Hundred Miners Entombed in Johnstown Explosion
Johnstown Pa July 11 an explosion in the Cambria Steel mine near the city left two hundred miners entombed with rescue hampered by deadly firedamp. Officials reported at least 125 dead with 53 bodies recovered, many victims were foreigners. Survivors described a chaotic scene as rescuers battled gas and debris.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Cambria Iron Company
Westmont
Richard Bennett
John Meyers
Mill Creek
Cambria
Moore
A. G. Prosser
Robinson
Rodgers
William Blanch
John Whitney
John Retallick
John Thomas
Harry Rodgers
William Stibich
Cambria Company
Klondike
Tom Foster
Klonike
Powell Griffith
Foster
Powell Grifth
Powell Stackhouse
William Malcolm
William Robinson
John Retallio
John Lohman
Floods recede as Salt Creek and Des Moines levee flood areas ease
Salt Creek bottoms near Lincoln fall from flood waters with offices flooded and families housed at Park School and courthouse. Trains run behind schedule as Rock Island trains use Burlington route until repairs near Fairbury. In Des Moines the Ninth Street Raccoon river levee breach floods wholesale districts causing about 30 thousand dollars in damage and total flood losses estimated at 225 thousand dollars as rivers recede.
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Salt Creek
Lincoln
Park School
Court House
Rock Island
Fairbury
Neb
Des Moines
Ninth Street
Beatrice Fire Levels Buildings in Historic Loss
Beatrice Neb July 11. A morning blaze destroyed the Klein Mercantile building and the Green block. Total losses exceed 175000 dollars, marking the worst fire in the city's history.
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Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb
Klein. Mercantile Company
Teacher and Little Girl Discuss Memima's Second Marriage
A brief dialogue shows a teacher expressing surprise at progress while a child confirms Memima plans to marry again. The exchange hints at community attitudes toward remarriage and age.
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Memima
Strikes and Arbiters Cloud Chicago Freight Row
Business leaders push for arbitration as freight handlers demand railroads settle via Chicago board. Railroads show reluctance while teamsters face potential sympathy walkouts. Prices rise for fruit and vegetables, with 50,000 pound loss predicted for commission men if strike widens.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Arbitrations
Hitt
Rock Island
Barrett
Alton
Western Road
Teamsters
Teamsters' Union
Teamsters’ Union
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Commission
South Water Street
Union Pacific Strike Moves Toward Resumption of Work
Omaha July 11 An effort by Union Pacific to bring strike employees back to work to restart shops across the system is reported. A notice posted in Omaha shops directs those who wish to stay in service to report immediately. others will be treated as new hires. Strike leaders say no old workers will return.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Western
Women Pickets Arrested in Pueblo Boycott
About 36 picketers including roughly one quarter women were arrested by deputies in Pueblo Colorado for disturbance after protests at boycotted restaurants. The arrests follow the death of a restaurant owner’s son who shot a picket and wounded a policeman several days earlier.
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Pueblo
Colo
Messages Through Water in Wireless Experiments
A Cherbourg telegram reports Rear Admiral Fournier attended wireless telegraphy tests aboard the submarine boat Tritine. Messages were received underwater without fault, signaling plans to install apparatus on all French submarines.
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New York
Cherbourg
Fournier
Major Byere Injured in Des Moines Incident
Major Byere sustained serious injuries in an incident reported from Des Moines on July 1. Authorities have not released full details, and the case remains under investigation with local medical staff providing updates on his condition.
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Byere
Des Moines
Noted Author M Byers Injured in Horse Accident at Berne
M Byers, a well known author and appointee of General Grant as consul at Berne Switzerland, was thrown from a horse yesterday suffering a fractured leg a dislocated shoulder and severe scalp wounds in the incident.
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M. Byers
Grant Cousul
Berne
Switzerland
Mate Kills Father and Kills Two in Self Defense on Steamer
Daniel Breene the Diamond to steamer Dubuque mate shot and killed Leonidas Leonidas aged sixty and his son aged twenty five on board between Clinton and Davenport. The men fought over baggage and threatened the mate with knives. Breene fired one shot killing the elder Leonidas then two shots into the son as the corpse lay atop his father. The steamer returned to Davenport where Breene surrendered. An inquest found self defense and exonerated him. Passengers witnessed the incident causing a panic aboard.
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Dubuque
Clinton
Las
Daniel Breene
Chrin Leonidas
Davenport
Breene
Leonidas
Greene
Threats of Demolition after Prisoner Rescue near St Joseph
In St Joseph a large quantity of dynamite was stolen from a rock quarry and threats were made to blow up the nearby courthouse and jail. Friends of Leck Allen and Jim Blades allegedly caused an explosion that damaged two buildings and heightened police concerns over the group’s power. A strong guard now patrols the courthouse amid ongoing risk.
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Friends of
St. Joseph
Court House
Leck Allen
Jim Blades
Coronation bazaar opens in Regent Park for sick children
London July 11 Queen Alexandra opened the coronation bazaar in Regent Park botanical gardens organized by Mrs Cornelius Adair and Mrs Joseph H Choate to aid the hospital for sick children. Over 6000 tickets sold in advance at one guinea each. Also reports Brownfield bound over on perjury charges after testimony at a Jessie Morrison trial. A Canadian woman Miss Streathy was killed when wind caused a rain-soaked decoration collapse near Langham Place.
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Mexico
Rhodes Clay
Missouri
Clarence Barnes
Barnes
Clay
London
Cornelius Adair
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Alejandra
Botanical Gardens
Regent Park
Brownfield
Eldorado
Kan
J. G Brownfield
Jessie Morrison
Castle
Miss Morrison
Alexandra
Langham Place
All Soul's Church
Miss Streathy
Mariners Strike Settled and Olive Drab Uniform Talk
The marine engineers' strike at Portland Oregon has been settled with concessions from both sides. An army uniform likely to be olive drab is noted as the least visible in the field. King Edward's coronation reportedly planned for August 9 pending royal physicians approval.
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Marine Engineers
Portland
Ore
Edward
Frank Harris
Doe Run
Bill Dooley
Interstate Glass Company
Kansas City
M. E. L. Bonner
Missoula
Mont
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Rainholt
W. H. Buchole
Cotton
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Scranton
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South Side Main St
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Asmus
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Leo Pasewalk
South Dakota
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Norfolk Ave
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