Blaze Traps Thirty Miners in Haileyville Mine Disaster
A fierce fire at Hailey-Ola coal mine No 1 near Haileyville Oklahoma traps 25 to 30 miners beneath the earth. By eight p m 25 bodies have been recovered and rescue attempts are hampered by smoke and advancing flames. The Hailey-Ola mine, owned by D M Hailey and partners with Chicago and St Louis capital, faces a possible loss of up to 50000 dollars.
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McAlester
Okla
Haileyville
Hailey-Oia
Cecarpe
Hailey-Ola
D. M. Hailey
James Elliott
Chicago
St. Louis
Rock Island-Frisco Road
Winnipeg
Man
Peter Good
Philadelphia
Overbrook Carpet Company
West Philadelphia
President Roosevelt Attends Dedication of Jordanville Library
In Jordanville New York on August 27 a public library was dedicated with President Roosevelt present. Donors include Douglas Robinson Mohawk and New York Mrs Robinson and Harries D Welryche Whitmore Robinson's sister. Secretary of State Elihu Root and James Sherman attended. The event drew over a thousand villagers and featured Roosevelts praise of farmers wives and uplift of farming families alongside national issues. The Roosevelt family also attended with Mrs Roosevelt and children Ethel and Kermit.
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Jordanville
United States
Douglas Robinson
Elihu Root
James 8. Sherman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ethel and
Kermit Roosevelt
Faints and ants eat him at ostrich farm site
Burton B. Jarvis, 26, a Terre Haute contracting teamster, died at the county hospital after two days of lying unconscious under a tree near an ostrich farm east of Los Angeles. He fainted on Sunday, and red ants swarmed over his body as he lay until Tuesday night. He suffered from tuberculosis and had come to California two years ago.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Burton B. Jarvis
Chestnut Street
Terre Heute
Jarvis
California
Memorial Tablet to Farragut Dedicated at Portsmouth Yard
About 3000 shipmates relatives and admirers gathered in the Portsmouth navy yard to dedicate a memorial tablet for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. Admiral George Dewey unveiled the tablet at the commander’s house where Farragut died.
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Farragut
Portsmouth
N. H
David Glasgow Farragut
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy Yard
George Dewey
Farnagut
Big Blaze Destroys Lindermans Stove Plant
Milwaukee August 27 The shipping department of the Lindermanver son company stove manufacturers was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Loss estimated about 75000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Lindermanverson Company
Oss
Henry Baker of Greentown Faces Trial for Wife Desertion
Henry Baker of Greentown was arrested and will be tried on a wife desertion complaint filed by his wife. The case centers on alleged abandonment and neglect, with formal charges awaiting court proceedings.
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Henry Baker
Greentown
Ite
Hazing at Yorba Buena Island Blinds Apprentice Sailor
The Navy training ship Pensacola at Yorba Buena Island sees apprentice Kari Irey maimed by a hazing incident August 10. Two sailors, O F Guy and J Valerous, face possible court martial as Key loses sight in one eye and possibly both. He will be sent home to Oklahoma.
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San Francisco
Bulletin
Yorba
Buena Island
Kari Irey
Pensacola
O. F. Guy
J. Valerous
Key
Guy
Valerous
Oklahoma
Woman mob chief commits suicide amid Springfield race riot
Mrs Kate Howard, leader of the Springfield mob, killed herself by poison while being taken to jail after an indictment for murder. She had threatened self harm if indicted for the lynching of Scott Burton and William Donnegan. Earlier arrested after Lopez's restaurant destruction and released on $1000 bail amid four indictments for property destruction.
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Springfield
Lll
Kate Howard
Scott Burton
William Donnegan
United States infantry win national army rifle match at Camp Perry
The U S infantry team captured the national trophy and $300 with a 3224 total. Navy took second with 3210 earning $200, cavalry third with 3180 and bronze, Marine Corps fourth, and Wisconsin fifth leading National Guard with 3073.
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Camp Perry
United States Infantry
Congress
United States Army
Infantry
Hilton
Navy
Sco
Cavalry
Marathon
Marine Corps
Wisconsin
National Guard
No Sunday Ball in Detroit
Detroit bars Sunday professional baseball following action by Prosecuting Attorney Yerkes at the request of the Sunday observance committee of the local pastors union. The measure forbids games in Detroit on Sundays commencing immediately.
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Detroit
Mich
Yerkes
Fairbanks Returns Home For Indianapolis Stay
Vice President Fairbanks has arrived in Indianapolis after a month away. He plans to remain in the city with minor excursions until election day.
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Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Ind
Trustees Bar Marriages at Lafayette Soldiers Home
Lafayette Soldiers Home trustees issue orders banning marriages by old veterans while residing at the facility. The policy restricts nuptials on site and affects current residents seeking marriage.
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Lafayette Soldiers’ Home
Troops Pursue Yellowstone Park Bandit Reported Slowed
Report says pursuing troops have difficulty catching the Yellowstone Park bandit. The description notes possible delays and ongoing hunt, with officials urging caution and cooperation from the public.
