Fifty More Bodies Recovered at Fernie Mine Disaster
Fernie British Columbia May 27. Fifty more victims were recovered as funeral processions filled the town. Rescue work progressed toward the No 2 mine face with 300 feet Lowell advance by 6 pm and an estimated 1,500 feet remain. Names reported rescued include Henry Hawkins I A Brown Albion Carlson George Rutlidge and William Love. Horses also endured the disaster site as carcasses were removed in pieces to ease stench.
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Fernie
B. C
Henry Hawkins
I. A. Brown
Albion Carlson
George Rutlidge
William Love
No. 2
Great Northern liners to be world’s largest at sea
Seattle May 26 The Great Northern line plans two new steamers for the Oriental trade that will be 630 feet long 736 feet beam 55 feet deep and about 21000 tons gross with 388000 tons load displacement The projected fleet will include three more vessels making five of the world’s largest ships with 28000 tons of steel rivets and forty miles of wiring for electrical gear.
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Seattle
Great Northern
James J. Hill
New London
Conn
Smith’s Cove
United States Navy
General Western
Denniston
Professor Walter Miller Resigns from Stanford Faculty
Walter Miller professor of classical philology and secretary of the faculty resigned from Stanford University his resignation accepted by President Jordan issued May 26 at Stanford California with Miller stepping down from university duties and duties as secretary of the faculty ended.
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Stanford University
Cal
Walter Miller
University
Jordan
Great Northern Track Gang Nears Curlew Limit
Grand Forks British Columbia May 27 The Great Northern track laying crew will reach Curlew tonight a point sixteen miles south of the boundary. Rails will be laid in Republic no later than June 15.
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Grand Forks
B.C
Great Northern
Curlew
Boundary Line
Republic
Governor McBride attacks the railroad lobby in Washington
In Olympia on May 26 Governor McBride urged voters to reject railroad manipulators at primaries and conventions and to elect a state railway commission. He defended fair regulation, denounced free passes, and called for nonpartisan commissioners to curb abuses and ensure just rates.
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Washington
Olympia
McBride
Press of
Illinois
Iowa
Georgia
Texas
Faint light seen near Martinique amid detonations feared disaster
A Pointe-a-Pierre dispatch reports a faint light in the direction of Martinique last night with detonations. Fears rise that additional disaster may follow from the event dated May 23.
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London
Pointe-a-Pierre
Guadaloupe
Martinique
Anthracite Coal Price Increase Announced
New York May 27 retail price of domestic anthracite coal for delivery in the city raised from 6.36 to 7.50 dollars per ton.
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New York
Eruption Worsens at Chateau Belair on St Vincent island
May 18 volcanic cloud enveloped Chateau Belair driving an exodus toward Kingstown. Ashes and lava halted water supply, flooding streets and huts while four active craters were reported. The US Dixie delivered 900,000 rations and supplies as refugees await resettlement on Trinidad amid canal drought.
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Chateau Belair
Trinidad
New
Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
B. W.J
Cumberland
Carib
St. Lucia
Mount Enham
United States
Dixie
Island of
Two Men Dying After Morning Fairhaven Shootout
In Whatcom Washington on May 27 two men linger in Sisters' hospital after a late-night saloon robbery in Fairhaven. A third man was shot but not seriously harmed. The robbers escaped with the cash register after wounding Officer Peterson. Officer Defries mistook a bystander for a robber and shot Watchman Grandjean in the right lung.
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Whatcom
Wash
Sisters’ Hospital
Fairhaven
Harris Street
Peterson
Defries
Grandjean
Volcanic Eruption Destroys Basse Pointe in Martinique
On May 25 Mount Pelee belched lava and mud down its northern slope, sweeping away what remained of Basse Pointe. New fissures opened along the mountainside as the town faced further destruction.
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Fort de France
Island of Martinique
Mount Pelee
Basse Pointe
British island of Trinidad to settle Martinique refugees
Kingston, St Vincent reports the government will settle refugees from Martinique on crown lands at moderate terms. The Madiana brought passenger accounts of the plan, indicating a government program to house shelter and support the arrivals on the island.
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Trinidad
Kingston
Island of St. Vincent
B. W
Quebec Line
Madiana
Martinique
Mayor Johnson's Chicago talk with Bryan on Cuba
Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson returned from Chicago where he conferred with William Jennings Bryan about national and Cuban issues. Bryan reportedly warned of Cuban suspicion of U S tricks until the Cuban flag rose over the palace, after which Cubans expressed instant gratitude toward the United States.
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Cleveland, O
Tom Johnson
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Johnson
Bryan
Cuba
United States
Louis coats and summer fashions trend through light fabrics
Fashion notes describe Vogue style staying power for Louis coats into warm weather. Textiles favor thinnest cloths eta mine veiling and light weight satins with lace trims. Designers feature basque blouses blazer jackets and sheer gowns with delicate embroidery and velvet ribbons for day and evening wear.
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Dresden
Louis
Trumpet Calls. Ram's Hors Warns Unredeemed on Reform
A religious exhortation emphasizes self-control humility and holy living. It argues genuine reform requires inner truth, honesty, and faithful obedience to God, warning against professed fidelity without practical virtue and the danger of prosperity without God.
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Christ
Little Lad Freddy De Vere Poet Son of Wit
The sketch recalls Aubrey de Vere and Henry Taylor traveling in Europe with Taylor's children. A six year old boy shows poetic kinship yet sharp humor. He recounts imagined sorrows on steamboats and a bedtime punishment tale ending with a moving plea for his mother in Bermuda. He survives the pranks with cheer.
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Aubrey de Vere
Henry Taylor
Continent
Taylor
Alice
Bermuda
Freddy
How It Feels to Have Money
A New York Tribune vignette follows Willy the bank messenger who carries two thousand dollars in a satchel. His old friend asks how it feels to hold so much money and Willy admits he is scared. The piece ends with a humorous line about bachelors and spinsters.
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New York Tribune
Willy
Nassau Street
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