Mexican Outlaws Burn Tunnel and Americans Perish
Juarez Mexico February 9 six Americans and 40 to 60 Mexicans were suffocated when the Cumbre tunnel blast and fire trapped a passenger and freight train. Rescue efforts from the south found charred remains and the engineer and fireman likely killed in the crash. A list of ten Americans who died is published with names and affiliations. Released information ties the tragedy to bandit leader Castillo and ongoing rescue risks from burning timbers and falling debris.
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Juarez
Mex
Cumbre
Mexican Northwestern Railway
Maxillo ‘Amtillo
W. J. Farragut
Mexican Northwestern Railroad
Coffine
Chinahua
Mexico
Castillo
Earlest
Cumbre Tunnel
Lee Carruth
Fix
Madera
M. J. Gilmartin
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad
Bernard Schofield
Mexico Northwestern Railroad
Brazil
Ind
John E Webster
Phecenger
JE. J. McCutcheon
J. I. Morris
Daughter of late New York mayor hospitalised after honeymoon
In Los Angeles on February 9, Marion Gaynor Isham, 16, wife of the late New York City mayor's daughter, is treated for appendicitis at a hospital. Doctors say every effort is made to avoid surgery and her condition is satisfactory.
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Los Angeles
Wia
Marion Gaynor Isham
New York City
Building Tabernacle for Bulgin Starts Tomorrow
Construction on the union tabernacle for Rev. Elwood J. Bulgin’s revival begins tomorrow morning with a large force of volunteers. The 796 by 112 foot structure will seat over 1000 as five churches unite to support the event. George L. Howe arrives from Walla Walla to help lead singing with pastors and committees from Presbyterian Episcopal Methodist Christian and Baptist churches. A 200-voice choir is planned, with 50 workers daily and meals provided by the churches. A union prayer service is set for Wednesday at the Methodist church.
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Tabernacle
Elwood J. Bulgin
George L. Howe
Bulgin
Walla Walla
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Methodist
Pendleton
Alda
Rowe
Methodlet
Methodist Church
Jail and Fine Meted Out to Two Land Swindlers
In Portland on the misusing the mails case, J. T Conway received eight months in jail while Frank Hichet got one month plus a $4000 fine. Both were officers at the Oregon Inland Development Company and accused of selling eastern and central Oregon mountain lands as orchard tracts.
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Portland
Ore
Feb
J. T Conway
Frank Hichet
Bean
Oregon Inland Development Company
Oregon
Well Known La Grande Lawyer Seeks Divorce
District Attorney F. B. Ivanhoe filed for absolute divorce from his wife, the county school superintendent, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment.
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LA Grande
Ore
Ivanhoe
Ia County
Outbreak Likely in Mexican Capital As Huerta Struggles
In Mexico City on February 9 the Huerta regime faced heightened peril as the dictator’s hold weakened since seizing power. Attacks against Tampico and Torreon continued while unrest grew at home. Huerta’s vigilance met with private doubts as a possible capital outbreak loomed amid claims about Castillo’s role in the Cumbre tunnel tragedy. In Cumbre, oxygen helmetmen searched the tunnel for crash victims, all of about 50 passengers likely dead. Villa pursued bandit Maximo Castillo with 100 men, threatening to evacuate noncombatants if six days passed without capture.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Tampico
Torreon
Castillo
Villa
Ijvarez
Maximo Castillo
Cumbre
Diggs Held for Trial by San Francisco Judge
Feb 9 Judge Crist held Maur Diggs and Walter Gilligan for trial in superior court on a charge involving Ida Pearring. Pearring claimed to be 17, defense says 21. Bonds set at $10,000 each. they remained in city prison after failing to post.
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San Francisco
Crist
Maur Diggs
Walter Gilligan
Superior Court
Ida
Pearring
Pretty High School Girl Disappears in New York Mystery
Police, papers, and the public reel over the disappearance of Florence Lawlor, a seventeen year old Brooklyn high school student. She left her suburban home to visit a photograph gallery for sorority portraits and vanished around dusk, leaving no trace behind. Her father runs a well established drug store.
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New York
Florence Lawlor
Dorothy Arnold
Brooklyn
Senator Oliver Beards Pastor in His Pulpit
Senator George T. Oliver of Pittsburgh answered seventeen questions from Rev. Charles E. McClellan at Fairhill Baptist Church. He urged textile workers to organize for fair wages, supported arbitration before strikes, warned that tariffs may depress industry, and urged patience as to how policy would affect business.
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George T. Oliver
Pittsburg
Charles E. McClellan
Pennsylvania
Fairhill Baptist Church
Damage verdict in Titanic disaster upheld in London
The court of appeals affirmed the damage verdict awarded to relatives of four steerage victims, holding the Titanic disaster caused by negligence. The ruling from the test case on record is expected to trigger extensive litigation by more victims’ kin.
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London
Court of Appeals
Wilson Outlines Change in Foreign Policy and Toll Plan
President Wilson said the Baltimore Platform free canal tolls may be nullified by international complications and urged the Democratic Party to discard the pledge. He predicted Congress will repeal the exemption section of the tolls bill and noted England protests but is not pressing. He declined to discuss the immigration bill test and expected to name the full Federal Reserve Board by March 1.