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Yellowstone Park
Hon
Augusta flood leaves three people dead in Georgia
A massive August storm floods Augusta and New York causing deaths and widespread damage. Three Augusta residents, two white and one Black, are missing identities. water marks rise across Green Street and Sacred Heart church. Rail mail service is disrupted from Atlanta to the Carolinas amid washouts and fires threaten Nixon warehouses.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Augusta
Georgia Railroad Company
Nixon Company
Union
Green Street
Sacred Heart
Washington
South
Post Office Department
Greers
S. C
Greensboro
Seaboard
Garlington
Savannah River Bridge
Hamlet
Asheville
N. C
Charleston
South Carolina
Georgia
New York
Wilder Brigade Reunion Set For September in Lafayette
The annual Wilder brigade reunion will be held September 17 18 and 19 in Lafayette with about 1000 veterans expected to attend.
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Wilder Brigade
Lafayette
American Battleships Depart Sydney After Historic Visit
The American fleet led by the Connecticut sailed from Sydney Nova Scotia on August 27 bound for Melbourne. The voyage followed six days of lavish hospitality with no incidents. The Sydney Herald praised the visit as deepening sea power ties and closer ties between Australia and America.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Connecticut
The
Sydney Herald
America
Australia
Bloody feud ends in Tulsa store shooting duel
In Tulsa Oklahoma David Webb is dead and William Webb fatally wounded after a confrontation with grocer J W Culpepper who was seriously injured. The dispute stemmed from an old feud and escalated when Culpepper fired a double barreled shotgun as the Webbs returned to the store, during which Culpepper was stabbed by William Webb.
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Tulsa
Okla
David
William Webb
J. W. Culpepper
West Side
David Webb
Wiliam Webb
Culpepper
Webbs
Death of John James Greenough Inventor at 96
John James Greenough longtime patent office supervisor died at his daughter's Brookline home. He held the first sewing machine patent and helped develop the first shoe pegging machine and assisted in building the first electric locomotive. He was 96.
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Boston
Brookline
John James Greenough
Washington
Dr. J. M. Hamme Dies Former Athlete Senator
Dr. J. M. Hamme, Kansas senator and once famed athlete, died suddenly in Cottonwood Falls of heart failure. A University of Pennsylvania graduate, he starred in football and baseball at his college and later played professional baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Hamme
Topeka
Kan
J. M. Hamme
Kansas Senate
Cottonwood Falls
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Athletics
Pioneer Lutheran Minister Dies in St. Paul at 73
Reverend Johannas B. Frich longtime leader and educator in the Norwegian Lutheran Synod died in St. Paul Minnesota at age 73 after retiring from active work several years ago.
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St. Paul, Minn
Johannas B. Frich
Norwegian Lutheran Synod
Kokomo Police Crackdown Seizes Slot Rooms Arrests Minors
Police sweep Kokomo venues report all slot machines removed and arrests made as minors are cited for frequenting pool rooms. The action targets illegal gaming and underage gambling in the city.
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Kokomo
Bryan's Salem Birthplace Ovation and Labor Talks in DNC
In Salem Illinois William J. Bryan receives a warm welcome on his birthplace visit with a large crowd and speeches at the courthouse. In Washington Norman Mack and AFL leaders confer on labor strategy to aid Bryan. John Spargo fires a critical note to Bryan about socialist votes and party direction.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Bryan
Salem
Ill
William J. Bryan
Waters
St. Louis
Indiana
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis
Theodore A. Bell
Topeka
Kansas City
Mack
Gompers
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Norman E. Mack
Samuel Gompers
Morrison
Federation
McConnell
Machinists’ Union
New York
Mr. Gompers
National Committee
National Commiteeman McGraw
Grafton
W. Va
Talbot
Maryland
West Virginia
John Spargo
William Jennings Bryan
Hero Turns Burglar Shot by Policeman in Philadelphia
Edward Mooney a former city fireman with a record for heroism was shot and mortally wounded by Policeman Harrington while attempting to rob a neighbor’s house on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
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Hero
Philadelphia
Edward Mooney
Harrington
Noted Engineer Beckier Dies at West Tunnel Camp
E H Beckier a famed civil and construction engineer in the United States collapsed and died Wednesday at the West Tunnel camp of the St Paul pass near Taft Missoula Montana He was 52 years old.
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Missoula
Mont
E. H. Beckier
United States
West Tunnel
St. Paul Pass
Taft
Longstanding Sharpshooter Rufus Allgood Recovers Hand Shot
A shot lodged in Rufus Allgood of Bloomington for twenty years was recently removed, ending a remarkable and historic medical recovery.
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Rufus Allgood
Bloomington
Lasker Wins Third World Championship Game
In Duesseldorf on August 25 Dr. Emanuel Lasker beat Dr. Tarrasch after forty two moves to lead three to none in the world chess championship series. The Nuremberg master opened with a Ruy Lopez and a strong attack by Lasker overwhelmed his rival. Next games set for Munich.
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Duesseldorf
Emmanuel Lasker
Tarrasch
Nuremburg
Dr. Lasker
Dr. Tarrasch
Ruy Lopez
Lasker
Kr. Lasker
Munich
Printing innovation could cut costs for newspapers
Vienna correspondent reports a Viennese journalist has invented a machine akin to a typewriter that prints a ready matrix for stereotyping. The device, adjustable from two inches to six feet wide, can print seventy to eighty words per minute and could cut printing costs by about ninety percent.
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London
Vienna
The
Chronicle
Girls May Marry at Fifteen in California and North Dakota
A historical notice reports that girls aged fifteen may wed without parental consent in California and North Dakota. The change reflects evolving marriage laws in those states, noting the lower age threshold and exemptions.
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California
North Dakota
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