Miners Trapped in Cherry Mine Disaster Details Ebb and Flow of Rescue
A blast and fire trapped dozens of miners at Cherry Mine plunging the town into emergency. Rescue parties fought smoke and heat, lowering a cage multiple times to reach the second vein where unconscious workers were carried to the surface. Volunteers faced danger as air failed and flames spread, with many families awaiting news as officials reported the fire began in a coal vein and the mine’s air supply dwindled.
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Cherry
James Steele
Rth
Chicago
Mln
Receme
Reecwe
Cannon Charges Bribe Offer Ties Paper to Presidency
Speaker Cannon alleged a bribe offer from Herman Kidder and the American Publishers Association to secure his support for free print paper. He claimed metropolitan leaders pressed for favorable coverage and threatened his political future if he did not back the effort. The banquet speech echoed fears of newspaper influence on national policy and reflected debates over tariff and press independence.
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Blocomingtm
Illini
Metropolitans Oecapapere
United States
Cannon
Insperch
Herman Kidder
American Pablishers’ Association
Epler Cannes
Herman Nidder Wee
Ieee
Buppert
Preas
Dale Perae
Cagace
Macy
Coal Gas Threat Seen Across Mines After Cherry Disaster
Chicago reports warn coal gas from decaying matter as the era's top mining danger. The gas can fill upper chambers undetected, and a small flame or lamp can ignite it, triggering explosions and roof collapses. After the Cherry mine disaster, workers fear long series of blasts and deadly afterdamp sealing rooms and killing all nearby.
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St Paul
SLEW HUSBAND INSANITY CONFESSION REVEALED
The daughter Clara Broadenberer recounts how she aided in disposing of a body after Bradenberer killed his wife Margaret. She claims Bradenberer’s jealousy and infidelity led to the crime and subsequent flight of the wife’s killer. Mia Bredenberer at the asylum corroborates the tale.
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Madson
Poller
Margaret
Clara Broadenberer
Asare Bradenberer
Mia Bredenberer
Grandfield Named Washington City Postmaster
Charles F Grandfield of Missouri is named postmaster in Washington City by Postmaster General Hitchcock. He has lived in Washington for 25 years and has long been active in postal affairs and local civic matters.
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Washington, DC
Charles F Grandfield
Washington City
Hitchcock
Grandfeld
Washington
Kemper Anniversary and Harriman Grave Visit Notes
Montgomery Missouri Mr and Mrs A Kemper celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary at John W Jackson home editor of the Montgomery Lian erd. Kemper presides Missouri Drummers Association and his wife leads the Woman's Auxiliary of the same group. Middleton New York a watchman visits E H Harriman tomb in Hitle graveyard near Arden Episcopal church noting a fine clock at the grave.
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Montgomery
Missouri
A. Kemper
John W. Jackson
Montgomery Lian
Kemper
Missouri Drummers’ Asociation
Associaton
Harriman
Middleton
New York
E H Harriman
Hitle
Arden
Ocean Full of Whales Report From Moro Cas Voyage
Captain Johneop of the Ward Line steamship Moro Cas reports arriving from Porto Rico that the vessel passed through numerous schools of whales during the entire voyage.
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New Yorky
Johneop
Ward Line
Moro Casthe
Porto Ricn
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Vienna West Virginia resident credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with resolving years of ailment. The ad touts the product as non narcotic, claims extensive cures for female disorders, and invites women to write confidential letters seeking advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Vienna
W. Va
Pinklar
Lydia E Pinkham
Pinkham
Strange tale from tireless clerk at riverfront inn
A fragmentary account describes a harrowing scene around a teeming stream where a proprietor asserts control over wet weather and frost. The narrator recalls warnings and disputes as the setting shows signs of decline and rain-soaked, wilted surroundings.
Fragmentary quote on authority in Arete Observer text
An unclear excerpt attributed to Carolyn Wille in Seorewae Magazine cites authority and loyalty themes. The garbled passage references an unnamed traveler and a king, alluding to power dynamics and a call for immediate action. The source text is damaged and difficult to interpret.
Fragmentary note about an extreme plant in South America
Reading fragment mentions a high plant named Susemest on Laomebra near the Andes and frontier areas of Chile and Argentina. The text includes garbled measurements and stray phrases about altitude and surroundings, with several unreadable words and misprinted terms.
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Laomebra
Wea Leva
Jumbled Punch Poetical Snippet Recounts a Feud
Fragmented lines recall a comic or satirical exchange about bets money and risk. The old fashioned phrasing hints at a stylized jab or spoof between rival figures, with playful misspellings and mock courtroom tone. The excerpt reads like a humorous pastiche rather than a factual report.
Ring on Finger Reminders of a Forgotten Promise
A fragmentary reminiscence shows a character questioning a ring and the memory of a promised marriage to Tommy Heats, hinting at a broken engagement and faded romantic intent. The terse dialogue suggests nostalgia, doubt, and social pressure surrounding a public vow.
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Tommy
Careful Doctor Prescribed Change of Food Instead of Drugs
Despairing patient records recovery after a physician advised Grape-Nuts rather than medicines. Four years earlier severe gastritis left the stomach on the verge of starvation, but after starting Grape-Nuts the patient gained strength, restored color, memory, and mobility, weighing 183 pounds after a year. Reads The Road to Weilville, imploring theres a Reason.
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XNY
Gret
Weilville
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Otericus Thethor
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Saeigt
East & Getters
Scoreewisners
Pope &F
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Africa
Aukuet
Wilhelm'na
Holland
Wlacensia
Autotrobile
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New Yorks
Great River
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Henry
Roickerbocker
Hendrik
Oboaes
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Pompany
Ferom
Ols Veldeey
Jaccera
Tod
Willems
Govern Tante
State College
Rhea Rare
Selon Vets
So Willigtes
Tie Fost
Edward Pellows
Earling
Onle
Pather Wenzel
Farber Ernest
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Holy Trinity Church
Thomas Gleason
Travers
Detis
Bex
Miece
Tees
Cme
Jobo Froed
Isaac Lewis
Merchante
Bernal
Mary Vectina
Cumin
Spethy Valley
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Caery Mansy
Igor
Charles Mclonald
Bejos
Geomevero
Ubestu
Joe
Bireelf
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Dangeer
Hs Reech
Mra
Rrodenheyer
Wiacongin
Deweler
Dawghter
Geta
Lydia E. Pinkham
Carolyn Wille
Seorewae Magagine
Hener
Monee le Sue
Firat
Weil
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