Miners perished in Telluride mine blaze disaster
Telluride Colorado November 21 nearly a hundred miners likely suffocated after a fire consumed the Smuggler Union mine mouth buildings. Twenty two bodies recovered by afternoon with many still within the ninth level. rescue efforts ongoing as smoke filled shafts. Fortified by insurance, the loss amounted to about 50090 dollars.
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Telluride
Col
Union
Marshall Basin
Bullion Tunnel
Tramway
Bullion
Shoredan
Smuggler Union
New York
Boston
Commission
Knigh G. O'Neill
Fiery furnace plunge ends in unknown man’s death in Pittsburg
An unidentified man leaped into a furnace at Schoenberger's mills in Pittsburg at 14th and Etna streets just after midnight. Pulled out after about three minutes, his body was almost completely roasted. only his left foot remained recognizable. He is not identified and may never be.
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Pittsburg
Schoenberger’s
14Th
Etna
Traders National Bank Adairs to Ladies Rooms and Boxes
Traders National Bank offers general banking and foreign exchange services in English French German and Swedish currencies. It provides safety deposit boxes with private rooms for ladies and savings at 3¾ percent paid semi annually. Depository for United States and Massachusetts. Banking hours 8 am to 4 pm weekdays. 8 am to 1 pm Saturday. 7 to 9 pm post office avenue and middlesex street locations.
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Ita Savings Department
Peresas Panim
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Annexation debate on Cuba cited by US navy official
New York reports Lieut. Commander Lucien Young, arriving from Havana on leave, argues Cuba needs annexation. He notes dire economic conditions with sugar priced at 3.13 and rising costs, unsold tobacco, and weak political prospects, calling annexation the path to free trade with the United States.
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New York
Lucien Young
United States Navy
Havana
Cuba
United States
Senate
Congress
English forger wanted in Boston for embezzlement
Boston papers report John Verrall an Englishman who surrendered to Indianapolis police as a self confessed forger. He used the alias Vincent T Buckley in Boston while working as a book canvasser and is said to have embezzled a small sum by taking orders, taking commissions, and fleeing.
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Boston
John Verrall
Indianapolis
Vincent T. Buckley
Miss Stone Kidnapping Case Sparks Wedding Plans
New York reports Miss Mary Boys of Lacrosse Wisconsin, a kidnapped missionary, is to wed Leroy Ostrander tonight. Ostrander plans to become a missionary school instructor in Samakov Turkey, near the brigands’ former station. The bride’s mother Mrs W Cole of New York City will host the wedding at her home. Ostrander hails from Troy New York.
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New York
Miss Stone
Mary Boys
Lacrosse
Wis
Leroy Ostranach
Samakov
Turkey
Miss Stohe
Pees
Ostrander
As W. Cole
Mr. Ostrander
Troy, N
Quiet Colon After Scrimmage Baffles Early Reports
In Colon Colombia on November 21 Liberals claim calm despite discovery of more dead than first reported after clashes. Colonel Barrera says a commission will take over offices, with Senor Espriella as member. No immediate attack on Panama planned. Diaz expected soon to finalize plans.
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Col. Barrera
Department of the Interior
Senor Espriella
Panama
Colon
Barrera
Zaldana
Gatun
Las Cascadas
Domingo Diaz
Diaz
Navy Dispatch on Panama Crisis
Washington reports Captain Perry of the battleship Iowa sent a Panama cablegram stating everything quiet with no further interference since notification. Transit and telegraphic communication are open, and Colon remains in Liberal hands with quiet conditions prevailing.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Perry
Iowa
Panama
Colon
Republicans Gain Ground As Ward 9 Clough Backs Caucus Nominees
The article notes a brighter Republican outlook after the last 24 hours with Democrats adding names to ward lists but failing to reach expected results. Councilman Clough of ward 9 will not seek nomination papers and will back caucus nominees. George H. Taylor will chair the Republican convention, James G. Hill will be secretary, and John C. Wilson is slated for mayor by acclamation. Ward 5 and ward 1 candidates hustle to boost registration, while Pawtucketville is urged to vote solidly.
