Tremors and Volcano Devastation Spark Global Alarm
News from June reports Tacana volcano erupting near Quezaltenango and Champerico with thousands dead and half of Ratabulen destroyed. Earthquakes since April 18 keep the region in terror as ash settles near Champerico and Mont Pelee eruptions darken St. Lucia harbor.
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San Francisco
Ratalhulen
Guatemala
Tacana
Palena
Valparaiso
Ratabulen
Champerico
Quezaltenango
Guatemala City
Driver Faces Trial After Parlevard Crash Kills Two
On South Spore Parlevard last Saturday a vehicle driven by Mr Baker with Mr Denzer as helper lost control and dashed into spectators. Featherstone died. Bogart died next day from injuries. Court rejects defense request to discharge after coroner jury ruling. hearing adjourned to Monday. Bail bonds set at 10000 for Baker and 5000 for Denzer.
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South Spore Parlevard
Bogart
Baker
Denzer
Featherstone
Mont Pelee Eruption Clouds Sky Over Martinique
Mont Pelee volcano on June 7 produced a vast black smoke plume rising four miles and forming a mushroom cloud while no ash rain or tremor occurred. Fort de France reports gloom on the horizon and a three foot sea rise followed by a return to normal, with a heavy surf pounding Castries coast.
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Royal Mail
Captain Down
Fort de France
Mont Pelee
Eden
Island
St. Lucia
Martin Mae
Castries
Island of St. Lucia
B. W
Miles Denies West Point Exclusion Misquote
General Miles lands in Chicago and refutes a local paper’s quote claiming he was ordered to Washington. He says he did not say that and would not attend West Point exercises. He continued to Washington is unconfirmed as he travels from Fort Riley to West Point for the centennial celebration.
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Chicago
Miles
Washington
West Point
Root
Fort Riley
Kan
Physician T H Storey Vanishes from Duluth
In a letter from San Francisco Dr T H Storey, a prominent Duluth physician who disappeared weeks ago, writes that his mind is a perfect blank since leaving Duluth. He recalls being befriended by a man named Watson in Seattle and believes finding Watson could explain the mystery.
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Duluth
June
T. H. Storey
San Francisco
California
Watson
Seattle
British-Peace With Boers Reaches Roosevelt Congratulations
Mr Raikes the British chargé d affaires informs President Roosevelt that peace between Britain and the Boers has been concluded. The president requests Raikes to convey to King Edward his sincere congratulations on the end of the war.
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Washington
Mr. Raikes
Roosevelt
Raikes
Edward
Bonds Voided: Wisconsin County Jail Issue Scrapped
District Attorney Morris in La Crosse reports that $40,000 in county jail bonds issued in 1890 are void due to the board’s failure to insert a required tax levy in the bonding resolution. The discovery will trigger a series of lawsuits.
New French Ministry Formed With Strong Radical Elements
Paris reports a new French cabinet under M. Combes with a Radical and Radical Socialist lineup. Key posts include M. Combes premier interior and worship, Delcasse foreign affairs, Valle justice, Dre General Andre war, Rouvier finances, Chaumie public instruction, Trouillet commerce, Mougeot agriculture, Domergue colonies, and Marvejouis marine. The declaration pledges clear application of the associations law and tax reform while considering state purchase of railways.
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M. Combes
Paris
Combes
Senate
Interior
Valle
M. Delcasse
Andre
Cleveland duo arraigned on homicide charge in Staten Island
W C Baker and G E Denzer of Cleveland were arraigned before Magistrate March in Stapleton Staten Island to answer a homicide charge for the deaths of Andrew Featherstone and John G Bogart. Featherstone was instantly killed in the accident at the automobile speed trials.
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New York
W. C. Baker
G. E. Denzer
Cleveland
March
Stapleton
Staten Island
Andrew Featherstone
John G. Bogart
Featherstone
Mark Twain Steers Mississippi Farewell on Louisiana Purchase Exposition Excursion
On the Mississippi River in St Louis Mark Twain for the last time at the pilot wheel steered the excursion vessel during a ceremony honoring French guests of the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The Countess de Rochambeau christened the Mis sourian as Clemens bade farewell to the river with a half hour at the wheel.
