Omineca Herald
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-01
issued: 1909-11-20
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note: THE OMINE Vol. 2. HAZELTON, B. C. SAWR$h HERALD VEMBER 20, 1909. No. 20. News by Telegraph* AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN A MINE CAUSES DEATH OF FOUR HUNDRED MINERS Cherry, Ills., Nov. 18:-A fire and explosion occurred Tuesday in the St Paul mine at that place. Over four hundred men are im-* prisoned with no hope for their escape. The mouth of the mine has been sealed up. Twelve rescuers lowered in the cage were found dead in their places when the cage was hoisted to the surface soon afterward. The mine is surrounded with screaming women and children. Twenty- five miners escaped. The mine was reopened yesterday and the fire broke out again burning fiercely. The chief of the Chicago fire department has arrived with hose and chemicals. Cherry, Ills., Nov. -19:- United States troops have been called out to prevent violence when over three hundred bodies were brought to the surface. Ottawa, Nov. 18:-The observatory recorded an earthquake on Monday lasting twenty minutes. Canary Islands, Nov. 17:-- A heavy earthquake was reported on Monday but no details are given. Victoria, Nov. 18:��� Charles Richards, a traveller for Wilson Bros., admitted taking six thousand dollars and was sentenced to two years. Ottawa, Nov. 18:- The official record of the naval conference with the Imperial authorities will be given tc Parliament today. ��� Ottawa, Nov. 19:- Laurier has resigned his Ottawa seat. The date for the bye-election has not been set. J. A. Ellis, city treasurer, will run as an independent Conservative. The Conservative party is not placing a condidate in the field. Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 18:��� It is still impossible to give an accurate statement of the loss of life and damage resulting from the recent hurricane. It is estimated that fifty were drowned und the loss a million and a quarter. Windsor, Nov. 18:- The final returns of the bye-election in North Essex give Wilcox, Conservative, a majority of 77. . fW Ottawa, Nov. 18:- Numerous , petitions have been presented to; | LOC…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Hazelton (B.C.)
spatial: Hazelton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0211717
language: English
lat: 55.2558330
long: -127.675556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Hazelton, B.C. : L. L. DeVoin
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