Flames and Stones Spout from Stromboli Volcano
Rome reports Stromboli island in gull eruption with great fire columns and torrents of stones. Mount Vesuvius shows signs of activity as Stromboli remains densely smoked. Stromboli, Lipari islands, 8 square miles, population about 500, volcanic peaks and craters described. eruption observed September 7 through September 9.
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Stromboli
Sicily
Martinique
Vesuvius
Rome
Stromboli Island
Mount Vesuvius
Lipton Cassel Astor Linked to Salisbury Rift at Coronation
Special Correspondence from London reports Sir Thomas Lipton Sir Ernest Cassel and William Waldorf Astor as factors in Lord Salisbury's clash with King Edward over coronation honors. Salisbury opposed conferring titles on financiers. the king offered Lipton and Cassel baronets. Salisbury's resignation followed.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Ernest Cassel
William Waldorf Astor
Bord Salisbury
Edward
Continent
Lord Salisbury
Ernest Cangel
Uetwen
Lipton and Cassel Baronets
No Mercy Shown in Great Military Race Horses
Paris reports the Brussels to Ostend military race ended with horrific horse losses as 13 of 61 died from exhaustion and injuries. Despite cruelty, riders pushed mounts to the finish, with leaders like Madamet claiming victory while many horses collapsed after a grueling day. King Leopold sponsored the event. German officers were barred. Princess Clementine attended. The Kaiser's stance drew praise.
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Paris
Brussels
Ostend
Ostend Hippodrome
Leutenant Banzil
Madamet
Gibbon
Blommaert
Osten
Casteau
Meynard
Leopold
Belgium
Louis Quatorze
London Cab
Clementine
Palma Authorized to Borrow Millions in National Loan
The House passed a broad financial bill authorizing a 325,000,000 loan payable in forty years with a ten year grace. Four billion allocated to agriculture and cattle, 31 million to revolution debts and Cuban army payments. Tax measures include duties on alcohol and a 10 percent customs share for interest and sinking fund. Ex-Mayor Latorre opposed allocating customs receipts to interest.
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Governing Council
Congress
Senate
Eex
Latorre
Custom House
United States
McHugh Released From Sligo Jail After Contempt Sentence
Patrick A McHugh member of parliament for Leitrim north division was freed from Sligo jail after three months imprisonment for contempt of court. A large reception followed with the mayor town councilors and about two thousand nationalists in attendance. Blige streets were decked with rags in his honor. Count de Mirande husband of Christine Nilsson died in Cambl and Mme Nilsson notified from Sweden.
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McHugh
Dublin
Patrick A McHugh
Leitrim
Sligo
Blige
Nilsson
Paris
Count de Mirande
Christine Nilsson
Cambl
Mme. Nilsson
Sweden
Consul Impostor Girimon di Arrested in Italy
The article details John J. Girimon di, an Italian who posed as a United States consul general to Persia and inspector of consulates, using department stationery. He previously served as a U S consular agent at Santos, Brazil, and later acted as a priest. Arrested in Onedlia, he faced Italian authorities while the State Department reviews the case and possible prosecution.
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Genoa
Italy
John J. Gimimondi
United States
Santos
Brazil
Onedlia
Girimondi
Persia
Asia
United States Department
Washington
McKinley
Senate
John J. Girimondi
California
Washington Post
Father Girimondi
Ireland
Archbishop
Minnesota
State Department
Department
Conseul Pierson
Professor Virchow Rest In Berlin Funeral Honors
Berlin honors Professor Rudolf Virchow with a grand funeral at the town hall and Mall. Dignitaries, professors, physicians, and student societies fill the city streets as the procession proceeds to St Mathews Cemetery in Schoeneberg. The ceremony features laurel decorations and an address by Pastor Kirtes, with wreaths from German and foreign observers.
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Berlin
Virchow
Germany
Catafalque
Kirtes
Unter den Linden
St Mathews Cemetery
Schoeneberg
Generals Watch War Maneuvers as Umpire Emperor Observes
Frankfort on the Oder September 9 war games begin with cavalry skirmishes and artillery across a 122 mile front. Generals Corbin Young and Wood observe with British officers as Emperor William acts as umpire.
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Generels Corbin, Wood and Young
Emperor
Frankfort-on-Oder
Here
von Stuelpnagel
von Lignitz
Blues
William
Orth
Henry C Corbin
Samuel B . Young
Wood
United States Army
Corbin
General Young
Earl Roberts
French
Broderick
General Corbin
Cox College Opens New Session Bright with Enthusiasm
The Southern Female College began its sixtieth session with record opening day enrollment and strong dormitory registrations. Pupil workloads start quickly with music lessons on day one and literary classes arranged for days two and three. The faculty remains intact, new art and books enhance facilities, and Miss Suzanne Watkins joins the literary faculty. Society activities surge as new members are greeted with festive initiations.
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Southern Female College
Last &Pring
Suzanne Watkins
Mississippi State College At
Columbus
B.S
University of Chicago
Harvard
Ready to Move On Moros Brig Gen Summer Leads 1100
Manila September 3 Brigadier General Summer commands 67 troops to move against the Macin Moros from Camp Vicars by week end. The force includes portions of the Eleventh and Twenty-seventh infantry two troops of the Fifteenth cavalry and a mountain battery totaling about 1100 men. Authorities expect no serious opposition and aim to segregate hostiles from friendlies while keeping neutrals. A Bacolo expedition may follow against the sultan of Negros if hostility persists.
