VOLCANIC CALAMITY TURNS ISLANDS TO RUIN AND FEVER
The text describes Mount Pelee and La Soufriere eruptions near Martinique and St Vincent. It notes widespread destruction in St Pierre, ash and gas clouds, fear of further eruptions, and mass casualties estimated at 28,000 buried or drowned with thousands more on St Vincent. It highlights looting, searches, and international aid sources.
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Mount Pelee
Martinique
St. Vincent
St. Pierre
Fort de France
St. Tierre
Mount
L'eleo
Riviere Blanche
United States
Americans Are the Greatest Nation of Rolling Stones on Earth
A curious study of the U S census asserts Americans are the greatest nation of rolling stones, noting high mobility. It cites 65,843,408 native births with 13,863,651 living in a different state than birth and 10,469,786 foreign born residents, implying substantial migration and a mobility ratio far higher than Europe.
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United States
Europe
Palma Dictates Cuba Policy to Congress
President Palma addresses Cuban Senate outlining aims for stable government, gratitude to the United States, and plans to boost agriculture, education, and railroads. He calls for sugar tariff talks to aid Cuban producers, recognition by more nations, and cordial ties with the United States to resolve political and commercial issues. He stresses unity and preservation of Cuban nationality.
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Cuba
Palma
Republic of the North
Republic of Cuba
United States
Europe
Tie
Republic
Republic of
Great Britain
France
Mexio
Guatemala
Nicaragua
San Domingo
Ecuador
Paraguay
Wealthy Chicago developer shot in mysterious early morning
Daniel Hill, a Morris-born real estate owner and partner at George H. Phillips & Co. on the Chicago Board of Trade, was shot six times in his Monroe Street home. Three bullets struck him, as three masked men burst in, awakening Mrs Hill and escaping before police arrived.
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Chicago
Daniel Hill
Morris, Jr
George H. Phillips & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Norning
Monroe Street
Rail lines expand service and earnings across pathways
FRE Ratermads reports March net earnings of Alton at 241,145. Dining cars on the Lake Shore road will gain electric lighting. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul adds a tourist sleepers line Chicago to St. Paul. Santa Fe raises wages in several departments after concessions to trainmen. Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie Incorporation forms to build Cottage Grove to Cincinnati. Oregon and Southeastern Railway with 1,000,000 capital formed to construct Oregon line. Wabash Continental Limited sets new record Decatur to St. Louis, two minutes faster than before.
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Alton
Lake Shore Road
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
St. Paul
Santa Fe
Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie
Ohio
Cottage Grove
Cincinnati
Oregon and Southeastern Railway Company
Oregon
Wabash “Continental Limited
Decatur
St. Louis
Rochambeau Statue Unveiled in Washington in Duty to France
The unveiling of a bronze replica statue honoring French General Jean Baptiste Donatien Rochambeau took place in Lafayette Square Washington amid a joint American French ceremony. The event celebrated Rochambeau’s role aiding American independence, with diplomats, military leaders, and officials present from both nations. The ceremony followed France’s Vendome memorial and highlighted loans, troop numbers, and the pivotal 1781 campaigns leading to Cornwallis’s surrender and Yorktown’s end.
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Washington
Brent
Lafayette Square
la Beate
War and Navy Departments
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Vendome
France
Horace Porter
Congress
United States
Loubet
Brugere
Fournier
Suhune de Lafayette
Son
de Rochambeau
Yorktown
Louis Svl
Valley Forge
Newport
Col. Rochambeau
Atlantic
Young Rochambeau
Clinton
New York
New Jersey
Western rail earnings buoyed by strong traffic gains
Dun & Co Weekly Review notes coal labor tensions easing but coal strike risk lingers. Railway earnings remain robust, with May reports showing gains around 6 to 10 percent, while iron and steel demand tightens due to fuel and labor issues. Western rails lead, with homebuyers in the northwest faring better than expected as acres planted rise and crop prospects improve.
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Dun & Co
United States
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
Western Railroad
Northwest
National Commodity Prices Across Cities and Storages
A compact market roundup lists cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, and Milwaukee. It records grains including wheat No 2, corn No 2, oats, rye, plus butter eggs potatoes and pork values, showing wide regional ranges and commodity names.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
You can obtain a free Allen's Foot-Ease powder sample by writing to Allen 8, Olmatec, La Roy, N. ., for relief of sweating damp swollen aching feet. The formula eases tight shoes and helps with corns and bunions. available at all druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Olmatec
la Roy
A Promising Fellow Writes U. S. Fiction
Ethel asks if he writes fiction and Johnson confirms he writes mainly I. U.'s works. The exchange hints at literary potential and regional interest in Johnson's writing.
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Ethel
Johnson
Johnson—I
U.’s
Fish Are Hiting Up in Wisconsin and Michigan
Wisconsin and Michigan fishing season info with Chicago connections. Direct rail links via Chicago and North Western Railway, summer rates, ticket agents for details, and free booklets. Contact W B Kniskern in Chicago for information.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Claes
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Kidney Troubles Prominent Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Louise M Gibson of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound with curing long standing kidney troubles and related pains after trying numerous medicines. She notes six bottles and Pills improved her health and energy significantly. The ad invites readers to write Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
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Louise M. Gibson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Pinssaw
Louise Gruson
Langley Ave
Chicago
Ill
Mia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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E. Dompavan
Madison Street
KG. Thompson
P. & T. A. Union Depot
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Fort
Mami Thompson
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