Terrible havoc wrought on St Vincent by the volcano
Report from Castries on May 13 describes the Soufriere eruption on St Vincent as still destructive. Columns of smoke and great fireball columns rise as lava and flame devastate the northern part of the island, with Kingstown safe but ash showers ongoing. Governor Hodgson notes two million tons of volcanic dust in Barbados and no wounded reported.
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Castries
Island of
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Kingstown
Frederic M. Hodgson
Barbados
Colonial Office
St. Pierre
Martinique
Hodgson
Destruction at St Pierre Martinique detailed by AP
AP correspondent reports appalling destruction in St Pierre Martinique after the eruption. Streets filled with ashes and cinders cover thousands of dead bodies. Moudlage Rouge preserved, other areas hurt. survivors seek Dominica by boat amid ongoing ash and smoke. Sixty?teen hundred dead at St Vincent reported.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Associated Press
St. Pierre
Martinique
Kenneth
Moudlage
Basse Pointe
Macouba
Dominica
Fort de France
St. Vincent
Devastation on Windward Islands Deepens After Calamity
Governor Sir Robert Llewellyn reports from St Vincent that the east coast between Robin Rock and Georgetown is struck and devastated like St Pierre. About 1,600 likely deaths, 1,000 bodies found, 160 hospitalised with few recoveries. Relief efforts span St Lucia and Trinidad. Caribbean colonies assist as eruption moderates and officials cooperate.
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London
Windward Islands
Robert Llewellyn
Colonial Office
St. Vincent
Robin Rock
Georgetown
St. Pierre
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Grenada
Caribbean
Navy reportsMartinique disaster messages arrive
The Navy Department received multiple cables on the Martinique disaster. Reports from Fort De France note 16 ships destroyed at St Pierre and refugees needing aid. other messages confirm relief efforts by Patton Bay and the Cincinnati. Consul Ayme requests food for 50 000 refugees and the collier Sterling will sail with supplies.
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Washington
Navy Department
Martinique
B.B. McCormick
Potomac
Fort de France
St. Pierre
San Juan
McLean
The
Cincinnati
St. Vincent
Barker
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Buffalo
Hay
Consul Ayme
Porto Rico
Corbin
Sterling
Will Bring Back a Bride Well Known Barber to Wed in Baltimore
Fort Wayne barber Charles F. Ehrman of Ehrman Geller on Main street plans marriage to Miss Rosa Shank of Baltimore. Ehrman left for the east Monday and will meet his betrothed on the Baltimore pier as she returns from Germany. The couple will wed in Baltimore then reside at 1220 Griffith street upon returning to Fort Wayne. Authorities anticipate warm congratulations on the surprise engagement.
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Charles F. Ehrman
West Side
Bachelors’ Club
Baltimore
Ehrman
Ehrman & Geller
Main Street
East
Fort Wayne
Rosa Shank
Europe
America
City of Paris
St. Paul
Miss Shank
Germany
Brandenberg
Mr. Ehrman
F. E. Hering
Notre Dame
Goshen
Ostrom
Hillis
Hartford City
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Wabash
Moellering
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
Elkhart County
Warsaw
Logansport Humane Society
Frank S. Stillwell
Huntington
Stillwell
Pierceton
Dayton, Union & Huntington
Parliamentary Club
Michigan City
Maud Champlin
Fred A. Rogers
Probing at Indianapolis Delves Into Beef Trust
A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, under District Attorney Kealing, began a probe into beef packers. Chicago packing houses and local firms were summoned as part of evidence gathering for a pending federal suit. Scarlet fever cases were reported at 434 West Third Street and 355 Baker Street.
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Indianapolis
Kealing
Beef Trust
Chicago
Knox
West Third Street
Baker Street
John H. Welch Is President Of Catholic Benevolent League
The Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana adjourned after electing officers for the next year. Fort Wayne retains headquarters and the supreme council plans its May 1903 meeting in the city with Welch as Supreme President and Rev Father Mc Cabe as Spiritual Adviser.
