Monongah Mine Death Toll Surges With Fifty Seven More Bodies
Fifty seven more bodies were recovered from the Monongah mine disaster bringing total recovered to 184. Many are badly burned or crushed as undertakers prepare the dead for burial and unidentified bodies are placed in a separate room at the morgue. Several identified victims are listed, while later reports note the Morris family tragedy with four children remaining. The mine rescue continues as workers finalize morgue work and dismantle subheadings for interior rooms.
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Monongah
Tadly Burney
Mbt
Frank Coliesno
Leslin Spragg
John Conross
Moore
Pete Marnell
Lane Monse
Peter Prelets
Mika Ritz
Leonard DE Witt
Alex Buchline
Tashq Agunistine
John Ignot
Louis Ratsh
Thomas Killeen
Antone Hawatine
Mike Motsac
John Montarane
Thomas Gannon
Jere Priara
August Barandoa
Martin Bosner
John Tonka
West Monongah
Reppen McQueen
Potters Field
Wold
Oleena
Pot‘ter's Field
Potter’s Field
Scott Martin
Thovurn
Ancheila
Frank Abruciie
Frank Gourie
Odnes
Whitey
Moreumtown
Atate
West
Beologist Reports On Site As Rescue Efforts Continue
The beologist notes observations while Mr White applies practical mining knowledge to the rescue. Miners from Maryland and eastern regions join the effort as investigators weigh dust and gas theories. State Labor Commissioner J Barton travels from Wheeling to Monongah to lead a thorough probe and report findings.
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White
Maryland
J. ¥. Barton
Wheeling
Monongah
Dawson
Barten
Pigeon Death Ends Brief Miners Trial
Miners Vafent Tloloda and Andy Stok faced Magistrate Gordon on a charge of stealing and killing a pigeon belonging to Frank Urcheck valued at $2.00. After a private meeting with Urcheck, the defendants agreed to compensate and the warrant was withdrawn. both were released and returned to work.
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Vafent Tloloda
Andy Stok
Columbia
Gordon
Frank Urcheck
Shrarler
Ureheck
Urehieck
Troloda
Stok
Archeck
OPRAGG S BODY BURIED AFTER MONONGAH MINE DISASTER
Leslie Spracy, a victim of the Monongah mine disaster, was brought from the scene by an Interurban trolley Wednesday morning and buried at Holy Creme cemetery after services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. His body, recovered Tuesday night from Mine Nes, was identified and prepared for burial before family members took it to Monongah and Clarksburg. He leaves a wife and two children and was 32 years old.
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Leslie Spracy
Monongah
Efly
Holy Creme
Sprage
Mine Nes
Clarksburg
John Hyland
Wis
First Official Electrocut ion in New Jersey
In New Jersey the first official electrocution occurred at the State prison this morning. Serverio Di Giovanni, an Italian, was executed for the murder of a fellow countryman. The procedure was pronounced a success.
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UBY Assetiated Press
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Serverio di Giovanni
Government officials head to Goldfield to probe mining dispute
Assistant Secretary Murray of Commerce and Labor, Labor Commissioner Neill, and Commissioner Smith depart for Goldfield this afternoon to thoroughly investigate the clash between miners and mine operators.
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Associated Press
Hington
Murray
Department of Commerce and Labor
Neill
Corporations
Smith
Goldfeld
Dawson Qualifies as Administrator of Sutton Estate
H. E. Dawson qualified as administrator of the personal estate of A. N. Sutton, deceased, with a $10,000 bond. T. H. Smith and Harper Yerkey stood as sureties. Edgar H. R. Moore was exonerated on lots valued at $285 and those lots were ordered stricken from the land records.
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H. E. Dawson
A. N. Sutton
T. H. Smith
Harper Yerkey
Edgar HR. Moore
Killeen's Body Recovered From Monongah Mine Blast
The body of Thomas Killeen, a Monongah mine blast victim, was recovered from Mine No 2 on Wednesday at 2:20 am. He will be buried in Clarksburg after being identified and prepared. Killeen, 45, leaves a widow and five children, including Martin aged about twelve, Mary, and Kate. He was a son of Patrick Killeen and brother of Marion Killeen, with connections to Monongah and this city through Patrick Martin.
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Thomas Killeen
Mononeah
Clarksburg
Killien
Monongah
Mine Fan Replacement Feasible. 90 Day Recovery Seen
D Lepley of Connellsville, a company representative, visited the Monongah disaster scene. He said the fan can be replaced in two weeks and mine damage is less severe than feared. Both mines may be back in operation inside 90 days with damages estimated as low as 125000 dollars.
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D. ¥. Lepley
Connellsville
Monongah
Mines Reopen Partial Operations in Fairmont and Clarksburg
Reports indicate most mines in the Fairmont and Clarksburg region are loaded with empty cars awaiting loading and have resumed near normal activity. Independent mines operate, though some workers are still absent at points. Vermont Coal Company resumes in most mines except No 2 while Fateas mines Nos 6 and ...
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Fairmont
Clarksburg
Vatrmont Coal Company
Il Fatea
Two Small Bristol Houses Burn in Night Fire
Two houses on Bristol were destroyed by fire Tuesday night at 11 o'clock. One home belonged to the David Boggess heirs and another to W S Williams. John Henry Morris and family occupied one, losing most of their household goods. The total loss is about 1500 dollars, caused by natural gas.
