Last eruption of Mont Pelee devastates Martinique
May 22 Fort de France reports Mont Pelee vents vast ash clouds and boiling mud sweeping toward the sea. St Pierre lay in ruins as refugees flood Fort de France seeking escape. US Dixie lands supplies and notable scientists including Hill Borchgrevink Jaggar among passengers.
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Fort de France
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
United States
Potomac
Dixie
Berry
New York
Robert T. Hill
C. E. Borchgrevink
George Curtis
George Kenpan
Jaggar
Harvard
Carbet
Frightened Refugees Flee as Rocks Rattle St Lucia
The May 22 report from Castries Island describes natives seeking safety after a deluge of pebbles and rocks driven by fear. M Labat, senior Town Councillor of Fort de France, arrived with his family aboard the Helga and spoke with an Associated Press reporter about ongoing anxiety since the St Pierre disaster.
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Castries
Island of
St. Lucia
Canada Extends Aid for St Vincent Relief Efforts
Ambassador Choate reports to the State Department that Canada has made a substantial relief effort for St Vincent with money and in kind aid. Canada will supply most of the timber for rebuilding destroyed homes, while the United States will facilitate timber purchase and shipment, with tariff barriers expected to be eased.
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Washington
United States
Lord Pauncefote
St. Vincent
Ausgleich and tariff talks seen likely for dual monarchy
May 23 Vienna reports a brighter prospect for Austrian and Hungarian governments to agree on the Ausgleich and autonomous tariff though a settlement may not come at the current conference. Other non economic factors cloud the monarchy's future as devotion to Emperor Francis Joseph sustains the dual system for now.
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Vienna
Austria
Francis Joseph
Warships Arrive to Protect American Interests in Haiti
The U S cruiser Topeka reached Port au Prince from Port Royal, D C to safeguard American interests. General Firmin, commanding the northern army, has halted two days' march away at Aroahaie and reportedly does not intend to enter the capital with his troops.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Topeka
Port Royal
D. C
Firmin
Aroahaie
Loubet Arrives in St Petersburg to Enthusiastic Welcome
President Loubet arrived in St. Petersburg from Tsarskoe Selo to a popular reception. The city and station were lavishly decorated as crowds waved tri color flags and Franco Russian alliance souvenirs. He met the mayor who offered bread and salt and spoke of shared Russian French unity. Flowers were sent to Madame Loubet and a guard of honor inspected before a cathedral procession.
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ST. Petersburg
Loubet
Tearskoe-Selo
M. Loubet
Russia
France
Madame Loubet
Cathedral of
St. Peter and St. Paul
Falls Heir to $20 Million in Belfast
Michael O Rourke a poor fishmonger inherits a fortune of 20 million dollars after the Chicago death of Page O Rourke in 1868. The Drumahair Leitrim native left about 7 million dollars plus substantial properties. The estate value has since fluctuated.
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Belfast
Michael O'Rourke
Page O'Rourke
Drumahair
Leitrim
Chicago
Creasy Outlines Democratic Plan to Expand Party Network
Democratic State Chairman William T. Creasy and the 9th division committee outlined a plan to establish party branches in each school district or sub district, with divisions reporting to county and city structures. The effort aims to recruit more members, raise voter contact, and strengthen the party ahead of the Erie state convention, with monthly division meetings and targeted support for candidates like Judge Harman Yerkes for Congress.
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William T. Creasy
Democratic City Committee
Philadelphia
Charles P. Donnelly
Patrick Donohue
Rinaldo A. Lukens
Thomas J. Ryan
Dallas Sanders
John A. Thornton
Bucks County
Asher K. Anders
Mr. Randall
Montgomery
Ralph Shaner
Chester
Howard Loomis
Joseph Moyer
Schuylkill
Rosenberry
William H. Nelson
Delaware County
Delaware
Randolph Shirk
Chaiman
Donnelly
Bucks
Eighth
Harman Yerkes
Congress
Yerkes
Supreme Court
Creasy
Pattison
Erie
Allentown
Carbon
Berks
Lancaster
Monroe
Northampton
Pike
Lehigh
Democratic Party
Jom G. Green
William J. Brennan
Pittsburg
John 8. Killing
James A. Stranahan
Harrisburg
Democratic County Convention Sets Stage For Green Victory
The Philadelphia Times reports the May 22 county convention in Media featured a tight race for County Commissioner with Sidwell Green of Edgmont prevailing over Michael Cronin of Chester. Green secured the chairmanship by a narrow margin, signaling his likely election. Thomas F. Manier of Clifton was chosen chairman, defeating John B. Fite of Colwyn, and several locals were named secretaries.
