Horrors of the Volturno Disaster Told by Captain and Crew
In a harrowing account the Volturno fire and sinking are described. Captain Inch and crew fought the blaze as passengers rushed lifeboats. Rousselet and others rescued fourteen by night, two boats broke amid heavy seas, and panic led to numerous drownings before calm returned and more survivors were saved.
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Volturno
Izonle
Touraine
Rouswelet
Rousselet
Inch
Excona
Kenome
Jeg
Fire on Volturno Sparks Passenger Discipline Debate
Witness Hans Magnus of the Volturno crew claims there were frequent violations by steerage passengers and that a cigarette dropped by an inspector started the blaze. He notes the fire began in a rug storage area and that no explosion occurred except when a bulkhead failed under heat. Tadtke, 23, a German and recent recruit to America, details the ship’s distress and attempts to reach safety.
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Allor
Uve Veen
Hans Magnus
Volturno
Seon
Magnus
Survivors Pitiable Sights On English Docks
London reports from Oct 14 describe shipboard survivors from the Volturno disaster in a dazed, pitiable state at Liverpool and Gravesend. Survivors lost belongings and could not articulate details as officers allegedly restrained and fired revolvers to keep order. Some crews were rescued by the Minneapolis and Volturno occupants feared or jumped overboard amid the fire and gas explosions.
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London
Liverpool
Gravesend
Volturno
Stuart J. Puller
United States
Durban
Minneapolis
Mr. Fuller
Minneapol
Potter
Rescue by Delicate Maneuvering From Volturno Fire
Captain Harneden of the Furness liner Rappahannock arrived with 15 women and four children saved from the Volturno. He recounted wireless signals guiding them 160 miles from the wreck and the peril at 20 miles in, with lifeboats sent at 12:26 a m. They could not approach within 400 feet due to danger.
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Harneden
Furness
Rappahannock
Volturno
Carmania
Rescue Efforts After Volturno Fire Save Most Aboard
The Volturno disaster saw 15 women and four children rescued as boats from multiple steamers aided survivors. Eleven ships circled the burning vessel to launch lifeboats while a Narragansett tanker helped wash away fuel to improve rescue. Of 19 Volturno survivors bound for the United States, twelve departed at midnight on the Tea Cross liner Florinel for New York, with five to Cape Breton tomorrow.
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Volturno
Chote
Political feud enters case in 1920s Chicago trial
Chicago October 1 former U S Senator Lorimer and Edward Hines figure in the probe of Attorney Daniel Donohue and Detective Isaac Steifel charged with conspiring to defraud Clarence Funk former IH executive. Jurors questioned about politics as voir dire begins. case marks bitter partisan clash.
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Chicago
United States
V Lorimer
Edward Hines
Daniel Donohue
Isaac Steifel
Clarence 8
Funk
International Harvester Company
Donohus
Steifel
John Henning
People of Cascade Town Seek New County Seat Plan
A Cascade County division effort moves forward as residents file a petition with 42 signatures to demand a hearing on splitting from Cascade county and adding Lewis and Clark areas. The petition, backed by the Dearborn County Division club, cites $2,605,602 assessed value, 2600 square miles, and 2460 miles of railroad in the proposed new county.
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Great Falls
Cascade
Cascade County
Lewis and Clark
Dearborn County Division Club
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lame Back Sufferers
Anaconda Montana resident W P Givin reports relief from back pain headaches and dizziness using Doan's Kidney Pills. He states kidney weakness causes ache and sight issues and that the remedy tones the system, helping both youth and old alike.
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West Park Street
Anaconda
Mont
Doan
Currency Bill Heated Debate At New York Conference
A national currency conference in New York drew bankers and lawmakers into a lively clash over the Owen Glass bill. Senator Owen and Representative Glass led supporters, while Barron Hepburn of Chase National Bank argued against the measure. The hearing schedule extended to Oct. 26 with witnesses including bank examiners and the National Chamber of Commerce.
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Congress
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Chase National Bank of New York
Hepburn
Usp
New York Academy of Politic Science
Robert L. Owen
Senate
Carter Glass
House
Arthur Reynolds
Des Moines
Bankers’ Association
Glass
Federal Reserve
Mittee
H. P. Will
House Committee
National Bank
Starek
National Chamber of Commerce
Hoston
Robert Tremaing
Ithaca
N. Y
James I. Perkin
Albany
N.Y
New York State Bank
Tes’ Association
Federal Reserve Board
Referendum Backing Currency Legislation Heard In Detroit
Detroit October 14. Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, meeting to discuss legislative matters, were guests of the local board of commerce. They announced the referendum among subsidiary organizations favored currency legislation by an overwhelming margin.
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Detroit
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Board of Commerce
Congres
No Trace Of Aviator In New York Search
Efforts to locate Albert J. Jewell, the aviator who disappeared while making a flight, continued in New York today as investigators scoured potential crash sites and questioned witnesses. No conclusive trace had been found, with officials urging patience while pursue leads and weather conditions are reviewed.
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New York
Oto 14
Albert J. Jewell
Australian Problem and White Settlement Boundary
A North Queensland region is described as within 20 degrees north and south of the equator where white men may reside but may not establish families with their wives. The doctor cites a generational pattern where the first generation thrives, the second weakens, the third declines, and the fourth fails. An Oregon airgunner crafts a four barreled gun to hunt geese.
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North
Queensland
Blood libel trial and Montana court notices blend
Trial in Kiev ends with Archimandrite Autonomius claiming Jewish ritual murder as alleged evidence, while Montana courts publish summons and probate notices. Autonomius recounts tortured Christian children. defendants in Montana face divorce, desertion, and will probate proceedings.
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Kiev
Russia
Mendel Belliss
Anderew Yushinsky
Autonomius
Thim
Belliss
Yushinsky
Bergar
Walnut Rails From Ancient Forests Influence Farm Valuation
In Wayne and Pulaski counties old walnut rails and other timber were cut decades ago for fence building. The author notes walnut rails, white oak, and chestnut from 90 to 40 years old still usable. If preserved, these historic woods could significantly boost farm values today.
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Walnut Falls
Wayne
Pulaski
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