Fearful Explosion in Big Four Mine Kills Seventeen
Roanoke Va Sept 15 A special from North Fork W Va reports a disastrous gas and powder explosion at the Big Four mine of the Algoma Coal and Coke company about 8 this morning Eleven or seventeen miners including one Hungarian and fifteen colored workers are believed trapped beyond the blast with fatal air conditions rescuers driven back H F Frankenfield and George Gaspie escaped badly burned as flames and gas driven by an initial lamp spark ignite six blasting powder kegs Sluefields W Va Sept 15 1130 pm says 11 bodies recovered and six more to be taken out all recovered so far are colored men
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Roanoke
North Fork
W. Va
Roanoke Times
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
James Lester
H. F. Frankenfield
George Gaspie
Sluefields
Algoma
Outlaw General Bruce Dragged to Death by Indians
In San Bernardino California on September 15 a notorious Indian outlaw known as General Bruce was captured in Southern Nevada. He was bound with a rope around his neck connected to a saddle horn and dragged for over a mile, then his body was burned on a large wood pile after being horribly lacerated.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Bruce
Nevada
Monument to Father Ransom unveiled in Newton burial grounds
Delegates from nationwide life underwriting groups gathered in Newtonville to unveil a monument for Col Chauncey Monroe Ransom famed as Father Ransom in the insurance world. The Boston Life Underwriters Association presented the tribute on behalf of the National Association.
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Newton
National Association of Life Underwriters
Newtonville
Chauncey Monroe Ransom
Father Ransom
Col. Ransom
Boston Life
Association of the National Association
Grand Duke Boris Prepares Europe Trip From Newport
Grand Duke Boris will depart Newport for Europe, proceeding to New York aboard the Cherokee, the Vanderbilt steam yacht. A large party of cottagers accompanies him, and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt hosted a lavish luncheon at Beaulieu in his honor.
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R. I
Grand
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Europe
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Beaulieu
Republican committee bars negro delegates at Alabama convention
Birmingham expects the state Republican convention to meet tomorrow after the executive committee refused admittance to colored delegates. A sub committee report listing no black delegates prompted protests before the measure was adopted by a 17 to 10 vote.
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Birmingham
Ala
Republican Executive Committee
Fair estates grant letters of administration in San Francisco
Judge Cook issued letters of administration today in the estates of the late Charles and Caroline Fair to Herman Oelrichs, Joseph Harvey and Charles Neal, authorizing handling of their affairs.
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San Francisco
Cook
Charles and
Caroline Fair
Herman Oelrichs
Joseph Harvey
Charles Neal
The Whist Table and Mathews’s Whist Philosophy
A historic look at whist basics and the scientific approach of Mathews alongside Hoyle and Payne. It emphasizes preserving long suits, avoiding ruffs against the right-hand adversary, and keeping the last trump for decisive play to counter opponents’ maneuvers.
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Hoyle
Payne
Mathews
Bodies Recovered After Algoma Mine Disaster Follows Strike
Roanoke Virginia Sept 16 the bodies of seventeen miners killed by the Algoma mine explosion were brought to the surface last night. Rescuers were overcome by gas and carried out unconscious. The disaster may suspend mining amid continuing labor unrest, as the strike’s mood persists. Names of the dead not released.
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Roanoke
Via
Algoma
Mastering Trump Play for Card Partners and Safe Ruffs
In this analysis from the New York Evening Post the author explains prudent trumps use, balancing when to ruff and when to discard. It covers avoiding overruffing, scenarios when partners force, and the math of four trumps in a hand to maintain control.
Meanest Man I Ever See in a Hotel Robbery Tale
A nervous hotel thief enters the wrong room in a San Francisco hotel, confronts a shaving man who foils the plan, and learns the target woman is already gone. The anecdote unfolds with misdirection and a sharp retort as the intruder backs away.
Vermon t Antiquarian launches its first issue
The Vermont Antiquarian a new quarterly from The Research Publication Company Burlington and Boston edited by Kate K Cone Eben Putnam and Byron N Clark presents Hartford Vt in the Revolution with figures such as Col Joseph Marsh and local families An appendix lists ten early Hartford families and the issue includes tombstone inscriptions from Pine cemetery Lebanon N H notes and queries Subscriptions are $1 yearly The next number will feature Burlington Unitarian church records Montpelier 1791 1852 Crown Point fort map and more historical pieces Burlington Free Press Vermont
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Connecticut River
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Eben Putnam
International Magazine
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The
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Hartford
Atlantic Monthly
Antiquarian
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Cone
Joseph Marsh
George P
James
Leonard Marsh
Aaron Hutchinson
Amos Robinson
Tildena, Hazens
Unitarian Church
Montpelier
Crown Point
England
Vermot Historical Society
Free Press
Macedonian rebel leader Sarafoff arrested in Belgrade
London dispatch reports from Belgrade that M. Sarafoff, president of the revolutionary Macedonian committee and in hiding for some time, has been arrested. The Vienna Daily Chronicle correspondent cites the telegram as confirmation of the arrest.
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London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Belgrade
Servia
M. Sarafoff
Revolutionary Macedonian Committee
Rain in Australia Benefits Pasture Losses in Drought Areas
Rain fell copiously across agricultural districts of Adelaide South Australia on September 15 easing drought pressures. The soaking rain also refreshed pasture country in the region, aiding crop prospects and livestock grazing.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Mexican gunboats Tampico and Vera Cruz launched
Elizabethport New Jersey September 15 The Mexican gunboats Tampico and Vera Cruz were successfully launched at the Crescent ship yards today.
