Miners Trapped After Pittston Shaft Cave-In and Blast
At 3:00 AM a Pittston shaft collapse and explosion trapped about 100 miners in the Newton Coal Co. mine. Rescue teams battled rubble, gas, and further cave-ins while officials urged calm and explored air flow and shaft integrity. By nightfall estimates placed the missing between 80 and 125.
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East 2Nd Weat
Pittston Junction
Newton Coal Co
John Gill
John ‘Ricker
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Jacob Adams
Frank Sheridan
Caxton
Langan
Michael Linott
Maine
Porvish
Pelow
Tee
John Doyle
John Daley
Chas. McDonald
James Tenyon
John B. Law
Lagan
Phoenix
Moloney
Ravens
McMillan
Barnum
Law
McDonald
Lackawanna
Wyoming Valleys
Messrs Simpson, Watkins and Bryden
Pennsylvania Coal Co
E. L. Fuller
Old Forge Co
Mr. Connell
Connell Coal Co
Charles, Aikman
Richard Mainwaring
Supt. Crawford
Babylon Coal Co
W. W. D. Owens
W. G. Thomas
Lehigh Valley Coal Co
Avondale
Peoria Democrats Renominate Altgeld for Governor
Illinois convention at Peoria renominated Gov Altgeld and endorsed free coinage of gold and silver. Delegates to the Chicago convention were sent uninstructed. The platform urges bimetallism, repeal of anti silver measures, and full legal tender power for both metals. It condemns McKinley tariff and supports an income tax. Delegates vow to back only candidates aligned with these principles.
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Julia H. Smith
Richard P. Morgan
N. W. Graham
Samuel P. McConnell
W. H. Hinrichsen
George W. Fithian
Prorra
Ill
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Jefferson
Wall Street
Washington
Congress
United States Treasury
United States
St. Louis
Gov. Altgeld
Canton reception by 5000 women for McKinley and his family
In Canton on June 27 a thousand women gathered at the Miller residence to welcome Maj. and Mrs. McKinley and Maj. McKinley's mother. The event featured speeches by Mrs. Alice Dannes Jones praising McKinley's character and a lengthy procession of attendees. The gathering marked the first formal show of women’s support for the candidate.
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Mas. McKinley
Alice Dannes Jones
McKinley
Canton
Maj. McKinley
St. Louis
Miller Residence
Anchorage
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Daring Bank Robbery Plot Foiled In Los Angeles
Police uncovered a tunnel two and a half feet square running from a saloon cellar to the basement of the First National Bank. Mud-stained clothing and packed dynamite were found, with tools hidden in the tunnel, exposing a planned explosive heist by three suspected crooks.
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First National Bank
Twin Lune and Alpha Centauri’s Equal Mass Claim
The article notes Alpha Centauri consists of two suns with similar mass, though one outshines the other. Cape observatory observations suggest both stars are nearly equal in weight, totaling twice our sun’s mass, implying one sun may fade to an opaque planet while the other remains bright. It also cites Home Influence on character as moral guidance.
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Mr Roberts
Cape of Good Hope Observatory
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