Two Explosions Kill Twenty Four Miners at Thurmond Mines
Special to The Washington Post Thurmond W Va March 19 Twenty four miners dead after two connected explosions in Rush Run and Red Ash mines of New River Smokeless Coal Co Rescue teams sent into the drift mine faced a raging fire and gas as they battled to reach imprisoned workers with Volunteers risking a second blast The disaster left a scene of wreckage and crowds gathering to aid and learn of the fate of colleagues.
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New River Smokeless Coal Company
Rush Run
Andrew Wear
Charles Jones
Hally Jarrett
Percy Wood
Clarence Allen
Red Ash
Joe Kioset
Martin Kigski
Charles Creger
Clarence Jackson
Rescue Efforts Continue After Double Mine Explosions
After two blasts, miners retreat from danger but resume work to rehabilitate a fan and vent air through the Red Ash and Rush Run mines. District Inspector Pinckney imposes caution, planning a dawn entry led by Finckney with safety lamps to recover the dead bodies. The mines, 2 miles long and connected, are owned by New River Smokeless Coal Co. and operated by J. Fred Effenger and Ferdinand Howard.{"error": "This is a historical OCR snippet. ensure compliance with length limits."}
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New River Smokeless Coal Company
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Staunton
Ferdinand Howard
John Laing
Murder in Chicago Saloon by Three Bandits
Three masked robbers entered a North Robey street saloon at 1 am demanding surrender. One patron Fritz Kruger aged 40 was shot dead as others complied. the robbers took about $90 from the till and fled. Police searched the area but found no trace of the assailants.
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Fritz Kruger
Waubansia Avenue
Gambling exposed in Ithaca colleges and towns
Ithaca city attorney moves to present evidence to the grand jury in a two week gambling expose. Witnesses are subpoenaed to appear before Recorder Sweetland tomorrow. The probe targets lotteries and wheels of fortune run under local church and society fairs, with Cornell students and citizens likely to be involved. A Cascadilla Preparatory School incident sparked the investigation, as a student allegedly fleeced peers with loaded dice.
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Boy Slain in Mount Airy Playing Indian
In Philadelphia suburb Mount Airy Warren Carr aged sixteen was shot dead in the woods while playing Indian. James Hawthorne aged seventeen fired the rifle and fled. witnesses, all boys present, say they did not know the rifle was loaded and Hawthorne thought it empty.
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Pressure for Peace Terms Grows as War Drags On
St. Petersburg dispatch reports powerful ministers urge Russia to offer peace on a reasonable basis to Japan. Emperors ministers warn against harsh terms, while Russia plans potential protectorate over Korea and international control of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Kuropatkin and Linovitch movements update the contested Manchurian front as Japanese pursuit tightens and Russian resistance wavers amid severe winter conditions.
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Vast Mukden Battle Tells of Record Forces and Losses
Belated AP dispatches from St Petersburg reveal a vast Mukden encounter with 700,000 troops, enormous field works, and massive ammunition use. Descriptions detail wounded, funerals, and the retreat toward The Pass as Russian and Japanese forces clash with heavy casualties and dramatic scenes along roads and river banks.
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Trapped Russian Reserve At Mukden Defeat Attributed To Weak Defenses
Dispatch from Tokyo recounts Russian forces under Kuropatkin routed near Mukden as Japanese right wing broke through on the Han River and joined a westward flanking march. March 6 through 9 movements listed. Russians surrounded and cut off with severe slaughter and mass surrenders. Kuropatkin’s whereabouts unknown as rumors of peace talks fade.
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Unhappy as Governor's Wife Leads to Flight Plan
Mrs. McDonald, wife of Governor Jessé F. McDonald, expressed a longing to leave Denver and return to her home in Treadville, not planning to reside in Colorado while her husband serves as governor. She has lived in Colorado fifteen years since moving from Plattsburg, New York, and spoke of the episode as a dreadful misfortune.
Twelve Injured In Wreck Near Winstella Station
Erle passenger train No 7 plunged twenty feet down a embankment near Winstela Station at sixty mph injuring twelve and possibly two fatally. Engine and six cars rolled over while engineer Warnitz and fireman Gorman survived. Wounded were tended at St Margaret's Hospital. Traffic diverted to Pughtsylvania route as Erie service halted.
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Castro's High Hand Two European Protests
Caracas tensions rise as Venezuela seizes Italian mine assets and battles over the French cable concession. Reports say Castro plans further actions while Washington weighs drastic measures. France protests the cable move as Italy and the U.S. watch closely amid international friction.
Venezuela Crisis and Dominican Treaty Fallout
Washington indicates the State Department may shift focus to Venezuela as Dominican treaty action stalls. President Castro’s strained ties with the diplomatic corps and Mr Bowen’s Caracas negotiations are central, with talks on recalling Bowen and a possible severance of relations if Castro feels pressured. Rumors say Castro may cut the French cable today, risking serious international fallout.
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Colorado Leaves Norfolk for Venezuelan Waters
Norfolk Va March 19 The cruiser Colorado sailed from Hampton Roads bound for Venezuelan waters amid reports it would join the combined fleet near Pensacola Army officials note personnel movements but the ship is said to be part of naval maneuvers around Guantanamo Navy circles suggest the voyage aligns with an itinerary and that Guantanamo uses fleet support alongside Admiral Sigsbee's Newark and the Minneapolis moving to Hampton Roads for a temporary stop.
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Burned to death in Owosso home
Hiram Soules aged fifty six, a farmer five miles north of Owosso Michigan, was burned to death last night as his wife, son, and daughter watched from outside. He aided his family from a window then reentered to save his fourteen year old son, who escaped by jumping from a window. The stairs collapsed trapping him as flames enveloped the house. The family, barefoot in night clothes, fled a quarter mile to seek help.
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Addicks Will Remain Candidate if Senate Seat Open
Special to The Washington Post Wilnington Delaware March 19 J Edward Addicks stated he will persevere as a candidate for United States Senator if the Regular Republicans in the General Assembly refuse to elect him with a regular slate even if Senator Allee resigns He dismissed any link to a foreign appointment noting the current assembly would not adjourn without selecting a successor
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SLAIN IN PALACE: GERMAN CONSUL SHOT IN PUEBLA
Gustavus Stein once German consul at Puebla is killed in the home of Antonio Couttolene. Couttolene and his nephew Francisco Rangel are jailed. Police report a candlelit parlor and a neatly dressed body. Couttolene claims self defense. Rangel says he fired to prevent an attack. The murder shocks German residents in Mexico.
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Washington Post
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Wife Confesses Poison Plot Against 78-Year-Old Husband
Mrs. Jennie Rood, 40, is jailed in Marion on charges of attempting to poison her husband John C. Rood, 78, after he reported bitter pancakes and a suspicious white cup residue. Authorities say she planned to marry a younger man, Robert A. Butcher, once Rood died and had access to his estate.
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They Look to Roosevelt to Aid Mine Talks in Wilkesbarre
Mine workers in Wilkesbarre expect President Roosevelt to address them August 16 as they seek guidance for negotiating a new contract before the 1906 expiring agreement. They believe his 1902 strike settlement and his stance toward operators may influence both sides and prevent a fresh blow to the mine workers.
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