Terrible 198 Dead in Pennsylvania Mine Disaster
Marianne Pa November 30 a devastating plume of gas explosion in the Plutgburg Luttalo Coal Company mine killed hundreds with 56 bodies recovered and many more feared. Rescue work is slow due to gas and wreckage as officials estimate the death toll will climb beyond initial company figures. Experts from Pennsylvania and West Virginia assist, hoping to recover all victims amid fear of a second blast.
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Marianne
Plutgburg-Luttalo Coal Company
Barly
J. W. Paul
Clarence Hall
United States Experimental Aid Testing Station
Pitts- Burs
Detained Chinese Escape From San Francisco Dock Shed
In San Francisco on November 30 twenty one of 116 Chinese detainees awaiting immigration decisions escaped from a Second and Brannan street shed. Four were recaptured and returned to Chinatown, while authorities pursue the remaining prisoners with police and Pacific Mail officials. The escape involved cutting a wire and sliding down a water pipe, the second such breakout from the aging detention center, with a prior escape last September.
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San Francisco
Pacific Skydock
Second
Brannan Streets
Chinatown
Flolala
Pacific Mail Steamship
South Dakota gold output highest in state history
Pierre November 30 report from state mine inspector shows South Dakota mined gold worth 7,460,000 dollars last year, the highest in state history, with mica output valued at 85,000 dollars.
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South Dakota
Pierre
Rochester wife murderer Braseh electrocuted at Auburo
William Robert Braseh, condemned for wife's murder, was executed by electrocution in Auburo prison on Saturday after Governor Hughes declined to intervene. The case drew attention as a contentious capital punishment with Braseh's sentence carried out without clemency.
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Auburo
William Robert Braseh
Rochester
Battleships Ordered to Sail Toward Home
Rear Admiral Sperry issued orders for the Atlantic battleship fleet to sail from Manila December 1 for home via the Indian Ocean and Suez. The 16 ships will stop at Colombo before Suez, then at Mediterranean ports, assembling at Gibraltar in early February and returning to Hampton Roads or New York by February 6. The voyage covers about 42,227 miles since December 18.
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Navy
Sperry
Manila
Indian Ocean
Suez Canal
Manila Bay
Colombo
Ceylon
Suez
Port Said
Mediterranean
Athens
Tripoli
Ville Franche
Marseilles
Genoa
Leghorn
Malta
Naples
Algiers
Gibraltar
Hampton Roads
New York
America
United States
Mining Congress to Meet in Pittsburg After Mine Disaster
Pittsburg November 30. In the wake of a severe mine disaster the American Mining congress gathers in Pittsburgh with about 4000 delegates from governors to labor leaders. The December 2 opening session will address mine disasters and waste, urging federal legislation to curb coal waste and improve safety and resource use.
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Pittsburg
Hermit Dies in Solitude Near Virginia Shack
The Wild Man of the Woods was found dead in his shack two miles northeast of Hermit, with a notebook bearing the name William J. Hill of Massey Ontario. He had lived for years in a brush and stone cabin, improvising a stove from stones and a metal can chimney.
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Virginia
Hig Shack
Here
William J. Hill
Massey
Ontario
Indian Bureau Official Resigns in Washington
Maj Charles F Larrabee assistant Indian affairs commissioner resigns effective November 30 after 08 years in service. He denies friction with Secretary Garfield and cites ill health as the reason.
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Indian Bureau
Washington
Charles F. Larrabee
Indian Affairs
Indian Service
Maj
Larrabee
Chicago Goal Man Missing
Chicago officials report Dewit C. De Wolf president of the Numa Block Cont Company has been missing since last Friday. Friends express concern as the search continues for the business leader with offices in the Old Colony building.
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Chicago
Dewit C. de Wolf
Numa Block, Cont Company
Old Colony
Floods Beset Guthrie Oklahoma Bar Homes and Tracks
Guthrie Oklahoma reports a Cottonwood river flood displacing about three thousand residents and damaging hundreds of homes. Rail lines and streetcar service are paralyzed as roundhouses, shops, and bridges flood, with cattle drowned and vast cotton losses downstream. Rescue boats evacuate stranded residents, but some remain.
