Mont Pelee Crater Exposed by Reporter During Ascent
George J. Kavanagh, a newspaper man, reached within one mile of Mont Pelee’s crater with Professor Robert T. Hill and described ash covered slopes baked by sun and rain. He observed an iron cross buried in ashes near Lake Palmisto and saw about 150 dead bodies in a valley near Morne Rouge, not charred.
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Martinique
Mont Pelee
George J. Kavanagh
Robert T. Hill
United States
Professor Hill
St. Pierre
Kavanagh
Morne Rouge
Cale Basse Divide
Lake Palmisto
Taft Trust Amid Peace Talks Cited By Filipino Leader
Washington May 30 General Filipe Buencamino head of the Federal Filipino party told President Taft that Taft enjoys the confidence of all right thinking Filipinos and that his mission corrects false reports about the civil government and army. He praised Taft and urged Taft to remain head of the civil government as peace talks with South Africa proceed and the senate Philippine committee prepares.
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A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
South Africa
Mr. Balfour
Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Washington
Filipe Buencamino
Manila
Aguinaldo
Root
Buencamino
United States
Federal Filipino Party
Taft
Washington Observes Decoration Day With Vast Attendance
Decoration day in Washington drew large crowds as President Roosevelt delivered the Arlington Cemetery oration. The program included a parade by G A R members, tomb decorations, and a later service at the amphitheater with the Marine band and the Lincoln Gettysburg Address read by BE Hay.
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Roosevelt
Arlington
Department of the Potomac
United States Field Artillery
Marine Band
BE. B. Hay
Lincoln
Eli Torrance
America
Henrys. Stevens
Mount Pelee eruption witness reports near St Pierre
Professor Robert T Hill US geologist describes near crater observation from Morne Rouge during Mont Pelee eruption. He witnessed a great explosion and a sheet of smoke 10 miles wide, with horizontal lightning like flashes, noting gas oxidation explains the catastrophe and warning others not to ascend the crater. He took photos but could not publish full details.
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Robert T. Hill
United States
Martinique
National Geographical Society
Mont Pelee
Hill
Morne Rouge
Broussard Sees Cuba Concession Conspiracy In Senate Hearing
Congressman R F Broussard of Louisiana testifies before the senate committee on relations with Cuba after touring Cuba. He reports the American Sugar Refining company holds little raw sugar but notes most production is hypothecated to lenders who back planters, predicting these financiers will control future concessions. He claims the refining firm will secure at least 99 percent of all Cuban planter concessions.
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Cuba
Washington
R. F. Broussard
Congress
Louisiana
Senate Committee On
American Sugar Refining Company
Pacific coast lumber rate cut by multiple railroads
The Burlington Northwestern Milwaukee and Great Western roads announce immediate cents per mile transfer rate on Pacific coast lumber from Minnesota to Chicago. The new rate reduces the former 10 cent rate that Minneapolis Chicago lines had resisted lowering.
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Burlington, Northwestern
Milwaukee
Great Western
Minnesota
Chicago
Cummings Will Names Wife Sole Beneficiary
The will of Congressman Amos J. Cummings filed for probate leaves Mrs. Cummings as the sole beneficiary. It values his personal property at 1500 dollars and states he owned no real estate.
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Cummings
New York
Amos J. Cummings
May Retain Their Arms
Lord Milner leaves Pretoria for Johannesburg as Boer delegates return to Vereeniging. Resolution favors the Boers onarm retention, with the claim that outlying farm occupants face danger from natives or wild beasts deemed well grounded.
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Pretoria
Lord Milner
Johannesburg
Vereeningen
Transvaal
Two Men Shot In Tenement Clash At 50 Second Ave
Police found J. S. Keldain a cigarette dealer with a crushed skull and N. Caraman a tobacco merchant shot in the head in a New York apartment. Caraman held a pistol. a hammer lay nearby. Both were rushed to Bellevue hospital with grave injuries. Keldain died later.
