Martinique Relief Efforts Amid Evacuations From Mount Pelee
The Martinique governor approves relief payments and transport to France or colonies for islanders with destinations. Fort de France faces mass exodus as Mont Pelee erupts with ongoing uncertainty about future outbursts. Refugees flee to Dominica St Lucia and Gaude while trade and business halt. United States vessels deliver supplies and officials praise American aid. Meanwhile St Vincent's Soufriere remains active with thousands displaced and ongoing reconstruction.
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Castries
Luela
st.Pierred Martinlyuy
Mont Pelee
Fort de France 5
Guidter
Martinique
Fort de France
Maytinique
Ort de France
Gaude
Joupe
Dominica
St. Lucia
Port de France
United States
Clacionadl
Luckenbach
Porto Mico
Antabelle
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
W.H. Corwine
Roosevelt
Angelo Hellprin
Corwine
L'Huerte
Admiral Ser- Fan
Admiral Sergan
Robert T. HI
George Kennan
Aki Epa
Girls Try "Later Cure" at Eisendrath Glova Plant
Chicago strikers at the Eisendrath Gloval Company plant used the water cure on a girl worker to force her not to return until the strike ends. They held her under a fountain with water running down her back until she pledged to stay away from the factory during negotiations.
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Eisendrath Gloval Company
Chicago
Laura Howard
Lydia E. Pinkhoom
Laura Howe
Newberry Ave
Drought in Australia Devastates Stock and Lives
Sydney reports a seven year drought in Australia causing $75,000,000 in losses to 1809 stock. Unemployed men move to cities for relief while interior transport collapses as fodder costs explode. Sheep die, rabbits starve, and wildlife suffer. many swagmen and sundowners found dead along roads.
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London
Sydnacy
Daily Malt
Australia
Drouth
Northern Rivers
New South Wales
Riverina
Queensland
Lhd
Swagmien
Enormous Farm Values Across Counties and Nations Report
Census Bureau notes no complete state report on agricultural statistics. Chickasaw nation leads in farms count. Cherokee and Choctaw nations follow. Crow reservation tops farm area. Cherokee Nation leads improved farm area. Cook County Illinois has highest land and buildings value. Lancaster leads in buildings value and gross income. Chickasaw Nation heads livestock value. Lancaster again tops farm products value.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
United States
Indian Territory
Lancaster County
Orangeburg County
N. C
Crow Indian Reservation
Montana
Cherokee Nation
Cook County
Chickasaw Nation
McLane County
Ill
Nys
Bribery Indictments Reported by Toledo Grand Jury
Toledo Grand Jury returns fifteen indictments after weeks of municipal corruption probes. Moses R. Braley city attorney, D Eckert Traction Company claim agent, and several others including Tom Porter and T S Dawson face multiple counts for bribery tied to city franchises and legislation. Jury hopes to round up more suspects before adjournment.
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Toledo
Ohio
Moses R. Bralley
K. D. Eckert
Traction Company
Tom Porter
Board of Equalization
T. 8. Dawson
George Steper
Fred J. Young
Mike Howard
Escape Rage at Stark County Workhouse Ends in Fatal Wounds
In Canton Ohio George Jacob an ex guard and guard Warner Stone were shot during an escape attempt by Charles Giganti at Stark County Workhouse. Giganti seized a revolver and opened fire wounding Stone fatally and perforing, while another prisoner and guard fought to halt the escape as Canton police arrived.
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Canton
Ohio
George Jacob
Warner Stone
Charles Gigant
Stark County
Giganti
Gigant
George Jacov
Stone
Canton Polic
Paris lynches Abe A Witherup for murder of William Grow
Abe A Witherup was lynched after admitting the killing of William Grow in a quarrel. He was seized by a mob from the sheriff and deputies, bodies battered with hammers, and shots fired. Also reported: a Tennessee deputy and brother arrested for counterfeiting. Polish anti pardon appeal rejected. unrelated local crimes noted.
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Paris
Abe
Witherup
Williamn
Your Grow
Prominent Figures Noted in Obits and Honors
Henry A Uavemeyer gives 20000 to Bryn Mawr College. Archbishop Corrigan’s will filed in New York City. Bret Harte’s influence praised by the London Spectator. Bishop William Taylor of the Methodist Episcopal Church dies at Palo Alto California born May 2 1821 Rockbridge County Virginia.
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Henry A. Uavemeyer
Bryn Mawr College
Carl Schurz
Berlin
Archbishop Corrigan
New York City
Hs Holdings
Bret Harte
Eixty
London Spectator
Alfonso
Lord Kelvin
England
John Im Long
Coghlan
Perth
Philadelphia
M. de Witte
Russhin Imperia
Font
Celoun
William Taylor
Methodist Episcopal Church
Africa
Palo Alto
Cal
Tony Minese
Rockbridge County
Virginia
Foblas
Statue Unveiling Honors Rochambeau in Lafayette Park
Representatives of France and the United States gathered in Lafayette Park opposite the White House for the unveil ing of the Court de Rochambeau statue. President Roosevelt, the cabinet, diplomats, and French officials attended as two brigades of troops honored the ceremony with music by the Marine Band and the Gaylord battleship band.
