Rescue crews toil after Lick Branch mine blast in Bluefield
In Bluefield West Virginia rescue teams worked through the night after the Lick Branch mine explosion. By dawn 26 bodies had been recovered with no change in death toll estimates. Foreman Cleve Bowers survived a crawl to the surface amid smoke and danger, while others remain missing or injured.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Lick Branch
Dent
James W. Paul
Pittsburg
United States Geological Survey
West Virginia
Cleve Bowers
Lee
Big Religious Revival in Pittsburg Draws 8000 Crowd
Gypsy South the evangelist led an 8 000 strong procession through downtown Pittsburg after a two hour revival. Thousands of men and women joined the march past the Tenderloin and other districts to the Bijou theater where a mass meeting followed. The event drew broad church support and orderly patriotic marching.
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Pittsburg
Pitteburg
Pittaburg
Deterogencoun
Civ
Salvation Army
Allon Army
Tondigan
Carmichael Letter Reveals Turmoil After Tragedy
Chiraco Jan 13 Following in Hey J A Carmichael s letter to his wife Dear Wife I am so tired of being chased that I have written to the authorities telling them all of the parties It shall go to the state officials or the judge of all but I fear you would laugh If I had been crazed in fear I would have Browning know of the deed before I went off in a state of terror I know now what I should have done and would have saved the matter perhaps as soon as we were dead I always was a coward and sin has robbed me of my party moment then be helps to you and the children allah toe and kin h Your loving husband H Saneeee PS In my shirt or the property I shall never need it I close here with 185
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Chiraco
J. A. Carmichael
Bia Whiter
Tethoritt
Eite
Galniti
Browning
Tillman explains land grant remarks amid Oregon access debate
Senator Tillman rebutts the attorney general on Oregon land grants saying he sought cancellation of patents as public duty and to buy land if possible. He cites 2100000 acres involved, notes his private stake limited to 1440 acres, and questions enforcement of the federal act in relation to Coos Bay to Roseburg lands.
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Washington
Senator Tillman
Mr. Bonaparte
Oregon
Tillman
Bonaparte
Coos Bay
Roseburg
Congress
First Central American Congress Excites Interest
Washington reports growing interest among officials in the first Central American conference at Tecucalpa Honduras. Delegates include Enrique Ariz Guatemala and Diego Robles Costa Rica with Berberena of Salvador as president and Munoz as secretary. The talks cover monetary systems trade, customs, and measures to harmonize Central American economic practices.
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Washington
Tecuchcalpa
Honduras
Costa Rics
Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Texuchcalpa
Enrique Ariz
Guatejuala
Santiago J. Berberena
Alberto A. Rodriguez
Hondurne
Diego Robles
Costa Rica
Hioracio Aguirre Munioz
Berberena
Delecaten
Ita
Munoz
Central America
Union veteran asks to be buried in the South
Columbus Ga Jan 13 The aging request of J M Foster of Massachusetts a Union veteran and a member of the G A R that his body be buried in Southern soil was granted yesterday Interment in no local cemetery Foster came to Columbus six years ago to become superintendent of a large cotton mill He fell in love with the south and a few minutes before he died last night he made the request He was unmarried
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Columbus
J. M. Foster
Massachusetts
G. A. HL
Foster
Farge
South
Refugees Arrive in New York on Italia Steamer
Refugees from Miesina and Berrio devastated by earthquake reach New York aboard the steamship Italia, which anchored off Sandy Hook at 4 o clock yesterday, bringing survivors to the United States after the disaster.
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New York
Miesina
Berrio
Sandy Hook
Steamer Sybil Marston Driven Ashore Near Surf
The steam schooner Sybil Marston bound from Grays Harbor to Redondo with about 1.1 million feet of lumber was driven ashore off Surf at night. Two crewmen drowned. one body recovered and one missing. The vessel, a 1100-ton ship owned by Pischer & Minor of San Francisco, broke up in the breakers as residents aided the stricken crew.
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Surf
Cal
Sybil Marston
Schil Iinsky
Grays Harbor
Wash
Redondo
Pacific Coast
Pischer & Minor
San Francisco
Retired Army Surgeon General O’Reilly Succeeds by Torney
Brigadier General Robert Maitland O’Reilly to retire tomorrow after 45 years of service. He led reforms in the Medical Department including revamping the corps and anti typhoid efforts. Colonel George H. Torney to succeed him as surgeon general.
