Disastrous Mine Explosion at Pittsburg Kan 260 Feared
A severe blast at Frontenac suburb of Pittsburg Kan collapses a mine shaft. 260 men were in the mine at the time, 119 feet below the surface, with many feared dead and rescue efforts ongoing. Reports describe a violent explosion that shattered the area as snow began to fall and crews worked through wreckage and aftershocks.
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D.C
Missouri
Pittsburg
Kan
Rasear Crey
Pitsburg
Kansas
Frontenae
Tataburge Iy
Tle
Kamen Bas Ching Pittelaine
Veisiitur Sabart
Che Pauls
Sinte
Terrible Rochester factory blaze kills and injures many
A seven story Stearn Gauge and Lantern works building near Genesee Falls caught fire at 7:25 pm. About forty workers, mostly on the third floor, jumped from upper stories to escape dense smoke. Fourteen died or were fatally injured, several others mortally hurt, and three or more are missing in the ruins. Insurance valued at £170,000 covered the plant and losses.
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Rochestry
Stearn Gauge and Lantern Company
Genesee Falls
Sux
Acer Joseph Artes
John Gremown
Joseph Webber
Harry Schnneider
John Gal
Richard Polteh
Frank Sildens
Daniel Watkins
Jett Geen
Hunting Wildcats and the Coon Cat Hunt Amid Sycamore
A chaotic hunt unfolds as hounds pursue a fifty pound wildcat up a sycamore tree. Dogs circle, a brave climber ascends, the cat fends off capture with agile leaps, and the crowd cheers the dramatic, humane chase ending with the cat treed and the dogs triumphant in the ground chase.
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Bess
Sycamore
Jay
Tinnteman
Fin Ftaden
Boree
Indies
Mam
Arenes
Dewh
Bandini
Camdal
Srethers Califorsia
Sovskiog
Nantes Sinks After Collision With German Vessel Near Lizard
Reported wreck off the Lizard describes the Nantes colliding with the German ship Theodore Ruger. one ton of cargo washed ashore at Trouville. The fate of the remaining crew and ships is unknown.
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Nantes
Lizard
Theodore Ruger
Myer
Hamburg
Trouville
Cheaper Living in Belgium and America Compared
A Belgian worker explains to an American visitor the stark cost differences between Belgium and the United States. He feeds seven children on seven pounds of bacon weekly, shares plain bread and lacks coffee or butter, and notes Americans waste wages while Europeans endure frugal diets. The dialogue compares wages, trade policies, and living standards, urging readers to consider protectionism and labor costs.
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Busaixenam
Bingley Hall
Gladstone
Gstot
Ripon, Spencer and Roseberry
Willan Vernon Fayricourt
John Morley
Chamberlain
Losnas
Joseph Chamberlain
United States
Cunard Line
Antania
Queenstown
America
Europe
Belgium
Corimong
Fort Pisin
Brussels
Bel Mechanic
American Mechanic
Forkipen
New York Mail and Express
The Curiosity Shop Fable Told Across Borders
A garbled folk tale excerpt shows animals in a competition between a wren and an eagle about who is king. The scene shifts to Germany and France with shifting loyalties and a moral about pride, culminating in a comic reversal as the wren gains some triumph over the eagle.
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Prado
Mauricette Corronmean
Prato
Ton
Teata
Shida Young
Protte Ao
Paul
France
Iremadt
Germany
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C. KE. Lewis & Co
N Main Street
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Corner First and
Mead Avenue
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Yar
College of Music
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Dunbar
N. Main St
Rireanne
Oliver Bros
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Arkanma City
Davidson & Case
John Davidson
Fronzer Lumberman
Sedgwick County
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