Mount Pelee eruption devastates Martinique killing thousands
Terrifying volcanic eruption on May 8 1902 destroyed St Pierre Martinique within minutes. Estimates place dead over 40 000 with many ships sunk in the harbor and broad tidal waves. Only about twenty escaped as officials and consuls perished. Relief efforts and international dispatches follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
St. Pierre
Martinique
St. Vincent
Kingston
Lesser Antilles
Dominica
Mont Pelee
Alert
Guerin
Wasington
State Department
Roraima
United States
Guadeloupe
Massachusetts
Seychelles Islands
Port Louis
Mauritius
Rouen
France
Batavia
Amedee Testart
Louisiana
Ayme
Senate confirms Evans for London consul general post
Washington May 10. The senate has confirmed H. Clay Evans as consul general at London. The senate also confirmed Frank P. Sargent of Illinois as commissioner general of immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Haad
H. Clay Evans
London
Frank P. Sargent
Illinois
Two Men Hanged for James Hervey Murder at State Penitentiary
In Moundsville West Virginia on May 10 John Mooney and Frank Friday were executed on the same scaffold at 6 45 p m for the murder of James Hervey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
John Mooney
Frank Friday
State Penitentiary
James Hervey
The Beef Suit Is Begun
A federal restraining order seeks to halt a wide anti trust case against Swift & Co. and Armour and other major meatpackers. The United States alleges they control about 60 percent of the trade by fixing bids and prices, coordinating carriage charges, and secret meetings to maintain top prices for livestock and meats. The suit seeks an injunction, book discovery, and sworn answers from the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Nelson Morris
G. F. Swift
Arthur Meeker
Louis F. Swift
United States
Sol Bethea
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
Armour & Co
Armour Packing Company
G. H. Hammond Company
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Nelson Morris & Co
Death of Jesse Stone Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor
Jesse Stone a Wisconsin lieutenant governor died in Watertown on May 12 after a lingering cancer of the stomach. He had sought cure in the south, returned for surgery in Chicago, and passed away at home after the operation. Stone, born 1836 in Lincoln England, was a capitalist banker and manufacturer and twice elected to the office on the Republican ticket.
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Watertown
Wis
Jesse Stone
Wisconsin
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
England
Republican State Central Committee
Gov. Heard
Roosevelt gifts Harvard Union library his works
President Theodore Roosevelt Harvard class of eighty presents a complete set of his writings to the Harvard Union Library in Cambridge Massachusetts on May 12.
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Roosevelt
Cambridge
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Library of the
Harvard Union
Cunard Line Denies Morgan Syndicate Buy
Cunard line officials state there is no foundation to claims made in Baltimore by William Pinkney that the Morgan shipping syndicate has purchased the Cunard line.
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Cunard Line
London
Baltimore
William Pinkney
Neptune Line
Morgan Shipping Syndicate
Soffel Sentenced For Aiding Escape Of Prisoners
Mrs Catharine Soffel of Pittsburg was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for aiding and abetting the escape of the Biddle brothers from Allegheny county jail last January.
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Soffel
Pittsburg
Catherine Soffel
Biddle Brothers
Allegheny County
Destruction of St Pierre and surrounding towns in Martinique
Reports from Fort de France dated May 12 describe three large towns Le Carbet Le Precheur and Manceau burned near St Pierre as lava from Mont Pelee overruns valleys and the death toll and missing rise. Survivors rescued include 30 from St Pierre. untold thousands perished and famine threatens the island as lava advances.
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Fort de France
Martinique
St. Pierre
le Carbet
le Precheur
Maneceau
Manceau
Piton de Carbet
Piton de Precheur
Pierre
Mont Pelee
Blanche
Guerin
LeCarbet
Suchet
Pouver Guertier
London
the Times
St. Thomas
Destructive volcanic eruptions devastate Caribbean islands
Reports from Castries and Kingston describe Mont Gran and Mont Pelee eruptions. Lava rivers cut northern St Vincent, ashstorms reach 350 miles to sea, with 200 plus dead and 500 feared dead. Drowning reports come from Dominica crossovers and widespread distress across St Vincent and Martinique.
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Kingston
Island of St. Vincent
British West Indies
Wallibou
Richmond Valley
Chateau Belair
St. Thomas
Dominica
Martinique
Mont Pelee
St. Vincent
Airship Explodes In Paris Killing Two On Board
Senor Augusto Severo and Brazilian aeronaut a on board La Paix perished when the airship exploded during a Sunday morning ascent in Paris. Severo, a longtime air flight innovator and former Rio Janeiro budget official, had arrived in November with the craft.
