Pelee Still Angry and Volcano eruptions in Martinique
Fort de France May 28 report details a violent Mont Pelee eruption terrifying geologist Prof. Robert T. Hill and American author George Kennan. Hill describes lava, ash, and a huge black smoke sheet with horizontal lightning like belts of ignition confirming explosive gas oxidation. Kennan and party reached safety as local officials planned land and sea rescue if needed.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
George Kennan
M. L’huerte
United States
Cincinnati
Ferdinand Clero
Kennan
Robert T. Hill
Expedi
Cavanaugh
Trinidad
Joe
Morne Rouge
Deux Choux
Fonds St. Denis
Raibaud
St. Pierre
Hill
Professor Hill
Mont Parnasse
Champs Flore
Monne Rouge
Amnesty Bill Amended by Cuban House Seeks Native Americans
In Havana on May 23 the Cuban House of Representatives amended the amnesty bill to apply only to native born Americans, excluding naturalized citizens. The House also set presidential salary at 25 000 and congressional pay at 3 600. Palma's message to Congress caused a scandal when a local paper published it prematurely. Detectives investigate how the message leaked, with a typewriter employed by the President taken into custody.
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Havana
House of Representatives
Cuba
Senate
House
The
Republic
Congress
Palma
May Extend the Strike at Chicago Packing Houses
Chicago May 1904. Unions threaten a general stoppage of about 4000 workers at Union Stockyards if demands are not met. Hundreds already quit as actions spread, with nonunion work and ice coal disputes risking a wider tie up. Police dispersed a riot seeking to intimidate Swift & Co drivers.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Teamsters
Fulton
Swift
National Box Company
Thirty Eighth Street
Center Avenue
American Express Company
Teamsters’ Union
Swift & Co
Vancouver politician clash over railway scheme erupts in legislature
Victoria May 28. The provincial Legislature was in session early. A heated clash arose last night as Tattlow of Vancouver accused Premier Dunsmutter of trying to steal 2,000,000 in the Canada Northern Railway scheme. The premier retorted calling Tattlow a fool as an uproar followed.
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Victoria
B. C
Tattlow
Vancouver
Dunsmuter
Canada Northern
Philippine bill vote set for Tuesday in Senate
Washington May 28 The Senate agrees to a vote on the Philippine bill next Tuesday ending a long debate. The agreement outlines a near final legislative program with minor changes expected and signals Republican support for Cuban reciprocity and the Isthmian canal while maintaining administration policy. Senate leaders foresee adjournment by late June or early July as debates shift to house considerations.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Senator Dubois
Lodge
McMillan
Senate agrees to final Philippine bill vote next Tuesday
The Senate reached an agreement to take a final vote on the Philippine government bill and all amendments next Tuesday at 4 p.m. Sessions will begin at 11 o'clock daily, except Friday Memorial Day. Debate Monday and Tuesday will follow the fifteen minute rule.
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Washington
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Hoar
TASTES AT A BREAKFAST WITH FRENCH MISSION IN NEW YORK
General Brugere and Vice Admiral Fournier of the French special mission visit Rear Admiral Barker at the navy yard then tour Columbia University and Grant's tomb with Mayor Low. A breakfast at the Claremont honors the guests as President Butler and notable dignitaries attend. The toast to the French party includes compliments to the ladies and a reception aboard the Gaulois later afternoon.
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New York
Brugere
Fournier
French Special Mission
Barker
Navy Yard
Count de Rochambeau
Low
Columbia University
Butler
Countess de Rochambeau
Mrs. Low
General Brugere
Admiral Fournier
de Chalendere
M. Bruinwaert
Coghlan
M. Croiset
Morris K. Jessup
Lyman J. Gage
Higginson
Mahan
Comte de Lafayette
Mme. de Margerie
Levi P. Morton
H. H. D. Peirce
Peirce
Horace Porter
United States
France
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
G. L. Rives
de Saint Marc
Benj. F. Tracy
Mme. Vi
Ee Ude
Bruguy
Governor Durbin questions Kentucky smallpox epidemic claim
Governor Durbin says no evidence supports a southern Indiana smallpox epidemic and condemns Kentucky Health Board’s quarantine as unjustified. He distinguishes emergency and epidemic funds, says action may spark retaliation concerns, and will meet the State Board of Health today to discuss possible measures.
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Kentucky Health Board
Quarantine dispute over smallpox between Indiana and Kentucky
Indiana and Kentucky clash over river county quarantine for smallpox. Dr. Hurty contests Kentucky’s order while Kentucky cites cross state risk and cites election of vaccine certificates. Kentucky offers to withdraw if funds from the epidemic fund are released, as Indiana argues vaccination is common and not dire. The matter hinges on the Indiana Health Board presenting stronger rationale to Governor Durbin.
