Deadly mine disaster rocks Johnstown
Johnstown Pa July 10 a massive explosion at the Cambria Steel Rolling Mill mine under Westmont hill traps hundreds of workers. Rescue attempts stall amid fire damp and gas. officials fear a large death toll, with bodies later removed to the armory as ambulances stand by.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Westmont Hill
Cambria Iron Company
Westmont
Richard Bennett
John Myers
Mill Creek
Cambria
Marshall G. Moore
al. G. Prosser
George T. Robinson
Harry Rodgers
Wm. Blanch
John Whitney
John Retaltick
John Thomas
Wm. Stebich
Klondike
Griffith Powell
Thomas Foster
William Robertson
John Retallic
John B. Lowman
Cambria Company
Kernville Hill
Tom Foster
Foster
Roberts
Thief Suspect Pair Held as Jewelry Case Unfolds
In Philadelphia on July 10 Mrs Aline Ellis O Malley wife of Prof Austin O Malley of South Bend and Wm J Hearin of New York were held to bail for trial on charges of stealing jewelry valued over 1000 from Dr Jos O Malley. Mrs O Malley released. Hearin bail posted later. The husband sick from poison and hospitalized at St Agnes. doctors decline to state diagnosis.
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Philadelphia
Aline Ellis O’mally
Austin O’malley
South Bend
Ind
Wm. J. Hearin
New York
Jos. O’mally
O’malley
Wm. A. Ellis
O'Malley
Jos O’malley
Roosevelts Ride At Sagamore Hill After Rain
President Roosevelt enjoys a quiet day at Sagamore Hill with a morning ride after rain. Miss Ethel Roosevelt falls from a saddle when a girth slips but is uninjured. Archie and a J. West Roosevelt daughter ride nearby and quickly resume.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Ethel
Archibald Roosevelt
J. West Roosevelt
Miss Ethel
Archie
Green-Gaynor Case Records Brought Into Court
Quebec July 10. In accordance with a writ of certiorari issued by Judge Caron last Friday, the record and documents in the noted Green-Gaynor trial were brought into court yesterday for review. The action centers on the propriety of prior proceedings and the admissibility of key evidence as the case moves forward.
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Greene-Gaynor
la Fontaine
Montreal
United States
Quebec
Caron
Tracey Well Armed After Kent Convict Visit
Kent Washington July 10 Harry Tracey the Oregon convict visited the house of E M Johnson two miles southeast of Kent Wednesday night He left armed with a new revolver and Winchester and carried ample ammunition and provisions Tracey forced Johnson to buy the weapon and money to pay for it He threatened to exterminate Johnsons family and compelled breakfast before Johnson left on the 7 oclock train Tracey remained near the Johnson home awaiting officers arrival.
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Kent
Wash
Harry Tracey
Oregon
E. M. Johnson
Tracey
Johnson
Tacoma
Lord Cheylesmore Dead in London
London reports the death of Lord Cheylesmore William Meriton Eaton born 1843. He is survived by his brother Major General the Hon Herbert Eaton whose wife is Elizabeth French daughter of the late F. O. French of New York.
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London
Lord Cheylesmore
William Meriton Eaton
Herbert Eaton
Elizabeth French
F. O. French
New York
Strike-breakers arrive to reopen Saranac mills in Waterford
Seventy two experienced workers from Providence Paterson and Union Hill arrive under 31 deputy sheriffs to take over for native weavers on strike. Seventeen native weavers return to work while 150 remain idle. The move, kept secret to prevent violence, aims to start the weaving department tomorrow and expand loom capacity with more arrivals expected.
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Waterford
R. I
Providence
Paterson
Union Hill
N. J
Saranac Mills
American Woolen Company
Morrill
Saranac
North Smithfield
Woonsocket
Second Avenue
Strike in Again Strikers Refuse Terms in Chicago
Chicago freight handlers voting tallied to reject the railroads terms and continue the strike. About one thousand members from Polk union and other locals across Rock Island, Baltimore and Ohio, Lake Shore, Nickel Plate, Great Western, Monon, and more, gathered to decide. Officials reported a possible arbitration agreement with final decision by committee, with a settlement hoped for tonight. Local business leaders pressed for mediation as meetings with railroad general managers were sought. Uncertain if railroads will accept arbitration and action was awaited tomorrow morning.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Polk Union
Rock Island
Baltimore & Ohio
Lake Shore
Nickel Plate
Great Western
Monon
Western Local
Burlington
Chicago & Northwestern
St. Paul
Fort Wayne
Chicago & Alton
Curran
Teamsters Union
Healey Local Union
Erie
Grand Trunk
Wabash
Eastern Illinois
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Browntail Moths Overwhelm Lynn Businesses
Lynn July 10. Browntail moths swarm the city by the billions, clustering on business buildings and factories and plastering show windows. Clerks are employed to kill the pests amid the urban infestation.
