Mont Pelee Eruptions Trigger Panic in Caribbean Districts
Great flashes lit the Mont Pelee summit last night with thick red clouds and bursts of light. Cinders showered for about twenty minutes, alarming residents in Lorraine Margot Saint Marie La Trinite and nearby areas as volcanic activity continued from Saint Vincent to Barbadoes.
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Barbadoes
St. Vincent
Fort de France
Mont Pelee
Lorraine
Margot
Saint Marie
la Trinite
Potomac reports La Soufriere quiet on St Lucia
A St Thomas dispatch says the U S government vessel Potomac has returned from St Vincent with news that La Soufriere volcano on St Lucia is quiet. The report is dated May 16.
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St. Thomas
D. W
Island
St. Lucia
Potomac
St. Vincent
Dust Cloud Reaches Jamaica From St Vincent News
A Barbadoes report states that about 2,000,000 tons of volcanic dust from St Vincent have fallen over Kingston and Jamaica. The dust is settling in the island’s highest atmospheric layers.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Barbadoes, B. W. J
St. Vincent
Relief Work in France and Martinique Sympathy Drive
Paris reports provincial France has mobilized for Martinique relief with towns raising funds and passing resolutions of sympathy. The government places collection boxes in post offices and has bought a substantial stock of supplies for the sufferers.
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France
Paris
Martinique
Chicago Ministers Appeal To Aid West Indies Sufferers
Chicago clergy committee representing many churches asks all congregations in Chicago and Illinois to donate next Sunday's offerings to the general fund for Martinique relief. Contributions should go to John J. Mitchell, president of Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, appointed treasurer by President Roosevelt. The Chicago Martinique relief fund totals 5262 dollars.
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Chicago
West Indies
State of Illinois
John J. Mitchell
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Roosevelt
Refugees Reach Fort de France After Martinique Crisis
Commander McLean reports six thousand refugees at Fort de France and three thousand at Kingstown. In Martinique and St. Vincent many perished, others lack food and water. Relief is difficult over large areas, with mortality reducing the feeding load. Also, Sterling arrives at Fort de France with stores from San Juan.
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Washington, D. C
Moody
McLean
Cincinnati
Fort de France
Kingstown
Martinique
St. Vincent
St. Pierre
Sterling
San Juan
Ort de France
Death toll from St Vincent eruption climbs high
Kingston St Vincent May 17 A correspondent reports from the devastated island district after a 40 mile horseback trek to within five miles of La Soufriere crater ash covers the area Death estimates reach 1700 with about 13360 bodies already interred The northern district is buried under ashes averaging 18 inches deep Georgetown areas show ruined crops and no green vegetation The mass casualty figure reflects the ongoing disaster and widespread destruction
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Kingston
St. Vincent
Associated Press
la Soufriere Crater
Georgetown
Get Your Share Emulsion Ad Targets Many Races
An advertisement urges all races to obtain their daily food share and promotes Scott s Emulsion as a strengthening healer for flesh loss from disease or worry. It claims the product nourishes both young and old and offers a free sample. Scott & Bowne, Chomiets, 409 Pearl Stylets.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Volcanic disaster overwhelms Martinique survivors and looting
After a violent eruption, Need of Food relief grows with 4,000 destitute and 100 injured in Georgetown Hospital. Indefatigable ferries 25 tons of supplies to aid victims as Sir Robert Llewellyn oversees relief. Many killed by flying grit and collapsing roofs. refugees flood Fort de France while looting spreads at St Pierre amid political strife.
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Georgetown
Trinidad
Merce
Windward Islands
Sir Robert Llewellyn
Mont Pelee Still Burning In Martinique Aftermath
May 16 report from St Thomas states Danish cruiser Valkyrien rescued about 600 people from the north side of Martinique and ferried them to Fort de France after leaving St Pierre at noon on the 14th. The British steamer Roraima was burning and appeared aground. Mont Pelee continued to smoke as St Pierre lay in Pompeii like ruin. volcanic dust was tossed about seven miles high.
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Mont Pelee
St. Thomas
Valkyrien
Martinique
Fort de France
St. Pierre
Roraima
Pompeii
Censure of President Roosevelt by State Labor Federation
In Cedar Rapids on May 18 the State Federation of Labor censured President Roosevelt over his January 31 executive order forbidding US employees from soliciting pay raises or influencing legislation. The assembly also thanked the president for pardoning James Haddow, jailed in Lynchburg, Virginia for violating a federal injunction related to union organizing in mines.
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Cedar Rapids
State Federation
Jabor
Rosevelt
United States
Washington
Congress
United Mine Worker
Lynchburg
Fugitives Arrive in Montreal Amid Extradition Hearings
Tug Spray bearing Colonel Gaynor Captain Greene and a detective reached Montreal on May 16. They were taken to the Windsor hotel as Quebec detectives lawyers and Mrs. Gaynor arrived. Green and Gaynor faced Extradition Commissioner Lafontaine and were remanded until Monday without bail.
