Tragic Sirio Sinks Off Spain After Fatal Collision
More than 300 people die when the Italian liner Sirio, carrying 645 aboard from Genoa to Buenos Aires with a stop at Barcelona, strikes rocks near Hormigas Island off Cape Palos. Captain Gavino takes his life after the disaster. passengers clash for lifeboats as women and children are harmed and crew perish.
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Sirio
Genoa
Italy
Hormigas Island
Cape Palos
Spain
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
Barcelona
Gavino
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Captain Gavino’s Last Voyage Ends in Wreck Casualties
The Siria wreck off Cadiz leaves 385 listed as missing with some survivors rescued and later dying. Captain Gavino, 61, consented to one final voyage after retirement. he reportedly took blame before dying by his own action. Officers deserted ship, hindering rescue, while many wounded and dead were carried ashore. The 4141 ton iron steamer Siria, built in Glasgow in 1883 and owned by Navagazione Generale Italiana of Genoa, was en route to Brazil when disaster struck.
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Wien
Cartagena
Spain
Siria
Je Cha
Cadiz
Brazil
Hormigas Islan
Gavino
Steamship Company
Tured
Glasgow
Navagazione Generale Italiana
Genoa
New York
Shipwreck panic as emigrants stab women and babes
The Italian steamer Sirio sank near Hormigas Island after a reef strike. Hundreds of panicked emigrants fought over boat space, stabbing women and children as crew and fishermen fought to save survivors. Fourteen fishermen drowned as boats capsized and extra rescue attempts continued. The ship carried about 350 people en route from Genoa and Barcelona to Buenos Aires.
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank Closes Amid Panic and Embezzlement Charge
Chicago reports Milwaukee Avenue State Bank with 250000 capital and over 4 million in deposits closed for examination. Depositors jammed the doors as a warrant was issued for cashier H W Hering on embezzlement charges. Vice president Theodore Stansland said officials had no formal statement to issue.
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Chicago
Milwaukee’ Avenue State Bank
H. W. Hering
Theodore Stansland
Stanslands
Missing man John Fickling. buggy found in river at ferry
Special to The Georgian Glenwood Ga Aug 6 officials and residents searched the Oconee River for John Fickling a 49 year old saw mill man who disappeared after leaving a relative's home Saturday evening The buggy was found in the river about a foot from shore and a horse with torn harness was located about a mile away near swamps Fickling may have been drowned or harmed before entering the stream authorities continue the search noting he left notes of visiting relatives on the riverbank and had a wife and several children.
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Glenwood
Oconee
John Fickling
Mending
Sony
Whisky Spa
Wate
Williams
Fickling
Bark of Dog Days Still Heard in Land
After nine days of rain described as dog days, the old superstition may be cast aside. Mr Marbury asserts faith in science over superstition as he watches for celestial signs. Forecast shows partly cloudy skies with occasional rain likely Monday night and Tuesday.
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Marbury
Boy Dies After Tree Fall Injuries At Atlanta Heights
Little Paul B. Jones aged 16, son of Rev. B. W. Jones, fell from a tree last week and broke both arm bones with a severe wound. He was treated at Wesley Memorial Hospital but developed blood poisoning. An arm amputation failed to stop the infection and he died Sunday afternoon. Funeral services held Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock.
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Paul B. Jones
B. W. Jones
Atlanta Heights
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Palrburn
Lovelorn Girl Tries Poison for Love in Cumberland
Florence Shipley attempted death by self harm here in Cumberland as she swallowed poison. She said she did so because John Demoss, who had shown her attention, had forsaken her for another.
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Cumberland
Florence Shipley
John Demoss
Opportunity knocks in daily want ads from The Georgian
Opportunity is the elusive messenger that appears during business hours and through want columns in The Georgian. The piece urges readers to notice these discreet forerunners, as they may deliver favorable chances for business people who recognize them.
Ovation for Wilcox at Fitzgerald Georgia
Special to The Georgian reports Rav Wilcox of Trwinnity received ovation in Fitzgerald after he helped push legislation creating the new Ben Hill county. The crowd cheered as the representative addressed proceedings and supporters noted the open session and ongoing county developments.
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Pitagerald
Rav. Wilcox
Trwinnity
Ben Hill
HA of
Lawrence
Rae
Petition seeks removal of Tom Taggart as DNC chairman
A newly circulated petition claims Tom Taggart should be ousted as Democratic National Committee chairman. The document, intended as a formality, targets Taggart over alleged ownership interests in a recent hospitality venture and asserts he is unfit to lead the party.
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Indianapolis
Tom Taggart
Wil Bryan
Man and fiancee drown in Calumet River
Rutherford Calloway and his fiancee Mise Michaelis were drowned while canoeing in the Calumet river last night. The craft was swept by a swirl current and overturned as they vanished before help could reach them.
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Chicago
Rutherford Calloway
Mise Michaelis
Calumet River
Washington Heatwave Exceeds 100 Degrees
Washington endures extreme heat with temperatures over 100 degrees amid August warmth. No deaths reported yet, but continuation warns of suffering as the heat persists through the day.
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Washington
Upper House Knock Out Boykin in Cotton Exchange Bill
At a senate agriculture committee meeting on Monday afternoon, the Wheatley substitute to the Boykin anti bucket shop bill was recommended. The substitute resembles the Anderson version previously debated, aiming to permit legitimate cotton exchanges while tightening restrictions. Opinion favors passage in the upper house as the week progresses.
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Senate Committee On Agriculture
Wheatley
Boykin
Anderson
Senate
Negroes Exploit Johnson Lynching Lecturers Tour
Spegal reports from The Georgian Chattanooga Tenn Aug 6 that Ed Johnson’s lynching case is being used by two negro lawyers Hutchins and Parden who carried the case to the U S Supreme Court. They tour the North lecturing to Negroes and whites about the case and race conditions in the South.
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Spegal
Chattanooga
Tenn
IL. Hutchins
N. W. Parden
Ed Johnson
United States Supreme Court
Thin City
Parden
Hutchins
Cincinnati
Russian strike roils railways as 75,000 workers walk out
Reports from St Petersburg and mining regions say 60,000 to 75,000 Russian workers are on strike. Strikes disrupt Dynov railway and Kazan line as police arrest union leaders and central committees. Government tightens control with troops at stations, guards on public buildings, and armed river patrols.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Tita
Dynov
London
Luganak
Ekaterinosky
Donets Basin
Moscow
Kazan
St Petersburg
Negro Shot Down By Two Officers In Social Circle
Special to The Georgian from Social Circle Georgia reports Jay Thomas a violent black man who previously shot a police officer twelve years earlier was killed today at 12 35 pm by Policeman Mark Riley and Bart J A Burson while resisting arrest. The confrontation involved multiple shots and left the suspect dead within minutes. Four witnesses observed the fatal encounter and the coroner is not expected to hold an inquest. The suspect reportedly declared no one could arrest him.
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Jay Thomas
Anderwin
Mark Riley
Bart J. A. Burson
Pat ‘Liceman Riley
Avena
Pure Food Bill Passes House On Monday Afternoon Vote
The pure food bill cleared the House by a decisive margin of 107 to none on Monday afternoon at 4 o clock. The legislation, introduced by Mr Wright, was approved with a recommendation for immediate transmission to the rebate.
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Wright
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