Toll From Mont Pelee Eruption Estimated Over A Thousand Dead
Reports from Martinique reveal about 1,060 killed and 1,600 injured as Mont Pelee erupted on August 30. Morne Rouge Ajoupa Bouillon were destroyed Le Carbet damaged by a tidal wave, with Guadeloupe also whisked by ash rain.
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No Decision Yet On Cuban Reciprocity Senate Call
Washington notes indicate the president has not announced plans to convene an extra session to consider the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Markets await Cuban developments as rumors persist that a Platt amendment permanent treaty may be negotiated, though such a treaty would not force an extra session if Cuba acts to create a loan with proper sinking fund provisions.
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Senate
Guba
Exra
Congress of Cuba
Kansas Judge Horton Dies at Home in Topeka
TOPEKA Kan Sept 3 Judge Alpert H Horton ex chief justice of Kansas died at his home after a long illness. The death occurred this evening and ends a long career in state judiciary.
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Topeka
Kan
Alpert H. Horton
Kansas
Bryan Narrow Escape as Attacker Draws Knife and Revolver
At Lincoln Nebraska on Labor Day W J Bryan intervened in a fight near his address delivery. While separating two men the assailant produced a knife and revolver and charged them. Bryan and a barber overpowered the man and seized his weapons before returning to the grounds.
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W. J. Bryan
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John Burl
Mr. Dryan
Relief Ordered as Mount Pelee Erupts Again
Paris reports government moves to send the Antilles squadron to Basse Terre Guadeloupe amid Mount Pelee eruptions on Martinique. A dispatch from Martinique records a August 25 quake and violent eruptions with flames and incandescent matter, lasting until August 28, with no deaths cited.
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Ministry of the Colonies
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Monne Rouge
Guadeloupe
Martintaue
Basse Terre
Paris
M. Pelletan
Mount Pelee
Morne Rouge
Remarkable Volcanic Event at La Soufriere in Kingstown
In Kingstown Saint Vincent a dramatic volcanic display occurred between 8 and 10 PM. Detonations from Jan Soufriere were louder than since the May eruption, shaking buildings and alarming residents across the island. Two luminous rainbow circles appeared in a clear sky to the northwest as an enormous steam cloud rose from the crater and then vanished.
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St. Vincent
Jan Soutriere
la Soufriere
Mortensen Chosen to Be Shot in Utah Murder Case
SEATTLYN Sept 3 Peter Mortensen condemned slayer of James Kt Hay was sentenced to death. The execution date is fixed for October 1 percent Mortensen chose to be shot over hanging He protested his innocence and was deeply affected.
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Peter Mortensen
James Kt. Hay
Utah
Mortensen
General Miles Delayed In Philippine Inspection Tour
Washington September 3 General Miles plans changed delaying his departure for the Philippines. He was to sail from San Francisco on the transport Thomas on the 16th but now will not leave Washington until tomorrow due to heavy office work.
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Lient
Miles
Philippines
San Francisco
Thomas
Messure
Cable plan cites arrest in London in murder confession
Washington reports Ambassador Choate sent word that London police arrested a man calling himself Charles William Toll. He claimed to be a former British Army soldier in South Africa and confessed to murdering a man in Kansas City, Missouri, last January.
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State Department
Choate
London
Charles William Toll
South Africa
Kansas City
Mount Pelee erupts and devastates Le Carbet village
Reports from Martinique and St Lucia recount Mount Pelee's violent eruption on August 31 and September 1. Morne Rouge and Le Carbet village were destroyed by tidal waves and ash falls. About 200 people reportedly perished as evacuees fled to interior areas. The Salvador and Korono ships relayed ongoing eruptions and alarm among coastal residents.
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Wreck Kills Thirty One In Alabama Train Crash
Twenty nine of the injured cannot lie according to doctors. The disaster occurred near Berry Alabama when an excursion train on a Southern Railway branch derailed rolling over and collapsing its couches. Thirty one people died and eighty one were hurt. All victims were Mississippi residents and most were Black. Trainmaster H M Dudley and Roscoe Shelby survived.
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Berry
Southern Railroad
H. M. Dudley
Southern Railway
Roscoe Shelby
Columbus
Miss
Mississippi
Great Loss of Life in Port Elizabeth Gale
CAPHTOWN Sept 2 A severe gale drove ashore port Elizabeth with eighteen vessels, mainly sailing ships. Five vessels were wrecked with all crew lost. Two tugs also foundered and several fighters ashore. Authorities fear a heavy loss of life from the disaster.