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Clough
Ward 9
George H. Taylor
Jackson Hall
James G. Hill
Common Council
John C. Wilson
Nineteen New Smallpox Cases Reported in Boston and Cambridge
Boston and Cambridge boards of Health report nineteen new smallpox cases today with most cases in Boston. The outbreak emphasis, numbers, and local health response are noted as authorities track the spread.
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Boston
Cambridge
Boards of Health
New Haven and Hartford Rail Aims to Break Harlem Division Strike
New York officials say 12 Boston workers are on site and 300 more may arrive to fill vacancies in Harlem River yards. Police protected operations as strikers gathered on Willis Avenue bridge. Supt. Shepard reports 25 men at work, with more to come in days, and no expected sympathy strike among other railroad workers.
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New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Harlem
Boston
Shepard
Berkshires
Willis Avenue
Harlem River
Boston Switch Crews Strike Slows New Haven Traffic
Word reached Boston offices that all switching crews at New Haven walked out in sympathy with the Harlem yards workers. General Manager Chamberlain proceeded to New Haven. Boston receipts from New York are limited as the partial railroad paralysis strains merchandise traffic. the marine department works to ease congested yards.
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Boston
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New Haven
Harlem
Chamberlain
New York
Marine Department
Coal Finish Seen In Pennsylvania Anthracite Fields
An estimate by a Philadelphia banking house shows 5,078,775,000 tons of anthracite remain unmined in Pennsylvania. Nearly all this coal is owned by the eight railroads serving the region. The forecast expects about 60,090,000 tons to be mined and marketed this year.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Riddled Wath Shot In Toronto Brothers Tracked
Chicago, Nov 21 Charles and John Miller brothers from Toronto were riddled with shot in Coburns barn. Charles will die and John is seriously wounded. Coburn detained after believing the men would rob his hen roost. Miller brothers claimed they sought lodging and had no money.
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Chicago
Charles
John Miller
Toronto
Canada
John
Robert Coburn
Coburn
Ayer’s Pills Claim Liver Cure on Ad Page
An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Pills as a universal liver remedy. It claims relief for headaches poor appetite and constipation and urges readers to purchase the 25 cent tablet from all druggists.
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Ayer
Youth Dies on Thorndike Street En Route to Work
Eugene Morier a 16 year old resident of 240 Chelmsford Street collapsed on Thorndike Street while walking to Lowell Machine Shop. An ambulance was called but he died before arrival. Dr Burnham cited heart disease as the probable cause. The body was returned to his parents.
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Eugene Morier
Chelmsford Street
Thorndike Street
Lowell
Burnham
Molloy
Superior Court Divorces and Depositions Reported
The divorce docket resumed with hearings in Foster v Foster and Gindrat v Gindrat. James MacDonald seeks divorce on desertion. Hawley v Hawley from Malden moves toward decree with alimony for a child. Howland v Jordan sees deposition ordered after medical and parental testimony about Jordan’s mental condition. Emma F Howland sues for one third drugstore interest with $5000 ad damnum. auditor favors plaintiff.
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Foster
James MacDonald
Mary Estelle Hawley
John C. Hawley
Malden
Howland
Jordan
Winfield v. Jordan
Wakefield
Brett
Winfield C. Jordan
Emma F. Howland
Billerica Considers Great Road Relocation Hearing
County commissioners met at 10 in Billerica Centre to hear a petition by selectmen and residents to relocate and widen the Great Road from the Chelmsford line to Pollard street. An amended proposal to cover Sprague’s bridge to Jones’s corner was added and the hearing adjourned to November 27 at 10 a.m. with little opposition expected.
