Explosive disaster buries 200 in Cross Mountain mine
In Briceville Tennessee the Cross Mountain coal mine of Knotville Iron company is reported entombing 207 workers. Only three escapees reached safety as rescue teams and officials race to assess the wreckage and search through debris.
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Senate in session notes and Lorimer inquiry details
Saturday in Congress reports the Senate not in session and defense witnesses at the Lorimer inquiry. The House met at noon to dismiss Controller charges and continues the sugar trust inquiry amid claims of raw material procurement. Sherwood pension bill debate noted.
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Washington News Highlights in Brief Actions and Inquiries
The sugar trust inquiry resumes with a special committee as the tariff board bill stalls. Direct election of senators gains support from the farmers congress. Taft declines further review of seven cadets' dismissal from West Point for drinking. Russia and China tensions, war prep, and a Marco era of political maneuvering surface as China faces a regent resignation. Large-scale global events mix with local notes on pensions, recoveries, and disarmament in the era’s unsettled diplomacy.
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Lafayette
Ind
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Sherman
Upper Sand
Ohio
Bates
Pine Ridge Reservation
Outstanding warrants listed in auditors November report
The auditors report for November 30 shows warrants across state funds including GeeNeaceehan 294 761.04, Temporary university fund 195 049.74, U S Experiment Station Shur Sira detom shon 1 970.65, University cash fund 19 670.02, Normal interest fund, Normal library fund Peru 4 122, Normal library fund Kear and SF 62.78, Normal library fund Wayne 107.90, State library fund 63.15, Institution cash fund 3 425.72, Hospital for infant fund 2.60, Fire commission fund 200.00, University income fund 3 148.83.
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Nebraska Biographical Sketches Updated for Thayer and Peers
The 1908 publication lists a $518 775 64 print year and covers 1874 to 1908. Mr Lindsay is charged with updating bios for Nebraskans including John M Thayer Lorenzo Crounse Thomas J Majors E F Valentine Charles F Manderson George W B Dorsey John A McShane G L Laws W J Bryan E J Burkett John S Robinson William Neville and A C Shattenberger. General John M Thayer died March 19 1906 three years after the bio record was issued.
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Lorenzo Crounse
Thomas J. Majors
EF. K. Valentine
Charles F. Manderson
George W. B. Dorsey
John A. McShane
G. L. Laws
W. J. Bryan
J. Burkett
John 8. Robinson
William Neville
A.C. Shattenberger
Dr Gestrom Offers Game Advice Amid Cornstalk Disease
Dr. Gestrom and mate veterinarian Bomrom caution farmers on cattle grazing corn stalks. They warn early fall access causes rapid intake leading to illness and possible fatal outcomes. The advice stresses limiting feed to four hours daily to prevent overconsumption and disease spread.
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Nebraska farming convention to feature national life topics
A large Nebraska farmer convention invites delegates from 700 agricultural groups to discuss farm life economics. Officials from the Rural Commission collaborate with the Commercial Club to organize sessions on European marketing and banking systems. Secretary Odell, returning from Spokane, notes a seven day attendance near 10,000. Hog prices slip at South Omaha, signaling cheaper pork ahead.
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Geneva Man Injured In Wiring Accident
An accident near Geneva involved Spregue an electrician and F. Skingle. Spregue was seriously injured when a vehicle struck him near Clay, with damage noted to wiring. The report mentions Lancaster and Fillmore County jurisdictions and ongoing board actions about safety lights.
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Sarsaparilla Café Claims Health Benefits
An old ad touts sarsaparilla as a universal tonic improving vigor and digestion, claiming it clears blood humors and boosts appetite. The text resembles a vintage patent medicine pitch with exaggerated benefits.
Provincial Town Panorama Delights Old Couple
An old farmer and his wife tour a provincial town and its panorama of South Africa. The woman expresses growing enthusiasm, while the man jokes that he will not grudge the extra sixpence as she wants to sit there forever.
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Huey
South Africa
Randy
Weel
Jennie
Frigid Note Sparks Morbid Riddle on Desk
The fragmentary clipping describes a note left on a desk asking a cryptic question about a boy’s end, tied to a grim line about a live wire. The exchange hints at a chilling joke or taunt, reflecting eerie newspaper mood of the era.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Paradoxical Doctor Billing in Email Town Visit
A woman from an email town visits a city for a couple of weeks and jokes that her doctor is paradoxical. The more the swelling reduces, the higher the bills rise. She then calls her bird girl a...
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