Peace at Hand in South Africa Ends War Likely
London May 24 The Associated Press reports peace in South Africa appears practically secured with timing depending on Boer leaders rather than British whim. Cabinet details are guarded but optimism grows though Boers struggle to persuade followers to accept terms including self government, amnesty for rebels, and rifles for defense amid rebuilding needs.
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London
Associated Press
South Africa
Commons
Richland Center Judge Touted for GOP State Convention Chair
Judge Bancroft of Richland Center is reported as a proposed temporary chairman candidate by La Follette forces for the statewide Republican convention. The move signals early party leadership at the gathering and raises expectations for the convention's opening procedures.
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Richland County
Bancroft
Richland Center
la Follette
Horrors in Tropics as Mount Pelee Erupts and St Pierre Falls
May 24 Fort de France reports another eruption with burning gases and sparks. fissures vent more ash and lava near the town. St Pierre is destroyed, walls collapsed, ashes bury buildings. Fort de France faces doom as nearby peaks show activity. In Guatemala, Quesaltenango is leveled by a three quarter minute quake, with business halted and much coffee lost.
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Fort de France
Island of
Martinique
Mount Pelee
St. Pierre
Carlet
Guatemala
Hamburg
Hamburg Boersenhalle
Quesaltenango
Krakatoa
Jaca
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Hereculaneum
St Pierre
Epito me d Youthful bout ends in tenth round Denver
Late news notes Corbett defeats Broan in the tenth round at Denver. President Mitchell reports no communications or overtures regarding strike settlement. Rev Dr J L McKee dies at Danville aged 78. son Samuel McKee preaches at Salem Wisconsin. Hamblin named News City main officer. previously at Davenport. Train derailment near Grinnell injures several students but no serious harm. Norwegian Lutheran synod of America opens in Minneapolis with 850 congregations and 130 590 members. Gaulois luncheon honors President Roosevelt in Annapolis. Ambassador Cambon lauds US efforts. President replies with measured optimism.
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Young Corbett
Kid Broan
Denver
Mitchell
J. L. McKee
Southern Presbyterian
Danville
Samuel Mc
Salem
Wis
Jaynard’ W. Hamblin
Grinnell
Iowa City
Des Moines
Norwegian Lutheran Synod of America
Minneapolis
Theological
Hamline
Minn
Decorah
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Synod
Koshkonong
Annapolis
Roosevelt
Cambon
United States
Decorah flood washes out homes and rails in cloudburst
Decorah Iowa reports indicate a May 24 flood caused over 100000 dollars in damage with Milwaukee track sections and bridges washed away. About 30 residences damaged and three lives lost as waters swept through the town. railroads, telegraph and telephone lines cut off.
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Decorah
Iowa
Milwaukee Track
John Garver
Charles Clark
Burlington Railway
la Crosse
Wis
George W. Kidder
Kidder
Great horror in coal mine at Crow's Nest
Fernie British Columbia May 24 A massive explosion hit the Crow's Nest coal mine Thursday night with 200 men at work. Only 35 escaped. officials fear most are dead as dust and gas hazards and a miner lighting a match are blamed. Scenes in the mine and village are heartrending.
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Fernie
B. C
Crow’s Nest
Letters From St Pierre Describe Calm Amid Volcano Catastrophe
Paris dispatchs recount private letters sent to relatives in St Pierre before the eruption. A young lady writes of calmness despite ash filled towns, fear in Edith, and the question of death by fire or asphyxia. Other notes describe ash resembling flour and a gray snowy city.
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Paris
St. Pierre
Mamma
Edith
Robert
Gataelya
Excursion to Mont Pelee Postponed Due to Inaccessible Crater
The planned trip to Mont Pelee tomorrow was postponed because the crater is inaccessible. Officials said a new date will be announced when the excursion can proceed.
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Mont Pelee
Children The Fashion and The Roosevelts Public Family Parade
The piece notes a shift toward celebrating children in society, citing President Roosevelt and First Lady pride in their large family. It describes children clashing with furniture, the diplomat circle in Dupont Circle, and a mix of foreign-born youths among fashionable households.
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Roosevelt
White House
The
Land
Flinders
Kermit
Africa
Legation
Dupont Circle
Martinique Volcano Eruption and Canal Route Debate
Philadelphia geologist Professor Angelo Heilprin argues Mt. Pelee and nearby eruptions affect transisthmian canal plans. He notes Panama route safer from volcanoes than Nicaragua, cites Martinique destruction and potential long-term barren land, and plans to observe the eruption.
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Philadelphia
Mt. Pelee
Martinique
St. Vincent
Panama Canal
Angelo Heilprin
Heilprin
The
Geographical Society of Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences
American Geographical Society
Isthmian Canal Commission
Pleasantries and Puns From Early Newspaper Snippets
A collage of humorous clippings and quips from various papers. Jokes reference tariff talk and societal manners, including a breach of promise suit valued at 50 000 dollars and light exchanges about sugar and romantic clubs.
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Honor Bright
Pierpont Morgan
Chicago Tribune
Germany
Garden
Haden
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wisconsin
Chicago
Indianapolis Sentinel
Little Ester
Lelo
Chicago Little Chronicle
Willie
M. P. D. C. Club
America's Unhealthy Cities in 1900 Death Causes
A Leslie's Weekly study compares death causes in Allegheny Pennsylvania Atlanta Georgia and Denver Colorado in 1900. Allegheny shows diphtheria typhoid rheumatism cancer bronchitis and pneumonia prominent. Atlanta leads in malaria diarrhea paralysis croups brain diseases. Denver high in consumption alcoholism rheumatism and cancer.
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United States
Allegheny
Atlanta
Denver
Leslie
Society 2 Emerges In Tangled Questioning
In a brief exchange a person asks if society knows about a rising group labeled Society 2. The dialogue centers on status, recognition, and perceived exclusivity within social circles.
Mine Mountain Volcano Legend in Hinsdale New Hampshire
The article recalls Learnings on extinct volcano traces in Mine Mountain Hinsdale New Hampshire. A century old story describes a 1800 explosion with smoke and odor, yellow ochre ejected over the area, inspiring early mining schemes by an Englishman named Hall and a stock company. The tale links local geology to broader volcanic inquiry and hints at hidden secrets beneath Wantastiquet peak.
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Virgil
Lyell
Colleges
Mine Mountain
Hinsdale
N. H
United States
Wantastiquet Range
Connecticut River
North
Dummerston
Hall
Chesterfield
Wantastique
The Stork Poem And Philadelphia News Note
A poem reflects on the stork and the birth of a child amid life’s mysteries. The piece weighs fate and mind in spawning a baby girl or boy while a Philadelphia newspaper note hints at a staff raise and a manager’s response.
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Philadelphia
Record
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Martinique and Canal
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West Indies
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Mediterranean Basin
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Gulf
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Globe
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Colima
Central America
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la Souffrier
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Quebec Steamship Company
New York
America
Society
New Hampshire
Wantastiquet Rafige
STORK
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