Alfonso XIII Crowned King of Spain in Historic Madrid
Alfonso XIII ascended the Spanish throne amid a grand coronation in Madrid. The 16 year old king, son of the queen mother who ruled during his youth, faces expectations to unite a troubled nation, balance royal power with the grandees, and chart an era of strong leadership for Spain. The event drew vast crowds and international attention.
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Alfonso
Spain
Madrid
London
Europe
St Vincent Devastated by Morne Soufriere Volcano
Historic accounts describe Morne Soufriere erupting near St Vincent, with thousands killed or missing and the Carib population nearly wiped out. The eruption followed Mount Pelee’s devastation at Saint Pierre, arousing fear among livestock and locals as ash covered the Windward island chain.
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Jeland
St. Vincent
Martinique
St. Pierre
Mount Pelee
Rudy
Pelee
Mine Blast Kills 150 In Tennessee Coal Mines
An explosion at Fraterville and Thistle mines in Coal Creek Tennessee killed about 150 workers. One survivor was blown from the mine. Rescue teams faced lethal gas and slate falls as they searched the shafts. The Fraterville mine opened in 1870, oldest in the district, and officials confirmed the toll while efforts to reach trapped miners continued.
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Thistle
Coal Creek
Tenn
Anderson County
Tennessee
George N. Camp
Islands Near Martinique Vanish After Pelee Eruption
Mount Pelee’s May eighth eruption has swallowed several small islands near Martinique and stirred daily earthquakes. A landslide near Le Precheur wrecked plantations and homes while Trinidad scientists foresee another major eruption soon. In St Vincent, damages rise beyond early estimates.
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le Precheur
Trinidad
St. Vincent
Dumb Animals Foreshadowed Mount Pelee Storm Warning
Reported notes claim dumb animals acted wiser than humans before a volcanic eruption struck St Pierre. Residents reportedly ignored the signs as Mount Pelee prepared to unleash fire and ash on the island.
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Mount Pelee
St. Pierre
Dixie Relief Transport Sails with 900000 Rations to Martinique
The US transport Dixie departed New York for Martinique carrying cavaga food to feed the island’s population for a week. The cargo included 900,000 rations, bread, flour, rice, codfish, canned goods, clothing, tents, shoes, and medical supplies valued at thousands, with three army surgeons aboard to aid the local effort.
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Dixie
New York
Martinique
Cavaga
Philadelphia
New York City
Church
J. H. Reilly
J. B. Clayton
Supplies to Last a Month for Suffering Areas
War Department reports Dixie and Sterling ship large stores to Martinique and St Vincent from New York and San Juan respectively. Supplies expected to cover urgent needs for about a month, with government supplementing private donations and a $200,000 appropriation. Sterling and Dixie quick to load and depart after funding. Denver City Tramway raises wages for five year veterans beginning June 1, by one cent an hour.
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Sterling
War Department
Martinique
St. Vincent
New York
San Juan
Moot
Compus
Denver City Tramway Company
Condition of crops and weather across regions reports
The weekly crop report shows a cool week with frosts from the upper Mississippi valley to New England, damaging fruits in the mid Atlantic and New England. Southern regions, Missouri valley, and Pacific districts fared better with rains and drought relief varying by area, while sowing and planting progress, worm damage, and talk of growing crops are noted across many states.
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Seeres
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Memorial of Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument Dedication
Crowds gather as the Soldiers and Sailors Monument is inaugurated under Grand Army of the Republic auspices with speeches by Gov. Corbin and others. Veterans bear inscribed glass from the capital, while War and Peace statuary flank the shaft and a 225 foot ascent offers city views. The event marks Indiana’s Civil War memorial milestone from 1884–1899.
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IcdEsus
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Ares
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Regubite
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TW. Foster
Wastinsto
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Menzies
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Salo
Essa
Republic
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United States
Indianapolis
Wiliam Henry Henry Harrison
Oliver FP
Moctoon
James Whitromh
Literary News and Notices from a Century Ago
A collage of literary items notes Victor Huse selling eight years of copyright privileges in Les Misc abies to Paris publisher Lacroix for $50,002, Mary Johnston's Aud dres first edition printed in cloth, and The Bournal of Sir John Moore memory. It mentions Sappho fragments found by Dr Schubert, Andrew Lang's prolific output, and Lang’s range from Aristotle to fairy tales, poetry, and sport.
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Victor Huse
Paris
M. Lacroix
Atlantic Monthly
Houshton, Mifflin & Co
John Moore
Charles Wolf
Ireland
Schubert
Royal Museum
Berlin
Pappsri
Mitylene
Lydia
Andrew Langs
Lang
Scotland
Stafford Northcote
Oxford
Trout Memory Moves Trout To Fear Rods At Caledonia Hatchery
Seth Green, pioneer of American fish culture, demonstrated that fish may remember. A trout in a Caledonia hatchery pool fled from a cane and from red trout meat after being hooked once, then hid whenever Green approached with a rod. The fish lived years with its fear intact.
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Seth Green
New York Sun
Caledonia
Air Green
Ms. Green
Mr. Green
Parrot learns to mimic shopkeeper’s phrases in country holiday tale
A theater ticket agent, who owned two parrots, took one on a summer trip. The bird escaped, was found featherless in a tree among two dozen crows, and kept uttering its master’s line in fear, “One at a time, gentlemen, one at a time.”
Sewing circle gossip spins around in city humor
In a Philadelphia Bulletin snippet a quip questions why a sewing circle is named for a ring while noting women dress for an afternoon party and often seek an evening outing before changing out of their good clothes.
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