Gruesome mine disaster toll climbs as bodies recovered
From the Stay Cannon mine in New Mexico 72 bodies have been removed since the Wednesday explosion. Rescue leader Former Superintendent Smith says no one alive remains. The death toll is estimated around 268 with more bodies possibly trapped. rescuers fear another blast as helmets are worn for entry. Witnesses Otto Boach and Manuel Papama Nella recount horrific scenes of torn limbs and scattered carpets amid persistent fire and fan failures. Superintendent Hed Dermott and Henry Ma Shane remain missing.
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Dawsiin
New Mexico
Smith
Otto Boach
Manuel Papamanella
Jeaders
Willlam Morgan
He-Dermott
Henry MaShane
Ofstockholder
Gas stove blast kills four in factory on Canai Street
A gas oven on the top floor of a one story factory at Canai Street exploded, killing four workers, three women. The blast started a fire that injured and burned others as searchlights lit the ruins and firefighters sought more bodies.
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New York
Cana] Street
Striker Defection Goes Fatal as Violence Tightens in Colorado
In Trinidad Colorado on the outskirts of town one striker was killed and two others seriously injured while a mine guard was slightly wounded during an attempt to stop defections from the Walsenbere mine. Two wagon loads of strikers escorted by guards were attacked by a mob of striking workers as they moved toward the mine. A shot was fired by a striker in the mob and guards fired back.
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Trinidad
Colo
Ort
Wal
Waalsenbere
Walsenbere
Outekirte
Matrimonial Bureau Bride Disappoints Him
Hazelton, October 25. A prospect from a matrimonial bureau led John Kissel of Linnton Oregon to Miss Birch Kish of McAdoo Pennsylvania. After glowing letters and acceptance he was snubbed when requesting an engagement ring and left for Marion Iowa to marry his second choice.
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Hazelton
Penn
John Kissel
Whytwood
Linnton
Ore
Miss Birch Kish
McAdoo
Jown
Marion
Iowa
Lives
Wyoming Smashed Target Record in Atlantic Fleet Practice
A photograph aboard the Wyoming during recent battle drills off Virginia Capes shows the battleship breaking the Atlantic fleet target record. Admiral Badger and Secretary of the Navy Joseph Daniels watched the fleet, impressed by the precision and overall marksmanship. Daniels praised the navy’s readiness for any emergency after returning to Washington.
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Wyoming
Admiral Badger
Secretary of the Navy
Joseph Daniels
Daniels
Washington
Robert A Adams Dies After Leg Amputation
Robert A Adams aged 21, a Pendleton stockman, died at St. Anthony hospital after his left leg below the knee was amputated following a fractured leg while trying to break a wild horse. He had earlier worked for the Northern Pacific railroad and later ran stock in the county. He is survived by a widow, a six year old son, his father Walter Adams, a brother Clarence Adams, and a sister Mrs Carl Sullivan of Oklahoma. The funeral is set for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at his home.
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Robert A. Adams
St. Anthony Hospital
Walter Adams
South Miln
High Streets
Clarence Penkind
Willard Bond
George Hill
Gale Sturtevant
Lester Hamley
Carl Power
Robert Allen Adams
Puyallup
Washington
Pendleton
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
The
Nyer
Fite
Clarence Adams
Slater
Carl Sullivan
Oklahoma
San Francisco Hit by Strong Earthquake Shake
San Francisco was jolted by a strong earthquake at around 2 o clock this morning with no damage reported. The event prompted residents to check for aftershocks and seek safety.
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San Francisco
Net
Rebels repulsed by federals near Monterey in fierce siege
War department dispatch says rebels led by Juan Carranza with about 6 090 men attacked Monterey from north and west. Federal garrison reinforced by Generals Ocarranza Pena and Anaya from Saltillo and Hipalito, after ten hours of heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Rebels allegedly lost around 500. reinforcements arrived by rail and redeployed to the city.
