Two Men Rescued From Lake Erie Water Works Tunnel
Adam Kest and Joseph Engine were trapped two hundred feet below Lake Erie in a burning water works tunnel after Crib No. 2 fire. Rescued in the afternoon, they showed signs of recovery though they faced starvation and gas hazards. They pressed a pipe tap for help, unaware of time passage, while N doctors described their condition as hopeful.
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Cleveland
Adam Kest
Joseph Engine
Water Works
Lake Erie
Crip No. 2
Kest
Engine
Sixteen Drowned In Steamboat Disaster On Ohio River
Paducah Kentucky August 19 The steamer City of Golconda on the Paducah to Elizabethtown Illinois run was struck by a squall and capsized in ten feet of water The boat went over as supper was served and about seventy five passengers were aboard Captain Jesse Bauer and Pilot BE Peck escaped to shore saving several others The only woman saved was Mrs Hayden other details remain unsettled with books to determine exact fatalities
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Paducah
Golconda
Elizabethtown
Ill
Crowell’s Landing
Jesse Bauer
BE. E. Peck
Bauer
Mary H
Hayden
Tragic Fort Riley shell blast wounds many soldiers
At Fort Riley near Junction City Kansas a seven inch 107 pound shell exploded while being rammed into a siege battery gun. Private Watson was killed and Private King Sykes Duncan Logsdon Mahoney Lloyd King plus others were fatally or seriously injured. King died that night and wounded were taken to the post hospital.
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Junction City
Kas
Fort Riley Reservation
Dennis Mahoney
Recruit Lloyd
Roos Duck
James Brady
Watson
Texas
South Carolina
Savannah
King
New Jersey
Sykes
Charles Duncan
Wichita
Henry Logsdon
London
Boston
Lloyd
Jackson
Post Hospital
Charles A Cole Drowned In Bagaduce River Narrows
Castine Maine Aug 19 Charles A Cole of Pawtucket R I principal of the Cole private fitting school drowned canoeing in the Bagaduce river late yesterday with his 16 year old son Charles R aboard the craft overturned and the elder man lost his body near the narrows where the water runs swiftly his son swam to shore.
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Castine
Charles A. Cole
Pawtucket
R. L
Cole
Bagaduce River
Charles R
Tragic drowning after canoe overturns on river
A man, about 50, identified as Mr. Cole, drowned after his canoe flipped in a whirlpool. His son Cole swam to shore after a long struggle, while the father clung to the overturned craft and sank near a river ledge. He left a wife and son.
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Young Cole
Mr. Cole
Close Call for Comedian Sam Lucas at Plymouth Beach
Sam Lucas, the popular colored comedian at Mayflower grove near Plymouth, nearly drowned Saturday after cramps struck while swimming to his manager J. E. Comerford and two crew members on a raft. Comerford and the others struggled to reach him, Comerford an expert swimmer finally rescuing Lucas who was landed on the raft and soon afterward recovered to perform that afternoon.
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Plymouth
Sam Lucas
Mayflower Grove
J. E. Comerford
Lucas
Mr. Comerford
Sam
Dynamite destroys Mohawk and Malone round house
In Utica New York August 19 dynamite exploded at 10 15 PM wrecking the Mohawk and Malone round house in Herkimer. It is believed 12 or 13 New York Central bridge gang men sleeping in a nearby car were killed. Five men have been accounted for with three dead and one fatally injured. Foreman J H Vosburg led the gang. Bricks and iron fragments flew blocks away and village plate glass shattered.
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Herkimer
N. Y
New York Central Bridge Gang
J. H. Vosburg
Tragic death of Joanna Walsh at South Park station
In Chicago on August 19 Joanna Eugenia Walsh a University of Chicago student was killed by an Illinois Central train at South Park station. A New Brunswick native her mother still resides there Eye witnesses say she threw herself before the engine while friends suggest heart disease caused a fall rather than suicide.
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Chicago
Joanna Eugenia Walsh
University of Chicago
Illinois Central
South Park
Miss Walsh
New Brunswick
Canada
Picnic Wagon Plunges 40 Foot Embankment Injures Ten
A picnic wagon carrying 10 people in Lansing Ohio overturned and fell into a creek from a 40 foot embankment. All were injured with Henry Culp and his sister Minnie seriously hurt.
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Lansing
Henry Culp
Minnie
Train wreck injures two near Torrington station
A Naugatuck division passenger train wrecked half a mile below Torrington station today. The engineer and fireman were slightly hurt, with no other injuries reported.
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Torrington
Conn
Sandal Sale Offers Value for All Sizes in Merrimack Window
A G Pollard & Co advertises 1200 pairs of tan sandals for women men and children at well below regular prices. Goods, soft and stylish, normally sold at 1.00 to 1.25, offered at 49 cents a pair in basement sale.
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Merrimack Street
A, G, Pollard & CO
Isthmian Traffic Open Says Colombian Minister
Washington Aug 19 Dr Silva Colombian minister told Secretary Hay traffic on the isthmus was entirely unobstructed and Colombia could keep it open. Kingston Aug 19 British steamer Roseneath reports rebels attacking Colon and Panama. government efforts fail and crisis fears grow as foreign warships gather. business crippled.
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Washington, D. C
Silva
Hay
Colombia
Kingston
Roseneath
Colon
Panama
Suchet
Conger and Rockhill Face Pekin Negotiation Plan
Washington reports uncertainty over how to proceed with Chinese talks. Minister Conger arrived at Pekin and may continue negotiations at the point reached by Mr Rockhill or defer to Rockhill until the protocol is signed. The State Department will let the two diplomats decide their plans.
