Massive Mont Pelee eruption devastates Martinique villages
Reports from Castries say Mont Pelee roared at 9 PM Saturday sending ash showers and a deadly tidal wave sweeping Le Carbet and Morne Rouge. About 200 lives feared lost with widespread destruction to northern districts as Fort de France braces for evacuees.
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le Carbet
Fort de France
Castries
Korone
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Morne Rouge
St. Vinent
St. Pierre
Lorrain
Basse Pointe
Mont Peleer
Martiniique
Great loss of life in gale off Port Elizabeth
Eighteen vessels mostly sailing craft driven ashore by a Cape Town gale at Port Elizabeth. Five wrecked with all crew lost. Two tugs foundered and about a score of lighters ashore. Sir John Gordon Sprigg warned the loss of life could be enormous as daylight revealed ships scattered along An goa bay. Fifty bodies washed ashore.
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Cape Town
Port Elizabeth
John Gordon Sprigg
House of Assembly
Angoa Bay
Japanese Island Devastated by Volcanic Eruption
Yokohama reports the Japanese cruiser Takachio inspected Tori shima after a volcanic eruption last month. The island was utterly destroyed with no survivors found. Over 150 people were killed.
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Yokohama
Takachio
Torishima
Earthquake Fatalities Hit Gubbio in Perugia Province
Earth tremors struck Gubbio causing house collapses in Perugia. Three people died and many were injured as aftershocks continued through the day.
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Rome
Gubbio
Perugia
Five Killed In Freight Wreck
Five men are reported killed in a freight wreck on the Rock Island railway at Randolph Missouri station ten miles east of Kansas City.
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Kanas City
Rock Island
Randolph
Here
Balloon wrecked in storm above Pike's Peak
Three Denver aeronauts Thomas Baldwin Percy Hudson and C L Sherman were forced to abandon water provisions and instruments as their balloon was driven over Pike's Peak in a fierce storm. After a day without word a telegram confirmed the craft wrecked twenty miles north of Florence Colorado. All three occupants were bruised and frostbitten but not seriously harmed.
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Denver
Pike’s Peak
Florence
Thomas Baldwin
Percy Hudson
C. L. Sherman
Florence Strikes Paralyze City as Soldiers Restore Order
Florence reports 40000 workers idle as soldiers take control and ban gatherings. Troops recalled from maneuvers occupy every square while gas pipes are cut and cafes close. Municipal papers halt, strikes feared to spread to Milan Genoa and other centers.
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Florence
Italy
Milan
Genoa
Troops Stop Strike Riots in Pennsylvania Valley
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania yesterday nonunion workers John and Albert Kutzek were attacked by foreigners as they left St Michael s Hungarian church in Lansford and fled back for safety. Switchback railroad officials requested protection and Company E restored order. A large soldier patrol will guard nonunion workers on their way to work tomorrow.
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Tamaqua
Panther Creek
John
Albert Kutzek
St. Michael's
Lansford
Switchback
Gearhart
Summit Hill
Company E
British envoy withholds signature on Chinese treaty
Shanghai September 1 Sir James L Mackay the British representative and the Chinese commissioners met August 30 to sign the Anglo Chinese treaty. The imperial decree empowering Chinese signatories was deemed unsatisfactory and Mackay refused to sign. The delay surprised observers and he postponed departure awaiting further instructions from Peking.
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Shanghai
James L. Mackay
Great Britain
Mackay
Peking
Venezuelan Army Desertions Fuel Venezuelan Revolt
News from Willemstad confirms last Friday 550 government troops deserted to the revolutionists near Oemare with arms and General Castillo as a prisoner. Insurgents repeatedly defeated 600 government soldiers trying to reopen the Caracas to Valencia railroad, and took Los Teques.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Oemare
Castillo
Caracas
Valencia
Los Teques
Savable Triumph Boosts Chicago Wealth Says Gates
John W. Gates comments on Savable victory in the Sheepshead futurity race, stating Chicago became richer by 500000 dollars after the event. He notes the figure excludes earnings by Chicago men who were at the race but not in the city Saturday.
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Savable
Chicago
John W. Gates
King Victor Emmanuel Leaves Potsdam After Visit
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy started for home after visiting Emperor William. The two monarchs rode together to Wild Park station where their cordial parting drew a large cheering crowd.
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Victor
Potsdam
Prussia
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
William
Wild Park
Fire from Fremont County forest blaze continues in Wyoming
Sheridan Wyoming September 1 the great forest fire in Fremont county has burned about forty miles of territory with flames still active.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Fremont County
Army Seizes Martha's Vineyard and Block Island in War Game
Admiral Higginson's squadron attacks forts Wright Terry and Michie and seizes Martha's Vineyard and Block Island while signal stations fall. Fort Adams fires on ships as MacArthur's army reports success and wireless telegraph proves effective in the maneuvers.