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Second Avenue
J. S. Keldain
N. Caraman
Caraman
Keldain
Bellevue Hospital
Will
Kildain
British envoy Raikes pays tribute at Pauncefote funeral
Washington May 30 Mr Raikes charge d affaires at the British embassy called on Secretary Hay to convey the British government’s deep appreciation for the extraordinary honors accorded the memory of the late Lord Pauncefote at Wednesday’s funeral services.
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Washington
Raikes
Hay
State Department
Lord Pauncefote
Non union workers brought to Hazleton Cranberry colliery
Eleven non union men were transported from Philadelphia to the Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee & Co. to replace striking firemen and pump runners. This marks the district's first importation of non union labor.
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Hazleton
Philadelphia
Cranberry
A. Pardee & Co
Philippine government bill debated in Senate amid amendments
Senate considerd the Philippine government bill with Lodge proposing minor amendments and extending to inhabitants the bill of rights excluding arms and jury trial. Morgan praised the measure's aims and urged practical peace while Spooner critiqued army influence and opposed permanent domination in the islands.
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Senate
Lodge
Mass
United States
Pettus
Ala
Mr. Morgan
Philippines
Alabama
Spooner
Mr. Spooner
Philippine Islands
Havyan
Pacific
Wilson elected moderator at United Presbyterian General Assembly
Pittsburg May 30 Rev Dr J M Ross called the 44th general assembly to order with 253 commissioners present Devotional exercises preceded the election of a moderator Rev Dr Wilson of Erie Pa won on the first ballot The clerk reported year long contributions of 1 843235 an increase over last year plus 2029 in church membership while New York Ohio and Iowa synods showed declines indicating population shifts Reports from boards followed and the session continued with readings of those reports
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J. M. Ross
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
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Erie
Congregations of
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Ohio
Iowa
Memorial McKinley bust unveiled in Philadelphia
Philadelphia honors President McKinley with a bronze bust and pedestal donated by the local Letter Carriers and Post Office employes. Postmaster Clayton McMichael accepted the gift from James O’Sullivan while Former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith delivered the oration and a 60 voice chorus sang. The monument cost over $20,000 and stands in the south corridor of the post office building.
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President McKinley
Clayton McMichael
James O’sullivan
McKinley Memorial Association
Charles Emory Smith
Post Office
Decoration Day Observed With Large New York Parade
Crowds gathered in New York on May 31 for Decoration Day ceremonies. A grand parade featured G A R posts national guard regular troops and sailors from the navy yard. The soldiers and sailors monument at Riverside Park was unveiled. A Brooklyn G A R parade followed.
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National Guard
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Barker
Nixon
Low
Howard
Brooke
Soldiers and Sailors
Riverside Park
Grand Army of the Republic
Brooklyn
Milwaukee Memorial Day Parade Draws City Veterans
In Milwaukee on Memorial Day the afternoon featured a monster parade with every Grand Army post in the city, the Sons of Veterans, Spanish War veterans, the National Letter Carriers Association, and several civic societies. The forenoon was devoted to decorating 2,200 soldiers' graves in local cemeteries.
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Milwaukee
Grand Army
Sons of Veterans
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Thousands of graves decorated in St. Louis ceremony
Thousands of graves were decorated in St. Louis as threatening weather loomed. The ceremonies took place in the national cemetery at Jefferson Barracks and detachments were sent to other cemeteries to decorate graves of soldiers and monuments of prominent officers.
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Thousardds
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
Memorial Day Parade Draws Veterans in Chicats
A parade featuring Civil and Spanish War veterans highlighted Chicats Memorial Day ceremonies. Businesses paused, church services were held statewide, and perfect weather drew thousands to visit cemeteries.
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver From Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets available June 22 23 24 25 with final return by October 31 for the International Sunday school convention. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Chicago and North-Western Railway
San Francisco
Imperial Council
Mystic Shrine
Chicago and North- Western Railway
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