Four Miners Die in Shaft Disaster at Herrin Mine
At Herrin in Williamson county Illinois an explosion in shaft No 7 of the Big Muddy Coal and Iron mine trapped forty miners. Four were killed and twenty injured as a wall of flame blocked passageways. Rescue crews braved fire and smoke to reach the entombed men, guided by frantic wives outside the mouth of the shaft. The blast likely came from gunpowder kegs lowered for blasting, sparks from an electric wire touching the charges.
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Marion
Ill
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company
Herrin
Williamson County
Here
Dick Raines
Evan Williams
Fritz Seiberg
John Miller
Louis Cesedonila
Frank Paroni
Angello Sparonia
Sherod Rush
William Carter
Samuel Stagner
Alex Stagner
George Sittles
Tom Groucher
Carl Smith
Louis Bronco
Thomas Green
John Swafford
George Hewett
Thomas Dara
James A. Carter
Explosion in mine injures and kills workers
A spark from live electric wiring ignited powder in a mining shaft. The blast tore Miller’s body apart and killed Evan Williams. Four others were injured and two more died nearby near the powder supervisor as rescuers entered the pit.
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Miller
Evan Williams
Amur Torpedo Transport Sunk by Mine Near Port Arthur
St. Petersburg May 12 reports say the torpedo transport Amur was sunk by a mine while laying mines in the Port Arthur roadstead on April 25. A list of twenty killed officers and men is issued by the general naval staff.
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St. Petersburg
General Naval Staff
Amur
Port Arthur
Possiet
Siberia
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Pekin
Shai-Ping
Tashibao
New Chawang
Kuropatkin
Liao-Yang
Baseball results roundup across leagues
National League games saw Philadelphia beat Chicago 1 0 and Cincinnati top New York 10 4. St Louis defeated Boston 3 2, Brooklyn edged Pittsburg 4 2, while New York beat Cleveland 4 3 in 12 innings. American League lists city matchups and scores with Detroit 0 run-shorted games.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Jealousy Ends in a Tragedy in Albuquerque
Henry Schneidel fatally shot his wife in Albuquerque while temporarily insane and then killed himself. Relatives in Hammond and Whiting, Indiana learned of the tragedy, which followed two years of jealousy and frequent quarrels sparked by his suspicion of his wife's attentions.
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Hammond
Ind
Whiting
Henry Schneidel
Albuquerque
N. M
Solweidel
Milwaukee Board of Trade suspends Herman Reel for a year
Herman Reel a prominent Milwaukee board of trade member has been suspended for one year by the board of directors. The punishment follows a complaint from a Minneapolis firm over trouble securing a settlement with Reel. Reel helped lead the reform committee that investigated city and county officers and authored pamphlets outlining his business ideas.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Herman Reel
Board of Trade
Board of
Minneapolis
Reel
Ban on Kissing Edict Issued by Neenah Board
Neenah Wisconsin May 12 the board of health issued an edict against kissing and urged the public to discontinue the practice for the general good. It is claimed the act is dangerous and directly spreads contagious diseases.
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Neenah, Wis
Board of Health
Fire destroys Porter farmhouse. two girls killed
Fire swept the Porter farmhouse ten miles north of Rockford Illinois on May 12. Jessie Fogarty of Chicago visiting, and Alice Porter aged 16 died while an older girl failed to rescue them. The blaze left no survivors among the three girls asleep inside.
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Rockford
Ill
John Porter
Here
Jessie Fogarty
Chicago
Alice Porter
Armor Collection Arrives at New York Museum
The Duc de Dino's armor collection, bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 400000 dollars, arrived from London in forty three cases of hardware and was admitted free of duty.
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New York
Duc de Dino
Metropolitan Museum of Art
London
Steubenville Tragedy Ended in Double Loss of Life
In Steubenville Ohio on May 12 Sam Davis shot Nan Chapel three times then killed himself. The couple lived as husband and wife. Davis was under indictment in the murder of Calvin Owens.
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Steubenville, C
Sam Davis
Nan Chapel
Calvin Qwens
Y M C A Opens Centennial Convention in Buffalo
Twelve hundred delegates from nearly fifty states and provinces gathered in Buffalo for the first session of the international Y M C A convention. The event marks fifty years since the original call signed by Oscar Cobb. Debates focus on the balance of power between international and state committees and the treatment of local associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Young Men's Christian Association
Oscar Cobb
Cyrus H. McCormick
Chicago
International Committee
Friends of the Minority Report
Illinois
J. I. Brown
Minority Report
Edwin Burritt Smith
Ira Landrith
Sheldon P. Spencer
St. Louis
H. BE. Rosevear
Kentucky
F. H. Sickels
Jennings
Pittsburg
H. B. F. MacFarland
District of Columbia
Hi. W. Stone
Portland
Ore
H. H. Bingham
H. B. Masters
Churches of Buffalo
J. J. McWilliams
Buffalo Association
Lucien P. Warner
New York
Trace Fire Mystery to Belair Arson Confession
In Belair Maryland on May 12 a fire spree on the Homestead property is tied to a tearful confession by 19 year old girl Gus Heaton. She admitted starting multiple fires in others rooms and said she liked to see things burn. Physicians deemed her insane and she was committed to an asylum.
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Belair
Girss Gussie Heaton
Ares
Government to demolish old Belgrade palace site
The May 2 notice states the government will demolish the former palace in Belgrade that witnessed the murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga, marking a decisive action on the historic site.
