Entombed Miners Rescued After Forty Six Days in Mine
Ely Nevada January 19 After entombment forty six days in Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine A D Bally P J Brown and Fred McDonald have been rescued Bailey brought out at 8 30 last night Brown fourteen minutes later crowds cheered bells rang in Ely The men escaped by rickety ladders as falling timbers and rocks trapped two Greeks who died along the way A signal was sent via a six inch water pipe and later a portable telephone enabled communication with the surface.
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Ely
Nevada
Alpha
Giroux
A. D. Bally
P. J. Brown
Fred McDonald
Bailey
Brown
McDowall
Brown and Bailey
Brown McDonald
Menecrouches
Murderer Jake Hill Sentenced for Life in Prison
In Belington district Judge Holt overruled the defense, and Jake Hill was sentenced to life hard labor at Moundsville for first degree murder of Cherokee James Lebo. The trial drew wide attention amid strong public sentiment and crowded courtroom scenes.
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Philipp
Holt
Jake Hill
James Lebo
Moundsville
Belington
Feling
Hill
Traffic on Railroads Shows Heavy Yet Manageable Freight
The railroad traffic through the city is very heavy with crews busy in yards to prevent congestion. shipments from four feeding lines enter the city and yards handle them with dispatch. Strong coal and lumber business from Fairmont mines and Graf ton Belington branch keeps trains moving despite limited yard space.
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Fairmont
Parkersburg
Grafton & Belington
Percy Love gains civil service exam certificate
Percy Love returned from Washington D C after taking the U S Engineering Corps civil service examination. He earned a certificate confirming success and expects orders soon to report for duty, likely in the western United States. The note praises his preparation and achievement. Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy promotions appear in the piece alongside local anecdotes.
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Percy Love
Washington, D. C
U. S. Engineering Corps
Love
West
Percy
Southwest Land Boom Prompts Opportunity for Farmers
Farmers in the Southwest are told of rising land values and a fast-growing population. The piece urges readers to buy now while cheap, promising eventual prosperity similar to Illinois or Iowa landowners. It promotes Rock Island Frisco lines and offers free literature about Southwest farming, with John Sebastian and the Rock Island Frisco exchange details included.
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Illinois
Nebraska
Southwest
United States
Towa
Iowa
Ieland-Frisco
Missouri
Rock Island
Booker Is Against Taft in New York Meeting
New York observers view the Hughes Washington appearance as shaping southern Republican sentiment. Dr. Booker T. Washington may not back Taft, likely backing Hughes to avoid racial tension. His influence could sway millions of African American voters and affect the Foraker candidacy in the convention.
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New York
Hughes
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Washington
Taft
Roosevelty
South
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Dr. Washington
Foraer
Ohio
Mysterious affairs of Thorn ton estate puzzle town
An elderly, eccentric man Thorn ton died insolvent of cash with real estate held across the city. He rented houses, stored funds unseen, and left thirty dollars on his sister. Administrators seek hidden savings and the fate of long kept money including a church loan. The case unsettles heirs and local officials.
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Thornton
Washington Street
S. J. Walter
Main Street
Gould
Charles Emory Smith Dead in Philadelphia Home
Charles Emory Smith longtime editor and journalist and former Postmaster General died suddenly at his Philadelphia home at age 65 due to heart trouble after a sequence of illness including a December stomach illness and an Atlantic City recuperation.
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Philadelphia
Charles Emory Smith
Vitor
the Press
Smith
New York
Atlantic City
Sweet Salt Mine Details Amid Chile Reconstruction
The Salar Grande salt mine in Chile spans 6000 acres and holds 14 billion tons of pure salt. The Chilean government has paid 2,818,480 US gold to date for land suitable for public use in the rebuilding of Valparaiso.
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Salar Grande
Chile
United States
Valparaiso
Right of Way Renewed for West Virginia Connecting Line
Pittsburg reports renewals of options for property south of Waynesburg needed for a proposed West Virginia Connecting railroad. Some landowners require proof of construction before options, coal owners push for development. Line from Helington to Waynesburg, 68 miles, surveyed toward Pittsburgh. Capital backers include D. F. Maloney president and J. W. Thompson of Uniontown.
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Pittsburg
West Virginia Connecting Railroad
Waynesburg
West Virginia
D. F. Maloney
J. W. Thompson
Uniontown
Helington
Carnegie
Panhanile
Thompson
Mr Shaffer to Speak at Lutheran Church Meeting
In a Lutheran church service on Wednesday evening Mr W J Shaffer a Forest Mission volunteer will deliver an address. The event invites the church’s young men to attend and hear Mr Shaffer speak to the group.
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W. J. Shaffer
Sprak
Forest Mission
Fleli
Shaner
West Virginia Republicans endorse Taft for president
Charleston and Parkersburg wrangled over hosting duties as West Virginia Republican leaders endorsed Secretary Taft for the presidency. The state committee, meeting at the Chancellor hotel, sent cordial Taft greetings and pledged支持 to the Ohioan, while Parkersburg won the April 29 delegate convention bid over Wheeling. A July 8 Charleston convention will elect national delegates and nominate supreme court judges. Also note: a new American Drop Feed Electric Cancelling machine was approved for Grafton post office to replace an outdated unit.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt
West—Virginia
Taft
Republican State Committee of
Chancellor Hotel
Elliott Northcott
Ohio River
W. E. Glasscock
Virgil Highland
E. C. Henshaw
Alex Clohan
Wheeling
Charleston
P.O
Washington
Love
Grafton
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