Destruction at St Pierre Amid St Vincent Disaster
Survivors recount the volcanic eruption at Martinique as two thousand corpses are found carbonized in St Pierre. Miss King, Margaret Stokes, and Ben Berson escape on a raft aided by Mate Scott. The Korona rescued them while bodies lie in twisted hospital wards and streets buried under cinders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss King
Ben Berson
Margaret Stokes
Mr. Scott
St. Pierre
le Carbet
Morne Rouge
Mont Pelee
Sterre
France
Martinique
St. Pierres
Momnees
PELÉE'S ACTIVITY INCREASES DESPATCH REPORTS
A Reuters dispatch from Fort de France notes heightened activity by Pelee and describes grim scenes reported from the volcanic area. The report outlines increasing eruptions and their impact on nearby settlements, with officials cautioning residents and preparing evacuation measures.
Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy for Kidney Disease
An advertisement touts Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy as a universal cure for kidneys liver bladder blood rheumatism dyspepsia and chronic constipation. It claims rapid relief from back pain frequent urination and burning on urination and offers a free trial bottle by mail with a pamphlet of medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Menace to navigation spurs hydrographic survey plans
Washington reports Captain Sutherland, head of the hydrographic office, will immediately lead surveys with Admiral Bradford's approval after recent earthquakes and volcanic activity in the Antilles. If sea bottom subsidence is confirmed, other areas may show uplifts threatening uncharted waters and safe navigation. A June 8 notice a year ago described a five hour sea surge east of Martinsane that stirred the schooner Kate but soon abated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sutherland
Hydrographic Office
Antilles
Bradford
J. Thomas
Kate
Martinsane
Looting of Dead Begins at Fort de France
The US government tug Potomac, arriving from San Juan, sailed along Martinique’s coast to Fort de France as a heavy black smoke plume hung over St Pierre. Looting of the dead has begun. Potomac crews found six men, five colored and one white, with stolen coins and jewelry. Lieutenant McCormack detained them and handed them to the French cruiser Suchet. The vessel also delivered a ton of supplies, amid famine fears and depopulation in the island’s northern region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort DE France
Martinique
United States
San Juan
Porto Rico
St. Pierre
Potomac
B. B. McCormack
Suchet
Island
Senate Approves Aid for French West Indies
In Washington on May 138 an extra $800000 was approved by the Senate for stricken French West Indies relief, aligning with a Presidents recommendation of $600000. The agricultural appropriation bill passed as Stewart of Nevada backed the Philippine bill and warned opponents that political gain from attacking the army is futile. He asserted Americans have always supported the army and should continue to do so, and warned against lowering the flag in the Philippines as a national disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
French West Indies
Stewart
Nevada
Philippines
Gratitude of France: Relief Aid Secures Peace Ties
The Temps Paris editorial welcomes Congress approving $200,000 for Martinique relief. It praises American sympathy on the eve of the Rochambeau Fetes, saying it tightens ties between France and the United States and guarantees peace and fraternity. It highly regards President Roosevelt’s initiative and Congress’s generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Congress
Martinique
France
Roosevelt
President Names Committees to Receive Relief Funds
The White House announces a nationwide drive for disaster relief to Martinique and St Vincent. Committees in New York and Boston will collect funds from cities and banks and forward them to Cornelius N Bliss in New York. Postmasters must report within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Martinique
St. Vincent
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Morris K. Jesup
John Oo
Jacob H. Schiff
William R. Corwine
Boston
Augustus Hemenway
Henry S. Pritchett
Henry Lee H Son
Dr. Iggin
Boston Relief Committee Appeals for West Indian Sufferers
