Mount Pelee Volcano Threats Spark Island Fear
Prof Hill, US geologist, reports Mount Pelee activity on a dangerous, unprecedented course. He warns extreme danger lingers over Martinique and prophesies unpredictable future eruptions as his party travels through the ash zone from Deux Choux toward the Raizaud plantation.
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Mount Pelee
Hill
United States
Fort de France
Annals of
Science
Martinique
Deux Choux
Fonds St. Denis
Raizaud Plantation
Mount Pelee exploration and volcanic observations
Prof. Hill reports near misses at Mount Pelee in May and photographs from Morne Rouge. He recalls a terrifying night near St Pierre with explosive columns, lightning-like bolts, and a fearsome sky as refugees flee.
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St. Pierre
Fonds St. Denis
Hill
Mount Parnasse
Mount Varnasse
Morne Rouge
Mount Pelee
Mont Pelee
Pelee
Fort de France
Deux Sux
Gov. Mouuttet
Gov. Mouttet
Pubc
Landes
University of
Mars
Mouttet
Monttet
Lan
The Martinique Disaster Cost Newspapers A Bundle
Cable coverage of the Martinique catastrophe required costly wire service and staff work. Messages priced at 2.15 dollars per word, urgent rates 1.45 per word plus fees for tags and photographers, with routes spanning 19.2 miles to 1000 miles via multiple legs to reach New York.
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Martinique
Fort de France
Bis
New York
St. Croix
Dominica
St. Lecia
Guadeloupe
Paramaribo
Cayenne
Carente
Para
Pernambuco
Cape Verie Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Madeira
Great Northern Flyer Wreck Near Ojata ND
The Great Northern train derailed east of Ojata North Dakota while at full speed. Mail clerk Frank Heffron sustained a back injury. no other injuries reported.
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Great Northern Flyer
Great Northern
Ojata
N. D
Frank Heffron
Comptroller authorizes bank to begin business in Wewoka I T
The Comptroller of the Currency authorizes the First National Bank of Wewoka I T to commence business with capital of 2.88. A Nemaha County farmer drills a well and encounters a 20 inch vein of soft coal 175 feet deep. A union drive begins among Pullman car conductors and porters in the United States totaling about ee in number. The Hudson trial of the steam yacht Vixen built for John D Archbold of Standard Oil achieves a record speed of 237 miles per hour.
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First National Bank of
Wewoka
I. T
Martin Garvin
Nemaha County
Pullman Car
United States
Hudson
Vixen
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Boy Confesses to Fatal Street Fight in St Joseph
Jacob Graham a 13 year old schoolboy confessed to police in St Joseph Missouri that he killed 14 year old Robert C Hunter by striking him afterHunter assaulted him. The blow to the left temple caused concussion and death. The Mount Temme steamer sailed from New Orleans to Cap Town with 1002 horses. Natives burned by burghers killed 32 Boers near Scheepers Nek. Kansas City mulls a cotton mill with steps by local merchants. Francis M Wilson former State Senator from Platte City will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Fourth Missouri District in 1900.
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Jacob Graham
St. Joseph
Robert C. Hunter
Graham
Hunter
Scheeper
Nek
Kansas City
Francis M. Wilson
Platte City
Congress
Missouri
Arthur Yost
Kalamazoo
Lewis R. Cunningham
Benton Harbor
George Ewald
Baroda
John Lubberts
Grand Rapids
Will Joe Finch
West Branch
Smith
Chicago
Dennison
Eli
Menominee
Fire Ravages Ravenna: Losses Near Hundred Thousand Dollars
Ravenna suffers major blaze with estimated losses around 100000 dollars. S A Alberts and Co general store 10009 Frank Thatcher general store 6000 Youngs meat market 1500 post office building Ravenna Times office E Young building 2900 Telephone exchange Bartholomew hardware 6000 Conklin and Eason general store 10000 Win Patterson general store 6000 Boors Bros hardware 3500. Most stores housed families above them and little insurance. A strong wind aided spread and Muskegon aid helped save remaining structures.