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Washington, D. C
Court de Rochambeau
America
Washington
Tafayette Park
White House
General Lafayette
France
Rochambeau
Tnooservelt Delives
Senator Lodge
Porter
M. Cambon
Ine
8. M. BR. Young
Marine
Gaylors
Marseilles
D. J. Stafford
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Findings Disapproved in Walter Day Court Martial
General Chaffee disapproved the court martial findings for Major L W T Walter and Lieutenant Tolin H A Day of the Marine Corps for executing natives of Samar without trial. He cites unlawful retaliation and questions why the court did not convict Walter on minor offenses while approving most acquittals. Day’s case is discussed with emphasis on obedience to orders and the duty to uphold the country’s honor.
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Samar
Waller
Afajor Waller
Sith
Smith
Major Waller
Day
Chaffee
Hay
United States
Washington Notes and Society and Labor Observations
A garbled Washington society fragment notes a Bishop Satterley event, a cancelled reception, and a French Embassy soiree. It cites Martha Washington on a U.S. stamp and reports varied labor union activity from across the U.S. including Chicago gas workers and Cleveland textile unions, plus wage changes and rail layoffs.
Executive orders curb General Miles amid Army leadership row
Washington decision overturns Miles acting as Secretary of War in his absence and shifts Adjutant General duties to Lieutenant Colonel Andrewes while Ward loses acting rights. Roosevelt rescinds McKinley era orders empowering Miles and clarifies duty assignments during official absences at Army headquarters. Secretary of War and Assistant Secretary absent from Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Root
Miles
McKinley
Acts
Washington
Thomis F. Ward
George Andrews
Ward
Miles Ling
Corbin
Secrary Sanger
Boat
Annapolis
John C. Scofield
War Department
Treasury
Colonel Ward
Army Headquarters
Mi¢s
Jn Hia Oles
Ie Lientenant
Andrewe
Lord Pauncefote Dead In Washington Embassy Tragedy
The Venerable Lord Pauncefote, British Ambassador to the United States, died in Washington D C after months of asthma and gout. President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay acted with sympathy, as tributes from London and diplomats followed. The report notes the first ambassador to the US and the ceremonial reactions at the British Embassy and White House.
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Washington, D. C
Lord Pauncefote
United States
State Department
Applomate
Ujion Bela
Mary Hay
Enimesy
Hay
Marquis of Lansdowne
London
Presitvat
Tord
Rochambeau
White House
Loni Pauncefote
Waa
von Holleben
Pau
Prices and goods from a regional dairy and produce market
A dense listing of dairy products, meats, fruits, vegetables, and grains with prices by quart, barrel, and per hundred pounds. Items include creamery quality butter, state dairy products, beans and peas, berries, poultry, vegetables, beeswax, maple syrup, flour, lard, and live stock with scattered state and regional references.
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Tuba
NBA
State
Penn
Lima
Cal
Baldwin
Roxbury
Ruesel
Tive Loultiy
Pacific Court
Adda
Kita
N.Y
N.C
V.e.ee
Negro Burned at Stake in Lansing Texas Tale of Torture
In Lansing Texas a man named Dudley Mor Rin was reportedly burned at a stake after confessing to assaulting Mrs. MelKay wife of a section foreman. A posse with bloodhounds pursued him from Mount Pleasant to Lansing before he was set alight near the courthouse en route to a vigilante punishment.
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Dallas
Texas
Dudley Mor. Rin
Melay
Lansing
Fallville
MelKay
Goodby
Eeetion House
Italy
Near Mount Pleasantly
Morgan Wes
Presbyterian Assembly Revises Confession of Faith
The Presbyterian General Assembly nearly unanimously adopted a six year report to revise the Confession of Faith, aiming to remove confusion and fatalism charges, clarifying the church’s view on humanity and sin while reaffirming essential doctrines. The session also notes a separate Antichrist view about the Pope and reports on Cuban recognition.
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Presbyterian_anariably
New York City
Presbyterian General Assembly
Earth
Barth
Fossdon
Oleo Law Enforced Raises Creamery Prices by Four Cents
The new oleo law goes into effect causing potential price rises across the butter market as packers plan to contract to take entire creamery output. Armour and Swift are involved with other meat packers showing interest. cattle, hogs, and sheep prices surge amid car shortages and strong demand. Business failures rise in the US and Canada. spring crop outlook improves. large apple crop anticipated with limited peaches. industrial activity remains clouded by miner strikes. overall trade shows active demand and high iron output.
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Washington
Treasure Department
Armour and Swift
Wheat reserves questioned amid corn shortage and export trends
The report notes wheat reserves are not above average despite a large crop of 101 and discusses how corn crop shortages and Meressed export patterns affect local wheat consumption and farm stocks.
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Barger
Corn Prices Rise Slightly On Week Amid Mixed Demand
Corn prices show a small net gain for the week as steady demand for feed use supports values. Positive crop prospects and favorable futures hints bolster the outlook, with market sentiment remaining cautious but optimistic about the harvest season.
Hospital Secrets and Diamond Forging Snippets
An assortment of readings on Peruna endorsements and medical notices, diamond evaluation tips, a rare anglerfish catch, weather and accident stats, and notes on Chinese height gains. Includes a Philadelphia Record market remark and a watchmaking gear tally from a late 19th century page.
Fragmented 19th Century miscellany and ads
A collage of antiquated anecdotes, notices, and product pitches. The text ranges from a Paris church relic story and a Sydney coal shipment note to a toy Napoleonic army display and a medical cough cure advertisement.
Dean Mus PreacAm Health Claim
A garbled reminiscence details past illness and current health, mentioning chronic pains dizziness and improved wellbeing. The fragment implies a personal testimonial about recovery and health transformation.
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Dean Mus
PreacAm
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