Pinal Mines And Other Industries Active Boring for Oil
Experts inspect the Kelvin area as oil tests begin on a dyke near Kelvin three miles east. California capitalists and City figures discuss claims near Dagger Well and Kelvin, with mining partners from Standard Oil and Collins company pursuing gold copper prospects. Cattle holdings and Angora goats expand as regional development continues amid road construction and upcoming railroad progress.
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Elvin
Parave Dyke
Kelvin
Casarande
Arton
Phoenix
Dudleyville
Standard Oil Company
Collins Company
Rhos
Meeham
Joseph Majthattan
Maisenall
Dagger Weill
Vatiean
Anam
Cal
Colny
California
Keystone
H. M. Stokes
Yeager
Prest
Dagger
Col Company
Ted W. Pike
St. Louis
Jofning Kelvin
Bob Mining Company
Kel
Mixed relations in West Virginia create tangled family ties
Weston West Virginia March 7 report describes Salem Bennett and Abbie Smith forming a complex set of in laws. Bennett’s son Markwood marries the widow who is the mother of his father’s wife resulting in a chain where Markwood becomes his own grandfather and his wife appears as mother and grandmother to potential children. The piece humorously traces impossible genealogical overlaps and notes any future children would complicate relations further.
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Weston
W. Va
Salem Bennett
Abbie Smith
Markwood
Salem
Markwood Bennett
Electric Underground Wires Spark Panic in Chicago Streets
On March 7 in Chicago two streets with underground electrical lines caused a citywide scare on the West Side. Five horses were killed and several others shocked as water and mud conducted the current. Most dramatic was Twelfth and Canal where an entire block seemed alive with electricity and pedestrians sprinted as soaked sidewalks amplified the danger.
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Chicago
Twelfth
Canal Streets
Mormon Marriage Held Sound by Court
In Kansas City Missouri Judge Smith McPherson sitting in the Federal Court ruled that a Mormon marriage begun in Missouri in 1844 by Robert White does not provide sufficient grounds under Ohio law to defeat a will. The Caldwell County estate valued at $25 000 includes lands and other property, with Robert White’s heirs contesting through the first marriage and the Mormon offspring holding possession in Caldwell County.
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Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Iowa
Missouri
Robert White
White
Ohio
Caldwell County
Robert Sawyer
William M. White
Breckinridge
Sawyer
Chicago
Awful Train Wreck Near Sanderson Texas
A Southern Pacific passenger train derailed and burned near Sanderson, Texas, killing and injuring many. Fifty feared dead with many burned, as rescued passengers were found in night clothes. aid rushed from San Antonio and El Paso. Local officials expect about fifty dead and numerous serious injuries.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southern Pacific
Maxon
Sanderson
el Paso
Wreck near Sanderson Strikes Dozens Dead or Burned
From El Paso reports say fifty to sixty people perished or were burned in a Texas railroad wreck near Sanderson. Rescue parties, doctors, and a wrecking crew were dispatched, passengers missing food and clothing, and a supply train sent from El Paso for aid.
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EL Paso
Sanderson
Major Appel claims cure for consumption at Fort Bayard
Major Appell chief surgeon at Fort Bayard asserts a cure for consumption is possible and has been demonstrated beyond doubt. General MacArthur reportedly endorses the claim and praises the investigation. They cite pure air at altitude, outdoor life, strict diet, and rest as key to the treatment.
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Silver City
N. M
Appell
Kt. Bayard
MacArthur
Appel
Fort Bayard
New Buffalo Herd Gate Planned at Yellowstone Park
Washington March 7 The Interior Department considers starting a new herd of buffalo in Yellowstone National Park by capturing young buffalo and fencing them in the Reservation. Twenty-one animals are near Peli can Creek. The department may buy a few head from outside the park and uses hotel lease and transport revenue to cover expenses.
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Washington
Interior Department
Yellowstone National Park
Hest
Pelican Creek
Comptroller of the Treasury
Prince Henry Arrives in Albany After Boston Trip
Prince Henry rode a Boston to Albany train arriving at 2 PM and breakfasting during a yard stop. In Albany he received welcome from Mayor Ganz Governor Odell and Ambassador Von Holleben. He was shown to a carriage with troop B escorts and given the city’s freedom parchment. He then toured the capitol. He later reached West Point at 2 PM greeted by Colonel Millis and USMA officers.
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Albany
N. Y
Prince Henry
Boston
Union Depot
Ganz
George Sard
von Holleben
Odell
New State
Gana
West Point
Millis
United States Military Academy
Saloon Fight Leaves Man Near Death in Louisville
In Louisville a fatal cutting affray at Franklin Street and the railroad crossing leaves George Foreman near death at City Hospital. His brother Henry Foreman is arrested for attempted murder after a pursuit by Mounted Officer Merrifield ending with Foreman captured in a woodland chase near Raymond Street. A local revival group watched as the incident unfolded.
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Louisville
Franklin Street
George Foreman
Henry
Jersontown
Henry Foreman
Implicity
George
Merrifield
Raymond Avenue
Raymond Street
Foreman
Death by own action sermon stirs Lexington talk
Rev. W. D. Nomiin at Upper Street Baptist Church denounced suicide as a personal crisis and urged drastic public measures. He cited rising cases among prominent citizens and called for laws and harsher framing, equating suicide with murder of self.
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Lexington
W. D. Nomiin
Upper Street Baptist Church
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Bob Tall Mining Company
Ck Hines
Onard Fry
Connec
Cop
Mr. Fry
Hitler
Captain Mellin
Jim Mey
Arizona
Ilroad
John Nesom
Burns
Dagger Well
Troy
Fanny Lauda-Price
C. M. Gordon
Don
Joseph Munhattan
Mr. Ybara
Albert Ybara
Ance
Jie
West Virginia
Ghigago
Texas
LIS
Cincinnati
New Orleans
al. Mast
Harry Berteche
Tabor
Ing Cars
Cific Company
Southern
Tucson
New Buffalo Herd
Empire State
Kentucky
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