Violent eruption rocks Martinique and nearby islands
Reports from Castries and Paris detail Mont Pelee eruption on August 30 and renewed detonations on September 3 4. About 2000 feared dead while many flee Martinique. Dust clouds darken skies from St Vincent to Guadeloupe as warnings of potential tidal waves grow. Local and international telegraph and shipping updates note ash dust and darkness across the Caribbean.
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Souffriere
St. Vincent
Savan
Hunter
Trinidad
Spectacle of Terrible Grandeur at Castries
London report from Castries Saint Lucia describes August 30 eruption of Mont Pelee in Martinique. A black cloud hung over the island as pillars of flame shot skyward, colored fire framed by fireflies, with tremors and explosions. Boats could not reach St Pierre due to ashes, a tidal wave damaged Le Carbet seafront, and residents returned to Fort de France with their families.
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London
Daily Mail
Castries
St. Lucia
Mont Pelee
Martinique
St. Pierre
le Carbet
Fort de France
Brooklyn Eagle
Mont Pelee Belches
Guerin
Pelee
Mont Pelee eruption damages Guadeloupe and Martinique relief
Dispatch from Paris reports Mont Pelee devastates Morne Capote and burns Basse Point heights. French colonies minister allocates 100000 francs to Martinique relief, urges dispersal of refugees south France, evacuations from Fort de France if needed, and establishment of food depots and observatory posts. In New York, Gustav Schwab leads the relief fund committee.
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Paris
Ministry For the Colonies
Guadeloupe
M. Mertin
Morne Capote
Mont Pelee
Basse Point Heights
M. Doumergue
Martinique
M. Lemaire
Fort de France
Lemaire
Mont Pelee eruptions cited with disputed lava claims
Reports from Martinique and nearby ports describe 1500 plus dead after Mont Pelee eruption while boats bring survivors to Fort de France. Debates erupt over whether lava flowed, with observers arguing mudslides and volcanic dust caused devastation rather than lava.
Vast Transcaucasia Disaster Destroys Dozens of Villages
Correspondence from Transcaucasia reports Aug. 17 landslide near Mount Kasbek that buried a twelve mile valley. Seismic disturbances preceded a thunderous collapse sending a torrent of rock ice and earth downstream. Many bathers at Tmenkau hot springs perished along with villagers and animals in the wall of debris.
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Vienna
Tifiis
Transcaucasia
Russia
Mount Kasbek
Tmenkau
Wisconsin Democrats Reject National Platform at Convention
Kansas City Declarations Milwaukee Wisconsin September 4 The Wisconsin Democratic State convention adjourned after a late session endorsing their slate of state officers and turning down a resolution to endorse the national platform In a tense moment W H Rogers of Madison offered the resolution reaffirming loyalty to the Democratic party but the body referred all resolutions to committee and adjourned without action The leading ticket includes David B Rose for governor John W Wattawa for lieutenant governor Louie A Lange for secretary of state Ed S Luckow for state treasurer Olaf H Skaar for attorney general Karl A Mathie for superintendent William A Redner for railroad commissioner and William Ferber for insurance commissioner
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Milwaukee
Wis
David 8
Ashland
William Ferber
New London
W. H. Rogers
Madison
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Rogers
Mysterious Death in Chicago Involves Book Firm Auditor
A well dressed man found unconscious on Van Buren near Wabash died after wounds to the head. A card reading D Appleton & Co with Thomas V Perkins as auditor was found on him, but Perkins is not known at the New York office. Police suspect robbery and assault. the decedent, about twenty eight, had no valuables. The case links to D Appleton & Co of New York and London.
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Chicago
D. Appleton & Co
New York
London
Thomas V. Perkins
van Buren Street
Wabash Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Thomas G. Perkins
New Forest Monarch Is Bigger Than Sherman and Grant
San Francisco dispatch reports a giant Sierra tree east of Fresno measured at the base 109 feet in circumference and 97 feet at four feet height. Though previously claimed 150 feet, naturalist John Muter confirms it is larger than the General Sherman and General Grant monarchs, rating as the new forest king.
