Volcanic Activity Shakes Caribbean as Valcanic Eruptions Persist
Reports from St Vincent and Martinique describe La Soufriere’s quiet period feared temporary amid widespread dust and 2000 people confirmed dead on St Vincent. Mont Pelee remains active with new eruption on Martinique’s north side and bright flashes visible at night causing panic in Lorrain Marigot Sainte Marie and La Trinite regions.
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St. Thomas
St. Lucia
United States
Potoreac
St. Vincent
Carib
Mannique
Mont Pelee
Fort de France
Martinique
Lorrain
Marigot
Sainte Marie
la Trinite
Recharting Needed As Caribbean Sea Revisions Emerge
Fort de France May 17 report from French cable repair crews shows sea bed changes after volcanic activity. Soundings indicate the Caribbean bottom altered beyond the center of disruption, rendering old charts useless and affecting routes from St Thomas to Jamaica.
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Fort de France
Caribbean Sea
Porto Rico
Jamaica
St. Thomas
Martinique
St. Lucia
Volcanic Dust From St Vincent Reaches Jamaica
A Barbadoes report states that about 2,900,000 tons of volcanic dust from St Vincent has fallen over Kingston and Jamaica. Dust is now descending from the highest Jamaica altitudes.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Barbadoes, B. W. L
St. Vincent
Seven Die in Armour Lard Refinery Fire
Fire at Armour & Co lard refinery in Chicago’s Union stock yards injures 17, seven fatally or near death. Explosion of three boiling lard tanks on the fifth floor triggers a rapid blaze, hog runway collapse causes most injuries, while the building burns for hours.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Union Stock Yards
Will Plead Justification in Waters Cure Courtmartial
Manila May 17 The Glenn courtmartial left for Catbalogan Samar where Major Edwin F. Glenn Fifth Infantry faces trial for participating in the water cure of Filipinos. Brigadier General Frederick D. Grant will preside as the court. The defense argues necessity and likens the acts to third degree methods used in large cities.
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Manila
Glenn Courtmartial
Catbalogan
Samar
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Frederick D. Grant
Glenn
Sensational Indictments By Minneapolis Grand Jury
Minneapolis May 17 the grand jury returned 12 indictments including Fred W Ames superintendent of police Christopher Norbeck plain clothes man Irving Gardner son of License Inspector Gardner alleged go between in staff money and James C Howard plain clothes man indicted earlier the charges not yet public but alleged to involve receiving money for allowing criminals to engage in unlawful activity
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Minneapolis
Grand Jury
Fred W. Ames
Christopher Norbeck
Irving Gardner
Gardner
James C. Howard
Canal Bill Holds Senate Calendar Place
May 17 report notes Cuban reciprocity efforts largely abandoned to keep the canal measure as the Senate’s unfinished business. The Cuban bill would receive incidental attention only when no one speaks on the canal bill, with no move to displace the canal measure from its priority.
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Washington
Friends
Senate
Omaha Board Raises Valuations of Utilities by 775000
The Omaha city council acting under a supreme court mandamus increased the valuations of the Omaha Water company by 275000 and the gas company by 375000, totaling 650000, plus 125000 more for the electric light and telephone companies, with street railway cases pending. The reconvened board levied 775000 in additional assessments.
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Board of Equalization
Mandamus
Supreme Court
Omaha Water Company
Electric Light and Telephone
U S Attorney Opens Beef Trust Probe in Birmingham
United States District Attorney Vaughan of the Northern District of Alabama orders an investigation into the so called beef trust focusing on Birmingham dealers. Representatives from all packing houses have been notified to appear and testify as part of the proceedings.
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Birmingham
Ala
United States
Vaughan
Alabama
Morri son Logging Contractor Dies in Court
James H. Morrison a prominent logging contractor formerly of Oshkosh and Minneapolis died in Duluth May 1 of apoplexy after being stricken in a court and carried to St. Mary's hospital where he succumbed. He owned several large wheat farms in North Dakota and Western Minnesota.
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Duluth
James H. Morrison
Oshkosh
Minneapolis
St. Mary’s Hospital
North Dakota
Minnesota
Strike swells as Swedish workers back reform push
Stockholm reports more than 15 000 workmen have joined the strike in support of electoral reform. After the suffrage debate in the first chamber the government agreed to introduce a new bill in the riksdag in 1994 based on proportional election.
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Stockholm
Riksdag
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Today
American Association games in Milwaukee and Kansas City ended with Columbus and Toledo scoring four and nine runs respectively. American League results include Boston 4 Philadelphia 2 and Baltimore 7 Washington 9. National League tallies show Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia and St Louis 6 Brooklyn 9, while Chicago 6 Boston 0 and Cincinnati 3 New York 5.
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New York
Market Quotations Minneapolis Wheat
Minneapolis May 16 Wheat prices for May 5 and 6 percent? on track No 1 hard 78c No 1 Northern 76 77c No 2 Northern 75c May futures quoted at 5 5 8 percent July 76c September 714c.
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Minneapolis
Livestock Prices Report From Sioux City Market
Sioux City Iowa May 16 cattle quotes show Catude Beeves at 6.00 to 6.65 for cows and bulls mixed 2.50 to 5.50 stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.50 calves and yearlings 2.75 to 4.40 Hoge priced at 6.80 to 7.15.
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Sioux City
Market Prices From St Paul For May 16
Cattle prices listed include steer bids at 6.49 to 6.75 for choice butcher stock and 5.25 to 5.50 for cows and heifers. Veal brings 4.25 to 5.25. Hogs range 6.75 to 7.10. Sheep and lambs show good to choice at 5.25 to 5.75 and 5.50 to 6.25 respectively.
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St. Paul
Wheat and flax prices listed for Duluth trades
On May 16 in Duluth Wheat prices show Cash No 1 hard at 78 percent No 1 Northern 76 percent No 2 Northern 73 percent and No 8 spring 72 percent To Arrive No 1 hard 78 percent No 1 Northern 76 percent May 75 percent a T5 percent Sept 73 cents Flax Cash 1 76 S
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Duluth
Chicago market results for cattle hogs and sheep
Chicago on May 16 reports cattle good to prime steers at 6.90 to 7.40, stockers and feeders 2.35 to 6.65, cows and heifers 1.60 to 6.50, Texas steers 5.25 to 6.50. Hogs mix and butcher prices 6.90 to 7.25, good heavy 7.25 to 7.40, rough heavy 7.00 to 7.16, lambs and sheep 5.25 to 6.75.
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Chicago
Texas
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed Across Futures and Cash Markets
May wheat at 74 cents, July 74 7, September 72 to 78 cents. December 74. May oats 43 to 34 cents, July 44 percent, September 20, December 29. Pork futures May 17.22, July 17.35, September 17.45. Flax cash Northwestern 1.77, Southwestern 1.60. May 1.60, September 1.48, October 1.44. Dairies notes and tokens brief.
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Northwestern
Southwestern
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