Revolution in Hayti as government falls at Port Au Prince
May 13 Port au Prince Haiti revolution forces seize control after congress session ends in gunfire. Interior minister presents resignation of President Sam as troops withdraw and surrender. Provisional government under Bofsrond Canal formed. two dead and three wounded during fighting. Towns report ongoing revolution across the republic.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Sam
chamber of deputies
congress
Bofsrond Canal
Clemency for the Boers Foreseen During Coronation
London dispatch reports official telegrams indicating peace in South Africa and that clemency will be requested and granted during the coronation. In Chicago a life sentence was imposed on Guy Locks and Edward Buffey, aged 18 and 20, for murder during a botched robbery. judge Brentano noted the youths’ minority but sentenced them to life imprisonment.
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London
Birmingham Post
South Africa
Bays
Chicago
Guy Locks
Edward
Buffey
Peter Fasinski
Brentano
King's Hospital Fund noted for coronation gift form
London May 13. King Ri ward signals London citizens should offer a substantial addition to the king's hospital fund as a coronation gift. American League results show Boston 8 Philadelphia 2 and Baltimore 9 Washington 4, St Louis 7 Cleveland 2 Detroit 5 Chicago 4. National League scores list Philadelphia over Cincinnati 5 to 1, Brooklyn 0, Chicago 0.
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king's hospital fund
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St Louis
T. Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Philadephia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsitrs
Ruin in St Pierre after Mont Pelee eruption claims vast death toll
Reports from Fort de France on May 13 describe St Pierre vanishing in ten minutes as Mont Pelee erupted. About 30,000 people killed by fire, mud, and poisonous gases, with debris, ash, and smoldering ruins strewn along the waterfront. Survivors and officials scramble for relief amid a silent, stinking catastrophe.
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Fort De France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Guadeloupe
Louis H. Ayme
Associated Press
Le Pecheur
Ialis
Bertin
St Pierre
A. G. Austin
Colonial Bank of Barbadoes
Solent
Teresa Lovico
Jean Louis Prudent
Prudent
Attorney General Knox Prosecutes Beef Trust Case
Philander Knox leads a major prosecution against the beef trust as a top Washington official. The narrative highlights his background as a Pennsylvania expert in corporate law, his rise, and reputation as a sharp legal mind. The article blends biographical notes with references to historical disasters and international relief efforts linked to the era.
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Philander
Knox
Washington
beef trust
perros
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Union callece
Alliance
James EH. Reed
Carperie company
St Pierre Aftermath in Martinique Nah
Reports from Fort De France describe St Pierre’s devastation after the disaster. No houses or streets remain except a few blackened walls and an intact government clock. Bodies are found in agonized poses, many nude with burned faces. The beach stretches with ship debris and bent trees line the coastline. A French cruiser and cable ship evacuate thousands from Le Pecheur. Crevasses open and new hills form as geography shifts.
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St. Pierre
Paris
Patrie
St Pierre
Martinique
Fort De France
bank of Martinique
Suchet
Pouver
Le Pecheur
Lehris
cour
Relief Proposed for Martinique Disaster Suffering
Washington May 13 The house passed by an overwhelming vote a bill granting 200000 for relief of the sufferers of the great calamity in the West Indies. The measure followed a senate relief bill and a president message urging substantial aid. An appropriation committee meeting expedited action and the acting chairman noted the limit of the grant.
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Martinique
Washington
house
West Indies
senate
Hemenway
Foraker Defends Philippine Policy in Senate Debate
Senator Foraker of Ohio urged that the United States cannot abandon the Philippines until order is restored and a stable government exists. He warned that withdrawal would Crown the American government with infamy and cited editorials arguing retention, praising the army's humanity and support for McKinley policy despite attacks from critics. Boston dispatch notes WCTU guest plans for Lady Somerset and Henry S. Sanders.
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Washington
senate
Ohio
United States
Philippines
Denver
Patterson
Colorado
Mr. Foraker
McKinley
Loming
Boston
Lady Somerset
World's Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Portland
seas
Henry 5. Sanders
East London
Train Naphtha Explosion Kills Dozens in Pittsburg Yard
Devastating fire at Pan Handle railroad Sheraden yards Pittsburg results in mass casualties with flames leaping fifty feet high. A sequence of naphtha car blasts injures hundreds while many spectators perish or suffer severe burns amid chaos. Ambulances and physicians deployed as lists of dead and injured grow.
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Sheraden
Pan Handle
Corrie Row
Eaplen
amo
Seymour hotel
Collins house
om. River road
Mont Pelee
Albert McKean
John Swan
H. F Smithiey
Finerty
Charles Hertig
W. W. Taylor
G. E. Hunter
W. E. Wright
Dallas Bort
Douds
David Smith
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