Recovery of Consul Prentis Body Amid St Pierre Ruins
Walter K. Landis recounts the May 19 20 Mont Pelee eruption era rescue mission from San Juan to St Pierre. U.S. Potomac and Indefatigable vessels transport a small party to recover Consul Prentis and other remains while ash and lava alter the city. Fire, fumes, and frantic beach escapes underscore a deadly, chaotic scene.
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Walter K. Landis
Consul Prentis
Thomas T. Prentis
Ayme
Potomac
McCormick
San Juan
P. R
Miller
The
Cincinnati
J. T. Crabbs
United States
Sterling
McLean
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Pompeii
Captain McCormick
Phelps
Flg
Roadstead
Pelee
Show Beasts injure three trainers in Cleveland tragedy
In Cleveland on June 7 three animal trainers from a Boston show were badly hurt during a transfer of lions and leopards. Lion tamer Joseph McPhee suffered fatal abdominal injuries, Herman Vedder had his right leg crushed, and Madame Morelli suffered deep arm and side lacerations. all were attacked inside cages by their trained animals.
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Cleveland
Joseph McPhee
Herman Vedder
Madame Morelli
Boston
Vedder
Madame Morell
McPhee
Big merger proposed for rail car firms in Pittsburgh
June 7 report from Pittsburgh indicates a possible merger between American Car and Foundry Company of St. Louis and New York and Pressed Steel Car Company of Pittsburgh. The plan aims to unify plants and capital totaling about 35 million dollars, creating a single national rail car group.
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Pittsburg
American Car and Foundry Company
St. Louis
New York
Pressed Steel Car Company
Indus
Phi
Sporting News
A concise notice summarizes a broad journal section titled Sporting News. It references racing results, scores, and notable athletic coverage across multiple pages and columns in the issue. The entry signals the start of sports reporting within the periodical.
Amnesty for Americans in Cuba Passes Senate Unanimously
Havana June 7 The Senate passes a bill granting amnesty to all Americans jailed or awaiting trial in Cuba. President Palma-Rathbone plans to sign promptly. Estes G Rathbone expresses disappointment at lack of a new trial in Cuba and seeks a U S congressional probe or trial abroad.
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Havana
Cuba
Senate
Palma
Estes G. Rathbone
United States
Storm in Newfoundland devastates coast fisheries
Northwest gale across scores of harbors damages fishing property and many vessels along the Newfoundland coast. Some boats driven to sea and fears are entertained for their safety as the storm rages on.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Two Boys Buried as Water Tank Bursts at Factory Wall
A lightning struck water tank toppled a five story Western Furniture factory wall on Bay Street and Madison Avenue during yesterday’s storm. Andrew Wettrick eight and Raymond twelve were trapped beneath debris while their father Edward Wettrick and W T Hagedorn searched through bricks for survivors. Andrew suffered serious internal injuries. Raymond was severely hurt as rescuers freed them. The storm damaged the building and surrounding area.
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Western Furniture
Bay Street
Madison Avenue
Andrew Wettrick
Raymond
Andrew
Edward Wettrick
Wettrick
W. T. Hagedorn
Hagedorn
Two Boys Injured In Building Collapse On Madison Avenue
A heavy wind toppled a building resting along Madison Avenue injuring two Wettrick brothers, Andrew and Amond, and others as debris and water flooded the yard. Doctors treated deep cuts and facial injuries while fire and police agencies secured the scene and salvaged belongings.
Fatal hayrack party near Morrison kills student
June 7 Morrison Colo. A wagon overturn at a hayrack party injured and killed Denver High School students. Edith Withers was killed. Maggie Humphrey skull fracture and likely death. George Smith Irene Wheelock Marvin Kliff seriously injured others bruised. Wagon wheel ran off a bridge causing the crash near Turkey Creek canyon.
