Ten Die in Dow No 9 Mine Disaster
Ten miners perished in an explosion at Dow Mining Company Mine No 9 in Dow, E T. Victims include Jack McCoy, W F Keith, B F Farhurst, F M Prichard, Bert Gatlin, John Bemmas, Thomas Blu a, John Blu a, N Brow, and John Beatal. Bodies recovered. fire damp likely caused death. shaft undamaged. rescue rushed. depth 240 feet. last man surfaced before midnight. Most victims long-time workers with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South McAlester
I. T
By & Dow Mining Company
Dow, E. T
Jack MccCoy
B. F. Farhurst
F. M. Prichard
Bert Gatlin
John Bemmas
Thomas Blua
John Blua
N. Brow
John Beatal
General Lawton Letter Reveals Philippine Views
Louisville dispatch: General H W Lawton writes to John Barrett from Manila Oct 6 1899. The letter praises Barrett and argues Americans should know the true Philippine situation, criticizing anti imperialists and noting that press reports fuel Filipino resistance and crude public opinion.
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Louisville
H. W. Lawton
Hoar
Senate
John Barrett
Siam
Manila
Lawton
Barrett
New York
America
Philippines
Filipine Surrender at Taal Ends Campaign in Batangas
Manila reports the unconditional surrender of Colonel Marisigan and his force to General Bell at Taal on January 10. Included were three colonels, one major, five captains, twelve lieutenants, with 219 rifles and one cannon handed over. Bell releases the men, while Marisigan vows to surrender more as Bell pacifies eastern Batangas.
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Manila
Marisigan
Cabrera
Castillo
Bell
Tangas
Taal
Tosel
Martigan
Batangas
Mines and Smelters to Resume in Montana
Butte Mont Jan 15 operations resume at Boston and Montana mines and the Great Falls smelter after October shutdown to curtail copper output. The Great Northern begins hauling ore from Butte as Mountain View mine and others restart with full crews within days. Output expected about 1500 tons daily, 600 tons less than pre shutdown with Anaconda also increasing.
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Butte
Mont
Boston
Montana
Great Falls
Great Northern Railroad
Mountain View
Anaconda Company
Oil Boom Sparks Boulder Drilling Updates
In Boulder January 16 excitement grows as Arnold well oil rises 700 feet, now 2400 feet from surface. pumps ordered, operation possible in a week. Gas flow forced shutdown of forge fire near derrick. McKenzie well at 2450 feet, oil expected by Sunday. Oil source remains a mystery as stock in the company climbs.
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Boulder
Cole
Arnold
McKenzie
Santa Fe Improvements City Funds Bonds for Rail Upgrades
Chicago January 15 The Record Herald says Santa Fe will spend 13 million for equipment this year financed by a 30 million bond issue. Orders placed include 5 000 box cars 50 mammoth freight engines and 100 smaller engines passenger equipment to be renewed. Over 800 miles of line will be freed of debt with 12 million. Of the balance 2 million for San Francisco terminals and the remainder for grade reductions.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
The
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Campaign to ban Uncle Tom's Cabin in Kentucky
Louisville and Paducah reports show the Albert Sidney Johnston chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy launching an active campaign to prevent any staging of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Kentucky. Resolutions denounce the book as a base libel on the South and slavery, citing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s regret. The Lexington action seeks a state law prohibiting performances.
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Louisville
Albert Sidney Johnston
Daughters of the Confederacy
Harriet Beecher Stowe
South
Kentucky
Paducah
The
Lexington
City Gains Power to Regulate Gas Prices
Judge Grosscup ruled the city may regulate gas rates to be reasonable, in the People’s Gas case. He suggested amending the petition if the 75 cent rate is challenged as too low. Mayor Harrison indicated the ruling extends to telephone and electric service rates.
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Chicago
Grosscup
United States
Queston
People’s Gas, Light and Coke Company
Harrison
Wealthy Men Don’t Give to McKinley Memorial Fund
Cleveland Ohio January 16 Colonel Myron T Herrick treasurer of the McKinley National Memorial Association and president of the American Bankers Association said there have been practically no contributions from the wealthy or leaders of industry. He said the memorial is being built by wage earners and school children who show unwavering support for William McKinley while well off men seem to delay or forget.
