Many killed in Victor mine explosion at Independence
A 300 pound dynamite blast under the Independence depot on the Florence and Cripple Creek road killed twenty-five non union miners on the Findley mine platform and wounded eight more. Authorities launched a manhunt with guards, doctors, and bloodhounds as federal help was sought.
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National Guard
Cripple Creek
Independence
Victor
Red Cross
Alta Vista
Esistance
Findley
A. B E. Carleton
First National Bank
Mine Owners’ Association
Peabody
Roosevelt
BK. P. Vanatte
Death Toll Rises From Ill-Fated Peoria Distillery Blast
In Peoria Illinois the Corning Distillery explosion wrecked an eleven story warehouse starting a fire. Fourteen dead with eight bodies recovered and identified. Two thousand two hundred steers burned in whisky inferno. Twenty thousand barrels of whisky spilled and ignited. Property loss estimated at one million dollars.
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Peoria
Tit
Corning Distillery Company
Ernest Brown
Milton Crow
William Finley Jr
John Hobaker
Frank Knoll
Sax
Alec Powell
John Ansar Zimmerman
George At
Peter Lettemeyer
Thos. &. Montgomery
Samuel Parsona
Citizen Firemen Reorganize Banquet in Seattle
A banquet for former volunteer firemen of Seattle will be held this evening at the new fire station at Main Street and Third Avenue. About 156 volunteers still reside in the city, including current organizers and retirees.
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Plunteer
Seattle
Cor Main Street
Third Avenue
Prominent Citizens Plan Annual Social Banquet
A gathering of notable locals aims to form a permanent society to preserve old social ties. It was decided to hold a banquet on June 6 each year to commemorate the effort.
Seattle Waterway pause stalls canal work
May use brine temporarily as Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company halts city water use for the south canal. Will H. Parry said after noon the work is stopped during negotiations with the council. If resumed not allowed, the company plans a bay water pumping plant.
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Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company
South “Canal
Will H. Parry
Impure Spring Water Found in City District
City Chemist Smith reports an unsafe water supply on Twenty first avenue south and Atlantic street. The spring shows contamination with sewage and poses health risks to nearby residents.
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Smith
Twenty-first Avenue South
Atlantic Street
Storms Tie Rail Lines Across Fort Worth Area
Fort Worth reports severe storms last week leaving all northern rail lines blocked. Flooding from rivers and creeks caused widespread crop losses and damage to farms in the region.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Here
President Smith Defends Mothers-in-Law at Mormon Talk
President Joseph F. Smith urged Young People's Society members to end fear of marriage bonds and defended mothers-in-law as true friends. He praised his own mothers-in-law as worthy, recalling their memory with honor.
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Salt Lake
Young People's Society of the
Mormon Church
Joseph F. Smith
Four men arraigned in St. Louis riot linked to bull fight scam
Four men were arraigned in St. Louis on arson and malicious destruction of property charges tied to Sunday's bull fight riot. Hearings set for June. all to be released on bonds. The disturbance began when spectators learned the event was a bait, causing panic as toreadors fled and the grandstand was set ablaze.
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ST. Louis
Yukon Is Open After Ice Breaks on Lake Lebarge
Ice on Lake Lebarge has broken opening water navigation from White Horse to Dawson. The steamer Prospector was first to pass and reached White Horse last Saturday. Despite only 20 inches of water, river advice urged cautious passage with good promise for steamers ahead.
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Lake Lebarge
White Horse
Dawson
Prospector
Ungle Joe Cannon Has A New Sweetheart Vergene Maltby
Springfield report describes five year old Vergene Maltby from Chicago becoming the focus of attention at a Republican state event. She picked Uncle Joe out of pictures, climbed onto the platform, wielded the gavel on the 53rd ballot, and shared peanuts with the famed statesman as onlookers enjoyed the charming scene.
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Vergene Maltby
Springfield
Jane
Uncle Joe” Cannon
Vergene
Chicago
W. W. Malthy
Uncle Joe
Tre
Joe
Smith
Japanese advance Near Port Arthur Reported by Refugees
Refugee reports from Port Arthur say Japanese forces are within two miles of the Russian defense, with reinforcements from Dalny moving along the east coast toward Port Arthur. A Dalny correspondent notes a gap of about fifteen miles to the city while claims of a major battle circulate as Russians fortify north of Port Arthur.
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London
Juhe
Port Arthur
Dalny
Courtroom Crowded For Divorce Hearing Then Postponed
In San Francisco on June 6, Judge Hebbard's court was crowded as spectators gathered to hear testimony in the divorce case of Capt. Jerome Madden of the United States Army against Edith Madden. The hearing opened at the request of the plaintiff, but an immediate proceeding was postponed due to unspecified grounds.
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San
Laborer Awarded Damages Against Telephone Co in 1903 Collapse
John Sandquist, a laborer, won $6,000 damages from the Independent Telephone Company after a superior court jury found his foot and leg crushed when a telephone pole fell while he was taking it down in March 1903. The case arose from the March 1903 incident. Martial law in Las Animas county was practically lifted today by Governor Peabody.
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John Sandquist
Independent Telephone Company
Sandt
Denver
Las Animag County
Peabody
Alaska Railroad Labor Disputes Calm, Dickinson Says
George W. Dickinson, president of the Alaska Central Railway, defended Seward labor reports as exaggerated. He said 200 to 500 men are at work, track laying proceeds as ground allows, and wages align with company limits.
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George W. Dickinson
Alaska Central Railway Company
Seward
James Dollar
Klondike
Tanana Construction Company
Dickinson
Beattie
Hertha
Valdez
Alaska Central
Dickineon
John KB. Ballaine
Bewerd
Seattle
Ballaine
A. W. Swanits
Soaked Circus Evaded City License Fees in Seattle
The Norris and Rowe Circus paid only 10 dollars per day in Seattle, despite city ordinance requiring at least 260 dollars daily for a dog and pony show. About 15 000 attended the first day and 8000 on each subsequent day. Officials cited misapplication of the law as concerns were kept quiet with no council review.
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Norrie and Rowe
Seattle
Benjamin
Melee
Riplinger
Los Angeles
Marsh
Marah
Melse
Ten military prisoners sent to Alcatraz from Vancouver
Ten military prisoners convicted of various offenses at the Vancouver barracks were shipped Saturday to Alcatraz island to serve sentences ranging from one to three years. A rattlesnake bit Mrs. James Ogden of Pampa but prompt medical aid saved her life. Thomas Wadr acquitted of defrauding his Kalama employer. Tacoma church marks its thirteenth anniversary with Rev. A F Kirkpatrick preaching. An order for four cars of bulk wheat is being filled at Davenport for a New York cereal firm declaring Davenport wheat desirable for cereal uses. Elijah Oais, a deckhand on the Elwood, drowned when he fell overboard on a Mount Vernon to Coupeville excursion. Bellingham prepares for a rose carnival June 23. Real estate men of Bellingham form an organization to promote city interests and remove for sale signs. Blaine forms a fully organized chamber of commerce. Hood River strawberry yield disappointing though Milton Freewater looks strong. Captain John Kinzie, retired and former instructor at the Agricultural College, to Olympia for state militia work. Er Eldred, arrested for alleged false arrest, sues for damages. The funeral of Louis F Cheemin, longtime Oregonian pressman, held in Portland with Elks, Odd Fellows and Masons in attendance.
Japanese Mine Sinks Russian Gunboat Near Arthur
London dispatch reports from Tokyo confirm a Russian gunboat was sunk by a Japanese mine off Arthur. Other Russian vessels and launches withdrew hastily into the harbor while mines were cleared outside.
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Tokio
Arthur
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