Rescue Efforts Continue At Monongah Mines No 6 8
Reports from Monongah West Virginia December 10 describe 112 bodies already recovered from surface at 10 AM and 26 more to be removed from Mine No 6 with four awaiting removal from Mine No 8. Rain and mud hinder rescue, but prospects improve for gathering the remaining victims as teams work through the bowels of the hills. The community faces extensive funerals, orphaned children, and mounting relief efforts as officials and clergy coordinate aid and possible epidemics fears.
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Monongah
West Va
Fairmont Coal Company
P. J. Donahue
Wheeling
Huntington
J. W. Paul
Stoessel Court Martial Ends Port Arthur Case
Lieutenant General Stoessel and three other officers faced trial over Port Arthur surrender. Indictments accuse disobedience and misjudgment amid a weakened fortress defense. The proceedings reveal clashes among defense leaders and disputed reports about the battle and surrender.
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St Petersburg
Stoessel
Lfe
Port Arthur
Army and Navy Club
Kuropatkin
Linevitch
Rennenkampf
Wiren
Reiss
Fock
Smirnoff
Steess
Nog
Admiral Alexieff
Tain Chan
Stoerse
Tragedy in Rehoboth as Milk Dealers Die in Freight Collision
In Rehoboth Massachusetts a freight train struck and killed Edward Holmes a milk dealer and a unnamed boy near Perrine station on December 1. The incident occurred when the two men failed to clear the crossing.
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Mik Bester
Rehoboth
Mass
Edward Holmes
Perrine Station
Roosevelt Letters Warn Cabinet Over Delegates
President Roosevelt's November 19 memo to his cabinet warns office holders against moving to attend the national convention as delegates or seeking his endorsement for renomination. He says such advocacy will be treated as a serious violation of official propriety and will be dealt with accordingly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Conventoru
Theodore Roosevelt
Tillman to Probe Banking Ties Over Treasury Relief
Senator Tillman plans a Senate debate to probe possible corruption tied to recent treasury relief. He offers resolutions asking the finance committee to investigate issuance of certificates of indebtedness and Panama canal bonds, and whether law covers the actions or needs protection for the public. He cites John St. Walsh of Chicago to illustrate risky banking practices.
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Sks Senate
Washington
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Senate
Tois
John St. Walsh
Chicago
Admiral Evans Welcomed by Battleships at Hampton Roads
Fourteen battleships of the fleet moored in Hampton Roads for the Pacific cruise with two vacancies for Kentucky and Minnesota. Rear Admiral Robley Evans boarded the Connecticut as salutes fired and Old Point Comfort welcomed the fleet commander and his family.
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Bob
Hampton Roads
Fort Monroe
Pacific
Kentucky
Minnesota
Connecticut
Robit. K. Evans
Old Point Comfort
Washington
Tomorrow's Sam rises at 7 03 and at 4 12
The note records times for a tomorrow schedule with Sam rising at 7 03 and ats at 4 12. It also notes a high tide at New Haven at 3 46 am.
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Sam
Ats
New Haven
Fire Fatality At Local Post Office Building
A small fire at the Postmaster Higgins building in Terryville ends in the death of 37 year old Henry M. Giller, a buffer for Clock company, found suffocated in a club room while sleeping. Fire cause undetermined but suspected cigarette butt start. Parents reside in Forrestville. medical examiner Dr Wellington ruled death by suffocation.
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Terryville
Higgins
Henry M. Giller
Clock Company
Giller
Wellington
Forrestville
Mrs Taft’s Life in Peril in Severe Channel Storm
In Boulogne harbor a tender carrying Mrs Taft wife of the American secretary of war and travelers from the President Grant faced a wrecking storm. A rudder broke, the craft drifted in heavy seas, and passengers were hurled about though Mrs Taft and Mrs Wheeler escaped injury amid crashing fixtures.
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London
President Grant
English Channel
Taft
George Post Wheeler
Tokyo
Grant
Holland
Boulogne
Cork
Mack Sizes Up Political Situation After Wolfert’s Roost Visit
National Committeeman Norman Mack returned to New York to attend the Thursday meeting of the national committee. He predicts William J. Bryan will be the Democratic nominee and urges New York to instruct its delegation for him. He says Massachusetts Governor William J. Douglas is the only vice presidential possibility seriously discussed.