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Montreal
Spray
Colonel Gaynor
Greene
Windsor
Quebec
Gaynor
Green
Lafontaine
Steamship Arrivals Noted in European Ports
Steamship movements list arrivals and origins including New York to Campania ships from Liverpool and Queenstown, Norge from Copenhagen and Christiania, Auguste Victoria from Hamburg, Antwerp to Switzerland from Philadelphia, Moltke from New York, Sylvania from Boston, Queenstown to Aubania via New York for Liverpool, Genoa to Vancouver from Boston bound for Naples and Alexandria.
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New York
Campania
Liverpool
Queenstown
Norge
Copenhagen
Christiana
Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Antwerp
Switzerland
Philadelphia
Moltke
Sylvania
Boston
Aubania
Genoa
Vancouver
Naples
Alexandria
Six Rounds To Draw In Milwaukee Bout
Tommy Cody of New York and Charley Neary of Milwaukee fought six rounds to a draw. Harry Fagin of Chicago won the decision over Harry Failer of Milwaukee. Johnny Stone defeated Maurice Sayers in Chicago on May 16. Edward Merrill of Beloit College was exonerated from professionalism taint by the Inter-Collegiate Conference Athletic association committee.
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Harry Fagin
Harry Failer
Milwaukee
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Wis
Tommy Cody
New York
Charley Neary
Johnny Stone
Maurice Sayers
Edward Merrill
Beloit College
Inter-Collegiate Conference Athletic Association
Wisconsin Defeats Illinois In Close Track Meet
The Wisconsin team beat Illinois 58 to 54 in Urbana on May 16 as 11 Illinois marks and one collegiate record fell Rodman threw 120 feet 6 inches to win the discus Keator took the broad jump at 22 feet 11 inches Frees won the low hurdles in 25.25 seconds Rothgeb set a new Illinois record in the shot put at 40 feet 4 inches. Wisconsin set new marks in almost every event.
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Urbana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Rodman
Rothgeb
Keator
Chicagoans Win Tennis Doubles in Dual Match
The University of Chicago tennis team won the doubles in the Chicago versus Wisconsin dual today. Relfield and Proctor defeated Helmholz and Brie 8-6 6-0 8-6. Bingham and Nelson beat Seaman and Morley 8-6 4-6 4-?
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Wisconsin
Relfield and Proctor
Helmholz
Brie
Bingham
Nelson
Seaman
Morley
Johnson knocks out Jeffries in fifth round
Los Angeles report May 16 says heavyweight Jack Johnson defeated Jack Jeffries by knockout in the fifth round of their bout.
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Jack Jeffries
Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Johnson
TO CONVERT THE CHILDREN
The Presbyterian general assembly debated Sabbath observance and set a Friday special order. Speakers praised evangelistic gifts from Rev. John H. Conyers and Rev. Maltbie D. Babcock and urged ministers to devote part of Sunday services to children. An evangelistic meeting followed with Sabbath school missionaries presenting.
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New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
John B. Shaw
West End Presbyterian Church
John H. Conyers
Wilton Merle Smith
Maltbie D. Babcock
Brick Presbyterian Church
William H. Tower
South Framingham
Mass
E. F. Knickerbocker
Nebraska
A. P. Ferguson
Iowa
Joseph Brown
Wisconsin
Women’s Missionary Society reports record yearly gifts
In New York on May 16 the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions treasurer announced receipts of 415,069 for the past year, the largest annual contribution to date. Secretary Young reported 89,330 raised for missions during the year as delegates gave addresses.
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Women’s Missionary Society
New York
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions
Young
People’s Department
Tale of Indian Lothario Spring View Neb
In Neb May 16, a sensational trial unfolds as Joseph Boucher stands accused of killing John Belleiste, son of a French explorer and frontiersman. Belleiste’s mother was Spotted Tail’s granddaughter, and Belleiste had mentored a mixed blood maiden who eloped with Boucher, sparking a duel where Boucher fired first and Belleiste fell. If convicted, some say Indians may seek to rescue him.
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Spring View
Neb
Joseph Boucher
Cooper
Boucher
Custer
John Belleiste
Belleiste
Spotted Tail
Bel- Jeiste
Had Dolliver Speak First
A delegation of churchmen asked Senator Hanna to attend a function as a drawing card. They offered Dolliver to speak first and Hanna would speak briefly. Hanna objected to giving a long talk and proposed Dolliver speak first to fill the program, sparing him from lengthy remarks.
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Dolliver
Hanna
Purgatory
Washington Times
Women Endured Pain While Men Missed Suffering
In the Chinese atrocity story era women drew pity while men remained blind to suffering. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is promoted as a remedy to restore regularity, heal inflammation and ulcers, and strengthen weak women. A Uniontown, Pennsylvania reader testimonial praises the treatment, urging sick people to consult Dr. Pierce privately by letter.
