Volcano Panic Strikes Fort de France After Mt Pelee Eruption
Reports from Fort de France describe violent Mt Pelee activity with lava stones and ash covering St Pierre. Refugees are rescued by the USS Potomac and Cincinnati crew, while islanders flee toward Fort de France amid ongoing relief and evacuation efforts.
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Fort de France
Mt. Pelee
Lcano
St. Pierre
Port de France
Cincinnati
Suchet
Potomac
Benjamin B. McCormick
McCormick
United States
Sterling
San Juan
Porto Rico
Dixie
New York
Thomas T. Prentis
Thomas C. MacLean
Ayme
L. Huerrere
Volcanic Eruption Spreads Fear on St Vincent Island
On May 19 the Souffriere volcano on St Vincent erupted, sending ash showers and lava flows. Residents fled towns including Chateau Belair and Georgetown, crowding Kingstown as fear and disruption spread, with ruins, desolate streets, and reports of ongoing tremors and thunder.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
Island of
St. Vincent
Chateau Kelair
Georgetown
Souffriere
Royal Mail
Chateau Belair
Sahara
Enham Mountain
Marriaquia
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Dixie reports Martinique eruption wreckage and relief
Captain Gallagher cables from Fort de France that the eruption's destruction is confined to the north of Martinique. St. Pierre and nearby villages are wiped out with about thirty thousand dead. Supplies can last eight weeks and the Dixie continues cargo duties before sailing to St. Vincent.
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Washington
Gallagher
Martinique
Dixie
War Department
Fort de France
St. Pierre
St. Vincent
French sloop reports volcanic eruption near Guadeloupe
Captain Magrus of the Iscellina reports from St Kitts that while passing Mt Serrat northwest of Guadeloupe he heard an explosion and saw flames erupt from a mountain, according to Herald dispatches.
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New York
Magrus
Iscellina
St. Bartholomew
St. Kitts, W. IL
Mt. Serrat
Guadeloupe
Alfred S. Moore Nominated for Alaska Second District Judge
A presidential nomination named Alfred S. Moore of Beaver Pennsylvania to fill the Second district Alaska judgeship, succeeding Judge Noyes. The notice comes via a Washington dispatch.
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Alfred Moore
Portland
Ore
Evening Telegram
Washington, D. C
Alfred S. Moore
Beaver
Alaska
Noyes
Country cattle rustling sparks talk of vigilance committee
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Philipsburg reports cattle rustling on Rock creek has prompted long time residents to seriously discuss forming a vigilance committee.
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Standard
Philipsburg
Rock Creek
Emperor William Rejects Pardon Appeal From Poles
Berlin reports Emperor William denied the appeal for clemency by Poles jailed for taking part in educational riots at Weischen Prussian Poland in November last. The decision underscores state stance on unrest and language rights in the region.
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Berlin
William
Weischen
Prussian
Poland
Largent Named Great Falls School Superintendent
Special Dispatch to the Stendara reports S. D. Largent was tonight chosen superintendent of the Great Falls schools for the ensuing year at a salary of 2250 dollars.
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Stendara
Great Falls
S. D. Largent
Death of Edwin Godkin editor emeritus of Evening Post
Edwin Lawrence Godkin editor emeritus of the Evening Post died in Bryxham England after a brain hemorrhage on Saturday aged 70. He was born in Moyne Ireland in 1831 and built a long career as war correspondent for the London Daily News and later The Nation before joining the New York Evening Post in 1881. He leaves a son Lawrence Godkin and a wife Katherine Sands and spent his final months in England after retirement due to ill health.
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New York
Edwin Lawrence Godkin
The
Evening Post
Bryxham
Devonshire
England
Godkin
Torquay
Hryxham
Mr. Godkin
Moyne
Ireland
Queen's College
Belfast
London Daily News
Turkey
Crimea
the Nation
New York Evening Post
Post
Dum Dum Bullets disputed in Senate testimony
Cor corporal Brien and General Crozier testified on explosive bullets and regulation Krag Jorgensen rounds. The hearing grew heated over alleged misconduct by American officers in Igbaras and the propriety of hearsay evidence as Senators Dietrich Patterson Lodge and Beveridge sparred over witnesses and witnesses' names.
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Washington
Corporal Brien
26Th Volunteer Infantry
Senate Philippine Committee
U.S
Crozier
O’ Brien
Dietrich
Patterson
O'Brien
Beveridge
Igbaras
Senator Lodge
Senator Patterson
Lodge
Nebraska
Colorado
Senator Rawlins
Wish to Repave Main Street in Helena
Helena business men at a meeting decide to circulate a petition for re paving Main street at once. A committee will visit property owners along the street to secure signatures exceeding 50 percent to form an improvement district. Mayor Edwards opposes paving now due to water main work.
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Standard
Helena
Main Street
Fr. J. Edwards
Mrs Hageman Granted Alimony in Divorce Case
Helena May 21 Judge H C Smith granted Jennie Hageman temporary alimony costs and attorneys fees in her divorce suit against Charles Hageman. The court ordered compliance by 10 oclock tomorrow morning or contempt punishment may ensue. Judge Smith criticized Hagemans conduct toward his wife.
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The
Standard
Helena
Jennie Hageman
H. C. Smith
District Court
Charles Hageman
Hageman
Smith
Anthracite Executives Endorse Eight-Hour Day Condition
The three anthracite executive committees of the United Mine Workers of America meet to allow engineers firemen and pumpmen to stay at work only if coal companies grant them an eight hour day at current wages set.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
Miners threaten work suspension if demands unmet
Reports from Hazelton and Bay City outline ongoing strike actions. Workers at Hazelton iron works switch to eight hour shifts with laid off new hires while over 100 foreign strikers depart for Europe. Bay City notes the Michigan district UMWA aligns with Pennsylvania anthracite districts seeking a nationwide miners convention with National President Mitchell.
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Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Europe
Bay City
Mich
Michigan
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Supreme Court moves forward Boston Montana Cop per suit
Helena May 21 A motion to advance the suit of the Boston and Montana Copper and Silver Mining Company against the Montana Ore Purchasing Company on the supreme court calendar was granted today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Boston & Montana Copper and Silver Mining Company
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Supreme Court
Investigation into Beef Trust in Portland
United States District Attorney J. H. Hall received a letter from Attorney General Knox directing him to examine the beef trust. The inquiry seeks to determine whether any provisions of the law are being violated in Oregon and surrounding areas.
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Portland, Ore
United States
J. H. Hall
Knox
Beef Trust
Fraterville Mine Disaster Raises Death Toll to 226
Thirteen bodies were recovered at Fraterville Coal Creek mine bringing the total dead to 226. Letters found with the victims show they suffocated as toxic air and gas flooded the mine after the explosion early Monday. Mine Workers of America pledges 1000 dollars to aid families of deceased members.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Fraterville Coal Creek
Mine Workers of America
Lightning Claims Man On Range Near Chinook
John Irvin reported Seymour Broome found dead on the range after a 10 day absence. The body lay two feet from his horse, hat torn, marks of lightning visible. Funeral held. no foul play suspected. coroner declined inquest. Broome had come from San Angelo, Texas, in 1893 and worked near Chinook.
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John Irvin
Cherry Patchridge
Chinook
Seymour Brooms
Hopkins
Irvin
Broome
Lehfeldt
J. Vigus
M. E. Church
A. Broome
Saco
San Angelo
Tex
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Norfolk
Island OF ST
Vincent
Kingston
Judge Noyes
Larry” Godkin
and Patterson
Jostetter
Oregon
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