Mine Explosion Kills Up to Seventy at Jefferson Clearfield Co
A mine disaster at Jefferson Clearfield Coal and Iron Co in Ernest Pa. is feared to have claimed 30 to 70 lives in Mine No 2. Only one miner survived, weak but able to recount crawling through fumes and stumbling over what may be dead or dying colleagues as rescuers faced frantic families at the shaft.
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Jefferson Clearfield
Lron Co
Ernest Pa
Ernest
Jefferson Clearfield Coal and Tron Co
Peary Meteorites Bring 60000 Dollar Windfall
New York reports three Arctic meteorites collected by Commander Peary and gifted to his wife sold for about 60,000 dollars. Mrs. Jessup bought them, financing Peary explorations, and donated the largest specimens to the American Museum of Natural History. The ores, weighing roughly 10 000 pounds and two around 29 000 pounds, were linked to the fabled Iron Mountain.
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New York
Arctic
Peary
Jessup
Morr
K Jessup
Iron Mountain
Chip
Gires Risk Their Lives To Save Honor
Two sisters Josephine and Martha Jenson leaped from a car to avoid an abduction near San Francisco on February 5. Josephine, 18, suffered a broken ankle and Martha, 20, escaped unharmed. The would be abductor fled in the confusion after the unidentified chauffeur diverted toward Oceh Honeh resorts while they waited for a ride to work at the customs house.
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San Francesc
Oceh
Honeh Resorts
Josephine
Martha Jenson
Custome
Embezzler Given Hard Labor in State Penitentiary
Mason City Mich Feb For embezzling nearly 700000 of state funds former State Treasurer Frank Glizier was sentenced to an indeterminate term of five to ten years in the penitentiary. The court commended he serve the maximum term provided by law at hard labor.
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Mason City
Mich
Frank Glizier
San Francies Veteran Heads to Hot Springs for Army Return
Denton Young, a veteran pitcher, leaves San Francisco for Portland to visit his brother before traveling to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to rehab his arm for a return to major league play.
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San Francies
Denton
Oy" Young
Plichere
San Franchen
Portland
Hot Springs
Ark
Express Kills Girl in Troutdale Morning Crash
Troutdale Oregon Sadie Utting aged 12 was killed instantly this morning when an express on the R and N railroad struck her near the tracks. Witnesses testified the girl was hurled about sixty feet as the fast train, traveling about sixty miles per hour, struck her.
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Troutdale. Ore
Sadie Utting
Cace
Buys Marriage License and Grave in One Day
Edwin W. Redford of Adams Ore visited Walla Walla to inquire about a city cemetery plot in the morning and later obtained a marriage license for himself and Laure E. B. Pierce of Adams Ore, completing two opposite errands in a single day.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Edwin W. Redford
Adams
Ore
Willa Walla
County Auditor'd Office
County Auditor's Office
Laure E. B. Pierce
Adame, Ore
Fairbanks Meets King and Queen of Italy in Rome
Former Vice President Fairbanks is introduced to the king and queen by Ambassador Leishman during a stop in Rome dated February 5. He is traveling around the world and has recently visited the Orient.
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Fairbanks
Italy
Rome
Leishman
Orient
Sacks Will Cost Less Than 6 Cents
Farmers in Umatilla county will pay under six cents per sack this season. Representative C A Barrett of Athens, pres cash of Inland Grain Growers association, said bids cannot be released but costs will be under six cents. With a good wheat outlook, farmers foresee favorable trade and optimism grows. Local merchants report early benefits already seen in trade.
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Umatilla
C. A. Barrett
Athens
Inland Grain Growers’ Association
Locus
Niready Belnes
Aelynosie
Senator Borunh Advocates Practical Conservation
New York report quotes United States Senator William Borunh of Idaho urging balanced use of natural resources. He argues conservation includes development, warns against locking resources away and cites Canada’s land laws as suboptimal. He notes forest reserves and potential losses of timber and American wealth as Americans move north seeking farms.
