Massive Cambria mine disaster near Johnstown claimed many lives
A blast at the Rolling Mill mine in Johnstown trapped about 200 miners while 400 escaped. By nightfall officials estimated 125 dead. Rescue attempts from Westmont and Mill Creek entrances faced deadly gases as families gathered in fear at the Point.
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Cambria Steel Company
Conemaugh
Stony Creek
Klondike
Powell Stackhouse
Cambria Iron Company
Westmont
Richard Bennett
John Moyers
Mill Creek
Cambria
Moore
A. G. Prosser
Robinson
Robbers Shot Dead Aboard Diamond Towboat
In Davenport Iowa a menacing pair identified as Christopher Leonidas and his son Long Haired Medicine Man tried to take control of the Diamond to Dubuque. Mate Dan Green killed both as the case of armed boarding occurred opposite Davenport. Boat officers retained.
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Davenport
Christopher Leonidas
Dubuque
Rock Island
Dan Green
Castro on the Offensive Reported in Cable
State Department received Bowen cable from Caranss saying the president arrived in Barcelona to attack the enemy there rather than be attacked at home. Casts tone indicates proactive offensive move by Castro.
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Castro
Washington
State Department
Bowen
Caranss
Barcelona
McKay Drops Dead on Honeymoon in Atlantic City
Colonel Nathaniel McKay, a Washington millionaire and prominent figure, collapsed and died during his honeymoon trip in Atlantic City New Jersey at age 71. He is survived by his wife. The death occurred today with no further details provided by officials.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Nathaniel MeKay
Washington
Coronation Date Said Set For August 9
London reports on strong authority that pending royal physician clearance King Edward’s coronation is planned for August 9.
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London
Rkdward
California lumber combine buys McCloud holdings in Calif
A Ashland dispatch to the Oregonian reports a $3,000,000 sale of Scott and Van Arsdale Lumber property in the McCloud region Siskiyou county California. Purchasers include Carpenter Land company Dubuque Iowa Hixton Sash and Door Merrill Wisconsin Curtis Bros Clinton Iowa Walter W Alexander and Stewart Bros of Wausau Wisconsin. The deal covers 1160000 acres of timber land plus the McCloud River railroad and several lumber firms. Daily production is about 400000 feet of lumber.
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Whaconsin Med
Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Ashland
Scott and van Arsdale Lumber Company
McCloud
Slakiyou County
California
Carpenter Land Company
Dubutue
Hixton Sash and Door Company
Merrill, Wis
Curtis Bros
Clinton, Ia
Walter W. Alexander and Stewart, Bros
Wausau
Wis
McCloud River Railroad
McCloud River Lumber Company
Siskiyou Lumber Company
Siskiyou Lumber and Mercantle Company
Enterprise
Giant geyser breaks out near Santa Cruz after strong quakes
Near Santa Cruz on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec a giant geyser has erupted due to heavy earthquakes since April 18. The water column rises about fifty feet and is visible from the sea, seen by Newport steamer passengers and crew. Guatemala's disturbances are easing, crop harvesting expected to proceed.
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Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Pacific
Tehuartepec
Newport
Guatemala
Iowa Drug Trust Emerges From Pharmacists Plan
The Iowa Pharmaceutical association forms to set a state price schedule for drugs. A committee will arrange uniform charges, aiming to prevent unfair cheapness. The move follows a Carroll president’s address and seeks to keep prices steady rather than raise them.
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Sioux City
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
Tainter
Carroll
Indian Child's Play Puzzles Scientists in Hopi Study
Dr. George Dorsey of the Field Museum reports findings from Hopi investigations at the University of Chicago lecture. He says inscriptions on adobe walls, long deciphered by anthropologists, are actually scratches made by mischievous Hopi children in the mud after construction.
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Chicago
George Dorsey
Field Columbian Museum
Indiana
University of Chicago
Dorsey
Edward Making Progress in London Health Update
Edward's condition remains satisfactory as he sits up and uses an adjustable couch for comfort. He may be moved to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert with a specially constructed ambulance carriage next week, though plans are kept secret to avoid public gathering amid his steady improvement.
