Terrible gas blast in Darr mine leaves hundreds dead
Jacob's Creek Pa December 20 A gas explosion at the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal company entombs 200 to 500 miners with rescue workers almost hopeless. Thirteen bodies recovered show horrific injuries while the three week string of mine disasters in the region brings total dead near six hundred.
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Italy
Jacob's Creek
Darr
Pittsburg Coal Company
West Virginia
Mononcah
Explosion at Mine Prompts Massive Rescue Effort
Rumbling blast and thick smoke spread from the mine mouth as rescuers, led by superintendent William Kelvington, organize teams to reach trapped workers. Pumper Joseph Mapleton, injured but returning to aid, reports no widespread fire and limited gas, with most victims believed to be in the main entry.
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Joseph Mapleton
Mapleton
William Kelvington
Explosion rocks Palermo powder magazine area. many injured
A large explosion at Palermo's military powder magazine shook the town and sparked a series of lighter blasts. Flames rose as houses in ruins burned, causing panic among residents. About twenty people are reported injured.
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Palermo
Explosion Kills Five and Injures One Hundred
Rumors spread that the casualties reached thousands as troops aided firemen in clearing wreckage after a blast at the Magazine. Several houses above the site collapsed during the fire, including an emigrants lodging house where many immigrants perished.
Goethals and Black Burn Reach Washington for Canal Briefing
Colonel Goethals engineer in chief of the Panama Canal and Joseph C S Blackburn of the canal commission arrived in Washington and met the president and Acting Secretary of War. They reported progress while Goethals, fatigued by work, will take about two months of rest after conferences with congressional committees.
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Washington
G. W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Joseph C.S. Blackburn
Isthmian Canal Commission
Oliver
Goethals
Silk Mills Resume Work in York After Suspension
York Pa December 19 Work was resumed in the three mills of the York Silk company after a three week suspension. Not all operatives were recalled but numbers will rise daily until full forces are working. More than 500 operatives will be affected.
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York
York Silk Company
Strikers Seize Port at Iquique as Mine Strike Worsens
United States Consul Hanna in Iquique cables Washington that 4000 strikers have taken control of the port amid a nitrate mine strike threatening serious trouble. The report notes rising tensions and potential impact on shipments from the Chilean port.
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Washington
United States
Hanna
Iquique
Chile
State Department
Baby Arrives Every Year in Jasonville Family
Mr. and Mrs. Rush McCammon of Jasonville Indiana celebrate a fourteenth child born in fourteen years of marriage. Thirteen children survive.
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Jasonville
Ind
Rush McCammon
Antirave Suicide Club
Skyscraper Plans for New York City Offices
Architects have begun work on a competition plan for a twenty story city office building proposed opposite the Brooklyn Bridge entrance. The structure would house all city departments and cost about 8 million dollars with construction set to begin next year.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Mob Hunts for Absconder in Pasadena
Pasadena December 18 A mob has hunted for days for a man it believes is William Fr Walker a bank official from New Britain Connecticut but reports say they may be pursuing the wrong man The man they seek is described as a working man who left weeks ago and may be the absconder or a different person in the case
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Pasadena
Cal
William Fr. Walker
New Britain
Discovery of an Ancient Ballot in School Remodel
In Jay City Michigan on December 19 a ballot from the 1867 election was found during construction at the Union school. The ticket bears the heading Republican Union Ticket and notes Henry R Crap as governor elect.
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Jay City
Mich
Union
Henry R. Crap
Republican Unitos
Campaigns and Court Action Highlight News Roundup
George W. Austin of New York seeks to restrain Secretary Cortelyou from completing the Panama loan bond delivery in district court. Speaker Cannon announces completed committee assignments in the House. Treasury buys 253000 ounces of silver at 52.712 cents per ounce, down from over 68 cents earlier. New York movement aims to name ex President Cleveland as New Jersey delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Convention. New York cab strike ends with employers agreeing to a wage raise and arbitration on hours.
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George W. Austin
New York
Cortelyou
Speaker Cannon
House
Treasury
Cleveland
New Jersey
House Fight Between Williams and DeArmond Shocks Capitol
On the House floor representatives John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and David A. DeArmond of Missouri fought after DeArmond accused Williams of breaking faith over committee assignments. Williams struck DeArmond with a closed fist, causing a bleeding nose before colleagues separated them.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
Representative Dearmond
House of Representatives
Representative Williams
DeArmond
Williams
Booker
Cannon
Committee On
Booher
Lloyd
Williams and DeArmond Release After Brief Exchange
In a tense scene the adversaries struggled briefly and were restrained by captors. DeArmond questioned Williams about his excitement as Williams denied it while cleaning blood from a cheek wound with four handkerchiefs before both were led away and released.
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DeArmond
Williams
Pigs Had No Brains In Hartford City
At Mrs. Anna Hellyer's East Water street home two hogs weighing about 850 pounds each withstood gunfire ax blows and a shot rifle. After many failed attempts the butchers killed them by throat cuts as bullets passed through heads and into shoulders.
