Twenty Persons Killed in Mine Explosion in Indiana
Sullivan Indiana reports a deadly mine disaster at Glendora Coals Baker mine where twenty workers died and nine were injured nine of whom could die. Rescue efforts were hindered by carbon monoxide fumes as 174 miners escaped to relatives and officials. The blast followed by subsequent detonations injured and killed several, with scenes of grief and relief as survivors were treated and bodies recovered. Governor Townsend pledged state resources for aid.
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Sullivan
Ind
Glendora Coal Company
Baker
Weck Ogilvie
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
Wesley Bond
Ose
Effi
Jerry Cox
Cox
Harry Keenan
Exen
Keenan
Harvey Crowder
Charles Lecrence
C Anderson
Arnold Roberts
Indianapolis
M. Clifford Townsend
Gateways Built To Impress Guests
The Associated Press reports Italy is constructing imperial gateways intended to showcase the empire at the northern frontier. The first gateway rises near the Louis Bridge at Grimaldi, Italy, spanning a mountain divide and visible for miles once finished.
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Associated Press
Rome
Iitaly
Louis Bridge
Grimaldi
France
Italy
Flowers for Evening in Vichy Fashion
In the fashionable resort of Vichy flowers serve as evening accents. A South American beauty tucks camellias into dark curls atop her head while an English girl wears a hen of small mauve blooms.
Manchukuo colonization push cuts transport rates
Japanese and Manchoukuo authorities plan reduced transport costs to lure one million families or five million Japanese to Manchoukuo over five years. Yet colonization struggles due to reluctance to leave home soil, wariness of border regions, harsh winters, and competition with low Chinese labor wages.
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Associated Press
Manchuria
Chinese Annul Gods Wedding in Pootung City
In Shanghai news, Cheng Huang the city god of Pootung, once wed to the butcher’s daughter spirit, now faces an annulment after her recent death. Hundreds of villagers and farmers gathered bearing gifts as the arrangement ends.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Cheng Huang
Pootung
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Neville Street
Beckley Theatre
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Jefferson County
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West Virginia Liquor Control Commission
W.L. Weller
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W. L. Weller
West
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Julian P. van Winkle
Firestone
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Voice of Firestone
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