Heroes Rescue Entombed Miners at Cherry
In Cherry Illinois a week long rescue effort at the St Paul mine freed 23 miners alive from behind a barrier in the third vein. George Eddy led the group to a side chamber sealed off from heat and gas. Survivors described drinking seepage, chewing bark, and awaiting rescue as doctors rushed to establish a temporary hospital. Rescue teams pressed through 200 foot shafts and 60 pockets remain potential danger as authorities plan further action against the mine owners.
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George Eddy
Crawford
William Cleland
St. Paul
Thare
Rescue at Cherry Mine Shocks and Inspires Courage
Father James P. Henry of Mendota recounts a dramatic rescue of seven men after seven days in darkness. The crew, led by Walter Waite, refused to leave the mine until all others were brought to surface for air and food. The scene ended with a rapid ascent to a Pullman car as cheers echoed.
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David Powell
Powell
Frank
Walter Waite
Waite
Joshua Howe
Cherry
Standard Oil Hit by Federal Antitrust Ruling
A U S circuit court decree in St Paul bars Standard Oil and seven subsidiaries from continuing their illegal combination in restraint of interstate and foreign commerce in petroleum. The decision enjoins operation for 30 days or until appeal, with government victory described as sweeping.
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St. Paul, Minn
United States
Standard Oil Co
United States Supreme Court
Walton and Sanborn
St. Paul
Vandeventer, Hook and Adams
Hook
United States Circuit Court
District of
Missouri
St. Louis
Standard Qil Co
Pistol Drawn By Captain Saves Crew After Ship Burns
Passengers and crew of the steamship St. Croix fled to Malibu ranch houses and barns after the vessel burned to the water’s edge near Point Duma, 25 miles north of Santa Monica. Captain Warner leaped into a waiting boat crew as flames gutted the ship at noon during dinner, the last to leave.
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Los Angeles
Cal
St. Croix
Schubach-Hamilton Line
Malibu
Santa Monica
Point Duma
Warner
Massive St Paul Mine Disaster Leaves Dozens Entombed
Cherry Illinois November 20 An extraordinary Illinois legislature session was urged to provide relief and probe the St Paul mine disaster after a fire entombed 800 workers on November 13. Rescuers battled flames and cave ins as bodies and survivors were ferried to the surface.
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Cherry
Ill
Illinois
St. Paul
W. J. McGuire
Kewanee
W. J. Scanlon
Peru
Canadian Thanksgiving Gains Earlier Latitude and Abundant Harvests
Canadian Thanksgiving came a month early this year as prairie provinces like Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate a bumper harvest. The Toronto Globe notes record wheat yields of about 180 million bushels from seven million acres and oats reaching 50 to 100 bushels per acre, praising Providence and the nation’s fruitfulness.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Toronto Globe
West
Pettit's Eye Salve promotes eye relief at 25 cents
Howard Bros. Buffalo N Y advertises Pettit's Eye Salve as a quick remedy for tired congested inflamed and sore eyes. The promotion urges believing in improving the lives of others and hints at personal restraint in belief.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
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Black Sepulchre
Duncan McDonald
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
St. Paul Coal Co
Cherry Mine
Coal Company
Luella Twining
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Eewin R. Wright
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Stedman
THE
United States Court
Standard Oil
Alexander Rosejack
Rosejack
James Hanney
John Cowley
Spring Valley
Ladd
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Europe
Austria
Italy
Lithuania
Gentleman
Sadie
Corte
Davis
Remy Tis
Dodds
Ray Ad P
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