06 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
1
Continued eruptions terrify residents of the West Indian volcanic islands as fear grows they may seek new homes elsewhere. An outbreak of La Soufriere devastates St Vincent plantations, with ash clouds so dense that darkness covered the sea, making navigation perilous.
From Castres St Lucia Sept 5 Mont Pelee eruption Sept 3 followed by a powerful Souffriere blast. Savan captain reports dense dust clouds twenty miles southwest of St Vincent and total darkness lasting hours. Company notes plantations burned and widespread destruction, with anxious, alert survivors.
Chicago on sick leave, United States consul at Guadaloupe Louis H Ayme warns that if Mont Pelee erupts a tidal wave could kill hundreds of thousands across Martinique and surrounding islands. He notes Guadaloupe faces debt, depopulation, and strain on rescue resources, urging swift dispatch of war vessels with observers.
New York reports Martinique may be doomed to total destruction as Mont Pelee eruptions intensify. Guadeloupe faces a potential destructive tidal wave with business halted and residents fearing a worse death. Crater grows, Morne La Croix collapsed, heat and ash drive rescue efforts back, leaving large areas buried.
A US consul in Fort de France reports two violent Mont Pelee eruptions on Aug 30 destroying Morne Rouge and surrounding areas. Estimated 1,500 killed with many injured. Refugees flee to sea on the steamer Esk as fires and blast collapse houses.
The Yare report from Martinique confirms 2000 deaths from Mont Pelee, noting fatalities since August 30 and excluding the Sept 3 outbreak. In Philadelphia, relatives learn Professor Angelo Hellprin, famed explorer, is safe on Martinique after fears he perished in the eruption.
United States Minister Bowen forwarded a plea from Rev. T B Pond in Caracas describing extreme poverty caused by protracted war. He requests provisions and funds, noting widespread hunger, paralyzed business, and desertion of rural areas. Bowen aids with about 2000 dollars needed, possibly more. In a separate dispatch from Barcelona Venezuela, Gen Domingo Monagas died Sept 1 at La Pasua from stomach trouble, a setback for the revolution.
A Tangier dispatch reports Berber forces attack Mekines. Mohammed, brother of Sultan Moulay Abd-El-Aziz and pretender to the throne, is released from imprisonment. Officials deny rebel victory, but reports from multiple sources urge strong action by powers to preserve the status quo. Madrid hosts new diplomatic arrivals linked to the crisis.
Charles M Schwab, head of United States Steel, will pay 40000 dollars annually to rent a grand New York apartment while his River side drive palace is built. He leases a full floor at 3 Broadway and 74th street with seventeen rooms and river views from Tuxedo Park to Sandy Hook. He will furnish the rooms himself and receive only the occupancy privilege for the price.
The Missouri River is shifting north of St Joseph Missouri with rapid sand bar formation diverting the main channel toward the Kansas side. Government steamers and barges have been deployed to halt the eroding currents and preserve the city’s river access and the $500,000 steel railway bridge.
President Roosevelt begins a rapid southern tour arriving in Washington from Oyster Bay and departing for Chattanooga. He meets officials and admirers at the Baltimore and Ohio station, discusses the Pittsfield accident, and notes his recovery while planning stops in Wheeling, Chattanooga, and Knoxville.
The president's private car joined a regular Pennsylvania Railroad train to Jersey City en route to Oyster Bay. A White House statement said local committees in four stop cities will be received at their towns. limited train space prevented earlier boarding. At Cumberland Maryland the late arrival drew a crowd while Roosevelt rested after a Washington leg.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Kokomo Indiana September 5 Kokomo is making elaborate preparations for the reception of President Roosevelt September 23 At a mass meeting called by Mayor Brouse committees were appointed to look after every detail Representative C B Landis who will accompany the presidential party through his district has written Chairman Simmons that the train will reach Kokomo at 8 a m
Edward K. Jones asserts Neely and Cuban authorities will pursue restitution for embezzled funds. Amnesty covers only criminal consequences, not liability to return the money. Neely was freed on the criminal charge, but recovery actions proceed with U.S. and Cuban cooperation.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania and Senator Platt of New York deny any talk about the coal strike after a long meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Both say the discussion was private and not about the strike. Quay leaves for the Adirondacks for a week of hunting and fishing.
Chairman Spencer reports long in despair over finding a candidate for the legislative ticket. At last, Will M. Fogarty has been selected as the Democratic option, bringing an unexpected literary background to the race.
The Democratic committee weighs literature to offset Booth Tarkington as the ticket gains a new literary candidate. Will M Fogarty, a Sun telegrapher and poet, emerges as the likely pick, praised for meter and simple style. He is a longtime Democrat and supporter of mayoral candidate W. F. Moore.
Democratic leaders announced last night that Jacob P. Dunn is strongly favored to face Representative Jesse Overstreet in the Seventh district race. The convention planned for this afternoon might nominate Dunn, whose potential candidacy has been a focal point in the party’s congressional puzzle.
Talk centers on Albert Sahm and possible nomination while many Democrats doubt his desire to run. Dunn may accept the nomination as others like W. V. Rooker and Wallace Mainz are mentioned. Primaries selected delegates for joint senatorial and congressional conventions. Turnout noted with 1,2 votes in wards and 169 in Ninth ward amid orderly committee proceedings.
In the Philippines province of Tayabas, Rios a fanatical leader of the irreconcilable natives led a attack on Laguimanoc with thirty riflemen and 150 bolo armed men killing two women and a girl and wounding others a native constabulary detachment routed the band killing several followers and rounding up 700 men including suspected accomplices four detachments pursue the main group one lieutenant captured says Rios is a direct descendant of God in a separate report Maj Edward F Glenn is restored to duty after a court martial finding and the U S Civil Commission hearings proceed on Manila electric street railroad franchise applications in Manila Washington reports the president accepts Lt Grant T Trent’s resignation to join civil government work in the Philippines and Taft commission support remains.
Waterloo reports that former Gov. Horace Boies will be nominated by the Democratic committee for Congress against Speaker Henderson at the Third district convention in Dubuque next Thursday. He led the state convention against the Kansas City platform while his son Louis declined nomination due to engagements. In Idaho, Joseph H. Hutchison won the Democratic nomination for Congress with a platform backing Bryan, federal anti trust enforcement, railroad and utility public ownership, direct election of senators, and other reforms.
A Gates representative has purchased nearly 5000 acres in the southern Illinois coal belt with options on a large adjoining tract. The land sits beside 4500 acres owned by the Illinois Steel Co on the Big Muddy river near rail lines including Illinois Central and Chicago Eastern Illinois. The venture aims to mine a nine foot coal vein and coke the output.
Des Moines reports Thomas Lew, 28, a Marquisville miner, arrested on an April 13 murder charge involving Lena Peterson, 16, and her 14 year old brother Thomas, who were killed on their way home from church. The warrant was issued on information sworn by attorney H C Carpenter involved in the case.
A sensational report from Newport claims a great battle last night woke the city’s elite and many common citizens. The Rhode Island society Hesert and its protecting forts are described as having been captured, sparking rumors and concern among the 400 and other residents.
A vivid naval clash described as a grand mimic engagement both ashore and afloat. The lively scene featured loud cannon fire and a noisy, terrifically dramatic display in a bay setting during its peak action.
Naval battle reports detail Admiral Higginson s fleet maneuvering near Newport Rhode Island with the Brooklyn Olympia and other ships entering the harbor and exchanging fire with Fort Adams and Fort Wetherill. A second phase describes a daytime demonstration against Narra gansett Bay forts including Price s neck and mortar batteries, observed by Newport society.
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