Mont Pelee erupts wiping out towns and lives on Martinique
Reports from the British steamer Korea detail a late night eruption of Mont Pelee near Fort-de-France. Morne Rouge and Le Carbet are said destroyed, about 200 killed, and northern districts suffer heavy losses as inhabitants flee inland amid ash falls and tsunamic waves.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Korea
Fort-de- France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Fort-de-France
Morne Roque
le Carbet
Island of
St. Vincent
St. Pierre
Lorrain
Basse Pointe
le ‘Bet
Morne Rouge
Safe robbery on Louisville Nashville express car
Nashville Tennessee September 3 two masked men rifled the express car of the Louisville and Nashville through train No 2 north bound Messenger A B Battle stood with revolver aimed as $500 reportedly in cash and valuables vanished from the car while two big safes remained untouched Gus Hyatt named as a principal who had escaped from the Tennessee penitentiary August 4.
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Louisville & Nashville
Nashville
Tenn
Franklin
Here
A. B. Battle
Gus Hyatt
Tennessee
Express
Jealousy Sparks Fatal Rifle Duel in Winfield
In Winfield Colorado on Main Street a revolver and rifle duel left Sim Sjostrom dead and Amiston fatally wounded. Chauncey Bennett, a bartender, was wounded in the groin. The killings stem from jealousy over Amy Bitta and attention by Andy Maloy to her.
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Winfield
Colo
Main Street
Wus
Sim Sjostrom
Amsdon
Chauncey Bennett
Andy Maloy
Amy Bitta
Pioneer Merchant Isaac Greenwood Dies in New York
Helena resident Isaac Greenwood, a pioneer merchant with Greenwood Bohm & Co, collapsed on a New York street during a recent trip. Born in Helena thirty five years ago, he helped establish the Helena firm and was esteemed in local business circles.
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Helena
Helens
Mont
Isaac Greenwood
New York
Frm
Greenwood, Bohm & Co
New Tech
Woman fears Odd Fellows on train in North Dakota
Grand Forks North Dakota Sept 3 Mrs Minnie Engel wife of a ranchman living thirty miles from Williston started East to visit a sick brother and is in custody as the victim of a strange hallucination She believed she was pursued by Odd Fellows and grew so violent she was restrained It is planned she be sent to the Jamestown insane asylum
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
Minnie Engel
Williston
Jamestown
Man Burned to Death in Iowa Home Fire
Keokuk Iowa Sept 3 George W Robinson burned to death when his Hamilton home burned yesterday He lived alone with a dog which also perished He was old and weak minded but long known in Rock Island railroad service at Keokuk Fire likely started from a gasoline stove as he began breakfast
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Keokuk
Iowa
George W. Robinson
Hamilton
Rock Island Railroad
Minnesota State Fair Opens With Crowded Grounds
Minnesota's forty third annual state fair opened under favorable conditions with clear weather and strong attendance expected. Grounds were crowded by afternoon as visitors toured exhibits including a government asphalt road demonstration, a large stock display, and an expanded sheep and poultry exhibit. A note lists pure bred Belgian hares for sale from Nelson North Dakota.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
State Agricultural Association
Ovation to Mitchell Halts Workmen Parade in Philadelphia
On Labor Day in Philadelphia by the Central Labor union parade over 10 000 miners escorted John Mitchell head of United Mineworkers of America. A Washington Park picnic drew about 40 000 with Mitchell delivering two addresses to cheering strikers.
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Philadelphia
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers of America
Pennsylvania
Central Labor Union
Mitchell
Washington Park
New Jersey
Delaware River
Frere
Hessian Fly Wreaks Loss Across Minnesota Wheat Fields
Moorhead Minnesota September 3 The Hessian fly is under investigation by the state entomologist from St Anthony Park reporting wide spread occurrence and losses from 1 to 25 or 30 percent in fields along the Great Northern line from Alexandria to Moorhead Wheat in many areas yields 22 to 30 bushels per acre despite the pest and straw in stubble signals its presence A waterproof cape was found and can be claimed at the Graph
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Moorhead
Minn
St. Anthony Park
Alexandria
Fergus Falls
Great Northern
Washburn
Douglas
Otter Tail
Clay
Timber deal moves Mitchell & McClure sale of head of lakes
Duluth September reports Mitchell and McClure plan to transfer ownership to Alger Smith and Co. for about 750000. Their Minnesota holdings include a 60000000 foot annual sawmill, 80000000 feet of standing pine, thirteen miles of railroad, teams and camps. W C McClure heads the firm from Saginaw Michigan. Diamond Match Co is negotiating to buy pine in northern Minnesota, including the Milk Blog mill, in a transaction near 2000000.
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Mitchell & McClure Company
Duluth
Mitchell & M
Alger, Smith & Co
Mitchell & McClure
W. C. McClure
Indicted for Forgery in Rural County
A grand jury returned four indictments for criminal offenses. N. A. Bucy a Alden rural mail carrier was indicted on five forgery counts for using forged names to obtain notes with the state bank. H Schultz of Hubbard also indicted for forgery. Felix Hortogs now in Milwaukee house of correction indicted for securing money under false pretences. H Smith indicted for burglary alleged at Hubbard in the county.
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Towa Falla
Towa
N. A. Bucy
Alden
H. Schultz
Hubbard
Felix Hortogs
House of Correction
Milwaukee
H. Smith
Hub‘hard
Wreck Kills Thirty In Alabama Excursion Train Crash
A Southern Railway excursion train derailed near Berry Alabama on September 7 killing thirty people and injuring eighty one. The collision crushed victims including many Black passengers as ten cars ran over a sixty foot embankment. Rescue efforts followed with workers scrambling to aid the injured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Berry
Southern Railway
H. M. Dudley
The
South Railway
Irmingham
Roscoe Bhelby
Columbus
Miss
Jonas
Mississippi
Aeronauts Missing After Transcontinental Balloon Voyage
Three aeronauts who left Denver on a transcontinental balloon attempt were reported wrecked in a storm about twenty miles north of Florence Colorado. They were bruised but not seriously hurt.
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Bam
Florence
Colo
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