A Boston relief effort organized by Mayor Collins and a 7 member committee seeks urgent donations for Martinique and St Vincent victims. Lee Higginson & Co will act as treasurers, with a broad civic roster supporting an immediate appeal to contribute to the relief fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Relief Committee
Lee, Higginson & Co
Charles H. Taylor
Jerome Jones
William A. Gaston
John H. Holmes
Caleb Chase
William H. Lincoln
B. Rice
William Craig
Henry Powers
W.A. Tower
H. C. Peabody
Hiwya G. Preston
Lucian B. Thompson
Franklin I. Haven
John Shepard
Samuel P. Mandell
James M. Prenderast
George A. Crocker
Sonn M. Graham
Robert Treat Paine
J. Richard Carter
Dr. Dixwell
J. Henry Neil
L. M. Ham
James J. Storrow
Moses Williams
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Thee Collins
Collins
Ave Martinique
Army and Navy to Divide Government Relief Work
Relief efforts realign with the Navy handling transport and the War Department coordinating supplies. The Leonidas, a naval collier, will carry cargo to Martinique, with water needs guiding further actions and possible merchant vessel charters. The Dixie and tenders at Norfolk and Key West move toward Pier 15 to trace food and clothing. Additional offers arrive, including 50 nurses and 100 barrels of flour from the Christian Herald for Martinique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Navy
War Department
Leonidas
Port Royal
Martinique
Hay
Ayme
Norfolk
Key West
Dixie
Pier 15
Brooklyn
the Cross
State Department
John M. Wilson
William H. Michael
John A. Logan
Mabel Boardman
B. H. Warner
Clara Sarah Spencer
Briggs
White House
Louis Klopsch
Christian Herald
New York
Boston People Feared Dead in St Vincent Eruption
Among those believed missing are Hudson King and his family of Montrose St Vincent. Hudson King runs tea houses near Kingstown and his son Fred King lived in West Somerville. Fred and his wife Alexis Mathewson had traveled to Trinidad for work. Mrs King later wrote from St Vincent saying she arrived safely and Fred was still there. Local kin fear the La Soufriere eruption sent lava and ash toward Montrose and are awaiting word on Hudson King and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
St. Vincent
Hudson King
H. Stanton King
Charlestown
West Indies
Montrose
Kingstown
Fred King
West Somerville
Alexis Mathewson
Wellesley Hills
Trinidad
Hooker
Summer Street
Somerville
Sailors’ Home
Island
Parker King
la Soufriere
Himsel
Barbadoes
New York Chamber Plans Immediate Relief for Martinique Survivors
President Morris K. Jesup of the Chamber of Commerce announced arrangements to ship supplies on the Fontabelle to Martinique, ensuring prompt aid if Dixie sailings delay or a vessel meets with trouble. The move, coordinated with French and American officials, follows a prior purchase and arrival plan to meet survivors’ needs after the eruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morris K. Jesup
Chamber of Commerce
Edmund Bruwnert
H. C. de Medeuil
American Trading Company
A. E. Outerbridge
Anenee Steamship Line
Enry Hentz
Martinique
Jesup
Fontabelle
Quebec
Aadi
Fortana
de France
Mr. Jesup
Nurses Volunteer for Martinique Aid Letter
A Boston letter dated May 13 1902 from male nurses of Boston City Hospital offers medical aid to Martinique victims. Signed by Thomas M N Clarence S Parker Perley E Hol Frank W Carpenter Tra Be Mosher Albert Moore J H Hardiman I D Alleyne and notes Alleyne native to the island with family in Barbados.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston City Hospital
Martinique
United States Hospital Corps
Thomas M. N
Clarence S. Parker
Perleyee
Frank W. Carpenter
Tra BE. Mosher
Albert Moore
J. H. Hardiman
I. D. Alleyne
Mr. Alleyne
Island
Barbadoes
Relief bill approved for French West Indies sufferers
President Roosevelt approved a congressional bill providing 200000 dollars for relief of French West Indies citizens harmed by volcanic disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
French West Indies
Wellington Hills Golf Events Schedule Teased
The tournament committee of the Wellington Hills Golf Club in Dorchester announces May events for June and July. Readouts include May 15 mixed foursomes 18 hole handicap play May 29 mixed foursomes 18 hole handicap medal and May 30 Terhune Cup handicap medal play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Hills
Dorchester
