Coal Miners Trapped After Mine Fire in Diamondville
A mine fire at Diamondville Coal and Coke Co No 1 in Diamondville Wyoming traps 36 miners. John Anderson escapes with severe burns as flames seal two entries, and rescuers cannot enter until barricades smother the blaze. Death toll and missing workers unknown, with families gathering at the mouth of the mine.
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Cheyenne, Wy
Wyoming
Diamondville
Diamondville Coal and Coke Company
John Anderson
Anderson
Two Women Burn To Death In Fire At Factory
Roy Sampson, a worker, tossed a lighted match into a barrel of celluloid scraps at the Wall kegan organ stop factory of R. Alden. Two young women, Gertrude and Jennie Wells, died in the blaze and three others were injured. The second floor blaze trapped them as they fled toward the stairs, with a 15 foot drop to the snow outside.
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Chicago
Roy Sampson
Kegan Organ Stop
R. Alden
Gertrude
Jennie Wells
Gertrude Wells
Caracas Press Attacks United States Over Venezuelan Conspiracy
Caracas journalists weaponize anti American sentiment amid alleged asphalt conspiracy. The Caracas press targets United States officials including United States Minister Loomis for reporting events to Washington, with systematic abuse tied to high Venezuelan officials.
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Caracas
Port of Spain
Trinidad
United States
Loomis
Washington
Venezuela
Salina Jointists Notified to Close Immediate
Salina Kansas marshal Williams served every jointist in the city with a closure order. Those who paid fines by March 4 may stay open until then. Ten joints operate with a monthly $50 fine to the city and will close unless compliance occurs.
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Salina
Kan
Marshal Williams
Found Guilty of Smashing in Topeka Raid
Topeka Kansas February 28 Balf Stark found guilty of aiding the smashing of Murphy's joint on February 17 Stark joined Mrs Nation and the home defenders on their raid The case goes to appeal if the sentence is imposed by the court
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Topeka
Kan
Balf Stark
Murphy’s
Stark
Mrs. Nation
Home Defenders
Supreme Court
Spanish Cabinet Crisis Sparks Resignation Report
Madrid February 28 Lieutenant General Azcarraga has filed the cabinet resignation with the queen regent. Observers expect a ministerial crisis to be resolved by Friday.
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Madrid
Azcarraga
Public Executions in Peking Case Officials Beheaded
Chih Siu former grand secretary and Hsu Cheng Yo son of Hsu Tung were publicly executed in Peking amid French German and American guards. They were taken to the ground in carts escorted by Japanese infantry. Chih Siu faced death calmly while Hsu Cheng Yo appeared stupefied from opium. Both wore official costumes without rank insignia.
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Peking
Chih Siu
Hsu Cheng Yo
Hsu Tung
Hsu Cheng Yu
Engagement Between French and Chinese Near Cheng Tin Fu
London reports heavy fighting between French and Chinese near Cheng Tin Fu. Count von Waldersee allegedly orders cessation of expeditions, not stopping plans for Lian Fu expedition. Chinese propose talks with British and American ministers on missionary issues and native converts claims. Sir Ernest Satow resists involvement.
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Cheng Tin Fu
London
Peking
Morning Post
Count von Waldersee
Lian Fu
M. Picton
Rockhill Confirms Charge as U S Negotiator in Peking
Washington reports Mr Rockhill has assumed charge of United States interests in Peking on February 24, acting as special commissioner. Conger sent his last message Monday. State Department notes Rockhill remains in the role as special commissioner.
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Washington
Rockhill
Peking
United States
Conger
State Department
Stormy House Session Ends in Adjournment After Privilege Clash
Washington February 28 The House burst into a violent scene as Democrat Lentz charged the speaker with withholding a speech critical of Hanna. The speaker had the speech placed in the record with conditions, and party-line votes blocked resolutions to compel publication. Adjournment followed amid uproar as other measures stalled, including Indian and naval bill items.
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Washington
Lentz
Grosvenor
Ohio
Hanna
Senate
House
Richardson
Lacey
Mr. Richardson
We Must Keep the Philippines and Retain Control of Cuba
Bridgeport diners hear General Wheeler urge United States to keep the Philippines as providentially placed and to retain substantial influence over Cuba until a stable new government is set.
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Philippines
Cuba
Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Wheeler
Board of Trade
Wabash Passenger Train Wreck Near Millersburg
Passengers on the Wabash No. 9 were all injured in a wreck two miles west of Millersburg caused by a broken rail. The engine cleared the break but six cars derailed. the rear Pullman toppled onto its side and slid down a 25 foot embankment. More than 40 people were aboard. 12 severely hurt with some in critical condition. no deaths reported at the time.
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Goshen
Ind
Wabash
Millersburg
Senate Amends Philippine Land Policy and Navy Promotion Critique
In Washington on February 28 the senate accepts a further amendment to the Philippine land and concession restrictions within the army appropriation bill. Senator Morgan of Alabama pressed to withdraw two propositions, while Senator Allen denounced Rear Admiral Sampson over statements tied to a navy promotion case involving Chief Gunner Charles Morgan.
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Allen
Washington
Senate
Hoar
Philippines
Morgan
Ala
Congress
Sampson
Charles Morgan
Navy
Murdered While Asleep in Cleveland Family Dispute
Cleveland Feb 28 A family quarrel led to John Hemmerling an employee of the Cleveland City Railway company being shot and killed while asleep in bed. His wife is jailed in connection with the crime.
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Cleveland
John Hemmerling
Cleveland City Railway Company
Hemmerling
Theft in Every Home Mottoed by Two Papers
Two brief quotes note common theft and caution from Atchison Globe and Chicago News. The phrases warn about taking others belongings and emphasize that resolutions cost nothing.
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Atchison Globe
Chicago News
Manicure's Long History in French Convents
The craft dates back centuries to French convents where patient nuns groomed the hands of noble ladies raised within their walls.
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France
Two Peace Delegates Shot Near Ermelo
A dispatch to The Daily Mail from Pietermaritzburg reports General Louis Botha between Ermelo and Middleburg and that two Belfast peace delegates, De Kock and Meyer, have been shot.
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London
Louis Botha
Ermelo
Middleburg
Daily Mail
Pietermaritzburg
Belfast
Messrs. de Kock
Meyer
Fourteen Bodies Found in Diamondville Mine Fire
Kemmerer Wy March 1 fourteen bodies of the Diamondville mine fire victims have been recovered all found lying on their faces with evidence of asphyxiation rescuers face great difficulty due to gas flooding the mine
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Kemmerer, Wy
Diamondville
Verdi Remains Moved in Ceremonial Route to Aged Musicians Home
Milan observes a formal transfer of Giuseppe Verdi's remains from the cemetery to the Verdi-founded home for aged musicians. Troops line the path and a large crowd gathers as the procession proceeds between sites.
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Milan
Guiseppe Verdi
Verdi
Lynch Mob Executes War d in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on February 28 a mob seized George Ward the black suspect in the murder of Ida Finkelstein a school teacher. They hanged him on the Wabash bridge damaged the jail and cremated the remains on a sandbar marking Terre Haute s first lynching amid a day of turmoil.
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Terre Haute
Ind
George Ward
Ida Finkelstein
Wabash Bridge
Continental edge lies east of Newpork by eighty miles
The East coast water shallowly marks the edge of North America and traveling about 80 miles due east from Newpork would locate the true continental edge. The note wryly compares a tailor made suit followed by a lawyer to a nonsuit in a St Paul Dispatch remark.
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Newpork
St. Paul
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