Tidal Wave Threat Plagues Martinique Survivors
Chicago report quotes U S consul Ayme warning a colossal tidal wave could wipe out up to 500000 people along the Caribbean coast. He notes Mont Pelee’s activity and chained volcanic danger across Martinique Guadeloupe and nearby islands as residents flee toward scarce refuge on Guadeloupe with ship service limited and debts mounting.
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Royal Mall Mer
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Pearse
Chicago
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Pelee
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Guadeloupe
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Neely Considers Washington Move After Cuban Amnesty Case
Charles F. W. Neely, released from a Cuban prison after the general amnesty act, plans to consult a lawyer and may travel to Washington as soon as possible. He awaits the outcome of a congressional inquiry into his case and declines to discuss merits or prior experiences in Cuba. He has been in Havana since his release and only recently arrived from Hoffa Island with other denied Morro Castle passengers.
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Charles F. W. Sly
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Secon
Ba Neely
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Roosevelt starts southern tour toward Chattanooga
President Roosevelt lands in Washington and begins his southern tour with Chattanooga as the first objective stopping point. He meets with cabinet members and others, appearing buoyant after the Pittsfield accident while planning no additional stops beyond the announced itinerary.
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Altimore
Ohio
Roosevelt
Basily
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Pittsfield
Wheeling
Knoxville
Asheville
N.C
Movement to build a wireyard from New York to Chicago
Reported plan outlines construction of a wireyard stretching from New York to Chicago. Riot news from China claims 1 000 rioters shot. The Twenty second regiment moved from Fort Worth to cover 200 miles to Fort Riley. A Black man indicted for vagrancy faces two years’ servitude in Shelbyville Kentucky. Lake Ontario experiences strong winds and heavy waves.
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Redt
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Shelville
Lake Ontario
Professor Virchow Dies A Leading Scientist And Politician
Berlin obituary reports the death of Professor Rudolf Virchow at age 81, director of the Berlin Pathological Institute renowned for his dual career in pathology and politics. A Radical and 1848 49 revolutionist, he opposed Bismarck and forged advances in sanitary science.
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Berlin
Rudolf Virchow
Tre Wis
Bismarck
Hichly
Eloping husband funded by wife claims
Mrs. William Bremer of Milwaukee says her husband used about $350 she gave him to obtain bonds for a Kenosha firm he planned to work for, but she learned he never applied. She vows to locate him and press charges after his elopement with former stenographer Ella Jansen.
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Ella Jansen
William Bremer
Center Street
Jannsen
Mra. Bremer
Markets Update from Chicago and Midwestern Bureaus
Chicago and major exchanges show mixed grain and livestock quotes. Wheat steady to higher with September at 72 cents, corn at 68 to 66 cents, oats up modestly, and futures for December firm. Live stock receipts in Chicago, Buffalo and St. Louis reported with assorted price ranges for cattle, hogs, and sheep and lambs.
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Board of Trade
Hoyes
Texas
Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Wis
Toledo
Readjustment to Tariff Promises in Iowa Campaign
Iowa Republicans meet in Des Moines to align on estate campaign strategy and back tariff readjustment. Senator Dolliver urges tariff changes to fit new conditions while Speaker Henderson doubts an extra session can deliver it. Von Schwartzenstein arrives in Washington on return from Peking bound for Germany. Farmer Burner in Baraboo reports eight cattle poisoned at a spring by arsenic-laced feed.
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Iowa
Cousins
Hull
Dolliver
Cummins
Bis
Henderson
Congress
von Schwartzenstein
Washington
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Peking
Germany
Reckary Adee
New York
Baraboo
Wis
Pfarmer Butner
Big Creek
Ocean steamer Oregon set for six month trade cruise
A large ocean steamer named Oregon is being fitted in Seattle for a six month voyage starting November 15. It will carry U.S. manufacturers with exhibits to Russia, China, Japan, the Philippines, the Strait Settlements, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. The trip aims to expand U.S. commerce and foster personal buyer seller contacts to discuss packing, market prep, agencies, sales and financial responsibility.
