Calamity At Johnstown Mine Claims 114 Lives
Rescue work at the Cambria Steel Rolling Mill mine near Westmont Hill continues amid mass funerals and public mourning in Johnstown. As of Sunday, 114 victims are confirmed dead after a Thursday explosion, with 87 bodies recovered by Friday and more deaths among rescued workers.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Co
Westmont Hill
Rolling Mill
John Lehr
Yasante Sibeli
Cambria General Hospital
Tecorda
Ibria
Athens
Funer
Chestnut Street
Mor
Morretlville
Return Postal Card Plan Favored by Commission
Washington July 11 The commission of four assistant postmasters general appointed by Postmaster General Payne reports a favorable plan to test a return postal card system with postage paid on return. It recommends two methods one via city level corporate handling and one direct government dealings with senders. Six cities per method urged for thorough testing. Action hinges on Payne’s legal authority to proceed.
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Washington
Payne
Greatest Flood In Greene County Causes Heavy Loss
The July 11 report from Waynesburg notes Ten Mile Creek and its branches flooded the area after a cloudburst, destroying more than a score of houses, many stables and barns, miles of railroad track, and roads. No loss of life reported though narrow escapes occurred. total damage estimated at $200,000.
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Waynesburg
Greene County
Lfe
Post Office Receipts for Top 50 Cities Rise in June
Washington report shows the 50 largest U S post offices earned 4 478 368 in June, up 14 percent from June 1901. New York led with 942 667, Dayton and Columbus posted large gains, while Buffalo Jersey City and Albany declined.
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Washington
United Aews
New
Columbus
Buffalo
Jersey City
Albany
N. Y
Mrs Aline Ellis O Malley and Hearin Held for Trial
Mrs Aline Ellis O Malley wife of Prof Austin O Malley of South Bend Indiana and Wandlam J Hearin of New York were held to bail in 1200 for trial on charges of stealing jewelry valued over 1000 from Dr Joseph O Malley of Philadelphia The bond was signed by a local trust company and Mrs O Malley was released while Hearin’s bail was not entered until the following night officers said.
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Philadelphia
Aline Ellis O’malley
Austin O’ Malley
South Bend
Ind
Wandlam J. Hearin
New York
Joseph O'Malley
Acting Gov Wright Denies Proselyting Charge
Acting Gov Wright in the Philippines cables a denial of charges of proselytizing Catholic students in Philippine schools. The telegram states a complete investigation was conducted into the allegations.
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Wright
Washington
Doot
Phillippines
Holiday Observed in Kingston for King Edward Recovery
Kingston Jamaica held a Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday with all stores closed and the city adorned in British and American flags. In Washington a synopsis of proposed U S Army uniform changes by the Army Uniform Board will be submitted to the president before final action.
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Kingston
Jamaica
King Edward
Army
Washington
United States Army
Army Uniform Board
Appointed Public Administrator in Cook County
Springfield July 11 Gov Yates appoints Col J H Strong of Chicago as public administrator of Cook County replacing Patrick H O Donnell who resigned at the governor’s request. Pacnentots Memenal 3 Services aly er Saat a4
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Springfield
Yates
J. H. Strong
Chicago
Cook County
Patrick H.o’donnell
Strikers Stand Firm on Union Wage Scale Demands
Chicago July 11 12 Freight handlers strike talks move forward then stall. Union insists on 18 cents an hour and full wage scale with recognition. Railroads offer 17 cents overtime pay and no probation. Meetings with general managers set to seek arbitration backed by Chicago board actions.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Board of Arbitration
Curran
Freight Handlers Strike Shuts Chicago Freight to Illinois Growers
Carbondale July 14 growers in Southern Illinois fear in Chicago strike rotting tomatoes and fruit. Thousands of dollars worth of tomatoes are spoiling as peaches and apples near market condition while no shipments head to Chicago under current conditions.
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Carbondale
Lik
Ilinois
Chicago
Drowned Boys in Cass Lake Near Detroit
Detroit July 14 two youths Anthony Rakano 16 and Adolph Badelier 18 residents of Detroit were drowned Sunday in Cass lake about 25 miles away. They were rowing with Maj Wiesler when the leaking boat capsized before reaching shore. A girl in the party was saved but the two boys sank before rescuers arrived.
