Mines Bureau to Aid Brave Miners in Face of Toll
On Taft signing the bureau of mines act, a Cherry mine disaster verdict cites mine inspectors’ knowledge and consent as cause. U S Geological Survey data show 22 840 miners killed and 50 000 injured in 17 years, prompting calls for stricter labor safety and multilingual miner training.
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Sun’s
Washington Service
Hibbs
Washington
Taft
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Cherry, M
Imine
United States Geological Survey
United States
John Mitchell
Europe
Great Britain
Bulletin of Labor
Congress
Cherry
Monangaoh
Darr
Marianna
Yolande
Hanna
Cherry, Ill
Palos
Ala
Palos Coal and Coke Company
New Bureau of Mines to Be Established in Interior
The new Bureau of Mines will begin July 1 under a director with a 6000 dollar yearly salary. The bureau must be technically educated and experienced and will investigate mining methods for miner safety and accident prevention. It will study ore treatment, mineral use, electricity, and explosives in mines and issue public reports of its work.
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Douglas
Ohio
House
America
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Estrada’s Army Surrounded by Regular Troops at Bluefields
In Nicaragua near Bluefields government forces under Gen. Mena have trapped Estrada’s insurgent army between Rama and Bluefields. Several American fighters siding with the insurgents are reported dead. The British and United States pledge to protect foreign interests as the cruiser Scully sails from Jamaica toward Graytown and Bluefields to serve orders from the admiralty.
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Chavarrias
Rama
United States
Bluefields
Admiralty Office
Scully
Nicaragua
Jamaica
Graytown
Bribery Indictment Challenged By Browne In Illinois
Lee O Neill Browne, Democratic leader in the state legislature, faces an indictment for paying a $1 bribe to secure a vote for Senator Lorimer. Browne's team argues the case lacks Illinois jurisdiction, claiming Charles A White acted as a federal officer and that the offense belongs in federal court.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neill Browne
William Lorimer
United States
Browne
Charles A. White
Lorimer
Illinois
White
Brown
Woman Passes 107 Years of Happy Living in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Wonderly, born May 17, 1803 in Smyrna Delaware, marked for a 107th birthday at the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged in Philadelphia. She recalls wars, family losses, and a life of sewing, canaries, and faith, hoping to reach 107 as nurses note her strength waning yet enduring spirit.
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Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal Home For
Elizabeth Wondley
Smyrna
Delaware
Edward Wright Walker
William
Local tailor arrested in West Los Angeles
Sheriff Lindsay of San Antonio arrives to return Louis Schneiderman to Texas amid allegations of leaving a continent-wide trail of bad checks after previously living in Indianapolis where he owned a tailor shop at North and Illinois streets. Schneiderman denies the extradition and claims not to be the sought man, noting his recent move with a religious sect to Africa as a missionary.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sherif Lindsay
San Atonio
Tex
Texas
Louis Schneiderman
Indianapolis
Schneiderman
Africa
Roosevelt to Receive London Greeting in Gold Box
The May 31 London reception for Theodore Roosevelt will be prominent, with the Lord Mayor luncheon and the formal presentation of the freedom of the city in a gold box. Roosevelt, unwell but not serious, is troubled by heavy dictation and lengthy correspondence while staying with Col. Arthur Lea.
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London
England
Edward
Theodore Roosevelt
Duke of Connaught
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Whitelaw Reid
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Col
Arthur Lea
Roosevelts
Prosecution of Seyler At End In Murder Case
In Mays Landing New Jersey on May 24 the Seyler murder trial neared completion as prosecutors rested. Detective chief Richard Whalen testified briefly about a statement by Orvis Seyler while the defense argued to limit testimony. Judge Trenchard pressed for concise questioning and Seyler plans to testify in his own defense denying being away from home the night Jane Adams died.
