Fatal accident at War Eagle mine claims four lives
Rossland B C May 20 Four men Neville Honeyford Palmer Schofield and Cooke died and one injured when a mine cage ran from the 250 foot level to 350 feet after the hoist lever released. Mike Cooke survived. an inquest opened tomorrow to determine fault amid company officials insisting operations continue.
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Rossland
B. C
War Eagle
Thomas Nelville
N. A. Honeyford
James Palmer
Mike Cooke
W. F. Schofield
R. Hall
Michael Cook
Sisters’ Hospital
Schofield
Cooke
Bowes
Rock Hall
A. O. Galt
War Eagle Company
E. J. Balfour
Mike Gooke
Atbara Bridge Near Completion With Flood Season Fears
Last portions of the Atbara bridge contracted to a Philadelphia firm have left Alexandria and will reach Atbara in about three weeks. The structure is expected to be completed before the annual floods.
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H. Holdich
W. K. Esling
Trail Creek
White
S. J. Mighton
Halcyon
J. L. Lawrence
Winnipeg
K. D. Anderson
Miner
Kootenay
Cairo
Atbara
Philadelphia
Alexandria
Countess Esterhazy Seeks Divorce Settlement
Paris reports Countess Esterhazy files for divorce from her husband and requests a marriage settlement of 250000 francs. The case highlights ongoing marital dissolution in the French aristocracy with a substantial settlement at stake.
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Paris
Esterhazy
Frances
French Sailor De Blenith Sentenced to Death in Toulon
A French sailor named De Blenith is condemned to death in Toulon for menacing a lieutenant with a bayonet. The incident occurred May 20, with the court finding him guilty of threatening a senior officer.
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Toulon
de Blenith
Filipinos press Otis for peace while Luna fights guerrilla
Manila reports the Filipino missioners met Major General Otis hoping for an armistice, but Otis refused to suspend hostilities. Filipinos, led by Aguinaldo, threaten continued resistance if rights are not recognized, with Luna and Pina del Pilar still active in guerrilla warfare. Also notes tense dispatches from London about Luna and Montenagro rumors and peace negotiations failing amid demands for unconditional surrender.
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Manila
Otis
Aguinaldo
Congress
Luna
Pina del Pilar
Hloilo
Ra River
London
Atong Kong
Associated Press
Montenagro
Mascado
Italins
Yachting Fatality Near Werri Boo River Linked to Queenie
Melbourne owner John Clark and four sons aged 12 to 22 perished when the missing yacht Queenie sank near the Werri Boo River entrance after a top mast was found. Reginald Johnston and Michael Allan of Williamstown among the mortalities. Other notes: Rh O Andrews returns to Sydney after six months studying Fiji reefs and Tonga with British Museum plans.
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Vancouver
Honolulu
Melbourne
Queenie
Werriboo River
Queens Olif’s
Geelong
Shoe
John Clark
Melbourne Steamship Company
Williamstown
Reginald Johnston
Michael Allan
Rh. O. Andrews
Agassiz
Harvard College
Fiji
Sydney
Fiji Islands
Andrew
British Museum
Rewards for Valour in Southampton May 20
The Mayor presented Captain Watkins and the crew of the American liner Paris with medals and gifts in recognition of rescuing 22 men from the British steamer Vindobali on December 27 in mid ocean.
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Southhampton
Watkins
Paris
Ocean
Trust investigation hears New York dealers testify in Chicago
Martin F Cook and Henry G Laynes, liquor dealers from New York, testified before the industrial commission about the whiskey trust. Cook said a Standard Company rebate offer was rejected, prompting his firm to build its own distillery. Laynes described price cutting to crush rivals and warned a decaying trust harms competition. The sugar trust inquiry resumes January 6 with further witnesses.
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Chicago
Martin F. Cook
Henry G. Layties
New York
Industrial Commission Today
Whiskey Trust
Trust
Standard Company
Cook
Laynes
Commission
Jane
Sugar
Funeral of Earl Strafford in London
The Earl of Strafford, killed Tuesday evening on the Cambridge express at Potters Bar, was buried in a ceremonial funeral attended by royal officials. Her Majesty sent a wreath placed on the coffin, with the Prince of Wales and other royals represented by wreaths.
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Clarendon
Normanton
Lucan
Alfred Paget
Potters’ Bar
King’s Royal Rifles
Countess of
London
Earl of Strafford
Cambridge
Potters Bar
Herts
Arene
HP. ‘Wart
H. P. Carrington
Arthur Davidson
Henry Charles Legge
Prince of Wales
Karla of
East Ward Prostitution Nuisance Prompts City Council Action
East End property owners urge removal of houses of prostitution in Baker Street area. Aldermen promise four months notice to vacate, aiming to end the nuisance and open the street for business while avoiding dispersal of women across the city. A citizen letter calls for broader abatement of street disturbances and improved policing of the Tenderloin district.
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East Ward
Eust Worl
East End
Ald
Thomann
Beer
Hillyer
Warin Messrs
K. Connell
Coxhead
J. Hepburn
Bannerman
Rutherford
M McKay
Tengih
Baker Street
Forin
Alderian
Nelson
Baker Stret
Miner
Hull
Houston
Tenderloin
Italian Exposition Opens in Como With Volta Centennial
King Humbert opened the International Exposition of electricity and the National Exposition of the silk industry at Como on May 20 to mark the centenary of Volta s pile. Crowds of officials and citizens attended as the King received a reception.
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Como
Italy
Humbert
Alessander Volta
Syracuse Worcester Game Postponed By Weather
Syracuse New York May 20 The Syracuse Worcester ball game scheduled for this afternoon was postponed due to the weather.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Hague fence conference to focus on mediation and arbitration
The Hague conference will center on mediation and arbitration as its principal work. Eight points from Count Muraviev’s circular are assigned to committees including disarmament laws of war and naval conduct. Delegates from Britain and the United States are expected to play key roles, with a Dutch fete planned for June 16.
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The
Hague
Muravieff
Brussels
Count Muravielf
Messrs. Pauncefote
Howard
Ife
M. de Staal
Netherlands
Directors Not Liable in Bank Losses Ruling
In Chicago on May 20 a U S court of appeals panel upheld prior judgments against brokers in a case involving a bank president who misused funds to gamble. The court ruled bank directors are not responsible for the president’s mismanagement, affirming the losses borne by the bank’s receivers.
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Cantain Tronn
Nelson
Chicago
Ttate
United States Court of Appeals
Woods
Jenkiie
Dunn
Tower Court
A Funk
Robert R. Beard
First National Bank of
Pella
Iowa
B. R. Cusset
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Cities
Yesterday’s results list games in Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati St Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis and Toronto with teams Washington Baltimore Brooklyn Cleveland Philadelphia Buffalo Detroit Milewaucken Columbus and Springfield scoring varied totals. Notable outcomes include Cleveland 10 Philadelphia 4 and Milwaukee 11 Detroit 1.
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Baltimore
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Brooklyn
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St Paul
St. Paul
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Detroit
Milewaucken
Minneapolis
Columbus
Toronto
Springfield
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Nat Vanstone
Mills & Lott
Canada Drug & Bock Co
Teetzel's
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Edward Quinlan
Crease
Joe Denham
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R. M. Macdonald
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