Mine Explosion Kills 31 at Ravensdale Mine
Rescue teams fought to reach the third level after a devastating explosion at the Northwestern Improvement Company mine in Ravensdale Washington. Thirty one workers died and three were injured as 1500 feet underground debris and fire halted efforts while six bodies were recovered by nightfall. Foreman P J Kane and six others were identified among the dead with insurers promising about 124000 to families under state industrial coverage.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwestern Improvement Company
Ravensdale
P. J. Kane
W. D. Scott
United States Bureau of Mines Station
Cascade Mountains
Kane
P. I. Kane
Cc. B. Davis
John Errington
Dominick Noveria
M. Penneski
Michael Ramehack
American Literary Men Open Annual Session
Boston hosts joint sessions of the national institute of arts and letters and the American academy of arts and letters with prominent writers in attendance. Harvard president Lawrence Lowell welcomes guests as the institute medal for fiction is announced Friday. Papers will be presented by Brand Whitlock, Nicholas Murray Butler, Arnold W. Brunner, and Wm. Allen White.
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Boston
National Institute of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Institute
Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
United States
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Arnold W. Brunner
Wm. Allen White
King Frost's Forerunners Touch Waterloo Prosperity Returns
The piece notes Waterloo's economy slowly recovering from a winter downturn with most businesses near normal, though labor has been less robust and poverty may bite this coming winter. Charitable groups expect higher demand for food clothing and fuel as Christmas needs rise, prompting scrutiny of holiday appropriations.
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Waterloos
Waterloo
Frost
Good Fellows Aid Waterloo Needy Children at Christmas
In Waterloo the Good Fellows charity, founded by the Waterloo Courier, provides clothing food and fuel to needy Waterton children. Plans are underway to expand this year’s gift distribution with careful fund oversight and careful investigation of expenditures.
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Waterloo
Good Fellows Club
Waterloo Reporter
Good Fellows
Courier
President Wilson seeks clemency for Hillstrom in Utah
President Wilson urged Utah Governor Spry to reconsider the death sentence of Joseph Hillstrom, a Swedish citizen and I.W.W. worker, on grounds of unfair trial. The appeal follows requests from Swedish officials and New York activists, with AFL support at the San Francisco convention.
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Washington, D. GC
Wilson Tedly
Spry
Utah
Joseph Hillstrom
Hillstrom
J. S. Cram
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New York
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Hillstram
Wife killer sentenced to hang in Montgomery county
Hillsboro Illinois November 27 Jim Comer admitted killing his wife and burying her body in Montgomery county circuit court before Judge Jett. He was sentenced to hang on December 17 making it the first hanging in the county.
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Hillsboro
Jim Comer
Circuit
Jett
Comer
Montgomery
Prominent Men Attend Booker T. Washington Funeral
Thousands gather at Tuskegee Institute as whites and blacks join in tribute to Booker T. Washington. About 8000 attendees, 2500 in chapel, Episcopal burial service observed with plantation songs beloved by Washington. Procession led by trustees and faculty to the institute grounds. In Chicago, colored businesses close for one hour in honor of the noted educator.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Washington
South asked to raise monument to Booker T. Washington
Mobile Alabama November 7 All the south asked to contribute to a fund of 100000 dollars started here today to erect a monument on the grounds of Tuskegee Institute to the memory of Booker T Washington noted negro leader and educator who died Sunday
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Mobile
Ala
South
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Infant deformed babe to be allowed to die says mother
Chicago Nov 17 Mrs Anna Bollinger and nurses consented to let their six day old baby boy with severe deformities die rather than undergo an operation to save it. Dr Haiselden expected the child to die in 48 hours despite its birth after the mother recovered from typhoid.
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Chicago
Anna Bollinger
H. J. Haiselden
Hatselden
Mia
Bollinger
Nature
Tam
Austria admits Hersemarine Chingona full inquiry asked of ambassador Penfield
Ambassador Penfield was instructed to press the Austro-Hungarian foreign office for details on the torpedoing of the Italian liner Ancona in the Mediterranean last week. Officials seek whether a warning shot was fired, if any torpedo was fired while passengers remained aboard, and how long passengers had to escape. The Austrians claim the submarine’s action was the responsibility of Austria or Germany and stress the crew’s panic did not endanger all aboard.