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Mack
New York
Wolfert’s
David
Thi
Norman EB. Mack
Washington
National Committee
Charles F. Murphy
William J. Conners
Senator McCarren
David B. Hil
Mr. Mack
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
New York State
William J. Douglas
Massachusetts
Zimmerman Evicts Duke From Irish Castle in Estate Clash
In Belfast on December 10 Eugene Zimmerman, father-in-law to the duke, orders the duke to quit Taunderagee and move to Kylemore. Zimmerman's legal move bars new accounts, directs creditors to file bills, and makes Zimmerman the duke’s landlord as the Montague seat Tainbragee transfers ownership.
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Manchester
Irish Castle
Belfast
Ireland
Eugene Zimmerman
County Armagh
Kylemore
Montagues
Taunderagee
Mr. Zimmerman
Inter
City News Items Mixed With Erratic Notes
A jumble of local items mentions Dr J J McDonald spending days in New York and Charles C Spreyer resigning from the Republican reportorial staff. Gately Brennan push dress code for all men and women as they are low priced. A New Year reception at Leavenworth hall is noted. The passage ends with garbled lines about Icemen arrival and a mistaken alarm.
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J. J. McDonald
New York
Chales C. Spreyer Hes
The
Republican
Gately & Brennan
Leavenworth Hall
New Milford Man Discovers Gold Cache on Farm
T J Jones of New Milford Connecticut uncovered a stash of three thousand dollars in twenty dollar gold coins bearing In God We Trust while digging a trench on his Merrall district farm. The coins were found inside an old teapot buried near a spring and appear to have been hidden many years ago.
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New Milford
T. J. Jones
Merrall
Mr Jones
New York
Edgar Peet
Jones
Doctors Sign New Medical Association Rule In Watertown Area
Members of the association signed the reform with three external doctors joining. No coercion occurred and all supported the rule except for one who later signed. The move targets lodge work and premium payments amid fears of costly fraternities influencing practice. Dr Hayes presented a paper on Placenta Previa.
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Medical Association
Watertown
Naugatuck
Waterburyt
Medical 1 Association
Hayes
Debated Garbage Plan Move Amid City Politics
In executive session the board discussed shifting the waste plant from the second ward to a democratic district and cutting repairs to the board of health. Residents of Simonsville Town Plot and Brooklyn Improvement Societies oppose the South Brooklyn location, fearing a long fight. Also eyed were funds for Bronson Library and possible education and safety department changes. et al. minor items were referred to a committee for investigation. John Manion aged 2 of Unten street is at Isolation Hospital with diphtheria.
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Board of Health
Brooklyn
Simonsville
Etton
Bronson Lrary
Malone
Department of Education
Board of Safety
Spain
Larkin
Democrat
Appeal Hearing Over Rice Estate Stock Sets Bonds
The trial before Judge Curtis in the probate dispute over A. E. Rice's estate adjourned with bonds set at 75000 for Mrs Ella Williams. The case centers on 409 shares in Apothecaries Hall and whether stock should be distributed per the will or sold in bulk to protect estate value.
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Ella $. Williams
Samuel P. Williams
Lowe
A. E. Rice
Howard J. Curtis
Apothecaries Hall Company
Sarah Houghton Rice
Williams
J. Lowe
Protate
Franklin T. Taylor
Henry H. Peck
Cornelius M. Benedict
John Blair
8. R. Kelloge
I. P. Kellogg
Kellogg
C. G. Root
Colonel Burpee
Root
Burns Sues Poli For Damages In Superior Court
In Curtis court today Thomas Burns sues S Z Poli for 1000 dollars claiming a fall on Poli s stairway while leaving Poli s theater on March 25 1906 injured him and kept him from work. Loren R Carter sues the city for 30000 dollars a settlement was reached and Frank Jericued it against Contaldi over a partnership accounting. Carter sought a wall on Watertown road claiming imminent land loss to Watertown road. The city reportedly agreed to build a wall. Errichetti against Contaldi was withdrawn by consent without costs.
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Curtis
Thomas Burns
S. Z. Poli
Burns
Poli
Loren R.carter
Frank
Steamer President Grant Sails for New York
The steamer President Grant departed Plymouth this morning bound for New York carrying Secretary Taft and his party. The voyage sets the stage for upcoming engagements in the city as officials travel aboard.
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New York
Plymouth
President Grant
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