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Philadelphia Times
John B. Fite
Colwyn
J. P. Anderson
Chester
William A. Jordan
Clifton Heights
E. ©. M. Watts
Municipal League May Sue Harrisburg Over Harbor Master Seat
Deputy Attorney General Fleitz allows Philadelphia Municipal League to use the Commonwealth name to file in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court No. 4 to decide whether Harbor Master Samuel G. Maloney from the Sth ward may hold a seat in Select Council. Maloney was appointed harbor master last January by Governor Stone to fill a vacancy and was elected to Select Council in the municipal election.
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Harrisburg
Fleitz
Philadelphia Municipal League
The
Commonwealth
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Samuel G. Maloney
Connell
Sth
Maloney
Stone
Joseph H. Klemmer
Rivers and Harbors Bill Faces Conference Deadlock
Washington May 22 The rivers and harbors bill in conference shows bitter conflict after Senate approval. House conferees refuse Senate amendments raising about 20 million in new appropriations with 5 million immediate, arguing favoritism and lack of War Department approval. Leaders fear a veto or delay, as funds between 70 and 80 million remain at stake and many districts rely on the measure for improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Senate
House
Burton
House Rivers and
Minister Squiers Sails From New York Aboard Vigilancia
The Ward Line steamer Vigilancia departed New York with Cuban flag hoisted, carrying Herbert G. Squiers the first U S minister to the Cuban republic and his wife and daughter. Sister ships Senator Seneca and City of Washington and three Munson liners dressed ship in salute. W W Rockhill attended farewell with other friends.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Ward Line
Vigilancia
United States
New Republic
Herbert G. Squiers
Seneca
City of
Treaty in Abeyance Extends West Indian Cession Timeline
Secretary of State Hay asked Denmark to extend for one year the ratification period for the Danish West Indian Islands treaty. The extension keeps the U S ratified pact alive until Denmark’s Rigsdag acts, by the next session in September.
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Washington
Hay
United States Senate
Rigsdag
Weather forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware
Partly cloudy with showers possible Friday. Cooler in the north and west areas. Saturday brings fair skies with light to fresh south winds across the region. Delaware and New Jersey follow similar Friday shower chances and Saturday fair conditions with brisk southerlies.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Local Weather Report From United States Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau notes today in May a high around 63 degrees with sunshine at 100 percent. Temperature change shows a one degree increase over yesterday and rainfall deficiency since May totals 1.77 inches.
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United States Weather Bureau
Righ Man Dies in Lawyer's Office
Senor Bowes a Spanish landowner and half owner of iron lands near Santiago de Cuba collapsed and died in attorney Russell Duane's office at 10:40 am after a brief conversation. Doctors attributed death to heart disease or apoplexy. Bowes had recently finalized contracts and options to sell his lands and was awaiting letters from Havana where his wife and son were travelling.
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Senor Boves Y Alvarez
Santiago de Cuba
Russell Duane
Mr. Duane
Senor Bores
Senor Bowes
Duane
D. F. Fuller
Join Funke
Jefferson Medical College
Mr. Doane
Senor Boves
North Fairhill Street
Mrs Dixon's suit dismissed by Supreme Court
In Boston on May 22 the full Supreme Court affirmed a Superior Court dismissal of Annie A. Dixon's suit against Ella M. Amerman for damages over losing the society of her husband Rev Joseph K. Dixon. The defendant died after suit begun. Dixon had recently divorced.
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Philadelphia Times
Boston
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Annie A. Dixon
Ella M. Amerman
Joseph K. Dixon
Philadelphia
Suuperior
Dixon
Pacific Cable Bill Hearing Clears House Rules Committe
The House Rules Committee, by a strict party vote, decided to allot a day for consideration of the Corliss Pacific cable bill and to report a rule. No time was set for the bill’s debate, placing it at the foot of special orders. Three days were allocated for the Newlands irrigation bill, two for general debate, and one for the five minute rule.
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Washington
Committee On Rules
House
Corliss Pacific
Newlands
Judge Pariange Delivers Admiralty Ruling on Mule Teers
In New Orleans on May 22 Judge Pariange defined the status of mule teers in admiralty cases. He ruled they were subject to British law on the outbound trip and American passengers on the return journey, allowing damages for poor meals and other privations.
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New Orleans
Pariange
United States
Meat Dealer Fell to Rising Prices
CBICAGO May 23. Anton Gurecki, forced out of business as a meat dealer by rising prices, hanged himself inside his shop after years of despondency following the closure of his business.
