Widespread Deaths From Mont Pelee Eruption and Train Tragedy
Mont Pelee on Martinique erupts with a massive ash cloud and lava, destroying Morne Rouge and La Carbet as Fort de France reports over 200 killed or missing. A tidal wave hits Fort de France, and the eruption continues. In Alabama, a Southern Railway wreck near Berry kills at least 26, injures many, including white and Black passengers. The disaster follows a day of ash falls and eruptions visible from the coast. Authorities note denials of canal jurisdiction changes and debate on cabinet moves as Vermont stops on a presidential tour. The Yokohama cruiser Pakachiho reports Torishima island devastation with over 150 dead.
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St. Lucia
Koronma Baa
Fort-le-Prance
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Fort de-Prance
Morne Rouge
eCarbet
Island of
St. Vincent
Montelee
St. Pierre
LaCurbet
Lorrain
Basse D Pointe
Ges
Lght
Neen
Fort de Trance
LeCarbett
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railway
Berry
Greeneville
Miss
Toirmingham
Crook
Weber
H. M. Dudley
Bankston
TI. M. Dudley
Doctor Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself in Illinois Tragedy
In Carrollton Illinois on September 2 Dr Orville A Miller a Rockbridge Alabama physician fatally shot his wife while she played the piano for their children then took opium to kill himself. The couple had recent quarrels and the sheriff brought Miller to Carrollton where he died.
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Carrollton
Ill
Orville A. Miller
Rockbridge
Als
Dr. Miller
Clark
Miller
Adam O. Miller
Conlee
Lee Him Likes Amelika Young Chinaman Enters Public School
In Ypsilanti Michigan on September 2 Lee Him a 16 year old brother of a local laundryman starts as a public school student. He speaks rudimentary English and will begin with first readers alongside 5 and 6 year olds. He says I like Amerika and has attended Chinese and English schools in San Francisco.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Lee Him
Mim
Amerika
Engliss School
San
President Puts in a Couple of Dontala on Vermont Tour
In Northfield Massachusetts on September 2 the president notes reports of a statement about his itinerary. He refrains from further comment but confirms he will visit Vermont as part of an extended tour and discusses attention from local press.
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Vermont
Lust Northfield
Mass
News of the Isthman War and varied incidents
Reports from Colon Panama and Cartagena detail reinforcements and clashes as government forces claim gains near Agua Dulce. Other items note traders point near Indianapolis opposing organ plans, a shooting attempt in Bourbon, a suicide attempt in Bourbon, Northern Securities v. railways in St Paul, Roosevelt’s Carbondale visit, a Maryland father of twenty four, and a Denver balloon wreck with no fatalities.
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Colon
Panama
Cartagena
Berti
Agua Dulce
Herrera
Beru
General Pinzon
S’uerto Yello
Labor Day Parade in Philadelphia Honors Mitchell
The labor day parade in Philadelphia drew an estimated 40 000 attendees as John Mitchell head of the United Mine Workers addressed strikers and supporters. The Central Labor Union parade featured almost all city trades, with Mitchell leading the procession and addressing crowds in Washington Park across the river.
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Philadelphia
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Central Labor Union
Mitchell
Washington Park
New Jersey
Delaware River
Workers to take possession of their own country statement
A September 1902 fragment records a speech linking labor to national ownership. The speaker declares that all men who earn their bread by labor should unite and that workers will soon possess the country. The brief notes a call for workers to seize economic and political control.
Health first for fortune and sturdy life
A merchant links fortune to health and digestion. A sound stomach and good digestion are essential to strength, effort, and success. The article cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as aiding digestion, cites testimonials, and promotes medical advice from Dr. Pierce’s institute.
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Dr. Pierce
G. B. Bird
Burnside, Putnam Co
W. Va
Plarce
Jon
Golden Medical Discovery
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Pierce
B. V. Pierce
Parades, shootings, and politics across towns
A chaotic Sept 2 wire captures a Waterville parade discord predawn with a fatally wounded Shert Vatally. Across Iowa a county sheriff in Monona is attacked while arresting a farm suspect. Dublin elects Labor candidate Dowd as Lord Mayor, Harrington defeated. Firefighting triumphs in Saratoga as Interior agent Camplain quells encampment fires. Two burglars escape from Fort Dodge jail by tunneling. A statue of Governor Rowwell Mower unveiled in Watertown with speeches by Ex Governor Hill and Senator Spooner. George B. Rice smothered to death in a Danville corn hopper.
