Priests Lost on Titanic
New York April 22. Among Titanic catastrophe tales two priests went down while ministering to stricken passengers. One was Rev. Thomas R. D. Byles of Westminster Ireland London bound for a brother’s marriage in Brooklyn. the other, a German priest whose name is not known.
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New York
Homas R. D. Byles
Westminster Irish
London
Brooklyn
W. A. Collings
Collings
Capt. Collings
Priests in steerage Offered Comfort as Titanic Sinks
Survivor accounts describe Father Byles and two other priests performing Mass in the steerage on the night of the iceberg collision. Byles guided passengers to lifeboats and gave absolution and blessing while remaining aboard. Survivors recall prayers and the fading echoes of Nearer My God to Thee as the ship sank.
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Pather Byles
Ellen Mocklare
Bertha Mora
Miss McCoy
Father Byles
Miss Mocklare
Strike at Slater Mill Demands Higher Wages
Webster April 22 A strike by about half the North Village mill workers of S Slater & Sons Inc seeks a 10 percent wage rise after a 5 percent increase was granted by the mill and other centers. Loomfixers and weavers walked out earlier. workers plan further action tomorrow.
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Webster
North Village
Coton
S. Slater & Sons, Inc
Iths
Slater Corporation
Hhis
Orth Village
Tragedy at John Foster Company Basement Shafting
Elmer Estes, 34, died after being drawn into the main shafting at the John Foster Company basement in South Hanson. His clothes tore away and his left leg nearly severed. he died within ten minutes. He leaves a widow and a four year old son.
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South Hanson
Oil& Machinery
Thell
John Foster Company
Elmer Estes
Estes
Persevering Sea Captain Cures Himself From Rupture
A rugged sea captain reportedly cured a severe rupture by self treatment and perseverance. The dramaticpatient credits his recovery to persistence and simple remedies, challenging doctors' warnings.
Dorr Indicted for Murder in Newburyport Case
William E. Dorr of Stockton California was indicted for the murder of George E. Marsh a Lynn soap manufacturer by the Essex county grand jury. Marsh was found shot five times beside a Lynn highway. Dorr was arrested in Stockton and extradition plans are expected.
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Newburyport
William E. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Essex County
Dorr
California
Marsh
Dorr Feigns Insanity to Delay Extradition
William A. Dorr began feigning insanity in Stockton California to stall extradition to Lynn Massachusetts for murder. Governor Johnson will not allow removal without proof of sanity and Dr A W Heisholt of San Francisco has been summoned for examination. Dorr claimed ignorance of events and asked to see his aunt Miss Orpha Marsh.
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Stockton
Cal
William A. Dorr
Frank Briare
Hiram B. Johnson
Dorr
Lynn
Mass
A. W. Heisholt
San Francisco
West
Orpha Marsh
Chief Briare
New witnesses tie Dorr to Marsh murder in Lynn
Police report three new witnesses in the William A. Dorr case connect him to the killing of George F. Marsh. Testimony points to an afternoon auto ride from Exchange Street to near Union Street and a fatal encounter after Marsh was measured at Parker Stone for a suit.
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Marsh
Exchange Street
Central Square
Parker & Stone
Dorr
Exchange
Union Streets
Mary Harris
Edward Harris
Mr. Marsh
Chamber of Commerce Defends Custom House Renovation Plan
Jerome Jones chair of the Boston Chamber writes to the national public buildings committee urging a small extra appropriation for the Custom House. He warns against sacrificing appearance for savings, noting an annual customs revenue of 30 million and a proposed 350 thousand addition. The letter cites New York’s 7 million build and Boston port improvements as reasons to fund dignity and growth.
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Jerome Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Committee On Public Buildings
Washington
Custom House
Treasury
Boston
United States
New York Custom House
Toll of Storm Kills 66 in Illinois and Indiana
Chicago April 22. Latest storm casualty figures show 66 dead and 157 injured across Illinois and Indiana. Nearly 100 families face destitution as more than 100 homes were demolished and property loss reaches hundreds of thousands. Major damage centered in Bush Willsville Murphysboro Campus Freeman and Kankakee in Illinois and Morocco, Indiana. Governor Deneen and Adjutant General Dickson coordinate state relief efforts for the stricken districts.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Bush
Willsville
Murphysboro
Campus
Freeman
Kankakee
Ill
Morocco
Ind
Deneen
Dickson
Storm Devastates Bush Illinois Area Killing Many
In Bush Illinois and surrounding towns a deadly storm wrecked homes and buildings. Eighteen killed and one hundred injured in Bush area with extensive damage to the Western Coal and Mining Company facilities and nearby dwellings. Seventy five families left homeless. relief efforts mobilized by local railroad officials and state authorities.