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Supreme Council of the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana
Father McCabe
Otterbein
John H. Welch
Fort Wayne
Stephen Hermsen
Frankfort
Julian F. Franke
T. J. McLaughlin
J. J. Kohrmann
A. A. Gocke
Sunday Outings Excursion Fare Via Nickel Plate Road
Sunday excursions offer a round trip for one fare with return same day. Inquiries at Nickel Plate Road agents or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana or R J Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana.
Moody memorial building gifted to Winona School
The Moody memorial building at Winona, built by Rev J Wilbur Chapman, is tendered to the Winona Agricultural and Technical School to open September 1. Indiana Patrons of Husbandry plan a memorial building for Governor Mount with an agricultural department. Efforts to secure a government experiment station continue. The school will be interdenominational with funds pledged to pay faculty for five years.
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Warsaw
Ind
Moody Memorial
Winona
J. Wilbur Chapman
Winona Agricultural and Technical School
Patrons of Husbandry of
Indiana
Governor Mount
Agricultural Department
Chess
Nickel Plate Sunday excursions resume with 1.00 fare
Beginning May 11 the Nickel Plate Road will run Sunday excursions. Tickets for parties of five or more on one ticket are $1.00 per person good for travel between any two stations within 100 miles and valid for return the same day. Contact C A Asterlin or R J Hamilton in Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
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Usay
H. Pfeifter & Son
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Ind
RJ. Hamilton
Fort
R. J.hamilton
Indiana Eclectic Medical officers elected last week
The Indiana Eclectic Medical association elected officers: President Dr. Carl G. Winter Indianapolis. first vice president Dr. M. F. Baldwin Marion. second vice president Dr. Robert Hauss Sellersburg. secretary Dr. H. V. Blosser Chambers. corresponding secretary Dr. W. P. Besh Indianapolis. treasurer Dr. A. S. Hollingsworth Urbana. Also chosen were Drs. J. Reader, C. G. Winter, J. W. Kannel, W. S. Gordon, Morse Harrod and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Eclectic Medical Association
Carl G. Winter
Indianapolis
M. F. Baldwin
Marion
Robert Hauss
Sellersburg
H. V. Blosser
Chalmers
W. P. Besh
A. S Hollingsworth
Urbana
J. © . Reader
C. G. ‘Winter
Delegates Named for Milwaukee Convention and Medical Laws Committee
Delegates to the national convention at Milwaukee were chosen for June 18 and 19. Drs W F Curryer M F Baldwin and M Harrod formed a committee with other school committees to improve medical laws and the group decided to support Dr J D McCann as the Indiana candidate for national presidency. A social session at the First Baptist church last evening featured a delightful program with an enjoyed musical lineup.
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Milwaukee
W.F. Curryer
M.F. Baldwin
M. Harrod
J. D. McCann
Indiana
First Baptist Church
Fort Wayne Boys Hurt in Indianapolis Camp
Quartermaster George Depner of battery B at Indianapolis camp suffered a hand gash from a nail and later stepped on a two inch nail piercing his foot to the bone. Private Covault cut by barbed wire. Charles Levist hospitalized with chills and fever. Battery B horses proved finicky in drill, with two animals unmanageable before replacements arrived.
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George Depner
Camp of Instruction
Indianapolis
Depner
Pittsburg
Covault
Charles Levist
Indianapolis Sentinel
Fort Wayne
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A. G. Johnson
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Henry D. Wilson
Elkhart-Lagrange
Fas
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Tom Peterson
Decatur
Peterson
Adam Funderburg
Fursterburg
Winchester
the and Light Company
J. P. Burraker
Andrews
Servia
J. H. Iden
Bourbon
Mr. Iden
Lake Shore Railroad
Jackson
Lake Shore
Joseph Rohm
Summit
DeKalb County
Rohm
Waterloo
Ted Connell
Luzon
Noble
Whitley County
L. W. Welker
Albion
W. H. Kissinger
Columbia City
Frank M. Prickett
B. E. Gates
Welker
Picpres
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Gires
Glenn Manufacturing Co
Philo. Pa
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Allith Manufacturing Company
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Wayne
Chapman
Castoria
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