Hundred Victims in Marianna Mine Disaster
More than 100 miners were killed in a Pittsburgh Buffalo Coal Company explosion at the Rachel and Agnes mines near Marianna on a Saturday. About fifty victims spoke English. many foreigners had families left behind. The blast, possibly from a gas pocket or a seep from a Fulton farm well, shattered shaft woodwork and sent remains across Ten Mile Creek. Authorities surveyed two theories as to the cause while construction work had just finished.
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Pittsburg
Marianna
Buffalo Coal Company
Rachel
Agnes
Henry Loutitt
Fulton Farm
Ten-Mile Creek
Convicted of Wife Murder in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City man Thomas Vance was found guilty of first degree murder for beating his wife and giving her poison. The defense contended she caused her death in a personal crisis, but the jury verdict stood. An appeal has been filed.
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Thomas Vance
Salt Lake City
Vance
Revolutionists Battle In Haiti Ends in Defeat
Haitian forces led by General Cyriaque pursue General Antoine Men, engaging revolutionary troops near Anne Sea five miles east of Deremtn. Fierce fighting drives back the rebels. government troops report routing of insurgents and capture of several positions.
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Port Au Prince
Cyriaque
Antoine
Revere
Anne Sea
Deremtn
Fragmented text from historical protest article
The readable fragments refer to a cross border issue involving U S states and Canada. Names such as Chicago and Texas appear, with mentions of water rights and railway connections. The garbled OCR prevents a clear narrative, but indicates regional tensions and proposed routes or legislation affecting border towns and trade.
Disbarred Attorney Kilie Hie Prose cutor in Portland
An attorney Kilie Hie Prose cutor, disbarred for one year by the State Bar Association, allegedly killed Ralph Fleher, a young lawyer designated to act as prosecutor for the Har Association. The incident occurred after Prose entered Fisher Watding Heen room and fired, with charges tied to billing Pieter infanity.
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Porland
Finch
Alate Bar Association
Ralphi Fleher
Har Association
Fisher
Pieter
United States and Japan Reach Far Reaching Pacific Pact
Washington reports an agreement between the United States and Japan on Pacific policies to protect free and peaceful commerce. The five article declaration pledges mutual respect for territorial possessions, support for China's independence, equal economic opportunity, and joint consultation if the status quo is threatened.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Pacific
China
SLAIN BY HILLMEN IN NEGROES ISLAND MURDER
The murder of H D Everett of the forestry service and Tilden R Wakely a schoolteacher was detailed by Ebenezer Wakely. The killings likely occurred May 11 under a chief named Ayhao during an expedition into Negroes Island hills. Two Americans and two Filipinos were slain and buried after capture.
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Chicago
H. D. Everett
Forestry Service
Tilden R. Wakely
Ebenezer Wakely
Wakely
Everett
Island of
Negroes
Ayhao
Lamphere Guilty Of Arson In Gunness Case
Laporte Indiana April 28 1916 Laporte man Ray Lamphere found guilty of arson in the murder of Belle Gunn and her three children and set to serve an indeterminate term of from five to twenty one years with a five thousand dollar fine and five year disfranchisement. The jury reported Wednesday evening after hearing the case since 6 30 pm with a verdict that suggests a compromise for murder or manslaughter.
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Laporte
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunn
Gunness
Richter
Michigan City
Worden
Indiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lamphere
Helgelein
Han Bees
Steamer Ponting Sinks After Reef Stranding Near Gan
The coasting steamer Ponting carrying laborers from Nervancan to Pangasinan struck a reef off Gan in Union province and sank on Friday night. Hundreds of passengers and crew are feared drowned as the Viscaya rescued survivors. A constabulary patrol recovered bodies and many more have since come ashore. it is unclear if any Americans or Europeans were aboard.
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Manila
Ponting
Nervancan
Pangasinan
Gan
Union
Viscaya
Gift Two
Anarchy Reigns in Hayti Amid Bloody Reprisals
Cable dispatches report Hayti in a state of terror with wholesale executions. Government forces and insurgents alike are conducting summary killings of suspected sympathizers as Nord Alexis’s regime battles the insurgents across the island.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
St. Thomas
D. W
Fort Au Prince
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Nord Ajexix
Castro to Europe for medical surgery after Venezuela trip
President Castro of Venezuela arrived in Port of Spain on Thursday en route to Europe to seek expert medical attention. He is accompanied by his wife and family and three Venezuelan doctors. Several launches circled Guadeloupe as quarantine limits allowed.
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Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Castro
Europe
Guadeloupe
Plot to harm Dowager Empress near Ruinla city
Telegrams report an alleged plot against the Dowager Empress of Ruinla during her Copenhagen visit in St Petershure. Three men acted suspiciously. Kendarton confronted them and gunfire followed. one suspect was arrested amid a senior tonal report. In Hoaldmarg a 11 year old boy shot and killed his stepfather Jobo Day after a brutal beating and an attempted choke during a drunken argument.
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St Petershure
Ruenla
Copenhagen
Kendarton
Hoaldmarg
Frea Mateman
Jobo Day
Day
Tagleman
Tie Porket
Dag
Deputy Sheriff Murdered Near Uintah in Weber County
Deputy Sheriff Seymour L Clark was fatally shot near Uintah while questioning a suspicious man. Deputy J J Murphy and an Italian associate were wounded as the bandit fled. Posses and Ogden police scoured the area. the murderer remains at large. Nearby Eureka also reports a second lakebank murder under similar circumstances.
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Ogden
Sherif Seymour L Clark
Weber County
Uintah
J. J. Murphy
Alberti
Eureka
Cal
Hurt Porter
Here
Porter
Huntemen
Joseph Viera
Tae
Standard Oil price cuts emerge in hearing record
John D Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, testifies that the company reduced oil prices by eliminating middlemen and retailers, affecting consumers. Proceedings pause to Monday. Also report on Nicaragua resignation of American minister John Gardner Midge amid government disapproval. Secretary Metcalf issues directive intent on Newport conference discussions. General Leconte arrives after reports of his death near Jeremie amid Port au Prince unrest.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
John D. Archbold
Archbold
Nicargua
Washington
John Gardner Com Midge
Nicaragua
Managua
Com Hage
Aluirs
Irgation
John H. Gregory
Norin
Legation
Mr. Coolidge
Ohn Rene
Newport
Metcalf
Department
Freighter Georgie Sinks Panama Steamer Finances After Collision
In heavy fog near New York on Thursday the freighter Georgie from the White Tar Line rammed and sank the Panama Line steamer Finances. Three lives were lost among passengers and crew, while nineteen women and fourteen children survived. The disaster left several passengers uninjured.
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New York
Randy Hook
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Kemmerer, Wyoming
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Rock Springs, Wyoming
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Evanston, Wyoming
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