Experts urge safety measures to reduce coal miner deaths
A report to President Roosevelt from Capt. Arthur Desborugh Victor Watteyne and Carlo Meissner outlines steps to cut fatalities in US mines. They call for tighter explosive controls better gas and dust management improved water ingress practices and new construction standards. They emphasize electric mining methods and shot firing to protect workers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Roosevelt
Garfield
Arthur Desborugh
England
Victor Watteyne
Belgium
Carlo Meissner
Germany
Broughton Brandenburg Arrested in Dayton Forgery Case
Dayton detectives arrested Broughton Brandenburg on forgery and grand larceny charges as he boarded a train to New York City. A telegram from New York police urged holding him for allegedly selling the New York Times a Grover Cleveland letter claimed to forecast Taft’s election, now deemed a forgery.
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Broughton Brandenburg
Dayton
Ohio
New York City
New York Times
Grover Cleveland
Taft
Floods in Coffeyville After 12 Inch Rainfall
Verdigris river swelled after 12 inch Kansas rainfall, washing out rail lines entering Coffeyville. Trolley service to Independence suspended due to washouts. Falsework on an electric line bridge between Independence and Cherryvale washed away Thursday.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Verdigris
Kansas
Here
Independence
Verdigris River
Cherryvale
Bassett Mfg to Pay Employee Doctor Bills
Robert N Bassett Manufacturing President Russ announced the firm will pay all doctor bills for employees. The 600 to 700 worker plant in Shelton Connecticut plans coverage for male and female staff. The plan aims to support workers with medical expenses.
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Shelton, Conn
Russ
Robert N. Bassett Manufacturing Company
Cholera Detains Army Transport Buford at Port
The US army transport Buford, sailing from Manila with destination San Francisco, is detained due to a sailor's death from cholera. A second cholera case has appeared but is recovering. Officers deny fear of wider spread aboard the ship.
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Nagasaki
United States Army
Buford
Manila
San Francisco
Philippine Storms Cause Many Deaths in Cagayan Valley
Reports from Manila indicate the October 12 storm in the Cagayan valley was the worst in memory. Official figures are not yet available as many areas remain unheard from. death toll is expected to reach 300.
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Manila
P. I
Cagayan Valley
A New Moroccan Disease spreads in Rabat
A virulent contagious disease has broken out in Rabat, Morocco, and Moorish authorities are called on to enforce strict quarantine measures to prevent further spread.
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Washington, D. C
Rabat
Morocco
Milwaukee Pioneer John Schroeder Dies at Old Milwaukee Firm
Milwaukee businessman John Schroeder founder and president of the Schroeder Lumber Co. and one of Milwaukee’s oldest settlers died Thursday he was years old.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Schroeder
Carnegie Hero Fund awards 48 honored for bravery
Pittsburg Carnegie Hero Fund commission awarded 48 individuals medals bronze silver or gold for heroism and issued about 40000 in cash grants. Right now 25700 in immediate payments with the rest as monthly benefits to widows and dependents. Notable honorees include William A. Schneider Marion R. Lux Joseph C. Barr and J P M Herman among others with various medal levels and stipends.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
William A. Schneider
Oelwein
Marion R. Lux
Lincoln
Neb
Joseph C. Barr
Joplin
Barl A. Ames
Olathe
Kan
Thomas A. Hermann
Blue Mound
J. P. M. Herman
Rollo .W. Eastman
Starper
C. W. Eastman
Patrick McAleer
St. Louis
Mary McAleer
Missouri Students Hurt In Tornado Grandstand Collapse
Savannah Missouri report says one high school football player was killed and 22 injured when the ballpark grandstand collapsed during a tornado at practice. Walter Warner suffered brain concussion and internal injuries and died overnight. several others had severe sprains and injuries. Medical teams treated victims at an emergency hospital set up in a nearby house.