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Guthrie
Okla
West Guthrie
Cottonwood River
Hood
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Zeward
Santa Fe
Red Rock
Sussouri, Kansas & Texas
Fort Smith & Wester
Panama Canal Costs Slide In Isthmian Report
Washington November reports the United States has spent 84.57 million on the Panama Canal with 130.96 million appropriated, leaving about 26 million available. The Isthmian Canal Commission details construction phases and notes a solved labor question with a net immigration excess of around 18 thousand last year.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Italians Protest Austria at Rome Mass Meeting
About 27,000 people gathered in Rome on Sunday to denounce Austrian policy. Three deputies gave violent speeches. Rioters tried to force the Austrian embassy but were checked by troops guarding the nearby area.
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Austria
Rome
Carnegie Sends $30,000 Check to State University
Fayette Iowa November 30 President William A Shanklin reports Andrew Carnegie pledged $30,000 toward the university endowment. The gift is paid only after the $194,000 additional endowment target is reached, marking a milestone in the fundraiser.
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Carnegie
Fayette
William A. Shanklin
Iowa University
Andrew Carnegie
Mine Property Burns in Cripple Creek Delta
Cripple Creek Del Nov 30 The Joe Dandy mine mill and shaft house were destroyed by fire Saturday. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars with 40000 dollars covered by insurance.
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Cripple Creek
Del
Joe Dandy
Woodruff Withdraws In Favor Of Mr Root In New York Fight
Hot Springs Va Nov 30 Elihu Root secretary of state seems to win the race to succeed Platt as Timothy L Woodruff chairman of the New York Republican state committee withdrew from the contest after a prolonged conference with President Taft and Taft and Woodruff released statements predicting Root's election January 19. Taft said he is pleased Woodruff acted to promote party harmony and that Root will strengthen the party in New York and the country. Taft received a golf clubs gift from George Lawe of Baltusrol N J remarking he hopes it will not snow so he can test the clubs Monday.
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Hot Springs
Elihu Root
Senate
Platt
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York Republican State Committee
Taft
Messrs. Taft
Woodruff
Root
New York
Mr. Troor
India
George Lawe
Baltusrol
N. J
Great Church League Set to Convene in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports a historic gathering as 32 religious bodies representing about 15 million people prepare to attend the federal council of the churches of Christ in America. The six year effort culminates in a December meeting from the 2nd to the 8th, uniting Protestant churches in one national body after the Carnegie era interchurch conference of 1905.
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Philadelphia
America
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Carnegia
New York City
United States
Ted+gratton
Mystery Shroud of a Charleston Murder at Barnwell
In Barnwell South Carolina Perry Asserry was shot in the back of the head while speaking to a friend near a carnival edge. Marvin Rolland was lightly wounded. A unidentified man fled toward a swamp as hounds from the state penitentiary tracked the trail before losing it near the road.
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Charleston
D. C
Barnwell
Perry Asserry
Jeferry
Marvin Rolland
State Penitentiary
Ohher
Denver Girls Form Society for First Aid to Auto Victims
Denver women form a society to provide first aid to injured automobilists amid rising accidents. The group aims to educate women on emergency care and may pursue national expansion.
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Alto
Society For First Aid
Denver
Col
Davis Trial Opens In Omaha For Murder Case
In Omaha Nebraska on November 30 the Davis murder trial began in Judge Sitton s district court branch. State s Attorney English leads the prosecution with A G Elrick assisting. A large team of defense attorneys will represent Charles Edward Davis as he faces charges in the killing of Frederick T Austin ten weeks earlier.
Castro Arrives in Guadeloupe on Diplomatic Mission
President Castro of Venezuela arrived at Basse Terre on the steamer Guadeloupe en route to Bordeaux to address diplomatic matters with the French government. He told interviewers the trip’s purpose is to settle outstanding diplomatic business with Paris.