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Mays Landing
N. J
William Seyler
Jane Adams
Richard Whalen
Atlantic City
Trenchard
Gaskill
Whalen
Orvis Seyler
New Jersey
Seyler at Pier Stubbed as Girl Died in Ocean Incident
The medical examiner cites probable fatal blow by a fist in the girl’s death. Seyler denies striking her but says she jumped backward into the ocean. Witnesses Adams offer little illumination, though Seyler admits being at the pier the night Jane died.
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Seyler
Charles Adams
Congress May Quit by Middle of July
Washington May 23 Congress adjournment appears unlikely before mid July says Representative Champ Clark the Democratic leader. Taft has ordered his Beverly summer home prepared but delays in Congress will push his arrival back and leave no chance for early adjournment.
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Washington
Taft
Beverly
Congress
Champ Clark
Corset Unfolds In Parade Vanquishes Banner Mixup
In Kennett California on May 24 L H Raglan and wife traveled as delegates from the Kennett aerie of Eagles for the grand lodge. A package thought to hold a gold embroidered banner contained the wife’s corset. Raglan unfurled the corset on a staff and marched proudly in the parade.
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Kennett
Cal
L. H. Raglan
Negro Lynched in Bowerton Mississippi After Shootout
In Bowerton Mississippi on May 23 a Black man identified as man Lorch was hanged after firing on a policeman attempting to arrest him. Civil authorities reported the lynching occurred late Monday with no immediate arrests announced.
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Bowerton
Miss
Dynamite Wrecks Home Of Local Anti-Saloon Leader
In Zanesville Ohio on May 24 the home of George Sheenan, a prominent saloon reform crusader, was blown up by dynamite. The family escaped unharmed as police attributed the act to wet forces seeking to thwart anti alcohol efforts.
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Zanesville, O
George Sheenan
John R. Walsh Better Returns to Chicago
Mrs. John R. Walsh and her son John arrive in Chicago from Ft. Leavenworth where her husband John W. Walsh serves a federal sentence. She praises his improved appearance after a recent visit as he carried railroad documents for his father’s signature and declines to discuss business or his father’s health.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
John
Ft. Leavenworth
Rapid Cures for Eczema Offer Immediate Pain Relief
An early skin remedy, possum, promises instant easing of itching and rapid healing for eczema and related skin diseases. It claims to cure many conditions including acne psoriasis and blotchy skin, with blemishes clearing overnight. Available in 50-cent and $2 sizes at local druggists H J Huder and Weber Drug Co., sample kits sent free by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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H. J. Huder’s
Weber Drug Co
Queen Mother thanks Colonel Roosevelt in Buckingham Palace
In London on May 24 Alexandra the queen mother thanked America for sympathy after King Edward's death. Colonel Roosevelt, with Lord Strathcona for Canada and Sir George Reid for Australia, were received in the throne room and also thanked by the queen mother.
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Queen Mother
Roosevelt
London
Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
America
Edward
Lord Strathcona
Canara
George Reid
Australia
Edinburgh Honors Commander Peary
The University of Edinburgh conferred on Commander Robert E Peary the honorary doctor of laws degree on Tuesday. Sir Ludovic Grent presided and praised Peary for expanding scientific knowledge through his explorations.
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Edinburgh
Robert E. Peary
University of Edinburgh
Ludovic Grent
Doctor Dies in Desert Near Bakersfield
News from Bakersfield reports Dr. William A. Mosk a University of Michigan graduate wandered into Sand Canyon desert on May 11 and was found dead there Saturday He had been in charge of a hospital on the Los Angeles aqueduct system.
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Bakersfield
Cal
William A. Mosk
University of Michigan
Sand Canyon
Desert
Mosk
Los Angeles
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Phiadelphia
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Harriman
Charles O Ffi
Charles Cary Rumsey
Mary Harriman
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Iquidation Sale
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Celnet Aa
Tela
Colgate
Doctor
Colorado
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Pacific Northwest
Points
St. Louis
Wabash
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W. H. Connor
G. A. Wabash R. R. Co
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