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Washington
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Wilson
Congress
England
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Probe Opens on Colorado Coal Strike in Denver
A congressional inquiry into the coal miners strike opened in Denver today. Investigators plan to stay three days before traveling to Trinidad, the strike center.
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Colorado
Denver
Trinidad
Fire truck crash delays blaze call in Main Alem area
A fire truck driven by Cliff Bellinger collided with Dr. James A. Best’s car near the American National Bank, causing major damage to the truck and minor damage to two other autos. The alarm from Box 12 was issued at 12:26, but the crew quickly extinguished a small gasoline fire at Hanscom Jewelry. Bellinger said the truck was moving slowly, about 11 miles per hour, and arrived at the scene four minutes after the alarm.
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Main and
Alem Streets
Cliff Bellinger
James A. Best
American National Park
T. M. Henderson
Wis Hanscom
Hanscom Jewelry
Bellinger
Alta
Main
Am and Weson
Schneiter
Henderson
Fellinger
Road contract to hire 400 laborers in Oregon
Salem Ore Feb 9 A Wasca riggs branch state highway contract was signed by the highway commission. The measure, urged by Governor West as relief for unemployment, will employ three to four hundred men.
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Salem
Ore
Wascariggs
West
Oregon
State Highway Commission
Man Arrested in Hotel Murder of Wife Annie Meadows
Police in Portland arrest James MelIntosh, a cripple, held for investigation into the death of his wife Annie Meadows, strangled in her Rheinsale hotel room. Bedclothes reportedly set afire to hide the crime.
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Portland
Ore
James MelIntosh
Rheinsale
Annie Meadows
Mexican Outlaws Kill Six Americans in Tunnel Attack
Death toll rises as Mexican outlaws cause destruction of a passenger train after a tunnel breach. Huerta’s guards tighten near Mexico City amid rising tension with foreign powers. President Wilson calls for changes in free toll provisions as speculation swirls around local banking and public figures.
Young Army Aviator Killed in 500 Foot Bay Fall
San Diego Cal Feb 9 Lieu tenant Henry B Post 28 of the army aviation corps was killed today while maneuvering over the harbor in a Wright hydroplane He began a glide from about 506 feet toward the water something went wrong the aircraft turned over Post either jumped or fell landing in the water some distance from the machine and sank never resurfacing.
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San Diego
Cal
Henry B. Post
Army Aviation Corps
Post
Prospects Brighten for Organized Baseball in Pendleton
Secretary JL M Brown visited Pendleton and outlined a tighter league plan to keep a local franchise. He proposed a short season to mid July with a $1200 salary cap and total costs of $1000 to $1500 to reach a viable season, aiming to add Baker La Grande Lewiston and create a six team league while enforcing sworn director guarantees.
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JL. M. Brown
Pendleton
Brown
Wallan Walla
North Yakima
Matlock
Baker
la Grande
Lewiston
Electric flatirons replace handsomely in tailoring shops
In English tailor shops electric flatirons are rapidly replacing traditional hand irons and gas irons, signaling a shift in garment finishing methods. The move reflects broader adoption of electric tools in craft trades and may impact workflow and efficiency.
Bank president Raine arrested over massive bank loss
Memphis reports show Mercantile State Bank chief C Hunter Raine charged with a $788,804 shortage after alleged prior speculation with bank funds. Rumors claim he profited near a million before promotion, while his wife’s death and insanity accusations loom. Bank’s surplus and capital wiped out, directors blame Raine. he handed over about $400,600 in personal estate.
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Memphis
Raine
Mercantile State Bank
Mercantile State Pank
C. Hunter Raine
Rope for Safety of Navy Tug Potomac Abandoned
Washington February 9. Hope for safety of the navy tug Potomac faded as afternoon wore on and no answer came from repeated wireless calls. Messages were sent every 15 minutes from North Sydney Station with no reply. The Potomac, carrying 36 crew, had previously attempted to aid the American fishing fleet trapped in ice in the Bay of Islands.Authorities fear all aboard may have perished. The fishing fleet has 40 men. belief remains they might reach shore across the ice, though boats risk being crushed in the ice jam.
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Washington
Hofpe
Navy
Potomac
South Bay of Islands
North Sydney
Navy Department
Bay of Islands
Angiety Ia
Copperfield Gambling Outfits Are Destroyed
Copperfield and Huntington gambling gear was burned in Baker County on Governor West's orders. A bonfire on the city edge piled roulette wheels slot machines fare banks and crap tables from local saloons. Special agent Adam Schortgen supervised the destruction while liquor was stored at a transfer house.
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Baker, Ore
Lawson
Copperfield
Huntington
Weent
Baker County
Adam Schortgen
Weat
Salem
Baker
Schortwen
Governor West
Granite statue of King Edward VII unveiled at Aberioen
A granite statue of King Edward VII was recently dedicated at Aberioen and is believed to be the first granite statue of a ruler erected in the area. The article notes a list of Pharagha days connected to the ceremony.
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Edwardt VII
Aberioen
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Diggs
Senator Oliver Beards
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Dit Best
Death Hotel
Dr. Best
Lawrence Lieutlien
George C. Dacor
la Dow Hardware
Rame
Lecky Tura
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