Death and Devastation at Martinique Volcano
Reports from Fort de France on May 13 detail Mount Pelee's eruption destroying St Pierre within minutes. About 20,000 to 30,000 killed or missing. survivors report fiery mud, ash, and a cyclone blasting the town, with extensive wreckage and bodies adrift at sea.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Associated Press
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Guadeloupe
Louis H. Ayme
Colonel Ayme
Mount Pelee Crater
St. Thomas
Barbadoes
Moiduiet
Heldrege Elected President of Billings & Northern
A special from Billings reports the first annual stockholders meeting of the Billings & Northern Railway in Butte. G. W. Heldrege was elected president of the new company. The line will run from Billings to Great Falls, linking with the Great Northern at that point and with the Northern Pacific at Billings.
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Heldrege
Butte
Mont
Mey
Billings
Billings & Northern Railway Company
G. W. Heldrege
Billings & Northern Railroad
Great Falla
Great Northern
Pagigat
Destruction of St Pierre Rife With Ruin and Death
London dispatch reports St Pierre leveled by Mount Pelée eruption. Gas asphyxiation accounted for most deaths as 3,000 corpses were found near the cathedral. Lava flows, daylight eruptions, and sea recoil described as the town burned within twenty minutes amid continuous detonations. Survivors unlikely. relief teams report extensive devastation.
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St. Pierre
New York
London
The
Tribune
St. Lucia
Daily Mail
Mount Pelee
Riviere Blanche
Aslir
Castries
Herald
Assessment of Railroads in Nebraska Undergoing Equalization
The Nebraska state board of equalization began adjusting railroad valuations to equalize the state levy among counties. Initial figures show 1900 railroad property at 26,346,785 dollars, with state-wide valuation at 171,741,598 dollars, down from seven years earlier. The process continues with potential changes before completion.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Board of Equalization
Nebraska
Crounse
Congress approves $200000 aid for West Indies sufferers
Washington May 14 The House passed by an overwhelming vote a bill granting 200000 for relief of sufferers in the West Indies calamity. The measure followed a Senate relief bill and a president message urging 500000. Hemigway Indiana, acting committee chair, said private contributions limited the appropriation.
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Washington
House
West Indies
Senate
Hemigway
Indiana
King Edward Sends 25000 Francs To Martinique Relief
Paris dispatch reports King Edward contributed 25000 francs to the relief fund for Martinique disaster sufferers. Also notes first white child born in Iowa is Richard Wilde of Dubuque, who died in Sheffield on May 18, and was father in law of Hampton Iowa mayor B H Mallory.
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Paris
Edward
Martinique
Iowa
Sheffield
Fai
Richard Wilde
Dubuque
B. H. Mallory
Hampton, Ja
Lived More Than a Century Death Notice
Lived more than a century. 8ST. JOHN NB May 18. Word was received of the death at Bt. May.
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John
N. B
Island of Martinique Volcano Devastates St Pierre
Reports from Fort de France describe Mont Pelee's eruption destroying St Pierre and Le Precheur, with lava flows, burning debris, and 30,000 dead bodies. Survivors rescued by French cruiser Suchet, relief efforts underway, authorities guard treasuries and warehouses. Regular updates note continuing lava flow and new crevasses.
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Blanche
Guerin
St. Pierre
le Carbet
le Precheur
Suchet
Fort de France
L% Pierre
Powyer Guertier
le Préecheur
Elief
Cudahy Brog Purchases East Beef Plant Interest
In New Haven on May 12 Cudahy Brog of Omaha and Chicago bought the large beef plant of GC Andrews & Co while the Anglo American Co of Chicago leased the Hoyt Beef and Produce plant. Western operators will deal directly with smaller firms rather than local commission men.
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New Haven
Conn
District of Columbia Day in the House May 12
In Washington today is District of Columbia day in the house with special orders set to consider several bills. The agenda includes a bill authorizing passports for residents of insular possessions the Adams bill reorganizing the consular service and a day at least for the consideration of war claims.
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House
Washington
District of Columbia
Passports Abolished for Travelers From Islands
Manila May 12 W M Shuster customs collector for the Philippine islands has abolished the system requiring passports for travelers leaving the islands but the permit requirement to remove their baggage remains in force.
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Manila
W. M .Shushter
Philippine Islands
Pauncefate Still Ill in Washington May 12
Lord Pauncefate the British ambassador remains ill in Washington with asthma. The condition worries the ambassador's family as doctors monitor his progress and consider treatment options.
