Mont Pelee fears loom over Caribbean islands
From Castries to Chicago authorities warn of deadly Mont Pelee threats and possible tidal waves. Consul Ayme cautions that a 40 foot tidal surge could wipe out hundreds of thousands as seismic unrest threatens Martinique and Guadeloupe.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Royal Mail
Yare
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Ife
Ayme
Chicago
St. Vincent
Louis H. Ayme
United States
Guadeloupe
Pelee
Porto Rico
Sou Friere
Oregon steamer readied for U S manufacturers voyage
Seattle expects the ocean going steamer Oregon to be fitted up for a six months cruise starting November 15. The trip will take U S manufacturers with exhibits to Russia, China, Japan, the Philippines, the Strait Settlements, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia and the Hawaiian Isles. It aims to expand U S commerce by enabling buyers and sellers to meet, discuss packing, agency setup, sales, and financial credibility of partners.
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Seattle
Wash
Oregon
United States
Russia
China
Japan
Philippines
Strait Settlements
India
Mauritius
South Africa
Australia
Hawaiian Isles
Fleeing Negro Shot in Street After Capture
East St Louis reports Edward Brown a colored man shot by citizens while fleeing after a chase sparked by a 12 year old girl Anna Gates who cried she was chased by a negro. Brown was captured, escaped custody, pursued by citizens and officers, and died twenty minutes after hospital admission.
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East St. Louis
Edward Brown
Annia Gates
Brown
Death at Sea Ends Thumler and Young Affair
Otto M. Thumler a Chicago traveling salesman and Antoinette Young of San Francisco died within hours of each other on the steamer St Nicholas. Their bodies were weighted and sunk in the Atlantic off South America after a solemn shipboard burial. Thumler left Chicago March 27 on a world trip and involved in a striking alliance with Young, provoking a scandal that ends in probate court with a $5,000 life insurance claim and a bereaved widow left in Chicago.
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Chicago
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Otto M. Thumiler
Antoinette Young
Otto M. Thumler
St. Nicholas
Brazil
Portugal
United States
Bauer & Black
Twenty-fifth Street
Armour Avenue
Bryant Oiie
Vincennes Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
San Iicisco
Thumler
Bauer
Liston
Cook County
Moran, Mayer & Meyer
No Drake Estate to Divide Rumors Warn U S Public
United States embassy warns Americans about fraudulent claims and agents tied to the Drake estate and English fortunes. Do not send money or reveal family names or sensitive information based on sensational notices.
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Bank of England
von Schwartzenstein
Washington
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Peking
Germany
Atlee
New York
Passing of Rudolf Virchow A Great Scientist Dies
Berlin reports the death of Professor Rudolf Virchow at 81. A leader in pathology and anthropology, he directed the Berlin Pathological Institute and held a twofold career as scientist and Radical politician. He opposed Bismarck for sixteen years and was famed for sanitary contributions and relentless work habits.
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Berlin
Rudolf Virchow
Neely seeks direction after Cuban release
Charles F. W. Neely, freed with other Morro Castle detainees after the amnesty act, arrived on the Ward Line pier in New York. He would consult his lawyer and go to Washington, saying his future movements depend on a congressional inquiry and he would not discuss his Cuba experiences.
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Epture
New York
Charles F. W. Neely
United
Washington
Cuba
Neely
Havana
Insanity and disturbances noted in Saginaw and other cities
In Saginaw Anthony Taylor of St Charles was taken to Pontiac for insanity treatment after a fight with Alex Stevenson and a spree that spilled into a family home, store, and poisoning attempts. In Jacksonville strikers confront authorities as 13 of 100 summoned policemen respond. in Chicago a man identified as D N Sanford reportedly shoots himself in Lincoln Park. Prince Albert wins a Charter Oak park horse race in Hartford. anthrax outbreak prompts cattle removal in LaCrosse with a worker possibly fatally ill.
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Saginaw
Mich
Anthony Taylor
St. Charles
Pontiac
Alex. Stevenson
Chicago
D. N. Sandford
Milwaukee
Lincoln Park
Augustana Hospital
P. F. Peacock & Sons, Undertakers
Prince Albert
Hartford
More Amish Arrive in Illinois Colony Purchases Large Land
Two more Amish delegations reach Myer Illinois from Pennsylvania. They join a growing farming community 20 miles south of Keokuk. The group recently bought 9,000 acres for about 330000 dollars and are making rapid improvements.
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Illinois
Keokuk
Pennsylvania
Myer
Ill
Mississippi
Admit The Demand The Issue Cannot Be Dodged
Horace Boies to run against Speaker Henderson in his district as Des Moines dispatch notes Republican leaders in Iowa endorse tariff readjustment. Dolliver backs tariff changes while Henderson seeks limited schedules not possible this session. Democrats plan ex-Gov Boles to oppose Henderson in Dubuque convention.