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Port Elizabeth
Webster Chosen as Ambassador to Germany Favorably Considered
Washington Sept 2 indications point to John L Webster of Omaha as successor to Ambassador Andrew D White in Germany. The president has favorable regard for the suggestion though no final decision has been made. Senator Millard has urged the appointment strongly.
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Germany
Andrew D. White
John L. Webster
Omaha
Webster
Millard
Rioting in Humacao Leaves Three Dead
In Caye yesterday evening a clash between federals and republicans wounded six men including a police captain. Acting Governor Hartzell ordered Andreas Crosas, lawyer and executive council member, to probe the rioting at Humacao where three were killed and three injured.
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Pb.fe
Caye
Hartzell
Andreas Crosas
Executive Council
Humacao
Trades Union Congress Opens In London With Big Delegation
The thirty-fifth trades union congress began a week long session in London with more than 800 delegates representing about 1,250,000 workers including many women. U S representatives Harry Blackmore and Patrick Dolan attend. A key resolution calls for a supreme court of arbitration with compulsory powers to settle disputes between employers and employees.
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Thirty-Fifth
Trades Union Congress
United States
Harry Blackmore
Patrick Dolan
Supreme Court of Arbitration
Turkish note on Ellen Stone capture disputed
Constantinople reports say the Turkish government sent a note to United States Minister Leischmann denying refusal to discuss responsibility for the 1901 capture. The note claims the matter is unsettled, while the record shows ransom payment and liberation occurred on Turkish soil.
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Constantinople
Dying of Thirst and Hunger in Tarney County
In Tarney county the stock industry suffers as hot weather and drought in the last six months dry grass and fences on springs cause cattle to travel long distances for water. This leads to a sharp decline in flesh and in some places cattle are dying for want of feed and water.
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Tarney County
Theo Seward Dies at 67 in New Jersey
Theo Fre singhuysen Seward, noted musical composer and former editor of several periodicals, founded the Brotherhood of Christian Unity and originated the Don't Worry clubs and the Golden Rule brotherhood. He died at Orange, New Jersey, aged 67.
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Theo Fresinghuysen Seward
Brotherhood of Christian Unity
Orange
N. J
Mr Seward
Don't Worry Clubs
Golden Rule Brotherhood
One Guard a Cannibal
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania an extra guard was posted at Kingston Coal company collieries in Edwardsville as strikers remain angry after a guard at No 4 mine allegedly cursed the workers with a remark about starving the strikers into eating their children.
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Kingston Coal Company
Edwardsville
Kansas Official Drowns In Mich. Rowboat Accident
Dr. W. F. Swan, secretary of the Kansas board of health and a noted politician, was drowned when a rowboat capsized in Ludington Michigan on September 2.
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Ludington, Mich
Swan
Kansas Board of Health
Page Note on Speech Improvement for Young Ladies
A columnist remarks that many young women would seem more beautiful if they spoke less and chose finer words. The suggestion is to cultivate graceful, confident communication to enhance overall appearance and poise.
Colombia Demands Nicaragua Explain Revolt Support
Colombia will formally demand Nicaragua explain its alleged role in aiding rebels on the isthmus and will back the demand with a strengthened land and naval force. Washington reports say diplomatic ties had hoped for cordial accord, but Colombia now prepares for possible military backing if no satisfactory reply is received.
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Columbia
Nicaragua
Concha
Corea
Corinto
Senor Concha
Zelaya
Colombia
Land Trust Urged by Duke of Abercorn in Ireland
At the Irish landowners annual meeting in Dublin on September 1 the Duke of Abercorn urged establishing a land trust. He said it could counter a growing system of boycott and conspiracy, which he blamed on the imperial government’s blindness to Irish loyalist warnings and protests.
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Duke of Abercorn
Prominent Politician Cooper Dies in Ohio
Mount Vernon Ohio September 1 William J Cooper a longtime figure in Ohio politics is dead at 71 He previously served on the Republican National Committee before representing the district in Congress in the years before 1844 He was a prominent local political figure for many years.
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William J. Cooper
Ohio
Republican National Committee
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