Massive gas tunnel explosion claims 11 lives under Lake Erie
July 12 report details a catastrophic gas blast in a waterworks tunnel beneath Lake Erie. Foreman John Parks and ten others perished when the four and a half mile tunnel, under construction for over a year, suffered a deadly explosion near the shore end.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
John. Parks
James Parks
John
John Fradey
Tory Brunetti
Emerson Smith
John McCauley
William Tucker
Gus Wartz
Frank Clements
Frank Haney
Sagasta resigns as Spain considers cabinet shift
Madrid reports Sagasta offers his resignation and urges the queen regent to appoint a new cabinet likely dominated by the military. Berlin notes the regent may entertain peace talks with the United States without outside mediation if Cuba’s independence is declared. Paris says France offers its ambassador to help start Spain United States peace talks.
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London
Madrid
Times
Senor. Sagasta
Senor Sagasta
Berlin
The
Standard
United States
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Canaries
Philippines
Washington
Spain
M. Delcasse
Tragic Tunnel Blast Claims Three at Shore End
Con O DONNELL a lock tender stationed 3700 feet from shore heard ten shocks and dazedly recalls the blast. Patrick Warner and Martin McCauley ventured toward a lock 5200 feet out but were overcome by gas. James Clements son of a killed man and mule driver attempted rescue finding the men near a mule cart and guiding them to the shore well. Lights failed beyond the 5060 feet lock preventing further entry.
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Con O'Donnell
Patrick Warner
Martin McCauley
James Clements
Pearys Boat to Arctic Search Heads for Whit Windward Arrives in Port
July 12 from North Sydney C B An ocean steamer Windward carrying provisions for Lieut Peary arrives from New York and coals at Whitney pier Peary plans to join the expedition aboard Help and push toward Arctic waters awaiting Windward at a Baffin Bay port to proceed north with his own vessel Also listed is Mrs George M Pullman renouncing benefits under her late husband's will and a note on the death of Hon J C Goddard a member of the state board of agriculture"}
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C. B
Windward
Peary
Arctic
North Pole
New York
Whitney Pier
Help
Boffin’s Bay
Pullman Estate
Chicago
George M. Pullman
John. D. Stoddard
Springfield
Garrard
State Board of Agriculture
Galesburg
J. C. Goddard
Spanish and British diplomacy on Washington intercession
The foreign minister disclosed his government will convey its stance to Senator Leon Castin No Spanish ambassador in Paris and await Madrid's consent before acting. Austria and France proposed British ambassador intercession at Washington but has been abandoned. Madrid reports Captain Amen denies Admiral Cervera had orders to leave Santiago Bay and says he may exit only if unable to resist.
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Senor Leon CastinNo
Paris
Madrid
Austria
France
Washington
Capt
Amen
Cervera
Santiago Bay
Bay
Cullom Elected Chairman of Hawaii Commission
American members of the president's Hawaii commission met in Washington. Senator Cullom was chosen chairman and August 1 as the tentative sailing date from San Francisco. The group plans about two months in Hawaii and aims to present recommendations by the next Congress opening. The panel supports a full territorial government with a congressional delegate and local legislature.
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Washington
Hawaii
United States
Cullom
San Francisco
Econgress
Dole
Congress
Honolulu
Messrs
Dole Amt Frear
Norwegian freighter Bratton captured near Santiago
A special despatch from Playa del Este reports the Norwegian freight steamer Bratton seized July 12 by the Brooklyn crew. The vessel carried supplies for Santiago from Ringstorm and Port Antonio, landed on speculation, and was held tied up until the fleet reaches Santiago.
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Canta Reed
New York
Playa del Este
Bratton
Santiago
Ringstorm
Port Antonio
Democratic primary renominates Catchings in Mississippi district
In Vicksburg Mississippi on July 12 the Democratic primaries resulted in the renomination of Congressman Thomas C Catchings by a margin of about 400 votes over Patrick Henry Fenry Earthquake in New York noted.
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Vicksburgy Miss
Thomas C. Catchings
Patrick Fenry
Simple Covered Trough For Soft Poultry Food
A new device keeps soft poultry food clean by allowing chicks to eat without stepping in it. The design uses a shallow pan or trough with a cover to prevent trampling, especially in wet conditions. For small chicks a double tin trough is suggested as shown in the figure.
Box for the trough for poultry feeding and protection
A detailed build guide for a two foot high tin feeding trough box with an oval roof and hinged roof section. It explains dimensions six inches wide halves, two inch wire bars, and a roof design to keep food clean while preventing fowl feet and stray animals from accessing it as described by Fred Sibley in Ohio Farmer.
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Fred
Sibley
Ohio
Strawberry Vendor Bargain Sparks Bushel Mission
A Detroit street vendor hawks Michigan strawberries to a young housewife. She seeks a bushel for a strawberry festival and pays three and a half dollars after bargaining. The seller pockets the money and vanishes minutes later.