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Cbicago
Anton Gurecki
Furniture dealers form national combine to control prices
Two hundred leading furniture manufacturers met in Chicago for the National Association of Chamber Suit and Case Manufacturers annual meeting and formed a pool to regulate output and prices. The group, valued at about 25 million dollars, adopted a new price schedule effective immediately raising costs 10 to 20 percent. The plan, reportedly led by New York organizers, claims 83.5 percent of U S furniture makers and insists it is a pooling not a trust. Representatives named include Hummer Helland of Michigan and Up ham Marshfield, Wis., and Amsder Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Chicago
National Association of Chamber Suit and
United States
New York
H. Hummer
Helland
Mich
W. P. Upham
Marshafield
Wis
BE. M. Amsder
Grand Rapids
McCormick Ill With Critical Condition at Williamsport
H C McCormick III ex Attorney General and noted Pennsylvania lawyer is very ill at his Williamsport home. Doctors say his condition is critical after a vegetable poisoning from Virginia outing affecting his leg and leading to kidney involvement following a surgical operation.
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Pennsylvania
Williamsport
H. C. McCormick
General McCormick
Senator Cochran
Virginia
Juvenile Court Appeal Raised in Mansfield Case
The Superior Court in Pittsburgh heard JA Clark's appeal of Fred Mansfield a juvenile from Philadelphia's Quarter Sessions. The appeal challenges the juvenile court act and jury trial rights. The court ruled the appeal a supersedeas allowing bail and set final argument for the first session in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
JA. Clark
Fred Mansfield
Quarter Sessions Court
Philadelphia
John H. Fow
Young Mansfield
House of Refuge
Supreme Court
Child Slavery Crusade Moves Through New Jersey
The State Board of Children's Guardians leads a crusade against alleged illegal child labor in New Jersey. It seeks affiliation with all Children's Aid Societies to investigate charges and ensure Factory Inspectors enforce underage labor laws or prosecute under the board’s charter.
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Trenton
State Board of Children's Guardians
New Jersey
Children’s Aid Societies
State Board of Children’s Guardians
Pope May Not Receive Taft Commission In Rome
Doubt surrounds a Vatican reception for the Taft Commission as official notification arrives from the U S Embassy detailing a purely business character and stating the group has no political intent or recognition of Vatican policy toward Italy.
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Rome
Vatican
United States
Italy
Teacher Hangs Himself In Montrose High School Scandal
In Scranton Pennsylvania on May 22 Professor Benton James principal of Montrose High School failed to report for duty. After inquiries he was found in the woods hanging from a tree with a rope beyond a noose. Neighbors say he had been acting oddly and suffered mental strain from overwork. He was 50, leaving a widow and two children.
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Scranton
Benton James
Montrose High School
Cea
Schools Closed For Fumigation After Small Pox. Reopen Monday
Yesterday the SARTAIN Glenwood Avenue and Oxford Street schools along with the WILLIAM D. KELLEY Twenty Ninth Street and Columbia Avenue and CAMAC Thirteenth Street and Susquehanna Avenue were closed for fumigation as small pox appeared in families of pupils. The I S Morris School Moogoe K Sadward closed because its occupants suffer from diphtheria. Classes to resume Monday.
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Sartain
Glenwood Avenue
Oxford Street
William D. Kelley
Twenty-ninth Street
Columbia Avenue
Camac
Thirteenth Street
Susquehanna Avenue
I. S’. Morris
Moogoe
New Train To Buffalo Through Lehieh Veli Route
Fragmentary notice describes a train service via Lehieh Veli railroad with a 3 30 A M departure from Philadelphia and arrival at Bugalo Pullman parlor cars and day coupes. The text is garbled but indicates timetable style and station names.
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Lehieh
Miners Readying for Possible Strike Across Anthracite
A Philadelphia Times report from Wilkes Barre on May 22 outlines executive committee briefings by three anthracite districts led by President Mitchell. They discussed timing for a potential June 2 national miners convention and the threat of a 300000-strong strike to pressure eight-hour shifts for firemen pumpmen and engineers.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Albert Jacobs
Luzerne County
Hillside Coal Companies
Pittston
Jacobs
Delaware and Hudson and
Delaware, Lackawana
Western Hillside Coal Companies
Jonathan Davis
Central Trades Union
Barrett
Stationary Firemen’s Union
United Mine Workers
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French Republic
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Birmingham
John T. McDonough
P. H. Reilly
Media
John Comber
Lansdowne
Thomas B. Palmer
Nether Providence
Thomas C. Wilcox
Concord
John B. Dillion
Radnor
John Mprant
Ridley
Patrick Lafferty
Sharon Hill
Joseph P. DeSilver
Democrats
Municipal League
Minister Squiers
Cuba
Havana
Danish West Indies
Righ
Senor Bores Y Alvarez
Ily
Pacific Cable Bill Hearing
H. C. McOrmick III
John H. Few
Pope
Taft
Buffalo
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