The Pella Ghronids and Historic Eruptions
The article notes that Angora goat hair supplies most dolls wigs of English syndicate control, sent to Munich for wig making. It then reports Bandaisan eruption on July 15, 1888, with 16 million cubic yards of rock and earth falling into the valley, a lava stream 48 miles per hour and 100 feet deep, and a width of five to fifteen miles, causing 401 deaths. It compares to Asama eruption of 1883, with torrents of mud and fire across 8,000 feet and five to ten miles wide, with thousands of lives lost, though exact numbers are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nunich
Bandaisan
Japan
Asama
Milwaukee Road
C. L. Colman Lumber Company
Michael Wilbright
Forestville
Cincinnati
Lewisburg
Covington
Kentucky
Miami Valley
Dayton
Speed and science and social notes from old period
The text discusses dolphin speed at 32 mph and salmon at 40 mph, camera use in business for reproducing documents, a seven year legal battle over a San Francisco estate costing about a million dollars plus $80000 for relatives, a marriage market in Kamyschin Volga with prices for wives, and the harsh desert climate of the American Southwest noting sparse vegetation and dangers like rattlesnakes and Gila monsters in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Estate
San Francisco
F.varioua
United States
Arizona
Description of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles
The passage outlines Martinique as part of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, located about 800 miles southeast of St Thomas and forming a ~380 square mile, 40 by 10 to 15 mile island. It describes its irregular, mountainous terrain with six extinct volcanoes and towering craters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
West Indies
Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
St. Thomas
Krakatoa eruption's epic blast rocks world in 1883
The Krakatoa eruption on May 20 1883 with a final blast on August 26 created crater flames visible 40 miles away and sent air waves circling the earth four times in a day and three times the next day at about 700 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krakatoa
Strait of Sunday
Java
Sumatra
Diet and mood effects of various foods in historical view
A 19th century dietary note claims pork leads to pessimism while beef boosts strength and audacity after months. Mutton allegedly causes melancholia, while eggs and milk improve health in women. Excess butter supposedly makes people lazy, apples are said to aid intellect, and heavy intellectual work should consume them freely.
King Alfonso Reaches Majority In Royal Procession
Madrid May 19 King Alfonso attained his majority and became king in fact at age 16. A royal procession formed at the Plaza de Armas moved to the chamber of deputies where the king swore to uphold the constitution. The pageant was described as medieval magnificence with the royal body guard leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Alfonso
Plaza de Armas
Chamber of Deputies
Refugees flee Martinique as eruptions worsen
May 22 reports from Point a Pitre show Martinique residents abandoning the island by ship, with Horton and Salvador bringing 700 people and Helga carrying 100 to St Lucia. Additional vessels carry about 1,000 refugees en route, while nearby St Vincent suffers similar panic and new lava threats near Kingstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Horton
Salvador
Helga
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
le Soufriere
Chateau Belair
Georgetown
Kingstown
Washington
Corbin
Gallagher
Fort de France
Island
St. Pierre
Dixie
Island of Martinique
Thomas T. Prentis
United States
Thomas C. McLean
Cincinnati
Ayme
Royal Crown carriage and royal incident headline
A gilded chariot named the Royal Crown displays ornate relief figures and jewel inset lamps. a madman named Jose Puiz, 23, from Alicante attempts to marry Infanta Maria Teresa and demands audience with the king. He is arrested as CRAZY. Also notes the Ann Arbor railroad sold to a Gould-linked syndicate and a deadly Scott County outlaws shootout in Hancock County with two gang members killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Infanta Maria Teresa
Jose Puiz
Alicante
Pulz
Saginaw
Mich
W. R. Burt
Ann Arbor Railroad
Toledo
Ann Arbor
Gould
Wabash
Burial of the consul under acacia tree at local cemetery
The remains of the consul are buried beneath an acacia tree in the cemetery here, marking a solemn final resting place in the town.