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Savannah
Walter Warner
Cleve Chronistre
George Gore
John McDonald
Virgil Kline
Three Die in Lincolnville Boarding House Fire
A kerosene explosion ignited a stove at the Three F s boarding house in Lincolnville Oklahoma. The blaze killed three occupants and left several others seriously burned. Cox poured kerosene to relight a supposedly out fire.
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Lincolnville
Cox
Kern's Son Stricken With Infantile Paralysis
John W. Kern Jr the eight year old son of the Democratic vice presidential candidate is dangerously ill in Indianapolis Mrs Kern has telegraphed to her husband to return at once The boy is suffering with infantile paralysis.
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Kern
Very
Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern, Jr
John W. Kern
Cleveland Defeats Three-Cent Fare Franchise Referendum
The municipal traction franchise operating Cleveland street railways on a three cent fare basis was defeated by a wide margin. The referendum vote carried more than 75,000 ballots with a margin of 879 percent in favor of rejecting the plan.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Municipal Traction Company
Steam barge Maggie Marshall blast kills crew at port
In Kenosha Wisconsin the steam barge Maggie Marshall exploded in the engine room after a steam pipe blew. Chief Engineer John Peterson of Manistee and three assistants were killed in the blast Monday night.
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Kenosha
Wis
Maggie Marshall
John Peterson
Manistee
Kansan Convicted of Manslaughter in Coffeyville Case
The jury found William Hill guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the murder of David Alexander near Coffeyville on August 7, with the verdict delivered Wednesday night in Independence Kansas.
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Independence
Kan
William Hill
Beveen
David Alexander
Coffeyville
Secretary Straus Voice Fails Speech in Chicago
Secretary Oscar Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor could not speak in Chicago on Thursday night due to a failure of his voice.
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Straus
Chicago
Oscar
Department of Commerce and Labor
Snow Falls in Topeka After Rain Dims Fast
Snow covered Topeka Thursday night after 48 hours of intermittent rain totaling about a fraction of an inch. The light fall melted quickly as it occurred.
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Topeka
Kan
First Snow at Wichita Began Thursday Evening
The first snow of the season began falling at eight oclock Thursday evening in Wichita Kansas marking the earliest snow record at the local weather bureau. Snowfall intensity and duration were noted as part of the city climate record.
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Wichita
Kan
Weather Bureau
Child Requests Spanking to End Bedtime Punishment
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment recalls Wallace Knight recounting a small daughter who, after being sent to bed, asks her father to spank her to end the punishment. She insists lying in bed harms her growth and a spanking would help her sleep, highlighting a child’s frank view on discipline.
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Wallace Knight
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cure at City Mission Triumph After Treatment
A young woman treated at a city mission suffered from scabies incipient paresis and rheumatism. After seven weeks of care and using Cuticura products she recovered enough to seek work. Laura Jane Bates of New York reports the improvement dated March 11, 1907.
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Laura Jane Bates
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Mar. 11
Woman Documents Family Timeline By Children’s Birth Years
A married woman sets a timeline for family events using the birth years of her children, aligning dates to each child’s year. The method creates a personal chronology anchored in her offspring.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes Safe Cleaners
An advertisement praises Red Cross Ball Blue as a top cleaning product. It urges shoppers at leading grocers to buy it for value and effectiveness while warning that fear of ridicule stifles originality.
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Red Cross
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claims Vast Female Benefit
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for women's suffering. It cites vast testimonial letters from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and argues the remedy saves women from surgery by acting on the feminine organism with herbal ingredients.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia ‘E. Pinkham
Ydia E. Pinkham
Lydia HE. Pinkham
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Missouri
Drostile
City Mission
Lydia. E. Pinkham
Sloan
Sweeney
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Carters
Carters Aittleiver
Mandrake Pils
Dr.j. A. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia, Pa
N. U
Kansas City
Ws.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Easi
Douglas
Spark St
Brockton
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams St
Velie
John
Winon Vehicles
O ‘Deere Plow Co
Toc
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
Putnam
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