Brayecandicap
British ships offered Paris in crisis response
Sir Edmund J. Monson informed M. Delcasse that Britain has put all ships and resources near Martinique at French disposal. Senator Knight reports 400 victims buried at Le Precheur after St Pierre eruption, and the Martinique cable company plans repairs starting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edmund J. Monson
M. Delcasse
Martinique
Senator Knight
St. Pierre
le Precheur
German Catholic Holy Trinity School Reunion Banquet
About 300 alumni from early fifties to recent grads attended the fifth annual reunion of the German Catholic Holy Trinity School Association in Casino Hall. George Hufenus of 51 wore a silver medal. guests of honor included multiple priests from the parish and region, with Joseph L. Ecker and John Rick among leaders. Mayor Collins sent regret. after banquet, an entertainment was given. Officers include John F. Wagner 82 president, Fred Pletler 53 vice president, Victor Mueller 80 secretary, John Schell 9 financial secretary, Joseph Schneiderhan 72 treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity School Association
Casino Hall
George Hufenus
Fitzpatrick
Father Jutz
S. J
Father Schleuter
Father Busam
Father Mullen
Boston College
Father Walsh
Father Haberstroh
Plymouth
Father Knappe
St. Stevens
Joseph L. Ecker
Ohn Rick
Henry Grueter
Casino Club
John F. Wagner
Collins
Messrs
Fred Pletler
Victor Mueller
John Schell
Joseph Schneiderhan
Grays dismissal sought after Cambridge board vote
Mayor McNames of Cambridge fails to have Grays dismissal approved as superintendent of buildings William H Gray after a hearing. Board of Aldermen split 7 to 4 against appointing McNames and Stearns for other posts, while a secret session set next Tuesday to revisit Gray case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNames
Cambridge
S. McFarland
John P. Stearns
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
William H. Gray
Gray
Amee
Mr. Clarke
Miners Action 13 in Doubt in Hazelton PA
The Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields face uncertain plans as delegates near a convention decide whether to strike. Mitchell and district presidents arrived from Scranton with talks shaping the vote behind closed doors. Leaders expect several days of sessions and potential clashes over wages and shorter hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Penn
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Nicholls
Fahy
Scranton
Freeland
Here
Fasig Tipton Spring Horse Sale Opens in Cleveland
The Fasig Tipton spring horse sale began in Cleveland, with the top price of the afternoon paid for Ulia M a brown mare at 2600 dollars. Massachusetts bidders bought several horses including Medion Genia Lauracino and others listed with owners James Golden Thomas W Lawson and Medford buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fasig-Tipton Exchange
Ulia M
Massachusetts
Medion
Mendocino- Charion
Ansel
James Golden
Medford
Mass
Genia
B. F
Dexter Prince-Giacinta
Guy Wilkes
Thomas W.lawson
Boston
Lauracino
Laura Drew
Arthurton
Thomas W. Lawson
Palmer Estate Conservatorship To Widow Under Eight Million
Chicago May 18 By the terms of Potter Palmer's will his widow Mrs Bertha Honore Palmer becomes head of an estate conservatively valued at 8 000 000 The property goes to Mrs Palmer and her sons Honore and Potter Jr with Mrs Palmer given wide control of future disposition There are no public or charitable bequests beyond a provision allowing 200 000 for a woman's memorial building if a lake front park site is donated by the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Bertha Honore Palmer
Auction records for Shelley's Adonais fetch $2125
At New York sale of Thomas J. McKee library a quarto edition of Shelley's Adonalis bound in claret levant morocco by Riviere and printed in Pisa in 1821 sold for $2125. The book shows Shelley’s inscription to Leigh Hunt and a presentation inscription from Leigh Hunt to Thomas Love Peacock with Hunt’s marginal marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shelley
Adonalis
Levant
Morocco
Riviere
Pisa
Thomas J. McKee
Leigh Hunt
Thomas Love Peacock
May Party At Bloomfield Hall By The Annisquam Club
The Annisquam Club held its first May party in Bloomfield Hall last evening led by floor director Margaret Mulroy and assistant Annie Chute with an efficient corps of aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Hall
