Moon Changes Trigger Mont Pelee Eruptions
Fort de France Martinique June 6 volcanic outburst forming a four mile diameter mushroom cloud. No damage reported. sea rose and fell. activity expected to continue in the same area. Observers note moon changes coincide with eruptions. Eyewitnesses include Hellprin and Kennan.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Angelo Hellprin
Philadelphia Geographical Society
George Kennan
le Pre Chur
Combes Forms New Cabinet With French Radical Support
Senator Combes announced a cabinet lineup led by himself as premier with Valle as justice minister and Delcasse heading foreign affairs. Audre is war minister, Marnejouis marine minister, Chaumet public instruction, Trouillet public works and Domergue colonies minister. Rouvier may take finance. The administration emphasizes radical and radical socialist representation.
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Paris
Combes
Senate
M. Combes
Valle
M. Delcasse
Audre
Marnejouis
Brisson
Chaumte
Mare Twain at the Wheel on Mississippi Excursion
On June 6 in St Louis Mark Twain served at the wheel of the riverboat during a river excursion honoring French guests Countess de Rochambeau. Clemens’ farewell to the Mississippi was marked by long experience at the helm. Soundings were called to the pilot house in old fashion, echoing the era when Twain piloted the river forty years ago.
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Great Eumorist
St. Louis
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Countess de Rochambeau
Clemens
Central bonds in German court case against Rothschilds
Berlin June 6 a Frankfurt Rothschilds misled buyers in a Central of Georgia railroad bond issue. The highest Frankfort court ordered the bonds repurchased at issue price, holding the house liable after purchasers sued to recover about 4 million dollars raised in subscriptions. The Rothschilds contended they acted as subscription agents.
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House of Rothschilds
Frankfort
Berlin
Central of Georgia Railroad
Frankfort Rothschilds
London Rothschilds
Discomte Gesellschaft
Wilhelm Rothschild
House
Youth Dies After Bad Fall From Birmingham Home
Paul Jones Johnson four year old son of Captain Jack W Johnson Birmingham Ala fell from a second floor window yesterday morning at his father’s residence and died moments later. The body will be brought to Atlanta arriving at eleven this morning for services at Oakland cemetery. Captain Johnson a former Georgia Pacific railroad ticket agent is well known in Atlanta and mourners will regret the accident. Cabinet meet in Washington discussed public buildings bill and decided it should be signed.
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Jack Johnson
Birmingham
Paul Jones Johnson
Jack W. Johnson
Ala
Atlanta
Oakland
Georgia Pacific Railroad
Trial of Major Glenn on water cure at Catbalogan
Manila June 6 The court martial at Catbalogan concludes the trial of Major Edwin F Glenn Fifth Infantry charged with administering the water cure to a Filipino guide. The defense claims the practice is common police measure not cruel and that the guide was a traitor and guerrilla exempt from war laws.
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Manila
Catbalogan
Gamar
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Filpinos
America
Glenn
Presidente
Biloid
United States
Philippine Islands
In Favor of Lassiter on Contested Election
Washington June House elections committee No. 3 today decided the contested election case of C. B. Wilson v. F. R. Lassiter from Petersburg Virginia district in favor of the sitting member Lassiter. The contest claimed irregularities at the polls but the committee found them insufficient to change the result.
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Lassiter
Washington
House Elections Committee No. 3
C. BE. Wilson
F. R. Lassiter
Petersburg
Sanford Will Aid Merritt and Georgia Education
The report notes Sanford’s appointment to assist Merritt in Marietta public schools and recalls his prior leadership as Marietta superintendent after becoming North Georgia College president. It also highlights State School Commissioner Glenns large victory, his four-year tenure, reforms, and broad support from educators, noting his national roles and the strong endorsement from Georgia teachers.
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Glenn
Atkinson
Southern Educational Association
National Educational Association
Georgia
Official count seals Terrell lead in Bibb county
Official county totals show Terrell ahead in Bibb by a small margin after consolidating returns. Across Georgia the pattern favored Estill over Guerry in many counties, with Stevens and Eason winning easy nominations. Augusta dispatch notes Richmond County backing Estill by 336 and Stevens by 2,089.
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Aveusta
Richmond County
Estill
O. B. Stevens
Forfeit Life of Lynch Threatens British Seat
London dispatch notes Colonel Arthur Lynch, elected MP for Galway, may be arrested on treason charges upon landing in England. A high alert is kept as authorities plan to prevent his attempt to take Westminster seat. Remaining reports detail Boer leaders Shifting stance on peace and De Wet appeal to burghers.
