Lifesaving Efforts as Steamer Ohio Sinks in Distress
A treeless operator sinks a steamship named Ohio after a distress signal flashes. Reported action shows crew and passengers aided by others as life is sacrificed to save others in the incident.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
25
Ohio Wreck Tragedy Claims Wireless Operator Hero
Seattle Aug 27 A wireless operator George Eccles gave his life aiding 200 passengers as the Alaska Steamship Ohio sank after striking rocks off Steep Point. Purser Frederick J. Stephen also perished, while others were saved by nearby steamers Humboldt Kingfisher and Rupert City. The total aboard was 21 persons, including crew and passengers, with many first class travelers listed and fifty eight steerage passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
George W. Eccles
Alaska Steamship Company
Ohio
Frederick J. Stephen
George Eccles
Winnipeg
Humboldt
Ketchikan
Alaska
Vancouver
Rupert City
Eccles
Stephen
Port Graham
Valdez
New York wireless firm learns Ohio sank after rock collision
United Wireless, whose operator G W Eccles of Winnipeg perished aboard the Ohio, received news from Ketchikan Alaska. Dispatches recount the Ohio signaling distress at 1 am as Rupert and Humboldt vessels near McKenzie Bros. offered aid and began rescuing passengers while the captain and crew remained at their posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Wireless Company
G. W. Eccles
Winnipeg
Ohio
Booth
Ketchikan
Alaska
Leedes
Rupert
Humboldt
McKenzie Bros
Eccles
English Aviator Henry Farman Breaks Flight Records
Henry Farman, an English aviator unknown on the scene, set world records for duration and distance in a heavier-than-air craft at Bethany Aviation Field Rheims France on August 27. His 3 hours 4 minutes 25 seconds flight covered 180 kilometers with a self cooling engine, finishing the endurance test as grand prix de la Champagne winner amid a cautious, ground-hugging display that impressed spectators and stunned rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Aviation
Rheims
France
Henry Farman
Hubert Latham
Louis Paulham
Count de Lambert
M. Tissandier
Roger Sommer
M. de la Grange
M. Bleriot
Glenn H. Curtiss
M. Lefevre
Farman
Latham
Mr. Farman
Verbal Combat Promised at National Conservation Congress
Ex Governor George C. Pardee warned that a fight over the Spokane water power resolution would move to the floor as the committee on resolutions could not report in time. The dispute pits government control against private applicants, with a majority backing government power site policy and a minority prepared to carry the issue to the convention floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
National Conservation Congress
George C. Pardee
California
Committee On Resolutions
Pardee
Committee On
Spokane Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Congress
Impersonation of Lucretia Borgia Ends in Crow Sentences
In Helena Aug 27 a Crow couple Comes From War Pretty and George Thomas were sentenced to three years and 16 months after pleading guilty to manslaughter for poisoning Young Hairy Wolf in January. Judge Hunt examined witnesses before accepting the pleas. Hairy Wolf died after Strychnine was served at a social. The case mirrored the Borgia tale with lovers, betrayal, and a near mob reaction. A second jury could not agree in the Takahashi import case. Henry Martin faces trial Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Helena
War Pretty
George Thomas
Hunt
Hairy Wolf
Borgia
Thomas
Major Reynolds
Reynolds
K. Takahashi
Henry Martin
Clark Says Harriman Not in Grave Danger
Former Senator W A Clark, owner of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and St Luke railroad, said Harriman is not in as grave danger as reports suggest. He believes Harriman would arrange affairs to prevent calamity in railroads or finance, and that policy would continue with no successor taking his place. Clark denied any plan for Harriman to run for senate again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
W. A. Clark
San Pedro
Los Angeles & St. Luke
Harriman
Clark
Senate
Berlin Attentions Focus on Count Zeppelin Rumor
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin occupies minds amid a wave of speculation. Authorities and observers weigh potential ventures and national interest as the aviation icon resurfaces in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Theodore Roosevelt letter from Africa to Vic Smith
The Sunday Standard publishes the first Mr Roosevelt signed statement about his Africa hunt. It headlines Roosevelt’s voyage, his hunting activity, and notes Vic Smith of Anaconda as the addressee. The page also highlights diverse items from religion to society news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Vic Smith
Anaconda
Mr. Roosevelt
Prof Alfred Atkinson of Bozeman Is Honored
The Great Plains Co-Operative Experiment association wrapped a three day Cheyenne convention with new officer elections and Dalhart Texas named as next meeting site. Officers chosen include President Alvin Kieser of Fort Collins Colorado Vice President Alfred Atkinson of Bozeman Montana and secretary C E Chilcott of Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Great Plains Co-Operative Experiment Association
Dalhart
Tex
Alvin Kieser
Fort Collins
Colo
Alfred Atkinson
Bozeman
Mont
C. IE. Chilcott
Washington, D. C
Dover Channel Swim Ends With 18-Mile Challenge
Jabez Wolfe, the Dover swimmer, began from Dover at 4 p m yesterday to cross to France but quit after eight hours and 18 miles. Edward Heaton of Liverpool also entered the Channel at 5 this morning aiming for the French coast, seeking channel honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
England
Jabez Wolfe
France
Edward Heaton
Liverpool
Untitled Farming Enthusiast Proud After Eastern Montana Results
Oward Elliott, a dry farming enthusiast, expresses strong optimism about recent results in eastern Montana. He highlights soil stewardship, drought resilience, and successful wheat yields amid challenging conditions. Local ag groups note continued interest in sustainable grain practices.
