Pelee Glans 2000 More Volcano Bursts Out Again
Reports from Martinique and St Vincent describe violent eruptions of Mont Pelee and Soufriere. Near 2000 believed dead. thousands flee as hospitals fill and coastal villages fear collapse. Dispatches note detonation sounds, darkness, and relief efforts by French authorities and ships.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Yaro
Martinique
Savan
Hunter
Trinidad
St. V Vincent
Coast
St Vincent
L' Opinion
Fort de France
Mont Pelee
Tage
Suchet
World’s Largest Tree Found in California Sierras
John Muir reports a giant conifer east of Fresno with a base circumference of 109 feet and 97 feet at four feet above ground. The tree surpasses General Sherman and General Grant as the largest known in the world.
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California
San Francisco
Fresno
Sierras
John Muir
General Sherman
General Grant
Negro seeks injunction over Alabama constitution voting list
Giles W. Jackson files in the U S circuit court for an injunction against the Alabama state constitution. He asks the court to compel state registrars to include his name and other qualified Black voters on the registration list, alleging continued refusals.
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Montgomery
Giles W. Jackson
Circuit Court of the United States
Alabama
Deer misfire ends fatal hunt near Adirondacks
In a Blue Mountain Lake region hunting accident Judge B Storer of Orange New Jersey shot and killed Major George Smalley of Philadelphia, mistaking him for a deer. The tragedy occurred last night as Storer fired toward the guide's direction and struck Smalley.
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Utica
N. Y
Blue Mountain Lake
Adirondacks
B Storer
Orange
N. J
George Smalley
Philadelphia
Beekeepers Elect Officers in Denver Meeting
The National Beekeepers' Association elected officers with W Hutchinson of Filut Michigan as president, James U Harris of Grand Junction Colorado as vice president, and George W York of Chicago as secretary treasurer. The session focused on reading and discussion of papers.
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Beekeepers
Denver
National Beekeepers’ Association
W. Hutchinson
Filut
Mich
James UU. Harris
Grand Junction
Colo
George W. York
Chicago
Anti Imperialists pledge continued opposition in politics
Boston statement by the New England Anti Imperialists League declares no halt in agitation and criticizes President Roosevelt. The group vows to support candidates opposing continued Philippine occupation and favor an independent government for the Philippines.
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Anti-Imperialist League
Boston
New England
George 8. Bourdent
Erving Winslow
Roosevelt
Antiidmperialiste
Congress
Blame Trusts For Failure Then Die In Gas Suicide
Des Moines report states James B. Taylor and wife Ann blamed greedy corporations for their unemployment before turning on gas. James was found dead and Ann dying in a boarding house room at 202 West Eighth Street after arriving from Ottumwa two weeks earlier. Card found in Chicago is sole clue to a man found unconscious at an city undertaker. police suspect assault and robbery. Sacramento stage robbery ends with a struggle as a passenger resists the thief’s pistol and another passenger helps.
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Des Moines
James B. Taylor
Ann Taylor
West Eighth Street
Ottumwa
Chicago
D. Appleton & Co
New York
London
Thomas W Perkins
van Buren Street
Woman Found Guilty in Fatal Killing of Boy in Wilder
In Olathe Kansas on September 5 Bessie Hickland was found guilty of second degree murder for killing twelve year old Allem Bailey at Wilder last July. The verdict carries a sentence of ten years to life with a temporary insanity plea.
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Olathe
Kan
Bessie Hickland
Allem Bailey
Wilder
Lynching in Hempstead Over White Woman Assault
In Hempstead Texas on September 6 Jesse Walker a Black man was taken from the county jail by a mob of several hundred citizens and hanged from a telephone pole. He confessed to the alleged crime of criminal assault against a white woman.
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Hempstead
Tex
Jesse Walker
Bank cashier ends life in Doon shooting
Sioux City, Sept. 5. Herman Hasche, cashier of the Doon Savings Bank in Doon Iowa, shot himself yesterday ending his life. No cause is known. His accounts are being examined and are believed to be correct.
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Sioux City
Herman Hasche
Doon Savings Bank
Doon
Fatal Quarrel Over Fence Sparks Slaying in Gallipolis
Andrew Ward shot and killed Mrs. Taylor after she asked him not to tear down a fence on the property line at Gallipolis Ohio. Ward was arrested and jailed at Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
Andrew Ward
Taylor
Ward
Pomeroy
Sparks on the Wires and Tragic Incidents Across Cities
Reports detail Crescens failing to break a trotting record in Columbus with a 2 04 mile. A Sacramento razor murder and self-inflicted wounds follow. Cincinnati theater fire damages the Odeon and adjoining hall. Chicago cable wreck injures over twenty. A preacher in Okla is gored by a bull. A rifle match at Sea Girl favors New Jersey with 1 08 out of 1200. Poised labor strike at Coal Creek Tenn. Canton posts Boxer proclamation tied to railroad work and foreign indemnity funds.
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Crescens
Columbus
Charles Bowden
Maggie Russell
Sacramento
Odeon
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Walthall
Okla
Naval War Progress as Fort Wright Faces Powerful Fleet Action
From Fisher's Island New York September 1 reports say Admiral Higginson and Coghlan concentrate fire on Fort Wright. The Brooklyn Olympia Kearsarge Massachusetts and Alabama engage the fort as searchlights reveal ships and forts Terry and Michie try to halt the assault with heavy guns. Dense smoke blankets the scene as ships withdraw.