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London
Arthur Lynch
South Africa
Galway
House of Commons
Associated Press
Paris
England
Lynch
Westminster
Botha
Ina
Pretoria
Daily Telegraph
DeWet
Vredefort Road
Orange River Colony
Christian de Wet
Great Britain
Fleming Gives Up the Fight in Georgia Race
In the tenth district the vote totals show W W H Fleming from Richmond county leading with 12 to T W Hardwick’s 16 in the consolidated returns. Fleming concedes Hardwick a convention majority yet reports a district popular majority of 1,000 to 2,000 and vows to return to Washington and resume his law practice after the term.
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Hancock
T. W. Hardwick
Glascock
Jefferson
Lincoln
McDuffie
Warren
Whkinson
Washington
Fleming
Hardwick
Augusta
County election results show majorities across offices
In Rabun County Clayton special reports Estill leads Terrell for governor by eight points, Stevens sweeps agriculture and school posts, Merritt ahead of Glenn by thirty. Wilkinson Irwinton results place Terrell ahead of Guerry by a plurality, Stevens by 394, Eason by 193. Dawson County Dawsonville notes Terrell over Estill by two, Stevens 158, Glenn over Merritt by 125, Wiley Williams over unknown by 89. Dodge Eastman official tally shows Estill with a 62 plurality for governor, Merritt ahead for state school commissioner.
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Rabun County
Clayton
J. H. Estill
J. M. Terrell
Commissioner of Agriculture
B. Stevens
Merritt
Glenn
Thomas Eason
Wilknson County
Irwinton
Wilkinson
Terrell
Guerry
Stevens
Nesbitt
Eason
Williams
Hardwick
Fleming
Dawson County
Dawsonville
Estill
Wiley Williams
Dodge County
Eastman
Sumter County
Americus
Sumter
Wiley Willams
Steveng
Gilmer County
Ilijay
Ter- Tell
Bronewick
Glynn County
Johnston
Wh- Hams
Heard County
Hogansaville
Bevend
Commissionsr of Agriculture
W. B. Merritt
Bartow County
Cartersville
Nesbitt Ami Eason
Willams
John W. Abin Jhae
Ing
Calhoun County
Leary
Rye
Savannah
Chatham County
Banks County
Maysville
Estill and Guerry
Mark Johnson
Douglasville
Douglas County
Houston County
Perry
Colnalss
Hinson
Rockdale County
Conyers
Tornadoes and Floods Wreck Crops and Homes Across Regions
Beatrice Nebraska reports flood damage from Cortland to Princeton and Pickrell with a foot of water in places. Cortland communications cut as coad burst floods towns, with possible loss of life feared. Missouri property losses mount near Emporia while rivers recede. Mitchell and Marshalltown report record storms with seven inches of rain and railway damage. Boniford Langdon drowns near Sioux City. Indiana cyclone near Renauster injures Alexander Leach and family as winds uproot structures.
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Beatrice
Nebr
Ileport
Cortland
Princeton
Pickrell
Cortland Coadburst
Oss
Missouri
Kansas City
Cottonwood
Emporia
Mitchell, & D
Marshalltown
Iowa
Gladbrook
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago Great Western
Boniford Langdon
Sioux City
Indiana
Renaulter
Ind
Alexander Leach
Vergie
Talk of Hill for Chairman in State Campaign Rumors
The Constitution reports talk of Hill as a possible chairman candidate tied to his close links with the next governor and his role in Mr Terrell’s campaign. Hill says he has not seriously considered the chairmanship, noting four months of work for Terrell and time needed at home. He deflects further comment, though friends have urged the move as a tribute to his energy.
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Terreil
Executive Committee
Terrell
Regional Returns Show Governor Race Pluralities Across Counties
Franklin, Sumter, Gilmer and Glynn counties report varied results with Guerry and Merritt each edging opponents in multiple districts. Estill leads Terrell in Gilmer by 25, while Heard and Bartow record governor and state official margins. Contests for school, agriculture and prison commissioners show mixed majorities across Georgia counties.
The Sorrows of Satan drove this man to death
In Chicago on June 6 Arthur Dee James, 30, suicide by cutting his throat and slashing his left wrist with a razor while a copy of The Sorrows of Satan lay beside him on a wooded Jackson park island. Motive listed as a mystery. Separate regional election notes from Georgia indicate Terrell leading Guerry for governor with varying majorities, plus minor race tallies across Calhoun, Banks, Baldwin, Houston, and Douglas counties and a reelection defeat for W. M. Toomer in Ware county.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
Arthur Dee James
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