Explosion at United National Colliery No 3 pits 126 feared dead
Cardiff July 12. An underground explosion at Wattstown Rhondda valley center of Welsh coal field is believed to have caused at least 126 deaths. About 150 men worked in No 3 pit with No 1 shaft nearby providing limited contact. Rescue attempts were hampered by foul air and collapsing earth. eight bodies recovered by midnight. hundreds of relatives gathered at the pit head as news spread.
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Cardiff
Wales
United National Colliery Company
Wattstown
Rhonda Valley
No. 2
No. 1
South Wales
Slain Prisoner on Train near Crystal Springs
Dave Collis a convict from Copiah County sentenced to ten years for attempted criminal assault on Miss Hoge was killed aboard a train at Crystal Springs by Dickey brother in law of the assaulted woman. He fired three shots from a pistol as the train stopped, killing Collis instantly. Dickey surrendered claiming the man deserved death. Traveling Sergeant Dobbs was present during the shooting.
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Jackson
Miss
Dave Collis
Miss Hogg
Copish County
Mr. Dickey
Miss Hoge
Crystal Springs
Dickey
Hazelhurst
Dobbs
Elks Elect Grand Lodge Officers In Buffalo Reunion
At the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks annual reunion in Buffalo New York officers were elected with all but two chosen by acclamation Grand exalted ruler Robert W Brown of Louisville Ky and several other named officers were reelected or elected including C F Tomlinson C W Kaufman Edward KLaughlin F C Robinson J K Tenor W W McClelland John D O Shea and Dr W Haviland All but Kaufman and Haviland were elected by acclamation A band contest saw the Governor s band of Jalisco Mexico win class A first prize.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Grand Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Robert W. Brown
Louisville
C. F. Tomlinson
Winston
N. C
C. W
Kaufman
Hoboken
Edward Klau
Dr. Haviland
Governor's Band
Jalisco
Mex
Desperate battle between moonshiners and federal officers
In Huyking Kentucky July 12 a fierce clash occurred in the Elkhorn district as moonshiners led by Calvin Centers opened fire on deputies led by Albert Potter. Centers was killed and Henry Adams fatally wounded. Tucker was seriously wounded and an officer may have been shot.
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Huyking
Elkhorn
Albert Potter
United States
Calvin Centers
Centers
Henry Adams
Tucker
Offer to Charles for Norwegian throne reported
The Associated Press confirms an offer of the Norwegian throne has been made to King Edward's son-in-law Prince Charles of Denmark. The British government leans toward the plan but awaits King Oscar's stance. Charles' mother was a daughter of the late king of Sweden.
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Throne
Norway
Tenederad
Edward
London
Associated Press
Prince Charles
Denmark
Oscar
Lote
Sweden
Deadly duel ends in Italian's death and a man wounded
Ignatio de vo, an Italian, and Will Wallace, a Black man, fought with revolvers at Carmichael's dairy in South Texarkana. The Italian was killed by four back wounds from a neck shot. Wallace was wounded twice and is in critical condition. no witnesses. The assailant claimed self defense after the Italian fired first.
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Texarkana
Ignatio de
Fatal Shot After Ball Game Near Weeley
In Tex near Weeley a colored crowd gathered after a baseball game. Willie Warfield stepped toward a man who then fired, the ball striking his stomach and causing his death at 11 o clock Tuesday. The shooter claimed accidental discharge. no arrests reported.
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Bresham
Tex
Weeley
Willie Warfield
Ransom
Washington County
Austin County
Retail Clerks Meet in Galveston For 12th Session
About one hundred delegates attend the twelfth session of the International Retail Clerks' Protective association in Galveston on July 12. President O'Brien condemns early closing and Saturday half holidays as harmful to unions, urges a 54 hour week with overtime and argues non union goods flow from shop closings. He notes small dealers lose business as wives favor bargain counters, impacting union strength.
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Galveston
International Retail Clerks’ Protective Association
O'Brien
Texas Sheriffs State Association Meets in Houston
The State Association of Sheriffs gathered in Houston for its annual session with a large attendance. City Attorney Stone and Hon. Frank Andrews gave welcome addresses, President Sparks responded to an applauded address. A committee was appointed to study establishing a criminal identification bureau. Tax Collectors Association was called to order by Vice President Kent in Houston. President McDonald missed the meeting due to his father’s death.
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State Association
Houston
State Association of Sheriffs
Stone
Frank Andrews
Sparks
Texas Ax Collectors' Association
Kent
McDonald
Beer Train Wreck Near Gainesville Hits Tracks
The Katy line local between Gainesville and Whitesboro derailed about twelve miles east of Gainesville. Three beer cars left the track and plunged into a ditch, tearing the track for some distance.
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Gainesville
Tex
Katy
Whitesboro
Lightning Strikes, Creek Swallows Home Families
In Guthrie on July 12 a fatal lightning incident near Lahoma Garfield county kills six year old daughter of S D Holtzer as she is led to a storm cellar by two alstera. The Fagan farm, new thrashing outfit near Numa, and Peter Bryan’s home are destroyed by wind.
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Peter Bryan
Guthrie
Lahoma
Garfield County
Uehming
S. D. Holtzer
Alstera
John Fagan
Numa
Assassination Regarded As Purely Political Crime In Russia
The assassination of Moscow Prefect of Police Count Shovestaff is viewed as a political crime. He was under forty, from a renowned Russian family, and son of Count eter Kouvaloff, a Berlin Conference statesman. In Byelatok, crowds were dispersed by Cossacks and shots were fired.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Shovestaff
Russia
Counteter Kouvaloff
Berlin
Nicholas
Zelenoi
Byelatok
Discoveries Promise Health By Digestive Cure
The ad warns against seeking health in the wrong places and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach, liver, heart, and nerve ailments. It claims stomach digestion fixes related diseases and includes testimonials from John L. Coughenour and Mrs. David W. Guice who report improved health after using the product. It notes no alcohol or narcotics and recommends accompanying Pleasant Pellets for laxative help.
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Dr. Pierce
Bony
Loueia
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Golden Medical Discovery
Golden Medical
David W. Guice
Hamburg
Franklin Co
Moving Town In Cornish Business District Shift Likely
A town in Cornish, L. T., faces a division over relocating the business part about a quarter mile north outside current limits. The First National Bank and the post office have moved to the prospective site, and the community expects the entire business district to follow.
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Cornish
L. T
First National Bank
Pioneer Telegraph upgrades in Muskogee plant
Modern Building Muskogee July 12 The Pioneer Telegraph and Telephone company completes a new Southwestern plant costing about $50,000. The company built its own building and installed new apparatus. Manager Lyon expects the exchange to be ready for service in about ten days.
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Muskogee
Pioneer Telegraph and Telephone Company
Southwest
Lyon
Oklahoma's Assessed Values Rise in Territory Totals
Oklahoma's territorial auditor reports total assessed property value at 92 765 928 dollars for the territory up from last year by 2 249 377 dollars. Railroad valuations reach 11 036 317 dollars while Pullman cars total 37 929 dollars telephones 190 302 dollars and telegraph lines 164 267 dollars.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
T. W. Baxter
Territorial
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Kansas City Weekly Journal
Dreadfus Disaster
Charles
Texas Sheriffs
John L. Coughenour
Glensavage
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