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Raz
Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
Miners Weigh Strike Prospects in Zanesville District
Ohio miners discuss potential strike three days after talks. In Zanesville area, expectations rise that labor actions may begin as disputes with management persist without resolution.
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Zanesville
Ohio
A. Atrike
Deitz Holds Off Sheriff in Wisconsin Standoff
J F Deitz a Wisconsin settler barricaded in his home near Hayward as deputies close in. Two men shot by Deitz reported wounded. Elliott who was shot earlier returns unharmed. National Guard captain Mowatt ships twenty rifles and ammunition to Sawyer County sheriff to form a posse.
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Hayward
Wis
J. F. Deitz
Chippewa
Peterson
William Elliott
Deitz
The Princess Gave Aid To Poor Notorious Woman Of St. Paul
The Princess, a famed St. Paul figure known for two decades of charity, dies of heart failure. Her will leaves half of an estimated 200000 dollar fortune to a daughter at a Georgetown private school, with the rest to charity. Gov Ramsay praised her life and Christian example.
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St. Paul
Minn
Georgetown
D. C
Gov. Ramsay
Indiana Supreme Court voids 1903 apportionment act
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled the 1903 legislative apportionment act unconstitutional. It orders that next fall’s general assembly elections be conducted under the 1897 act, removing the risk of an election without a constitutional framework.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court of Indiana
General Assembly
Plague Cases Soar on Formosa Island March Record
Washington reports from Daftors 4 in Formosa that 158 bubonic plague cases occurred in March with 369 deaths. The epidemic has raged in the island's southern region for five years, and this March marks the worst year yet.
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Washington
A. C. Lambert
Daftors 4
Tamsul
Formosa
Ao State Department
Ambush in Mindanao Wipes Out U S Forces
Manila May 12 Lucif Winfield Harper led thirty nine men of Company F Seventeenth United States infantry into an ambush by Moros at Simpatem on the east shore of Laly Liguasan Mindanao. Two American officers and fifteen men were killed, five wounded.
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Manila
Lucif. Winfield Harper
United States Inferstry
Simpatem
Laly
Liguasan
Mindanao
Cotton Manufacturers Meet Opens Annual Convention
Washington May 12 The eighth annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association opened at the Arlington Hotel with several members present. President W. W. C. Heath of Monroe North Carolina delivered the annual address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Arlington Hotel
W.W. C. Heath
Monroe
N. C
Death of Dr Cushing in Washington May 12 obituary
Dr Climton Cushing a famed physician who treated many notable patients is reported to have died in Washington on May 12. He was among the physicians who attended a young patient named Kinley in Mya, Me, three years ago.
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Cushing
Washington
Climton Cushing
Mya
Kinley
Ilace
Onde
Rights of Delegates in Illinois GOP Convention
Springfield May 12 The Republican state committee seated contesting delegates and chose temporary officers. Joseph Cannon for temporary chair and Lyman Hoy for temporary secretary were named. debates centered on who may vote on temporary organization and contest rules. Hamlin and Lowden factions fought in Johnson and Greene counties, with Yates delegates ultimately seated 28 to 7 in Greene and five of Cumberland contested seats left unresolved before adjournment.
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Springfield
Republican State Committee
Joseph G. Canmon
National
House of Representatives
Lyman T.hoy
Woodstock
Scott Cowan
Yates Camp
Cannon
Cannon Hus
Hamlin
State Committee
Cumberland County
Yates
State
Johnson County
Illinoia
London
Smith
A. K. Vickers
Vienna
Gillispie
Morgan County
Johnson
Vickers
Greene County
Hamlin- Lowden
Lowdon
Yatey
Train loaded with war materiel intercepted at Port Arthur
The dispatches describe Japanese forces advancing on Hai Cheng and Liao Tung positions. A railway train carrying ammunition was prepared for detonation by the fourth railway battalion to prevent capture, then moved to Port Arthur under General Jokoff’s protection amid Japanese coastal activity and troop concentrations along the Liao Tung peninsula.
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Liao Tung Peninsula
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Lixo Yang
Port Arthur
Kuropiakin
Saluszaipudza
Feng Wang Chang
Feng Wang Cheng
Hai Cheng
Peulen Cheng
Jin Shan Station
Jokoff
Spiridonoff
Pitsewo
Kin Chau
Sanchilipu
Cape Terminal
Sakaroff
General Staff
Zassalitch
Salmadea
Dazan
Tayang
Hendowhanya
Dayan
Donamyo
Habalina
Salidza
Feng Wang
Victim of Alcohol New York May 12
Victim of alcohol incident in New York on May 12 details note Cyrus W eat 8 son Edward is taking treat.
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New York
Cyrus Weat
Edward
Chief Engineer of Canal Named Wallace to Lead
Admiral Walker announced John Findley Wallace of Chicago will be Panama Canal chief engineer in charge of construction. Wallace, earning 25000 dollars annually, joins the commission June 1 with office in Washington. A future conference will set Isthmus visit and operational details.
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Washington
Admiral Walker
Panama Canal Commission
John Findley Wallace
Chicago
Ineis Central Railroad
Wallace
Canal Commission
Commission
Eight Servants Butchered in Tibet Dispatch
London reports from Gyantse Tibet that eight servants of a British mission were killed by Tibetans. In New York Judge Adams ordered the deportation to Italy of twenty Italians linked to federal naturalization frauds. All pleaded guilty, and sentences were suspended as they were sent to Ellis Island for detention.
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London
the Times This
Gyantse
Tibet
New York
Adams
United States
Italy
Hilla Island
Asnt
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