Mont Pelee eruption devastates St Lucia killing about 200
A British steamer reports Mont Pelee erupted again on Saturday night destroying Morne Rouge and Le Carbet. About 200 villagers are dead as ashes and smoke blanketed the area and evacuation proved impossible for stranded residents. The crater remains quiet, but detonations were the loudest yet.
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Castries
Island of St. Lucia
Herons
Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Morne Rouge
le Carbet
St. Vincent
St. Pierre
Daring Train Robbery Near Nashville by Two Masked Men
Express messenger A B Battle was held at gunpoint as two masked men robbed the Louisville and Nashville through train No 2 between Nashville and Franklin. Officials value the loss at about 500 dollars. one suspect was Gus Hyatt, recently escaped from Tennessee penitentiary. Police pursue leads as crews remain unaware of the robbers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Franklin
Here
Louisville
A. B. Battle
Gus Hyatt
Tennessee
Express
Montgomery
Morgan and Sage Banter Over Coal Quality on Train
On an elevated New York City train, JP Morgan and Mr Sage discuss coal output and pricing. Sage jokes about a lot priced per ton, Morgan teases about the coal not being the real article. The exchange ends with a playful quip that future coal might be stamped Lehigh or D high.
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P T Morgan
New York Times
Lehigh
Russell
Lawrence Beach
Golf Players Joke Through London Links
A London golf tale circulates about a music publisher and a popular actor who both misfire on a hole. They chase a half hour then meet near the green, joking about their scores as one declares a 76 bogey at Acton Golf Club. A famed dramatic author later claims a 77 after admitting he rarely completes 18 holes.
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London
Bill
Acton
Tor
Curious French Heirloom of the De Freydeau Family
A relic linked to the De Freydeau aristocrats stands as a famed gold casket once kept in a Gironde mansion. Legends claim 1293 siege surrender spared inmates to protect the countess, revered as France’s most beautiful woman, while the heirloom supposedly guards the family fortunes.
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de Freydeau
Comte de Fleydeau
France
Gironde
Graves of Ancient Race Revealed by Deep Graves
Scientists debate a find described as graves in a green knoll once called an old Indian graveyard. They theorize prehistoric mound builders used the site, noting deep graves with careful interment unlike typical Indian burials, and reporting flood-rediscovered remains after a creek flooded and washed away soil.
Why educated women delay marriage on the porch
A man questions why educated women often remain single while noting educated women marry recently. The woman explains horizons broaden, demands rise, and cites two examples of prospective partners with striking traits as she blushes. He overpowers with a joke about height.
Vacation Commandments for a Young King
The article urges the young King of Spain to act decisively to restore his kingdom's greatness. It emphasizes resolving to have a good time and not wasting time merely talking about restoration. The tone mirrors a cautionary royal instruction.
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Spain
Local robberies and somber notices in a Dublin region
A Buffalo man was held up in his back yard. I. M. Corn, about 60, shot himself eight miles southwest of Dublin, leaving a widow and several children. The piece blends multiple anecdotes and humorous asides with these tragedies.
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I. M. Corn
Dublin
Mr. Corn
Dust Cloud Lighting Up Mont Pelee Crater Vista
A fragmented report describes a vast dust cloud over Mont Pelee crater producing electrical flashes and flames seen near midnight along with aureoles in the sky. The text mixes this dramatic natural display with political mentions about ex-soldiers and a congressional push for release of convicts by October 10.
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Mont Peleet
Biggest Labor Day Parade in Dallas Draws 3000 Marchers
Dallas Labor Day featured a record parade with over 3000 union workers. Hod Carriers' union No. 1 appeared, the first time Black workers led Dallas’ labor march. After the parade, participants gathered at Forest Park for games and speeches by Frank B. Sparks Mayor Cabell and Judge E. B. Muse.
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Dallas
Texas
Forest Park
Frank B. Sparks
Cabell
E. B. Muse
Mexican train robber Lee Smith to be executed
A Torreon Mexico dispatch says Lee Smith, last of the Mexican Central train robbers captured, will be legally executed after killing a rurales member of the capture posse. The other two robbers reportedly receive life sentences and may be sent to the penal island off Vera Cruz.
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Laredo
Texas
Torreon
Mexico
Lee Smith
Smith
Gulf of Vera Cruz
Balloonists Stranded After Transcontinental Flight Attempt
Denver crew of two aeronauts wrecked in a storm twenty seven miles north of Florence. Both were bruised and frost bitten after leaving Denver to chase a transcontinental balloon voyage.
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Denver
Colo
Florence
Japanese Cruiser Reports Torishima Volcano Destruction
Yokohama reports the Torishima island devastated by a volcanic eruption between August 13 and 15. The Takachiho confirms no survivors among the island’s residents and lists over 150 killed. Torishima lies between the Bonin islands and Japan’s main archipelago.
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Yokohama
Japan
Takachiho
Torishima
Bonin Islands
Fight for the Speakership in Galveston
McDonald Meachum of Navasota arrives in Galveston with wife to campaign for Pat M. Neff for Texas house speaker. Schluter of Marion county also shows pledged votes as both sides hustle to build support ahead of the next legislative session. Meanwhile Cuban congress resolves to release all convicts and the beef trust seeks full control of packing houses.
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Galveston
Texas
McDonald Meachum
Navasota
Grimes County
Pat M. Neff
Waco
L. S. Schluter
Marion County
Meachum
Gigantic packing trust to rival steel giant in scope
Chicago reports say a massive consolidation will form the United States Packing company absorbing Armour & Co Swift & Co Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Nelson Morris & Co and Cudahy among others. The new trust would pay twenty five times last year’s earnings and control stockyards selling agencies car lines and by product firms nationwide.