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Lynn
Crane genealogical society formed in Massachusetts
Taunton July 10 Gov Murray Crane of Massachusetts among descendants of Henry Crane of Dorchester and Milton at meeting to organize a Crane genealogical society A constitution was adopted and Hon Henry B Crane of Worcester elected president.
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Taunton
Mass
Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Henry Crane
Dorchester
Milton
Crane Genealogical Society
Henry B. Crane
Worcester
Worker dies after fall at Wildwood mill in New Hampshire
Henry Keene, 32, employed by International Paper at Wildwood, fell from his team yesterday afternoon and broke his neck. He died this afternoon. He leaves a mother, a brother, and a sister. His home was in Groveton, New Hampshire.
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Woodsville
N. H
Henry Keene
International Paper Company
Wildwood
Groveton
Heat Wave Ends as Showers Fall in Pittsburg
Cool spell begins after heavy storms in Pittsburg with temperatures falling to 68. Weather breaks heat wave. four fatalities and eleven prostrations reported since yesterday amid storms and rainfall across the area.
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Pittsburg
Died of injuries from acetylene gas explosion
New Bedford July 10 B A Conro died at St Luke s hospital late this evening from injuries suffered in an acetylene gas explosion at the Marion lighting plant earlier today.
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New Bedford
B. A. Conro
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Rheumatism Relief Claim From Kennedy Remedy
An Auburn New York resident states six year rheumatism relief came only after using Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The ad argues blood root causes, promotes uric acid reduction, and claims permanent cure with 50 cent or 1.00 bottles plus free trial samples by mail from Rondout New York.
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Elizabeth Street
Auburn
N. Y
David Kennedy
Baptist Church Ladies Aid Sociable at Baldwin Home
Middlesex County report describes the Baptist church Ladies Aid sociable held at Joel Baldwin's residence in North Tewksbury. Attendees enjoyed a grand, thoroughly good time. Also noted are Ward P. Frost suffering ivy poisoning and J C Knowlton of New Haven renewing old acquaintances.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
North Tewksbury
Joel Baldwin
Ward P. Frost
J. C. Knowlton
New Haven
Wildflowers Along the Old Pasture Road in America
Coun try Life in America notes a variety of wildflowers and plants along rural routes. Pearly everlasting, clammy everlasting, yellow tansy, wild teasel, persicaria, thistles, wild tobacco, sensitive pea, burdock, chicory, milkweed, asters, goldenrod, senna, ground cherry, beggar tick, pennyroyal, elecampane, musk mallow, corn cockle, and night flowering catch fly populate rocky and sandy soils, fences, and waste spots.
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America
Canada
Virginia
Are The Professions Commercialized In Time
An essay from The World’s Work arguing that while some men commercialize their craft for wealth, a stronger current favors establishing and sustaining institutions. It highlights founders turning businesses into lasting colleges, hospitals, libraries, museums, clubs, and trade associations, showing institutional devotion as a dominant motive beyond riches.
Miner Fatality Rate Tied to Coal Output
A widely cited figure states that on average one miner loses life for every 1 9 000 tons of coal extracted. This rule of thumb links mining fatalities to production scale across the industry.
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Department of Justice
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Gaynor and Greene
Hay
Green-Gaynor
Sara
Nac Mills
All Lynn
Keene
John L
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Charles Dexter Allen
G. A. Southworth
A. A. Pope
Stoddard Lectures
Balch Brothers CO
Bromfield St
Boston
Middlesex County
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Colton
Queen of
New England
Detroit
St. Louis
Pullman Place
Pullman
J. D. McEwain
N. B. Pass. Agt
R. H. Pawnily
N. E. Tourist Agt
Washington St
B. McCarnan
G. FE
Proadway
Crane
G. PB
T. A. Eo
Supolio
Sapolio
Cis
Parker
Ash
G. Ge Read
Wm. Nichols & Cs
F. J. Timm
Lesex Hanley
Harvard
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