Mount Pelee volcanic chaos hits St Pierre and Martinique
Reports from May 15 to 16 describe Mount Pelee's eruption forcing residents to flee St Pierre. Submarine volcano activity in the Gulf of Ajaccio is noted as ash clouds continue. A survivor and scattered transports reach safety while officials coordinate evacuations and containment efforts. Local conventions report officer elections and university leadership updates amid the disaster news.
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Miracu
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Indiana soldiers and sailors monument dedication in Indianapolis
Crowds packed Indianapolis for the dedication of the Indiana soldiers and sailors monument during the state G. A. R. encampment. Governor Durbin accepted the monument as General Foster spoke, Riley penned a dedicatory poem, and a grand parade highlighted the ceremony with veterans, militia, cadets, and the Black Horse troop in attendance. The white Indiana stone shaft stands in Circle Park, framed by fountains and bronze groups, and towers over the city approach.
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Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument
D. R. Lucas
Lew Wallace
G. W. Menzies
Board of Control
Winfield T. Durbin
Grand Army
John W. Foster
James Whitcomb Riley
State House
James R. Carnahan
Knights
Culver Military Academy
Seventeenth Mounted Infantry
Indiana
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eli Torrance
Durbin
Washington Monument
National Capital
Veterans Robson and Crane reunite on stage at Knickerbocker
New York May 15 playgoers at the Knickerbocker Theater enjoyed a benefit performance of The Henrietta for the Actor's Home Fund. Stuart Robson and William H. Crane appeared together, reviving their famed partnership from twenty years ago, though they deny plans to star jointly again. The show marked their first reunion on stage in fourteen years after dissolving their partnership.
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New York
Knickerbocker Theater
Henrietta
Stuart Robson
William H. Crane
More Gold This Year In Grant's Pass Mines
Hydraulic mines in the Galice district undergo the annual clean-up. Miners report production will exceed all prior years with the Old Channel mine alone projected to realize $60,000.
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Grant’s Pass
Galice
Old Channel
Accused Sugar Trust Leader Faces Senate Charge
Hayward Leavitt, a beet sugar manufacturer, testified before the Senate committee on Cuban relations accusing President Havemeyer of fraud on the American people. He cited an admission by the trust's advertising agent that articles were published to push reduced Cuban sugar tariffs and challenged Havemeyer's claim that consumers would not benefit from the tariff cut.
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Sugar Trust Fame
Senate Committee
Washington
Hayward Leavitt
Senate Committee On
Commission
Sugar Trust
Cuba
Trust
Paiy
Festivities in Madrid for Alfonso XIII coronation
Madrid crowds celebrate the coronation with elaborate decorations as 70,000 strangers fill the city.At noon foreign ambassadors were presented to the young king, with more dignitaries and princes expected to arrive, underscoring widespread public interest.
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Madrid
Alfonso XIII
Wheat ends at day low amid mixed crop outlook
Reports from J L Ray & Co Pendleton Chicago Board of Trade and NYSE brokers note thin trading in wheat with prices finishing at the day’s low. Snow of Chicago disagrees with government crop estimates, triggering selling in Chicago and a mixed session in New York with futures and spot quotes showing declines and narrow ranges. Local reports also list wheat prices in Portland and Tacoma with modest per bushel figures.
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Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Chicago
York
Union Pacifice
Gift of Miss Helen Gould Opens New Y M C A Building
The new seven story naval branch YMCA near the Brooklyn Navy Yard was dedicated as a gift from Miss Helen Gould. It cost nearly half a million dollars and features an open air garden library reading rooms gymnasium assembly halls and reception rooms. Noted speakers included Rev Newell Dwight Hillis Rev Dr Theodore L Cuyler Rear Admirals Barker Higginson and Col John J McCook. Sailors and marines from Brooklyn Indiana and Buffalo warships attended.
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Naval Branch
New York
Young Men's Christian , Association
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Helen Gould
Newell Dwight Hillis
Theodore L., Cuyler
A. 5. Barker
F. J. Higginson
John J. McCook
Brooklyn
Indiana
Buffalo
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly Opens in Jackson
Jackson Michigan May 15 The forty second annual session of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church opened at First Presbyterian Church led by retiring minister Dr M Woods of Memphis. About eighty presbyteries from Virginia Maryland West Virginia South Carolina Tennessee Kentucky Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas and Indian territory sent about two hundred commissioners equally split between ministers and ruling elders. The afternoon election of moderator drew strong interest with several prominent candidates in the field.
