Tragic steamer wreck sees bishop sink with ship
Panic aboard the steamer as it broke apart and foundered. The bishop of Sao Paulo sank blessing passengers while the captain and officers failed to restore order. Survivors were rescued, many infants died, and most travelers were Italians with Spaniards also aboard.
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Bishop
Sao Paola
Brazil
Archishop
Sao Pedro
Cartagena
Rio de Janeiro
Cape Palos
Hormigas Island
Sirio Disaster Described as Worst on Record
Madria correspondent of The Daily Telegraph reports the Sirio sinking as a horrific crash where Italian emigrants fought crew for lifeboats. The captain may have killed himself as the ship foundered. officers died or were overwhelmed. many survivors were wounded and some later died. Lola Milanes named among the drowned.
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Madria
Daily Telegraph
Siria
Lola Milanes
London
Sirio
Cartagena
Hormigas Shoals
Poard
Shipwreck tragedy mourns mothers and children amid Bitlo disaster
The Sirio wreck near August in ARTAGENA leaves six children clinging to mothers as the ship sinks. A monk drowns kneeling on deck. the Austrian consul saves a woman and child, later rescued. Survivors in Cape Palos report many bereaved mothers, and several children remain separated from parents awaiting asylum. Many emigrants vow to return home by land rather than sail again.
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Bitlo
S ix
Sirio
de Artagena
Rio de Janeiro
London
Cape Palos
Founding Asylum
Tragedy as Sirio sinks after collision and rescue efforts
August reports detail the Italian liner Sirio foundering after a dangerous course. Passengers and crew struggled as trawlers nearby saved hundreds, including Joven Miguel and Vicenta Lucano. The Marie Louise later spotted divers bodies and rescued twenty five survivors near Hormigas.
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Joven Miguel
Vicenta Lucano
Arang
Miguel
Aurvius
Tapas
Mirie
Aixante
Spain
Cartegena
Sirio
Marie
Hormigas Island
Eraedt
Seventeenth Annual Trans-Mississippi Congress Called for Kansas City
The executive committee issued the call for the seventeenth annual Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress to meet in Kansas City on November 22 and 23, 2021. Governors, mayors, and business bodies are invited to appoint delegates with limits per group. Topics include river navigation, land reclamation, immigration, canal benefits, highways, mines, and broader commerce issues across the region. Thirteen governors have accepted invitations, with Secrtary Root among anticipated speakers.
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Kansas City
trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade Industrial Mercantile Maritime and Immigration Organizations
Tritory
Congress of
The
United States
Trans Missippi
Trang Mia
trans-Mississippi
Middle West
trans-Mississipo
Canal
Roosevelt
National Congress
Panama
trans-Mississippi Congress
Mississippi River
Ireng-Missiasippi
Department of Mines and Mining
San Francisco
Texas
Louisiana
Pan American Commercial Union
Gulf
Cummingtown
Davis
Arkansas
Frantz
Oklahoma
Hoch
Kansas
Fit
Missouri
McDonald
Colorado
Pardee
California
Srata Root
Generals Prepare Duel Over Memoirs Controversy
August 5 to 12 passage notes a possible duel between General Andre former war minister and General de Negrier. Each has chosen a second while duel arrangements remain unsettled amid statements from Andre about Negrier in his memoirs.
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Andre
General de Negrier
de Negrier
Chinese laundry trust raises prices amid nontoxic uproar in Atlanta
Report on a Chinese laundry workers’ trust in Atlanta, where thirty five Chinese shop owners unite to raise rates citing labor shortages and competition from big laundries. Witnesses note potential clashes as new prices push patrons toward larger shops, with observers predicting pushback from customers and officials.
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Atlanta
The
Constitution
Feared Situation Serious as Kaulbars Visits Sebastopol
Governor General Kaulbars traveled to Sebastopol and has not returned to Odessa amid grave events believed underway. At Bolgusha a village fair was attacked by peasants who struck a passing Cossack patrol. the Cossacks fired two volleys, with peasants killed or wounded. From Voronezh dated August 6, reports note casualties among peasants.
