Fourteen dead in Elberty Best mine snow slide disaster
Eyewitness account details a devastating avalanche at the Elberty Best mine in the Cornet creek basin. At least fourteen men killed and many more missing or severely injured as debris filled the Gulch. Rescue efforts faced dangerous conditions with telephone lines down and heavy snowfall.
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Teturtte
Cote
Atyey
Smusyler Falantaln
Willy
Elberty Best
Cornet Creek
Willes
L. M. Winstead
Gary Kraul
Boise
Chemumer
Laherty Bell
Hving
Ik Wak
Georgs
Sith
Denver
Incomplete Report On Cornwall City Tramway Incident
An early incomplete descrip tion notes a white sealed report about the CGI King mine south of the city and a tramway that was verified. It mentions uncertainty whether any lives were lost and remarks on the event’s timing and location.
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Heiss Nates
Cornwall
England
Wlite Sealec
King
Scaffold Collapse on Chestnut Street Kills Two
At Chestnut Street near Third and Fourth avenues a scaffold used in Fidelity Text company's building work collapsed. Two workmen known to be killed, three seriously injured, others believed buried. Fire department workers struggle to clear debris while rescuers search for more victims amid uncertain totals.
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Te Fidelity Teast Company
Chestnut Street
Whch
Div Department
Xren Apel
Zan Bo
Floor Collapses At Cleveland Bakery Building
At 77 Central avenue Cleveland today a floor collapse trapped workers. Ten were injured, seven reported missing earlier, including Welker Margaret Het Mary Riemer Bertha Raesiets and May Kelly. Firemen evacuated survivors as walls threatened further collapse and search for the missing continued.
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Cleveland, O
Ah Cleveland Baking Powder Company
Central Avenue
Welker
Margaret Het
Mary Riemer
Je Sosy
Bertha Raesiets Amn Droken
Baron McGrath
Big Suit Filed in Federal Court Over Notes
A suit for 146606.20 was filed this morning in federal court by Henry C lower of Missouri against the Trutt Company of America led by president T B Sweet. The action concerns promissory notes from Montara Land and Water Company run by J R Burton, later bought by Flower and Mount, totaling 85068.14, plus four notes from the Prowers County Land and Water Company tied to the Mont Hue company, held by Flower. The Trust Company reportedly defaulted on loans.
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Henry Clower
Missouri
Trutt Company of America
T. B. Sweet
Montara Land and Water Company
J. R. Burton
Trust Company
Flower and Smount
Te Prowers County Land Sadorization Company
Monhue Company
Flower
Nelson Delegates Chosen at McPherson Convention
In McPherson Kansas on March 1 Frank Nelsons supporters at the county convention selected delegates for the state convention. Strong resolutions favored his renomination amid a rally of friends and followers.
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McPherson
Kan
Frank Nelson
McPherson County
Dayharr
W. D. Rose
Buin
Atchison County
State Labor Bureau
Theuiule Labor Society
T. B. Gerow
Atchison
Harvey
Harper
Harvey County
Justice Greene
Supreme Bench
Harper County
R. P. Metal
Loch
Congressmin Long
Metcalf sworn in as United States pension agent
Gen Wilder Metcalf was sworn in today as a U S pension agent to Macceed Cyrus Leland by Chief Clerk White. Metcalf was shown through the offices by Leland and introduced to the employes. Burlingame names and confidential clerk are noted. New York report mentions a Philadelphia arrival and Atlantic crossing without ashcutey.
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Wilder S. Aetcalf
United States
Cyrus Leland
White
Pension Office
Metcalf
Leland
Wdlie
Will Eteatver
Seats in Nordica recital sellout in Topeka line
A record seat sale in Topeka drew crowds overnight at Stansfield's drug store. About 350 waited from midnight to 7 AM to secure tickets for the Nordica recital. Tickets sold fast. early numbers won preferred seats with many buying for resale. Local workers and students secured top positions, while railings and fire safety were discussed as attendants prepared a crowded hall.