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Horace Boies
Speaker Henderson
Des Moines
Lowi
Cousins
Hull
Dolliver
Cummins
Last Watter
Henderson
Congress
Senate
Boles
Dubuque 12
President Roosevelt Begins Southern Trip to Chattanooga
President Roosevelt started his southern tour with Chattanooga as the target, boarding in Wheeling and receiving a warm welcome despite facial injuries from a previous Pittsfield accident. The trip includes Wheeling Knoxville and Asheville with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention as an early objective.
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Washington
Abooad
Pittsfield
Mass
Turkey
Portugal
Pattimore
Ohio
Roosevelt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wheeling
Mey
Knoxville
Asheville
N. G
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Misconstrued remarks by Michigan Republican candidate
Vernon Michigan September 6 John J Whelan a leading Republican nominee for Shiawassee county discusses religion and calls for equality among vocations saying preachers are not uniquely called by God and that every worker from blacksmith to mason has a divine role He notes no intent to be small or disrespectful in his remarks
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Michigan
Vernon
Mich
John J. Whelan
Shiawassee County
Larnmmer
McMillan Denies Senate Bid After Noon Conference
Detroit news confirms William McMillan will not run for United States Senate to replace his late father James McMillan. The decision followed a noon conference with prominent political friends.
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Detroit
William
McMilay
United States
James McMillan
McMillan
What the War Cost England What the War Cost England
London reports a parliamentary paper on South Africa war mobilization from Aug 1800 to May 1902. Garrison on Aug 1 1800 was 218 officers and 9 022 men. reinforcements up to Oct 11 1809 added 12 546. Troops up to May 31 1902 totaled 886 081 plus 52 414 South Africa raised. Final casualties: 5 744 killed 23 029 wounded and 16 168 died of wounds or disease.
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London
South Africa
Diverse Trade and Local News From Sept 6 Reports
Progress in mercantile trade and industry noted with heavy merchandise distribution and strong domestic conditions. Reports of pension list adjustments in Chicago, a Chicago secret service agent’s death, a Milwaukee railway denial of indictments, and various local notices including queen contests, a China Britain treaty, and a civil war veteran’s obituary.
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New York
G. Dun & Cos Weekly
Review of Trade Today
Wes
Milwaukee
Sept
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
Grand Vesta
Minneapolis
Thursay
Troops for Carbon Can't Maintain Peace and Order
Dispatch from Harrisburg reports a general order authorizing redeployment of Pennsylvania National Guard troops to assist Carbon county sheriffs in restoring peace after prolonged disturbances. The notice follows governor Stone’s approval after assessing riot and mob activity. The item also covers the ongoing coal miner strike in Kanawha and New River regions, with up to about 20,000 miners out, and notes mixed progress toward a return to work with concessions and expected resumption of operations by Monday.
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Harrisburg
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Carbon County
Penn
Schuylkill County
Stone
Wilkesbarre
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Virginia
Mitchell
Lewis
Tou
Pavahontas
Kanawha
New River
Fairmount
Bramwell
W. Va
Flat Top
Elkhorn
Norfolk and Western
New
Mondy
Bramhall
Norfolk & Western
Tvo
Mles Are
Toc
de Tents
Company
Honuses
Monuy
Charleston
New River Fields
Heavy loss to railways as fire consumes freight shed
Durand Michigan September 6 fire destroyed 600 feet of the Grand Trunk and Ann Arbor freight shed burning thousands of dollars of merchandise. About thirty cars burned in the yards cutting telegraph and stalling trains. Total loss estimated at $100,000. A freight handler allegedly started the blaze by throwing a lighted match on an oil soaked floor. A train of coal cars remains burning.
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Durand
Mich
Grand Trunk & Ann Arbor Railways
Eloping husband funded by wife in Milwaukee case
Mrs. William Bremer claims she furnished about 350 dollars to her husband to post bonds for a Kenosha company, but he never sought work. She says he eloped with former stenographer Ella Jansen and she will pursue him and press charges.
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Milwaukee
Ella Jansen
William Bremer
Center Street
Notable Elsewhere and Local Happenings Chronicle
The outline notes Taylor colored hanged in Alabama for a murder, Major Smylie shot in New Jersey, and diverse items from around the world including woman suffrage rejection, a royal coronation representation in India, a balloon wedding near tragedy, a pope appointment in New York, a Vienna crime, a planned New York to Chicago boulevard, anti tax riots in China, military march from Fort Worth, a vagrancy sale in Kentucky, weather on Lake Ontario, and a portrait of Leslie Shaw’s rise from walk‑and‑work beginnings.
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Elizabeth Tyler
Chicago
Binghamton
John M. Farley
New York
Julia Pakey
Julius’ Bardos
Vienna
China
Fort Worth
Fort Riley
Shelbyville
Lake Ontario
A Paradox in Belle and Nan Over a Bulldog
In a playful exchange from the Free Press Belle calls a bulldog lovely while Nan dislikes the breed’s looks. Belle defends bulldogs as lovely only if they appear horrid, framing a comic contrast between opinion and appearance.
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Belle
Nan
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William C. Woodworth
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