Monday, May 12, 1902

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The Headlines

VOLCANO MENACES FORT DE FRANCE; Eruption of Mont Pelee, Mar- tinique, Continues. LAVA LAYS ISLAND WASTE French Cruiser Suchet Unable to Approach the Northern Region. 5,000 REFUGEES IN THE HILLS Reports that Gov. Mouttet and the British and American Consuls Per- ished Confirmed -- French War- ship Sails from Brest, Carrying Aid.

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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home

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You Share a Birthday With

• Florence Nightingale (1820)
• Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895)
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828)
• Justus von Liebig (1803)
• Gustav Vasa (1496)

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Air Conditioner, Hearing Aids & Lie Detector (Polygraph).

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