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Fisher's Island
N.Y
Brooklyn
Navy
Olympia
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Alabama
Fort Wright
Terry
Michie
President Roosevelt Hosts Grand Duke Boris at Luncheon
In Oyster Bay on September 5 President Roosevelt entertained Grand Duke Boris of Russia at luncheon aboard Ogden Mills’s yacht Felicia. The event follows the president and Secretary Cortelyou recovering from a recent accident and notes ongoing safety concerns with carriage horses.
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Oyster Bay
Boris
Russia
Newport
Ogden Mill
Felicia
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Lung
Chicago
Agent Craig
Miles Delayed Departure for Philippines Inspection
Washington reports Lieutenant General Miles will inspect Pacific coast artillery defenses before sailing to the Philippines. He cannot depart next Wednesday as planned and will delay to board the transport Creek, bound for Manila on the 30th from San Francisco. Milwaukee notes Wisconsin Democratic convention rejects a resolution endorsing the national platform.
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Miles
Washington
Pacific
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
US Army to establish post at Monterey for Fifteenth Infantry
San Francisco reports the Fifteenth infantry regiment traveling from Manila on the transport Meade will be disembarked at Monterey. A new post will be established there and the regiment will be stationed at the location.
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Monterey
San Francisco
Fifteenth Infantry Regiment
Manila
Meade
Fifteenth
Anarchy Reigns in Hayti Amid Government Disruption
A dispatch from Hayt dated Sept 1 reports growing chaos as Pierre leads in the chamber of deputies while Fouchard trails. Firmin's revolutionary faction gains ground, business halted in major towns, and public workers quit over unpaid wages after General Sam's resignation. Rebels who burned Petit Goave fled to Chacao and head for Jamaica.
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Desert Poste
Kingston
Damatea
Attern
Hayt
Republc
Chamber of Depuutios
M. Pierre
Mle
M. Fouchard
M. Firmin
Wiaht
Sam
Petit Goave
Chacao
Jamaica
Injunction Denied Over State Textbook Contract
In Topeka Judge Hazen denied the temporary restraining order against the American Book company regarding its contract with the state text book commission. The court ruled the contract not void, noting the company acted on the attorney general and was authorized to do business after paying fees to the charter board. Also reports from Rome of Count Bonmartini's murder at his Bologna palace amid a suspected intrusion by an unknown woman and accomplices fleeing with 100000 livres. A Washout wreck damages Texas and Pacific train near Fort Hancock. all aboard escape unharmed except the mail car.
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Topeka
Hazen
District Court
American Book Company
State Text Book Commission
Charter Board
Rome
Bologna
Bonmartini
el Paso
Tex
Texas and Pacific
Fort Hancock
Explosion at Tredegar colliery halts 112 workers
An underground blast at Tredegar Iron Company's colliery near Rhymney Monmouthshire leaves 13 dead and 17 seriously injured as 112 men remained trapped underground. Also mourning Rev Aaron Walker who died at 77 after 55 years as a Christian church minister and noted author.
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London
Tredegar Iron Company
Rhymley
Monmouthshire
Aaron Walker
Kokomo
Ind
Christian Church
Agron Walker
Clarence Mackay to Be President of Cable Company
Clarence H L Mackay sails for New York to assume presidency of the Commercial Cable Company. He states management will continue on present lines. London dispatch dated September 6 reports his forthcoming leadership.
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Clarence Mackay
London
Clarence HL Mackay
New York
Teutonic
Commercial Cabie Company
John E Goodenow Dies at Ninety in Magqucketa
Magqucketa Ia Sept 5 Hon J E Goodenow aged ninety years succumbed to a stroke here yesterday He served in the first and second legislatures and was sponsor for Osceola and Kossuth counties.
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John E. Goodenow
Magqucketa
J. E. Goodenow
Osceola
Kossuth
Relief Efforts Continue for Agua Dulce Besieged Town
Washington reports indicate the Colombian government maintains efforts to send relief to Agua Dulce, the town besieged by revolutionary forces, as diplomatic channels relay advices from Colombia.
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Agua Dulce
Washington
Midwest News in Brief: Deaths and Disturbances Across States
Jockey Bert Metcalf fatally injured at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds in a hurdle race. Limerick offers freedom of the city to Generals Dewet Botha and Delarey. W A P McPike arrested in Omaha on alleged fraud. Colonel Frederick Martin, Civil War veteran and former Richmond mayor, dies in Cranford New Jersey. Mrs John Flanagan burned to death preparing supper after kerosene accident. Explosion follows attempted ignition. German police end safety precautions for the emperor in Posen as civilians marry in streets. Kaiser inspects forty thousand troops. Augustine Chacon, Mexican bandit and former Graham County jail escapee, captured near Naco transported to Solomonville for death sentence. Presbyterian Hospital inquiry opens in Chicago over alleged patient deaths.
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Bert Metcalf
Minnesota State Fair Grounds
Corporation of
Limerick
Dewet, Botha
Delarey
W. A. P. McPike
Omaha Tontine and Investment Company
St. Joseph
Frederick Martin
General Butler
Richmond
Cranford
N. J
John Flanagan
Wegener
J. T
Posen
Augustine Chacon
Graham County
Ariz
Naco
Solomonville
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Traeger
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Cotton
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Asa’t Cisures
Citizens National Bank
Boy and Ear Exchange
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Europe
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C. W. Beanson
Swing
G. A Least
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