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Washington
Conger
Pekin
Rockhill
Boer Laager Near Middelburg Fell to South African Constabulary
Lord Kitchener reports a patrol surprised a strong Boer laager near Middelburg in the Cape Colony. The constabulary of 150 killed 23 Boers, then withdrew with 1 killed and 6 wounded among their ranks, while 14 men are missing. The enemy was estimated at 600 to 800 strong.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Middelburg
Cape Colony
Kruger May Retaliate Over Privateering Plan
Brussels August 19 The Petit Bleu reports Mr Kruger rejected the privateering proposal but reserves the right to use corsairs if British forces shoot Boer prisoners captured after September 15. The plan's promoters intend to ignore his refusal.
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Brussels
Petit Bleu
Kruger
American Imperialism debate in Berlin paper
The Vossische Zeitung discusses New York newspapers attitude toward European vessels bound for the Caribbean Sea. It notes a large U S naval force in the area and questions whether American imperialists seek to extend U S power or merely aim to restore peace. It says Americans should welcome European cooperation if their goal is to protect U S citizens.
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Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung
New York
Caribbean Sea
United States
A Fatal Temper Causes Pool Hall Shootout in Chicago
Chicago saloon keeper Powell Phiacepka fired six shots at a crowd of boys after a guest damaged a pool table. Three boys wounded, two expected to die. William Harrison 16, Henry Zeigelmeier 18, and Charles Bouhaused 17 all hospitalized in serious or critical condition. Phiacepka arrested.
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Chicago
Powell Phlacepka
William Harrison
Henry Zeigelmeier
Charles Bouhaused
Phiacepka
Drowning of Clinton Corlett in Freeport rowboat accident
Clinton Corlett an electrotyper of Manhattan drowned Sunday afternoon at Woodcrest channel Freeport New York. He was part of a rowboat party when the craft overturned due to carelessness.
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Clinton Corlett
Manhattan
Woodcreft Channel
Freeport
N. Y
REMEY'S CABLEGRAM ON SCHLEY AND COURT OF INQUIRY
Washington reports reveal Admiral Remey’s critical view of Schley’s inability to blockade off Santiago due to coal shortages. Despatches show prior notice to Secretary Long and Sampson. later notes discuss witnesses, court procedures, and Sailor Wells aiding Schley. Pension figures and claims from various wars are also summarized.
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Washington
Sampson
Navy Department
Schley
Remey
Key West
Santiago
Fla
Secretary of the Navy
Dupont
Cienfuegos
Mole Haiti
Haiti
Marblehead
Vixen
Eagle
Court of Inquiry
Admiral Dewey
Supreme Court of the United States
Admiral Schley
Arlington Hotel
Minnesota
Lemly
Capt
Lieut
W. B. Wells
Kearsarge
Lieut. Wells
Pension Roll figures show record gains in 1901
Washington reports Commission er Evans releases a pension bureau summary for the last fiscal year. The June roll reached 997,735, up 420, from last year, with 43,586 losses mainly by death and remarriage. Gains include 3849 from the Spanish War. totals mark a high water mark since 1898. Widows and Civil War widows rise. first payments total 9,934,764.
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Washington
Evans
Pension Bureau
Spain
Mexico
Increase in Coal Exports Shows Strong U S Growth
Washington reports fiscal year coal exports reached 22.32 million dollars and 7.68 million tons, up sharply from 1891 to 1901. The United States rose to third among exporters, with Germany and the United Kingdom still leading. Belgium exported less net coal despite higher gross imports.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Belgium
Bureau of Statistics
Germany
United Kingdom
Plague Disrupts Cape Town Trade and Shipping
Washington reports from consul general Stowe in Cape Town describe how war and the plague hinder customs and statistics. 1900 US imports outpaced 1899, with the United States remaining a leading direct and via England exporter to South Africa. 200 vessels stranded, cargoes valued around 25 million, as dock laborers fell ill and work ceased.
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Washington
State Department
South Africa
Stowe
Cape Town
Department
United States
England
Chaffee's Casualties in Philippine Service
General Chaffee reports July 12 deaths in the Philippines across multiple units from dysentery typhoid and drowning with names, ranks, and locations listed including Luzon Samar Negros and San Jose de Laguna. Notable entries include James B. Mitchell and B General Gandy, plus sergeants and cooks among infantry and artillery units.
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Washington
Chaffee
Philippines
Mitchell
James B
25Th Infantry
Palang
Luzon
Gandy
General B
Flyck
Carl
Coast Artillery
Santa Rosa
Cypukotis
Frank A
12Th Infantry
Concepcion
Chapelle
Curtis J
Binalbagan
Negros
Bartlett
Edwin H
Sual
Whitmore
Osmund M
Gataman
Samar
Geffs
Harry D
Maritoo
Osborne
George
Candon
Miller
Charles F
Huber
Louis
Cook
San Jose de Lagenay
Bud
James W
San Fernando
To Let Tenements with Varying Rooms and Low Prices
Advertises tenements for rent citywide in excellent repair with monthly rates. Centralville offers 5 rooms at 8 dollars, Centralville 2 rooms at 4.5 dollars, Highlands 3 and 4 rooms at 7 and 8 dollars, Belvidere 5 rooms at 8 dollars, near Northern depot 4 large rooms at 9 dollars, and a 6 room cottage in Ayer City at 8 dollars. Apply to T. H. Elliott, 64 Central street.
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Seizle
Merrimack
Moody
Lowell
W. E. Dodge
Central St
Centralville
Highlands
Belvidere
Northern Depot
Ayer City
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Advertisers Notified You Saw Ad in the Courier
A brief notice urges advertisers to report their campaigns by confirming they saw their advertisement in the Courier. The message emphasizes verified impressions and continued partnership with the paper.
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The
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