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Wash
Oregon
United States
Russia
China
Japan
Philippines
Strait Settlements
India
Mauritius
South Africa
Australia
Hawaiian Isles
Troops For Carbon Peace Concessions From WV Miners
A Pennsylvania National Guard order directs troops be deployed in Carbon County to restore order after a sheriff asked for aid. Meantime United Mine Workers leader L L Lewis met with President Mitchell in Wilkes-Barre about Virginia strikes and pay concessions. About 20,000 miners remain out in Kanawha New River and Fairmont regions with renewed work expected for some in Flat Top Elkhorn fields while Norfolk and Western resumes regular runs.
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National Guard of Pennsylvania
Carbon County
Provernor
Scbuytkhill County
Wilkenbarre
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Virginia
Mitchell
Lewis
Pocahontas
Kanawha
New River
Fairmount
Bramwell
W. Va
Flat Top
Elkhorn
Norfolk and Western
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Kicker term linked to dyspepsia debate and Dr Pierce cures
The piece argues the word kicker marks a modern class linked to dyspepsia and describes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It includes testimonials, claims of tissue digestion improvement, blood reform, and offers for Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser with details on free distribution and prices.
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Copenhaver, Esq
Mount Union, Huntingdon Co
Dr. Pierce
Michigan Candidate Quoted on Preachers and Duty
Vernon Michigan Sept 7 Tehn J Whelan a leading Republican hopeful for Shiawassee county declared Aug 14 that preachers are not uniquely chosen by God and urged respect for all vocations. He argued religious institutions erred in teaching that few must guide others destinies and that every worker has a divine role. Also included are scattered baseball scores from Chicago and other cities.
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Trade upbeat as weekly review notes steady progress
New York report from R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade shows steady progress in trade and industry with heavy merchandise distribution and a healthy tone. Domestic conditions remain better than abroad, farm products rise in value, leather and footwear prices hold.
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New York
Sept
R. G. Dun & Co
Trade Today
United States warns against bogus estates schemes
The U S embassy warns readers about fraudulent claims of unclaimed English estates. It cautions against sending money to agents claiming rights to property in Holland or Drake’s estate and urges ignoring sensational telegrams about money in the Bank of England.
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London
United States
Hogland
Drake
Tate
Bank of England
FLEEING NEGRO KILLED IN EAST ST LOUIS
Edward Brown a colored man was shot and fatally wounded by citizens after being chased by a girl, Anna Gates aged 12, who identified him. He fled the patrol wagon, was pursued by citizens and officers, and died in hospital about twenty minutes later.
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East St. Louis
Edward Brown
Annia Gates
Brown
Grand Totals For Africa Report On South Africa War Casualties
A parliamentary paper lists British forces in South Africa from the start to end of the war. Garrison size Aug 1 1900, reinforcements to Oct 11 1900, overall up to May 31 1902, and final casualty figures: killed 5 744 wounded 25 020 died of wounds or disease 16 168. Also notes ship Inchcape Rock crew saved after Algoa Bay wreck.
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South Africa
BSG
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Cape Colony
Algoa Bay
Porthind
Ore
Tragic Love Triangle Ends At Sea On St Nicholas
Otto M Thumler a Chicago traveling salesman and Antoinette Young, wife and mistress respectively, died aboard the St Nicholas 1000 miles off South America. Their bodies were buried at sea after a Spanish prayer. A widow in Chicago faces a tiny estate as probate eyes an insurance payout and assets.
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Taner & Mack, Surgical Brewing Manufacturers
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Bauer & Mack
Tishen
Otto Thumler
Cook County
Otto M. Thumler
Moran, Mayer & Meyer
Destitution Plea From Caracas Appeals for Aid
United States Minister Bowen forwards Rev. T B Pond’s plea from Caracas for relief for the city’s poor amid protracted war. Bowen offers to channel cooked provisions and notes Pond seeks about $2,000, with potential needs up to five thousand dollars. Pond cites widespread poverty, paralyzed business, desolate rural areas, and starving residents converging on the city.
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State Department
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