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Detroit
Mich
Anthony Rakano
Adolph Badelier
Cass Lake
Maj. Wiesler
Eight Factory Workers Donate Skin for Girl’s Recovery
In Fall River Massachusetts eight employees at Marshall Brothers Hat Factory donated skin for grafting to Miss Roge Silvia after a hair entanglement injury. Dr Dolan at Union Hospital harvested twenty skin grafts from their thighs, each two by one inches, to aid healing.
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Fall River
Mass
Marshall’ Bros
Roge Silvia
Union
Dolan
Cuba Accepts Invitation to St Louis Exposition
A cablegram from Havana to Charles M. Pepper reports Cuba has accepted an invitation to participate in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Formal acceptance by the Cuban government is not expected yet. Cuba's exhibit at St. Louis will depend on future Cuban congress funding. This marks the island’s first chance to participate as an independent nation.
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Washington
Seuters
Havana
Charles M. Pepper
Cuba
New Republic
St. Louis
St. Louis Exposition
Alabama Miners Reach Uniform Wage Scale Agreement
In Birmingham the United Mine Workers and coal operators reached a wage scale after brief talks. The pact sets a maximum coal price of 90 cents and a uniform day laborer wage. Miners failed to secure a five cent per ton increase or shorter two week pay day and eight hour work day, though they won a uniform day laborer rate.
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Birmingham
Ala
United Mine Workers and Coal Operators
Rev Dr A C Hirst Dies, Noted Methodist Preacher
Rev. Dr. A. C. Hirst, longtime Methodist preacher and former president of the University of the Pacific coast in San Francisco, died in Chicago at his sister’s home. He once led churches in Pittsburgh and Columbus and later served in Chicago at Century Church.
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Omaha
Neb
A. C. Hirst
First Methodist Church
Chicago
Hirst
Methodist Church of the
United States
University of the Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Century Church
Pittsburg
Chillicothe
Columbus
McLaurin Likely to Accept U S Court of Claims Post
Senator McLaurin left Oyster Bay for New York after a lengthy meeting with the president. He did not discuss the appointment but it is understood an offer has been accepted. It is expected he will resign from the senate before his term ends next March to take the judicial post in the United States court of claims.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Senator McLaurin
New York
United States Court of Claims
McLaurin
Senate
Soufriere Volcano Voids Loud Detonations Overnight
Reports from St Vincent record three loud detonations at night from the Soufriere volcano Between 8 and 9 30 o clock on Wednesday with Barbadoes also noting detonations from a westerly direction Fort de France notes an eruption at Boat Pelee on Friday morning Ex President Jimenez is mentioned in a separate line moored to the island news.
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St. Thomas
D. W. II
Island
St.Vincent
Barbadoes
Fort. de France
Martinique
Pelee
Salisbury Resigns as British Prime Minister in Quiet Exit
London reports that Lord Salisbury formally resigned on July 11, with Mr. A. J. Balfour named to succeed him. Debate centers on the cabinet line up, especially the future of Mr. Chamberlain, while Salisbury seeks a quiet life and declines new titles amid the end of an Victorian era.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Edward
Chamberlain
Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
Messrs. Balfour
South Africa
Well-Known Writer Ada Vrooman Leslie Dead
New York July 14 Mrs Ada Eugenie Vrooman Leslie died Sunday at her home after a lingering illness Born in 1846 she gained early fame at 16 for prose in leading periodicals She married Alfred Leslie after his death she edited Ladies Bazaar and other journals In recent years she aided her sons Arthur and Frank in organizing the Leslie syndicate
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New York
Ada Eugenie Vrooman Leslie
Alfred Leslie
Frank Lesle
Predicted That Peace Will Not Last Two Years
Colorado Springs July 14 H Co Deroey an adjutant in the Boer war under Delarey visits and declares peace in the Transvaal will not last two years. He says British arms are turning Boers hostile and that England aims to make Englishmen of the Boers whom he expects to rebel if pressure continues.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Polish Agricultural Societies Seek American Machinery Deals
A private Warsaw dispatch reports Poland’s agricultural societies negotiating directly with American manufacturers for machinery, excluding German middlemen, a move seen as aiming at South German equipment.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Poland
May to settle it in Springfield on July 14
A fragment notes a wartime style call to vote on a unit mine workers matter in Springfield with a date of July 14. The readable text is fragmented but indicates a vote or decision event tied to labor or mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mlina' Wi
Missing steamers Portland and Jeanie feared crushed in ice
Reports from Port Townsend Washington July 14 say the steamers Portland and Jeanie overdue at Nome likely perished after crews failed to find any signs. The steamship Oregon returned with a broken rudder after leaving Dutch Harbor July 4. The Manning cutter found no truth to Jeanie sinking near Nunivak Island. Portland later reached St Michaels July 2 and passengers were safe.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Oregon
Dutch Harbor
Portland
Jeanie
Nome
Nunivek Island
Seattle
St. Michaels
Post Intelligencer
Dawson
Nulato
Sarah
Eagle
Miss Ada Barker Recovers Mind at Texas Insane Asylum
Ada Barker 22 from New York was brought to the Texas State Insane Asylum at Terrell by El Paso county sheriff after a May departure for the Galveston carnival. Doctors report a case of double consciousness with recurrent dementia though she now recalls leaving New York and has written relatives about her condition. She had money on departure and retains some funds.