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Washington
Robert Maitland O'Reilly
Army
Army of the Cumberland
Cuba
Cleveland
Congress
O'Teilly
George H. Torney
Presidio of
San Francisco
Arrested for Desertion of Wife and Child in San Francisco
Willis Grant Murphy, sought in California on an indictment for abandoning his wife and twelve year old daughter, was arrested in San Francisco last night. He was held on $500 cash bond awaiting Chicago extradition papers.
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San Francisco
Willis Grant Murphy
Caoleagy
Ho Wag
Chicago
Extraordinary disinterment recovers girl after sixteen days
Regelo Jan. H-An reports an extraordinary extraction as a three year old girl was dug from ruins alive and unharmed after sixteen days burial. Experts say the girl’s condition showed signs of catalepsy while the body was found in collapsed remains.
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Regelo
Jan
Ruial
Senator Tillman Presses Inquiry Request Amid Roosevelt Charges
Washington January 13 Senator Tillman pushes a Senate inquiry over Roosevelt charges linking senators to attempts to seize Oregon land. Despite general doubt that the matter warrants a full inquiry, Tillman courted action while seeking details from Attorney General Bonaparte on Southern Oregon Land Co. land grants.
Holdings of Prominent Men in Corporations
New York January 15 holdings of prominent men in railroad companies are summarized from a Wall Street Journal report. The Vanderbilts own about 24 million in New York Central stock with W K Vanderbilt owning a large stake. Harriman & Co. hold roughly 1.475 million. John S Kennedy is named as largest Northern Pacific holder with 10 million par value, James J Hill with eight million. Henry C Pyric is listed as the largest Jersey India stockholder in the Pennsylvania with about 4.02 million. F E Harriman holds 75.695 million of Southern Pacific common and 80 million in preferred. Kuhn Loeb & Co. hold 14 million common. Harriman’s holdings largely belong to the Oregon Short Line. In Union Pacific Harriman holds 10 million common and 52.5 million preferred. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. hold 329 million Union Pacific common and a similar amount in preferred.
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New York
Wall Street Journal
Vanderbilts
New York Central
W. K. Vanderbilt
Harriman & Co
John S. Kennedy
Northern Pacific
Harriman
Oregon
Union Pacific
Kuhn, Lonb & Co
Southern Negro Anti-Saloon Congress Planned in Atlanta
Dallas reports preparations for a February 26 convention of the Negroes of the South to form the Southern Negro Anti-Saloon congress. Prominent black ministers educators will address white and black leaders to prove commitment to the moral movement and public good.
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Dallas
Texas
Atlanta
South
Tates
Fogro
One Life Lost In Fire In New Haven Residence
Fire at the home of Samuel Higgins general manager of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad in New Haven on January 1 left his wife and mother-in-law dead or gravely injured. Higgins barely escaped from a second story window with injuries to his wife and daughter. His young son and Higgins himself survived with less injury. A colored cook jumped from a third story window and was saved by two officers who broke her fall. The blaze is attributed to an overheated furnace.
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New Haven
Samuel Higgins
Managter
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Meme
Certta
Isabel
Higging
Jomplig
Airs
Higgins
Harold
Open air treatment and tuberculin cure Rev Hartsell
Rev. Morton Hartsell recovered from tuberculosis after open air treatment and tuberculin. Doctors said his case was nearly hopeless, but gradual tuberculin dosing and outdoor activity led to renewed strength and health. He credited tuberculin with saving his life and reducing tuberculosis deaths.
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Chicago
Morton, Hartsell
William E. Quine
Pe Jonn Pr Murphy
Murphy
Mr. Martsell
Warring Tong Men Signed A Truce In Chinatown Feud
San Francisco dispatch reports the Sue Don and On Yiek Tongs have agreed to a truce until February 10, suspending hostilities and allowing the New Year celebration to proceed. Merchants reopen doors after weeks of disruption as the feud ends, with pledges to avoid organized warfare though individual incidents may still occur.
