Dramatic Escape From Martinique Eruption Ships Reach New York
British brig Etona reported to have brought details of Mont Pelee’s second eruption. Capt Cantell and survivors described the Roddam’s destruction at St Pierre and the crew’s battle amid boiling sea mud, flames, and ash. Capt Freeman survived with burns as the Roddam burned and capsized under a tidal onslaught.
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Mont Pelee
Etona
New York
Montevideo
St. Lucia
John Cantell
Martinique
Roddam
St. Pierre
Capt. Freeman
Felite
Freeman
Island Sufferings and Heroic Sea Rescue Told by Capt Cantell
Capt Cantell recounts the St Vincent eruption near Barbados and the perilous voyage to St Lucia. He describes lava burning crew, a near collision with the Roraima, and Capt Freeman’s selfless rescue of his men, amid volcanic devastation and awe inspiring views.
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St. Lucia
Cantell
Swain
Freeman
Capt. Cantell
Roddam
Beautiful Isle of St Vincent and Its Perilous Past
The article recalls St Vincent as a picturesque British West Indian isle of 131 square miles with a 50 000 population mostly enslaved sugar cane workers. It details Carib history, 1812 earthquake, volcanic changes to the landscape, eruptions through 1882, and a false alarm after. It also notes Secretary Shaw’s rides and a New York Sun remark on women's shoulders and fashion driven by trains.
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Barbados
St. Lucia
The
Grenadines
Caribbean
Chateau Belair
Morne Garou
St. Vincent
Caribs
Tropics
England
Island
Address Gaffe By Edinburgh Lecturer
A Scotch lecturer in a small Lowland town angered a chatty chairman by speaking an hour. He finally offered his address, delivering 322 Rob Roy Crescent, Edinburgh, and declared he was leaving for home.
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Harry Furniss
Rob Roy Crescent
Edinburgh
Cheaper Beer Pledge Sparks Local Abstinence Strike
In Rokewood near Ballarat Victoria residents refuse 6d beer price, pledging to abstain until Melbourne prices prevail. Nearly all locals sign the pledge as publicans resist lowering beer to 4d per pint.
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Rokewood
Ballarat
Victoria
Melbourne
Burning Head Snuffed by Dodd's Kidney Pills in Arkansas
Star City Ark May 26 A remarkable case where W H McFalls suffered two years with a burning head ache that doctors could not solve. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills the pain gradually vanished. A La Grippe illness kept him bedridden recently but the pills banished the trouble entirely. His son George also reaped benefits from the remaining pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star City
Ark
W. H. McFalls
Dodd
George
Ball Blue Advertisement and Charity Slogan
An old advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue detergent with a 2 oz size for five cents and promotes a nerve restorer by Dr Kline offering a free trial bottle. It includes a Philadelphia address and a note on charity as a keynote.
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Red Cross
Thunder Mountain Idaho Mineral Treasure House
Thunder Mountain Idaho promises a rich gold region with surface leads running 100 to 300 feet. The Dewey mine shows values from 7 to 4000 per ton while placer yields reached 7500. Five rail routes connect the area with settlements, and a spring rush is seen as snow clears between May and June.
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Idaho
Thunder Mountain
United States
W. H. Dewey
Dewey
Ketchum
Mackay
Boise
Weiser
Bedrock
Montana
Oregon Short Line
Pike's Peak
Golden Land
D. B. Burley
Oregon Short -Line
Salt Lake City
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Morney Garou
Farrish
West Indies
Lacroix
ST Pierre
Thomas
Atti
Crenada
Island OF ST. Vincent
Quebec Line
Roraima
Hell
Heaven
Tiree
Atzay, Wre
Belas
Charlotte Kingstown
Calliaqria
Beautiful
Isle OF ST. Vincent
Venezuela
Caracas
Lisbon
St. Vincent Iles
New York Sun
Yice
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