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Mexico City
War Department
Monterey
Ocarranini
Pena
Anaya
Saltillo
Hipalito
Iberri
Jeune Carranza
Obiapo
Girrivon
Penn
Ocarranza
POSSE SEARCHES FOR PRISONERS WHO ESCAPED
In Folsom California warden Johnston and a posse with bloodhounds sweep Auburn area for three escapees who bolted from the prison farm after wounding guard E C Morse with a rifle. Fugitives are Norman C Hair jailed ten years for burglary in Los Angeles county William Redese and Thomas Samuels serving five and seven years respectively for burglary.
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Folsom
Cal
Johnston
Olsom
Auburn
E. C. Morse
Norman C. Hair
Los Angeles
William Redese
Thomas Samuels
Mexico Election Imminent Amid US Uncertainty
Reports from Washington and Mexico City say Huerta may delay a second term while US officials see no improvement in governance. British papers warn of perceived US England friction over the Mexican crisis, despite denials of any rift. Sir Lionel Carden, Huerta adviser, is seen as shaping the presidency.
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Washington
Huerta
Lionel Carden
Mexico City
Carden
Gamboa
United States
Wilson
Dredge Lifted Through Panama Locks in Historic Run
The pipeline suction dredge No 85 moved through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks completing the first full operation of those chambers. Tow and auxiliary craft, led by the tug Mari Flore, guided the vessel from Miraflores lower lock at 9 04 am to Miraflores Lake then into Pedro Miguel lock and finally into the Cule Trist. The event marks a milestone in canal navigation with the dredge ending its passage at 1 52 pm. In Pasco Washington a court decision affected land under the Pasco Reclamation Company irrigation ditch, granting A A Batchelder ownership of up to 80 acres previously clouded Apache.
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Panama
Pacific
Panama Canal
Mariflores
Pedro Miguel
Mariflorea
Miriflores
Mirlflores Lake
Pero Miguel
Culetracit
Pasco, Wash
Supreme Court
A. A. Batchelder
Pasco
Pasco Reclamation Company
Earthquake Shocks San Francisco Amid No Damages Reported
Severe quake tremors rattle San Francisco with no damage, while election updates unfold as Iiverta and Ding head lists for ballots in upcoming contests in Mexico and the United States. Grim mine disaster in Dawson New Mexico described by rescuers as details emerge. Robbery at Addison Texas ends with fatal cashier wound and suspect escape. Robert Adams dies after long illness. State hospital head notes hog farming as money saver. gluten shortage blamed on fine growth from wheat, per Dr. Withycombe.
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San Francisco
Iiverta
Barty
Ding
Mexico
Unitiel
Dawson
N. M
Addison
Robert Adams
State Hospital
Withycombe
Low Gluten in Wheat Tied to Growing Season Says Doctor
Dr James Withycombe states the low gluten percentage in Umatilla County wheat this year reflects favorable growing season and soil conditions. He notes breeding hybrids will require years to fix traits and urges careful seed selection and introduction of northern-grown, high gluten varieties to maintain quality.
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Withycombe
Wheatoet
Oregon
Umatilla
James Withycombe
Mills husband Ik ht of jealousy
Crazed with jealousy over an alleged attent ion to another, Mrs. Millie Brown fired two shots at her heart yesterday morning in an unsuccessful attempt at death by her own hand and then shot her husband Arthur C. Brown twice through the head, killing him instantly in Oakland Cah. She later tried to kill Mrs. Marle Miller, a housekeeper for Dr Denny Fine, but the revolver failed to fire.
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Oakland
Cah
Millie Brown
Arthur C. Brown
Marle Miller
Denny Fine
W. H. Brown
Brown
Archer
Aerial Squadron Flies At Altitude One Thousand Feet
San Diego October 1 The first aerial squadron ever to air at North Island in San Veru not perhaps the first witnessed in Armenian rose from the aerodrome. Six qualified aviators Lieutenants Ellington Kelly Post Goodler Willis Mueller rose within minutes and flew briefly at about 1060 feet. The four motors could be heard for miles. The craft descended without fleet maneuvers.