Packers enjoined from price fixing in meat industry
Six leading meatpacking firms including Armour Swift Cudahy Nelson Morris Schwarzschild Sulzberger and Hammond, plus two sub companies and about 30 officers, are enjoined by Judge Grosseup in a federal temporary injunction halting any prices fixing or trade restraints. The action, at government request, signals a coming legal battle focused on law not facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Grosseup
John 8. Miller
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Nelson Morris & Co
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company
Hammond Packing Company
Armour Packing Company
Fraterville mine disaster claims hundreds in Tennessee
A gas explosion at the Fraterville coal mine near Coal Creek Tennessee on May 20 killed between 175 and 225 workers with only one survivor who later died. Rescue efforts recovered 82 bodies as crews faced gas and slate collapses deep underground. Reports from Knoxville and Houston detail rising death tolls, entombed workers letters describing suffering, and calls for aid to families and responders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Creek
Tenn
Tennessee
Fraterville
William Morgan
Coal Creek District
Thistle
Knoxville
Houston
Tex
Goliad
Anthracite unions set eight hour demand for engineers
In Wilkes Barre Pa on May 22 the three anthracite executive committees of the United Mine Workers decided engineers, firemen and pumpmen may stay at work if coal companies grant an eight hour day at current wages. If not granted by June 2, the men will suspend work. The local unions’ instructions do not explicitly order a full work stoppage but are so interpreted by the committeemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
San Francisco Earthquake Registers Light to Sharp Shocks
An earthquake shock felt generally in northern San Francisco at 10 30 Monday morning caused light tremors in the city and nearby areas. Solano county reported the strongest tremor in ten years as clocks in Suisun stopped at 10 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Solano County
Suisun
Troops to Attend McKinley Statue Dedication
Washington reports under secretary of war orders two companies from Fort Sheridan to Muskegon Michigan for the May 30 unveiling ceremony of a statue to the late President McKinley. In Menominee Michigan Ed Boatmann of MarinetteWis and Caroline Garnier 16 of this city drown when their rowboat capsized above the dam. Charles H Steemer a brick wagon driver of Decatur Illinois dies by self inflicted throat cut while visiting Henderson Kentucky. he leaves a widow and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
Fort Sheridan
Twentieth Infantry
President McKinley
Muskegon
Mich
Menominee
Ed Boatmann
Marinette
Wis
Caroline Garnier
Boatmann
Qwne
Wimselg
Tavane
Decatur
Charles HH
Steemer
Henderson
Mrs Mamie Herbert Cured After Years with Vegetable Compound
Mrs Mamie Herbert of Buffalo New York and treasurer of Empire Fortnightly credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with restoring her health after eight years of severe uterine symptoms. She urges other women to write for guidance and cautions against inferior remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Herbert
Elmwood
Buffalo, N. Y
Empire
Buffalo
N.Y
Lydia E Pirham
Mrs. Pinkuan
Lydia E. Pinit
Mamitz Hernepy
Plants and Blossoms for Colorful Garden Borders
Parsley makes a sturdy border plant for beds of bright blossoms and serves two purposes. Ampelopsis veitchii or Boston ivy is a reliable climber for porches walls or verandas. The balsam comes in many shades and helps create attractive borders. Columbine remains a favorite with a range of colors. White yellow purple and blue combinations form pleasing bed designs.
Press Gleanings and Small Town Gossip Snippets
A jumble of short, humorous notes from various papers. Jests about weddings, cars, cats, and odd sayings. Scattered quips reference towns like Atchison, Zapata, Shiner, and Eastwood with playful asides on social trends.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pella Ghronids
Pelia
Iowa
Automobile Club
London
Europe
Kamyschin
Volga
Alphonso XIII
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Vincent
TM. Ogods
Alphonsg
Middlesboro
Sherif Broadwater
Scott County
Wright
Vancock County
John Vansant
John Templeton
Maria Christina
Packers
Martha Washington
Payne
WII
Minneapolis
Miay Weapolis
Texas
Minnesota
Sayers
Waterapout
Waterupout
St. Paul
Minn
Selena
Mont
Billings
Milwaukee
Andrew Uchlein
Racine
Uchlein
Bchlitz Brewing Company
Big Country Place
New York Post
New York
F. J. Godkin
New York Evening Post
England
Wake Port
Atchison (Kan
Zapata County
Shiner
Lorrés
Eastwood
Louisianum Journal
Eay
Bears
Tai
Murray Stacey
New York City
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bain
Cyepee
Fresyoull Avileanis F
Tatton
Atenue Theatre
Santis
Gmtv Sault Ste. Marie C
Mariuette
RIYD
Lam
Bunyea
Atlantic
Idan Wabeingtor
Douglas
W. Ng
W. L. Douglas
Psadrion
Mangosteen
Brockton
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