Volcano belts linked by underground fissures threaten wide regions
A historical article argues that major eruptions like Mont Pelee and La Soufriere reveal a global network of fissures. It links Caribbean eruptions to North American volcanism, citing chains from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego and noting signs of activity near Mount Iona, Nebraska.
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St. Pierre and
St. Vincent
Rheridan
Caribbean
Bea
Montrosoe
Martinique
la Soufriere
Jamaica
Mont Pelee
Jamaica Mountains
Mont Peleo
United States
Aleutian Islands
South American
Terra de Fuego
United States Geological Survey
Troy
N. Y
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
New York
Rocky Mountains
Andes
North Pole
South Pole
Mount St. Elias
Alaska
Terra del Fuego
Rocky Mountain
Cascade Mountains
Mount Hood
Lasaen
Leeward Islands
Mont Pelse
Central America
Mexico
Iona
Omaha
Neb
Monument Honors Cavalier de La Salle and 1678 Griffon Voyage
A monument on the Jackson Angevine farm site commemorates La Salle and his 1678 Niagara voyage. La Motte Hennepin and 14 others sailed from Fort Frontenac aboard the Griffon to Niagara then to Lake Erie, marking early Upper Lakes navigation and Lake Ontario commerce growth.
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Cavalier de la Balle
Great Upper Lakes
la Motte
Hennepin
Fort Frontenac
Niagara
Fort Niagara
Niagara River
la Salle
Lewinton
Jackson
Lake Erie
Chain of
Lakea
Monument to La Salle Unveiled Near Niagara Falls
On the afternoon of May 24 a monument honoring La Salle was unveiled in La Salle, a quiet suburb five miles east of the Cataract of Niagara. The event drew attention from residents of lakeside cities watching port commerce nearby.
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Lakes
la Salle
Niagara
Minnesota nicknames arise from stars lakes and gophers
The North Star Senate of Minnesota is called the North Star State for three reasons. One is its starry position on maps, another that the North Star appears on its coat of arms, and a third that vast lakes and many gophers shaped its identity. The gopher abundance even posed hazards to riders crossing plains.
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North Star Senate
Minnesota
Prominent turfman Capt James Octavius Machel Dies
Prominent on Rognah Tart, Capt James Octavius Machel, who died a few days ago, was for years England s foremost turfman. Though not dominating classic events, his colors led in many races, his stable drew a large following. He was a 16 year old soldier, regimental athlete, champion amateur runner, and a dead shot. In 1864 after a leading turf place he retired from the army, dying at 65.
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James Octavius Machel
England
United Kingdom
Long Term in Bishopric
Frederick Dan Huntington bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of central New York nears eighty four and seeks an assistant to relieve him of part of his duties after thirty three years in the see.
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Frederick Dan Huntington
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Central New York
Miss Hay Thrown From Carriage in Accident
Mina Alice Hay daughter of John Hay secretary of state was thrown from her carriage last week and brusied. The incident occurred as their spirited team spooked at a passing car causing partial overturning. Miss Hay is betrothed to James W Wadworth Jr of New York.
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Mina Alice Hay
John Hay
Miss Hay
James W. Wadaworth, Jr
New York
Millionaires Gambled Bill Fiasco At Uptown Hotel
In a cafe scene described by the New York Post a clash among Western steel magnates over money ends with a $500 note laid on the table and a subsequent exchange. One man bets $600 in blue, paying it to the other as the argument ends without further remark.
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John
New York Post
Ex Queen Isabella of Spain At Paris Court
The former Spanish queen Isabella, while not beautiful, manages to look handsome in old age. She enjoys fashion and hosts a lively Paris circle of famous men and women who admire her and her lavish hospitality.
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Spain
Isabella
Paris
Miss Emma Sickels Rewarded for Courage in Indian Hostilities
The French Society La Sevateur awards Emma Sickels of Chicago for demonstrated bravery during the 1889 90 winter crisis near Pine Ridge. Absent at first, she returned home at the War Department's request and directly consulted Sioux leaders to explain the Wounded Knee miscommunication, leading chiefs to seek peace at the post.
