Four Explosions Kill Dozens in Panhandle Yard Blast
A naphtha oil disaster in Pittsburgh at Sheridan yards and nearby Cork Run area leaves estimated 25 dead and 100 to 150 burned. Fire raged after oil cars coupled and ignited a gas main, destroying homes, pools, and causing widespread injuries across two miles. The Pan Handle Railroad, laboring to contain the blaze, reported heavy property losses and a chaotic scene as crowds gathered.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Chartiers Valley
Sheriden Yards
Pan Handle Railroad
Union Station
Pan Handle Railroad Company
Sheridan
Bort
Dallas
Sheraden
Mercy Hospital
Douds
Finerty
Sistersville
West Va
Hertig
Charles
Chestnut Mines
G. B
McKean
Albert
Brakeman
Sheriden
Smith
David
Alleghany General Hospital
Smithley
H. F
Uhrichville
Ohio
Swan
John
Taylor
W. W
Miller's Station
McDermot
Allegheny General Hospital
Wright
W. B
Baggs
Dorsey
Esplen
Connici
Fick
Cecil
Denzine
Henry
Allegheny
Douglass
William
Myrtle
Eatings
Carl
Tipton
Tenn
Seymour
Ramsey
Samuel
McKee’s Rocks
Req
Joseph
Braddock
Cork Run
Shymour
Sadie
Strassd
Buz
Sheridenville
Ohio River
Index to Departments and Market Figures
The page lists sections including Stocks weak in Financial Markets on pages 12 and 13, with commodity prices such as Wheat No 2 Red 90c and cotton mid dling 95c. It references page numbers for Amusements, Arrivals at Hotels, Business Troubles, Court Calendars, Insurance Notes, Legal Notes, and other notices. An advertisement touts OFF'S TRACT as a superior tonic.
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Contelligence
Costely
United Service
Weather Report
Oil Fire Triggers Citywide Relief Effort in Pittsburg Yard
A major oil fire in the Pittsburg yard prompted swift relief by company crews, telephoned physicians, and special trains evacuating doctors. Ambulances were moved to the scene, hospitals prepared for overflow, and rescue work began by 6:30. The blaze warped tracks and halted Pan Handle traffic as charred remains were believed to number many.
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Pittsburg
Pan Handle
Volcanic Eruption Devastates St Vincent Reports
The Soufriere volcano on St Vincent erupted May 8 9 with mud ash and fire striking Kings Town. Up to May 10 about 500 deaths were reported and ash fell heavily in Barbados darkening the afternoon. A Royal Mail steamer carried news of the event and a vessel near the shore faced difficulty.
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Barbados
Hamilton de Lourcy
Royal Mail
Hsk
St. Vincent
Esk
The St Vincent Eruption Rocks Caribbean Island
The Soufrière volcano on Saint Vincent has been erupting since Wednesday, destroying several plantations. Kingstown reports earthquakes and ash fall with many injuries and 500 presumed dead. Refugees arrive in Dominica as Barbados experiences brief darkness.
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Roseau
Dominica
St. Vincent
Kingstown
Barbados
Refugees from St Vincent Arrive as Cable Repair Efforts Continue
At Dominica on May 12 refugees describe continued hardship from St Vincent. The Potomac passes offshore while wind and current push empty canoes toward Guadeloupe. A French cable ship attempts repairs, reporting a cable depth of 1,200 meters where it once lay 300 meters deep.
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ST. Thomas
Dominica
St. Vincent
Martinique
United States
Potomac
Point-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Pouver Quertier
Reform Measure in Russia Approved by Council of State
London Times New York Times Special Cablegram reports the Russian Council of State has approved a law freeing village Communes from joint tax liability and plans to remit large arrears to relieve peasant distress and encourage thrift.
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London
Russian Council of State
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Council of State
Imperial Council Ratifies Tax Relief for Peasant Communes
The Imperial Council voted to relieve peasant communes of member taxation and remit large arrears, a key step toward replacing communal land ownership with an individual regime, reported from St. Petersburg on May 12.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Imperial Council
Rutland Railroad Adopts Car Trust and Bonds
At a Rutland Vermont stockholders meeting on May 12 the Rutland Railroad Company voted to adopt a car-trust agreement with American Loan and Trust Company dated March 1 and to ratify a bond issue of 1,500,000 dollars under the agreement.
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Rutland Railroad Car Trust Compact
Rutland
Rutland Railroad Company
American Loan and Trust Company
Vacation Excursion Tickets From Lackawanna Railroad
Five day round trip excursion tickets to Pocono Mountains Delaware Water Gap Stroudsburg Lake harmony and resorts offered for Decoration Day by Lackawanna Railroad. One fare for round trip.