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General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
M. Woods
Memphis
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Birmingham Insurance Leaders Gather for Annual Meeting
About one hundred fifty prominent insurance men attended the opening session of the Alabama Underwriters association in Birmingham on May 15. The three day meeting will consider matters including recommendations for the southeastern tariff association and other insurance topics.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Underwriters’ Association
Southeastern Tariff Association
Algo
Wealthy New Yorkers Contest Personal Tax Residency
New York tax commissioners began hearings on nonresidence claims for personal tax. The first case was Mrs. Caroline Astor, assessed at 250000 dollars, who asserts Newport Rhode Island as her legal residence and obtained a Newport certificate last January. Commissioners argue she is not exempt from October’s assessment. Several of New York’s wealthiest residents seek to avoid personal taxes by claiming Newport or other places as residence.
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New York
Caroline Astor
Newport
New Western Union Manager Assumes Chicago Post
J C Smith named to succeed Edward M Mulford Jr as Chicago office manager of the Western Union Telegraph company. Smith comes from Galveston Texas where he had led operations for years as Mulford moves to New York office.
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Chicago
J. C. Smith
Edward M. Mulford, Jr
Western Union Telegraph Company
Smith
Galveston
Texas
Mulford
New York
To Build Electric Roads In Oregon City
Oregon City and Suburban Railway Company formed with capital of 10000 and authority to raise to 1000000. The aim is to construct electric roads radiating from Oregon City to connect surrounding areas.
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Oregon City
Oregon City & Suburban Railway Company
Helena Can't Play Ball In Rainout
Portland defeated Helena 7 to 0 when yesterday's game was halted in the fourth inning due to rain. The match, played in Portland, ended with the score that favored Portland as Helena could not resume play.
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Helena
Portland
Montreal Dog Show Opens With Notable Exhibits
Montreal May 1. The Montreal Canine Association exhibition opens in the Arena showing nearly a thousand high quality dogs from leading kennels in Canada and the United States. Fox terriers Great Danes Russian wolfhounds and St Bernards are well represented.
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Montreal Canine Association
Dominion
Canada
United States
Committees Take Charge in Haiti Dispatch
Washington May 15 The state department received a dispatch from United States Minister Powell in Port au Prince noting an 11 member committee organized to conduct affairs with ex President Canal as chairman. Similar committees have been formed in all cities and all is quiet at present.
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Gomez
United States
Havana
Cuba
Palma
United States Naval Statione
Washington
State Department
Powell
Haiti
Port Au Prince
Canal
Guilet
Chinese Exclusion Law Faces Treaty Loophole
Advocates warn that the Geary Act revision allowing exclusion only if not conflicting with treaties could let thousands of Chinese in. English citizens abroad may claim status through oath, threatening to open doors wide unless Attorney General Knox interprets the treaty immediately.
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Washington
Congress
Thong Konk
Singapore
Koes
Memorial Day Observed in Norfolk Virginia
Memorial Day activities in Norfolk Virginia included solemn exercises at cemeteries and a parade featuring local and visiting militia companies and other organizations. Business was suspended as residents paid tribute to dauntless heroes who fought for a cause dear to the South.
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Norfolk
Prae Healy
Baltimore Horse Show Opens Under Favorable Skies
The annual open air exhibition of the Baltimore Horse Show Association opened at the Elkridge Hunt Grounds in Baltimore Maryland. The three day event drew strong society attendance with nearly 50 classes and prizes totaling 2700 dollars to be awarded.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Horse Show Association
Elkridge Hunt Chih Grounds
Tennessee Doctors Meet Opens in Lewisb urn for MT Medical Assoc
Lewie burg Tennessee May 16. Lewie burg hosts the annual Middle Tennessee Medical Association convention. Sessions start today and continue tomorrow with addresses and discussions on topics of interest to the medical fraternity.
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Tennessee
Lewieburg
Tenn
Middle Tennessee Medical Association
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