Disaster at St Pierre and St Vincent Death Toll Soars
Reports from Martinique on May 14 describe La Soufriere eruption on St Vincent with a rising death toll near two thousand. US consul Ayme praised for aid as Potomac ferries supplies and survivors to Fort de France amid widespread devastation and looting.
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Fort de France
Martinique
St. Pierre
Read
United States
Potomac
Island of
St. Vincent
la Sonfriere
Kingstown
B. B McCormick
Suchet
Horrible scene from St Pierre after volcanic eruption
A correspondent reports St Pierre in Martinique, thousands dead, streets filled with ashes and bodies, destruction widespread, graves and fires burning, guard soldiers punishing looters, and evacuations toward Dominica while nearby towns escape. Two brothers in law suffer Colts 45 wounds after an old feud in town.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Associated Press
St. Pierre
Martinique
Kenneth
Moudlage
Basse Pointe
Marcuba
Dominica
Fort de France
Hatcher
Ridley
Devastation in Sheradan After Explosions and Fire
Pittsburg reports scenes in Sheradan that are pitiful with many injured and dead. Fire and explosions destroyed 25 houses near Corks Run tunnel, with losses exceeding 100000 dollars for the railroad company. Two village schoolhouses lie nearly deserted and 22 people are confirmed dead.
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Pittsburg
Sheradan
Hannum
Corks Run
Naptha Disaster at Sheradan Claims Twenty Six Dead
Casualty list from the Sheradan naptha explosion grows with two latest deaths Albert Berry ten and Conrad Fick forty three, bringing deaths to 26 and expected to rise to about forty. Injured exceed 350 as six houses burn and about 1500 other buildings are damaged. Official inquiry planned by Pan Handle officials.
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Pittsburg
Sheradan
Albert Berry
Conrad Fick
Pan Handle Company
Duel Report From Ada North City
In the northern part of the city Tuesday a duel was reported with brief details. The fragment notes a confrontation involving individuals identified as Ada and I. T. No further context or outcomes are provided in the readable text.
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Ada
I. T
Lifeboat Found From Camorta In Bay Of Bengal
A Rangoon dispatch reports a lifeboat from the British steamer Camorta, overdue from Madras, has been recovered in the Bay of Bengal. The Camorta is said to have carried 650 passengers aboard at the time.
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London
Rangoon
Staten Island chemical workers strike for nine hour day
New York May 14. All dead burners employed at chemical factories along Staten Island sound from Elizabethport to Carteret have struck for a nine hour day and higher wages. They have picketed the factories.
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New York
Staten Island Sound
Elizabethport
Carteret
Mangum Trio Arrested in Infant Murder Case
Three Mangum Oklahoma residents have been arrested on charges connected to the murder of an infant. The infant’s mother has reportedly been spirited away.
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Mangum
O. T
Women and Jewels Offer Cough Cure Credit
An advertisement extols jewels as a woman's preference but warns health as the real treasure. It promotes Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a reliable remedy to halt coughing and bronchial disease in early stages and claims it heals bronchial tubes. The ad lists Wilson Jenkins Drug Co Bryan as a seller and mentions Green's Special Almanac.
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G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Bryan
Green
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la Soufriere
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Ayme
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Clement Stokes
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Stewart
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Mr. Scott
Margaret
Mrs. Stokes
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Mate Scott
Filotte
Martinque
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C. G. Parson’s
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MOTTO
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