Global Press Snarled By War, Disasters, and Labor Upsets
A volatile roundup reports casualties in Marola Italy and Kyoto Japan, frost in Saar Germany, and cholera in the Philippines. Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma statehood bill advances, labor strikes widen in Cheltenham and Chicago, and Morgan's deals surface with the Manchester canal.
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Geonos
Italy
Kyoto
Japan
Saar
Germany
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Philippines
Manila
Terrifying Pittsburg naphtha yard explosion disaster
A vast blaze at the Pan Han dye railroad yard in Pittsburg Tuesday killed scores and burned about 200 people. The rear car telescoped another as naphtha ignited, sending flames 40 feet high and triggering a crowd panicked by heat and fumes.
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Sherhtan
Pitteburg
Mont Pelee Volcano Devastates St Pierre
The Mont Pelee eruption near St Pierre destroyed the city within minutes. About thirty thousand people are reported dead as a fiery mud torrent swept from the crater engulfing the town and severing cable lines, isolating it from the world.
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Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Pierry
Haiti Rebels Triumph Establish Provisional Government
A Port au Prince dispatch reports revolutionaries have succeeded and a provisional government formed with Bojsrond Cann as president, a former chief magistrate of Halt. All towns are in revolt in a wide upheaval. Bolsraod Canal elected president on July 10, 1876, with a later succession by General Salomon after a 1879 upheaval.
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Matursin
Bermudez
Venezuela
Cheltenham
Bt. Louis
Liverpool Journal of Commerce
J. P. Morgan
Manchester Ship Canal Company
Boston Pacific Squadron
Port Su
Bojsrond Cann
Rmagistrate
Halt
Bolsraod Canal
Haiti
Salomon
Race War and Violence Ripple Across Territorial Border
Fragmented dispatch reports racial clashes near Muskogee and Bragger with six dead or shot, dozens of black residents and white families facing danger amid protests. US marshal sought to arm defenders while miners suffer wage disputes and deadly accidents in the broader region.
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Arace
Muskogee
Bragger
Indiana Territory
United States
Survivors Unfound After Catastrophe at Saint Lucia Cathedral
Relief parties report many bodies found amid charred ruins near the cathedral in St. Lucia. Military rule is in place as investigators battle ongoing fires, with 3,000 charred corpses counted at the site and no survivors found in the town.
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Atrenta
St. Pivery
Castetes
St. Lucia
New York Herald
Meo
Wenn
Panipatricken
Cathelvens
Bres
Tole
Death Toll Grows From St Vincent Volcano Eruption
Reports from Kingston say the St Vincent eruption has caused over 200 deaths by Friday afternoon with many homes destroyed and ash and lava belching from the island. Fires and distress spread as thousands are reported injured or missing, with corpses unburied and relief efforts strained.
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Sir Vintent
Kingston
Buje Distelanda
St. Vincent
Vincent
Glens Suodey Morning Sight of Julla Arrival at Varana
A large Catan fortress over Morro Castle at Varana signals sighting of the steamer Julla with President-elect Palma aboard. Cheers erupt among thousands awaiting the new leader as the castle looms, marking a moment of ceremonial significance amid tense regional chatter and distant peace hopes.
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Glens
Morro Castle
Varana
Julla
Palma
Puply
Jullas
Tle
Wethvn
Longshoreman Shot in Vortland Sunday Night
Fragmentary report notes Cockney George shot and killed by James Williams after a supper quarrel. The incident occurred near an adjacent building with Williams later escaping. continuing police probe expected. Additional mentions of theater quarrels and unrelated duels appear in surrounding text.
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Nuwe
George Wad
James Williams
Catastrophe in Martinique Mount Pelee Devastates St Pierre
A flood of dispatches describes Mount Pelee's eruption near St Pierre Martinique on May 6 to May 7 1902. The blast destroyed the city and left an estimated forty thousand dead including residents and visiting officials. The Grappler cable ship vanished with all hands, and U.S. consuls report heavy loss while relief ships head to Martinique.
