Catastrophic Pelee Eruption Destroys St Pierre and Ships
Reports from ships nearby describe Mount Pelee spewing a great mass of flame that engulfed St Pierre Martinique and its harbor. The eruption reportedly burned or buried the city’s population of about 25009 and destroyed at least eighteen ships in the harbor including the Roraima and Grappler with many crew lost.
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Pelee
St. Pierre
New York
Martinique
French West Indies
Quebec Steamship Company
Roraima
Grappler
Roddam
St. Lucia
Ocean Traveler
West India & Panama Company
Dominica
St. Thomas, D. W.I
Mount Pelee
St. John
N. B
St. Vincent
St. Vincent Harbor
Snow slide at Washington mine kills miners and destroys buildings
A snow slide a half mile wide at the Washington mine in Kaslin B C yesterday buried John Douglas and two others under twenty feet of snow. Rescue efforts by miners from various mines saved two men though badly injured and brought them for treatment. The avalanche destroyed the hotel store blacksmith shop and barns killing twenty head of stock.
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Spokane
Kaslin
B. C
Washington
John Douglas
Sandy McDonald
H. Powers
Sheriff Seizes Slot Machines After Raid in Seattle
Seattle officials seize twelve money paying slot machines during a raid led by Law Enforcement Committee Chairman Thoms. Warrants issued by Justice Kelso of Columbia City authorized the seizure just before noon.
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Seattle
Sheriff’s Office
Thoms
Law Enforcement Committee
Justice Kelso
Columbia City
Catastrophic Eruptions Slam St Pierre and Caribbean Isles
The eruption of Mount Pelee devastates St Pierre Martinique with entire towns destroyed and an estimated 40 000 dead. Refugees flee to nearby islands as cables snap and access to the Windward Islands is cut off.
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Pelee
King Victor Emmanuel Narrowly Escapes Assassination
A Turin letter reports King Victor Emmanuel of Italy narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Thursday afternoon in Rome. The king, escorted by a single officer, was attacked as he passed an ornamental hedge. the would be assassin, dressed as a workman, sprang out and stabbed but was thwarted by the officer who seized him. The attacker later fled.
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Rome
Turin
Victor Emanuel
Asassin
Queen's Condition Satisfactory Reported From The Hague
The 2 p.m. bulletin from Castle Loo stated the queen's condition was satisfactory with no fever. John B. Planton, Netherlands consul general in New York, received a cable from The Hague confirming the update.
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Iiague
Castle Loo
New York
John B. Planton
Netherlands
Foreign Office
the Hague
Cloudburst Drowns Nine in Foss Oklahoma Territory
A Foss cloudburst Sunday evening in Indian Territory drowned nine people and left many homeless. Fire and wreckage followed as a mile of Choctaw railway track washed out, with town property losses around $200,000 and four bodies recovered.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma City
I. T
The
Oklahoman
Foss
Meyer Predicts Peace In South Africa
London May 8 reports Gen. Luc as Meyer's wife in the United Kingdom received a cable from her husband stating that peace in South Africa was probable.
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London
Lucas Meyer
Orange Free State Forces
South Africa
Refusal to Arbitrate Stops Mine Workers Talks
In Scranton Pennsylvania on May 10 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers said anthracite operators rejected the miners proposal to submit the dispute to a impartial arbitration board. The miners executive committee weighs a strike while Mitchell notes Senator Hanna cannot act officially due to Civic Federation rules. He remains active individually to seek a settlement.
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Scranton
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Hanna
Civic Federation
Ace
Ford Family Tragedy Shocks New York Brother Kills Brother
Paul Leicester Ford, notable novelist, was shot by his brother Malcolm Webster Ford in the 37 East Seventy-seventh Street mansion. Malcolm then fatally shot himself at 10:20 a.m. The motive is believed to center on long standing money disputes.
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Paul Leicester Ford
New York
Malcolm Webster Ford
East Seventy-seventh Street
Blow Up Curlew Bridge Blocks Rail Traffic
In Grand Forks British Columbia on May 9 two spans of the Kettle Valley railway bridge near Curlew were blown up to prevent total collapse. Flood waters and debris damaged the structure. wreckage will hinder traffic briefly while crews plan to replace the spans with a single truss.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Kettle Valley Railway
Curlew
Kettle River
Riots in Warsaw Over Polish King Demand
A massive Warsaw demonstration led by students and bread riot sentiment escalated into clashes with cossacks. Thousands marched shouting for Little Poland and the king’s restoration. Six rioters died and about 225 were wounded as troops charged and dispersed the mob.
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Warsaw
Little
Poland
Simon Sam Resigns as Haiti President in May
Port au Prince May 9 General Simon Sam, president of the Haitian republic, has resigned. The Haitian congress will meet May 12 to choose a successor. Former President Jiminez of Santo Domingo ships to reinforce Haiti while Des Champs seeks refuge at Cape Haitian after surrendering in Santo Domingo. Sam, elected April 1 1896 for seven years at age 61, hailed from a long revolutionary lineage.
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Port Au Prince
Tiresias Simon Sam
Haytien Republic
Haytien Congress
Jiminez
Santo Domingo
General Des Champs
Puerto Plata
Cape Haytien
Haiti
Sam
Solomon
Hippolite
State Electro-Medical Institute Ad in Seattle
All cures guaranteed or money back with long office hours and free book offer. Thousands cured by correspondence with medicines sent secretly. State Electro-Medical Institute invites inquiries and lists address at Safe Deposit and Trust Building 701 First Avenue rooms 20 21 22 24 Seattle Washington.
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State Electro-Medical Institute
Seattle
Bright
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
First Avenue
Wash
Opposition to Land Grant for Alaska Gulf Railway Bill
The House Public Lands Committee held a hearing on the Alaska Yukon Gulf Railway bill to grant a right of way from Valdes to Eagle. Promoter H Helm of New York urged the grant while several members led by Chairman Lacey opposed, arguing the road from Valdes to the Upper Yukon may be built without government land aid.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Alaska, Yukon& Gulf Railway Company
Valdes
Eagle
H. Helm
New York
Lacey
Yukon
Three Firemen Die In Dubuque Iron Works Fire
Three firemen were crushed to death in a fire at the Iowa Iron Works in Dubuque Iowa on May 9. The victims were Frank Ganahle 35 captain of the chemical company John Fitzpatrick 38 truckman and Charles Wise 25 truckman. Financial loss was about 15000 dollars.
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Dubuque
Iowa Iron Works
Frank Ganahle
The
Chemical Company
John Fitzpatrick
Truckman
Charles Wise
Hartshorne Ardmore Road Extension Opens 116 Miles
Ardmore Oklahoma and Gulf road extension completes from Hartshorne to Ardmore totaling 116 miles. The line provides a new railroad link to Memphis and a direct route to the East, enhancing regional transport and commerce.
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Ardmore, I. T
Hartshorne-Ardmore
Memphis
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Italy
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Meyer
Curlew Bridge
Simon Sam
Hayti
Fred Hewett
L. W. Walker
Oregon Soonn Line
Anno Binion Pacific
A. L. Graig
Portland, Ore
J. R. Nagel
First Ave
House
Alaska
America
Gotzin & CO
Beardsley Bros
Wishkah St
Aberdeen
Hoquiam Cosmopolis
Ocosta
Hoquiam
Cosmopolis
A. E. Dievenport
A. D. Cuariton
Portland
Ore
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Chicago
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