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Durbin
Indiana
Kentucky
Kentucky Board
Indiana State Board of Health
Kentucky Board of Health
Forrest
Warrick
Clarke County
Jeffersonville
New Albany
Louisville
State Board of Health
Uisville
J. N. Hurty
Hurty
Tennessee
Indiana Board of Health
J. M. Matthews
Health Board of
Elephant in Brooklyn Kills Man at Forepaugh Show
Tops the female elephant of the Forepaugh and Sells circus killed Joseph L. Blount of Fort Wayne Indiana at the Brooklyn show ground. Blount approached with a beer glass and flung it toward the elephant breaking a greeting custom. The animal seized him with its trunk, hurled him to the ground, knelt and crushed him. Keepers removed the body after driving the elephant away. Blount was a former railroad brakeman with a sister in Fort Wayne.
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New York
Forepaugh and Sells
Brooklyn
Joseph L. Blount
Fort Wayne
Ind
Blount
Tops
Jesse L. Blount
Infidel threat and political intrigue thread from czars era
A May dispatch from St. Petersburg reports a young woman arrested at Tsarkoe Selo with an infernal machine concealed in a handkerchief. Separate dispatches note an attempted assassination of Prince Obolensky in Kharkoff and a British Foreign Office reply denying prior assurances to the United States over the Spain war policy.
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Palale
London
Central News
St. Petersburg
Tsarkoe-Selo
Yester
Prince Obolensky
Kharkoff
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Lord Cranborne
Thomas Gibson Bowles
Great Britain
United States
Spain
US ships in Castellamare arrive amid desertion reward
The battleship Illinois with Rear Admiral Arent Crowninshield and cruisers Chicago and Albany arrived at Castellamare Bay from Naples. Five Albany crewmen deserted at Naples and a reward is offered for their capture. In London, St Pauls Cathedral’s Morgan funded electric lights were inaugurated, with plans for further installations costing 3000 to 4000 pounds.
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Castellammare
Bay of Naples
Illinois
Arent
Crowninshield
United States
Chicago
Albany
Naples
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Sagasta Seeks Cabinet Change to Replace Canalejas
Madrid reports Premier Sagasta aims to limit cabinet reshuffle to naming a successor for Minister of Public Worship Works and Agriculture Senor Canalejas while rumors persist that Interior Minister Moret’s resignation is irrevocable.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Senor Canalejas
Senor Moret
Interior
France warns on insurrection in Kwang-Si province
Peking dispatch says France notified China that the Kwang-Si insurrection disrupts Tonquin trade and that Paris will act to protect its interests if the revolt is not suppressed before July.
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Peking
France
China
Kwang-Si
Harmony Reigned at Ohio Republican State Convention
Ohio Republicans gathered for the state convention where harmony prevailed and the event was described as a celebratory gathering for Senator Hanna. The report portrays a peaceful atmosphere, with attendees praising Hanna and the party's unity throughout the proceedings.
Hanna and Cox reconcile at Ohio Republican convention
At Cleveland Ohio the Republican state convention closed with rare harmony as Senator Hanna and former Governor Bushnell reconciled after years apart. Laylin announced the ticket with Laylin Crew Ankney Kirtley Jr. amid praise for Hanna and a march toward renomination while delegates noted the return of cordial ties among key figures.
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Cleveland, C
Lewis C. Laylin
Norwalk
Supreme Court
William B. Crew
McConnellsville
Horace Ankeney
Xenia
Board of Public Works
William Kirtley, JR
Defiance
Hanna
Asa
Bushnell
Springfeld
Mark
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Cox
Grosvenor
Roosevelt
Foraker
Nash
General Dick
Zanesville
McKinley
Laylin
Senator Hanna
Grosvenor Speech Faces Grand Republican Convention
District Congressman General Charles H. Grosvenor received an ovation as he was named permanent chairman at the armory convention. Governor Nash praised McKinley and urged party unity to support Roosevelt’s administration and guarantee victory in 1904. The remarks touched on war, gratitude to the late president, and loyalty to the party platform.
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Nash
Charles H. Grosvenor
Grosvenor
McKinley
Roce
Republican Party
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National Geographical Society
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Frye
Maine
Lord Pauncefote
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Warren
Otis
Miller
Gen. Otis
Mayor Low
Czar
Nicholas
America
Ohio
Messrs. Hanna, Bushnell
Kansas
Bailey
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