Northwest booster promotes dry farming congress in Billings
Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, tours the Northwest urging support for the fourth dry farming congress at Billings, Oct 26 to 28. He cites 37.71 bushels per acre winter wheat in Montana demonstration farms and envisions millions more acres profitably cultivated with irrigation and dry farming methods. Elliott also heads the upcoming national apple show in Spokane, Nov 15 to 20, with Montana growers expected to enter for cash prizes totaling 25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Spokane
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northwest
Billings
Mont
National Irrigation Congress
Montana
State of
United States
Republic
Elliott
Messrs. Kress & Carey
Bitter Root Country
One Black Bac and Some Tanks Howe at Arden
A brief wartime item notes a single black bac and tanks maneuvering under Howe at Arden. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Arden
Rumors Fly On Harriman Condition Amid Operation Speculation
Arden, Aug. 27 reports spread that FR H Harriman may be about to undergo an operation though his son in law and estate officials dispute the claim. Oxygen tanks a surgeon from New York and two men from Cleveland added to the speculation while observers noted Harriman appeared lucid and engaged, with only official statements denying a critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden, N
FR. H. Harriman
New York
George W. Crile
Cleveland
Ohio
W. G. Lyle
Harriman
Robert Gerry
Arden
Turner
Last Chance Gulch Chink Takes Case to High Court
Quong Wing of Lewis and Clark county Montana brings a challenge to a Montana license law for hand laundries imposing a $10 quarterly fee. The law exempts steam laundries and women run laundries unless more than two are operated. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Last Chance Gulch
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Quong
Lewis and Clark County
Mont
Montana
Supreme Court
Montana Supreme Court
Cunningham of Montana gets important office
Colorado Springs Colo Aug 7 The fortieth annual convention of the National Insurance Commissioners association closed with elections President J A Harting Minnesota vice president Eugens McGivney Louisiana secretary H Cunningham Montana Mobile Ala was selected as the meeting place in Latto
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
National Insurance Commissioners’ Association
J. A. Harting
Minnesota
Eugens McGivney
Louisiana
H. Cunningham
Montana
Mobile
Ala
Lato
Man badly injured by HS automobile
Special Dispatch to the Standard Columbus Aug 27 P J Calhoun of Calhoun Adams was run over by his own car after stopping to take tourists to the Fishtail. Cranking the machine as it started forward, his left leg was crushed and bones protruded. Dr Lindsey nearby aided him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Columbus
P. J. Calhoun
Calhoun & Adams
Lindsey of
Billings
Howe Vital
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R. M. Yates
A. N. Anderson
J. A. Buckley
I. P. Rumsey
Hallie Nichols
Helena Brock
M. J. Heney
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F. C. Green
J. P. Gray
H. W. Hite
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W. R. Wells
E. P. Winter
J. A. Gerew
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Clara Allerd
A. C. Powell
H. S. Seidenberg
E. D. Wood
Rose A. Elton
M. J. Walters
A. ". Scott
L. R. Loomis
O. P. Hubbard
C. H. Kraemer
C. O. Roberts
W. Thompson
Potvin
Charles E. Rice
C. E
C. J. Harbaugh
W.S. Wells
Anna Davis
John Hawth
B. H. Polly
Thomas Sheehan
W. M. Reaves
D. A. Hayes
W. M. Milliken
James Hackland
R. N. Niscon
W. N. Bell
J. B. Gibson
Johnstone
EB. Lang
Ed Nelson
Wight
Bethany Field
Prince B
Bismarck
Versailles
William I
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Ostheim
Nuremberg
William
New York Herald
Lucretia Borgia
Bastile
TQ Harriman
Zeppelin
the Sunday Standard
A. M. Hough
Virginia City
Polly Evans
Marion Marland
School For Housewives
Oward Elliott UN
Norheeny Pacific
Clares
Power of Northwest
Mander Fa
Surgeien
Harriman Totay
Harry and
Scurry
Goshen
Here
Mr. Gerry
Machte
Cunningham
HS Automobile
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