American Relief for Martinique Urgently Needed
May 14 report from Martinique indicates thousands of refugees require provisions within ten days. Navy ships Potomac and Buffalo stand by for relief efforts as Commander McLean aids Fort de France and Mt Vincent, with Consul Ayme confirming food is imperative for about 50,000 refugees.
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Washington
Lieutenant McCormack
Potomac
Navy Department
Martinique
McLean
Cincinnati
Fort de France
Mt. Vincent
Admiral Barker
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Consul Ayme
Dixie sails with relief for St Pierre and St Vincent
Washington confirms the Dixie departed for Martinique loaded with stores medicine tents tools and relief supplies for survivors in St Pierre and St Vincent. Officials warn the disaster may be worse than reported with thousands dead and ongoing fears of further volcanic eruptions across the West Indies.
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Washington
Dixie
Martinique
St. Pierre
St. Vincent
Navy Departments
State Department
British West Indies
West India Chain of Islands
London
Llewellyn
Windward Islands
Robin Rock
Georgetown
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Granada
Dinner for Reid Attended by Senators in New York
New York May 14 Senators LePew and Platt arrived from Washington to attend a dinner tonight at the Union League Club honoring Whitelaw Reid the special envoy to the court of St James for the coronation ceremonies next month.
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New York
Lepew and Plattt
Washington
Union League Club
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St. James
Minister Convicted of Second Degree Murder
William Follett, a minister in Emporia Kansas, was convicted of second degree murder for shooting to death Isiah Edmundson, his deacon, in defense of his home. He faces a prison sentence of two to five years. The notice concludes with an unrelated ad for the Wyoming Dental Company.
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Emporia, Kas
William Follett
Isiah Edmundson
St Vincent Eruption Devastates Island and Roraima Survivors
Castries and London reports describe Soufriere erupting with massive smoke and fire. Death toll projected around two thousand as ash, lava, and famine threaten Martinique refugees. Relief efforts grow, with US funds and a national relief drive led by Cordelius Bliss.
Conference of 99 in Session on Coal Miners Strike
Hazelton May 4. The conference of ninety nine to decide whether 150000 coal miners and associates shall continue the strike is in session. President Mitchell reportedly supports a strike but avoids public view. Secret sessions run from 1 to 2 pm with credentials contests possible.
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Hazelton
Mitchell
Hezelton
Committee On
Beef trust troubles loom as ICC opens probe
Chicago and Omaha report tensions over rates cited by the Chicago livestock exchange alleging discriminations by the beef trust and railroads. The Cudahy Packing Co. ships two and a half million pounds of canned meat for South Africa to be loaded on 1 200 cars from 25 000 cattle. Former President Kruger sends eight thousand francs for Martique relief while US officials pursue the Al Gabrin case as Mrs Gabrin nears potential indictment.
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Chicago
Interstate State Commerce Commission
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Beef Trust
Omaha
Cudahy Packing Company
South Africa
Gas Company Secures Non-Union Labor
Chicago telegram notes United Gas company hired many non union workers to replace strikers. Gas supply risk averted while a prolonged, hard battle is expected ahead.
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Chicago
United Gas Company
Builders Lock Out 4000 Workers in Washington
Washington May 14 The Master Builders Association locked out 4000 workmen to counteract efforts to enroll them in the American Federation of Labor.
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Master Builders’ Association
Federation of Labor
Washington
Master Builders Association
American Federation of Labor
Suchet Bringing Supplies to Barbadoes Refugees
Governor Hodgson confirms dispatches report Suchet cruiser carrying refugees is gathering food supplies for Barbadoes. No wounded at St Petre. Urgent need for provisions. Estimated 2,000,000 tons of dust from St Vincent fell in the Barbadoes.
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London
Hodgson
Barbadoes
Preas
Martinique
Suchet
St. Petre
Barbaloes
Looting of Dead as French Troops Move in Fort de France
A small French detachment struggles to enter the ruined city as looting begins. The Potomac arrests five colored men and one white man found with coin and jewelry from the dead, handing them to the Suchet for punishment. Supplies arrive from the ship for Martinique, including cod fish and flour. Cremation crews report few corpses found due to burial under lava in Mont Pelee victims’ quarters.
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Fort de France
Potomac
B. B. McCormick
Deed Transfers Grayrocks Ranch in Wyoming
In the clerk's office a deed records Mrs Hattie Phillips transferring her Grayrocks Wyoming ranch to Mrs Minnie L McCormick for 2000 dollars. Also noted a bounty entry for five coyotes and the district court set for May 26 for preliminary docket calls including the Horn case.
