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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1894
Page
2
A blast ignited by coal dust overcharge tore through a site, investigators report extensive damage and multiple workers affected. Emergency crews treated injuries as authorities coordinate a safety review and charge considerations.
A new miner from Pan Handle railroad coal mine at Colliers station caused an overcharge blast that ignited kondisi. A subsequent furnace of explosions followed, killing seven workers and injuring three. Rescue efforts rushed in as a cyclone-like blast swept the mine, scattering bodies and wreckage. Prosecution and a formal inquiry were planned with Wellsburg officials taking charge. This marks the second disaster at the mine in two years.
Eugene T Chamberlain chief of the bureau of navigation released a public report detailing a decade of growth in American maritime capacity. The fleet reached about 23 540 vessels totaling 4 644 024 gross tons with regional gains concentrated on the Atlantic Gulf coast Pacific coast Great Lakes and western rivers.
Reports from Sicily describe continuing earthquake shocks near Milezzo with Stromboli active, while Regino de Calahbria notes corpses pulled from Sac Procoipia More ruins. Oklahoma court turmoil erupts as judges and editors face contempt, sparking an indignation meeting. A bareknuckle fight ends with Gibbons breaking an arm, yet he wins. A saloon burglary in Texas yields $1,000 missing. Prescott & Co announces a 1896 world fair in Montress, Canada.
Mrs J Elion, amid a tour through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and beyond, lauds Colorado women for bold suffrage work while criticizing party divides. The talk argues that women’s mobilization boosted Republican ends, yet party lines hindered the amendment’s passage. Poster plans weeks in Genoa and New York before returning to Washington.
An American traveler using the alias John Brown allegedly contracted with the Chinese government to destroy the Japanese navy for 510,000. He and an assistant traveled via steamships, raising severe international tensions involving the United States France and England. Japanese authorities detained passengers, investigated weapons claims, and pursued the pair to prevent further action amid diplomatic friction. Brown, accompanied by a Chinese aide, claimed a hidden power and sought work with a Chinese delegation in Washington.
Arch conspirator H H Holmes and two women arrived in Pritapecenra accompanied by detectives. Holmes recounted a life of forgery and murder schemes, including insurance swindles from $10,000 to $20,000, a beheaded crime at a Chicago hotel, and a Texas horse-fraud tied to a Texas property. He claimed a dozen hangings would be just.
Nov. 21 report states General John C. Fremont the Pathfinder and first Republican candidate for president will be interred privately at Rockland Cemetery on the Hudson. The interment, directed by the Associated Pioneers of California Territorial Days, will occur Thursday afternoon after years in the receiving vaults. Mrs. Fremont of Los Angeles requested privacy.
Sheriff Naylor and ex-Deputy Marshal Spencer faced off in front of the Jackson County courthouse amid long standing enmity. Eyewitnesses reported Spencer threatening Naylor and both sides engaging in a gunfight before bystanders intervened. One account says Spencer fired. another says only he shot. The dispute reportedly stemmed from a quarrel between Spencer and his wife over Naylor.
Kansas granted charters to two corporations. The Washington Creek German Baptist Cemetery Association of Alfred Douglas County lists directors Wiebe Postma Blurtin W Metsker Bf Metsker and Joseph W Shively. The T H Ford South Silk Irrigation Company of Ford Run Hamilton County lists directors HL Ford WW Grice and Ira Ford.
Nov 21 dispatches report a tension between the United States and Germany as Denmark possibly bans American cattle and meat, possibly under German influence. Other items note surging bids for a government loan, railroads cutting excess baggage charges, a Denver forger caught, a Savannah fire, and rail line withdrawals from the Western Passenger association.
Special Correspondence from Amor describes urban Canton and Amoy eateries where rice and cabbage meals are served in primitive rooms. It details prices, utensils, and the social mix from stevedores to beggars, noting tea free, small washes, and harsh poverty amid busy kitchens. It also profiles the singer Dan Emmett and his wartime hit Dixie, recounting his life and works.
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