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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
7
The Darr coal mine near Connellsville collapsed after a noon explosion killing about 400 miners. Relief trains rush to Connellsville as rescuers pull bodies from the wreckage. By Dec 20 more than 250 bodies recovered, many headless and mutilated.
A massive explosion in a Palermo powder factory today destroyed most of a town, left twenty five people hired, many injured and numerous houses ablaze. Widespread panic followed as crews battled fires and responders worked to aid survivors.
Pinkerton detective agency operatives capture a defaulter in Mexico near Rusurada. The suspect, William Walker, is seized as part of a targeted manhunt led by Navel authorities and Pinkerton agents. The operation occurred amid regional unrest and follows a prolonged pursuit.
A committee of bankers meets in Albany to study banking law readjustments. They plan to oppose chain bank registrations and loan underwriting. They urge a cash reserve rule of a percent of deposits and seek penalties for loan concealment. Harry Ellsworth expands his assaying plant on Washing ton Street and envisions a furnace room addition. An advertiser recovers a lost bill found in a pocket after a vest was examined.
Yolande Alabama reports a coal mine blast with many fatalities. Early tallies count thirty five bodies recovered and about forty workers still inside. A day later fire hampers rescue as eighty bodies are later reported recovered.
James Oliphant a wealthy New York Stock Exchange member was shot in his office by Charles Geiger an insane man. Geiger a physician to the sultan of Turkey shot himself after delivering the fatal wound dying instantly. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon with Oliphant dying this morning.
Idaho enforces blue laws with nationwide effect as drug stores and telegraph offices close. The Daily Gateway reports Idaho observes Sunday as a day of rest with limited commerce statewide.
Secretary Taft arrives from a worldwide tour stating Japan’s leaders seek amicable U S relations and that he will not discuss the Atlantic fleet move. Also notes a quiet wedding in local circles and a find on Elephantine papyrus rolls with oaths in Hebrew and dates between 470 and 410 B C.
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