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Pauncefate
Washington
Lord Pauncefate
Morgan Gets the Ship Canal in Liverpool May 12
The Liver al of Commerce asserts a ship canal project move in Liverpool on May 12. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the key entity is the Liver al of Commerce and the proposed canal.
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Morgan
Riverpool
Vote on Philippine bill in late May week
Washington May 12 Senate discussion on the Philippine government measure spans this week with debate interlaced with appropriation bills. Senator Rawlins predicts a vote toward week's end or next week, not later than the 24th instant, as opposition voices from Clay Money and others loom and Lodge schedules daily 11 o clock sessions to speed consideration.
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Washington
Rawlins
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Clay
Money
Foraker
Spooner
Lodge
Last Tribute to Sampson in Grand Naval Funeral
William Thompson Sampson rear admiral in the U S Navy on the North Atlantic station during the war with Spain was laid to rest with pomp surpassing recent naval funerals. The president, officials, senators, representatives, the Supreme Court, and military and diplomatic detachments attended. The ceremony, directed by Rear Admiral Terry and Lieutenant Henry George, featured a large funeral escort and formal naval honors.
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Washington
William Thompson Sampson
United States
North Atlantic
Spain
United States Supreme Court
Terry
Washington Navy Yard
Henry George
Ordered to St Vincent with relief ships
London reports Sir Robert Llewellyn, governor of the Windward Islands, on St Lucia by cable. He details a near wreck en route to St Vincent due to dense fog and bad weather and says a warship is expected. The British cruiser Indefatigable and third class Jertisee Pallas are ordered to St Vincent from Trinidad and Jamaica with supplies for island sufferers.
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London
Robert Llewellyn
Windward Islands
St. Lucia
St Vincent
Colonial Office
Indefatigable
St. Vincent
Trinidad
Clase
Jertisee Pallas
Jamaica
Destruction at St Pierre Described in Paris Dispatch
The Temps reports from Paris May 12 that St Pierre’s destruction is vast with the northwestern island portion laid waste. Three large communities besides St Pierre have been destroyed and the victims include two candidates for today’s ballotage for the chamber of deputies.
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Paris
The
Temps
St. Pierre
Mar- Unique
Chamber of Deputies
Alarm in Caribbean as volcanic and refugee crisis grows
London reports say St Vincent unrest alarms authorities as Dominica dispatches describe an inactive Soufriere eruption. Small boats crowded with refugees from Grand Riviere Martinique reach Dominica in pitiable condition while others depart the island seeking safety.
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Dominica
London
St. Vincent
Souffriere
Appalling Disaster Reported From Martinique Eruption
Dispatches from St Thomas and San Juan detail a catastrophic Martinique eruption with estimates of tens of thousands dead. Reports cite Grappier lost with all hands and the island's destruction spreading to Fort de France. French officials and consuls record survivors and missing governors, with official totals continually revised.
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ST. Thomas
D. W
Martinique
San Juan
P. R
Dominica
Grappier
West Indian and Panama Telegraph Company
London
St. Pierre
Martinique- Grappier
Washington
State Department
Quebec
United States
Guadeloupe
Ayme
Thomas T. Prentice
Michigan
Massachusetts
Seychelles
Port Louis
Mauritius
Rouen
France
Batavia
Amaree Testart
Louisiana
Paris
Suchet
Fort de France
M. L. Mouttell
Senator Knight
Bill for States Passes Admitting Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico
The House set aside opposition to the admission bill for Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico and passed it from committee with only minor verbal changes. An amendment to merge New Mexico and Arizona into a single state named Montezuma failed 28 to 106, after which opposition collapsed.
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Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
Overstreet
Indiana
Montezuma
Rebels Bombard Nan Ning Fu Killing Hundreds
Reports from Wu-Chou say rebels bombarded Nan Ning Fu for three hours on April 27 with modern field guns. Between 300 and 400 inhabitants were killed in the attack.
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Hong Kong
Wu-Chou
Nan-Ning-Fu
McMillan Son of Senator Dies in Colorado Springs
James H. McMillan of Detroit, son of Michigan Senator James McMillan, died in Colorado Springs on May 10 from consumption.
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Dares Hs McMillan
Colorado Springs
Colo
James H. McMillan
Detroit
United States
James McMillan
Michigan
Rathbone Case At Cabinet Meeting Discussed
Washington May 10 at a cabinet meeting yesterday the Bates Rathbone case appeal on a new trial was discussed on behalf of Senator Hanna.
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Rathbone
Washington
Hanna F O
Bates
G. Rathbone
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