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Castro
Guadeloupe
Basse Terre
Venezuela
Bordeaux
Postmaster General Urges Postal Reform and Savings Banks
The Post Office faces a record deficit of about 16.9 million dollars for the year, with receipts around 20.95 million. Postmaster Meyer proposes improvements in business methods, creation of a director of posts, and authorizes limited parcel post expansion to rural delivery areas. He also urges postal savings banks and the continuation of schoolhouse education on addressing.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Meyer
Postal Service
United States
Congress
Department
Postal Savings Banka
Cuban millionaire killed in Havana shooting
Havana dispatch reports Tirso Mesa, a Cuban sugar plantation owner and London board member of United Railways of Havana, shot five times and killed Sunday morning. Ramon F Victocl, a merchant from Aguado de Pagajeros, in Matanzas province, is accused. motive unclear but thought linked to a business dispute.
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Havana
Tirso Mesa
al Oultimillonaire
London Board of Directors
United Railways of of
Ramon F. Victocl
Aguado de Pagajeros
Matenzas
Oceur
Addison Lyslas Dead
Addison Lyslas, once a prominent Pittsburg citizen and former president of the national board of navigation, died in Los Angeles Sunday at age 72. He came to California ten years ago after retiring from his Pennsylvania business.
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Addison Lyslas
Los Angeles
Cal
Addison 6
Pittsburg
National Board of Navigation
California
Pennsylvania
Coke Ovens Reopen in Norfolk & Western Fields
Huntington W V Nov 3 More than 2000 coke ovens run the Norfolk & Western fields which had been idle for almost a year resumed operations Sunday night in a significant mine district revival indicating renewed activity after a long shutdown.
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Huntington
W. Va
Norfolk & Western Fields
MME Steinheil Named Murderer Says Police
Paris authorities assert Mme Steinheil killed Adolphe Steiphell and Mme Japy, possibly alone by narcotic or poison then binding herself to a bed, or with a professional accomplice. The painter’s body was moved to the morgue amid decomposition preventing a full autopsy.
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Paris
Adolphe Steiphell
Mme Japy
Mme. Steinhell
Mme. Steinheil
Maurice
Dever
Euch
Roya!st
Roya!st Preva
Pelix Faure
M. Dupuy
Mme. Steinhel
Elysee Palace
Faure
Census cost to rise by little for next count
Washington Nov 30 The census director Peter North reports the nest census will cost 12 920 000, only 410 000 more than 1900. He notes growth in foreign born and language barriers, but credits permanent census bureau and tabulating machines for faster, cheaper work.
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Washington
Peter North
Gays
Permanent Census Bureau
Haute Rebels Advancing On Port au Prince
Rebels led by Gen Antoine Simon push toward Port au Prince after routing government forces at Anse a Veau and seizing Miragoane and Petit Goave. Minister of War Celestin Cyrdlague reportedly hid in the German consulate. defections to the revolutionary army expected. President Nord Alexis rejects stepping down and gov ernment organizes forces for strong resistance.
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Port Au Prince
Revoluionists
Antoine Simon
Department of the South
Anse A Veau
Miragoune
Sng Petit Goave
Celestin Cyrlague
Alleged burglar nabbed in New York arrest ends nine month hunt
Police say G. B. Llancliffe, identified as the San Francisco burglary suspect Stanchufe, was arrested in New York after a nine month search. The incident at the St Rose hotel involved breaking into the proprietor Sirs L A Palmer’s room, weapons used, and loot totaling $1,800 in cash and jewelry worth $3,200. Stancliffe allegedly confessed and waived extradition to California.
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New York
San Francisco
G. B. Llancliffe
Stanchufe
St. Rose Hotel
Sirs. L. A. Palmer
Stancliffe
California
National Council of Jewish Women Session Opens in Avondale
Cincinnati November 30. Papers on education and philanthropy will be read as the National Council of Jewish Women opens its sessions in the new Avondale temple. Delegates from across the country, many nationally noted, will participate, highlighting the event as a major gathering of women’s organizations.
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Counsil
Cincinnati
National Council of Jewish Women
New Temple
Avondale
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