Pelee Eruption Triggers Refugee Flight From Martinique
Calm skies do not stem exodus as Fort de France residents flee by Versailles and Ville de Tanger to Trinidad and Cayenne. About 1900 left on Versailles and another group on Ville de Tanger. Guadeloupe hosts 1200 refugees, while 3000 gather in southern Martinique. Destruction disrupts trades. new crater forms near Ajoupa Boullon. Capole river runs hot. French cruisers Tage and D Assas bring aid and reports of improved prospects.
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Relief Commission
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May 23 Coal Shipments Blocked Reported In Pa District
District leaders have left for home as Wilkes Barre reports a pause in coal shipments. The Californian leased wire notes the halted operations affecting local coal movement and district leadership status.
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Quiet Day in Coal Regions Amid Strike
United Mine Workers stood in a quiet coal region today with only National President Mitchell and District Presidents Nichols Fahey and Duffy present. Reports from outlying districts indicate a dead calm. Mitchell declined to reveal planned actions if soft coal shipments shift to the anthracite area, though officials expect attempts to block such movement. He has received no settlement negotiations communications.
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Fernie mine disaster leaves many dead in Canada
A series of explosions at No 2 and No 3 shafts of the Crow's Nest coal mine near Fernie B C kills or traps a large number of miners. Initial reports cite 125 to 160 entombed with only a fraction escaping, rescue efforts underway amidst widespread fear and town distress.
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Anxious Britain waits for peace news from Cape Colony
The London dispatch reports renewed hopes of peace in South Africa with a cabinet meeting pending and a possible armistice. Officials say war is practically over, though no formal declaration exists. Boer leaders expected to accept British terms, while troops remain poised and observers note growing optimism in London.
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Haytien Warship Arrives With Firmin Amid Civil Peace
The Haytien warship Crete-a-Pierrot landed Antenor Firmin the former Paris minister who led the north army. He was welcomed warmly as the port city of Port au Prince reported all danger of civil war had disappeared by May 23.
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Producers Oil Exchange Session Highlights Prices
The morning session lists multiple oil contract prices including Sterling at 1.80 for 400 and 2,200 units, California Standard at .19, Junction at .25 and .24, Kern Oil at 4.95, and Thirty three at 8.00, reflecting a busy trading slate while miners entombed in distant shafts face rising dangers as fear of a mine fire grows and relatives urge caution.
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Boxer dies from effects of a blow in Boston bout
John Cassidy known as Tommy Noonan of Chelsea Mass died from injuries after a boxing match at the Lennox Athletic Club. Eddie Dixon of Chicago, who delivered the blow, is in custody.
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Training ship Alert arrives in San Diego harbor
The training ship Alert has arrived in port and will stay until Tuesday before sailing to Monterey and Puget Sound for the rest of the cruise with current apprentices. She will return to San Francisco mid August to take on a new group of trainees.
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Rambling Kate Wins Manchester Cup at Whitesuntide
Rambling Kate won the Manchester cup of £3000 for three-year-olds and upwards over a mile and a half at the Whitesuntide meeting in Manchester. Hye Nose was second and First Principle came third among fifteen runners.
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