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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1907
Page
3
A gas damp explosion at the Roden coal mine in St John on Saar near Saarbrueck mortally wounds many as rescue efforts are hampered by toxic fumes. Official tallies place dead and missing around 160 to 300, with the mine's bottom wrecked and the flood of lower levels under consideration to quell the fire.
P L Austin leads a syndicate buying Natchez avenue lots in North Yakima to build a modern hotel and invest further in the city. Rumor places the site facing Yakima avenue with a sizable capital backing. The Herald confirms negotiations and anticipated investments in the promising northwest town.
In Buffalo on the Seneca Street block, firemen trapped when the Seneca building collapsed after a blaze. About twenty firefighters on the Haywood building roof were trapped or injured. three are missing and likely dead. Rescue work continued into the night with electric lights aiding the search.
In New York on January 28 two children Nellie seven and Jennie nine testified at Harlem police court about being branded with a red hot stove lifter by their stepmother Kate Cravius after they played noisily. The testimony described repeated abuses prompting magistrate House to hear the case.
In Olympia on January 28, the house members average 44 years 24 95 minutes and the senators 45 years 27 minutes. The ninety five house members total 4204 years. two representatives Morse of Island and Sayre of Pierce have reached 70 plus, Morse 77 and Sayre 72, same as Senator Blan the grand old man of the senate. Five of the lower house have not.
The article promotes Dr. R V Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery claiming stomach disorders drive disease and that his therapy heals digestion and related ailments. A witness, Lavilla Bonine of Lansing Michigan, praises the remedy for curing chronic dyspepsia restoring health, appetite, and blood quality.
P B Holdridge resigns from his post at H H Schott department store citing focus on real estate holdings and spring business. Schott Co confirms resignation and will seek a competent replacement while Holdridge welcomes patrons until a new manager is found.
Personal tax lists for 1907 reveal few real millionaires in New York with Carnegie at the top at 5 million and Rockefeller 2.5 million. Others like Mrs. Russell Sage and the Vanderbilts appear with modest six figure amounts, while Oliver H P Belmont and Hannah Elias show smaller fortunes. The article notes standard oil figures and high finance figures puzzlingly low for many famed names.
The article mocks large sums tied to elite figures including Jacob H. Schiff James Stillman and Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix while noting doctors’ bills rising for Stillman. Major Richard T. Wilson is cited in the 50 000 class and Charles G. Gates is portrayed as betting a million against a $250 000 father’s fortune.
Mr and Mrs C Staats visited Seattle and Tacoma last week. A hotel fire gutted the Seneca hotel on their arrival, and a later restaurant blaze after they dined. Firemen contained both blazes with little damage. Staats plans to re engage in Toppenish business, where he has a home.
Washington farmers are shown by U.S. statistics to average 29.77 per acre on standard crops, equating to 4763.20 yearly on 160 acres. Potatoes yield 129 bushels per acre at 56 cents, about 72.24 per acre, while oats and barley also show solid returns. The report, from Washington, D. C., notes Washington state ranks high in Northwest farm value for 1896.
The Thaw trial jury is nearly complete with nine men seated in the box as testimony is planned to begin Wednesday afternoon. Morning sessions saw fifty talesmen examined and orders issued to summon up to a hundred more, bringing total summons to about 300. Mrs. Harry Thaw and other family members attended the court session.
The ad offers lumber by the foot or by the order with on the square service. Customers specify the amount or project and Helliesen will determine feet needed. Grading promises best material for purpose. Phone 2101 at corner B and R.R. tracks.
The passage notes May Mackenzie among those arriving early with a companion. They sat in two chair rows just behind the prisoners and spoke little, maintaining a quiet, distant demeanor as is typical in such proceedings.
In the Arizona desert on Friday a prospector was wounded and the water hole owner was killed as a struggle over a scarce water supply intensified.
Bill and Lynn Desplain, after two weeks of prospecting for zold, found water at Bears Wells twenty five miles from Salome Arizona. An old man Jones barred them from filling kegs. They refused and Jones opened fire. in the fight Jones was killed and Bill Desplain wounded.
Oliver of Knoxville Tennessee the lowest bidder in the Panama canal contract said he would complete the execution within ten days and associate with responsible contractors satisfactory to the president Taft indicated the contract would be awarded if the associates bear their responsibility and the terms are met
An old ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as building waste tissue, boosting appetite, aiding digestion, and promoting refreshing sleep. It claims renewed strength and health with 5 cent tea or tablets sold at Case's drug store.
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