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San Francisco
Fresno
John Muter
General Sherman
General Grant
President entertains Grand Duke Boris at Oyster Bay luncheon
President Roosevelt hosts Grand Duke Boris and party at Sagamore Hill luncheon. The Russian visitor sails to Newport on the Felicia. the president’s party includes Cassini Mills Peirce and Cortleyou as they plan a swift rail and sea passage to Chattanooga and other southern points.
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N. Y
Grand Duke
Boris
Newport
Ogden Mills
Felicia
Count Cassini
Washington
Graves
Peirce
Sagamore Hill
Henry White
London
John
White
James Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Cortleyou
Lung
William Craig
Chattanooga
Weaver
Latta
Syliph
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Road
Europe
Roosevelt Plans Southern Trip After Washington Visit
President Roosevelt and party will reach Washington at 5 45 pm then depart at 7 30 pm for a brief Southern tour aboard a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train. The entourage includes Secretary Cortelyou Assistant Secretary Barnes Dr G A Lung the President's physician and steno Latta and Weaver.
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Washington
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Baltimore & Ohio
Riva
Xenia
Clarina
Manhattan
Harper's Ferry
Cumberland
Grafton
Wheeling
W. Va
Cambridge
Nesville
Newark
Columbus
Asheville
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cortelyou
Barnes
G. A. Lung
Latta and Weaver
Driver Partly To Blame In Presidential Carriage Crash
Washington dispatch states assistant secretary B F Barnes arrived and assessed blame for the accident near Pittsfield. Barnes attributes responsibility mainly to the motorman, with the driver of the President’s carriage having limited visibility. He notes the President’s party traveled, then diverted to visit ex Senator Dawes, delaying correspondents. Barnes leftBridgeport last night and will rejoin the party for the Chattanooga trip.
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Washington
B. F. Barnes
Barnes
Pittsfield
Cortelyou
Crane
Mr. Barnes
Lenox
Dawes
Nox
Accidnt
Bridgeport
Conn
Chattanooga
Messages of congratulation after president's escape
International telegrams of goodwill flow to Washington after the president's yesterday accident. Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II leads with a Posen message praising Providence for sparing the life. President McAdee replies on behalf of the White House. France's President Loubet sends condolences and best wishes.
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Washington
State Department
Eee William
Germany
Posen
Providence
McAdee
William
Loubet
France
Indianapolis Schools Brace For Record Enrollment
The 1900s era report notes about 25 000 pupils expected for opening day with 23 000 daily average last year not counting Irvington and Tuxedo. Builders add six rooms at No 33 and portable rooms at several schools as the district struggles with funds. Thirty to forty new instructors and several new principals, including Lawrence Hull replacing Hufford at Shortridge, will begin duties.
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Indianapolis
Kendall
Irvington
Tuxedo
Washington and Morton
Atlas Engine Works
Woodruff Place
Abraham Lincoln
Palmer and
Barth Avenues
Haughville
Manual Training High School
Lawrence Hull
George W. Hufford
Shortridge High School
Hufford
North Side
School Board Names New Principals and Faculty Assignments
The School Board announced new principals for several Indianapolis schools. Miss Josephine Brooks will lead French at Shortridge. O L Wooley becomes principal of Lowell in Brightwood. J F Thornton will helm West Indianapolis. a new head from Evansville will lead the colored school No. 0 P. T. Miller. Marcus J. Gilliam from Cornell takes charge of the McCoy colored building. F O Bulzer heads Mount Jackson No. 8. Henry Schnell of Clinton leads Irvington. next week focuses on readiness and dusting books as openings approach.
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Josephine Brooks
Wellesly
Shortridge
O. L. Wooley
Lowell
Brightwood
J. F. Thornton
Indiana
West Indianapolis
Thornton
Rockville
Colored School
P. T. Miller
Evansville
McCoy Colored
Marcus J. Gilliam
Cornell
Rockport
F. O. Bulzer
Mount Jackson
Henry Schnell
Clinton
Irving
Roosevelt to Review G. A. R. Parade on Oct 8
President Roosevelt accepts invitation to review the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington, on October 8 during the encampment. Gen Eli Torrance, G A R commander in chief, sent copies of the invitation dated August 3 from Minneapolis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Eli Torrance
Grand Army
Minneapolis
Torrance
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington, D. C
George B. Cortelyou
Reunion debate over flag return sparks strong emotions
At the Fourth Minnesota Regiment reunion in PAUL on September 4 a resolution to return flags captured from the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-ninth Mississippi Regiments was opposed by aging veterans. One man declared the flags were theirs bought and paid for, and he would rather burn them than give them back, a sentiment that carried despite pleas from more composed members.
