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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1900
Page
7
Scofield Utah May 3 Three hundred ninety eight men entered the Pleasant valley coal mine Tuesday. A large death toll estimates 250 to 300 with bodies arriving by the carload. Rescue work continues under danger from gas and after damp as relatives travel to Salt Lake City and Ogden.
A deadly explosion in a coal mine injured five outside workers and left one rescuer burned beyond recognition. Bishop Parmalee attributes the blast to giant powder used by recently imported Finns to speed coal extraction. The incident left several men with severe injuries including crushed skulls and broken jaws, while others narrowly escaped as the blast propagated through the No. 1 back level.
Great Falls Montana May 3 all freight conductors and brakemen are out on the Montana Central. The trouble stems from a new schedule that went into effect May 1. The timetable mirrors a Great Northern main line change that caused earlier protests. Passenger trains and crews remain at work but could halt to move freight if asked.
Governor Tanner issues requisition to Iowa for extradition of Fred Poland now held in Muscatine Iowa. Poland is wanted in Aledo for indictment on kidnaping charges.
Chicago May 3 The Methodist general conference opened with the lay clerical representation question settled unanimously in favor of equality. Mrs M G McMahan of Fairview Farm Griggsville Ills refused credentials and read a letter surrendering her lay delegate status. Bishop Bowman presided as the conference began work.
London May 5 A press dispatch says General Hamiltons force drove the Boers from hills commanding Houtnek taking control of the Thaba N Chu Bloemfontein road. Boers left wounded, three guns still on a distant hill. Casualties include two officers and a private killed and four officers five privates wounded with two officers and ten men missing.
In the upper peninsula all counties report forest fires causing great damage. Small settlements face threat of destruction while Canadian trades report similar conditions. Dry spring worsens losses to cut and standing timber and risks lives across a 10,000 square mile district.
A Mandan North Dakota dispatch reports a gang of Indian horse thieves led by Prankfrank arrested for six months of theft on the reservation. They altered brands to drive horses into South Dakota and sell them. Black Hawk linked to Spice murder case but freed after accuser lynching. Sub-Agent Wells holds the men for a preliminary hearing. They reportedly stole between sixty and a hundred horses.
In Minocqua Wisconsin fishermen led by Superintendent James Nevins and F C Randell work on Tomahawk Lake to spawn stock for the state hatchery. They report muskellunge and golden pike in pens and plan to distribute suckers locally. In Chicago Thomas Neven eloped with Sadie Carroll after robbing his mother of jewelry securities and cash totaling about 70 000 dollars.
Five skilled thieves broke into the Val Blatz Brewing branch at Union and Erie streets in the early hours. They bound watchman George Hildebrand with wire and forced the safe, making off with around 1000 dollars.
In Lafayette Indiana on May 3 400 Purdue students clad in nightshirts led by the university band paraded the streets Saturday night awaiting the arrival of the victorious ball team from games with Notre Dame and Culver.
New York May 3 reports the North German Lloyd will build a 752 foot vessel with 45 000 horsepower at Stettin for an average speed of 25 knots. It aims to beat the Deutschland and Oceanic in speed and size, with completion projected for 1901 and potential rivalship from Cunard.
Ismail Kemal Bey and his three sons escape Constantinople for Europe aboard the Rabatini after boarding the Salamander and gaining asylum on the British gunboat. The sultan allows him to stay, go to Tripoli, or go abroad as others with sympathy for Great Britain are exiled.
A playful query asks why a woman at a table prefers a fork over a knife. The line hints at dining manners and implied social norms without defining a single correct rule.
New York May 3 George M Pullman denies bigamy and asks busybodies to check Chicago Mil waukee court records. Sanger Pullman confirms George is married and notes a divorce matter in Milwaukee records. Wisconsin law requires one year residence to obtain a divorce and records show no divorce granted to G M Pullman or Mrs F B Bowers.
In Lafayette Indiana on May 3 a potential clash in the Lahr House lobby was stopped when observers intervened as Lieutenant Governor William S Hagard and Professor J L Glasscock argued over politics and a prior convention dispute.
Detroit workers including pressmen feeders and assistants vote to resume duties after reaching a new wage scale and resolving remaining issues with employers. The decision ends the strike and restarts production.
Senor Mora resigns as Havana mayor. A large Manawa barn burns completely destroying a barn and a valuable horse perishes. Fire and injuries follow in Chicago factory explosion. Multiple legal and political developments across cities and nations are reported.
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