Volcanic Devastation Across St Vincent and St Pierre
Reports from Castries, St Lucia detail the Soufriere eruption on St Vincent with a northern blaze of flame and ash. St Pierre, Martinique, is described as a scene of appalling destruction with dead bodies, ruined buildings, and a devastated town hall. Relief efforts extend from Fort de France as the death toll is feared undetermined.
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Castries
St Lucila
Island of
St. Vincent
Kingstown
Associated Press
St. Pierre
Martinique
Kenneth
Moudlage
Pierre
St Pierre
Basse Pointe
Macouba
Robin Rock
Georgetown
St. Lucia
Lestward
ST. Pierre Castries
Fort de France
Savan
Hunter
Mont Pelee
St. Piere
Banquet Honoring White law Reid at Union League Club
New York May 14 The farewell banquet for White law Reid preceded his London mission as special ambassador for King Edward VII. Attended by about one hundred leading politicians financiers and journalists from across the country with figures like Cornelius Bliss Depew Howell Rapier Smith O Meara and Sir Percy Sanderson. Bliss toasted the President and urged health for King Edward. Depew defended ambassadors noting America is a world power and must engage with foreign governments. Smith praised Reid as a premier editor and urged continued American influence including expansion while preserving liberty symbolized by the flag. Howell and O Meara addressed the press and expansion debates, with Rapier and Scott also speaking.
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New York
Whitelaw Reid
Union League Club
London
United States
Edward VII
Percy Sanderson
Cornelius N. Bliss
Reid
Senator Depew
Clark Horwell
Atlanta Constitution
Melville E. Stone
Frank B. Noyes
Chicago Record-Herald
Thomas G. Rapier
New Orleans Picayune
Charles Emory Smith
Charles W. Knapp
St. Louis Republic
Bliss
Tdast
Edward
Mr. Bliss
Mr. Reid
Depew
Senate
Mr. Denew
Mr. Depew
Washington
Howell
Rapier
Smith
Melville Stone
the Press
Clark Howell
Stephen O Meara
Boston Journal
O'Meara
Republic
Thomas G Rapler
New Orleans
Harvey W Scott
Portand
Griggs
Money for fortifications debate stalls fortification bill
In Washington on May 14 the senate debated the fortifications appropriation bill. Senator Proctor of Vermont offered an amendment barring use of funds for disappearing gun carriages, sparking a two hour clash that paused as the measure was laid aside for the bay. Senator Perkins of California defended the carriages amid ongoing support for the War Department. The senate also weighed a bill to build a union railway station in Washington with a vote expected tomorrow.
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Senate
Washington
Proctor
Vermont
Perkins
California
War Department
Union
Monon Route Sold to Southern and L N Railways
Wall Street chatter centers on a report that the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville railroad the Monon will be purchased by the Louisville and Nashville and the Southern Railway Company The purchase would give the two southern systems absolute control of an independent entrance into Chicago and end their reliance on Morgan controlled paths The Monon line runs from Louisville to Chicago with terminals in both cities and the move follows a broader shift in railway control led by J P Morgan & Co and John W Gates.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Monon
Louisville and Nashville
Southern Railway Company
To Monon
Times
Southern
Chicago
J. P. Morgan & Co
Great Southern Railway
The
Southern Railway
John W. Gates
McDoel
Indianapolis
Louisville
Leuisville
Public Health Service Concludes State Health Conference Plan
Washington May 14 The surgeon general and the marine hospital service report a compromise bill on state authority conferences. It allows one delegate per state or territory, plus an annual conference of all health authorities, with a minimum five boards required to request a conference.
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Washington
Bennvr Sportzer
Committee On Public Health
Marine Hospital Service
Public Health and
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
United States
District of Columbia
Fort Smith Burglar Attack Leaves Merchant Wounded
P R Davis a wealthy Fort Smith wholesale merchant was stabbed five times in a bedroom encounter with a negro burglar. Davis shot the intruder in the leg and struck him with a revolver but the man escaped. A posse is combing the area amid talk of lynching. The burglar’s clothes were found at a negro doctor’s office, the doctor has vanished, and Davis’s wounds are described as very serious.
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Fort Smith
Ark
P. R. Davis
Davis
Treasure Island Found Off Ecuador Coast
San Francisco reports the Treasure Island expedition reached a distant shore last December aboard the schooner W. Phelps. A letter from a party member says gold was found in sand along the seashore and quartz on the island is believed to be gold bearing. The exact location is not stated, but the letter suggests the island lies off Ecuador.
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New Electrado
Ecuador
San Francisco
Treasure Island
W. &. Phelps
Nixon Thwarted by Carroll Faction at Tammany Hall
New York May 4 Lewis Mixon leader of Tammany Hall resigns after district leaders’ meeting. Nixon vows no confidence vote, cites loss of self respect and plans to focus on shipbuilding. Carroll faction-backed push against Felner and Croker ties fuel leadership disruption.
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New York
Lewis Mixon
Tammany Hall
Nixon
Tammany Hall Society
Thomas L. Feliner
Tle
George C. Clausen
John F. Carroll
Michael C. Murphy
Colonel Murphy
Feltner
Croker
Tammany
Hall
Anance Committee
Lewis Nixon
Richard Croker
Fellner
Grand Sachem
Carroll
van Wyck
Alabama
Jeiks
Presbyterian General Assembly
Jackson
Misa
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Montgomery Fertilizer Company
Cardinal Gibbons
Charleston
Meyer
Carnegie declares wealth distribution harder than acquiring it
In London at Guild Hall Andrew Carnegie received the freedom of the Plumbers' Company in a metal casket. He said it is easier to build wealth than to distribute it and praised philanthropy as a clever business stroke. He noted New York’s libraries gift and pledged future sites and maintenance, inviting similar city propositions worldwide.