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Paul
Minnesota
Mississippi
Plan to drown wife ends in suicide in Ohio River affair
Cincinnati reports sensational developments in the death by his own hand of George Conrad head waiter at the Gibson House. Letters show a plot to drown Mrs. Conrad by upsetting a skiff on the Ohio River and swimming away. Confronted, Conrad killed himself after meeting the woman involved.
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George Conrad
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Gibson House
Conrad
Ohio
Brother-beats groom as marriage proceeds in church
In Danville Kentucky at Bethany Church Mercer county Richard League drove the two brothers of the bride from the church after an attack as a protracted meeting continued. He then returned to the altar and wed Lilley Pelley while the crowd watched. Reverend J C Milliam announced the plan and conducted the ceremony before the brothers could reenter.
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Danville
Richard League
Lilley Pelley
Bethany Church
Mercer County
J. C. Milliam
League
Creature or not a creature justice cannot punish jurors
Justice Cottrell of Charleston West Virginia ruled he would not prosecute a jury for contempt after they refused to verdict under his direction in eviction cases involving striking miners. He said common law does not apply to justice courts, which are creatures of statute.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cottrell
Justice of the Peace
Negroes Seek Federal Injunction Over Alabama Constitution
Giles W. Jackson, a Black voter, filed in the U S Circuit Court for an injunction against Alabama's new state Constitution. He seeks to stop registrars from omitting his and other qualified Negro voters from registration and asks that the grandfather and understanding clauses be declared unconstitutional.
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Montgomery
Ala
Giles W. Jackson
Circuit Court of the United States
Alabama
Two Discontented Iowans Die in Boarding House Tragedy
James B. Taylor and his wife Ann Taylor blamed trusts for unemployment and then killed themselves with gas. Police found James dead and Ann dying in their Des Moines boarding house room at noon.
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Des Moines
James B. Taylor
Ann Taylor
Miners End Strike, Plan Return to Work Next Monday
West Virginia coal miners vote to resume digging if operators offer jobs. Delegates at Huntington meet with nearly unanimous support for returning to work. All shifts along the Norfolk & Western Railway line are represented at the convention.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
End of West Virginia coal strike near. miners to return
Confirmation from Mr. Mitchell that Pocahontas miners will go back to work after concessions were granted. Miners along the Norfolk & Western line in Huntington and Charleston report settlement terms not yet disclosed. Governor White and Adjutant General Baker indicate a broader end to the strike across fields with many returning to work tomorrow.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
New River
Kanawha
Norfolk & Western
Charleston
W. Va
White
Baker
Striking Rail Workers Push for Arbitration in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report that Governor Stone met with a committee from the Pennsylvania State legislative board of railroad employes seeking immediate steps to settle the anthracite strike. They urged an extra legislative session to pass a compulsory arbitration law to end distress and protect coal traffic earnings. Stone signaled willingness to convene a special session if a satisfactory law could be enacted to settle the dispute.
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Harrisburg
Stone
State Legislative Board of Railroad Employes of
Pennsylvania
Grand jury frees mine guards over riot killings in Pa
In Wilkes Barre Pa the grand jury declined to indict F W Kinney Charles Reynolds and William Watkins special officers at Warnke colliery Duryea for manslaughter and inciting to riot after a riot at the mine two weeks earlier They had been jailed in default of bail and later released The ruling sets a precedent that mine guards acting to protect life and property cannot be charged with murder or manslaughter The same grand jury indicted four others for murder in the death of Daniel Sweeney a night watchman at a Nanticoke mine Baer's statement on miners strike unsettles business and tempers strike region standard mood amid talks with Philadelphia Reading officials and Senators Quay and Penrose The strike leadership plans no immediate public reply from President Mitchell
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Wilkesbarre
F. W. Kinney
Charles Reynolds
William Watkins
Warnke
Duryea
Daniel Sweeney
Nanticoke
Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Quay
Penrose
Mitchell
Baers
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