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New York
United States
Wiliam Borunh
Idgho
West
Oast
Forvet Reserve
Hughed
Wiete
Lafran Bill Opposed by Northwest Fruit Growers
Seattle readers report controversy over the Lafran bill at the Washington State Horticultural association convention. Eastern Trust interests push apple packing standardization, favoring boxes suited to eastern fruit while Northwest growers resist changes that hinder their packing. A delegation will travel to the national capital to oppose the measure.
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Seattle
Northwest
Washington State Horticultural Association
Eastern Trust
Washington
Oregon
Mrs Frnk Smith and baby depart Pendleton for Seattle
Mrs Frank Smith and her infant, guests of Pendleton relatives, left this morning traveling via Portland on their way home to Seattle.
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Frank Smith
Baby
Pendleton Reatives
Portland
Seattle
The Sacramento Jewelry Heist and Clever Getaway
A bold daylight burglary at Emil Steinman’s jewelry store in Sacramento netted over 500 dollars worth of diamonds before a plan and a passerby’s alert led to a swift police capture. Carpenter Collins crawled through a basement floor to reach the window display and retrieve the loot, later escaping before officers traced the crime to him.
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Sicramento
Dieramente, Keb
Jocal
Jeweeks
Emil Steinman
Sacramento
J. Callite
Steinman
Collins
Portersby
Wisel
Birber
al Ones
Fiendish murder in Seattle as man garrotted and poisoned
Seattle report of Charles A. Gunsteid seized from behind by two or more assailants. He was garrotted robbed and killed with acid poured down his throat while unconscious. Found at 2 oclock this morning on Post Street near Verkier Way. Inquest expected. relatives in St Paul seek answers.
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Seattle
Earbene
Charles A. Gunsteid
Welock
Post Street
Verkier Way
Martin Moevaick
Owalthy
St. Paul
Immmer
Gunatead
Nasomotor Rhinitis Linked to New York Wagon Smoke
Doctors report a new disease named Nasomotor Rhinitis arising from wagon smoke in New York. Symptoms resemble fever with nasal inflammation and irritation, impacting consumptives and potentially the stomach, with mental distress and facial discoloration noted in victims. Twenty physicians urge city officials to curb wagon smoke as vaccinations and health measures face pushback.
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New York
Hoekwemor
Board of Health
Gaynor
Automobile Vega
New York City
Hermann's Counsel Fires His Last Gun
Portland report of February dispute as Hermann defense closes its case. Judge and court adjourn until Monday for rebuttal by Heney. Witness W W Cathcart recalls Hermann visiting Meldrum and notes dates misaligned, questioning credibility of earlier testimony.
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Hermann
Portland
Col Worthire- Con
Hermann Fin
Heney
Henry Meldrum
W. W. Cathcart
Meldrum
Meldram
Mays
Cathcart
Landermen to Monitor Shipments Amid Rail Trade Reform
Landermen will establish a daily rail shipment record system for 609 spawmills. Branches in Bellingham Everett Seattle Tacoma Cea ttle Aberdven and South 'fend will report weekly to a central office for analysis. Lumbermen take over information duties formerly done by railroads. Marion Smith arrives from Pilot Rock yesterday.
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Washington
Bellingham
Feweren
Seattle
Tacoma
Ceattle
Aberdven
South
Fend
OAS RAILROADS TO ENTER HARNEY VALLEY IN 18 MONTHS
Burns resident EE Purrington predicts Harney Valley will reap a development boom with new railroad service. He notes high freight costs have blocked progress, cites large November land entries totaling about 20440 acres, includes homesteading and desert land entries, and mentions school land purchases at $10 per acre, vs previous price. He and his sister-in-law Will McKinney’s sister accompany him home.
