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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
2
A volcanic eruption of Mount Pelee in Martinique destroys St Pierre and devastates surrounding parishes. Reports indicate more than 40 000 dead with eighteen ships burned or sunk and many survivors rescued from wrecks as cables fail and harbor fires burn.
The island of St Vincent about seventeen miles by ten, with 50 000 people, was overwhelmed in 1812 by Soufriere volcanic eruption. Kingston population 8 200. The three day disaster killed thousands, covered the island in ashes and pumice, and ashes reached Barbados ninety five miles away.
The article recalls St Pierre as the island’s principal port and contrasts it with Fort de France, noting St Pierre’s yellow houses blue shutters red tiled roofs and tropical setting. It describes a daily mid day pause from 9 to 3 during heat and the city’s distinct local character.
The article explains volcanic outbreaks as steam explosions from subterranean cavities under high pressure heated by rock. It cites Harvard’s Prof Shaler and notes seismic histories since 300 B C with thousands of earthquakes and historic eruptions across Pompeii Lisbon Aetna Yeddo Pekin St Pierre and St Joseph Mo new daily afternoon paper planned.
The article recounts Martinique’s turbulent history of control between England and France, noting four occupations in 1762 1781 1794 and 1809 and its restoration by the 1814 treaty. It contrasts Martinique’s isolation with fame from a historic character who drew global attention and lasting national admiration.
Reports describe a terror spread across the West Indies as tremors and eruptions feared from Mont Pelee raise panic. In Martinique the crater’s supposed long dormancy fuels belief that neighboring islands may erupt, with earthquake deaths reported across St Thomas and surrounding communities.
Renowned novelist Paul Leicester Ford is shot and killed by his brother Malcolm at his New York residence on Last Seventy seventh Street. Malcolm then kills himself. secretary Elizabeth Biall witnesses part of the tragedy as the brothers fought over an inheritance reportedly worth millions.
The Weather Bureau's weekly crop report indicates widespread favorable conditions east of the Rockies. Corn and spring wheat planting advance with regional variations, winter wheat in decline in Nebraska Kansas and Texas, and fruit prospects mixed with peaches in Ohio valley weak but other fruits promising.
Report says William Waldorf Aston will receive the title Baron Cliveden of Taplow. The item relates to nobility and English peerage.
Western railroads agree to a 5 cent per 100 pounds increase on livestock dressed beef packing house products grain and flour charging Missouri river points to Chicago 2314 cents. The move aims to boost railroad profits while raising consumer costs. Detroit street car workers will not strike as concessions are made by companies.
The Indiana Republican convention pledges adherence to the national platform adopted in Philadelphia. It lauds McKinley Harrison Mount and Roosevelt, backs Cuba and the Philippines policies, opposes trusts, favors protection and gold standard, and praises Durbin's administration and state financial reforms.
A pair of brief witticisms appear in print. The Philadelphia Press references a woman named Hye and Adam’s day, while the Philadelphia Bulletins mock the phrase filthy lucre by noting the dirty work many commit to obtain money.
The note links Japan's dress purchases by weight with historical chemistry facts. It mentions Scheele extracting tartaric acid in 1770 and Gebar the alchemist in the eighth century naming acids. It also alludes to a proverb about a square man paying and a bill collector’s talk.
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