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Stansfield
Topeka
Ine
Seventh Street
Sixth Avenue
W. H. McKirahan
Harry Lydanne
Mildbisbt Butt
Harry Saxon
McKiraban
Nathan Thompson
Iap
Dennis Hope
iFirst National Bank
Une
Walter Smith
Dn Baird
Umber
Harry Woodhull
Washburn
Abe
D. J.greenwild
George Crane
Muses
Wyatt
Rae
Miss Barnet
Harry
Lyman
Sal Major Anderson
Orange
Witmarth
iknow @ porale
Uber
Chural Society
Prince Henry Opens National Tour With Engine Rides
Prince Henry begins a nationwide tour aboard a locomotive style ride as crowds gather. At Altoona a committee head collides with the royal party causing a brief delay and a pause in events.
Prince Henry tours Allegheny Mountains in presidential voyage
Prince Henry rides in engine cab through the Alleghenies stopping at Altoona and Portage. A wreck delays the train but he greets crowds, thanks committees, and enjoys a band serenade before continuing toward Washington under Secret Service watch.
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Nao Clynien
Cormunity
Nir
Henry
Prince
Prince Hears
Lilly
Communier
Keldy
Geo. W. Boyd
Penneylvania Railroad
J. W. Gilchriot
Sbrattio
Bunda
Prince Henry
Secret Service
Portage
Allegheny Mountains
Altoona
Prince Henry Traits
Johnstons
Boyd
Pennsylvania Railroad
Floods Hit Southern Railways Slow Restart Across States
Weather rains flooded Georgia Alabama North Carolina and Tennessee disrupting eastern and southeastern rail service for 36 hours. Washouts and undermined tracks halted freight and delayed passenger trains from Atlanta to Macon and Columbus. Some lines resumed slowly as floodwaters receded with multiple bridges damaged and service tempers starting to return to normal.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Tennessee
Seaboard
Tucker
Ravannah River
Calhoun Falls
Washington
Tocca
Macon
Dames Ferry
Juliet
Central of Georgia
Columbus
Macot
Alacom Yar
Boinabos
Southern Railway
Feschedt
Fom
Asbaville N.C. Ince
Political Gossip George Cole May Profit by the Situation
George Cole stands to gain politically as the current situation unfolds. Analysts say his strategic moves and public stance could leverage support from key allies and voters amid evolving local dynamics.
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George Cole
Bailey and Cole vie for Senate nomination in Kansas races
The piece outlines a tangled field as Bailey leads state convention hopes while Cole gains strength from anti Bailey factions. It notes Burton supporters split among Miller Hueliter and Troutman, with Cole benefiting from unified opposition to Bailey, and discusses Governor Stanley and Cyrus Leland influences, plus district contests and local candidates shaping the nominating battles.
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Bailey
anti-Bailey
George &. Cole
Burton
Miller
Hueliter
Troutman
Cyrus Leland
Cole
Shawnee
Tey
Hailey
Mereda
Treutman
Enright
Richter
Monshon
Facion
Stanley
United States
Ellsworth
Curtin
Long
Congress
Lke
Henry Allen
Morton Albaugh
Anxious Night as Flood Destroys Pittsburgh Area
A historic flood inundates Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas, causing hundreds of thousands in damage and one fatality. Michael Trot drowned in his kitchen as water rose to twice the river’s width, while riverside industries, rail lines, lumber yards, and power works suffer extensive loss. Rescue and communication were hampered by water and snowmelt, with widespread disruption to transport and utilities along the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers.
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Phiadelphia
March
Michaelsol
Schuylkill
Baltimore Ohio Hallroad Company
Sixtiett Street
Philadelphia
Twenty-fourth
Chestnut Streets
Delaware
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paltt Park
Down Town
Theely
Palrmount Park
Schuylkill Valley
Philadelphia Reading
Manayunk
Pittsburg Flood Destroys City Areas And Roads
Floodwaters surged through Pittsburg in the morning, reaching thirty feet in some zones and forcing evacuations as Western Pennsylvania's towns battled a severe flood. The rising water impacted streets, homes, and local infrastructure, with emergency crews deployed to assess damage and assist residents.
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Pittsburg
Oes
Witr Seelee
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