Destruction at St Pierre and Martinique Volcano Toll
A May 1902 dispatch汇 reports Mont Pelee eruption destroying St Pierre, Martinique, with estimates of 40,000 dead and 25,000 residents, plus ship losses Grappler and Roraima. Survivors describe “glimpses of hell” as lava and ash engulfed the town and harbor.
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Quebec
United States
Guadoupe
Yme
Pierre
MarcUulque
San Juan
Porto Rico
Isminica
Martinique
Grappler
West India and Panama Telegraph Company
London
Mont Pelee
St Pierre
St. Thomas
W. L
Ocean Traveller
St. John
N. B
Dominica
British West Indies
St. Vincent
St. Lucia
St. Pierre
Mount Pelee
Hell
At. Merre
Production Curtailment Hits Dun and Co Forecasts
Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade notes record consumptive demand yet curtailment hits output due to fires labor disputes and a tornado. Large tin plate plant idle for a month, foundries destroyed. price indexes rise then fall, rail earnings up, and weekly US failures reach 218 versus last year.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Dun
United States
IST
Canada
Mont Pelee eruption obliterates St Pierre area
A Daily Mail dispatch from Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe reports Mont Pelee erupted yesterday morning for three minutes ejecting molten rocks and ashes and destroying St Pierre and nearby districts within four miles. All inhabitants burned. Eight passengers aboard the Roraims are said lost.
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London
Daily Mail
Pointe-a-Pitre
Kand
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Mont Petee
St. Pierre
Roraims
Ee Ee
No Man Is Stronger Than His Stomach
An ad extols the stomach as the body's vital center and links strong digestion to overall health. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach related diseases and related organ weaknesses, featuring a testimonial from Thomas A. Swarts of Columbus Ohio. The copy ends noting Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure.
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Pierce
Thomas A. Swarts
Columbus
Ohio
Attempted Train Wrecking at Medora Discovered
Section Foreman Aaron Smith found a metal obstruction wedged in a frog at the Medora junction delaying trains on the Chicago Peoria and St. Louis and Chicago Burlington and Quincy lines. Detectives also identified Hugh Reilly as the shooter in the Duffy stockyards detective killing with a witness presenting a near sighting.
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Springfield, Tus
Aaron Smith
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis
Chicago, Peoria
St. Louis
Chicago
Caso
Hugh Reilly
Patrick Duffy
Stock Yards
Great Strike at St. Paul
In St Paul Minnesota May 10 the Building Trades council and the Builders Exchange clash as all Building Trades affiliated workers strike Union bricklayers refuse to work for Builders Exchange members unless rules are observed Builders Exchange responds by advertising for new workers across fifty nine cities Workers out include carpenters bricklayers bricklayers helpers steam fitters and hoisting engineers Caremakers settle their strike with foundrymen.
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St. Paul, Minn
Building Trades Council
Builders’ Exchange
Bulders’ Exchange
Fire Sweeps Towa State School for the Deaf
May 10 report: the Towa State School for the Deaf near Council Bluffs, three miles east, was destroyed by fire. The main building and chapel burned. Fire Chief John Templeton was severely injured and three firefighters burned. no inmate injuries. loss listed at 350 900 uninsured. Also notes meat dealers in southwestern Indiana boycotting beef amid high prices.
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Omaha
Neb
Towa State School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
John Templeton
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Iowa State Dental Association Elects Officers at Close
Des Moines May 10 The Iowa State Dental Association elected officers for next year naming President Dr BE S Baudy Tipton and Secretary Dr W R Clark Clear Lake The closing session also resolved to meet in Sioux City next year A resolution censuring Secretary Li of the state dental commission was stricken from consideration amid improper attempts to influence the AP legin in improper actions
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Des Moines
Iowa State Dental Association
Sioux City
Baudy
Tipton
W. R. Clark
Clear Lake
State Dental Commission
Th AP Legin
General strike ordered by Anthracite miners faces convention decision
Scranton Pennsylvania May 10 1902 miners in the anthracite region order a general strike for Monday with a delegate convention to decide on permanent action. Mitchell says operators decline arbitration and a three district meeting ends with plans to suspend work starting May 12 pending convention results.