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Ravenna
S. A. Alberts & Co
Frank Thatcher
Young's
Ravenna Times
E. Young
Telephone Exchange
Be, Bartholomew
Conklin & Eason
Win, Patterson
Boors Bros
Muskegon
Wreckage Believed From Hunter Savidge Cabin Found
Beach finds point to the cabin of the schooner Hunter Savidge which sank in Lake Huron off Point Aux Barques two years ago. Inside were women's and children's clothing likely from the Savidge. The boat's owner's wife and two children and the captain's wife and son were aboard and lost. others survived, and no bodies or wreck items had appeared until now.
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Old Lake
Port Austin
Hunter Savidge
Lake Huron
Point Aux Barques
Savidge
Owosso site sought for Battle Creek cereal factory
Rural and city notes report diverse Michigan happenings from Owosso seeking a cereal plant site to veterans groups forming in Branch County and a West Branch pole line project. Other items include postmaster salary changes at St Ignace, local deaths, fires, court notices and school bond bids.
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Battle Creek
Owosso
Branch County
Telephone Company
West Branch
St. Ignace
Louis Caderett
Mt. Holly Township
Mwe
Hust & Kiefer
Detroit
Croswell
Gamaliel Einarson
Diamond Loch
D. J. Peacock
Michigan Central
Marshall
Albion
Bay County
Ravenna
Bolding
Charles S. Hill
Union City
Tern DL
Warren
Gustave Montgomery
Geo. B. Horton
Fruit Ridge
Huron River
Homestead
Union City Roller Mills
D. P. White
J. M. Moore
Black & White
Trenton
James Crosby
Jackson
Bancroft
Coloma Station
Westfield
Whitcomb
Muskegon County
Board of Review
Greenville
Nichols & Shepard Thresher Company
Michigan Reopens War Loan Interest Claim for Funds
The Comptroller of the Treasury in Washington restates the State of Michigan's claim for interest paid before August 29 1806 and discount on war loan bonds used to arm troops in the Civil War era. The decision reverses a 1888 disallowance and finds a $25 507 entitlement. The account will be recertified to Congress for appropriation.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
Washington
Michigan
Congress
Plans a New Chautauqua at Roscommon Lake
The Chicago Bond and Investment Company led by John Carter closes the largest land deal in Roscommon County. He purchases 65 000 acres around Lake St Helen to form a high grade summer resort devoted to Chautauqua assemblies summer schools and ministerial gatherings.
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Farmers’ Grange
Brad J. Cilley
Buffalo
Mt. Clemens
Robert Organ
Chicago
Lenawee County
Albert Hoxie
Palmyra
Holly
Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association
Board of Health and Fruit Growers’ Association
Roscommon County
Roscommon
John Carter
Chicago Bond and Investment Company
Lake St. Helen
Pearl Findings Draw Stampede to Michigan Waters
Word of clam shells found by log drivers along the Pike River near Iron Mountain attract a flurry of attention. The pearl-like stones, pea sized yet strikingly pretty, appear to be the first of their kind found in such a northern stream.
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Michigan
Pike River
Iron Mountain
Plain Sailing Echoed in Philadelphia Bulletin Quip
A short quotation from the Philadelphia Bulletin remarks how Miss Upmann carries herself with lofty airs, framed as a wry aside about plainness and confidence. The exchange uses humor to contrast appearance and demeanor in a social scene.
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Upmann
Philadelphia Bulletin
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Des
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Atlantis
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Cap Town
Mirror OF
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Ellsworth
C. E. Shafer
Pawpaw River
Ann Arbor
Dennison, Prior & Co
Cleveland
White Marble Lime Co
Burrell Chemical Company
Manistique
Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Combine
Lansing
Rikerd Lumber Company
Lansing Veneered Door Company
Alexander Furnace Company
Fred Lindo
Twining
Lindo
Allie Leitiz
Green Oak Township
Berrien
Roy Case
Ed. Gleason
Sodus
Gleason
Niles
Joe Lacanne
August Lacanne
August
Joan RR. Slater
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Silas
Syria
Cilicia
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Visidia
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