Wrecked Mine Rescue Efforts Follow Fatal Explosion
North York West Virginia October 16 The death toll rises as rescuers claw through toxic gases to reach trapped miners at the Algoma mine Fifteen victims are reported black workers along with two white men James Lester an engineer and John Recckie among the deceased A cautious warning from Mine Superintendent A J Bluartabout air safety preceded the disaster. Also a note that Peary Arctic expedition leader Lieutenant R B Peary reports the relief ship Windward is en route home with the party aboard all in good health.
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North York
W. Va
Ieat
Algoma
Wero Negroes
James Lester
John Recckie
Slao
New York
Herbert L. Bridgman
Peary Arctic Club
R. B. Peary
Cloxtent Bay
Labrador
Peary
Brideman
North Pole
Strike Not Yet Settled In Wilkesbarre Area
Wilkesbarre Pa Sept 16 President Mitchell offered no statement after a Harrisburg conference with Governor Stone as strike leaders await a settlement. The nineteenth week of the coal strike begins with unions pledging to continue the fight and no concession from management. Go bin denies plans to pull troops, while state guards bolster security in the region.
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Wilkesbarra
Mitchell
Btone
Mineral Union
Harrisburg
Platt
United Mine Workers
Gobin
Barring Negroes at Alabama Republican State Convention
The Republican executive committee refused admittance of Black delegates to the Alabama state convention in a 17 to 10 vote. The Lily White faction backed the move, marking a white only shift in the party. Also reports of a fatal mill feud in Huntsville and scattered brief items from New York to Canton.
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Birmingham
Als
Republican Executive Committee
Republican Party
Alabama
Aubsommittes
Roosevelt Distressed by Sermon on Trusts at McKinley Memorial
President Roosevelt showed visible disapproval during Rev Henry Washburns tribute at McKinley memorial in Christ Episcopal church Oyster Bay. The sermon criticized trusts and prompted the president to whisper to Mrs Roosevelt that the speaker should not have done that.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
Henry Washburn
McKinley
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church
Washburn
Judas
Earth
David
Dome of Six Friends
Buffalo
William McKinley
Louisville
Nash code near passage in upper house debate
The Nash code is likely to pass the Ohio upper house after a lengthy Republican conference. Fifteen senators attended. 12 supported the city government board plan, three dissented, leaving at least 17 votes. The fight shifts to a conference committee over franchise provisions and jury law revisions in several counties.
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Messrs
Archer
Wilhelm
Judson
Home Code Committee
Rheats
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Frantin
Latcms
Montgomery
Mahoning
Thesa Wiz
House Committee
House Code Committee
Finance Committee
Cole
Hancock County
Basia
State
Cuyahogs County
Bracken
Measra
Price
Gear
Blage
Hracken
Alneworth
Maas
Huffman
Grundagh
Sharp
Mesars
Comtngn
Painter
Guerin
Metsger
Thomas
Chapman
Bowmen
Monetary tremors in New York currency markets
Secretary Shaw proposes relief for New York monetary pressure as London and Paris gold movements shape the global scene. Analysts split on if imports will meet demand and warn Wall Street gambles have inflated debt. Rail labor lodges vote on higher wages across western lines amid reshaped conditions.
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London
New York
Paris
New York Exchange
The
United States Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Daily Chronicle
United States
Wall Street
Ber Mn
Boiler Explosion Kills Two at Maxwell Sawmill
A boiler blast at Tremont Gant’s Maxwell Indiana sawmill killed two men Thomas B. Sitton and William Batley, fatally hurt Tremont Gant, and injured Roy Sitton and Phil Up Cooper as the mill and nearby structures were wrecked and a wall of fire swept the area.
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Greenfield
Ind
Tremont Gant
Maxwell
Thomas B. Sitton
William Batley
Roy Sitton
Phil
Cooper
Markets Report Shows Mixed Prices Across Livestock and Grains
Grain and stock prices for September 15 list Chicago cattle in mixed grades with primes around 7. Cattle, hogs, and sheep show varied values in Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets. Wheat and corn quotes, together with butter and eggs, appear end-of-row, reflecting broad regional activity and price shifts.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Panoy Creamery
Suddie
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Order of Railway Con¢uctora
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