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Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
McKinley National Memorial Association
American Bankers’ Association
McKinley Memorial Fund
William McKinley
Washington Letter reports fraternal funding drive and political notes
Auxiliary formed to raise funds for the McKinley Memorial by enlisting Afro American fraternal and church groups. New York delegates, led by Senator Platt, seek congressional aid to reimburse Pan American exposition creditors after the bankrupt corporation. Mention of tariff policy, Nicaragua canal, and Secretaries Hay and Payne. Also notes on Society jewelry trends among New York's social elite with fake pearls and stones common.
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McKinley National Memorial Association
Cleveland
Masons
Odd Fellows
Knights of A . Pythias
New York
Senator Platt
Congress
Buffalo
McKinley
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Garfield
Roosevelt
Henderson
Bogus Gems Declared by Trusted Local Figures
A published note states that influential locals claim a large amount of so called gems are counterfeit or misrepresented. The claim highlights concern over authenticity and trust in regional jewel offerings, urging scrutiny.
Rosa Bonheur Dies After Cold From Paris Visit
Jules Clarette recounts Rosa Bonheur’s death scene in By, where a cold caught in Paris after an open carriage ride led to pulmonary congestion. He recalls her lifelong devotion to country life, animals, and peasantry, and his final admiration for the artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlet
Harper's Magazine
Jules Clarette
Rosa Bonheur
Paris
M. Clarette
Apropos
Milo
Rosa
The Globe’s Future According to Kelvin and Hutton
The piece contrasts Lyell and Hutton’s belief in a perpetual motion earth with Lord Kelvin’s energy dissipation theory. It explains that Kelvin argues the solar system is winding down and that the earth could not support human life in the past or future unless impossible operations occur within known physical laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyell
Hutton
Lord Kelvin
Taxes in European Cities and Their High Burdens
The article notes US residents complain about taxes but European capitals like Berlin and Vienna impose heavy levies. American life insurers must invest in city property and pay taxes that exceed a third of rental receipts. In Vienna the owner shares rent with the government, with similar rates in other large cities.
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United States
Berlin
Vienna
Mas
Legation
Differences in Electric Shocks Between Horses and Men
A writer argues that susceptibility to electric shock hinges on footwear. The sole of a man's shoe offers high resistance, while a horse with four front shoes fastened by nails can receive the full current, increasing shock risk.
Their Love Eternal Lies In Empress Frederick Coffin
A 19th century tale recounts the Empress Frederick's coffin being closed with letters from her late husband Emperor Frederick placed over her heart, along with his final messages written after he lost speech. The narrative also notes an inability to silence a man who cannot tell a funny story.
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Frederick
Coronation Representatives Named by Cabinet
Washington January 15 cabinet meeting assigned three secretaries and a special ambassador for the coronation of King Edward VII. Special ambassador Whitelaw Reid of New York and military member General James H. Wilson of Delaware lead the delegation, with Captain Charles H. Clark of the Oregon named navy representative. J P Morgan Jr Edmund Lincoln Bayliss and William Wetmore named as secretaries. Choate to London not officially tied to the embassy. General Wilson accepted the post after a conference with Secretary Root.
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Washington
Edward VII
Whitelaw Reid
New York
United States Army
James H. Wilson
Delaware
United States Navy
Charles H. Clark
Oregon
Naval
Philadelphia
J. P. Morgan, Jr
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edmund Linecoln Bayliss
William Wetmore
Senator Wetmore
Rhode Island
Choate
London
Tay
United States
Wilson
Root
War Department
Kitchener Notes Advances Against De Wet in Johannesburg Report
London reports Lord Kitchener, in a Johannesburg dated dispatch, omits General De Wet and signals confidence in surrounding De Wet with British columns. Since Zeefontein, armored trains drive De Wet north. relays and remounts aid pursuit. Nine Boers wounded, twenty-one captured, ninety-five surrendered since January 6, and General Botha narrowly escaped capture as Bruce Hamilton pursued Boer forces.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
de Wet
DeWet
Zeefontein
Botha
Bruce Hamilton
Knoapdar
Nebraska Treasurer Bartley to repay defalcation debt
Lincoln Neb Jan 15 News reports former State Treasurer Joseph Bartley who was pardoned after serving four and a half years for a defalcation of nearly 500000 plans to repay most of his shortage. He holds notes from prominent politicians and business leaders and has begun collection efforts with help from bondsmen and Millard's bank as lawsuits loom.