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Washington, D. C
Penfield
Vienna
Foreign Office
Ancona
Mediterranean
Lansing
Vic
United States
Arcona
Italy
Count Macchhci di Cellera
Berlin
Sasville
Athoritative
Heginolog
New York
Startfield, Solari & Company
Focal
Naples
Flartfield, Solari & Company
Explorer Heads Red Cross Unit for Labrador Front Service
Boston letters from Nov 16 report Dr Wilfred T Grenfell the labrad or medical missionary and AS MemM ber sailing aboard the Noordam for service at an unnamed British war front. Dr David Cheever Harvard Medical School leads the unit. most members are Harvard men including Werbert H White Harvard 93 treasurer of Harvard athletics as business manager.
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Boston
Mags
Wilfred
T. Grenfell
Labrador
AS & MemMber
Starvard
Dr. Grenfell
Tle
Clinton Stores Sustain $442,000 Loss
Clinton on November 17 suffered a massive fire that destroyed buildings and stock across three Clinton stores. Losses include about $412,000 in damage to the Clinton Grocery company and related facilities. Insurance covered roughly 30 percent of the total.
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Clinton
Clinton, A
British War Council Meets French Cabinet
The first meeting of an Anglo French War council was held here this afternoon. Participants included Premier Asquith, A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Edward Grey, and Lloyd George. for France, Premier Briand, General Gallion, Minister Lacaze, and General Joffre.
Fall of Monastir Imminent as Allied Army Faces Peril
Telegraphic summaries report Monastir in danger with Bulgarians near Krusevo and Babuna, threatening the southern Serbian army and Franco-British forces. Greek political pressure grows as entente seeks refuge options while Kitchener travels from Mudros. Teutons claim gains on the eastern front with cross-river efforts near Podgacie and Star. Over 2,000 Serbians reportedly captured as rear-area facts unfold.
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London
Monastir
Serbia
Krusevo
Perlepe
Etove
Babuna
Greece
England
Teutons
Petrograd
Podgacie
Styr
Berlin
War Office
Otafe in France no blam ed by peer for army failure
London reports a House of Lords confrontation over alleged British staff failures in France during recent fighting. Lord St Davids accused overstaffing and muddled operations, while Lord Haldane defended the general staff and Field Marshal French. Crewe questioned women at headquarters, warning against unneeded access.
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London
France
Baron St. Davids
Fords
Lord St Davids
Staf
Joffre
Haldane
Lord St. Davids
Italy Spurned Offer of Separate Peace
Rome dispatch reports that Austria proposed a separate peace to Italy as the Trabian offensive began. The To-narto Thalia asserts concessions were offered, but the Salandra cabinet refused to discuss them.
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Italy
Rome
Romeria Lonton
T'onarto Thalia
Salandra
Carranza Forces Advance in Pursuit of Villa
Washington November 17 Reported Carranza troops in northern Mexico press Villa retreating columns. Villa was said to be near Magdalena as General Cardenas with 2000 troops moved from Naco to engage Villa. General Obregon and other Carranza reinforcements expected to depart today.
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Washington, D. C
Caranza
Mexico
War Department
Villa
Magdalena
Cardenas
Naco
Obregon
Carranza
First Aero Squadron Sets Test Flight Across Texas
Fort S U. Olle Nov 17 Fort SU buzzes as the First Aero Squadron prepares to depart for San Antonio Texas tomorrow morning six airplanes to cover 460 miles with planned stops at Wichita Falls Bowlee Decatur Fort Worth Cleparne Hillsboro Ware Georgetown Austin and possibly Granger and Temple the mission tests wartime operations and the army transport system under strict conditions Captain R E D Foulois commands with Lieutenants Milling Chapman Carberry Bowen and Rader the unit emphasizes endurance and maintenance capabilities following Orville Wrights cross country flight with Fort Myer 1908
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Fort SU
Olle
United States Army
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Wichitaalls
Bowlee
Decatur
Fort Worth
Cleparne
Hillsboro
Ware
Georgetown
Austin
Granger
Temple
Army
Asso Callch
Signal Corps
RE. DP. Foulois
T. D. Milling
C. G. Chapman
J. E B. Carberry
FT. S. Bowen
I. A. Ra
Hospital ship Anglia lost with 400 wounded soldiers
London reports the hospital ship Anglia with 400 wounded soldiers aboard has been lost in the English Channel. No further details available yet.
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Channel
London
Anglia
English Channel
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Aillstrom
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BAYER
Mualcnied
Uled
Pylbuchevitch
Archduko Francis Ferdinand Hlareghuent
Nedeljo Gubrinovics
Archduke Vranets
Ferdinand
Hle Wifs
Pan-Serbian Union
Kragujevits
Krnusevo
Athens
Earl Kitchener
Mudros
Gallipoli
Havana
OTAFE
French
Artanza
Vela
ERO
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Fort Sill
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