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Miss Sickels
Chicago
la Sevateur
Ihs
Emma Sickels
Pine Ridge Agency
Atate
War Department
Dr Benjamin Palmer, aging Presbyterian minister, dies in New Orleans
Rev Dr Benjamin Morgan Palmer, a renowned Presbyterian minister aged 84, died in New Orleans after a streetcar accident. Paralysis followed the incident, with doctors noting his advanced age contributed to the fatal outcome. He had been a leading church figure in the United States.
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Palmer
New Orleans
Benjamin Morgan Palmer
New Or
Ruth Hanna A Sportswoman Heroine in Ad Venture
Senator Hanna plans a summer trip to Melrose Plantation in Georgia after Congress adjourns with his daughter Ruth Hanna, famed for a wildcat adventure during a prior coon hunt. Ruth, an accomplished equestrienne and marksman, deflects credit for the kill while her father travels to the plantation.
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Miss Ruth
No British Banners Wave In Battle
A fragment reflects on colors not in action as troops depart for service. It notes banners stored in safe custody and soldiers reassigned to practical duties, while the marching song Alls Well When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again appears in the text.
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Malenia
Johnny
Farmer Finds Old Shell Near Stevensville Va
A farmer near Stevensville Virginia plowed up an old shell. He piled combustibles over it and lit a match before retreating with his mules. The delayed blast was heard up to five miles away, according to a local newspaper man.
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Stevensville
MISS ETHEL SIGSBEE WEDS IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Miss Ethel Sigsbee, niece of Capt. Charles Dwight Sigsbee, married Robert Toombs Small at Church of the New Jerusalem Washington. The ceremony drew notable social interest. the bride, granddaughter of Gen. H. H. Lockwood, once West Point graduate and Annapolis Naval Academy founder. The couple had been engaged a year.
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Washington
Ethel Sigsbes
Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Robert Toombs Small
Church of the New Jerusalem
Eason
H. H. Lockwood
West Point
Annapolis Naval Academy
Small
Candidate plows for votes in Butler County
In Butler County Kansas a political candidate tours farms by buggy with a plow man, taking the farmer’s place at the plow while the farmer sits in the shade to hear the candidate’s pitch. The tactic is said to be effective so far.
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Butler County
Kansas
Eighty Years a Fox Hunter in Lancaster County
A Lancaster County resident lauds Perry Brubaker of Cedar Lane as an active eighty six year old fox hunter. He rebuilt a two and a half story house with help from a 17 year old boy and recalls his first capture over seventy years ago when snow lay two feet deep. He hunted on foot for decades and later steadied on Welsh mountains listening to the pack until the prey vanished into a retreat.
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Lancaster County
Perry Brubaker
Cedar Lane
Reynard
Philadelphia
Lieut Olaf H. Rask Dies of Cholera in Philippines
Secretary Moody receives cable from Rear Admiral Wilkes at Cavite announcing Lieut Olaf H. Rask of the Marine Corps died at Bacoor of cholera on the 20th inst. He was buried there. A Minnesota native, Rask joined the Marine Corps in October 1896 and had been on the Asiatic station since last December.
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Marine Corps
Philippines
Moody
Wilkes
Cavite
Olaf H. Rask
Bacoor
Lieut. Rask
Minnesota
Creek Nation faces mixed race citizenship and land quotas
The Creek Nation lists 14,000 citizens eligible for tribal land quotas and notes 5,000 are of African descent. Historically allied with other civilized tribes, Creeks once owned enslaved people and after the war granted full citizenship to ex-slaves. Interracial mingling produced many individuals of mixed Indian and Negro heritage.
Queen Alexandra Owns Priceless Opera Glasses
A famed set of opera glasses for Queen Alexandra, crafted in Vienna, features platinum barrels adorned with diamonds sapphires and rubies. Experts estimate the lorgnette worth about 25000 dollars.
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Queen Alexandra
Vienna
Mysteries of Sleep Explain Dream Induction by Whisper
A physician recalls a case where a man could dream about any topic if it was whispered into his ear during sleep, and notes that people who talk in their sleep often answer softly spoken questions.
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