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Lions City
W. B. Strain
Shert
Monona County
Whiting
Watertown
N. Y
Rowwell Mower
Execator Hill
Spooner
Danville, Ill
George
B. Rice
Republican County Central
Oakwood
Sheriff's Brave Daughter Foils Jail Break in Idaho
Miss Dad Smith, daughter of Sheriff Smith in Redford Idaho, bravely blocks a jail break as fourteen prisoners attempt escape. Although two inmates slip away, a posse pursues them while she seals the outer door to halt the breakout. Notable escapees include Ambrose Nickles and Samuel Jackson.
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Ambrose Nickles
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Samuel Jackson
Ingat
Belk
Mart Collier
Littl Bernard Denniston
Ingal
Immense Corn Crop Prospect In Missouri Area
Reports on corn and grain across Nebraska Iowa Missouri and Kansas show generally good to excellent prospects. Nebraska notes strong corn yield potential with some moisture damage in spring wheat and oats showing variable results. Iowa reports corn yields mostly 45 to 65 bushels with several excellent outcomes. Missouri notes good to excellent corn prospects in northern areas though flooded low grounds reduce some yields. winter wheat in the region ranges from fair to good with pockets of poor quality.
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Chicago
Ern Bett
Chicago, Darlington and Quinney Railroad
Nebraska
Lone
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Nebraska Mas Te Sey
Cort
Els
Hawkeye
Thoughts on US conduct in Philippine War by Berlin correspondent
Berlin dispatch questions charges of American cruelty in the Philippine War. It argues Americans showed humanity in resisting two years of Filipino resistance, notes occasional excesses, and rejects portrayal of U S war as uniformly brutal. The piece praises restraint and the governance of surrendered insurgent officers.
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Berlin
Frankfort
International Arbitration Begins Fifth Arbitrator Chosen
At The Hague the United States represented by Dr P D Martens Sir Edward Fry and Prof T M Asser with Dr A F DeSavorin Lohman for Mexico met to select a fifth arbitrator for the Pius fund claim the first case before the court. The name will be published after acceptance is received. Nashville robbery aboard express car forces messenger to open safe then the robbers flee into South Nashville yards. Denver Labor Day parade features infantry cavalry escort from Fort Logan with 1000+ delegates. Salt Lake City Brent Farson and family tragedy as a man kills his wife and daughters then dies by suicide.
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the Hague
PD. Martens
University of St. Petersburg
Edward Fry
Nashville
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Franklin
Tonn
Here
Denver
National Association of Letter Carriers
Fort Logan
Fanston
Quarrel Turns Violent at Tandley West Virginia
A drinking crowd in Tandley West Virginia clashed and fired shots. no fatalities reported. Separate notes report boxer Young Corbett severing ties with his manager and assuming self-management. Also claimed is Italy securing concessions in a Germany treaty and unease over German steel and pig iron competition impacting Midland and English manufacturing districts.
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Tandley
W. Va
Corbett
Italy
Germany
Midland
Turkish response on Ellen Stone abduction dispute
Constantinople denies refusing to discuss the Ellen M. Stone kidnapping, noting the capture, ransom, and escape occurred on Turkish soil. The US envoy presses for full investigation and capture of the brigands, while the Porte deflects by claiming insufficient information was provided by the captives.
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Constantinople
United States
Selehiman
Ellen M. Stone
Legation
Porte
Barthololin of Noble Blood Stirs Chicago Murder Case
Copenhagen dispatch says William Barthololin, sought by Chicago police for the murders of his mother and Minnie Mitchell, is son of a Danish nobleman who died in Milwaukee. The elder Barthololin hailed from a distinguished Danish family. he was a jurist and University of Copenhagen graduate. Danish government probes his death as inquiry continues.
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Copenhagen
William Bartholin
Chicago
Minnie Mitchell
William Peter Bartholin
Melwaukee
Wis
Hartholin
University of
Ife
United States
Denmark
Bartholin
Explosion at Hercules plant near Louisiana Missouri injures none
Telegrams report a building at the Hercules dynamite plant in Louisiana Missouri blew up but no one was nearby and no injuries occurred. Other items note the 35th Trades Union Congress in London with 1 250 000 members, a French government diplomat shake up, and Yom L Johnson as a leading figure at the Ohio Democratic convention in session today.
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Louisiana
Thirty-Fifth
Trades Union Conftress
London
Yom L. Johnson
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