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Terrell
Tex
Ada Barker
el Paso County
New York
Galveston
Italian King Victor Emmanuel Enters St Petersburg Welcome
Emperor Nicholas II and Russian officials greeted King Victor Emmanuel of Italy on arrival in St Petersburg. A band played the Italian anthem as a guard escorted the kings to the palace where the czarina and dowager empress welcomed him. A banquet followed in Peter the Great Hall with cabinet ministers and dignitaries present.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas II
Count Lamsdorff
Emmanuel of
Italy
Victor
Peter the Great
General Thomas J. Morgan Dies in Yonkers at 62
Gen. Thomas J. Morgan aged 62 died at his Yonkers home from kidney disease. Civil War veteran rose from private to brevet brigadier general and served as commissioner of Indian affairs. At death he was secretary of the Home Mission Society Baptist church. Body to be taken to Rochester for burial.
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New York
Thomas J. Morgan
Yonkers
Gen. Morgan
Franklin
Ind
Harrison
Home Mission Society
the Baptist’ Church
Rochester
N. Y
Mont Pelee Eruption Lashes Martinique Islands
Mont Pelee on July 14 erupted with ash covering Monne Rouge Ajoupa Bouillon and Maconia making them uninhabitable for hours. A dense flame column rose while electrical activity appeared and a deep thunderlike rumble accompanied the event.
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Mont Pelee
Fort de France
Martinique
Monne Rouge
Ajoupa Bouillon
Maconia
Catholic Mass Meeting in Grand Rapids July 14 1914
A mass meeting of Catholics held Sunday night in Grand Rapids protested U S action to remove friars from the Philippines. Attended by Catholic clergy including Bishop Richter.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
United:States
Philippines
Richter
Reunited After Years of Searching Across States
Terre Haute Indiana July 12 W A Brown a clerk at the New National hotel has found his father after a long search begun when Brown was left as a child in Syracuse New York in 1879 The father had sought to locate his son since 1877 and the pension bureau aided by tracing the address discovered in Washington led to the reunion The mother who returned to Germany years ago now lives at Osgood Indiana Rosa Brown the aunt later moved to Lawrenceburg Indiana and Brown began earning his living at age 12
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. A. Brown
New National Hotel
Syracuse
N. Y
Germany
Rosa Brown
Lawrenceburg
Brown
Pension Bureau
Washington
Osgood
Tragic Double Shooting in Evaneville Miner Kills Wife Then Self
John Feniger aged 46 a coal miner killed his wife in Evaneville Ind Sunday morning firing a bullet through the temple then shot himself in the mouth. He was intoxicated and in poor health with police calling him insane. He lies in a hospital with slim chance of recovery and has a history of violence and anarchist sympathy.
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Evaneville
Ind
John Feniger
Feniger
McKinley
Wife Seeks Elopement With Miller Sparks Court Action
Evaneville Indiana July 11 A wife told her husband she loved Potts Miller and asked for permission to elope. The husband consented and accompanied them to the depot as they left for Terre Haute. Mrs Reubmann ages 30 is described as good looking. He plans to sue in circuit court. He is wealthy with a 30 000 estate and owns several houses.
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Evaneville
Ind
Fred L. Reuchmann
Potts Miller
Miller
Reubmann
Terre Haute
Urbana man James Kidden found near New Columbus
James Kidden of Urbana Ohio, missing since last Wednesday, was found Saturday night in a small stream near New Columbus Indiana. He wandered from Frankton and was located nude in the water after scattered search parties across the county.
