Qian Errand of Mercy Visit to St Pierre
New York May 15 The cruiser Dixie sails after loading a record shipload of food for Martinique. Col D La Brainerd organized 24 hour collection in Philadelphia and on board 900000 rations including bread flour rice codfish soups evaporated milk and clothing. Three army surgeons accompany the party.
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New York
Martinique
Dixie
Army Subsistence Department
Col. D. la Brainerd
Philadelphia
Dr. Church
J. W. Reilly
J.B. Clayton
St, Pierre
Visit to St Pierre After Martinique Eruption Destruction
A press correspondent reports from Castries on May 18 that St Pierre in Martinique lies buried under ash with thousands dead, many charred and unburned structures collapsed. The town hall remains, the fort shows heat damage, and the Jesuit church tower is ruined. Soldiers guard corpses as foul stench fills the air awaiting clearance crews and boats ferry survivors toward Dominica. assistance pours in from Fort de France and nearby islands as causeways and debris work stretch for months.
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Castries
St. Lucia
St. Pierre
Martinique
Steiner Kenneth
Dominica
Fort de France
Disastrous St Pierre Report Confirms Worst Accounts
London May 15 Sir Frederic M Hodgson Barbados governor forwarded to the colonial office the secretarial report after a visit to St Pierre Martinique. It confirms the worst disaster accounts noting a ten by six mile area destroyed by fire and no wounded, with an estimate of two million tons of volcanic dust falling on Barbados.
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London
Frederic M. Hodgson
Barbados
Colonial Office
St. Pierre
Martinique
Hodgson
Harbados
Comparisons Are Odious at West Indian Aid Dinner
London May 15 at a West Indian club dinner Hon Arthur Ponsonby urged Britain to match Roosevelt’s aid to Martinique by helping St Vincent. T Cox administrator of St Kitts echoed the need, noting dire relief gaps as Britain faces criticism for slower West Indian disaster response.
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London
West Indian Club
Arthur Ponsonby
Roosevelt
Martinique
Great Britain
St. Vincent
Sir Arthur
Edward
T. Cox
Island of
St. Kitts
Leeward
Arthix Ponsonby
Cox
England
Mr. Cox
West Indian Islands
West Indies
United States
Defense of the Army Appeals for Fair Treatment Testimony
A letter from Alton B. Crusseck of Columbus Ohio, former second lieutenant in the Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry, defends U S troops in the Philippines. He cites humane treatment of prisoners during the insurrection and offers to testify to counter reports of atrocities, urging a fair portrayal of the army.
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Washington
Corbin
United States Army
Alton B. Crusseck
Columbus
Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Philippine Islands
United States Volunteers
Tansy
Peace conference for Boers at Vereeninging begins
London May 14 Lord Witchener warns the war office that Boer delegates from the Kangvaal and Orange River colonies will gather at Vereeninging for a peace conference starting tomorrow. Delegates likely include the Pretoria leaders and will report later to Lord Kitchener. The war began Oct 11, 1899, with heavy English casualties and treasure losses amid Boer devastation.
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London
Lord Witchener
War Office
Kangvaal
Orange River
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
England
Continental Limited Sets 180 Mile In 180 Minutes
A Springfield report notes the Continental Limited on the Wabash Railway logged 180 miles in 180 minutes from Tilton to Granite City with five stops. Actual running time was 2 hours 38 minutes. Danville to Decatur 71.6 miles done in 70 minutes with two intermediate stops.
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Springfield
Continental
Haa
Tilton
Granite City
Danville
Decatur
Tolono
Bement
St. Louis
Our National Wealth and School Savings Banks
The United States wealth in 1900 is estimated at 94.0603 billion dollars. Building and loan associations hold 581.866 million in assets. Across 18 states school savings banks have 63,576 pupils with deposits totaling about 1.0 million dollars.
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United States
Rheumatism Cured at Last in Lake Sarah Minn
Mrs Hildebrandt of Lake Sarah Minnesota reports a cure for rheumatism after using Dodd s Kidney Pills She had pain in her arms that hindered sleep and rest and she credits the pills with her improvement after trying only one box and then continuing use.
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Lake Sarah
Minn
Hildebrandt
Dodd
Tam
Boston Unique Town Says Chicago Chronicle
A Chicagoan visiting Boston is pressed by a Boston host to confess. The Westerner jokes that Boston is a unique town, claiming the word comes from unus and egus meaning one horse.
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Boston
Chicago Chronicle
Continental's New Record: Wabash Limited Fastest Decatur to St Louis
The Wabash Continental Limited set a new record Thursday night from Decatur to St Louis, reducing the previous best by two minutes. Engine No. 607 with Braddock powered 105 miles to Granite City in 101 minutes, with a five minute stop at Litchfield and a running time of 96 minutes. Average speed 60.4 mph for the leg. Staunton to Carpenter at 87.42 mph. Boody to Honey Bend 70.5 mph for 47 miles. Departed late but included President Ramsey's private car. officials predict 100 mph speeds by summer.
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St. Louis
Decatur
Wabash “Continental Limited
Braddock
Granite City
Litchfield
Staunton
Carpenter
Boody
Honey Bend
Ramsey
Wabash
Well Named, Mra. Bacon in Yonkers Statesman
A witty exchange on employment bureaus follows in the Yonkers Statesman. Mr Bacon quips that agencies are called bureaus because a man cannot find what he wants there.
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Mra. Bacon
Mr. Bacon
Yonkers
Elegant Dining Cars On Iron Mountain Route
The Iron Mountain Route inaugurates new dining car service on fast daily trains from St. Louis Memphis and intermediate points to Texas. Modern Pullman cars provide electric lighting electric fans and dainty tableware with a la carte meals served on Libby glassware and silver. The service links St. Louis to Southern Missouri Arkansas and Texas with triple daily runs to Texas and double daily runs from Memphis.
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Iron Mountain
St. Louis
Memphis
Texas
Pullman
Dainty Maviland
Libby
Missouri
Arkansas
Quotations and Notices From A 1900 Mailbag
A compact clipping features dated quotes and attributions including a Puck aphorism on honest opinion, a Minneapolis cough cure endorsement, and Cervantes on sloth. It lists address details and a January 6 1900 date, reflecting miscellaneous readable text from the era.
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Qian Errand OF
Rales
Sias
Sv. Pierre
Wroger
Berlin
Ministry of Agriculture
Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
New England
Geo. H. Daniel
Grand Central Station
Chicago Daily News
Allen
Sampie
Puce
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Indianapolis News
Hale
Pike
Atchison Globe
Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
Puck
J. W. O’brien
Minneapolis
Cervantes
C.b.chamberlin, M.D
Washington, D.C
B. Chamberlin
M. D
14Th and P Sts
Washington, D. C
C. B. Chamberlin
Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Aoon-Seos
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Dr. L. Jordan
Geo. C. Havener
Anacostia
D. C
The
Peruna Medicine Co
George C. Havener
Jefferson Avenue
St, Louis
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