St Vincent Eruption Devastates Island of St Lucia
An Ita dispatch reports Soufriere volcanos eruptions from May 6 through May 14. Three craters opened and lava streams raced down the mountain, destroying plantations along the Windward coast. Death toll rises past 1,600 with many suffocated by sulphurous gas. Georgetown hospital reports 167 patients. Royal mail steamer Wear evacuates food and water to affected areas as doctors and nurses aid the distressed.
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Ita
Island of
St. Vincent
B. W
the Herald
Soufriere
Caribbean Sea
Georgetown
Kingstown
Royal Mail
Wear
Soufriere Still Active Impacts St Vincent Island
Report from Castries St Lucia May 12 describes Soufriere volcano on nearby St Vincent erupting violently. Cannonading, smoke columns, balls of colored fire, and fierce lightning fill the sky as ash showers reach Kingstown and the burning district remains inaccessible and heavily damaged.
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Castries
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Asue
Aky
Iimn
Kingstown
Aeronaut Dies In Balloon Descent At Tallapoosa
Meredith Jowe, an aeronaut from Tallapoosa, Ga, was killed during a balloon ascent yesterday. The craft rose to about 75 to 100 feet before suddenly collapsing and plummeting to the ground. Jowe died within minutes from a broken neck and back.
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Tallapoosa
Meredith Jowe
Rowe
Treasure Island Reached by Phelps Expedition Report
May 14 San Francisco reports the W. S. Phelps schooner expedition reached Treasure Island safely. A letter from a party member says gold was found in beach sand and quartz on the island is thought gold bearing. Location not stated. letter posted in Ecuador suggests rich off the coast of that country. The record notes several other items: British fleet plans, a Georgia post office burglary, Havana loan talks, and a U.S. appeals court term set for Atlanta.
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Treasure Island
Phelps
Haa
Ecuador
Sorman
Valparaiso
Chill
Ptonig
Huamblin
Chillan
Relief for Martinique Dido to Gajt From New York
From New York May 14 the cruiser Dixio laden with food sails this afternoon for Martinique arriving Monday. The cargo includes 200000 pounds bread 65000 pounds flour 900000 pounds rice 200000 pounds codfish 200 cases chicken and more plus tents blankets coats and medicines.
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Dido
Gajt
New York
Martinique
Dixio
Serene Ape
Dixie
Thorpe
Destruction in St Pierre amid Mont Pelee ash fallout
Reports from St Pierre Martinique describe ash streets two feet deep and corpses scattered as rescue efforts begin. Ghouls roving for bodies, guards enforcing order, and a dangerous smell pervade the city while survivors seek inland refuge on Dominica. Assistance from Fort de France and surrounding islands continues as debris blocks routes.
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United States
Prentia
Spt
Martinique
Moudalge
St. Pierre
St Pierre
Pierre
Leprose
Pointe
Maconde
Dominica
Boate
Fort de France
Norking Islands
Inspection Indefinitely Postponed Cadet Review
A telegram from Inspector W G Obear G 5 T states the inspection of the University Cadets will be indefinitely postponed. The message arrived yesterday, delaying the planned September review and related ceremonies.
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W. G. Obear
Mine Workers Converge Over Strike Fate in Hazelton
Hazelton Pa May 14 The United Mine Workers of America convened to decide if the temporary wage strike in the anthracite region will become permanent or if miners return to work and wait for better times. President Mitchell faces pressure as delegates seek guidance while indications favor a strike but with strong opposition to permanent suspension. He refused to say whether to advise striking, signaling possible intervention if needed.
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United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Pureua
Associated Press
Hanna
National Civic Federation
Strike in Anthracite Region Ends in Refusal to Yield
In the New York field, President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers told Senator Hanna via long distance call that miners would strike if concessions were offered. Hanna sought the easiest terms, but the operator refused to grant any miner demands, prompting a firm rejection after discussions with the mining leadership.
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New York
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Senator Hanna
Says & Hazelton
Hanna
Ing
Opemtom
Femanda
Pig Iron Shipments Reported for April in Southern District
The Southern Iron committee reports April shipments from districts including Anniston Birmingham and SheMold Nashville Chattanooga and Middlesboro. Total exports reached 103082 tons with pig iron 745261 tons and cast iron pipe 17821 tons. Birmingham district led with 78389 tons pig iron and steel and 7883 tons pipe. Steel shipments totaled 8436 tons, up 43 tons from March.
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Southern Iron Committee
Birmingham
Als
Anniston
SheMold
Ala
Nashville
Chattanooga
Tena
Middlesboro
Warships Hurry to Cape Haitian in Haitian Crisis
Admiral Killy leads Haitian fleet toward Cape Haitian aboard Creten-Pierrot and Toussant l Ouverture as northern revolutionists seize Cape Haitian Port de Paix and Gonaives to collect duties. Protests by national bank and diplomatic corps precede expected clashes with southern forces. Ex president and candidates flee aboard French ships. foreign warship absence unsettles expatriates. Provisional government struggles to assert control while civic volunteers disarm troublemakers.
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Hayti
Killy
Cape Haitian
Creten- Pierot
Toussant l'Ouverture
General Firman
Haiti Et
Dr. Rodrigues
Barbor
M. DePres
Fort Au Prince
Bam
M. Bolston Canal
Saint-Foix Colin
Robreau
Downing Street Named After George Downing the Massachusetts Scholar
The St James Gazette recounts how George Downing, born in Massachusetts and Harvard’s first graduate to be sent abroad, became a Cromwellian chaplain and England’s ambassador to The Hague. His fortune grew, earning him Westminster land, grand mansions, and the enduring Downing Street name in Britain.
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Massachusetts
George Downing
Harvard College
England
Hague
Europe
Oliver
Commonwealth
Charles II
Maassachusetts
Westminster
Downing’s Street
British Empire
St. James
Old Leytonstone Cure for Smallpox Recorded in 1700
A register from the Leytonstone Guardians notes a primitive remedy for smallpox dated 1700. The cure calls for burning thirty to forty toade berries to ashes in a new pot, crushing to a fine powder, and taking three ounces as a dose.
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Leytonstone
England
Its Cleverness The Lady Jack and a Wealthy Father
A fragmented line of dialogue ponders clever pursuits such as writing a book or painting a picture. The speaker teases another for selecting a millionaire father and asserts confidence in lasting cleverness.
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Jack
Lecause
Americans called Pikes by English papers in Missouri note
A London Chronicle snippet notes Miss Daisy Conway daughter of Dr W B Conway has just graduated in Massage and electricity st Dr 8 Welr Mitchells wiring of gates and is now session in Roanoke City Virginia.
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Missouri
Pikes
Daisy Conway
W.B Conway
Welr Mitchell
Roanoke City
Virginia
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