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St. Louis
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Countess de Rochambeau
Clemens
Seven Inches of Rain Paralyzes Clarinda Iowa
Unprecedented rainfall of seven inches in two hours between 5 and 7 p m caused massive damage in Clarinda Iowa. Floodwaters and washed out bridges flooded cellars and ground floors, forcing residents to higher ground. Cropland and a lumber yard suffered extensive losses as stock was drowned and riverbank debris stretched for miles.
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Clarinda
Burlington Road
Tobacco War expansion plans target Southern tobacco centers
Imperial Tobacco reports to agents in the United States outlines a drive against the American Tobacco combine. It lists new agents buyers and leaf factories with proposed sites in Greenville Kingston and Danville and additional targets across Virginia and the Carolinas. Washington also notes a war department proposal to treat sold army transport vessels as U.S. ships to secure American registry and better prices.
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London
Imperial Tobacco Company
United States
American Tobacco Combine
Greenville
Kingston
Danville
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Washington
Secretary of War
Senate
Streetcar Strike Sees Cars Withdrawn Citywide
Providence R I June 7 The street railway strike loses drama as all cars are withdrawn from United traction company system. Mounted officers guide thousands through orderly streets while in Pawtucket 500 motormen conductors march led by a band. Strikers hear from international union officers at parade end.
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Providence
R. L
United ‘Traction Company
Pawtucket
International Union
Union Men Strike Looms at Stock Yards Amid Discharge Row
Chicago date June 7 heavy dispute at Union Stock Yards company over 17 cattle drivers fired for union activity. 7000 workers threaten to quit Monday unless reinstated. union president Donnelly and company GM Leonard due to meet to resolve. Affidavits and counterclaims swirl as strike momentum builds among engineers and miners.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards Company
Michael Donnelly
Butchers and Meat Cutters’ Union of North America
A. G. Leonard
The Anthracite Strike Quiet in Wyoming Valley
The Stanton colliery shooting leaves the Wyoming region peaceful with no major gatherings. The colliery is closed and most coal and iron police have fled town except a few. Strikers pledged to guard departing ex policemen to the railroad station.
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Wilkesbarre
Stanton Colliery
Wyoming
Stanton
Coal and Iron
Great Northern boilermakers threaten strike at Hillyard
A large strike threat looms from Hillyard Spokane amid demands by Great Northern railway boilermakers for a wage increase from 3.50 to 4 dollars a day. Machinists at Hillyard back the move in sympathy with the boilermakers, potentially affecting the entire system if concessions are denied. A grievance committee plans talks in St Paul, with no walkout expected until the report.
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Spokane
Wash
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Great Northern Railway
Hillyard
Hill Yard
St. Paul
Miners Threaten Trouble in Lykens Valley Regions
Miners in the Lykens Valley area threaten disruption if pumpmen and engineers do not quit. Over 900 strikers march or stay out in Williamstown and Lykens after workers leave posts. Officials reported effigy burnings and jeering as deputies were sought but unavailable.
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Harrisburg
Lykens
Williamstown
Wiconisco
Reiff
Two Collieries Begin Flooding In Shamokin
Shamokin Pa June 7 Locust Gap and Locust Spring collieries owned by the Pennsylvania and Reading Coal and Iron company began flooding during the day as sub-bosses quit work rather than keep up steam for pumps. About 1,144 men and boys were employed at the two pits.
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Shamokin
Locust Gap
Locust Spring
Pennsylvania and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Revives the Trust Bill in House Push
Representative Richardson of Tennessee introduces the trust bill revived from the Fifty sixth congress. It tightens Sherman act restraints on trusts and forbids mail use to promote combines while allowing civil suits by those harmed in business. The move aligns with a Democratic committee plan to elevate the trust issue ahead of the campaign.
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Washington
Richardson
Tennessee
House
Senate
Democratic Congressional Committee
Miners Refuse AFL Affiliate at Denver Convention
The Western Federation of Miners rejected affiliate with the American Federation of Labor in a Denver convention. The vote to use interchangeable cards with the United Mine Workers of America signals closer ties between Western miners and the UMWA, strengthening cross membership while keeping AFL distance.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
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