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Selectmen
Billerica Centre
Chelmsford
Pollard Street
Sprague's Bridge
Jones's Corner
Burkes defeat Somerville in Massachusetts basketball game
Burkes of the city beat Somerville 31 to 12 in Bacon Hall Union Square Somerville with Healey starring for the visitors. Reagan Crowley Kellihers O Neill and Donnelly scored for Burkes while Caswell Crowley Johnson Donovan Me thy led Somerville. Goals from fouls credited to Healey. Referee Connors. Secretary Jope. Time 20 minutes.
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Somerville
Massachusetts Basketball League
Bacon Hall
Union Square
Burkes
Healey
Reagan If
Cauly II
Healey E Kelliherrb
O’neillle
Turkey Gobblers Fined Fifteen Each in Lowell Court
Willis H Stoughton and Isadore Dyer faced Judge Hadley in police court charged with larceny of a farm turkey from Alphonso R Brown of Tyngsboro. They pleaded not guilty, testified they were out for pleasure, and were fined fifteen dollars each. A second pair, James Lynch and others, faced additional cases with Lynch ordered to the State farm for delirium tremens and milkman Albert E Smith fined fifteen dollars for stealing milk cans.
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Willis H. Stoughton
Isadore Dyer
Hadley
Alphonso R. Brown
Tyngsboro
W. A. Hogan
Solene Butterfield
Alphonso R.brown
Butterfield Farm
Lawrence
Brown
Leence
Lowell
Stoughton
Dyer
Collinsville
Hudson
Butterfield
Lakeview
Taylor
Hadhey
Welch
James Lynch
Lynch
New York
State Farm
Robert Sloane
Henry Smith
East Cambridge
Patrick Collins
John Lynch
New York Company
Albert E. Smith
William M. Parlee
Taylor’s Market
John Street
Sergt. Crowley
King Laughs At Cancer Reports Despite Health Rumors
New York dispatch says physicians’ statements on the King’s health are reassuring. Historians note he hunts in all weathers, shoots hour after hour, and shows no throat ailment. Reporters say health and spirits are better than in years, though coronation chatter persists.
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New York
London
Tribune
Lobster Fisherman Missing After Dory Found
Damariscotta Missouri reports Ralph Stevens a 28 year old Pemaquid Beach lobster fisherman is believed drowned while hauling lobster pots last week. A dory fragment found on the beach is identified as his, and Stevens left behind a widow and three children.
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Damariscotta, Mo
Ralph Stevens
Stevens
Electrician Suffers Thumb Cut At Appleton Mills
H. C. Wilson an Appleton mills electrician cut his thumb on a planet today and was treated at the Emergency hospital.
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H. C. Wilson
Appleton Mills
Edward VII Coronation Seats Banned From Sale
London reports King Edward has blocked seat sales for his coronation by declaring that only British subjects may attend in an official capacity. Any sale of a seat voids both buyer and seller’s rights to occupy it, with large offers from America and Europe already made.
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London
Edward
Westminster Abbey
America
Europe
Buys Captured After Attack Near Villiersdorp
A despatch from Lord Kitchener datelined Pretoria reports Commandant Buys captured after he attacked a patrol of one hundred railroad pioneers on the Veal River near Villiersdorp.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Buys
Veal River
Villiersdorp
York Manufacturing dividend set for December payment
The directors of the York Manufacturing company, operating cotton mills at Saco Mo, announce a dividend of 16 per share will be paid on December 2.
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Boston
York Manufacturing Company
Saco
Weather Report Reflects Clear Day Across Times
Yesterday afternoon and night were fine and the morning perfect. Today is even finer with a delightful forenoon after a frosty sunrise. Barometer readings show 29.98 to 30.07 inches while temperatures rise from 38 to 42 degrees across periods.
Forecast for New England Tonight and Friday
Boston reports the forecast for New England calls for fair weather tonight and Friday with light winds generally from the west.
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Boston
New England
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