Fifty Men Entombed in Naomi Mine Disaster Near Monongahela City
Fifty workers are entombed after a massive explosion at the Naomi mine of United Coal company near Monongahela City Pennsylvania. Rescue efforts reach only 500 yards in. Afterdamp and gas fumes hinder operations as officials fear no one may have survived. Local and expert miners assist under Deputy State Mine Inspector Henry Loutitt as relatives crowd the pit mouth.
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United Coal Company
Monongahela City
Pittsburg
Naomi
James Henderson
Henry Loutitt
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal Company
Lfe
California mine disaster leaves eleven miners presumed dead
In Drytown California the Fremont mine entombed eleven workers after a shaft fire. Among the victims are Americans James Drew Joseph Manley Daniel O'Brien and L E Wilson while others are Italians and Austrians. Firefighting efforts failed as smoke and heat halted rescue attempts.
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Drytown
Cal
Fremont
James Drew
Joseph Manley
Daniel O’brien
L. E. Wilson
Dover
Goodall
Smugglers Capture War Junks in Shanghai Battle
Advices from Shanghai report a clash at Quinsan between imperial war junks and the smugglers fleet. After heavy fighting, the smugglers won and captured all nineteen war junks with many prisoners taken.
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Victoria
B. C
Shanghai
Quinsan
Baltimore Wreck on B and O Kills Three Injured One
A Baltimore and Ohio railroad wreck at Shenandoah Junction killed three passengers and injured one. The deceased are W. L. F. Hoffman and two others. identification of the third victim is unclear.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Shenandoah Junction
W. L. F. Hoffman
Ae Peste Ab
Treasury aims to set Panama Canal bond price near 104
Officials at the Treasury and Navy foresee the low price for Panama Canal bonds close to 104 with possible increases for successful bidders. Many bids lack a deposit, inviting speculative purchases, so the department plans to filter out such bids before final awards.
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Treasury Department
Navy
Overpaid Its Taxes in Wisconsin Suit
Madison, Wis. December 3. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad discloses in its answer to the state's suit for about 46000 back taxes that the state owes the road 1469748.56, claiming overpayment from taxes on intrastate and interstate business. The road asserts the license law taxes intrastate business only, hinting the dispute will reach the United States Supreme Court. The 1903 books inquiry and 1905 statute prompted action for back taxes on unreported gross earnings.
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Madison, Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee and
United States Supreme Court
New Cup for Yacht Races Proposed by Brooklyn Club
Sir Thomas Lipton and other famed foreign yachtsmen may be invited to America next year to sail for a cup offered by Brooklyn Yacht Club members. The race would use boats similar to those in Lipton's celebrated America's Cup challenge. The club committee may recommend presenting the new cup and inviting European yacht clubs to compete.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
New York Yacht Club
Europe
Iowa Falls Man Jailed in Hungary Over American Display
Friends in Des Moines plan to petition Washington for Frank Polakovic release from a Hungarian prison. He was imprisoned last June after displaying the Stars and Stripes at a Sokols tournament and refusing to disperse when ordered by gendarmes. He remains in custody.
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Des Moines
Frank Polakovic
Iowa Falls
State Department
Washington
Polakovic
United Gymnasium Association
Sokols
Populist National Convention Called for 1908 in St Louis
Joliet Illinois December 3 Chairman James H Ferriss of the Populist national committee calls a national convention to meet in St Louis on April 2 1908 to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and handle other business. In St Paul December 3 coal wagon drivers strike as six companies switch to pay by the ton affecting 75 to 100 drivers with about 100 remaining at work under the old daily pay method.
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Joliet
Ill
James H. Ferriss
Populist National Committee
St. Louis
United States
St. Paul
Noted Indian fighter Major Downing dies at Denver
Major Downing aged 77 dies in Denver after a noted career as an Indian fighter. The news item also notes the death of Gustave Louis Lannes, marquis de Montebello, once French ambassador to Russia. Calumet and Hecla Mining cuts quarterly dividend to 10 from 15, with December dividend last year at 20 while George B. Williams serves as president of the company.
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Major Downing
Denver
Gustave Louis Lannes
Marquis de Montebello
Russia
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
George B. Williams
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