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St. Dierre
Mount P
St. Pierre Ane
St. Terre
St. Pietrre
Washington
San Juan
Porto Rico
Dominics
Grapple
West India and Paunanian Telegraph Company
London
Mount Pelee
St. Pierre
Grappler
State Department
United States
Polot A-Pitre
Sthust
Pierre
Quebec
Guadaloupe
New York
Suchet
Marin
M. Ue Lanes Bau
Tuurmiay
Maystb
Ae Follewe
Guatemalan Cities Wrecked by Ail Earthquake Night
Dispatch from Cu Guatemala City reports a powerful April 18 quake on the western Sierra slope. Quito S of Quesaltenange saw the worst damage with hundreds of homes and public buildings destroyed. Fire, flood, and panic left about 60,000 homeless as efforts gather aid.
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Cuatemala City
Guatemala
Sierras
Cathedral of
Santa Teresa
la Recollection
Quesaltenangelo
Republic
Pire
Ammatitian
San Juan
San Marcos
Escultla
Santa Lucia
Utalan
Novelist Paul Ford Shot by Brother in New York
Paul Leicester Ford, noted novelist of Janice Meredith and The Honorable Peter Sterling, was shot and killed in his New York City home by his brother Malcolm Webster Ford who died by suicide after the act. The brothers had a strained relationship since their father’s disinheritance of Malcolm. Ford, 27, recently married Grace Kichler of Brooklyn and was heir to a fortune of about $2,000,000.
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Paul Leicester Ford
New York City
Thurmbuy
Malcolm Webster Ford
Malcolm
Paul Ford
Janice Meredith
Peter Sterling
Mies Grace Kichler
Eaward I, Kidder
Brooklyn
Gordon Jester Ford
Jockin
Hin
Trouble for butchers grand jury probes beet operation
The St Louis grand jury investigates the beet industry amid government warnings. Attorney Wolke says he will subpoena witnesses from Jefferson City and others who may know about the operation of the state’s cases. The criminal court is drawn into the Bribery scandals as officials promise a thorough investigation.
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Mim Ander Investiwalen
St. Luks
Fall
Taisigne
Explosion Injures Indianapoliss Youth In Acetylene Experiment
A young man named Spencer from Indianapolis sustained severe head and facial injuries when an acetylene apparatus sparked during a experiment. Medical treatment included a soothing acid solution, and he remained under care as distraught friends faced the grim accident scene.
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Spencer
Indianapolis
Ind
Hials Fravird win tahele Hands MoOrde OT Hale At Lanked
An unclear report describes a race in which Hials Fravird defeats Hands MoOrde at Hale At Lanked, with confusion around ages and event details. The text mentions 100 meters and a finish, but many words are garbled, leaving key facts ambiguous.
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Colada
Congress Debates Civil War Cruelties in Philippines
A May week in Congress highlights a debate on American actions in the Philippines. Senators clash over slavery era cruelties, with Tillman of South Carolina accusing Republicans of complicity and Burton of Kansas urging restrained, lawful governance. The session features strong partisan rhetoric and warnings about race and empire.
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Senate
Imaeston
Philippine
McComus
Maryland
Philippines
South Coretine
Tishawn
South Carolima
Frank Twigroes
South
Wille
Tilman
Jarmis
Burton
Kansas
Tillman
Pilipinas
Ament
Debates on statehood drive Congress actions and amendments
Amid heated House and Senate discussions in a stormy session, amendments on Oklahoma, Indiana, New Mexico, and Arizona statehood surfaced. The House adopted only a provision about netting and a resolution mourning Rear Admiral Simpson, while provisions for land and educational uses faced mixed progress amid Philippine governance debates.
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McRae
Oklahoma
Indiana
Overstreat
Montezuma
Saimpoon
Guneral
Saxatr
Philippines
Senate
Dalliver
Cormack
Gurton
Kunwae
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