Miners Train Stoned In Care Escapes Unhurt At Port
Miners train on Pennsylvania road bound for Richards colliery near Mount Carmel was stoned by a mob. Most men hid under seats and escaped injury. Three men en route to Green Ridge were beaten. In Mahanoy City a man named Weldon was dynamited. his family escaped harm. Zola dead in Paris of asphyxiation from stove fumes after heating incident.
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Joseph E.gilles
Emil Zola
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Emile Zola
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Lead Trust Forms to Unite Lead Makers
New York reports plans are nearly complete for a mammoth lead combination including major U.S. manufacturers. Proposed capitalization tops 60 million dollars with financing arrangements already settled. London dispatch notes Sicily hurricane death toll rising with 600 confirmed dead and fears of epidemic as burial capacity runs short. In La Center Washington a druggist set fire to a rival store and his own, triggering a blaze that destroyed five buildings.
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Peace Term Rejected by War Minister in New Proposals
New York reports General Fernandez, minister of war, has rejected liberal party peace proposals. Milwaukee notes the steamer City of Rome ran aground off North Point seven miles north of Milwaukee. London reports Queen Maria Christina, mother of King Alfonso, is said to have married her master of the house Count de Escorra in Austria. The brief mentions city fountains and a misquote about affronts.
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North Point
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Austria
Fired on the White Flag in Panama Conflict
The government gunboat Chucito escorted a gasoline launch to deliver General Salazar’s peace message to insurgent General Herrera near Yegualita. Though flags were flown, rebels opened fire and forced a brief retreat. the gunboats answered with six pounders, silencing shore fire and destroying the rebels’ headquarters. The incident sparked government pride as the gunners were lionized.
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Herrera
Salazar
George B. Parker
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Washington
George Cross
Newport News
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Oregon Notes and Portland Fire Disaster Briefs
OREGON NOTES reports Fred M. Perkins of Salem and Richard Manfort of McKeogh sworn in as midshipmen at Annapolis. Portland population listed at 113,765 with 6,000 increase. William Baldwin and son George found guilty of manslaughter for death of Frank Carlson after a prize fight over a girl. Island City fire destroys 55,000 dollars of property including Pioneer flouring mill and mill’s warehouse. ferocious flames consume harness shop, blacksmith, tannery, three homes and town church. Two wheat warehouses saved containing 60,000 bushels. about 30,000 bushels burned.
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Mystery Mount Chullapata Erupts Unexpectedly in Peru
New York reports Mont Chulla pata, 18 miles from Clendin, erupting for a fortnight with volcanic dust and smoke. Cables say loud noises are heard 30 miles away and several earthquakes occur. Great chasms open in the mountain’s sides, though it has no prior record as a volcano.
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Noahs Troubles on a Lurching Ark
Noah complains of the dinogaurus causing a rough sea on the ark. The boat tilts starboard as waves dash against the roof. Nosh seizes a handspike and moves cargo below deck to rebalance the vessel.
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Noah
Ohio State Journal
Peter the Great in Training Shadowed by Time
A father and son exchange quips about Peter the Great. The boy asks if the famed ruler had another name. The father affirms there are others but notes the question misses the point as Peter is out of training, implying a humorous take on history and urgency.
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Historytory
Pugins
Peter the Great
Turquoise Mines and Ancient Egyptians in Sinai
Hieroglyphics on rock carvings reveal Sinai peninsula turquoise mines opened by the Egyptians, supplying the finest stones. Also notes on cleaning decanters with salt and vinegar, and a humorous remark about postage stamps stuck to business.
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Mount Sinia
Burned at the stake for brutal Mississippi crimes
Corinth Mississippi September details the lynching by fire of Tom Clark also called Will Gibson a young Negro who confessed to the murder of Mrs Carey Whitfield on August nineteen and two other killings He accepted the fate and asked to bid farewell to kin as hundreds gathered to witness the execution while mourners and officials looked on The incident follows an earlier brutal crime shocking the region and sparked a citywide manhunt after the victim was found murdered and mutilated with a razor The crowd forced the execution after a public inquiry and a vigilante committee action then dispersed as observers counted the cost of justice in the street
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Will Gibson
Mississippi
Carey Whitfield
Clark
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Memphis
Nerge
Prisoners Strike Over Meat Supplies at Trenton Jail
New York report says 20 inmates at the state prison in Trenton New Jersey refused to work in the brush shop claiming they cannot work without meat. Authorities have secured them in chains in the dungeons as tensions rise over recent changes from liberal meat allowances to rice.