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Bagley’ Avenue
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Location for Bees in an Orchard Apiary
A Colman’s Rural World note favors an orchard for apiaries with low spreading trees. It argues shade from trees eases handling, while grapevines hinder bee work though they tolerate well. Describes outward colonies in groups of three on bass woods north side, Vernon Burt’s apple orchard with sheep tending grass.
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Bass Woods
Vernon Burt
Colman
Facts for Farmers A Practical Guide From Western Plowman
Advice on feeding calves with tin or galvanized pails and starving failing drinkers, harvesting hay at bloom to preserve aroma, cultivating after rains for a fine surface, clover hay superiority to timothy, wheat price outlook, and urging farmers to pool effort to bargain binder twine prices.
Beatrice Becomes Walks After Pink Pills Cure
A Freeport mother recalls her four year old daughter Beatrice recovering from spinal meningitis and a paralytic stroke after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Beatrice began walking again, later sleeping well and gaining strength. Pills sold by all druggists.
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Freeport
William Shay
Taylor and Hancock Avenues
Ill
Beatrice
Shay
Dr. Williams
Stomach Bitters Sold At Low Price Says Writer
The piece notes rumors of a western cycle firm. regardless, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is praised as a top remedy for stomach liver and bowels. It claims fever and ague treatment as a specific and affordable health aid.
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Hostetter
Bald-Headed Reply From an Aging Naval Officer
A London humor item recounts a senior naval officer, aged and bald, responding to a junior’s question about his hair loss. He blames the junior for stepping over his hair in training and insists age and service explain his baldness.
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London
Ana
Judy
No-To-Bac Quickens Nerves Says Ad Claim
An old advertisement compares tobacco use to out of tune nerves and markets No-To-Bac as a tuning key that tightens nerves and quickens emotional responses. It claims No-To-Bac cures tobacco habits and strengthens weak men, urging all users to try it.
Freemasonry Lesson From a Moonshine Quip
A reader warns that eager youths should seek formal initiation in the famous order instead of rushing like a recent callow youth who bought a volume titled Masonry Dams. The quip notes the man remains unclear on the oath but knows about stopping water flow.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for soldiers overseas
Mail a 25c package of Allen's Foot-Ease to your man in the army or navy. The powder relieves aching tired swollen feet and makes new or hot shoes easy. It prevents blistering and callouses. 10,000 testimonials. Dealers sell it and a free 25c sample is available.
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Army
Navy
Allen
Allen S. Olmstead
le Roy, N. Y
Travel Cure for a Burned-Out Salesman
A Chicago Evening News excerpt portrays a physician advising a worn salesman to seek lengthy travel for rest and renewal. The patient objects noting decades of frequent travels from Atlantic to Pacific. The scene ends with the doctor repeating the need for rest and quiet.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago
Try Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen feet relief
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen nervous hot feet tiredness from tight shoes. It claims relief from smarting feet blisters callous spots and sweating with easy walking. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c trial package free Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Explorers From Arctic Regions Stir Debate
A classroom chorus notes that Arctic exploration has fueled controversy in recent years, asking what benefits or resources explorers bring to the discussion. The line suggests a public interest in Arctic gains and risks amid competing claims.
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Arctic
Chicago Evening News
Salzer Seed Co Advertises Wheat Growth Guide
Wheat 40 cents a bushel promise and big profits with Salzer's Cross 80 bushels per acre winter wheat and other crops. Includes samples and farm seed catalogue postpaid for 4 cents. La Crosse Wisconsin seed company promotes rye oats clovers and more.
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Salzer
Ed Cross
John A. Salzer
Opera Glasses and Spectacles Offer Raise Tension
A gruff old character named Skinflint quips about Bee dollars for opera glasses while an optician exchange hints at fit and price. The exchange mentions $18 gold spectacles and jeweler’s weekly commerce.
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Blandis
Creait ter the Psimaily city editor's garden
A garbled orphaned fragment from the Chicago Tribune mentions the city editor and a column of chicks entering a city editor's garden. The piece hints at a large assignment and coverage of events tied to a nest and boat but is incomplete and unclear.
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Len
Chicago Tribune
Shenandoahs Success at McVicker's Theater
Crowds flock to McVicker's in Chicago to watch a military spectacle praised for its strength and appeal. The piece notes the show runs for one more week and interjects satirical lines about gravity and social behavior.
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Shenandoash
McVicker’s Theater
Chicago
McVicker’s
Cure a Cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
A vintage medical ad notes that To Cure a Cold in one day uses Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price. It promises refunds if ineffective. The piece ends with a standard line about baseball outcomes and buckwheat cakes influenced by the batter. Piso's Cure is cited as a remedy for children's coughs and colds.
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Wash
March
Ayer's Pills Advertised by S. J. Converse
Ayer's Pills are praised for constipation relief and healthful bowels. The testimonial from J J Converse of St Louis notes headaches eased during travel and claims long standing ailments cured when other medicines failed.
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J. C. Ayer
J. J. Converse
St. Louis
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