanche
White Moe
County of White Pins
State of
Mt. Disblo
Thin Mine
Sorder
White Pine Coup Hook
Ming
Comanche Mine
Eustace F
United States
Ory
Uriehy
Ustae
Gallup, Register
OTR
Pudtesal District Court
Sia of
Aimeen Wenban
San Francisco
Eureka
Clay Lima
Third Judicial District Court
John Lee
AML
Tatate
Otioe
Johanne
Anderson
Taied Judicial District Court
Burcks County
Andrew F. Anderson
Rureke
Senate
Anid
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Nellie White
Joseph Zeigler
Wilkesbarre
Zeigier
Beevil House
Exchange Hotel
Standard Oil CO
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Frank Green
American Chamber of Commerce
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Washington
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Butte
Mont
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Roosevelt
Long Island
New Jersey
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania
Bratoging
Comanche Tunnel
Homestake
Nokyon
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Barnes
Sweetly Aper
Euraha County
H. Gallup
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William D. Stewart
Gro. W. Mennett
Crocker Building
Jobe Lee
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Clay Simms
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Jant Lew
Andrew
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Rxecutriz
Gao
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Jie
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W. D. Sabe
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Sasha Fee Tee
Tia
Heaton
Les Welokate
Michulab Uamlow
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WH. Russell
Cor. Mann
Bateman
Fox
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R. Herz & Bro
Reno Jewelers
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Neveia
Board of Trustees
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