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Bush
Ills
Marion
Ill
Willsville
Murphysboro
Campus
Kankakee
Morocco
Ind
Freeman
Alexander Williams
Valentine Farmer
J. W. Campbell
Joseph Wood
Benton
Williamson County
Western Coal & Mining Company
John Pumphrey
Illinois
St. Louis, Tron Mountain and Southern Railroad
W. F. Merrifield
Phipps Announces Son Irving Phipps Engagement
At the Wakefield wedding of Solon W. Phipps a prominent citizen, the engagement of his son Irving E. Phipps to Miss Bertha Hatch was announced by the father. The couple served as attendants alongside the bride and groom, with Mrs Bessie Crossley also noted in society circles.
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Solon W. Phipps
Wakefield
Summer Street
Bessie Crossley
Phipps
Irving E. Phipps
Bertha Hatch
Tribute to Titanic Victims and Ford Hall Meeting
At the Congregational Club in Ford Hall last evening about 400 attendees paid tribute to Titanic victims. The band played Nearer My God to Thee as the audience sang the hymn, with Booker T. Washington also speaking on progress of the Negro race.
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Ford Hall
Booker T. Washington
Demonstration for Home Rule At Faneuil Hall Tomorrow
United Irish League of America prepares a large turnout at Faneuil Hall in support of the Home Rule bill. Speakers include Mayor John F Fitzgerald Governor Foss and others as letters from Tufts College’s President Hamilton praise the measure and its promise for Anglo Irish reconciliation.
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Faneuil Hall
Ireland
John F. Fitzgerald
Governor Foss
Friends of Ireland
House of Commons
England
Tufts College
Massachusetts
Jordan
United Irish League of America
Trishmen
Friends
Children of
Republic
Great Britain
United States
Prederick
Ww. Bpamilton
More Than 14 000 Return to Work in Lowell Factories
More than 14 000 employees across six Lowell cotton mills resumed work today ending a four week strike. Workers won a 10 percent wage increase and time and a quarter for overtime.
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Lowell
Change course or doom warning on American crisis
The author declares America's crisis in 1912, citing rising inequality, high cost of living, and concentrated wealth as a threat to democracy. He urges voters to reject politicians and trust a decisive shift in policy, warning that failing to act could lead to revolution or disaster. The piece promotes a sustained campaign of political advertisements before Election Day.
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Plymouth Rock
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
el Dorado
America
Nero
Caesar
Napoleon
Times
American Times
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
Commonwealth
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trusts
Democratic Party
Congress
Steel Trust
Republic
Elysian Fields
Discharges Hit Bigelow Carpet Plant Creelers
At the Bigelow Carpet Company plant between 50 and 7 boys employed bag creelers were discharged today when the operatives went back to work.
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Bigelow Carpet Company
The Man-The Politician And The Voters Distorted Image
A critical polemic argues that politicians manipulate voters with grand rhetoric while real aims steer toward personal gain. It laments party machinations and urges readers especially women to judge truth from evident fakery, highlighting distrust of elites and big trusts.
High Cost Living as Electoral Crisis Debate
A speaker argues that politics inflates the public burden while promising reform. He warns voters that the crisis on Tuesday could birth a redeemer or a revolution and urges faces of mothers and sisters to choose wisely between competing advisers. The rhetoric frames economic disparity and political manipulation as the nation’s core struggle.
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Arsenal St
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Boston House
Son
Odo
Ajl
Geo. Borgfeldt & Co
Fanneui Hall
Mgr
Denis O’callaghan
D. D
P. R
David I. Walsh
Josiah Quincy
Roosevelt
Ara
Spencerian Pen CO
Broadway
Mr. Vater
Barnum
Vater
Buncombe
John Buncombe
Main St
Winchester
Thomas
Lawson
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