Fewer Miners Dead as Miners Death Rate Drops
Dr. Joseph A Holmes reports from the federal Bureau of Mines that mortality per coal ton declined from 1907 to 1911, with 3.0 plus deaths per thousand in metal mines and quarries higher than coal. He urges expanded mine rescue training, more funding, and broader investigations into metal and mineral mines for safer operations.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Bureau of Mines
Joseph A.holmes
Fisher
Seedont and Rescue
Holmes
Freedom for Foulke and explosive use debate
A fragmented report discusses calls to free Foulke and examines officials' statements about revolution in explosive use in coal mining. It notes costs of maintaining a bureau and ongoing investigations, highlighting the push to fund investigations into explosive technologies.
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Shane Hile
Elncéite
Nona
Health and Safety Advances in Mines and Railroads
The report notes 1000+ miners trained for rescue work and more than double that number added to the trained list. It warns of tuberculosis and hookworm among miners and urges national scope inquiries. It cites government coal savings, safety improvements, and expanded electric pump testing. It also describes Union Pacific English Japanese train crew instruction and a broad educational program with practical, graded lessons for workers.
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Holmes
United States
Bureau of Mines
Washington,d. C
Educational Bureau
Union of Reflroed’ Company
Accouing
United Ana
Iailroad
Ere
Thiggs
Union Pacific
Educational Bureau of the Railroad
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Drunkenness defendants sentenced in town court
Thomas Taty, just released after ten days in police custody, faced the morning session presided by Mayor Frank R. Moore. His street drunkenness charge was sustained and he was ordered sent out of town with officers to place him on a train. Two others previously in court were convicted of drunkenness and sent to Fairmont, placed on a trolley with tickets for that destination.
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Thomas Taty
Frank R. Moore
Pyere
Fairmont
Boy Robber Confesses Post Office Theft Attempt
In Fairmont on January 15 Lawrence Murray aged 14 confessed to officers that he robbed mail at a local post office. He described smashing lock boxes and taking stamps letters and packages, and claimed to have attempted another theft in favor of a man named F. Nichole Tor. The amount involved was about 931.60 dollars.
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Fairmont
Jan
Lawrence Murray
ML. Murray
Thns
F. Hy Nichole Tor
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