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OAS Railroads
Harney Valley
Biaures
Wiley Infor
Purrington of Burns
Porthind
Great Harney Valley
al Resources
Ue Pepe
Manifesta Iy
Tnd
Parrineton
A. Lowell
Will McKinney
American National Bank
Attorneys on Both Sides May Examine Documents
Washington on February 5 the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry moved forward as both sides legal teams were allowed to inspect all papers demanded by the council. A Jones chamber session followed by a brief open meeting adopted a resolution to permit examination in the presence of Secretary Loman. After review, the attorneys will report precisely which documents they intend to introduce as evidence. Some work is expected before next Friday to push the inquiry forward.
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Washington
Dewid
Tony
Congressional Committee
Loman
Gohrls Past Life Resurrected in Aberdeen Murder Case
Aberdeen, Feb 5. The murder case against William Gohl has locals recalling his past. Charles Jacobson, once his friend, says Gohl started a big fire eighteen months ago with an Infernal machine at the Alaska saloon. The disappearance of Jacob Miller and wife from Laidhow's Island adds to suspicions. Autopsy confirms the killer struck Hathere from behind, his body later cast into the river.
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Aberdeen
Walsh
William Gohl
Charles Jacobson
Gohl
Alaska
Jacobson
Hiock
Jacnb Miller
Laidhow's
Sean Einie
Charles Hathere
Hathere
Chimpanzee Kisses Photo of Relative in Office
In Philadelphia a trained chimpanzee named Lady Betty, before Dr Samuel G Dixon, calmly kissed a family photo. The scene, observed in a private office, showed the ape stroking the image and offering affectionate gestures, cited as a striking example of human ancestry theories.
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Harriaburg
Samuel G. Dixon
Betty
Dixon
Gio
Handel Tutu
Lindy Rett
Philadelphia
North American
Fake fix claims swirl around John L Sullivan fight
In Everett Washington a reporter and Jim Jeffries discuss alleged fixing of a heavyweight title match. Jeffries dismisses broad claims while insisting Sullivan expose any arrangement. Miss Josie Colly from Kingston appears in the fragmentary text.
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Everett
Wash
Boston
John
Sul
Jim Jeffries
Mother
Woor
Walter McDonald Dies After Siege at Walker Home
Walter McDonald, who shot Howard Sexton after a dispute over a drink, spent two days barricaded in his Walker, Minnesota house. Surrounded by deputies, he held them at bay, firing at any sighted, before fatally shooting himself as authorities prepared to storm the barricades.
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Walter McDonald
Walker
Minn
Howard Sexton
Sherifife
McDone
McDonald
MecDonald
Sexton
Kaiser Navy Growing Faster Than Other Fleets
Berlin reports Captain Persius warns Kreuz Zeitung that Germany's High Seas fleet expands rapidly. By year end four Dreadnought battleships join the line, the first battlecruiser Von der Tann to follow, placing Germany near parity with the United States and ahead of France. New ships from 1908 and planned 1911 builds push Germany toward superiority. In contrast, the United States laid down only two battleships this year with a similar pace proposed for next year.
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Germany
United States
Berlin
Persius
Kreuz Zeitung
von der Tann
Sulumn
Hildebrand
Helmdall
Eurivaland
Helgoland
Thuringen
America
Arkansas
Wyoming
Congress
Affinity craze ends with horsewhip attack in Cincinnati
Mrs Amy Stark of Fairmount and rival Mee Kramer clash on Vine Street as Stark uses a horsewhip in a dispute over alleged affinity. Kramer suffers facial injuries, glasses broken, as bystanders intervene and ward off further blows.
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Cincinnat
Amy Stark
Fairmount
Godfrey
Porth Stront
Kramer
Stark
Vine Street
Siath
John Kling Seeks Reinstatement With Baseball Authority
Chicago Cubs catcher John Kling, barred for refusing to play last season, applies for reinstatement. He filed a petition to erase his name from the blacklist with President Garry Hermann and the National Baseball Committee.
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Cincinnati
John Kling
Chicago Cubs
Ube
Garry Hermann
National Baseball Committee
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Ifrant Buchanan
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Tibher Creek
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Sullivan
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