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Elizabethport
N. J
Vera Cruz
Crescent Ship Yards
Farmer Letter Column Seeks Short Agricultural Notes
Northern Middlesex farmers are invited to share short, pithy lines for the agricultural discussion column. Readers with few lines to say should write in for editorial editing. long essays are not desired.
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Middlesex
The Green Road and Gray Street Poem Reflections
A poem quoted from Chambers Journal by J. J. Bell contrasts two roads the green road and the gray street with themes of longing escape sadness and the search for meaning. The verse juxtaposes broad uplifting paths with somber city streets and ends noting the author’s wish to move toward the green clean road.
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J. J. Bell
Chambers’ Journal
Mitorial Notes on Storage and Maine Agriculture
The piece discusses preferred publication days for department notices, Hale's belief that damp cellars store apples best, and sprinkling apple barrels. It cites the Springfield Republican on roads aiding town appeal to city residents, Maine farm information demand, a western colony farming in Maine, and cautious optimism for New England agriculture. It also notes tonnage ambiguities in forage crop values and hay moisture variation.
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James H. Hale
Maine
New England
Agricultural Trends Across States and Farming Tips
Georgia markets about 2000 carloads of peaches this season. Massachusetts leads squash production. Aroos county boasts four million dollars in potatoes last year and $750,000 in hay. New Jersey grows green forage crops May to November, enough to feed four cows per acre. Connecticut shade-grown tobacco sells at $2.80 per pound in May, but short leaf fetches 20 cents. An egg-packing trust pressures small packers. large firms in Kansas and Oklahoma packed 44,000,000 eggs last spring. Dried blood is advised for calf scours, with milk limited and a teaspoonful added per feeding. recovery in a day or two.
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Aroos
New Jersey
Connecticut
Kansas
Oklahoma
Correspondence on dodging horses and a Ploughman extract
In a letter to the Journal the writer expresses a wish for coverage of dodging horses. An extract from the Massachusetts Ploughman on the 5th meets the request, prompting questions about its content and relevance.
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Massachusetts Ploughman
Dehorning Cattle and Docking Horses Critiqued by Townsend Harbor
The piece argues against animal cruelty and questions the practice of dehorning cattle and docking horses. It assigns blame to the aristocracy for these acts, notes a lack of universal kindness, and references Brother Taylor. Townsend Harbor.
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Taylor
Ivy Poisoning Salve and Farm Topics From The Globe
A reader in the Globe-Democrat recommends an infallible ivy poisoning cure using blue vitriol mixed with thick cream to form a green salve. The Maine Farmer comments on high priced grain and farm economics. Charcoal purifies air and water in the kitchen. Earthworms are soil renovators, bringing fresh earth to the surface and promoting deeper root growth. Apples aid sleep and health, according to Popular Science News. Salt hay offers feeding value near timothy but varies by cure and price. A Farmers' Trust proposes a corn loan cooperative where farmers retain corn in crib as security.
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Darwin
New Yorker
Board of Trade
Massacre of Household Insects Fumigation Report
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a method using hydrocyanic acid gas to kill all home vermin. A Washington, D C fumigation lasting three hours left no living insects, with roaches bedbugs flies and other pests dead or dying as they emerged from hiding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Inexpensive Ways to Profit From Farm Poultry
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture republishes John H. Robinson on selecting for stock improvement. He argues artificial selection speeds gains, cites Barred Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte breeds, and urges farmers to reserve best birds, incubate only from top choices, avoid overcrowding, and feed growing chicks generously for better profits.
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Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture
John H. Robinson
Robinson
State Board bulletin urged timely feeding for optimal farming
The bulletin stresses feeding cattle promptly to achieve rapid earning condition and best development of qualities. It notes that the bulletin can be obtained by applying to Hon. J. W. Stockwell, secretary, State Board of Agriculture, State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
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J. W. Stockwell
State Board of Agriculture
State House
Boston
Mass
Winter Feed for Hens Suggests Practical Plantings
Farmers with poultry should plant feed for winter to cut costs. Clover, wheat, rye, oats, barley, sunflowers, sweet corn, peas, and rape are recommended. Sunflowers fit waste land and help deter malaria around water cups. diversify with crops around barnyards. Maine Farmer notes practical options for both fowl welfare and farm savings.
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Maine
Where the Milk Goes To
The Maine Farmer notes dairy shifts with condensing factories absorbing milk supply and cutting butter availability. Cream trade grows in New England, increasing use of milk for industry. Rising beef values pull cows from butter production, stressing regional supply.
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New England
Maina
Maine
Sunken Cities Across History From Port Royal to Baiae
The piece surveys famed sunk locales like Port Royal Jamaica once rich with pirates, Baiae near Naples, and Dutch coastal towns now under the sea. It notes gradual subsidence shaping Venice’s fate, and mentions haunting bells and legends of submerged ruins seen through Caribbean waters.
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Jamaica
Port Royal
Les
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West Indies
Caribbean
Baiae
Nero
Caligula
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Naples
Rome
Italy
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Horace
Raine
Holland
Brittenburg
Katwijk
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