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Lincoln
Neb
Joseph Bartley
Bartley
Millard
Oil Boom Wakes Boulder as Derrick Rush Spreads
Oil interest grows in Boulder Colorado with a lumber firm ordering twelve derricks and plans to drill on M. A. Hunter’s land near town. Another derrick to be drilled north of the Acropolis on the Tyler ranch, gas at Arnold well to power boiler, and a company formed to drill near Loveland.
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Boulder
Colo
Boulder Ae
M. A. Hunter
Acropolis
Tyler Ranch
Arnold
Loveland
Colorado Drillers Break the Record
FA Paso Texas Jan 15 The miners drilling contest at the Midwinter carnival drew a large crowd from the Southwest Malley and Chamberlain of Colorado set a new world record drilling a 40% inch hole in fifteen minutes Only doubles competed with four teams: Andy Johnson and Ed Berg Bisbee Arizona Hatch San Pedro Mexico Mitchell Chihuahua Tarr Colorado and A Caambertalys with Ed Malley Colorado
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FA Paso
Texas
Southwest
Malley and
Chamberlain
Colorado
Andy Johnson
Ed Berg
Bisbee
Arizona
Hatch
San Pedro
Mexico
Mitchell
Chihuahua
Tarr Brothers
Aon A. Caamibertalys
Ed Malley Jorado
Chicago Night Schools Close Amid City Finances
Chicago reports the first temporary closure of night schools in over thirty years due to poor city finances. The viability of day schools over the ten month term is in doubt as fiscal conditions tighten.
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Chicago
McKinley Memorial Drive Aided By Colorado Schools
Governor Orman calls for a state wide McKinley Day observance on January 20 1902 as part of a national memorial drive. He urges schools and churches to observe the day with suitable exercises and solicit contributions to the McKinley Memorial Fund naming Helen Grenfell as the collection point in Denver.
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Orman
Colorado
Denver
McKinley National Memorial Association
William McKinley
United States
McKinley
James
National Association
Helen L. Grenfell
Serious Railroad Wreck In Oklahoma Branch Incident
A Rock Island freight train collided with a work train at Okeene Oklahoma at 6 am killing Bridge Foreman H K Bear of Wichita and Carpenter A E B Colby from Galva Kansas. Several workers were buried in the wreckage but saved. four men on the work train were identified. The cause is suspected to be the malicious breaking of a switch lock and throwing the switch by an unknown person.
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Wichita
Kans
Okeene
Oklahoma
Rock Island Road
H. K. Bear
A. EB. Colby
Galva
Kansas
Frank Hoop
James Casey
John Yeaton
Mitchell
Jackson
Burk
Potter
Marconi's New Plane
Signor Marconi arrived from Canada where he was a guest of the Dominion government and tonight attended the American Institute of Electrical Engineers banquet in New York. He will sail for Europe Wednesday and described wireless tests between Newfoundland and Cornwall, England, noting plans to establish two stations on each side of the Atlantic, at Cornwall and Belgium in Europe and Nova Scotia and Cape Cod in America.
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New York
Signor Marconi
Canada
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Europe
New Foundland
Cornwall
England
Atlantic
Belgium
Nova Scotia
Cape Cod
Western Draft Scams Hit Colorado New Mexico and Beyond
Boston reports reveal a scheme sending bad twenty five dollar drafts drawn on the fictitious New England Directory Company of Elletin. Recipients in La Junta Ouray Montrose Castle Rock Buena Vista Delta Raton Alamogordo Eureka Nevada Rawlins Wyoming refused all drafts. Signatures include C H Carter R M Moon and C B Fisher. Drafts arrive in Boston at about six weekly.
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Boston
New England Directory
la Junta
Ouray
Montrose
Castle Rock
Buena Vista
Delta
Colorado
Raton
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Eureka
Nevada
Rawlins
Wyoming
C. H. Carter
R. M. Moon
C. B. Fisher
Hobson Not Resigning Navy Says Greensboro Dispatch
A Greensboro Alabama report to the Age-Herald states Captain Richmond P Hobson has not resigned from the navy He has applied for a year’s leave to lecture and plans to devote time to teaching war related affairs after receiving many favorable offers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Greensboro
Alabama
Richmond P. Hobson
Navy
Leawaring
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Indian Territory
Uncle Tom
Metropolitan Club
Board of Governors
Sereno E. Payne
Hamilton
N. Y
Payne
Babcock
Nicaragua
New York City
General Wilson
Captain Clark
Nebraska
Will Diegorge
Colorado Drillers
M’kinley
Appeal For Monument Fund
Marconi's
Hobson
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