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Summer
Manila
Department of Mindanao
Camp Vicars
Fifteenth Cavalry
Maclin
Bacolo
Negros Island
Ravages of Cholera Across China Railroad Line
Official reports from St. Petersburg dated September 9 show 4,40 cases and 2,536 deaths from cholera since the outbreak along the eastern China railroad up to August 23. The disease spread is now abating.
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St. Petersburg
Panama Is Thrown Into Turmoil As Rebels Seize Agua Dulce
General Morales Berti surrendered at Agua Dulce to rebel forces led by General Benjamin Herrera after a prolonged siege. Prisoners were paroled at Penonome and Santiago de Veraguas, while Berti kept his sword. The capitulation follows aid shortages and a belief a larger battle may unfold along the Panama–Colombia railway.
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Panama
Morales Berti
Agua Duzce
San Carlos
Bertl
Agua Dulce
Benjamin Herrera
Bert
Berti
Penonome
Santiago de Veraguac
Herrera
Salazar
Colon
Bogota
Ronda
Magdalena River
Colo
Seattle
Wash
Liberal
Colombia
Boers Leave for Holland Generals Cheered in England
London September 9 Boer generals Botha Dewet and Delarey departed for Holland to the cheers of crowds. They reportedly asked Colonial Secretary Chamberlain for permission for Boer exiles in Europe to return to their districts without taking allegiance oath. Chamberlain saw no way to enforce such a demand or to restore former SA officeholders.
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England
London
Botha
Dewet
Delarey
Holland
Joseph Chamberlis
Europe
South Africa
Evacuation Planned for Martinique Island
A cablegram from Martinique governor M LeMaire reports measures for evacuating the island's northern part. Gendarme posts guard the danger zone while cremation of the dead at Morne Rouge and Ajoupa Buillon continues.
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Martinique
Paris
M. LeMaire
Morne Rouge
Ajoupa Buillon
Mortuary notices from Sparta and Moultrie Georgia
Obituaries report the deaths of Gaston Brown of Sparta aged 62 or 63, John Schofield of Moultrie cotton mills, and Dr Elbert A Banks of Columbus. Brown leaves a widow and eleven children. burial held at 5 p.m. today. Schofield, English-born, died yesterday after moving to Moultrie two years ago. Banks, 62, a respected Columbus physician, died at Wynnton residence of the Peacock family after a short illness.
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Gaston Brown
Sparta
Brown
John Schofield
Moultrie
Moultrie Cotton Mills
Schofield
Toccoa
Gaineatille
EB. A. Banks
Columbus
Elbert A. Banks
G. 3. Peacock
Wynnton
The MUSE Store New Fall Suits
The MUSE Store outlines new fall suit styles with dressier tones than colored suits yet not as somber as black. It highlights the Princeton Cut coats with heavy shoulders and no back seam, along with a slightly shaped coat, center back seam, double vents, and longer cuts across coats including sack and cutaway styles.
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Princeton
Yale
Killick Believed Lost After Sinking of Crete a Pierrot
Reports from Port au Prince say Admiral Killick a doctor and two sailors died when the Crete a Pierrot was sunk by the German gunboat Panther off Cape Haitian. Unconfirmed rumors spread as Haitien provisional forces move rifles cannon and ammunition to General Nord. Washington dispatches echo the claim noting Killick and two officers went down with the vessel.
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Port Au Prince
Admiral Killick
Mancel
Cape Hatten
Alexis Nord
Firmin
St Mare
Gonaives Gonaives
Tirminist
Washington
Mr. Powell
United States
Haiti
State Department
Cape Haitien
Panther
Soldiers and Strikers Clash in Candela Italy
In Candela Apulia five people were killed and ten wounded after troops confronted strikers who blocked roads over wage disputes. Rioters attacked gendarmes with stones. several soldiers were wounded and rifles seized before troops opened fire. An interior ministry officer travels to Candela to open an inquiry and order is restored.
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Rome
Candela
Apulia
Italy
Notable deaths and notices across Georgia and the Carolinas
Obituary notices from Columbus and Americus Georgia report Dr Banks a veteran of the Nelson Rangers who practiced medicine in New York before returning to Columbus. Also noted is Mrs Sarah Burrus wife of Columbus fire chief who died after illness. Other notices include planter Brat from Americus dying of typhoid and Bishop A Coke Smith considering making Charlotte home.
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Nelson Rangers
New York
Ais
Columbus
Banks
Camp Benning
United Confederate Veterans
Peacock
Wynnton
E. E. Yonge
Sarah Burrus
George Burrus
Emmie Buroug
Church of the Holy Family
W. E. Statham
Americus
Brat
Statham
Charlotte
N. C
A. Coke Smith
Norfolk
Methodist Church
Alpine Climbing Death Toll Hits Sixty Three This Season
Geneva reports Alpine Club statistics showing sixty three fatalities from accidents this year, marking a deadly climbing season and prompting safety concerns for mountaineers and clubs.
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Geneva
Alpine Club
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