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Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
Food Trust
United States Packing Company
Nelson, Morris & Co
Cudahy
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Robbing Indians of Lands System Under Scrutiny
Washington dispatch reports a widespread scheme to control tribal lands via Indian agency collusion with speculators. It alleges agents appraise below value and sell heirs’ holdings, concentrating large tracts in the hands of a Pawnee group, risking a major department scandal.
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Washington
Jones
Indian Office
Department
Secretary of the Interior
In Office
Union Pacific Presses Toward Southern Pacific Merger
Developments in Union Pacific and Southern Pacific affairs indicate a plan by E. H. Harriman to consolidate the two systems. Union Pacific interests have bought Southern Pacific shares, signaling a potential full absorption, while Southern and Central Pacific are already part of the Union Pacific system.
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New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific Corporation
Southern
Central Pacific
Lynching near Newberry kills two inmates names Speed
In Newberry Florida on September 2 Manny Price the murderer of W F Brunson and Bob Scruggs were lynched by a mob of 300 about two miles from town shortly after 5 pm as they were moved from Newberry to Gainesville. They confessed before being hanged and their bodies were riddled with bullets.
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Newberry
Fla
Manny Price
W. F. Brunson
Bob Scruggs
Price
Here
Gainesville
Gale Strands Eighteen Vessels at Port Elizabeth
A September gale drove eighteen vessels ashore at Port Elizabeth with five wrecked ships and all crew lost. Two tugs foundered and a score of fighters are ashore. Authorities fear heavy loss of life.
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Capetown
Port Elizabeth
Five Die in Rock Island Freight Wreck at Randolph
Five men are reported killed tonight in a freight train wreck on the Rock Island railroad at Randolph Missouri a station ten miles east of Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Rock Island
Randolph
Here
Uprising of Yankton Indians Raises Request for Aid
Governor Savage was informed of an uprising of Yankton Indians at Naper Nebraska and the mayor requested federal or state help to restore order. The report places the event near September 2, with Omaha as the regional reference point.
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Omaha, Neb
Savage
Naper, Neb
Armour and Swift Lead Finance Team at Armour Company
The text outlines Ogden Armour directing affairs and heading the finance committee and department. Gustave F. Swift is named president. Edward Morris is appointed general manager.
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Ogden Armour
Euattieen
Gustavus F. Swift
Edward Morris
Heroic Conductor Rescues After Tornado Train Wreck
Investigation shows a tornado 100 feet wide overturned a passenger train near Owatonna Minnesota injuring thirty four and killing three. Conductor Kenzie saved many from wreckage despite serious injuries and may not survive. The storm damaged farms and buildings in Medford and surrounding areas.
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Owatonna
Minn
Chicago
Ing
Kenzie
Thomas Raike
Medford
Child Swallows Carbolic Acid in Kenedy Incident
In Kenedy Texas Sept 1 the five year old daughter of J D Autry drank carbolic acid from a bottle. A physician gave prompt aid and doctors report she will recover.
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Kenedy
Texas
J. D. Autry
Plans to unite Mexico City Cigarette Factories into Trust
Mexico City reports that La Cigaretta Mexicana will be the next acquisition as part of a broader trust. El Mudo notes the move to consolidate Mexican cigarette makers into an American trust will boost production and export of Mexican tobacco.
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Mexico City
la Cigaretta Mexicana
el Mudo
Fire destroys box car loaded with cotton at wharf
A box car at the cotton wharf in Marquez Texas caught fire at 4 30 this morning. Twenty six bales of cotton burned with the car as crews moved the car and attempted salvage but the entire contents were lost.
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Marquez
Texas
Revival Services At Baptist Church
Revival services in progress at the Baptist church conducted by Rev. C. C. Carroll are well attended by the community.
Gra ham swims through Niagara rapids to Lewiston
Niagara Falls, Sept 1 T. Graham swam from the whirl pool below Niagara Falls through the lower rapids to Lewiston. He wore a life preserver and neck float. His feat follows Maud Willard’s 1901 upper rapids attempt in Graham's barrel that ended in suffocation.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Carlist
T. Graham
Lewiston
Graham
Maud Willard
Drunken Man's Deed in Carrollton Tragedy
In Carrollton Alabama on September 1 Dr. A. O. Miller killed his wife and wounded his daughter after a heavy drinking spell driven by jealousy. He then took laudanum and died in jail shortly after his arrest.
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Carrollton, al
Miller
Ranch Sales: 10,000-Acre Miller Farm Sold for 50000
Ballinger Texas Sept 1 The A M Miller stock farm and ranch of 10000 acres four miles east of Ballinger has been sold to Missouri parties for 50000 cash. The land is cut in two by the Colorado river.
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Ballinger
Texas
A. M. Miller
Missouri
Colorado
William Massey Dead After Air Rifle Shooting
Taylor Texas Sept 1 William Massey died from gun shot wounds received last night. Earlier his 3 year old stepson fired two shots with a bird shot. The first shot tore off the lower toe the second destroyed part of the left shoulder blade.
Curfew Proposal Gains Backing in Marlin Texas
Curfew law advocacy grows among Marlin citizens after a week of rash mischief near small bars. Local leaders cite rising disturbances and call for orderly evenings to curb late incidents.
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Marlin
Texas
Cholera Cases Rise Across Manila Province
Manila reports a continuing cholera surge with 340 new cases last Saturday. The tally rises toward 19,640 total cases and ongoing scourge across the region.
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Manila
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