Destruction and relief efforts in St Vincent after volcanic dust
Volcanic dust and heavy rain alternated as 2,000 deaths were reported on St Vincent. Destruction of estates cripples sugar and arrowroot industries, food scarcity rises, prices advance, and livestock loss drives meat costs. An ambulance corps from Barbados arrives. 3,000 refugees are fed and sheltered. relief subscriptions rise across British West Indies. A British warship from Trinidad delivers provisions.
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Fear and ash as Caribbean eruption spreads
The report describes pestilence fears from decomposing bodies buried under ruins and mass refugee influx into Fort de France. Kingston dispatches note Jamaica sees lava dust at 50 tons daily from St Vincent, whitening the sun and spurring superstition. Geologist Harry G Seeley warns of further eruptions across Dominica Guadeloupe and nearby islands.
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Noted Ohio Lawyer and Author Albert Galla tin Riddle Dies at 86
Albert Galla tin Riddle, a prominent lawyer and author and former Ohio representative, died in Washington today after a general breakdown due to advanced age. He was 86. His notable works include Bart Ridgely The Portrait Alice Brand and Recollections of War Times.
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American officers arrest Gaynor and Greene in Canada
Colonel John F. Gaynor and Captain W. D. Greene, who fled to Canada after forfeiting bail in Savannah, were arrested by U S and Canadian police in Montreal. They were quickly placed aboard the tug Spray and transported toward Montreal, with a chase by a pursuing tug and a special train later attempted but unsuccessful.
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McLaurin Attacks Philippine Policy in Senate Speech
Senator McLaurin of Mississippi denounced the administration's Philippine policy in a lengthy Senate speech. He condemned outrages in the islands, blamed the Republican party, and urged abandoning the policy for humanity and justice. The discussion touched on the pending bill for a union railway station in Washington.
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Committee votes to substitute bill on Sioux Rosebud treaty
The committee on Indian affairs, by a 6 to 2 vote, agreed to substitute the House bill for the Senate bill ratifying a Sioux tribe agreement on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota. The Senate bill reserves sections 16 and 36 in each township for common schools. The House bill retains the free homes feature.
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Chinese minister Wu not recalled to Beijing post
The Chinese legation in Washington says there is no confirmation of reports that Wu the Chinese minister in Washington has been recalled to Beijing to be named minister of foreign laws. The note adds that Wu has already served in Washington longer than a typical term.
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Washington Justice Andrew G Bradley Dies at 68
Andrew G Bradley longtime Supreme Court justice of the District of Columbia died in Washington at midnight after a short illness from an abscess on the brain and grippe He was 68 native of Washington and appointed to the bench in 1889 He presided over Breckinridge Pollard Have Meyer contempt Holt will cases
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Persian minister departs for Europe aboard Kiautsheou
General Isaac Khan leaves Washington aboard the Kiautsheou to join his sovereign at Centreville France. Chekib Bey the Turkish minister remains in charge of Persian interests in his absence.
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