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Denver High School
Morrison
Turkey Creek Canyon
switch open believed to wreck Chicago train near Ashkum
In Kankakee Illinois on June 7 a southbound Illinois Central passenger train left here at 640 p m jumped the track at Ashkum after striking an open switch. Engine and baggage car derailed passengers shaken none seriously hurt two workers scalded and head wound to engineer. Wrecking theory supported by a white light at switch. Two weeks earlier another wrecking attempt occurred at Ashkum with ties and scrap iron placed on the main line.
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Kankakee
Ill
Chicago
Illinois Central
Ashbum
John Smith
Ashkum
Cain Ford Lynched in South Carolina Mob Action
Cain Ford, one of four black men tied to the Colleton county murder case, was lynched in Walterboro after a mob overtook a transport to the state penitentiary. Earlier, Jim Black’s mob death led to three accomplice names. the sheriff’s efforts failed amid the crowd. In Bluefield, West Virginia, John M. Wymick was lynched after being taken from jail following an assault accusation.
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Walterboro
S. C
Cain Ford
J. K. Jones
Colleton County
Jim Black
Black
Owen
Ford
Bluefield
W. Va
John M. Wymick
Mary Green
Bondtown
Wymick
Soubrette Blanche Warren Found Dead In Gas At Boarding House
In San Francisco on June 1 Blanche Warren a noted soubrette and her mother Mrs G W Brown were asphyxiated in bed by illuminating gas. A nearby gas key was partially on as the room filled with fumes. fixtures were faulty. Warren was married to Wm H Chapman of Los Angeles. In New York on June 7 actor Robert Jefferson Ferral, son of a prominent San Francisco attorney, killed himself with poison after months of despondency. He was 25.
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San Francisco
Blanche Warren
G. W. Brown
Miss Warren
Wm. H. Chapman
Los Angeles
New York
Robert Jefferson Ferral
Blondin Indicted for First Degree Murder in Boston
Boston June 7 An indictment for first degree murder is filed against J Wilfrid Blondin of Boston. He is charged with killing his wife in Boston in June 1901, then transporting her body to Chelmsford where it was found hidden in a brush heap. The head was missing and found elsewhere. Police and detectives pursued the case for months until the arrest and indictment.
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Boston
J. Wilfrid Blondin
Blondin
Chelmsford
Combeare
Miners’ Strike Divides Two Virgin Islands Districts
All refused to quit. Many miners in some districts laid down picks, raising fears of serious trouble. A pit boss was shot while forcing nonunion workers, but operators expect all men back to work within a few days.
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Virginias
Miners Strike Expands Across West Virginia Coal Fields
West Virginia coal regions report widespread mine shutdowns as the United Mine Workers strike expands. In Kanawha and New River districts miners walk out, with several plants idle and districts awaiting further action. Officials at Huntington and Charleston coordinate efforts as tensions rise and violence rumors surface.
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Department of Mont Pelee
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Fort de France
Asesalned
Wan
Joseph MacPhee
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Contents OF Today's Journal
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Bloomington
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London
Sporting News
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Columbia Club
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Spain
Fast Mail
George Ade
Suburban Society
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North
China
Neely, Rathbone
Palma—Rathbones
Grand Banks
Western Furniture Factory
Father
Dr. Shaffer
Amond
Gwin
Sufeca Taffe
Hartford Street
Fatal “Hayrack” Party
Fireman Searded
J. W. Blondin
J.P. Morgan
South Wilkesbarre
Wheeling
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West Virginia
Norfolk & Western
Baltimore & Ohio
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Pensylvania
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Ilinois
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New River
Chesapeake Mining Company
Handley
Mount Carbon
Winifrede
Campbell Creek
Plymouth
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Black Band
Kanawha and Hocking Company
Big Loup
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Richards
Montgomery
Carroll
Wright
Johnson
Charleston
Huntington
Raymond City
Acme
Mount
Carbon
Powellton
Big Louis
Grafton
Rosemont
Flemington Coal and Coke Company
Foster Mines
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