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Hartford City
Ind
Anna Hellyer
East Water Street
Wireless message links Berlin and Lyngby station
Copenhagen reports successful wireless telephone transmissions between the Weissen Zee station at Berlin and the Lyngby station near Copenhagen. The distance covered is about two hundred miles.
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Copenhagen
Weissen Zee
Berlin
Lyngby Station
Jealous Lover Shoots Woman Then Kills Self in Needles
In San Bernardino on December 19, George Perry a former Santa Fe machinist shot Miss Mytle Craig twice through the heart and then killed himself. The deed was declared to have been caused by jealousy.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Dee
George Perry
Santa Fe
Needles
Miss Myttle Craig
Fair Desperado Escapes Jerseyville Prison
Mrs. Nellie James, twenty five, born Huntington Ind, escaped from jail in Jerseyville Ill where she waited for grand jury action on horse stealing charges. Arrested in Alton with Guy James an evangelist, horse stolen from John Carroll near Fidelity. She claimed convent education and marriage to James Story of Indianapolis, carried a hidden revolver and a Bible.
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Jerseyville
Nellie James
Huntington
Ind
Alton
Guy James
John Carroll
Fidelity
James
James Story
Indianapolis
Weidenfeld Retains Stock Exchange Seat After Sale Block
Camille Weidenfeld profits 12000 dollars from a sale blocked by the admissions committee. He had sold the seat for 51000 dollars but the committee refused approval for the buyer Herman Cohen. The seat, now valued at around 68000 dollars, reverts to Weidenfeld who will keep it as a member despite changes since the sale.
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New York
Committee On Admissions
The
Stock Exchange
Herman Cohen
Camille Weidenfeld
Weidenfeld
Committee of Admissions
Exchange
Hog market report from Chicago within December 20 1907
Market report lists hog receipts 35000 with leftovers 14429 and prices 4 15 to 4 50 for various hog classes. Cattle around 2500 steady and sheep about 8000 weak, reflecting lighter demand and lower day’s averages.
Weather Forecast For Four States And Michigan
Weather forecast notes fair conditions in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa with little temperature change. Lower Michigan may see light snow flurries with little temperature change.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Chicago Board of Trade quotes on commodities and live stock
The Chicago Board of Trade rate sheet shows wheat corn oats and soy values with opening high and low figures for Dec May July and Sept contracts. Cash sales prices for winter and spring grains list No 2 red and No 3 spring ranges. Chicago live stock prices report hogs cattle and sheep with receipts and price ranges. East Buffalo and Dunning Stevens prices mirror market activity for cattle hogs and lambs.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
ASK
Dee
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
House Brawl Interrupts Sixtieth Congress Session
In a stunned chamber former leaders Williams and DeArmond exchanged blows on the floor after adjournment while spectators watched. Blood streaked Williams as DeArmond grabbed for the Missouri senator’s throat before colleagues restrained them and ended the melee.
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices On Dec 20 1907
Official receipts yesterday 50349 shipments 10626 estimate receipts today 35000. market mixed with declines in bulk grades and higher light. Cattle strong to slight gains. sheep slow but steady. Prices for pork and grains listed by Beach Wickham Grain Co. and Postal Telegraph Building, Chicago.
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock Offers a Square Deal
A short note from John A. Babcock promising fair treatment and timely action. The message emphasizes reliability and a straightforward, trustworthy approach for clients seeking services or negotiations.
Japan Welcomes American Fleet If It Reaches Pacific
Tokio officials and Foreign Minister Viscount Hayashi said Japan would warmly welcome an American battleship fleet to the Pacific and port of Japan if the voyage is made. They voiced confidence in U S intentions and hoped for a safe, successful voyage with a friendly reception upon arrival. Admiral Tege added Japan would greet the fleet as friends if it comes to its shores in April or May.
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Japan
Pacific
Associated Press
America
Far East
Viscount Hayashi
Rojestvensky
New York
Rerestvensky
Count Tege
Viscount Kaneke
Evans
Count Okuma
Progressive Party of Japan
Katsura
Madura
Hochi
Shibsuana
Ikbey
Asahi
Japanese Leaders Welcome American Fleet in Historic Sentiment
Japanese officials and media figures including Admiral Saito Prince Ito Privy Councillor Viscount Kaneko Count Okuma Marquis Katsura Hochi Shimbun and Asahi editorial chiefs express warm reception for a potential American fleet visit to Japan and broader goodwill toward United States relations with Roosevelt era context.
Woman invest prize bread winnings in pig in 1906
Mrs. West of Cory won first prize for best bread in the Clay County Farmers Institute contest in spring 1906. She invested the prize in a pig and has realized up to the present time $60 from the animal.
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Clay City
Ind
West
Cory
Clay County Farmers’ Institute
Death of W H Buck Henrichsen Democrat Leader
W H Buck Henrichsen a well known and popular Democratic politician of Illinois died at Alexandria Illinois after a long illness at age fifty nine.
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W. H
Buck"”) Henrichsen
Ilinois
Alexandria
Ill
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