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Paris
Senor Augusto Severo
Senor Severo
la Paix
Santos-Dumont
Rio Janeiro
Tarkington jokes about doughnut factory suit
Indianapolis May 12 Booth Tarkington the noted author is being sued for damages over his doughnut factory which neighbors dislike. He says doughnuts are best outside a New England romance and notes his third anniversary as a published author. He adds doughnuts aid the fancy of literary men.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Booth Tarkington
Guatemala Earthquake Devastates Cities Thousands Rendered Homeless
Reports from San Francisco and New Orleans describe the April 18 Guatemala quake. Ocos and Quezaltenango were largely ruined, with coffee warehouses and hotels destroyed. About 80,000 people were left homeless and desperate for food and shelter.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
E. K. Pearse
Kosmos’ Steamship Line
Mr. Pearse
Ocos
Quezaltenamo
New Orleans
Sierra Madre
Quezaltenango
St. Marcos
San Pedro
Zejutla
Revolution Overthrows Haitian Government in Port-au-Prince
In Port-au-Prince Haiti May 13 a congress meeting sparked a revolution as deputies questioned legitimacy of a ballot free president. Revolt spread with cries Vive La Revolution and Aux Armes. streets fought for about an hour. The arsenal fell to rebels. government passed to provisional leader Boisrond Canal. Former President Sam remains at the palace and will sail today. two killed and three wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port-Au Prince
Haiti
Congress
Aux Armes
Sam
Boisrond Canal
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Connecticut Hotel Murder Strikes Chef in Bonded Rage
Lawrence Bressano, a fireman at the Atlantic hotel in Bridgeport, killed chef Michael Tornish with a meat cleaver then mutilated the body before leaping about in a frenzied attack until police intervened. He confessed at police HQ claiming relief from the act.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
Conn
Lawrence Bressano
Atlantic
Michael Tornish
Bressano
Berssano
Condition of Winter Wheat in Washington May 1
The department of agriculture reports 27,103,000 acres of winter wheat in cultivation as of May 1, down 4,868,000 acres or 15.2 percent from last fall. The May 1 condition averages 76.4, the lowest since 1885 except for 1899, 1893, and 1888, with 1901 at 94.1, 1900 at 88.9, and the ten year May mean at 83.2.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Warrants issued in St Joseph over tainted meats
In St Joseph Missouri on May 13 warrants were sworn for many offenders tied to tainted meats in chop houses and cheap restaurants. Detectives traced carcasses of diseased cattle and other tainted meats from markets to consumers.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Roach Improves at Home After Illness
Former United States Senator Roach of North Dakota showed improvement at his New York home on May 13 after a day of relative comfort.
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New York
United States
Roach
North Dakota
Deaf Mute School Fire Destroys Iowa Institution
The Iowa state school for the deaf east of Council Bluffs burned late Friday afternoon. No injuries reported. Loss estimated at 400000. Buildings outside city limits with only an independent water plant for fire protection. By the time help arrived the chapel was gone and the main building could not be saved.
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Omaha
Iowa State School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Devastating Pan Handle Yard Naphtha Explosion Kills and Burns Scores
A series of naphtha car explosions at the Pan Handle railroad Sheridan yards in Pittsburg last evening caused widespread destruction. About 200 people were badly burned with physicians fearing many will die. Dozens of firefighters, workers, and bystanders were injured or killed as flames surged 50 feet high and illuminated the night.
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Pittsburg
Sheridan Yards
Pan Handle
Harry F. Smithey
Leverman
Dennison
Billy Taylor
Uhrichsville
Elmer Hunter
Albert Mc- Kean
Sheridan
John Swan
Dallas Byrd
H. F. Smithley
Finnerty
Sistersville
W. Va
Charles Hertig
Chestnut Mines
W. W. Taylor
Miller’s Station
G. E. Hunter
W. E. Wright
Dallas Bort
Douds
David Smith
Cork’s Run
Esplenborough
Seymour Hotel
Collins House
River Road
Seymour
Sheridan Hotel
Mont Pelee
Tie up complete as 147000 miners strike in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia May 13 coal regions workers totaling 147000 began a total strike for higher wages and shorter hours. All 357 collieries were idle with a Hazleton convention expected to decide on a permanent strike. Local ballots show strong support for continuing the stoppage if concessions are not granted.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Scranton
Hazleton
Mine Workers’ Union
Milwaukee salesman shoots Welch then commits suicide in Minneapolis
J W Voight a traveling salesman for a Milwaukee firm shot May Welch at the Parker house in Minneapolis last night and then killed himself by a bullet to the brain. Welch died later authorities reported.
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Minneapolis
J. W. Voight
Milwaukee
May Welch
Parker House
Morgan Co Distributes 10 Million in Steel Profits
New York May 13 checks totaling 10 million dollars were issued by J P Morgan & Co as the second profit distribution from the formation of the United States Steel Corporation.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporaion
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Senator Knight
General Council
T. T. Prentiss
Bethea
Gov. Stone
Island of
Castries
St. Lucia
Mont Garou
Coya
Eten
Brazil
Assistant
Death
Ascension
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