Mine explosion in Baltimore shaft traps dozens
A gas explosion in Baltimore shaft No 2 of the Delaware and Hudson company trapped over twenty miners yesterday. By night fourteen were rescued alive with hopes of reaching the rest. Rescue teams worked through the delay in ventilation and found several unconscious men. doctors expected full recoveries. The incident occurred in Wilkes Barre near the county’s northwestern area.
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Wilkesharre
Baltimore
Jaware and Hudson Company
John Healey
Reseulers
Christ Ascends and Our Place in Heaven
A mixed religious page discusses the Ascension of Jesus Christ, its heavenly display, and the mediator roles of priest, elder brother, and king. It contrasts ancient and modern beliefs, urging faithful living and warning against skeptical doubt while incorporating astrology ads and a local humorous note about a horse and a cellar accident.
Kindly Consolation. A tale of fear and a deceased husband
A worried woman fears her husband was buried alive. A well meaning friend dismisses her worry, insisting he is dead already. The dialogue hints at a fatal illness or death with a weary, darkly humorous tone as past events unfold. The fragmentary text mentions a doctor and a patient and hints at an absent figure in a troubling scene.
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Mary
Detroit
Jupiter
Paul
Chicago
FIGS AND THISTLES: A Moral Reflection on Drinking
A compact moral verse notes that vice and the devil hate drinking, urging cheer and resolve. It argues men stop thinking when they drink, suggests smiles and prayer, and claims facing difficulties squarely can end them. No prayer meeting dies from being too short.
Odd Letter to Lam Water Puzzles Chicago Post Office
A letter addressed to Lam Water arrived at the Chicago post office and was sent on to Cripple Creek At Mycenae. The latest coin find totals 3500 silver pieces from Sicyon Corinth Argos and other Argolis towns. Dr A B Hamilton of Laramie Wyoming was involved and an incident of riding into a herd of wild cattle is noted.
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Chicago
Cripple Creek
Mycenae
Sicyon
Corinth
Argos
Argolis
A. B. Hamilton
Laramie
Wyo
Vit and Humor. A Collection of Short Quips
A playful montage of jokes and quips from a variety of voices including Dolley Gilral and Miss Byng. The snippets touch on sarcasm about gifts, social slights, rail damages, social norms, and humorous miscommunications.
Picks From Papers And Notable Miscellany
Pennsylvania leads cigar output with New York Ohio and Florida next. Souls reach heaven after seven days per Siamese belief with ongoing prayers. English miners wage cut follows 1888 wage rise. Reuss family names all male members Henry, numbered thereafter. England illiterates vote returns show 46,109 in England Wales, 4,570 Scotland, 64,919 Ireland. Rev Cox of Ridgewood preached against ministers accepting calls elsewhere after building local life, then moved to Poughkeepsie for higher pay. Two German soldiers quarrel over a pond. officer arrests singing "Marseillaise" and imprisons the man for eight months.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Florida
Reuss
Germany
Poughkeepsie
War and law notes cross nations and cities
The piece notes European army growth from 6 958 000 to 22 248 000 men since the Franco Prussian era. It cites Washington state licensing for wholesale battering at 180 a year with dealers spurning licenses. Portland bankers Steele and Keep described as close friends, not partners. A Brooklyn wife claims her husband gives only 15 of 16 weekly dollars to her. A rude, tipsy man offended women and girls at a Pittsburg church picnic.
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Europe
Washington State
Steele
Keep
Portland
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
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Senate
Washington
Jec
Cameron
Committee On Foreign Relations
Cuba
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Alabama
Mills
Bee
Congressional Library
Appropriations Committee
Lirary Committee
Farmersville
Bridgetown
Conn
Antonio Joice
Wheeling
W. Va
Benwood
The
Mayfield
Dee
Stone
Memphis
Tenn
Cook
W. A. Usher
Jim Stone
Louisville
H. J. Moorman
Gus Thomas
J. M. R. Greene
Miss
Paducah
Var Boose
Greene
McCracken
Sherif Cook
Graves County
Court House
Tom Chambers
Henry Finney
Ardmore
I. T
Emmett Gibson
Varwood
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Santa Fe
Durant
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Supreme Court
Theodore Durrant
Fitzgerald
Blanche Lamont
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Jesus
Mount of Olives
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Iere
Kedron
Gethsemane
Oliver
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Greece
Home
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Pilate
Herod
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God
Gai
Holy of Holies
Satan
Peter
Jesus Christ
Earth
P. M
G. W. Cunningham
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Clinton St
Winthrop
Maine
Deacon
Foo Jn
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Farmers Bank
Texas Street
L. M. Carter
E. B. Rand
Promitar SS
Dispatch
Dolley
Miss Gilral
Grilees
Miss Byng
Lrooks
Brook
Philadelphia
Ale
Robbie Jones
Tnele Peter
Daniel
Darius
LAW and Order
Pacific
Youaver Pirt Wort
Dalina
Union da Stiam
Nives
Texas
Pallman Bniffg
Cara
St. Louis
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Esco
Hors Worth
Fox
L. B. Thorne
L Mgr
G S.on Melier
Ticket Agt
W.A Dashiell
Assanver
C. D. Hicks
Justice OF Peace and Notary F Public
Milam Street
Shreveport
W. E. Maples
DR. Winchell
Jaque
Emmert Proprietary Co
L. ML. Carter and
Whitworth Bros
John E. Schilling
Louisiana Street
Milam and
Crockett Streets
John Cook
Plantat
AGO
Joba Jobason
Eo Wenn
L. M. Carter and
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