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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1901

Page

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Terrible death at Jones and Laughlin smelter blast

At 6 20 am in Pittsburg Pa gas exploded in a SobO furnace at Jones and Laughlin. Ten men on top of the furnace were burned to death and many others injured as molten metal and cinders rained down. Bodies dropped to the roof and ground as workers struggled to escape. Police doctors and firemen removed the dead and injured to the morgue and hospitals. Witnesses described a volcano like scene with flames lighting the sky. The blast left the street blocked and residents fleeing in fear amid smoke and debris.

Pittsburg Sobo Jones & Laughlin New Bight Gang Second Avenue Caroo Tha Homestead Soho

Convict Rescue Plot Mentioned From Leavenworth

Dec 19 reports a failed cipher plot to free two captured convict mutineers from Leavenworth, with the scheme involving a coded letter to an outlaw brother. Officials deciphered the code, preventing an ambush on prison guards during transport near Guthrie.

Deemers Leavenworth Kan Of‘cera Federal Dala Hob Clark Turner Baroos Indias Clark Guthrie Barnes Lemon Zerbet Toll New York

Trains Meet In Fatal California Collision

Salinas California December 19 two passenger trains collided near Uplands between San Ardo and San Lucas. Both trains wrecked engines off track cars telescoped. Two killed four injured. Crowded south bound train included eighty discharged soldiers and the All-American baseball team. Responsibility not yet fixed.

Salivas Cal San Francisco Uplands San Ardo Jelt Salinas San Lucas Los Angeles Garland Wells Fargo

Appointments Of Today The President Announces Nominees

Washington December 19 The president sent nominations to the senate listing Jas W Reynolds for secretary of the territory of New Mexico and several postmasters across Missouri Tennessee Kansas Oklahoma and other locations announced from the White House. Police seek a young American Harry Marshall who disappeared in Berlin after allegedly taking thousands of marks in cash and jewelry from Americans while posing as a former employee of Senator Foraker and a friend of John McClain.

Ofice Washington Senate Jas W Reynolds Territory of New Mexico White House Missouri AO Welton Butler FM Filson Cameron ES Bedford Hanisville TN McHaney Bennett CM Gilchrist Lathrop E B Miller Maysville T M Bailey Rockport Bertin Harry Marshall Berlin Marshall Seuator Foraker John McClain Republican National

Canal Bills Mounes. Canal bill report favors Nicaragua canal

Washington Dec 19 Representative Asphure of Iowa chairing the house commerce committee reported in favor of the Nicaragua canal bill. The report says the bill assigns authority and responsibility for the project to the president, a safer method than dispersing power among many. The nation faces a large expenditure with work at a distance from capital. Sullivan creditors in Waverly Kansas report his whereabouts unknown after his absence. LONDON BROKEM DEAD. W R Gaines killed in a wreck at Checotah. He had a life sentence for murder of his brother in law. OMAOPFEE STRONG COMMENT on court martial secrecy in the Philippines.

Washington Asphure Iowa House Commujites Om Commerce Bop L. Sullivan Waverly Kan L Sullivan Sullivan Texas Wisconsin Denison W R Gaines Missouri, Kansas & Texas Checotah Gaines Charles Koch Koch Camaca Mada Chaifon Philippines

Two Seghoes Appointed Wak Office Hopeful

President nominates De R A Crossland of St Joseph Missouri to be minister to Liberia and J C Dancy collector of the port of Wilmington to be Recorder Member of the Metal Exchange for DC. Henry P Cheatham's term expires. Kekewich & Co. chief dies. Both appointees are negroes.

Omce Washington de R Crossland St Joseph Liberia J C Dancy Wilmington Metal Exchange Mies of Deeds District of Columbia Madden'y -Bulelde Henry P Cheatham London Hugh Kekewich Kekewich & Co Negroas Ber Anid Kekewich

Platts Wrath Aroused Ends Roosevelt Interview Clash

Washington dispatch reports Senator Platt angrily pressed President Roosevelt over a possible magazine attack on his honor. The exchange, following a Kansas article by William Allen White, coincides with Republican tensions as Roosevelts critics gauge his potential vice presidential appeal. The episode underscores partisan strains amid looming nominations and cabinet selections.

Wilder Metcalf Named Pension Agent at Topeka

Washington reports the president will nominate Wilder S. Metcalf to be pension agent at Topeka Kansas. Metcalf receives congratulations from Senator Bourton Congressman Bowersock and others. The pension office pays $4 090 yearly for a four year term with civil service protections.

Journal Associated Press Washington Wilder Metcalf Topeka Wilder S. Metcalf Topeke Kas J K Bourton Dave Malvane Dan Keizer Topske Congressman Bowersock

Rumors of Croker double and Boston mayor clash

A garbled summary notes calls into question Richard Croker's alleged double and mentions a Mayoral clash with Samuel A Green of Boston. It also reports Harvard artifacts donated by Green’s grandfather, Draper family science imaging milestones, a governor’s Thanksgiving proclamation, and a proposed New York city bureau of complaints under Seth Low.

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