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Andrew Carnegie
London
Guild Hall
Carnegie
New York
Placed pistol on Prof. Brown at Emory College
In Oxford Georgia on May 14 a subfreshman English class at Emory College saw Clyde Brown subjected to a severe rebuke by Dozier Alderman. Alderman drew a pistol and fired but the gun jammed. Brown wrested the weapon away and Alderman fled. Alderman, previously angered by the lecture, has not been seen since.
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Emory College
Oxford
Clyde Brown
Brown
Professor Brown
Alderman
Effttra
Palimell
Young Alderman
Famine Fears Grow After Central American Quake
The steamer Guatemala reports deeper earthquake fallout in Guatemala and Quegaltenango. Up to April 2, 1,100 bodies had been recovered, with estimates of about 2,000 killed. Desolate farms threaten famine as wealthy planters lose fortunes.
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Guatemala
San Francisco
Central America
Quegaltenango
Harris
Pope Admire Roosevelt and Receives American Commissioner
In Rome on May 4 the pope met Bishop Thomas O Gorman of Sioux Falls South Dakota a member of the American commission to discuss church questions in the Philippines. The pope praised Roosevelt praising his political good sense and noted debt of gratitude to Archbishop Ireland.
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Rome
Thomas O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
Philippines
Pontife
Preeidertt Roosevelt
Ireland
Training Ship Topeka Replaces Cincinnati for San Domingo
Washington May 14 plans are under way to send the training ship Topeka now at Port Royal to San Domingo City to fill the vacancy caused by the dispatch of the Cincinnati to Martinique. Orders authorize the Topeka to be made ready for sea and she may sail soon unless the situation improves.
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Topeka
Cincinnati
Washington
Haytt
San Domingo
Navy Department
Port Royal
8. C
Martinique
Progangda of the Rebels Overthrow of Dynasties
Victoria May 14 Chinese advices describe rebel propaganda urging the overthrow of the present Manchu dynasty and the creation of a new Chinese empire with a central Canton capital. The plan includes regional seats at Kwang Si Kwang Tung and Kwang Chow with a viceroy for each province and pledges to protect Western lives and trade while opposing interference.
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Victoria
Kwang Si
Kwang Tung
Kwang Chow
Schley Accepts German Orphan Picnic Speech Request
Baltimore May 44 Admiral Schley answered an invitation from German American citizens agreeing to attend the German Orphan asylum picnic next Monday if not asked to speak. The condition is that he will not be called upon to give a speech. The report notes a cautious stance amid local expectations.
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Schley
Baltimore
Admiral Schley
Big Hardware Combine May Not Work
Louis H. Beck said yesterday he would not be surprised to see the proposed hardware firm combination fail or be consummated. The plan, announced by The Constitution, would involve most major U S hardware firms and a capital of 22 million dollars, with Atlanta firms Beck & Gregg and King Hardware expected to join. Reports of abandonment reached Atlanta but could not be confirmed in New York, while Beck and King offered no definite comment and urged waiting for news.
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Louis H. Beck
United States
Atlanta
Beck & Gregg Company
King Hardware Company
New York
George E. King
James H. Beck
Mr. Beck
Civil and Ecclesiastical Divorce Clash Over Sacrament
Arthur C. Gaukler a Detroit lawyer and Catholic seeks an ecclesiastical divorce from his former Chicago fiancée Misa Macian Loomis. Chicago ruled civilly in his favor while the church court asserts the marriage as a sacrament unbreakable on earth. The case moves to Cincinnati and possibly Rome if Chicago’s archbishop differs. The dispute arose after Loomis left Gaukler claiming he is a hunchback and the civil court granted him divorce.
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Gaukler
Chicago
Arthur C. Gaukler
Detroit
Misa Macian Loomis
Cincinnati
Rome
Hea & Hunchback
M. J. Mooney
St. Columbka's Church
Earth
Reciproc ity push heats up in Senate Cuban link debated
Washington May 14 pressure from Cuban reciprocity backers grows on the senate steering committee to move the Nicaragua bill down the line and grant preference to the reciprocity measure. Canals foes vow to fight the change on the floor if needed. Witnesses claim a 25 percent Cuba discount reciprocity would repeal Dingley duties and shift US sugar dependence toward Germany.
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Washington
Friends of
Senate
Cuba
Manual Rionda
Sugar Brokerage
Czarikow, McDougall & Co
New York
London
Senate Committee On
Teller
United States
Rionda
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Germany
Weather Outlook and Georgia News Summary
Forecast calls for thunderstorms Thursday and Friday with variable winds and high around 84 degrees. Local news notes the First Methodist church property sale to Frank W Hawkins and EH Black for 100000 dollars pending conference approval, and bacon Hill court session for annual U S circuit court of appeals in Atlanta. Georgia reports include prominent Masons at Savannah Semplar conclave, Southeastern Compress Association rates dispute, Episcopal convention in Augusta, a pistol incident at Emory, and various state and national political and church events.
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First Methodist Church
Frank W. Hawkins
Black
Senate
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Nat Butler
Bobby Walthour
Coliseum
Children’s Department
Cosmoeta Whiner
Georgia
Entgats ‘Semplar
Savannah
Southeastern Compress Association
Augusta
Nelson
Dlorest
Dozier Alderman
Emory
F. C. Brown
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Stephen O’meara
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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Ben T. Cable
Trolgs
Executive Committee
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Ticer
Coes Lewis Nixon
Mixon
Prof
Browa
Pope
Roosevelt
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Fort de Prance
Mont Pelee Saye
Heyward G. Leavitt
Standard Beet Sugar Company
Leavitt, Neb
Oxnard
Bay of Bengal
Jeurena
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