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Hattie Phillips
Grayrocks
Wyo
Minnie L. McCormick
Personal mentions from a Wyoming visit roundup
Earl Malloy is home from a western visit. Mrs. W. C. Francis is home from a visit to Chicago friends. Mrs. J. A. Van Dreilel returned from a southern trip on last night's train. Mrs. Albert Herrod is home from an extended visit with friends in the east. Colonel J. M. Sanno of the Eighteenth Infantry returned last night from a Denver trip. Attorney C. E. Carpenter of Laramie and E. H. Fourt of Lander are in the city on legal business. Dwight Williams returned to Omaha this morning after visiting his brother Perry Williams. Superintendent ?, EB. Tarbill returned this morning from a trip to the central portion of the state.
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W. C. Francis
Chicago
J. A. van Dreilel
Albert Herrod
J. M. Sanno
Eighteenth Infantry
Denver
C. E. Carpenter
Laramie
E. H. Fourt
Lander
Dwight Williams
Omaha
Perry Williams
EB. Tarbill
Peculiar mark of lava at St Pierre volcano
Fort de France May 14 The lava path from Mont Pelee left a strange trace along the shore where ships rode, while the fort and adjacent areas of St Pierre were buried under thick cinders. Only one man escaped the jet from the juried lava flow and the town’s unburied carcasses emit a near intolerable stench described in dispatches.
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Fort de France
St. Pierre
Jand
St.Pierre
Mont Pelee
Woman's Story of Horror Aboard the Roraima
Clara King recounts the doomed voyage on the British steamer Roraima. Margaret Stokes, 0 years, daughter of the late Clement Stokes of New York, her mother, a 4 year old brother, and a 3 year old sister were aboard bound for hospital treatment. The child survived while others perished.
Steamer Camerwota Disaster Reported Off India
The lifeboat from the steamer Camerwota, bound for Madras, was found empty. The vessel was nine days overdue and believed to have sunk with 05 souls aboard.
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Tagoon
India
Boer leaders depart for Vereeniging peace conference
In Harrismith Orange River Colony commandants Weasels Bauer Jacobs Louis Botha Brand and other Boer leaders left today for Vereeniging to hold a peace conference. In Rome Monsignor Grandren apostolic vicar of the Orange River colony assured the Pope that peace in South Africa is most probable.
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Harrismith
Orange River Colony
Weasels
Bauer
Jacobs
Louis
Botha
Brand
Vereening
Rome
Monsignor Grandren
South Africa
Woolley to Lecture at Figat Methodist Tonight
John G. Woolley arrived aboard No 5 and will deliver his famous lecture My Own Country at the Figat Methodist Church tonight. The talk is free and open to all.
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John G. Woolley
Figat Methodist Church
Railroad Assessments Debated by Colorado Board
Willard Teller, representing Colorado railroads, urged lower assessments before the state board of equalization. He attacked taxing railroads on stock and bond values as unfair and inconsistent with progressive states, advocating reform in valuation methods.
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Denver
Willard Teller
Railroads
Colorado
State Board of Equalization
Notice on Manure Dumping in Cheyenne Alleys
Notice prohibits dumping or depositing manure in Cheyenne alleys under city chapter 20. It also bans accumulation of manure in stables, garrets, or corrals for more than four weeks. City Marshal BK Ingalls warns strict compliance. date May 12, 108. An ad promises fast results in Lead, or.
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Cheyenne
Garda
Corrala
Cheyenne Area Weather Forecast and Observations
The forecast notes showers and thunderstorms expected Thursday in Cheyenne and nearby areas. A high pressure system covers the lake region with cool conditions and frosts reported. a low pressure center sits over Utah with no rainfall west of the Rockies except along the Pacific coast. Local data show 24 hour max 63, min 48, precip 0.24 inches. W.8. Palmer, Section Director.
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Cheyenne
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Utah
Rockies
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Palmer
Fatal shooting at Ben Watkin’s anloon over Nell Watkins jealousy
Early yesterday at Medicine Row F. E B. Riley a California gambler shot and fatally wounded Sam Johnson known as Section Sam after a quarrel in a saloon. Johnson died from two abdominal wounds while Riley, uninjured, was placed in custody. A New England supper and dance follow at A. C. UW. W. hall in Priday with supper 25 cents and dance 26 cents.
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Ben Watkin
Anloon
Medicine Row
F. E B. Riley
California
Sam Johnson
Nell Watkins
Hanna
Johnson
Riley
Cus
Toy
New England
Woman's Relief Corps
A. C. UW. W. Hall
Priday
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