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Kaulbars
Sebastopol
Odessa
Bolgusha
Voronezh
Georgia Florida and Alabama Rail Way to Begin Work at Cuthbert
Built in Cuthbert Georgia on August eight an announcement states the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway Company plans to start work on their terminal there They aim to complete fines and extend the line northward from Cuthbert as headway advances They have acquired extra passenger and freight equipment and seek completion of their archery for much murs
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Cuthbert
Georgia, Florida and
Alabama Rail Way Company
Odessa Telephonic Link To Sebastopol Interrumpted
Telegraphic communication between Odessa and Sebastopol has been interrupted for forty eight hours. Governor General Kaulbars has not returned from Sebastopol. A midnight signal exchange occurred between the commandant’s residence roof and a nearby torpedo boat destroyer, which then moved toward the Crimea. Cossacks patrolled the town guarding governor, police, and public buildings as rumors of garrison trouble spread. The French consul may shelter fugitives if needed.
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Odessa
Here
Sebastopol
Kaulbars
Puble
Bullidnga
Two Rail Cars Collide Killing Motorman in Allentown Area
A Lehigh Valley Transit two car crash near Hoffordys chapel south of Allentown killed Motorman J W Esser and seriously injured ten others. One car ran from Philadelphia to Allentown and the other from Allentown to Macungie. a signal dispute and brake attempts preceded the impact. General Manager Hall blamed Fritz for disregarding signals.
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Allentown
Lehigh Valley Transit Company
Hofford’s Chapel
J W Esser
Philadelphia
Macungie
Hofferdy Chapel
Edser
Hall
Fritz
Russian Strike in the Balance across Petersburg amid unrest
Reports from St Petersburg on August 5 detail a general strike looming with around 70 000 workers involved. Railroad workers resist, fearing discipline and penalties, while leaders push for bridges and road destruction if needed to halt transport. Intermittent actions continue as other sectors resume work amid heavy rain and tense security.
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Council of Workmens Deputier
Terloki
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
St Petersburg and the Consequent Possibility of Col Yseling
Kronstadt
Battleship Louisiana Transits Cape and Reaches Hampton Roads
The battleship Louisiana passed Virginia Capes today and anchored off Old Point Comfort in Hampton Roads. Naval officials attempted telegraph contact after sailing from Provincetown but were unsuccessful. The Louisiana will likely dock for repairs to four or seven inch guns and recover from damage.
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Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
Provincetown
Mass
Local Bicycle Officer Loses Keys After Night Incident
Bicycle patrolman Williams reports the loss of four fire alarm keys and a box key after a late Saturday incident. He asks the finder to return them to the station or any force office. Officers Resser Coogler Starney and Halsey assisted in raiding two buses near Mitchell and Broad streets and Piedmont Avenue, capturing twenty six individuals for trial today.
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Williams
Ron Resser Coogler
Starney
Fiucerd Halsey
Mitchell and 3Road
Piedmont Avenue
WIFE BEATING CHARGED IN ATLANTA CASE
John Smith arrested on allegations of cruel treatment toward his invalid wife. Mrs Smith fled to 27 Decatur Street, claiming merciless beating while their infant clung to her. Captain Boucher aided, arrangements pending funeral details for the deceased who died after a lingering illness.
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John Smith
Hudson
Gleer
Smith
Decatur Street
Boucher
Balgation Army
Mebbs
Wdndeer Street
Minnie McKinnon
Sallie
Allan McKinnon
Fixe
Henry Thoma Julius
Durran
Atlanta
Luther Wekinnon
Moblie
Alan
Cable apparatus a success for Alaskan cable
The signal corps headquarters in this city reports the duplexing equipment sent to Seattle for the Alaskan cable is a complete success. It is the first such apparatus manufactured in the United States, built in signal corps shops in Washington at a cost of 22000 dollars less than commercial offers and completed in several months faster than any manufacturer could promise.
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Washington
Signal Corps
Seatle
Grand Juries to Probe Standard Oil and Standard Oil rebates
A federal grand jury convenes to investigate alleged secret rebates received by Standard Oil from railroads and to consider actions dated before March 1905. Another jury will meet a week later to address post March 1905 alleged Sherman act violations by Standard Oil.
Negro Young People Congress Holds Evening Rally
The Negro Young People’s Christian and Educational Congress brought sessions to a close with a meeting at the convention hall in Washington. Numerous addresses urged work to raise the standard of the race. During the day delegates from various denominations attended services in Negro churches and several ministers preached on the pulpits.
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Washington
Negro Young Peoples Christian and Educational Congress
Sis
Convention Hall
Focal Puipite
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