Pele Again Rages Threatening Martinique Port Fort De France
Mont Pelee erupts sending black clouds over Fort De France while a potential eight foot tidal wave alarms residents. Flames rise 150 metres from the crater as panic grows. islanders fear nightfall ash falls and further danger to life. In St Vincent, mud floods wash away homes, with corpses exposed as Soufriere vents foul vapor and roaring sounds hint at more eruptions.
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Fort De France
Mont Pelee
Fort Der France
Kingstown
Island of St Vincent
St. Vincent
Georgetown
Morne Ronde
Java
United States
Dixie
island
New Immigration Bill Expands Provisions With Territorial Change
The House passed the Shattuc immigration bill adding provisions to general laws due to U S territorial expansion. It tightens head tax to 1.50, expands exclusions to include epileptics and the insane, and bans intoxicant sales at immigrant stations and capitol. It also covers ship perils, deportation timelines, readability age limits, and broader contract definitions.
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United States
Washington
house
Bowersock
Kansas
Landis
Indiana
sliver
Philippine Vote Next Week Expected by Time for Philippine Bill Vote
Washington May 28 A futile Senate attempt failed to fix a vote time for the Philippine bill. Some week next was likely, with a suggestion of Tuesday every other week and a fourth Tuesday adjournment, but no agreement. Debate on army appropriation was also aired as committees planned to meet. Evidence against beef trust in Albany showed packing firms using a credit scheme with arbitration for late payers. Witnesses denied cartel knowledge.
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house
senate
Beef Trust
Albany
Albany and
Troy
Judson S. Landon
Philadelphia
Howard Huff
Wastenhaus & Clark's
Manayunk
Huff
Six Million Dollar American Packers' Association Formed
The American Packers' Association was incorporated in Dover Delaware with authorized capital of 6 009 000. It covers all Delaware Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia canning firms and several in New Jersey. Snow and hail harmed crops in Maryland and West Virginia. Norwegian emigration to the United States remains strong with 14000 leaving in 1901 and 1932 projections.
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Del
American Packers’ Association
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
America
Chastiana
Norway
United States
Talmage A Revered Preacher Condemns A Fiendish Crime
Rev Frank De Witt Talmage of Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church Chicago is hailed as a leading pulpit orator whose sermons reach a vast audience. William Harman Lane a colored man executed in Moyamensing prison Philadelphia for shooting Ella Jarden and her two daughters faced the scaffold with little apparent fear, the execution marked as a rare, clean Moyamensing procedure.
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America
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Chicago
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William Lane
Philadelphia
William Harman Lane
Ella Jarden
Moyamensing
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Unanimous Hanna Backers Dominate Ohio GOP Convention
At the Cleveland convention May 28 the Ohio Republicans rallied for Senator Hanna with delegates across congressional districts signaling overwhelming support. The new state central committee, to guide next year’s elections, showed minimal anti Hanna opposition whileWorkman’s accident case in Philadelphia drew grim updates.
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state central committee
Hanna
senate
Fernie Mine Disaster Traps Hundreds Under Debris
A Fernie BC explosion crushed the Beaver Pit workings killing about 150 men. Hundreds of tons of rock and coal fell, burying many bodies under 50 to 75 tons of debris. Eight more bodies were recovered, and many survivors plan to leave Fernie. Brothers duel over money ends with both dying in Corry PA. General Miles to witness new gun tests at Fort Riley. Training ship Buffalo ordered to Philippines as relief efforts wind down.
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Fernie
Beaver Pit
General Miles
Junction City
Kan
Nelson A. Miles
Fort Riley
Philippines
Buffalo
New York
Maria
Knights Templars Parade Opens Pennsylvania Conclave
Scranton Pennsylvania May 28 The grand commandery Knight Templars of Pennsylvania opened its 49th annual conclave with five hundred sir knights inside and 1500 others in attendance for the parade and grand ball. Two thousand knights with 25 bands marched past the reviewing stand and 809 musicians joined the concert. About thirty thousand people filled the courthouse square for the review.
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Scranton
grancé
Knight Templars
new armory
court house
Statues to Foreigners Erect in Lafitte Square
Washington May 2 The House committees favor a bill to place a statue of General Casimir Pulaski at Lafitte Square at a cost of 59000 and to also honor General Steuben with a statue. The planned statues would join those of Rochambeau and Lafayette making the reserve a center for foreign military figures who aided the American cause.
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Steuben
Washington
house
Cassimir Pulaski
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Lafarite Square
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America
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in Both Leagues
In the National League St Louis beat Chicago 12 to 2 while Brooklyn and Philadelphia played a rain postgame. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati had no final. In the American League Boston defeated St Louis 7 to 6 while Washington beat Cleveland 7 to 1. Baltimore and Chicago notables noted.
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Philadelphia
raip Pitsburg
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New York
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Devsland
Balimore
Chicago
Sidewalk Collapse Kills One Injures Dozens in New York Parade
A temporary Fifth Avenue sidewalk collapsed during a militia parade honoring the Rochambeau commission visit. About 100 injured, 56 militiamen aided, and contractor officials including Cowan, Miller, and foreman Lawton face arrest as investigators blame rotten timber and inadequate construction for the deadly fall.
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New York
Elvin J. Coolfilge
cheeision
Twenty-second
Harry
Scholer
Bt. Coolidge
Cowan
J. G. Miller
James Lawton
Cholera Claims U S Officer in Manila
Captain Charles E. Russell of the Eighth Infantry dies from cholera in Manila, first U S officer to fall to the disease. Manila totals reach 1,165 cases and 935 deaths. provinces report 5,001 cases and 2,878 deaths. Also notes a memorial floral tribute to President McKinley and charity gifts for railroad workers.
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Charles E. Russell
Eighth Infantry
Manila
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