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Lackawanna Railroad
Pocono Mountains
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Lake A Mg
Relief measures speed US aid to Martinique
Washington reports rapid government action to aid Martinique after volcanic eruptions. Secretary Root orders immediate delivery of supplies via the Dixie with 70 000 dollars in stores and 5 000 dollars for emergency expenses. The Potomac has left and the Dixie sails soon for distribution at the island.
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Martinique
House
France
United States
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Shaw
Treasury Department
Moody
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Buffalo
West Indies
Potomac
Dixie
War Department
Root
Adjt
Corbin
Ludington
Weston
Sternberg
Quartermaster’s Department
Brainard
New York
Gallagher
Aymé
Caribbean
John Hay
Bradford
Bureau of
Key West
Norfolk
Kingston
Jamaica
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Admiral Bradford
Robert Sewell
J. B. Clayton
James R. Church
John J. Reilly
Medical Department
Hospital Corps
School of Instruction
Washington Barracks
Michael
Department of State
Guadeloupe
Red Cross
United States Army
Committee of the Red Cross
Dixie Relief Party
Col. Brainerd
Capt. Gallagher
Salutation and Court of Patons Abbrev in New York Areas
A garbled note describes saluting patrons and correcting characters in a New York area file noting no familiar ingestion on either side. The fragment hints at a ceremonial or procedural text unresolved in the OCR.
House Approves $200000 Relief for Martinique Sufferers
The House passed a bill to provide 200000 for relief of Martinique victims by a 196 to 9 vote. The measure, tied to private donations, directs the President to aid via clothing medicines and supplies and to seek French government approval.
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Martinique
Messrs
Burgess
Texas
Clayton
Ala
Gaines
Tenn
Lanham
Moon
Snodgrass
Tate
Underwood
United States
France
McRae
Ark
Livingston
Fitzgerald
N. Y
House
French West Indies
United States Navy
Relief parties reach St. Pierre after Caribbean cyclone
Relief teams from Fort de France landed in St. Pierre as 30,000 are reported dead and 50,000 homeless. Crews blast cremations to curb epidemics after volcanic gas suffocated residents, with survivors recounting a fire and smoke cyclone that destroyed the city. Roosevelt urged $500,000 in aid. Congress approved $200,000.
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Fort de France
St. Pierre
Senate concurs with House on appropriation for Martinique relief
The Senate approved the House amendment to provide 200000 dollars for Martinique sufferers. The bill now moves to the President for signature. The President's Martinique disaster message was read and referred to the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Martinique
Committee On Foreign Relations
Government to ship scientists aboard Dixie voyage
Washington May 12 government scientific departments will send two Geological Survey professors as passengers or observers aboard the Dixie. A Harvard volcano specialist also will be given passage. Cambridge Mass May 12 Thomas Jaggars from the Harvard gear department left for New York to sail with the expedition to Martinique aboard the Dixie.
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Washington
Dixie
Geological Survey
Harvard
Cambridg Mass
Thomas Jaggars
Harvard Gear Department
New York
Martinique
Reading the Summer Census Notice in New York and Brooklyn
Mothers in New York and Brooklyn are urged to prepare for the summer count with a note about the Four- ies and the 4 cent receipt details. The fragment references Grand Central Station and a Daniels sender.
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New York
Brooklyn
Grand Central Station
Burnett’s Vanilla Delicacy Invites Taste Test
Local note touts Burnett’s vanilla flavor as a superior delicacy and urges readers to try it. Small advertisement style language highlights quality and appeal to discerning tastes.
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Burnett
Chamber of Commerce Aids Island Sufferers
Citizens of New York rally to aid islanders with relief measures. A special Chamber of Commerce meeting was convened and President Jesup pledged 25,000 francs for relief efforts.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Jesup
Horrors of St Pierre devastate Martinique city
Reports from Fort de France detail the Mont Pelée eruption that destroyed St Pierre on Thursday. About 30,000 people are asserted dead or missing as the cyclone of fire, mud, and ash swallowed the city, with survivors and refugees arriving for aid and rescue efforts.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
Mont Pelée
St. Pierre
Associated Press
Suchet
Guadeloupe
Louis H. Ayme
Ayme
Col. Ayme
St. Thomas
Barbados
M. Mouttet
Stokes
HA JF
le Precheur
Bertin
Goyave
C. C. Evans
Montreal
John G. Morris
New York
Mr. Evans
Ben Benson
Muggah
Gus” Linder
Round Tickets to California Advertised at Ticket Offices
Ticket offices offer routes to California via Chicago and North Western Union and Southern Pacific Bus. Offices listed 461 287 and 349 Broadway. Adv. text mentions travel options and prices.
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California
Chicago and North-Western
Union and
Southern Pacific Bus
Broadway
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