Terrible dynamite blast kills dozen miners at Independence
At Independence station in Cripple Creek district twelve miners were killed and many injured when a large dynamite charge exploded beneath a platform as men gathered to catch the morning train. Investigators found a revolver and 300 feet of wire linked to a chair lever, suggesting a plotted attack on nonunion workers.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Independence
Florence and Cripple Creek
Shurtleff
Findlay
Last Dollar
Delmonico
A. E. Carleton
First National Bank
Victor
Franklin
Colorado National Guard
Troops Relieved From Duty at Hanging Rock
Orders from Adjutant General Critchfield relieve four companies under Colonel Thompson and order them to their home armories. The troops depart Hanging Rock in the afternoon.
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Hanging Rock
Thompson
Critchfield
Postoffice Clerk Arrested in Minneapolis Mail Theft Case
Percy R. Roff, a postoffice clerk of eight years, was arrested by U S Marshal Grimshaw. Authorities report a large number of letters stolen from the mail found in Roff s possession in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Percy R. Roff
Grimshaw
Roff
Flood Devastates Kansas Bottoms. Rail Service Returns
Kansas City June 7 report says all Kansas rivers except Walnut and Verdigris in the south are still rising slowly. Flooded lowlands around Arkansas City and Coffeyville drive families away while crops and soil wash away. Stock losses grow as cribs of corn spoiled. Train service remains demoralized but improving in the southern region.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Threatened Rockmen and Excavators Strike Over Wages
In New York on June 7 16 000 Rockmen and Ex cavators union members threaten a May 1 strike. After demanding a new wage scale and union recognition, a settlement committee heard nothing further from employers. Workers now insist the strike proceed as originally planned.
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New York
Rockmen and Excavators’ Union
Flood in the Black Hills Triggers Multi Town Damage
Heavy rain caused Whitewood Deadwood and Choke creeks to overflow, washing away barns sidewalks and outbuildings. The White building and city hall were damaged and two men died while trying to save property. Rail lines and mining plant were hit. property losses may exceed 500000.
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Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Whitewood
Choke
Matthew Bender
Center City
Guy S. Boudy
Sturgis
Burlington
Northwestern
Central City
Columbus Mining Company
Gayville
Fourteen Men Die in Corning Distillery Disaster
Peoria Illinois June 7 fourteen men perished in the Corning distillery plant blast and fire Saturday night. One died in hospital at 8 pm while thirteen burned to death. Charred bodies were largely unrecognizable. Firefighters fought the ruins as thousands visited. Cattle carcasses rotted and whisky losses totaled thirty thousand barrels in a million dollar blaze.
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Peoria
Corning
Governor Upholds Martial Rule in Moyer Case
The state supreme court refused Charles H. Moyer's habeas corpus petition. It sustained Governor Fresbury's martial law in San Miguel county and the detention of union leaders, including Moyer, as military prisoners at Telluride. Chief Justice Gabbert and Justice Campbell joined. Justice Steeie dissented.
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Penver
State Supreme Court
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Telluride
Fresbury
San Miguel
Moyer
Gabbert
Campbell
Steeie
Coroner Postpones Young Inquest as Patterson Bail Set
The coroner expected to hear the cause of Frank T. Young's death today but postponed until Friday. Mrs. Nan Patterson remains in the coroner's office as friends seek security for her bail set at five thousand dollars.
Tangier Crisis Seen Passing. Warships to Stay
Rear Admiral Chadwick reports Tangier crisis passes with no Moorish uprising after a period of devotions inflaming sentiment. Washington officials expect progress on freeing captives Perdicaris and Varley. Navy keeps force at Tangier. cruiser Baltimore reaches Gibraltar to coal.
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Washington
Chadwick
Navy Department
Morocco
Tangier
State Department
Perdicaris
Varley
Admiral Chadwick
Baltimore
Gibraltar
British Battle Ship Sails Toward Tangier Reports at Gibraltar
At Gibraltar on June 7 the battleship Prince of Wales sailed for Tangier while the rest of the British Mediterranean squadron remained there. Reports say the French Mediterranean squadron may also be heading to Tangier.
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Gibraltar
Tangier
Italy
Second Amended Bill in Northern Securities Case Filed
Counsel for Edward Harriman and Winslow Pierce filed a second amended bill in the U S circuit court to restrain the proposed pro rata distribution plan for Northern Securities assets. They contend the stock of Northern Pacific never passed to the company and that Northern Securities acted as custodian for the two railroads rather than owner.
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Trenton
N. J
Edward H. Harriman
Winslow
Pierce
United States
Northern Securities Company
Bradard
Harriman and Pierce
J. P. Morgan
Great Northern
Mrs. Clemens Dies in Florence Surprise Syncope
Mrs Samuel Clemens wife of Mark Twain dies in Florence Italy after a sudden syncope. They spoke cheerfully with her husband half an hour before death. Remains to be sent to the United States for interment. Born Olivia Langdon in Elmira New York. married in 1870.
