Volcanic Eruption Devours St Pierre Destruction And Loss
May 9 reports from Fort De France and St Thomas detail the destruction of St Pierre Martinique by a volcanic eruption. Entire town burned, ships lost, survivors few, with mass casualties and isolation of nearby islands. The Roddam and Roraima ships are reported wrecked or destroyed.
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D. W
Suchet
Island Guadeloupe
Fort de France
St. Pierre
de France
Martinique
Roddam
Quebec Steamship Company
Roraima
Toddam
Freeman
St. Lucia
Loudon
Entravet
Nomination of Ware Sent to Senate for Pensions Post
The president sent to the Senate the nomination of Rogene P. Ware of Kansas to be commissioner of pensions. Washington dispatch notes the nomination and reference to the omnibus statehood bill passing.
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Washington
Senate
Rogene PF. Ware
Kansas
Dertse
Remains of Admiral Sampson Laid To Rest In Grand Ceremony
Washington observes the funeral of rear admiral William T. Sampson with full national representation including the president, cabinet, senators, and supreme court members. The ceremony featured naval and army escorts and a Presbyterian service, with interment at Arlington.
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Washington
William T. Sampson
United States Navy
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
United States Artillery
Annapolis
North Atlantic
Sampson
Presbyterian Church
Terment
Arlington
Both Fords Dead in Sensational New York Tragedy
In New York at 37 East Seventh street Paul Leicester Ford, author of The Honorable Peter and Janice Meredith, was shot by his brother Malcolm Webster Ford. Malcolm then died by suicide. The feud stemmed from their father disinheriting Malcolm and leaving a 34 million estate to Paul. Both men were married, and their wills direct they be buried together.
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New York
Paul Leicester Ford
Malcolm Webster Ford
East Seventh Street
Malcolm
Paul
Peterling
Janice Meredith
America
New York Automobile Club
Igether
Rebels Active in Wu Chou Bombardment
Advices from Wu Chou report rebels bombarding the town with modern field guns for three hours. Between five and four hundred inhabitants were killed before the rebels withdrew to the hills.
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Hong Kong
Wu Chou
Delegate Smith Stricken on House Floor in Washington
Washington May 9 Delegate Smith of Arizona was stricken with apoplexy on the floor of the house at the close of a brief vehement speech on the Statehood bill.
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Smith
Washington
Arizona
Ocean Combine to Be a United States Company
A London report details provisional agreements for acquiring White Star, Dominion, American and Atlantic Transport lines to form a U S entity under New York law. Vendors receive 120 million in stock and 350 million in debentures. British law governs disputes and contracts.
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London
Associated Press
White Star
Dominion
American
Atlantic
Morgu
New York
Isanay, Lunke & Co
Mills & Co
White Star Line
Combine
Dominion Line
Ameri Line
Dominion and Leyland Lines
Aising
Aml
Syndiate
Morgins
The
Morgans
J. Piermont Morgan
England
Price, Waterhouse & Co
London Coustants
Ismay, Imrie & Co
Harland & Wolff
United Kingdom
United States
West Delves Into Hampton Roads Talk With Lincoln
The Washington Senate debate on the Philippine bill features Dolliver’s witty clash with Carmack and West’s detailed recollection of Lincoln's Hampton Roads conference. West asserts Lincoln sought clear terms from Confederate commissioners and rejected any plan beyond unconditional surrender, framing the historical moment with survivors and officials’ accounts.
Lightning destroys Barter farm barn kills five horses
A barn on the Barter farm in Saginaw owned by the Saginaw Leahy company was struck by lightning. Five horses perished and a 2 year old Sphinx colt valued at $2,000 burned. A farmhand named John Robinson was severely burned. The blaze destroyed the farm’s stables hay barn and sheds.
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Saginaw, Mich
Barter
Saginaw Leahy Company
Johu Robinson
W. J. Wickes
J. W. Grant
Fort Wayne
Brookside Stock Farm
City Trucking Company
Court rules on drought company case over street railway lease
A federal decision yesterday ruled on the drought company issue and its ninety nine year lease validity for the city street railways. Traction interests push to preserve franchises as many expire this year while the court gave the company until Monday to submit further answer.
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Union Trarke Furs
United State Terday
City Street Railways
Mrs Cushman K Davis Denies Europe Marriage Rumor
Mrs Cushman K Davis widow of Senator Davis of Minnesota emphatically denies she is en route to Europe to wed Don Alcazuza former secretary for the colonies The denial quotes her as saying she would not marry him abroad and the trip is for pleasure The article also includes a Confederate era comment by West on alleged Lincoln era offers and a denial to a circulating newspaper claim
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New York
Cushman K. Davis
United States
Davis
Minnesota
Europe
Don Alcazuza
Evening Paper
Jiuniers
West Sid
Lincoln
West
Confederate Senate
Haytian President Resigns Office
Port au Prince reports Gen. Tirisias non Sam has stepped down as president of the Haytian republic. Haytian congress will meet May 32 to choose a successor and Port au Prince remains quiet.
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Port Au Pri
Hayti
Tirisias Non Sam
Haytian
Port Au Prince
Illinois Republicans Indorse Hopkins at Large State Convention
The Illinois Republican convention at Machinery Hall endorsed A J Hopkins for U S Senate and Governor Yates administration, with Sherman leading a failed minority report. The ticket named Mamer Busse Bayliss Ja us Kerrick Hippard and the committee adopted a platform backing Roosevelt and civil service expansion.
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State University
William 3. McKinley
Champaign County
Laura G. Evans
Christian County
L. M. Kerrick
McLean County
Christopher €. Duffy
Salle County
Wiliam
Hippard
Clark County
Sherman
Hopkins
Adinistration
Watkins-Lort
Yates
State Committee
Representative Cannon
Credentals Committee
Credent Committee
Kinkaid
Menard County
Gifford
Jasper
Jefferson
Northcott
Lincoln
Grant
Logan
Tower
Calhoun
Mason
A. J. Hopkins
Committee On Resolutions
McKinley
de Tanner
Theodore Roosevelt
National Navy
Army
Navy
Cuba
Supreme Court
Chris Mamer
Chicago
Fred A. Busse
Alfred Bayliss
Streator
Laura Jaus
Clinton County
William B
Rrick
C. C. He County
C. Hippard
Thyd
Strikes Loom as Coal Boards Weigh Arbitration
Scranton report from the conference of executive boards of the anthracite mine workers. President Mitchell states replies from Philadelphia Reading Erie Delaware Lackawanna and Hudson rail firms refuse our proposed arbitration methods. Executive committees weigh options and a decisive afternoon vote is planned.
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Scranton
Anthracite
Mitchell
Philadelphia & Reading
Erie
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware & Hudson Companies
President signs oleomargarine bill today
The president signs the oleomargarine bill into law today, approving a measure related to butter substitutes and food labeling. The signing marks a federal move affecting production and commerce in the dairy and food industries.
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Washington
Heavy snow grips Saranac Lake New York May 9
Heavy snow blankets Saranac Lake New York with temperatures around 30 as winter weather prevails. Separately Omaha reports the Bankers’ Union of the World supreme lodge meeting opening at 10 a.m. with E G C Spinney presiding.
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New York
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Bankers’ Union of the World
Omaha
Neb
Supreme Lodge of the Bankers’ Union of the World
E. G C. Spinney
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