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San Francisco
Sue Don
On Yiek Tongs
Tongs
Pacific Coast
Ti de c
Father of Mayor Busse Stricken With Gangrene
Captain Gustav A. Busse, father of Mayor Huxae, is gravely ill in Chicago with gangrene. Doctors consider delaying surgery for a few days to save his life. The 44 year old Civil War veteran is in critical condition as the illness progresses rapidly.
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Chicago
Jung
Gustav A. Busse
Huxae
Three Men Arrested for Forgery in Helena
George Poote Jack Adime and J Williams were arrested on a wholesale forgery charge. An order in district court will return money taken from merchants with about 1400 dollars in their possession at arrest.
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Helena
George Poote
Jack Adime
J. Williams
Varknis Metrohaus
American Smelting & Refining Company
World Markets Close With Mixed Movement on Mining Stocks
New York Jad 13 Most standard milreal shares were little changed from last night with wide moves in mining issues. Wisconsin Central preferred rose 2 3 4, National Essence rose 2, Toledo St Louis and Venton up 1 1 2. St Paul declined 2 , Amalgamated Copper and several others fell amid intermittent selling.
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New York
Ere
Westinhouse Electric
St. Paul
Jonson Pacific
Southern Railway
Jeese Steel
Chicago Great Western
Sola al
National Hiscuit
St. Louis
Stocks Edge Higher Amid Mixed Industrial Results
New York stock listings show Amalgamated Copper at 50 8, American Car and Foundry at 47 4-8, American Locomotive at 46, and United States Steel quotes at 51 3-4. Major rail and utility shares, including Reading Railway and Southern Pacific, also move within narrow ranges as investors weigh differing industrial performances.
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American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Railway
Atchiaen Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago
Mil and
St. Paul
Colorado Fel and Ton
Colorado and Southers
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and
Rio Grande
Wid
Evie Railway
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore Ctfs
Divndls Central
New York Central
Reading Railway
Rock Inlend Co
Rock Island Co. Pfs
Southern Pacifie
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Pla
Wabash Railway
Western Union
Standard Ol Company
Cattle and Hogs Prices Steady on Chicago Market
Cattle receipts about 15 000 with steady demand. Prices in dollars range from 4 00 to 7 35 for cattle and 4 49 to 6 40 for hogs. Sheep and lambs show strong demand with natives around 1 25 to 5 59 and westerns 3 25 to 5 90.
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Chicago
Karnak City
Kansas City
Jon
Packora
Dutehere
Plea
Market
Minttons
Lamabe
Ronge Wethers
Fed
Sugar Prices and Refining Rates Reported in New York
New York market notes list refining figures with prices for sugar products including sugar, molasses sugar, refined, powdered, and crystallized varieties. The figures show several price points around 2.90 to 6.00 dollars per unit and various quality grades reflected in the day’s reports.
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New York
Quake Felt Across Italian Cities Causes Panic
An early morning seismic tremor across Rome Venice Milan and surrounding regions caused brief panic. No damage or injuries were reported as residents evacuated to squares and streets, with experts noting the event near Leimbach and several shocks recorded in Venice and Milan.
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Milan
Tale
Tche Cathedral Square
Probation experiment in Chicago may become law
Chicago January 13. A bill drafts on the lines of Lindge Marckensis Cleland probation system will be presented to the legislature within days. Backed by supporters of state probation aims the measure seeks to parole offenders instead of punishment, with periodic reporting and court guided decisions. A state commission would promote the law’s application and its national example.
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Lindge Marckensis Cleland
Antaly
State
Tadee Cleland
Cleland
Infected Milk Threatens Thousands in Chicago Area
Chicago officials report beef and dairy herd condemnation after tubercular infection found among cows. State inspectors traced hundreds of cattle condemned in Lake County Indiana and Hammond area as the milk outbreak prompts a large response from health authorities.
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Chicago
Hammond Ind
Lake County
Chicago Close Weather and grain and livestock markets mixed
Chicago and Kansas City market listings show mixed grain prices with wheat and corn futures, plus cattle hogs and sheep receipts reported. Prices for pork lard and rye futures noted alongside live livestock values as markets stayed uneven.
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Chicago
Timothy
Metal Market Report From New York
Lead dull at 14 1 4 cents a pound and copper firm around 62.5 cents per pound in early New York market trading.
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New York
Oliver
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