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China
Pierce
Alice L. Holmes
Coolspring St
Uniontown
Dr. Pierce
Notable Fire Fatalities and Legal News Across Cities
In Shrewsbury Massachusetts Mrs. George Buck aged 75 and Mrs. Hannah Cummings aged 180 died in home fires. Mrs. Carrie Nation received 30 days in jail and a $100 fine in Topeka for bar fixture vandalism. John Jacobson family perished in Laurel fire. a clerk and a child suffered severe burns. An Emperor of China near Nan-Yuan faced a non injurious bullet. Delaware College suspensions prompted widespread student abstention. A Leavenworth tragedy killed Lahboda and Harvey Clay. Detroit arraigned William Jones for murder of George Heywood. Tuskegee Institute received its largest gift from Robert Baptist. A manslaughter conviction of Dumprope in Emporia. New York coal dealers raise prices amid strike.
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George Buck
Hannah Cummings
Shrewsbury
Mass
William Snyder
Jacobson
Perion
Laurel
Pekin
Nan-Yuan
Orange Judd
Delaware College of Newark
Del
Henry Lahboda
Harvey Clay
Leavenworth
Kan
William M. Jones
George T. Heywood
Recorders Court
Detroit
Mich
Tuskegee Institute
Robert F. Baptist
Galway
Booker T. Washington
Baptist
Virginia
James H. Humnprope
George Crowley
Emporia
Kani
Neosho River
Dumprope
New York
Trade review notes crop gains and wage advances in 1902
Bradstreet's review highlights favorable crop advices except winter wheat, improved rains boosting western demand for fall delivery, and a mixed outlook as last year's bumper crop fades. Wheat and corn exports rise alongside higher railroad earnings, while produce prices fall and dairy remains weak. Bank clearings drop 30.8 percent versus last year.
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New York
Bradstreet
Hubbard Tells Tale Of A Gamin And A Dime
The Philadelphia Times notes Elbert Hubbard, editor of the Philistine, tells a new tale about a grime stained boy who asks for a dime after washing his face. Hubbard offers the coin, but the boy refuses and mockingly tells him to keep it and get a haircut.
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Elbert Hubbard
The
Philistine
Philadelphia Times
Gamin
Mr. Hubbard
Warpath Frolic Sparks Early Hostilities
Fragmentary dialogue shows a dispute over a scar and security for a loan escalating into promised confrontation. The exchange depicts tension between speakers with accusations of Indian giver and Pawnee alias as a pause before active hostilities begin.
Dun's May summary of industry and trade conditions
Dun's summarizes May business in weather, wages, crop prospects, rail profits, and mill activity. It notes damp, cold crops. payroll strength in Pittsburgh boosting retail trade. woolen mills resuming. rail earnings up 6.2 percent from early May last year and 19.9 percent vs 1900. dry goods demand for fall and next spring. steady cotton goods domestic trade with dull exports. woolen deliveries rising. staple men’s wear and mid-grade woolens strongest. Exports for ten months remain the heaviest on record. weekly exports total 3,499,464 bushels with flour included. corn gains on light receipts. planting progress slow. U.S. weekly failures 228 versus 177 a year ago.
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New York
United States
Danville Ex-Alderman’s Son Keeps Odd Menagerie
The son of ex-Alderman Guiner resumes a home menagerie on North Franklin Street with a cat two kittens and two groundhogs. The mother cat adopted the groundhogs and shares affection among all five youngsters. Ex-Alderman Guiner says the family seems the happiest in town after watching them for several days.
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Danville
Guiner
Franklin Street
Gunner
Western town sparks exchange on train smoking compartment
A town resident and a visitor argued aboard a Western express train in a tense exchange. The smoker challenged a man from the town, boasting about changes since the latter moved away two weeks earlier, and the conversation revealed pride and tension in a small frontier setting.
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Western Express
Soldiering Under Col Bryan in Cuba Campaign
Washington Post recounts William Jennings Bryan visiting Nebraska and Mississippi regiments in Jacksonville Florida. Bryan inspects the Mississippi unit, a Mississippi rifleman rushes out to greet him, calls him Moses of the Democratic party, and expresses pride in Mississippi’s support.
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Col. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Jacksonville
Fla
Cuba
Gilson Willetts
New York
Releigh Hotel
Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Moses
Democratic Party
The Picture Show Duel Over Dobbley Picture
In a New York Times chat, Swift teases critics about Dobbley's latest film. The joke centers on a wrecked sailors image on a barren island and a tongue in cheek title No Sale from Day to Day.
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Swift
Dobbley
New York Times
Collapse at La Tuerida College in Spain
A college building collapsed on Friday in La Tuerida Spain burying many pupils. A doctor and five children died in the incident.
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la Tuerida
Spain
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