Volcanic Disaster Devastates St Pierre Martinique
The British steamer Roddam reports Saint Pierre, Martinique, destroyed by earthquakes and lava flows. Most inhabitants are killed. the port and ships, including the Roraima, lost with all aboard. Up to twenty thousand residents dead in the city.
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St. Thomas
D. W.I
Roddam
Freeman
St. Lucia
Martinique
St. Pierre
Quebec Steamship Company
Roraima
Reddam
Fort de France
France
United States
New Orleans
Devastation in St Pierre as Mont Pelee erupts
Reports from St Thomas and St Vincent describe Mont Pelee volcano in Martinique raining ash and lava, destroying Guerin factories near St Pierre, with 150 missing and widespread panic. Despatches note interrupted cable communications, activity at nearby craters, and Martinique's geography, population, and history.
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New York
St. Thomas
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Guerin
St. Vincent
Soufriere
Martinique
St. Lucia
Windward
Dominica
Roddam
London
Barbadoes
Mt. Pelee
France
Paris
Fort de France
Double tragedy in New York as Ford brothers kill and self
Paul Leicester Ford is shot and killed by his brother Malcolm W Ford in a mansion at 37 East Seventy seventh street. Malcolm then shoots himself, dying instantly. The scene includes Mrs Ford, Miss Elizabeth Hall, and servants. the motive appears to be a temporary mental aberration and a demand for money.
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New York
Paul Leicester Ford
Mailcolm Webster Ford
East Seventy-seventh Street
Elizabeth R. Hall
Miss Hall
Mr. Ford
Malcolm W. Ford
Malcolm Ford
Paul
Paul Ford
Emanuel Baruch
Baruch
Paul Ireicester Ford
Edward H. Kidder
Brooklyn
Kidder
Boston Area Forecast Highlights Fair Weather This Weekend
Local forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions Friday and Saturday with cooler nights. Winds shift from fresh southwest to west and then brisk northwest, as New England experiences fair conditions in the south and possible showers in the north Friday, followed by cooler, fair weather Saturday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
Description of St Pierre Martinique Capital
Description notes St Pierre as the commercial capital of the island of Martinique with a remark that it is about 2 percent.
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ST. Pierre
Island
Martinique
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Paul Leicester Fore
Malcolm
Malcolm Webster Ford
Paul Leinester Ford
Ering
Josephine
Marie Rose Tascher de la Pagirie
du Bray
Napoleon III
Eee
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