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Elwood
Ind
James Kidden
Urbana
Frankton
New Columbus
Chinese merchant and American girl marry in Indiana
After a careful legal search the county clerk issued a marriage license to Sam May a Chinese merchant and Miss Minnie Downs an educated American woman. They were immediately married by Magistrate Shepherd. Sam met the lady at a church in Chicago and aided her through a prolonged illness.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sam May
Minnie Downs
Shepherd
Sam
Chicago
Upland Professor Arrives With Indianapolis Bride
Upland Indiana July 12 Professor C Worack ney of Taylor University surprised local residents by arriving Friday morning with his bride from Indianapolis named Angot Hettelsater. The couple’s abrupt appearance drew attention from townspeople and neighbors.
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Upland
Ind
C. Worackney
Taylor University
Indianapolis
Hettelsater, Ip
Delegates Arrive as Miners Debate Tactics in Indianapolis
Fragmentary dispatch notes delegates arriving in Indianapolis on July 14 for a miners event. The text references advance planning and political maneuvering among groups, with unclear details due to damaged OCR.
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Indianapolis
Jad
Death by Poison Mystery in Grand Rapids Hotel
A man believed to be John J. Grafton of Ft. Wayne Ind died in a Grand Rapids American hotel after poisoning. A note to Mrs J J Grafton and conflicting ID led Ft. Wayne says the deceased may be E W Parker, a clairvoyant, or Parker’s father. Parker had traveled to Grand Rapids for a Spiritualist meeting.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
John J. Grafton
Ft. Wayne
Ind
J. J. Grafton
Walls ‘Street
Rvs
Grafton
E. W. Parker
Parker
Burglar Fights Patrolmen In Saloon Duel
Willard Schroeder attempted a raid at Fred Miller’s saloon in Michigan City Indiana. He exchanged shots with Patrolmen Allen and Brown after being warned to surrender and was seriously wounded. Schroeder, from Plymouth, planned the job after learning Miller handled money for longshoremen. Daniel Tree had alerted police.
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Michigan City
Ind
Willard Schroeder
Fred Miller
Schroeder
Miller
Daniel Tree
Tree
Allen
Brown
Plymouth
Long Considered Dead Returns to Mishawaka Merchant Fame
Theodore Horstmann, once a leading Mishawaka merchant, reappeared Friday afternoon after 11 years vanish. He had locked his store and vanished with all funds, relatives selling his property in a search that long suspected foul play or blackmail. He offered no explanation.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Theodore Horstmann
Horstmanin
Bishop Horstmann
Ohfo
One Continuous Road Consolidates Lines to Knightstown
Indianapolis July 11 The Indianapolis & Eastern Railway Co a consolidation of three lines from this city to Greenfield and Knightstown has been incorporated with capital stock of 1 200 000 The roads will operate as one continuous line between Indianapolis and Knightstown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis & Eastern Rtailway Co
Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit
Greenfield
Indianapolis & Eastern Tracition. Co
Knightstown
Big Corn Crop Sold in Indiana and Kentucky Purchases
Large corn crops in Mt. Vernon Indiana were sold to A Waller and Co of Henderson Kentucky. The Diamond Island lot of 35000 bushels was sold by G W Bement of Evanville and the Slira Island lot of 25000 bushels was sold by Nunn and Duncan of Henderson at 43 cents a bushel.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
A. Waller & O
Henderson, Ky
Diamond Island
G. W. Bement
Ev«antville
Slira Island
Nunn & Duncan
Henderson
Rescued From 50 Foot Well Near Martinsville Farm
Isaac Chitwood was buried by a cave in on Lane Townsend’s farm and rescued Friday morning. He was found unharmed except for slight bruises, after rescuers near the bottom heard him calling for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Isaac Chitwood
Lane Townsend
Smallpox Reported in Clinton County Indiana
A smallpox case was reported in Cyclone in the southern part of Clinton County Indiana. Pearl McCoy a two year old girl contracted the disease and was diagnosed as smallpox. Seventy five people were exposed to the illness.
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Clinton County
Frankfort
Ind
Pearl McCoy
Clarence Jenkins Pleads Guilty for Manslaughter in Indiana
In Hivansville Indiana on July 12 Clarence Jenkins pleaded guilty in circuit court to manslaughter and received an indeterminate prison sentence. He killed his neighbor Charles Baker out of jealousy.
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Clarence Jenkins
Hivansvile
Charles
Baker
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