SQUEEZED ME AND LOOKED AT MY TEETH IN WAR-TORN COLORADO
A multi-voiced report reflects Colorado’s mine clash and political fault lines with talks of civil unrest and Governor’s actions. It cites figures such as the “Angel of the Miners” and criticizes Rockefeller influence while warning of industrial strife and lack of statesmanship. A Sears Roebuck welfare inquiry lauds health testing for workers as a grim foreshadowing of labor sufficiency and child-labor reform, amid broader calls for stricter laws.
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Sears-Roebuck
Chicago
Uinota
Sears-Roebuck Co
United States
Seare-Roebuck
Nelson
Empress of Ireland Disaster Survivors and Deaths
Readers relay a harrowing account of the Empress of Ireland sinking after a collision with the Storstad. Laurence Irving died while trying to save his wife, 934 perished total with 250 bodies recovered. Rimouski reports, ships, lifebelts, and scenes of grief as crews pull bodies from the water.
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Sir Henry Irving
Lawrence Irving
Quebec
Laurence Irving
Mabel Hackney
F. E. Abbott
Toronto
Abbott
Irvings
Irving
Mrs. Irving
Father Point
Rimouski
Storstad
Montreal
Winters parents held on conspiracy to commit felony
Dr. W A Winters and his wife Byrd Winters were arrested in New Castle on conspiracy charges to hide missing daughter Catherine Winters. Telegraph operator W H Cooper was arrested earlier. Police say all knew the girl’s whereabouts. Detectives found a red sweater, hair ribbon, and underskirt tied to Catherine’s disappearance.
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New Castle
W. A. Winters
Byrd Winters
W. H. Cooper
Catherine Winters
Winters
Cooper
Robert Abel
Catherine
Fullerton's Double Wins Morning Game for Tilks
In a holiday morning match between the Seattle Tilks and the Portland Colts, Charley Fullerton hit a bases loaded two bagger in the eighth to clear the bases and give Seattle a two run lead. The final score shows Portland nine runs on eleven hits, Seattle six runs on eleven hits, with pitchers Leonard Haworth and Dell Cadman credited for the game. Mother Jones addressed labor audiences before and after the game, with proceeds supporting Colorado strike zone women and children. The two teams plan a 3 pm rematch.
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Third
Blanchard
Tacoma
Central Labor Council
Seattle
Jones
Labor Temple
Colorado
Martin Fiyzik
United Mine Workers
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Colts
Charley Fullerton
Portland
Leonard
Haworth
Dell
Cadman
Salvation Army seeks ministers for St Lawrence disaster reference
Neut. Col. T. W. Scott of the Salvation Army urges all city ministers to include a special mention in Sunday morning sermons about the river St. Lawrence disaster where 145 Salvationists were lost.
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Salvation Army
St. Lawrence
Mystery trunk in alley hides wallpaper surprise
A locked trunk found in an alley last night stirred police and public fear until investigators opened it and revealed wallpaper inside.
Secondhand storekeeper dies in accidental shooting
Coroner's jury ruled Jack Terry's death an accident after he was shot Monday by Anton Peters, a customer, at the hand shop. The jury concluded the revolver discharged unintentionally.
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Jack Terry
Terry
Anton Peters
Aboard Lost Liner Passengers and Crew Totals
Passenger counts by cabin class and crew listed for a lost liner. First cabin 87, second cabin 153, steerage 714, crew 413, total 1,367. Saved 159 passengers and 237 crew, 37 unclassified, total saved 433. Overall lost 934.
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Rimouski
Hanson Talks in Shirt Sleeves at Big Toppenish Meeting
Ole Hanson spoke for over an hour in a crowded Toppenish street meeting, with streets blocked by people, wagons, and autos. A Republican caucus had been called, but G H Bonstead attended. After the address on farmers banks, Progressive Committeeman O R Root predicted Hanson would carry Toppenish over Jones by a large majority.
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Toppenish
Ole Hanson
G. H. Bonstead
Progressive
O .R. Root
Hanson
Jones
Morning Games Show Lineups Across American and National Leagues
Baseball lineups list players for American and National leagues in morning games across cities including Boston New York Cleveland Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh and Philadelphia again. Battery pairs include Shawkey Schang Cicotte Schalk and Rudolph Tyler Whaling and others with multiple pitchers and catchers named in scattered box notes.
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American
New York
Philadelphia
New Yor
Shawkey and Schang
Cole
Warhop
Pieh
Nanamaker
National
Brooklyn
Bia Torr
Thas
Demaree
Wiltsle
Meyers
McLean
Ragan
Allen
Brown
Wagner
Miller
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Yingling
Ames
Gonzales
Clarke
Cooper
O'Toole
Gibson
Boston
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Angel of
York
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Jorado
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Scripps-MccRae
Scripps-McHae Papers
Sears-Roebuck Company
Star
Captain Arthur Morris
United Press
United
Commissioner Rees
Rall
H. G. Kendall
Kendall
Fullerton
TILKS
Seattle Tilks
Portland Colts
Mother Jones
Star Office
Mother” Jones
RWEK
Neut
T. W. Scott
The
Bos
Cleveland
Cicotte and Schalk
Mitchell, Blanding and O'Neill
Teddy
Bill Poster Willum
Brazil
T.R. and
Woopy
Dan Landon
Paw
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