Horrifying Details of Martinique Eruption
A vivid account of the St Pierre catastrophe on Martinique describes the indestructible city reduced to ashes and carcasses. Rescue parties found desolation as thousands perished in fire and asphyxiation, and churches became cremation grounds with bodies burned on tarred fuel.
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Hemisphere
St. Pierre
Martinique
Tropics
Suchet
le Precheur
Lort de France
Pouver Quertier
Zayer
Pompeii
Verculaneum
Krakatoa
Destructive Mount Pelee Eruption Turns St Pierre to Ash
The text recounts the May 1902 Mount Pelee eruption at St Pierre, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, describing lava, ash, and a deadly gas cloud. It notes 30,000 lives lost, the city’s destruction, and the harbor disaster as ships sank and crews perished with the towering debris and sulfur smoke.
Mount Pelee Awakens After Half Century Dormancy
After fifty years of inactivity the Mount Pelee volcano near St Pierre showed signs of activity at the end of April. The eruption began with smoke, ash showers, and rising alarm among residents who believed the mountain extinct.
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St. Pierre
Pelee
Relief Streams Pour In for Martinique and Vincent Sufferers
The world responds to the Martinique and St Vincent disasters with a $500000 Congress relief appropriation directed by Navy and Treasury. U S ships depart with stores, while Roosevelt backs a nationwide funds committee. International gifts pour in from Italy Kaiser Holland Edward and others as New York and Chicago appeal for aid.
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Martinique
St. Vincent
Congress
Navy
Treasury Departments
United States
Dixie
Brooklyn Mavy
Porto Lica
Aly. Roosevelt
Martinigre
Italy
Kaiser
Edward
Oscar
Sweden
Government of
Holland
Dutch West Indies
New York
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Soufriere Belches Fire and Devastates St Vincent Island
The St Vincent eruption follows Mount Pelee’s fury, with Morne Soufriere belching lava and killing thousands. Over 1,000 bodies recovered, with hundreds buried under ash, and estimates of 2,000 lives lost including many Carib Indians. The 4,048 foot volcano looms fifty miles from the sea. livestock, birds, and wildlife fled as panic spread.
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Mount Pelee
St. Pierre
St. Vincent
Islands Vanish as Mount Pelee Erupts Again
Reports from Martinique describe several small islets being swallowed by the sea after Mount Pelee's May eruption. Earthquakes shake the island daily near Le Precheur where a landslide destroyed crops and homes. Trinidad scientists warn of a more serious eruption soon, heightening fear as St Vincent suffers greater damage than first estimated.
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Pelce
Martinique
Pelee
le Precheur
Trinidad
St. Vincent
Dumb animals warned of coming disaster before Mount Pelee
Folkloric tale says animals sensed danger before the Mount Pelee eruption. Residents of St Pierre ignored warnings despite seeing signs and hearing sirens of the storm of fire.
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Mount Pelee
St.Pierre
Dixie relief transport sails with 900000 rations for Martinique
The United States transport Dixie departed New York for Martinique carrying 900 000 rations and a broad cargo of food, clothing, medicine, and supplies. Three army surgeons Dr Church Dr J H Reilly and Dr J B Clayton accompanied the party.
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United States
Dixie
New York
Martinique
Philadelphia
New York City
Church
J. H. Reilly
J. B. Clayton
Supplies To Last A Month For Martinique And St Vincent
War Department notes Dixie and Sterling ships carrying supplies from New York and San Juan to Martinique and St Vincent will meet urgent relief needs for about a month. Secretary Root authorizes commissary purchase of extra supplies and distribution efforts continue. Over $100,000 of a $200,000 appropriation used. Dixie and Sterling acted within hours of funding. Denver City Tramway raises trainmen wages starting June 1, granting five years service staff a one cent per hour increase.
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War Department
Martinique
St. Vincent
Dixie
New York
San Juan
Root
Commis
Denver City Tramway Company
Household Bookkeeper advocated by society woman
A society woman argues a household bookkeeper is the real solution for managing large homes like a railroad magnate’s wife who uses a full-time bookkeeper, vouchers for every item, and payments by check. She says running a big establishment is businesslike work and saves time for social duties. A reference to Emerson follows.
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Philadelphia Record
Blissful engagement and notices amid historical ad copy
The passage blends a theatrical aside about an engagement with a niece, a medical remedy mention for a youngster, an obituary-like name and address, and an 1901 date. It also references calamus in medicinal folklore and a brief product plug for Red Cross Ball Blue, plus a fact about Kansas size.
Alco Printing offers stamps and catalog
Fort Wayne Indiana based Alco Printing lists air cushion rubber stamps and all kinds of stamps with daters. Readers are urged to send for a catalog and price list with Lock Box 21 as the mailing address.
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Alco
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mrs Stevenson
Mrs Boris Stevenson of Salt Lake City credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of ovarian and womb inflammation. She reports relief within four weeks and a full cure in three months, avoiding surgery. The testimonial invites other women to write for guidance and provides Mrs Pinkham's Lynn Massachusetts address.
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Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boris Stevenson
State St
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Rible
Mar
LA Soufriere
ST. Vincent Volcano
Fort de France
St. Thiferre
St. Lierre
Port-De-Vrance
St. Pierre’s
Island OF ST. Vincent
Tie Fort
Rey
Oatanew
Sterling
U. S
Prentis and
Ayer
J. W. Fiala
Hadlyme, Ct
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Masa
Stuskin
Dickens
Macaulay
Tennyson
Concord
Emerson
Rev
A. W. Jackson
Piso
L. A. Pearce
Pilling Street
Brooklyn, N. Y
Coren
Kansas
Mrs. Eckil Stevenson
Orl
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