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Scranton
Havelton
Mitchell
Baer
Philadelphia and
Reading
Thomas
Erie Railroad
Truesdale
Lackawanna
Olyphant
Delaware and Hudson
Pennsylvania
Hingleton
Terre Haute votes for union label on city printing
Terre Haute Indiana May 10 heavy vote in favor of union label on city printing signals a broader issue tied to the street car strike as boycott aimed at union labor. Vote was 5 073 for union labor for public printing against 1 087. Decatur Illinois May 10 Wilam Powers commits suicide by drowning after job loss leaving a widow and children.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Decatur, Ill
Wilam Powers
Lonmion
King's
Money Motive Ties Forgery Case To Divorcees
An Indianapolis jail scene centers on W. J. Knox and daughter Mrs. Medea Robinson, jailed for alleged forged checks. Robinson says the forgeries funded support for her ex husband Dr. Frank Robinson in Martinsville, pleading love over crime and threatening self harm if he is arrested.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. J. Knox
Martinsville
Medea Robinson
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Missouri seeks ouster of beef trust in Supreme Court
Missouri Attorney General Crow announces filing petitions for ouster against meat packers he accuses of price control. He hopes testimony supports action, while sending a transcript to Washington for federal use. The case centers on anti trust law enforcement in Missouri.
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Jefferson City
EC. Crow
Eupreme Court
Beef Trust
Missouri
Supreme Court
Knox
Washington
Turgeon brothers shot in Northwest South Dakota clash
Three Turgeon brothers were shot four miles northwest of Sioux City as a feud spillover. Fred Turgeon lay gravely wounded, with the dispute over where the shooting occurred unresolved between North and South Dakota authorities. Henry C. Payne was sworn in as postmaster general in Washington.
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Lions City
Lewieon
Pomee
Union County
Turgeon
Sioux City
Fred Turgeon
Booth Dakota
Nebraska
Henry C. Payne
Washington
Markets Report Chicago Live Stock and East Buffalo Prices
Chicago live stock receipts about 20 000 with pigs trading 5.65 to 7.20 per hundred pounds, cattle around 2 500 head with steers 7.50 to 7.59 top, veals 6.25 to 6.50, sheep and lambs firm to strong with top lambs 6.90 to 7.50. East Buffalo quotes show light cattle demand firm on good grades, veals active with tops 6.25 to 6.50, pigs roughs 6.75 to 7.00, and sheep lambs firm with high lambs around 6.90 to 7.50.
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Chicago
Hoge
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. E
Higney
New Watch Factory Planned for South Bend with 1200 Jobs
The American National Watch Company formed in South Bend with a million capital. J A Bawcett led efforts with J M Studebaker and Howard H Gross guiding, aiming to produce up to 6000 watches daily and employ about 1,200 workers at the new South Bend plant, with Chicago handling distribution. The move targets competition with dominant firms and claims to expand U S watch production.
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American National Watch Company
South Bend
Tid
Clement Studebaker
Ja. Wan
M. W. Berger
Mishawaka
Trek
Leving A. Billey
B. A. Bassett
Bose
Th UL Giron
Predetiek Frieh
Williem Ret
Charter A. Kile
Do M, Studebaker
South Herd
Fielene
Ite
New Co Auibue Watch Company
Columbus
Jhile
J. A. Bawcett
Tle
J. M. Studebaker
Howard HH. Gross
Studebaker
Gross
Americcan Watches
Chicago
Editors Distrustful London Papers On Steamship Mer ger
London papers question shipping combine deals amid denials from White Star and others. Observers warn the dollar’s rise and American shipbuilding sway threaten British fleets while Harland & Wolff may abandon Britain for U S yards. King Edward reportedly disapproves of the merger on patriotic grounds. In Chicago, Frank Guzzolo dies after a stroke. he built a liquor and real estate fortune. British April exports rise while imports fall.
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London
Mesars
Ismity
Virrie
White Star Line
Tlarland & Wolff
Westminster Gazette
America
Oge
St. James’ Gazette
Riga
Board of Trade
Harland & Wolff
St. James
Associated Press
Edward
Combine
Chicago
Frank Guzzolo
Italy
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Ira B. Thomas
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Iowa Central
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Washington, Lowa
L. E. Latta
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Henry Knecht
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Wity
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Frank Rogers
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