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Mark Twain
Italy
Florence
Samuel M. Clemens
United States
Clemens
Olivia L. Langdon
Elmira
N. Y
Liberty Bell At Union Depot Draws Large Crowds
The Liberty bell traveled on a flat car to the Union depot in St. Paul attracting an estimated fifty thousand people in the morning. Four Philadelphia officers guarded the car as spectators crowded the foot of Broadway to view the historic bell.
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St. Paul
Union Depot
Broadway
Philadelphia
Victim of Girl's Pistol Death The Donnelly Man Dies
Ray W. Harrison a Donnelly Minnesota businessman shot in Donnelly by Miss Meda Marin who then killed herself died at St Marys hospital Minneapolis. A note from the girl claimed Harrison had wronged her.
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Minneapolis
Ray W. Harrison
Meda Marin
St. Mary's Hospital
Harrison
Tibetans Refuse British Negotiation Demand
A London Times dispatch from Gyantse reports Tibetans rejected Colonel Younghusband's demand for qualified Tibetan representatives to discuss differences before June 25. They reportedly choose war and concentrate in Gyantse and nearby areas. British reinforcements include Punjabis, a mountain battery, and engineers.
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New York
London Times
Gyangtse
Tibet
Younghusband
Ralung
Khangma
MacDonald
Simla
India
Riot roils New York injuring over a dozen and destroying property
A June 7 riot in New York left more than a dozen men and women badly hurt as an organized gang attacked several Hebrews. Police halted the violence, but one man lay dying from a fractured skull and many others suffered broken bones and wounds.
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New York
Engagement Near Gensan Signals Rising Tensions
Seoul reports from the Japanese consul at Gensan describe a skirmish on June 3 in which thirty Japanese soldiers and one lieutenant were killed and three wounded. Russians retreating burned Korean villages while natives seized old weapons and two were killed and seven wounded. About 2,000 troops remain at Gensan as merchants react to the flare up.
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Seoul
Korea
Gensan
Sympathetic Strike Likely for Duluth Harbor Crew
At noon the No. 44 Masters and Pilots district captain Howell called a special meeting to vote on affiliation with the American Federation of Labor. If joined, masters and pilots would ally with the International Longshoremen Marine and Transport Workers' association and a sympathetic strike would be a possible outcome.
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Duluth
Masters and Pilots
Howell
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
International Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers’ Association
Missing Negaunee mayor body found in Escanaba River
The body of the missing mayor of Negaunee Michigan was recovered from the Escanaba River. Authorities query circumstances as search efforts continue and relatives await details. The incident marks a tragic end to a case that stunned the local community and state officials.
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Hudson
Negaunee
Escanaba River
Sands
Ea Hudson
Dr. Hudson
Negaunee, Mich
Negaunea Mich
Juna
Appleton mill workers vote to stay out and quit
In Appleton Wisconsin on June 7 a secret ballot by Fox River valley paper mill employees showed unity against the union. All but a few stayed out and all voted to quit work. Manufacturers reportedly hold bonds to enforce a long hour schedule.
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Appleton
Wis
Unic
Fox River Valley
Farmer Kills Two Men in Ancient Quarrel Dispute
Lexington Virginia June 17 Edward McCormick a young farmer of Brownsburg shot and killed John W Wade and Arthur Blackwell. The men had long standing bad feeling dating back three years. Wade and Blackwell waylaid McCormick and started the fight. McCormick is under arrest.
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Lexington
Edward McCormick
Brownsburg
Here
John W. Wade
Arthur Blackwell
McCormick
Bailey Picked as Temporary Chairman at Democratic Convention
Pallas Texas June 7 reports friends of Senator Joseph Bailey have been chosen by the Democratic national committee to serve as temporary chairman of the national convention with Hon John Sharp Williams of Mississippi slated as permanent chairman a leading House figure.
Navy board named to pick Great Lakes training site
The president appoints Captain William H. Reeder, William M. Bradley of Portland Maine, and Henry M. Waite of Lexington Kentucky to a board to choose the best location for a naval training station on the Great Lakes.
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Washington
William H. Reeder
The
Navy
William M. Bradley
Portland
Henry M. Waite
Lexington
Great Lakes
King Edward's Kiel Visit Sparks Foreign Office Anxiety
London reports rising unease in government circles over King Edward VII's planned meeting with Emperor William at Kiel. The Spectator warns the German visit could entangle Britain in European negotiations, citing past episodes like the Venezuelan affair and the Bagdad railroad complication as precedents.
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London
King Edward
Jim
Foreign Office
William
Kiel
Spectator
Edward
Germa
England
Maxiets
Develo
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