Martinique horror details reach New York crew
British brigantine Brona arrives with thrilling accounts of Mont Pelea eruptions and the Roddam rescue. Captains Cantell and Freeman recount ships buried in lava ash, sailors burned and dying, a mass of blue lava and a panic-stricken St Lucia. The Roddam crew saved by desperate steering and brave actions amid boiling seas.
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Mont Pelea
Brona
New York
Montevideo
St. Lucia
John Cantell
Martinique
Roddam
Elena
Freeman
St. Pierre
Cantell
St Lucia
Farrish
Barbados
Capt
Beautiful Isle of St Vincent and a Countless Tale of Earthquakes
A historical sketch of St Vincent, its beauty and volcanic history, population and sugar cane industry, Carib Indians, and seismic events from 1812 to 1882. A side note covers Secretary Shaw riding a single-footer and two women debating fashion and posture, urging gymnastic reform.
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St. Vincent
Sonsiriere
Islands
Island of
Distinguish ed Seateh figure tells address joke
In a small Lowland town a garrulous chairman keeps a lecturer speaking for an hour. The speaker finally offers his home address, saying he will go there now at 22 Rob Roy Crescent, Edinburgh, to end the evening with a quip.
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New York
Harry Furniss
Rob Roy Crescent
Edinburgh
Curiosity Strike Over Beer Prices in Rokewood Victoria
Residents sign pledges to abstain from beer until Melbourne prices are charged after publicans refuse to cut pint prices from six to four pence. Also notes on a medical remedy story and assorted ads and quips from the era.
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Rokewood
Ballarat
Victoria
Melbourne
Thunder Mountain Idaho Gold Rush Promises Rich Field
Thunder Mountain in Idaho emerged as a promising new gold region after 1901 discoveries. Colonel W H Dewey and others invested heavily, with surface indications and ledges 100 to 300 feet wide yielding values from 7 to 4000 dollars per ton. The area sits about 175 miles from a railroad with several routes, and expected mining rushes may begin between May 15 and June 11 once snows clear. Flour at 50 dollars a sack highlights scarce provisions for miners amidanticipation of supply lines via the Oregon Short Line.
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Tinka Viunder Mountain
Idaho
United States
W. Hdewey
Thunder Mountain
Keiehhum
Mackay
Boise
Weiser
Bedrock
Montana
Oregon Short Line
Thunder Fountain
Golden Land
D. E E. Burley
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Salt Lake City
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Quebec Line
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Caribbean
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Morne Garou
Palma
Caribs
Tropics
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St.pierre
Thomas Fale
Aed
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Calnada
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Liaqua
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Bobile Inderwation Dinkw Kore, Ltd
Dred Strut
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