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San Diego
Atea
San Veru
North Island
Eilington
Kelly
Post
Goodler
Willis
Mueller
Arguments on Unionists Appeals to Be Heard
Chicago August 25 arguments on the appeals of unionists convicted of Megany transpond ing dynamite will begin Wednesday in the federal court of appeals three days will be allotted to each side Federal District Attorney Miller will represent the Government The note ends with unclear line about Home being place to which some men go in order to get even when disagreeable things happen downtown
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Federal Court of Appeals
Miller
Robbers Shoot Cashier at Addison Bank Heist
In Chicago on Oct 25 two masked robbers robbed the State Bank of Addison Diiiuls 26 miles north. They fatally shot Cashier Robert Rodermund then fled in an automobile with about $140. Cashier Edward Fisher was ordered to hand over $15,000 but was taunted and the robbers escaped.
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Chicago
Addison
Diiiuls
Here
Robert Rodermund
Uashier Edward Fisher
Fisher
Rotermund
Alien Woman Can Vote If Husband Is Naturalized
Salem Oregon October 25 Attorney General Crawford ruled that a married woman who is not naturalized gains suffrage if her husband is naturalized or a native citizen The opinion stems from letters about U S naturalization laws and states that a wife assumes her husband s status thus she may vote in this state Aliens who cannot obtain naturalization must follow their husbands status to vote and must meet registration and other requirements An alien who declares citizenship before a court clerk one year before an election is entitled to vote at that election
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Salem
Ore
Crawford
United States
Medical Society to Meet at Hot Lake Sanitarium
Eastern Oregon District Medical Society to hold its annual meeting at Hot Lake Springs on Wednesday October 29. Secretary Henderson arranged a large program and Dr. G W Tape, Springs manager, will provide entertainment after the business session. Pendleton arrivals included John Martin M A Miller and Dan Shane while Mrs W DD Temple and her son Halph left Hot Lake for Pendleton.
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Hot Lake Springs
Eastern Oregon District Medical Society
Henderson
G. W. Tape
Mra W. DD. Temple
Hot Lake
Halph
Thas
Pendleton
John Martin M. A. Miller
Dan Shane
Huerta Heads Party Ballot in Elections
Stage is set for voting tomorrow in Mexico with General Blanquet as running mate of the provisional president. Federal troops are ordered to support Muecra as the electoral process advances.
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Mexico
Blanquet
Muecra
Huerta Names Ticket In Official Mexican Ballot
Despite vows to retire from presidential bids Huerta heads his party ticket with Blanquet as running mate The Huerta faction labeled as the Huerta party Also listed are National Democratic Diaz and Jose Luis Reinuena Clerical Federico Gamboa and Eugenio Rascon Liberal Manuel Calero and Jesus Flores Majron Liberal Republican David De lafuente and Andre Molina En rulqo.
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Mexico
Cttr
Huerta
General Blanquet
National Democratic
Diaz
Jose Luis Reinuena
Frederico Gamboa
Eugenio Rascon
Manuel Calero
Jesus Flores Majron
David Delafuente
Andre Molina Enrulqo
Mexican leaders weigh bids as Diaz and Huerta loom
Reports from Vera Cruz and Juarez on October 25 indicate General Ding will run for president, with friends urging a move to Mexico City for the balloting. Diaz replies via dispatch that election questions cannot be discussed, while Huerta’s troops receive orders to support him and the Atlantic fleet orders a Mediterranean cruise, signaling tense preelection alignment.
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Vera Cruz
Ding
Mexico City
Walla Walla Man Receives Honorary Mason Degree
Walla Walla native elected to the 23rd center honorary of Scottish Rite Masonry by the supreme council. The conferment, limited and unsolicited, honors those who served masonry. The class will meet at a later date in Seattle area under Ernest Hussey of Seattle and Sovereign Grand Inspector General Washington and Alaska.
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Walla Walea
Pearlon
Waeakinston
TD C
Blalock
Spokane
Seattle
Ernest Hussey
Sovereian Srand
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