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Bristol
David Boggess
W. S. Williams
John Henry Morris
Production notes from Sardis and Wolf Summit fields
Near Wallace in the Sardis district Rowland Grove & Company No 2 on the M P Dye farm yielded 115 barrels in the last 24 years. In Wolf Summit field the Hope Natural Gas Company finished its test on the William Burnside farm and reports a good asset in the Gordon sand.
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Wallace
Sardis District
This County
Rowland, Grove &Company
Wolf Summit Field
Hope Natural Gas Company
Willam Burnside
Embezzler’s Friend Commits Suicide After Bank Scandal
In San Francisco and Chicago dispatches. Opway alcher, manager of the West End Branch of the California Safe Deposit & Trust Company, shot and killed Mimecff last night. He was a close friend of Vice President Brown who faces embezzlement charges. Wheat and corn prices noted as well.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
T. Opway
Indianapolis mother confesses to infant murder in creek
Mrs Francis Cooper aged 18 in Indianapolis confessed to killing her ten months old baby and throwing the body into a Bartholomew county creek. She is serving a term in the penitentiary.
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Indianapolis
Francis Cooper
Bartholomew County
Truck Wrecks an Express Train Near Columbus
The Tone Express on the Panhandle derailed at Frazerburg due to a defective truck. About a half dozen passengers were injured but none fatally.
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Associated Press
Columbus, O
Thetone Express
Panhandle
Frazersburg
Here
Donations for Monongah mine sufferers recorded
Donations received at the council and chamber include groceries from A A Cathers hats and caps from Parsons-Sanders Company clothing from 5 individuals led by Mrs A M T Cunningham Miss Ella Shuttleworth Mrs LC Crile and CE Prunty with Col R Steel giving $5 each, listed in the cash receipt column.
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Monongah
A. A. Cathers
Parsons-Sanders Company
Nusbaum
A. M. T. Cunningham
Ella Shuttleworth
LC. Crile
CE. Prunty
Col R. Steel
Undertaker Returns from Monongah After Disaster Duty
William G. Osborn of the Clifford Osborn undertaking firm returns from the Monongah mine disaster scene after aiding in burial preparations since last Friday. He had only five or six hours sleep from Thursday night to Wednesday morning and plans to resume work at Monongah. Knight Potter, wounded in a Glen Elk confrontation, shows improved condition at Kessler hospital with uncertain outcome.
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William G. Osborn
Clifford- Osborn Undertaking Firm
Monongah
Knight Potter
Glen Elk
Kessler Hospital
Davis Praises Trust Bill In Senate Address
Senator Jeffersson Davis of Arkansas makes a forceful speech on his trust bill in Washington. He declares the measure would curb trusts and challenges any senator to contest the issue with him.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Jeffersson Davis
Arkansas
Senate
Former Clarksburg Citizen Dies In Fire After Suffocation
A fire at the Rufiroda station hotel in Weeke Wea nesdry morning killed Harmon Ferret, a former Clarksburg resident, who suffocated and was burned. Guests escaped with injuries, including two serious, as hunters from the county also fled from windows. Witnesses report the hotel boiler area nearly total loss.
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Rufiroda
Aubikink
Weeke Weanesdry
Neamis
Harmon ‘Ferret
Mr. Ferret
A. Gavalier
Lisha Pigott
Wallace
Frank "Robes
Sardis
William Gerrard
Wilsonburg
Elmer Goon Dies In Shinnston At Age 62
J Elmer Coon of Shinnston died in a Fairmont hospital at 1 30 am Wednesday from typhoid fever contracted weeks earlier. He was a prominent Baptist lay leader, trustee of Broaddus Institute, and active in state denominational work. Survived by wife Sarah Swiger and Nora Coon of Boothsville. age 62. Funeral in Shinnston Friday at 10 am.
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J. Elmer Coon
Shinnston
Fairmont
Stuart F. Reed
Grand Treasurer Seamon Faces Alleged Financial Difficulties
Andrew J Seamon of Moundaville and former Wheeling manufacturer and grand treasurer of the West Virginia Grand Lodge faces alleged mismanagement. The inquiry centers on about 75000 dollars deposited in banks in Moundaville and Wheeling, with investigators stating the funds remain intact.
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Andrew J. Seamon
Moundaville
Wheeling
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
Orier of
Oad Fellnown
Alrte
Daily Telegram Relief Fund Appeals Support
The Daily Telegram reports ongoing relief efforts with funds raised to aid the stricken city. Total contributions are to be forwarded as soon as tallied, with readers urged to give assistance based on prior drives and a pending total.
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Monongsh
Monongah Mine
Opragg
Sutton
Killeen
Will Bel
Uy Associated Press
Chicago
Harmon Ferrell
Council Chamber
Undertaker
Senator Davis
Elmer Goon
Fairmont Hospital
Odd Fellows
The
Daily Telegram
Merchants National Bank
Phillips Tin Plate Co
Potts
Heemon Lodge NO
Prunty Jobn i, Steel
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