Thirty Bodies Recovered Amid Gas At Jacobs Creek Mine
At Jacobs Creek on December 20 a disaster left thirty bodies found near the pit mouth while eight were recovered. The mine was filled with gas delaying rescue as relief parties planned entrances from three sections. The scene echoed Naomi and Monongah, with communities along the Youghiogheny river shaken by the disaster.
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Jacobs Creek
Naomi
Monongah
Youghiogheny
van Meter
Consolidated Coal Company
W. Va
Pas de Calais
France
Hanna
Wyo
Harwich
Caninea
Mexico
Belle Vernon
Red Cross Society
La Crosse Opposes Ten-Club Baseball League
La Crosse Baseball Association directors met to report on the past season and rejected a plan for a ten club league next year. They expect financial trouble and possible reversion to eight clubs, fearing La Crosse or Eau Clair would drop. Annual meeting set for January 3 with election of directors and plans for next season pending.
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la Crosse Baseball Association
Madison
Freeport
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Wausau
Dynamite Blast Kills Twenty Seven in Rome Factory
Rome is shaken as a dynamite magazine explodes at the Aoelles arms factory killing twenty seven people. The building is shattered and the city reels from the disaster as authorities begin inquiries.
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Rome
Aoelles
Smiling condemned man Edward Clifford dies at scaffold
Edward Clifford, 22, murderer of his father, went to the scaffold in Peoria, Ill., with a smile after 9 am as pleas for a stay from Bishop Spaulding, Grand Master Hanahan, and others failed. He killed his father over money, and the governor refused a holiday posttime stay.
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Peoria
Ill
Edward Clifford
Bishop Spaulding
Hanahan
Brotherhood of Firemen
Mayor O'Connor
Western Miners Appeal to Roosevelt Over Labor Dispute
Judge Hil ton chief counsel for the Western federation of miners charges the federal commission is hearing one side in the miners versus operators dispute at Goldfield. He telegraphed Roosevelt that miners sought conference and fair terms, lamenting owners refused and urging presidential help for an honorable settlement and return to work.
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Goldfield
Hilton
Western Federation of Miners
Federal Commission
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Mine Workers to Meet Jan 21 in Indianapolis
The nineteenth annual convention of the United Mine Workers has been called to meet in Indianapolis Jan. 21. The announcement was made from Indianapolis on December 20 and sets the gathering for the union’s annual meeting.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Wisconsin banks report strong condition despite deposits rise
Wisconsin banks show strong health in a quarterly report by State Bank Commissioner M. C. Bergh. Deposits increased by more than seven million dollars year over year while actual cash rose 2.5 million in three months, with a monthly gain of 0.5 million. The average reserve climbed to about 24 percent, well above the required 15 percent.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
M. C. Bergh
St Joseph Congregation Receives Contested Estate
After seven years of will contests, probate court assigns the Schafer estate valued at 2500 to St Joseph Congregation. Property sits at the corner of Tenth and La Crosse streets.
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Elizabeth Schafer
Tenth and
la Crosse Streets
St. Josephs Congregation
Exchange Firm Head Shot Today
James H. Oliphant of the stock exchange firm Oliphant was shot in his office by a customer. The shooter then killed himself and died shortly after. Oliphant was rushed to Hudson Street Hospital in critical condition.
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New York
James H. Oliphant
Stock Exchange
Oliphant
Hudson Street Hospital
Cornelius Ring Falls to His Death on Scaffold
At the corner of Gilette and Prospect streets Cornelius Ring an 84 year old man fell from a scaffold and died. Ole Severson his nephew was knocked unconscious but survived. Ring born in Sorsan Vesteraalm Norway came to La Crosse in 1838 and never married. Funeral by Sletten Bros. Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Gilette
Prospect Streets
Cornelius Ring
Ole Severson
Ring
Kane Street
Mr. Severson
Sorsan
Vesteraalm
Norway
la Crosse
Sophia Severson
Avon Street
Sletten Bros
Oak Grove Cemetery
Young Men’s Singing Club to Meet at St James Church
The Young Men’s Singing club at St James church will hold a special meeting this evening to discuss plans and practice new songs. Members are urged to attend and bring any requested materials for the session.
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Young Men's Singing Club
St. James Church
Farm Sale in Hamilton Sets Large Price Benchmark
Fritz Nordholtz sold a large Hamilton farm to Chris Jordan for 14000 dollars. The deal stands as one of the largest farm property transactions in weeks, highlighting robust land values in the area.
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Fritz Nordholtz
Chris Jordan
Hamilton
Wedding on a dog license shocks Seattle crowd
George E Maine, banking teller, wed Miss Margaret Wilson after clergy man Mathews flags the dog license as invalid. Bank fellows reveal the prank by hiding the true license, prompting the ceremony but ending with no real obstacle to marriage. Dr. Maine jokes about licenses and fate. Mitchell’s serious illness closes the tale.
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Seattle
Wash
George Maine
Maine
Margaret Wilson
John D. Wilson
South Eighth Street
George E. Maine
la Crosse
King Street
M. A. Matthews
Matthews
Lochinvar
George
Alva Fraser
Troops Begin Eviction of 4800 Naples Families
Naples December 20 troops have started evicting 4800 families from working class dwellings owned by Sociata del Risannamen to. The operation forms part of broader orders to act swiftly and may provoke violence as the garrison is reinforced by ten thousand troops in the city.
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Naples
Sociata del Risanamento
Tom Johnson Becomes Grandfather in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio. December 20. Tom Johnson is now a grandfather. His daughter Bessie, now Mrs. Frederic C. Mari ani of Misza, Italy, is the mother of a baby girl.
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Cleveland, O
Tom Johnson
Bessie
Frederic C. Mariani
Misza
Italy
John Mitchell Stricken At Miners Meeting In Indianapolis
John Mitchell suffered a collapse during a miners' convention in Indianapolis. A priest and doctor were summoned as efforts began to save him, with fears that the stroke may prove fatal and he might be buried with his family.
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Mitchell
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Post Office Evening Hours Announced for Registrations
Postmaster W B Tscharner announces the post office will stay open Saturday Monday and Tuesday evenings until 9 o clock. The stamp window will also be open to accommodate the many people who wish to register their packages.
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W. B. Tscharner
Thomp son and Thompson worker loses fingers in shop
Claude Thompson of Thompson and Thompson contracting on Main Street had two fingers of the left hand torn off today in a machine at their carpenter shop. The injuries were near the first joint and were treated by Dr J Le Callahan. The injured man was resting easily this afternoon.
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Claude Thompson
Thompson and Thompson
Main Street
J. le Callahan
Weather forecast shows cold snap then fair weekend
The report lists a coldest 22 below at Lanc der and a warmest 62 above at Phoenix yesterday. Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday with slightly colder east and central portions. High pressure over the Rockies remains weak in places while low pressure lies north of Montana. Light rain in the Mississippi valley and rain or snow west of the Rockies. Warmer conditions generally west of the Mississippi except in North Dakota and northern Montana. overall temperatures stay mild with little change tonight and Saturday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Middle Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
North Dakota
Canadian Territory
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Harry Peacock
Winchester
Ind
Schneiberg
Milwaukee
Daddy
Cahill
Hung
Western
Teddy
Uncle Sam
Louisville Times
Globe
Badger
ST. Joseph Congregation
Pert
Pires
Doctor
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Pine Street
State Hospital For Insane
Mendota
Miss Schmitz
John Mohr
Brindley
State Hospital
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Claypool Hotel
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Miners’ Convention
Lancder
Phoenix
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