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Edward
London
Buckingham Palace
Dead Fish Area Plague Prompts Levee Cut Plan
In New Orleans on July 11 a conference involving Jefferson parish authorities the state health board president and the port commissioner resolved to cut the levee to allow the river to purge Harvey's canal of foulness caused by a plague of dead fish. The canal sits three and a third feet below the river top at the current stage.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
State Board of Health
Harvey's Canal
Causes of Strikes and Wages in Mining Industry
Byron W. Holt argues in June address by UMWA President John Mitchell that high trust prices and tariff policies depress miners’ real wages. He cites Dun's index and Sauerteck tables to compare living costs, noting 1900s wage levels under 300 dollars annually and 10 percent raises largely offset by higher living costs and rebates. He warns free trade in trust goods would hurt workers and spur wage gains through labor agitation.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Atr
Dun
Sauerteck
England
Otra
Byron W. Holt
Cuban reciprocity debate stirs New York papers
Aides say Republican backing and major papers push Cuban reciprocity amid concern over Havana business stagnation. Critics warn the Sugar trust gains from sugar crop financing, with high wages in Cuba but destitution at home, suggesting bankers and merchants may profit while growers face debt.
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New York
Havana
Sugar
Ways and Means
Cuba
Cost of Living and Wages in Early 1900s Trust Power
The piece argues rising costs from 1890 to 1902 outpace wage gains, blaming trusts for price hikes and urging tariff removal to raise real and money wages. It links high trust prices to reduced production and potential strikes, while calling for reciprocity and duty repeal to ease consumer burdens and boost labor demand.
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Paterson
Rhoda Island
The President and Reciprocity Policy Debate
The New York Herald reports President Roosevelt aims to push Cuban reciprocity into sugar policy battles. Democrats oppose broad sugar trust favors without at least partial relief for refined sugar. Critics question why the administration balks at repealing the refined sugar differential, saving about $6 million overall.
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New York Herald
Roosevelt
Cuba
Sugar Trust
Congress
Depew Predicts Roosevelt Nomination Again
Depew and Chauncey trade barbs on politics with Depew predicting Roosevelt will be renomination and Chauncey mocked for reviving old chestnuts. The only bold claim, Chauncey avoids naming the Democrat who will defeat the Republican nominee.
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Depew
Roosevelt
Chauncey
Ghauncey
Beef Barons Form $100 Million Packing Trust
A Boston report describes a new beef combine progressing toward formation worth around $100,000,000 to control all major packing houses. The move aims to show independence from prosecution of the president's attorney general and signals strong industry consolidation.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Defiance Starch Promises More For Same Money
An old advertisement mocks rubber overproduction causing gum drops and pushes Defiance Starch as a no cooking, 14 ounce alternative. It claims stores stock other brands in 12 ounce packages and urges customers to switch for more product for the same price.
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Defiance
A Place to Spend the Summer on Milwaukee Rail line
No man realizes his trash until moving. The Milwaukee Rail line in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa offers beautiful summer resorts. Okoboji is nearest with boating fishing lakes and cool weather. Reachable from Omaha with record low round trip rates this season. Full information from F A Nash Western Agent C M St P Ry Omaha.
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Milwaukee Railway
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Okoboji
Omaha
F. A. Nash
Western
Farnam St
Overzealous Official and Railways Lost Forms
A station master at Baku on the Trans-Caucasian railway lost two printed forms valued at one farthing each. Telegrams were sent to every Russian empire station asking for sightings. The company paid telegraph charges near $10,000. The overzealous official is now unemployed.
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Baku
Russian Empire
Lake Shore Tours summer book from Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry
Eastern resorts listed with routes and rates in a new summer book Lake Shore Tours. Copy available on application to C F Daly Chief A G P A Chicago. Janitors Demand for Recognition notes aim to elevate the profession socially and financially as big people begin to acknowledge them.
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Lake Shore
Michigan
To Mothers Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A mother recalls fearing childbirth until Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound eased her weakness and sickness, making motherhood more hopeful and manageable.
Openning million acres of rich lands for settlement
Nebraska readers learn that a vast tract between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers is to be opened for homesteading after a recent Sioux treaty. Boom towns form around Bonesteel as North-Western Line rail expansion nears completion. Lottery plans may govern entry with 160 acre claims for heads of families or 21 year olds.
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Bonesteel
Rosebud
Missouri
Niobrara
Bonestess
Poinot
North-Western Lines
Oklahoma
United States
Verdigre
Nebraska
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