Mont Pelee eruptions devastate Martinique and nearby islands
Reports from Paris and Caribbean authorities describe about 1,000 deaths and 1,500 injuries from Mont Pelee's explosive eruption near Saint Pierre. Villages Le Carbet Morne Rouge Ajoupa Bouillon destroyed. La Soufrière in Saint Vincent shows violent detonations. Telecommunication lines to the West Indies remain disrupted.
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Havas Agency
Ort de-France
Istami
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Morne Rouge Ajoupa Bouillon
le Carbet
Vort-de-Prance
Suchet
Tage
Grena Trinidad
Barbados
la Soufriere
Renada
Political feuds and notable deaths roll through the week
Gov Savage and ward Rosewater clash over a four column attack while Judge Horton dies after pneumonia battle. Other items include a suicide intent in Indiana, embassy secretary White at home in New York, and a man killed by a horse in Vinton Iowa.
Daring Bandit Attempt to Hold Express Near Hermosillo
Three U S bandits attempted to hold the International express on the ora railroad near Hermosillo three miles away while the torpedo signal stopped the train. The engine crew was startled as figures emerged from trees. One or more assailants were reported to have died in the exchange of shots or during the pursuit. Local authorities investigated the failed hold up and the fate of the attackers remained unclear as of the report.
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Mts Gan
Massengers
Tucson
A.T
United States
International Express
Nora
Herosillo
Robbery attempt ends as highwaymen flee into orange groves
A messenger faced a robbery at the express car and fired a volley through the door. Passengers joined in, aiding the messenger as the bandits retreated and vanished into orange groves, with suspicions of horses awaiting them.
Not Hurt in Falling from Car at Fifty Miles an Hour
A 12 year old boy Reece Banders fell from a car window while the train traveled 50 mph twelve miles west of Carlyle Illinois. He landed in dense brush and escaped with a few facial scratches while en route from Kaneas to Kentucky to settle on a farm. The parents and relatives feared the worst due to no night telegraph stations between Carlyle and St Louis.
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Ile
Reece Banders
Here
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Kentucky
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Louis
Market recap reports varied livestock and grain prices
Chicago markets show daily receipts of about 15 000 with pies pork and light goods priced up to 7.30. Cattle receipts at East Buffalo reach 624 head with steer prices from 5.0 to 7.74. St Louis grain quotes No 2 red wheat 65 to 67 cents. corn 54 to 57 cents. oats 28 cents. Madison reports Captain Jack Silibauch nominated by Democrats to challenge Rep Babcock.
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Hox
Texas
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N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live
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Madison
Wis
Jack Silibauch
Viroqua
Third District
Democrata
Babcock
Riots flare in Agram after Croatian student protest
Rioting linked to a Croatian student protest against Serbians escalated with police clashes and drawn swords. Over 100 injured as military measures were adopted. houses wrecked and shops plundered. In Ohio, five drunken Italians fought in a Dominick Ozelios speak-easy with multiple gunshot and knife injuries.
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Agram
Croatia
Dillonvale
Dominick Ozelios
Oxelios
Tle
Farley Succeeds Corrigan as New York Archbishop
Rome decides in favor of Bishop Farley for ar sub archbishop role. No official notice yet as propaganda action awaits papal concurrence before public announcement. Father Clowry notes Rome likely to confirm in eight to ten days after favorable action.
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Propaganda
Rome
New York
Propaganda In
Farley
Father Clowry
Labor Day float explosion delays parade in Vincennes
A keg of powder on a Prospect Ho coal mines float exploded during the Vincennes Labor Day parade injuring about a dozen men and forcing the mule to be shot. The float caught fire but no crowd injuries were reported as the blast occurred at Seventh and Seminary streets.
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Fred
Seventh
Seminary
Port Wayne
Lod
City of
Rome
Sylvan Lake
Rome City
C. A. Pritchett
Trates
Free Ride Motive Suspected in Kansas City Murder Claim
Washington reports Ambassador Choate in London received a cable noting a man naming himself Charles William Toll a former British soldier confessed to killing a man in Kansas City Missouri last January. The State Department notified Missouri Governor to confirm if Toll is wanted, with no reply yet. Officials warn some Americans abroad confess to fictitious crimes to gain transport home.
