Resume of the Year 1902 Volcanic Eruptions and World Events
The piece surveys 1902 as a year of great calamities and notable changes. It highlights Mount Pelee’s May eruption as the era’s most disastrous event, adds that numerous fires and explosions caused heavy losses, and lists prominent deaths including Rhodes Talmage Morton and Zola. It notes Edward VII’s coronation, the Boer War ending, rising tensions over Venezuela and South Africa, the Nile dam opening, Cuba’s first president under a new regime, and Pennsylvania coal strikes impacting the region.
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Mount Pelee
Martinique
Cecil Rhodes
Rev. T
DeWitt Talmage
Wade Hampton
Hank ‘Tt
Stockton
J. Sterling Morton
Villa
Belgium
Emile Zola
Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
Herr Krupp
Thomas B Reed
MS. Grant
Edward VII
England
South Africa
Venézuela
Nile
Assouia
Cuba
Pennsylvania
Events of the Year January 1 1900 Cuba election and disasters
January events include Thomas Estrada Palma elected president of Cuba and a royal reception at the White House. A steamer sank off Cape Mendocino with unknown cause. A naval ball marked Alice Roosevelt’s debut. Multiple disasters occur: marine collision near Aveiro Portugal with nineteen lost. mining collapse in Negaunee Michigan killing seventeen. a New York Central train crash in NYC causing fifteen deaths. fires in Cleveland and Buffalo with several fatalities. several political resignations and inaugurations noted, plus earthquakes, battles, and foreign affairs items.
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Thomas Estrada Palma
Preai
Cuba
Roosevelt
Walla Alla
Cape Mendocino
White House
Alice Roosevelt
Aveiro
Portugal
Congress
Cave
Negaunee
Michael
New York Central
New York City
Euclid Avenue Trust and Wings Co
Cleveland
Buffalo
George H. Phillips
Chicago
S- B. Foraker
C. Arthur P. Tierman
Maryland
J. B. McCreary
Kentucky
Holland
Teo
Boston
February 2 189? Disaster and events across nations
A dated list recalls a February sequence: a dust explosion near Hondo Mexico killing seven and fining $2,500,000. multiple fires across the Atlantic coast including a deadly blaze in New York’s Park Avenue Hotel with heavy losses. eleven lives lost in a lodging house fire in St. Louis. deaths from mining disasters in Telluride and other accidents. political notes including a war tax reduction bill passage and Ellen Stone ransom events. broader riots in Barcelona and various military and political moves including a visit by Prince Henry of Prussia and resignations in government posts.
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Hondo Mexico
Waterbury
Conn
Gale
Atlantic Coast
Dwight, DL
Burns
Osssas
Jerse City
Brooklyn
Cage
St. Louis
Colossal Progress in American Commerce and Industry
A 1902 prosperity summary highlights record national wealth and growth. It notes 25,000 miles more railways in ten years, rising population to about 79 million, wealth near 4.8 billion dollars, growing bank deposits, and faster farm output. Exports, wages, and industrial activity surge while capital outpaces labor gains.
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United States
New York Commercial Advertiser
Canada
Spain
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Fragmented notes on disasters and events across regions
A garbled chronology mentions a coal mine incident at Coal Creek with miners killed, a death of a British ambassador, a Guatemala volcanic disaster with many lives lost, Alfonso XIIII crowned in Spain, Teamsters strikes and Chicago riots, a streetcar incident in Providence, and tornadoes in Iowa and Nebraska.
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Saguerre
Coal Creek
Minera Ay Caba
Ial
Ipcinnatt
Gestroys Pro
Someres Town
Eer T Clan
Fernie
Lord Unceforte
Guatemala
Alfonso Xiiii
Spain
Gulf
Teamsters
Chicoee
J. H. Barrows
Chicago
Providence
Iowa
Ne- Lin South
Train held up near Marshall's Pass Colorado
A report lists an express train being robbed near Marshall's Pass in Colorado. Other items note a cyclone destroying Emeraldo and Thompson in North Dakota and Borup in Mina, the end of a freight handlers strike in Chicago, a mine explosion at Park City Utah killing fifty, General Jacob E. Smith's retirement with censure, the murder of Minnie Mitchell in Chicago, and an earthquake in Santa Barbara County California.
