200 Men Entombed in Cambria Coal Mine Disaster
Johnstown Pennsylvania reels from a devastating Cambria Steel mine blast at Westmont hill. About 600 workers were at work. roughly 200 remain unaccounted for with 125 confirmed dead. Rescue attempts stalled by fire damp gases asForeman Harry Rodgers and helpers perished protecting others. Heroic rescue efforts by supervisors and a brave 15 year old son of a foreman are recounted amid grim scenes at Mill Creek and Klondike headings. Authorities report massive destruction, extensive casualties, and uncertain final toll with names largely unknown due to foreign workers and dispersed records.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Westmont Hill
Cambria Iron Company
Westmont
Richard Bennett
John Meyers
Mill Creek
Cambria
Marshal G. Moore
al G. Prosser
George T. Robinson
Harry Rodgers
William Blanch
John Whitney
John Retallick
John Thomas
Wiliam Stibich
Powell Stackhouse
Charlies
Prices
Price
Cambria Company
Klon
Cambria Steel
Marshall G. Moore
al G. Prosse
Tom Foster
Klondike
Powell Griffith
Foster
Roberts
Gal
William Malcolm
United States
Good News Dominates in July Trade Review
New York July 12 R G Dun and Co weekly Review of Trade reports good news predominates amid weather delays and rising labor disputes. Rail earnings up 9.9 percent for June vs last year and 20.6 percent above 1900. iron production hits 392,590 tons, steel mixed, woolens strong in reorders, corn prices firm, high speculative rates, wheat quiet, exports down, commercial failures total 1,570,358 with 193 US and 19 Canadian failures.
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R. G Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Stocks End Lower After Opening Rally On Crop Report
New York stocks closed lower after a higher opening tied to the government crop report. Gains in Missouri Pacific and Rock Island faded as declines grew in New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio. Banks faced currency movements that suggested cash reserves would drop toward five million dollars, leaving the market dull and easy.
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Atchison
Deadly Johnstown Mine Disaster Claims 90 Residents
Vast rescue effort unfolds as 87 bodies recovered by daylight and a long night of searches continues. Officials and volunteers describe heroic work in the Cambria Steel Co mine at Klondike, with 14 survivors identified and dozens more feared dead amid gas and collapse. Philanthropy floods in as banks and communities raise funds for distressed families.
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Ter
Johnstown
Klondike
George P. Robinson
M. G. Moore
Evans
Westmont
Patrick Martin
Peter
Philip White
Saimons
Cambria Hospital
Joseph Amlinson
Cholera Toll Mounts and Command Changes in Philippines
Manila reports cholera slightly easing with 2,181 cases and 1,718 deaths in the city since outbreak began and 12,476 cases with 9,357 deaths in the provinces. General Davis hands over Mindanao command to General Sumner amid movements toward Vickers and Amerton forces.
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Manila
Provinces
Sumner
Davis
Mindanao Island
General Sumifier
Vickers
Amertonss
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