Destructive St Vincent Eruption Worsens Death Toll
A correspondent reports 1700 dead estimated with about 1300 buried as the St Vincent eruption devastates the island. Ash covers Georgetown and Kingstown, crops ruined, 5000 destitute expected, 100 injured in hospital, 25 tons of supplies from the Indefatigable, relief efforts under Sir Robert Llewellyn.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
Associated Press
St. Vincent
Martinique
Georgetown
Wreck of St Pierre Described by Danish Cruiser Officer
An officer from the Danish cruiser Val Kyrien reports leaving St Thomas May 9 and witnessing St Pierre’s burning near Martinique. Ash clouds, detonations, and dense ash rain followed. many bodies, mostly white, floated at sea. Rescue operations from three ships saved 600 people and brought them to Fort de France.
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St. Thomas
Val Kyrien
Martinique
Associated Cross
St. Pierre
Suchet
Pouver-Quertier
le Precheur
Hameau Des Sabines
Fort de France
Soufriere Volcano Eruption Sparks Noxious Vapors and Refugee Crisis
Reports from Kingston and Austin describe the Soufriere crater releasing dangerous vapors and ongoing tremors. The Stroking fallout threatens health with rising sickness and decayed bodies in Carib districts, while refugees receive limited aid. Nearby Pilot Knob near Austin is noted as an extinct volcano with historic lava flows and potential for further activity.
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Carib Country
Austin
Mount Pelee
Pilot Knob
Texas
Rio Grande
Alarm Over Colima Volcano Flares and Earthquakes
Residents of Colima state report the volcano smoking and the nearby mountain area shaken by many slight earthquakes. Farmers express fear as activity increases.
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Colima
City of Mexico
Conference creates 11 member team for church insurance
Dallas May 16 The Methodist general conference orders an 11 member committee to reside near Louisville Kentucky to prepare a plan for church insurance Reports on church extension revivals and the order of deaconesses Cairo Illinois moves from Illinois to the St Louis conference
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Dallas
Methodist General Conference
Louisville
Cairo
Ills
Illinois
St. Louis
Collapse at Le Lerida College Buries Pupils
A college building in Le Lerida collapsed on May 16, burying many pupils. The director and five children died in the disaster.
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Barcelona
le Lerida
Brain Food Nonsense and Diet Advice Promoted
Advertisement argues against specialized foods for body parts and urges a general well balanced diet. It promotes Green's August Flower as a tonic to aid digestion, liver function, blood purification and vitality, offered by Wilson Jenkins Drug Co. and Dr G G Greens remedies.
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G. G. Greens
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Green
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