Margaret Mulroy
Annie Chute
Meeting of Victorian Club Discusses Federation and Home Rule
The Victorian Club at the Hotel Westminster debated Imperial Federation and Great Britain's colonial representation. Speakers urged federation and noted potential outcomes after the colonial officials meet during the coronation period. The discussion touched Ireland policy, language use, and troop movements, with broad consensus and no dissent. The club planned funeral tributes for Alexander D. Cairns and appointed delegates Brown, McLeod, and Hodgson to the Boston coronation committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Alfred T. Mahan
Great Britain
Ireland
England
James H. Stark
Asher
Philippines
Crompson
Jones
Empire
Bishop Usher
Alexander D. Cairns
Messrs
Jefferson
Wilcock
Armitage
Boston
Messrs. Brown
McLeod
Hodgson
Aid For Southern Strikers at Augusta Meeting
At a United Textile Workers executive committee meeting in Fall River May 13, Hibbert reported Augusta Georgia mill officials refused interview but stockholders said mills could not grant wage advances as no profits exist. The Sperase was told to seek aid from all unions in the federation. A note from locked out Allentown silk operatives reached Hibbert who was to return their charter fee after documents arrived. They had planned to join the federation but later formed a national union of their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
United Textile Workers of America
Hibbert
Augusta
Sperase
American Federation
Allentown
Penn
Morrissey
United Textile Workers
Lunch for American journalists at Westminster in coronation week
Gilbert Parker MP hosted a lunch at the House of Commons for American and colonial journalists visiting for King Edward's coronation. Chamberlain noted cordial Anglo American ties, joked that interviewing cabinet ministers is not customary in England, and reminded Britain is not a U S dependency despite talk of a North American Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gilbert Parker
M. P
House of Commons
Edward
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
England
Mr. Chamberlain
North American Trust
Walter Haldeman Dies After Street Car Injury in Louisville
Walter N. Haldeman, president of the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times Company, dies at about 81 from injuries after being struck by a street car. He began as a bookkeeper at the Townsville Journal at 19, helped shape the Courier, and played a key role during the Civil War era with Confederate authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Walter N. Haldeman
Louisville Courier-Journal and Times Company
Haldeman
Townsville Journal
George D. Prentice
Rann
Journal
Prentice
Watterson
David J Ingraham EyeSight Specialist Ad
Advertises David J Ingraham eye care at 10 Winter Street established 1878 with free eye examinations and telescoped claims of price breaks on glasses. Promises astigmatism and all refractive errors corrected and mentions resident oculist in attendance. Open until 9 PM Wednesdays and Saturdays. free examinations continue indefinitely.
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David J. Ingraham
Winter Street
New York
Providence
Boston
Avid J. Ingraham
Winter ST
Til
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Waterbury Furniture Co
C.O.D
Tvon
Thos Kelly. & CO
Washington Street
Hollis Street
Deag IN
Pelee
Reuter
Reuter Telegram Company
Fort de
Army
New York Chamber of Commerce
City Hospital
U. S
Hub Gore
States Casualty Co
Hub Gore Makers, Trustees
Holy Trinity School
Mnamee
Grays
Lawson
Palmer Estate
Annisquam Club
Walter Haldeman
Richey
Worthington
Nebraska
Doane
Albany
Morgan Dix
Trinity Church
Hoffman
Seymour
Springfield
Ill
Episcopal Church
General Theological Seminary
Thomas Richey
Cyty Island
N. Y
Thorndike
Ella Frances
Round Pond
Thatcher's Island
Helen Augusta
Stonington
Whetzel
Dr. Whetzel
Frank Whetzel
American Express Building
Department O
Ginseng Chemical CO
S. Jeff, Av
St. Louis
Alfred Bicknell
Mechanics Building
Bostomi
Joseph Moran
Whittier Street
Roxbury
Columbus Avenue
Moran
Stone
Society of Medical Jurisprudence
Yo Bates
Coleman Dental Parlors
Ours
Washington St
Bos
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