Mount Pelee Disaster Brings St Pierre to Ruin
Fort de France May 14. Reports confirm a fiery outburst from Mount Pelee decimated St Pierre in ten minutes. About thirty thousand corpses lay strewn, with entire coast villages swallowed by a cyclone of fire and mud. Relief expeditions reach the scene as Fort de France reports widespread devastation and imminent famine.
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Fort-de-France
Martinique
Mount Pelse
St. Pierre
Associated Press
Mount Pelee
Guadeloupe
Louis H. Ayme
Col
Ayme
Associated Proas
Mount Pelee Crater
St. Thomas
Barbados
Corp
Gaudeloupe
le Precheur
St. Pierre v
Pierre
C. G. Evans
Montreal
John G. Borris
New York
Mr. Evans
Amohor
Ben Benson
Muggeh
Gus Linder
Terese Lovico
Jean Louis Prudent
Prudent
Atips
Irrine
St Pierre
Irvine
Grappler
Tamaya
King Edward aids Martinique sufferers by 26000 francs
Paris May 14 King Edward has sent 26000 francs as his contribution to the relief fund for Martinique disaster sufferers. The czar telegraphed President Loubet with sincere sympathy, sharing the sorrow France bears for the West Indian catastrophe.
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Paris
Edward
Martinique
Loubet
France
Commerce Commission Denies Rail Continuance Hearing
The Interstate Commerce Commission refuses a railroad request for a continuance of the hearing on charges by the Chicago Live Stock Association that the railroads violated federal law.
President Orders Swift Relief Rescue for Lesser Antilles
Washington May 14 The president mobilizes full government machinery to aid Lesser Antilles disaster victims. He requests a $500,000 appropriation, with Congress swiftly providing $200,000 as Moody, Root, and others coordinate relief. Navy and Army assets mobilized. Sterling to carry supplies from Porto Rico to Martinique.
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Washington
Lesser Antilles
Congress
Hay
United Time
Root
Moody
Treamery Department
Ioit
Revenue
Marine Hospital Service
Wee
Itewell
Atlantic
Navy
Bad & Handy
Dixie
New
Berry
Martinique
Finlands
Corbin
Ludington
Eral Weston
Sternberg
War Department
Ayme
aMiced
Porto Rico
Yates Stitting
San”duen
Sterling
Martter Figue
Tie Up 15 Complete In Anthracite Strike
Philadelphia leaders reported 145 000 miners across the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania began a strike for higher wages and shorter hours. Most operators halted in operation yesterday amid a union push toward a wider convention at Hazleton on Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
Peansylvanis
Une
Miners’ General Convention
Hasteton
Dtetala
Scranton
Hazleton
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St. Vincent
Roseau
Williston Department
Lader
ROYAL
Edward Liberal
America
Dios Chien Busuk
Bec
Dage Mor
Hedderich Bros. & CQ
Roosevelt
South Carolina
John L. McLaurin
Court of Claims
Davis
Gelentige Interéet
Volewas
Kaub- Interna Delng
Facultptet University
Savetel Ackentaie
Isiana
Martinigte
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