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Marshall's Pass
Colorado
Emeraldo
Thompson
N. D
Borup
Mina
Chicago
Park City
Utah
Jacob E. Smith
Minnie Mitchell
Santa Barbara County
Cal
Notable historic calamities and events across 1900s era
A fragmented digest lists disasters and notable events from the era including a train robbery near Savanna, a train wreck near Collins Iowa with 13 dead and 30 wounded, coronation of King Edward VII, a body found in a cage, Senator McMillan of Michigan dead, a deadly hotel fire in San Angelo Texas, a Mexican tidal event, a $28000 express robbery at Ford, naval maneuvers off Massachusetts coast, death of General Franz Sigel, East Turkestan earthquakes killing 1000, oath of ex-Governor George Hoar, and the Mont Pelee eruption with 200 deaths.
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Savanna
Collins
Iowa
Edward
Ann Bartholin
Cage
Senator McMillan
Michigan
San Angelo
Texas
Cullycan
Mexico
Forde
Usetts
Fragmented early 20th century news clippings summary
The readable fragments report multiple disaster and death notes including a train wreck with casualties near 6 and a trolley accident injuring President Ho Roosevelt near Pittsfield. Also noted are obituaries for novelist Edward Eggeston, reports of Mont Pelee eruption, and various political and weather items with uncertain details from Lowther Iowa to Nevada senator Stewart.
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Pittsfield
Edward Eggieston
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Bods
Bartholin
Lowther
Iowa
Northwest
Stewart
Nevada
Napera
Ale
Cansen
October and November headlines from a 19th century US dispatch
A compact chronicle lists events from October and November including coal operators at the White House, strikes and arbitration actions in the anthracite fields, a Burlington train hold up near Lincoln, New Orleans streetcar strike, Italy earthquakes, Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s death, a New York East River bridge damage, a fire at Armour & Co. Sioux City plant, mob hanging of James Moore, stock telegraph robberies, deaths of Kru German gunmaker and Colonel Dehiliee, a boil explosion in Chicago stockyards, and many Great Lakes ship and dive losses in a gale.
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White House
Washington
Amoy
China
Stone
Annsylvania
Burlington
Lincoln
Italy
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amitchell
St. Pierre
Miqueton
New York
Bing Loes
New East River Bridge
Roland Molineux
Armour & Co
Sioux City
G. A. Henry
James Moore
Davenport
Jonz
Ors Ll
Friedrich Kru
Wis
Thos. E. Dehiliee
Boilet
Chicago
Great Lakes
Venezuela Crisis and The Hague Arbitration Debate
The piece reviews international response to Venezuela's crisis, noting Britain and Germany could surrender prizes and restore seized warships to Venezuela, while arbitration by The Hague is debated. Roosevelt's refusal to serve as arbitrator is highlighted, with mixed receptions in London and among U.S. observers.
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Venezuela
Castro
Washington
Caribbean
Hague
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Venezuela arbitration ends European bid for Hague role
Powers agree to arbitrate in the Venezuela dispute at The Hague. The United States endorses the tribunal to apply the Monroe Doctrine as the peace conference had envisioned. The move ends the blockade and avoids entangling the US in foreign internal policies.
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United States
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Roosevelt
The
Hague
Venezuela
Hague Tribunal
America
Great Powers
United States of America
Third International Live Stock Exposition Dominates Chicago Show
The third international live stock exposition in Chicago proved the most successful yet for revenue and attendance. About 350,000 visitors attended the week long event with top prizes split among agricultural college students and sons of farmers. The Spoor trophy for top aggregate in stock judging went to Town Agricultural College for the second year. Prizes totaling 58,000 dollars were awarded in the show rings.
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Chicago
Agricultural Colleg
Farmers’ Sons
Ione
Spoor
Agricultural Colege
Town Agricultural College
Many Die In A Wreck Wanstead Train Collision
A Friday night crash on the Grand Trunk Railroad at Wanstead Ont left twenty four dead and eighteen wounded as a passenger and a freight train collided in a horrific wreck. Investigators report a chaotic scene with numerous casualties and ongoing efforts to count missing passengers.
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Wanstead
Grand Trunk Railroad
Ont
Fragmented OCR clipping hints at varied topics and names
The text blends political figures and phrases about Venezuela a blue Christmas and arbitration questions. It mentions Castro, The Hague tribunal, salaries, lexicography, and a Mexican context, with garbled references to Dakota and Guaranter.
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Venezuela
Castro
Hague Arbitration Tribunal
Exverntuest Ee Bankr
Ano
Mexico
Saeed
Gulf
CN Ea S
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