Mine Disaster Kills Six in Indiana Coal Mine
A gas explosion at Maule Coal Company's Princeton mine in Indiana killed six workers and badly injured eight others, with several expected to die. Survivors and rescuers recount a chaotic scene as cages were hurled upward, and rescue crews, aided by a improvised iron bucket, pulled victims from the shaft. State Mine Inspector Fisher will investigate the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binat
Maule Coal Company
Princeton
Ind
John Ernest
the Clure Fabre
John Holmes
Robert Maule
Carl Poneylight
Belleville
James Ryan
Will Booker
James Davis
William D. Grills
Tom Price
Frank Tarbie
David Nolan
James Turner
Arthur Colgate
James Kruse
Turbie
Grill
Davis
Booker
Brooker
Fisher
Fiends Wreck a Train Near Cahaba River Bridge
A tragic Alabama railroad disaster unfolded Sunday morning on the Cahaba River bridge between Brierfield and Birmingham. Twenty eight persons are known dead, eleven escaped but many may die, with all train crew killed except a miraculous fireman. The iron river span at the trestle failed as the engine and cars plunged below. A farmer first brought news to Hargrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Cahaba River
Birmingham
Brierfield, Blocton and Birmingham
Southern Railway
Gurnee
Hargrove
Angy depositors siege bank. plan to wreck train at trestle
Angry depositors besieged the National Bank of Illinois as reports emerged of a prior attempt to destroy a Southern Railway passenger train at McComb's trestle. The wreckers allegedly removed a rail from a ninety foot high trestle, intensifying fears the act was deliberate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank OF Illinois
Southern Railway
McComb
Three Friends Pirates Scare Cuban Voyagers In Key West
The Three Friends, a Cuban filibustering steamer, faces scrutiny as its crew and officers, led by Col. Nunez, resist detention. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Scott Wike criticizes the Key West district attorney absence while Spain may demand arrests. The report notes the vessel’s daring exploits and the crew’s ready willingness to die for Cuba as concerns rise over international repercussions.
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Treasury
Scott Wike
Key West
Wike
Spain
United States
Col. Nunez
Cuba
Review of the Year May 1896 disasters and fires
A chronological backward glance catalogs the past year's tragedies from May 1896 including fatal explosions in Cincinnati, massive cyclones across Texas Kentucky and Oklahoma, prairie floods in Iowa and Michigan, and countless fires and collapses. The record covers months through December with numerous deaths, property losses, and notable events worldwide.
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Cincinnati
Texas
Kentucky
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Michigan
McGregor
Cairo
Victoria
B. C
Bridge disaster and Cuban pirate raiders feature in scattered report
A four year old bridge collapsed under a passenger train causing a fatal wreck with bodies burned. Relief trains from Birmingham and Blocton rushed to aid, while surviving passengers described wheels bumping before the break. Nearby farmers helped as officials investigated the tragedy. Also described is a Cuban patriot privateer, the Three Friends, famed for stealthy runs and evading U S and Spanish forces with a gray hull and coal smoke masking her approach.
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Hargrove
Birmingham
Birmingham City
Blocton
Floridan
United States
Telegraphic Previties and Dualities in 19th Century Public Life
A miscellany notes the Duke of Westminster charity bills reaching about 100000 dollars yearly. The Empress of Russia is popular with Parisians during a Paris visit. Verdi works on an oratorio and denies plans for an opera. Clapp & Co. in New York show liabilities of 204600 dollars, nominal assets 844002 dollars, actual assets 10000 dollars.
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Duke of Westminster
Verdi
Clapp & Co
New York
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Indiana
Richt
J.exington, KY
Review OF the Year
Jeannette Cowan
Vancouver Island
Hibbard
Columbus
Ohio
Moor
St. Louis
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal
South Africa
Plecea
Dranvons
Perala
Jaujabad
Carlisle
Gol
England
Trans- Vaal
Jameson
Germany
France
Russia
Peter Hougaard
Chicago
Killa
Foraker
Red Cross
Turkey
Hawkins
Kiye
Hollidaysburg
Saliabury
Pearl Bryan
Fort Thomas
Senate
Philadelphia
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Richard Klarke
Whiting
Lod
Atlantic Coast
Morristown
N. J
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Bristol
Conn
W. H. English
Indianapolia
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Ana
Grant Atterbury
Sullivan
Troy
Newcastle
Colo
Bill Nye
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
America
Hallington Booth
Baltimore
Halifax
Barcelona
Congress
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Rome
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Madrid
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Albert Wallace
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Ripton
N. Y
Dubola
Thoman Hughes
London
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Mich
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Tienola Supreme Court
Hankera Meadowcroft
Alvin M. Stone
Akron
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Tratos
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Cuboos
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Mra. Dimmilek
B. Minchell Kilin
O. Sanda
Pentwater
Treatle
Hedford
Cleveland
Firzhugh Lee Conanl
Greater New York
J. W. Lehman
Malrbury
Philaelphiae
Kueunienst
Pre Valle
Longsland
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Albert Egbert
Hile Wick
Luter
Cripple Creek
Virginia
Cyeloars
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Civil Service
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Otto Maim
Poll
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James Dunham
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Czar
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Seneva
Felch
Japan
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McKinley
Little Falla
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B. H. Bristow
Pitts Sane Pa
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Tenn
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Kan
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Malvern
Ark
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Watson
Pittsburg
Anderson
Jersey City
Moore Bros
National Democratic Party
Indianapolis
Column
St. Louisa
Alliance
Abigail Dodge
Gail Hamilton
Hamilton
Masa
Whitney-Vanderbilt
John C. Black
Palmer
Buckner
Slight Frost Jr
Benton Harbor
Glencoe
Minn
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Tud
Oshkosh
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Restial
Dongola
Egypt
Leadville
Mount Holyoke College
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Floxida
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du Maurier
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Meeker
Col
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Juneau
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Henry E. Abbey
St. Louia
Denver
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Chitego
Mia
Siddons
Paria
Campanini
Tenor
Parma
Mabley & Co
Detroit
Weyler
Chippewa Valey
Indicationa
Pinar del Ito
Hive
Waelder
Maceo
Salter
Jerea
Hodgen
Val
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