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State Department
Ambassador Choate
London
Charlies William Toll
South Africa
Kansas City
Choate
Missouri
United
Crime Leads to Crime in Double Tragedy in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Amelio Gabriele, 28, an opera singer, was shot by her lover Roberto Anselino, who then shot himself. both are near death in hospital. The woman, married to Antonio Gabriele, had eloped from New York and reportedly wished to return to her husband before the fatal shooting.
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Philadelphia
Amelio Gabriele
Robertto Anselino
New York
Anselmo
Antonio Gabriele
Mulberry Street
Anselme
Gabriele
Incendiary Strikers and Guards Clash in Coal Region
Reports from Tramwell and Pocahontas Coal Mines describe a near warfare scene as strikers set fires and guards engaged in gunfire. Adjutant General Turner considered militia deployment while mine operators reinforced security amid ongoing violence in the Flat Top area.
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Tramwell
W. Va
Plat Top
Pocahantas
Contempt case hearings open as strike actions loom
Judge Keller opened the contempt proceedings against Rend strikers in Charleston West Virginia and adjourned the main issue to the start of the regular term. The case questions whether coal companies on New River should be plaintiffs or defendants and if jurisdiction would fail, potentially dismissing the case.
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Charleston
W. Va
Will Drain the Swamp Gives 450 Square Miles of Cranberry Lands
Marshfield Wisconsin September report details Judge Webb's ruling to drain 450 square miles across Wood Monroe Jackson and Clark counties. The plan creates a productive basin via drainage, reviving a once thriving cranberry region severely reduced by rail expansion and land drying.
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Wood County
Webb
Wood
Monroe
Jackson and
Clark
Man Wanders Barefoot After Late Night Out In Saginaw
In Saginaw George Town, 15 Fifteenth Street, was found wandering barefoot near Genesee Avenue about 2 AM Sunday. He claimed to have left Anchor House Saturday at 7 PM with two friends and later awakened by an officer with no memory of events. He described a possible somnambulistic circuit through the city.
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N. Y
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Mich
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Fifteenth Street
Genesee Avenue
Central Police Station
McCoy
Anchor House
Paulitz
Coulterville
George Wilson
Sparta
Christopher Reed
Reed
Sawmill Fire Destroys High Company Plant in Santa Cruz
A fire destroyed the High company sawmill in Santa Cruz California causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Roosevelt to spend four hours in Kansas City is noted in the same dispatch while a strong earthquake shook Mehdia Algiers. Walter De Wolfe of Chicago aged 17 drowned near Manistee Michigan in a sailboat capsizing. Wu Ting Pang was near a labor leader when a rock shattered a car window missing the Chinese minister. David I James a 75 year old farmer near Muskegon Michigan killed his son John over a quarrel about a housekeeper. Arkansas Democratic majority reported around 40000. Policeman J W Morris shot dead during a robbery on a Kansas City street railway train. Steamer Westford detained in Detroit over coal bills owed by Stanley B Smith.
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Algiers
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Chicago
Manistee
Mich
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Binghamton
N. Y
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Muskegon
John
James
Arkansas
J. W. Morris
Westford
Detroit
Stanley B. Smith
Regulating Tension On Baldwin Arctic Quest Exposed
Stockholm interviews Captain Dreflicksa recounts the Baldwin Johansen dispute aboard the America during the Arctic expedition. Crew conflicts arose over command Thomas Baldwin was discharged after a storm and mutiny threats. The United States crew stayed silent while Swedish members spoke of failures in leadership and authority.
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Teldwin
Saya
America
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Lee
Haldwin
Hart
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Johannessen
Saye Heldwin
Dreinek
United States
Navy Officials Defend Marlborough Visit Controversy
Washington officials say the Duchess of Marlborough and party were aboard the flagship Kearsarge with Rear Admiral Higginson during a preparation period and note precedents for hosting non crew members in wartime. The tour followed prior hospitalities aboard ships during conflicts.
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Sanger
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Kearsarge
Oregon
Guantanamo
Red Cross
Miss Chandler
William Astor Chandler
Storm sinks ships and kills sailors near Algoa Bay
A fierce storm over Algoa Bay, South Africa drowned seventy sailors and wrecked thirty eight vessels. Meanwhile Indian crops benefit from improving rainfall. An earthquake was felt in Carupano Venezuela on Saturday. Striking Italian workers in Florence mostly resume work.
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South Africa
India
Carupano
Venezuela
Florence
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