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Mount Aetna Eruption Worsens Craters Open Near Stromboli
Catania Sicily reporting that Mount Aetna has spread fear across the region with a thick steam column cast from the eruption site of 182. Two new craters emerged on Stromboli since September 14, signaling ongoing seismic activity and renewed danger for nearby areas.
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Mount Aetna
Catania
Sicily
General Randall Urges Fort Improvements and Alaska Depot
Brigadier General George M Randall, in his annual report on military affairs in the Department of the Columbia, recommends enlarging Fort Wright near Spokane for regimental HQ and two battalions while noting the absence of a department commander has led to building neglect. He calls for more officers quarters at Vancouver and barracks at Fort Lewis Walla Walla repairs, defers Boise abandonment, pipelines to water supplies for Fort Stevens, permanent quarters at Camp Skagway, and a depot of supplies at Seattle with Seattle as home port for transports to Alaska.
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Spokane
Vancouver
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Randall
Boise Barracks
Columbia River
Fort Stevens
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St.Michael
Nome
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Seattle
New Diplomatic Appointments Announced by State Department
Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylvania is named ambassador to Russia and to Germany. R E McCormack of Illinois becomes plenipotentiary to Austria Hungary and to Russia. Bellamy Storrer of New York moves to Spain and to Austria Hungary. Arthur B Hardy of New Hampshire named envoy to Switzerland and to Spain. Charles Page Bryan of Illinois now to Brazil and to Switzerland. David E Thompson of Nebraska named envoy to Brazil. Appointments take effect when Ambassador White leaves Berlin in November.
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Illinois
Austria-Hungary
Bellamy Storrer
New York
Spain
Arthur 8. Hardy
New Hampshire
Switzerland
Charles Page Bryan
Brazil
David E. Thompson
Nebraska
White
Berlin
An Armorial Opportunity
Dialogue from a humor page features Sidney and Rodney debating coats of arms and the appeal of Latin mottos for newly rich American girls, with a witty exchange about adopting noble symbols to elevate status.
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Rodney
Puck
Mining Accidents and Districts Highlight Week
United Verde mine at Jerome Arizona sinks fire with carbonic dioxide while Calumet & Hecla influence guides the approach. Legal notes explain how mining locations reference natural monuments to meet statutes and place burden on claimants to prove validity in Shattuck versus Costello Supreme Court Arizona.
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Jerome
Ariz
Calumet & Hecla
Granby smelter expansion and regional mining notes
In British Columbia the Granby smelter processed 5300 tons last week, total 523,274 tons to date, while a 1000 foot three rail tramway is planned for the new crusher. Rossland’s Velvet mine ships a couple cars weekly with rising output. Prospectors study Arlington and Speculator near Slocan for large ore treatment works. Crofton smelter remains modern and the Garrettson furnace promises major cost reductions by integrating processes and using ore directly to blister copper.
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Granby Company
Rossland
J. R. Parks
Arlington
Speculator
Slocan
Crofton
Garrettson
Copper Strike Report From Coeur d Alene Mines
Mining news from Idaho Nevada and Montana notes 18 to 65 workers at various sites. A California mine shaft yields rich ore with chalcopyrite and lead. Pacific and Empire State Idaho companies advance flume repairs and mine expansions. A Park Copper & Gold strike near Mullan promises a 10 foot wide vein. Northwestern Sampling sold to American Smelting. Tonopah Mispah and Gold Hill ventures expand with new ore bodies and improved tunnels. Twenty six to fifty workers expected as operations speed up.
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D. M. Snyder
Zala M
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Republic
Treasury
Mexico
Empire State-Idaho Mining Company
Tiger- Poorman
Burke
Butte
Mont
Kearns
Trail Creek
Inter Mountain Mines Company
Spokane
Wash
M. Wade
Livingston, Mont
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
Coeur d'Alene
Park Copper & Gold Mining Company
Stevens Peak
Tonopah
Nevada
Mispah Extension Company
Mount Oddie
Gold Hill
C. G. Carruthers
Howard B. Dennis
Old Dominion
Lemon’s Cave
Asea
Great Wall Collapse Crashes Office Build on Fourteenth Street
A portion of a nine story office under construction for Henry and Co on Fourteenth Street opposite the Willard hotel collapsed at six in the morning. Passersby were nearby on their way to work when the accident occurred. injuries were reported though details are unclear.
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