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Admiral Higginson
Martha's Vineyard
Block Island
Fort Trumbull
New London
Army of Defense
Wright
Terry
Michie
Board of Arbitration
Army
MacArthur
Kanawha
Fort Wright
Coghlan
Claim
Massachusetts
Indiana
Price
Neck
Wood’s Hole
Connecticut National Guard
Wood
Roosevelt Praises Workingmen as He Tours New England
President Roosevelt concludes a Vermont New England tour ending in Brattleboro and East Northfield. He lauds organized labor calling the typical American the man who works and champions the Monroe doctrine in Proctor, defended by a brief, festive reception in each stop.
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Roosevelt
East Northfield
Mass
Vermont
Brattleboro
New England
Abraham Lincoln
Proctor
Negro escapes mob in Sparta after lynching attempt
Ardee Wilson, tied to a light pole during a mob action, broke free and fled the crowd despite bullets. He was wounded in the shoulder and leg, captured at dawn and jailed in Chester. his condition is listed as critical.
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Sparta
Wilson
Chester
Taft Seeks Stable Filipino Self Government Policy
Governor Taft addressed the American chamber of commerce in Manila detailing U S plans to retain the Philippines indefinitely and educate locals toward self government with potential paths to independence or a Canadian Australian style arrangement. A hostage incident at Camp Vickers left the sultan of Binidayan dead after an escape attempt. Cholera cases rise with 340 new cases last Saturday and 27 929 total cases and 19 640 deaths reported to date.
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Manila
Taft
American Chamber of Commerce of
Philippines
United States
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
Sultan
Binidayan
Camp Vickers
Island of Mindanao
Scope of Civil Service Figures for Executive Government
The annual civil service report shows about 235000 executive service positions with 121000 classified. Among 114000 unclassified posts 72498 are fourth class postmasters. Salaries total roughly 130 million dollars, with 85 million to civil service positions. In the year ending June 30 1901, 47075 were examined and 33739 passed.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Farmer Sylvester Murphy Shot Dead at Home
Sept 2 in Uitchfield Tl a 50 year old prominent farmer Sylvester Murphy was shot while resting on a sofa reading his mail. The assassin stood near the window and fled, leaving Murphy dead. The widow has no idea who committed the crime.
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Uitchfield
Sylvester Murphy
Chicago Live Stock Market Report September 1
Cattle receipts 15 000 with 500 Texans and 5 500 westerns steady to good. Steers 7 75 to 8 60. cows 1 50 to 5 00. calves 2 75 to 7 25. Hog receipts 18 000 with 15 000 forecast. hogs steady to 10 cents higher. mixed and butchers 7 20 to 7 80. choice heavy 7 60 to 7 24. light 7 25 to 7 65. Sheep receipts 18 000. wethers 3 50 to 4 10. native lambs 2 00 to 5 75. western lambs 4 00 to 5 90.
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Chicago
Gcalves
Texas Fed
Western
Kansas City
Texas
Wales
South Omaha
Kansas City Live Stock Prices and Receipts Summary
Kansas City cattle receipts total 12,000 with natives and Texans. prices rise to 8.05 for choice export steers and 7.75 for hogs top. Cattle, calves, cows, and bulls show varied values. sheep receipts 8,800 with native and western lambs and yearlings pricing from 3.00 to 5.00.
Cattle and Hog Receipts Steady to Higher at South Omaha
South Omaha cattle receipts reach 5000 with steady to 10 cent gains for natives and various classes priced from 1.75 to 8.30. Hog receipts 1600 show gains to 7.85, mixed and light hogs around 7.30 to 7.40. Sheep receipts 10700 hold steady with yearlings 3.50 to 4.00 and lambs 3.50 to 5.40.
St Joseph Livestock Prices And Receipts
St Joseph stock market report shows Cattle receipts 3006 steady to 10 cents higher with natives around 4. 8.35 for cows and heifers 175 6.15 veals 2.75 6.25 bulls and stags 2.50 8.15 stockers and feeders 2.75 5.85 Hogs receipts 1007 up 5 to 10 cents with lights and new raises 7.42 6.63 bulk 7.55 7.05 pigs 3.76 7.00 Overall price ranges and state of demand are listed for cattle hogs and related categories.
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St. Joseph
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W. C. Orr
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Lakeview
Chas, Dunham
Lake View
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Antelope Harin
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Frederick I. Hanson
U. S
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Bert Conklin
Grayling
Murray
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Polaris
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Hn Keenan
Francis Carroll
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Jackson
Frank D. Var
Department of the Gutters
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I. J. Tion
U.S. Comoner
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Homent
NEM
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