Collision Disables Schooner Cressy in Thick Vineyard Fog
In Vineyard Sound a foggy collision occurred when the British steamer Rossano bound for Astoria struck the schooner Cora F. Cressy from Norfolk en route to Portland. Pilot O'Brien nearby halted disaster as engines reversed and the vessel was struck only a glancing blow on the port side of the mizzen rigging.
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Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Sound
Rossano
Boston
Astoria
N. Y
Cora F. Cressy
Norfolk
Portland
Quick’s Hole
O’brien
Damage Report From Naval Collision At Sea
The Cressy sustained heavy hull damage but remained watertight, with torn mizzen sails and a demolished small boat. A young daughter of Captain Frost, a friend, and a passenger were aboard. The Rossano towed the disabled schooner to Astoria after fog cleared and continued unloading mahogany.
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Rossano
Cressy
Frost
Portland
Astoria
Salt Water Beverages a Lifelong Habit of Seafaring Man
Frederick Olsen, 85, crew member of the Fannie Belle Atwood, aboard at T wharf Atlantic avenue, declares salt water is his beverage. He has drank salt water since boyhood and treats fresh water as too soft. He weighs 195 pounds with a grizzled beard and tanned arms.
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Frederick Olsen
Fannie Belle Atwood
T Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Olsen
Snake coils on sisters as they sleep in Cedarville bed
Miss Hazel Joseph awakened to find a snake coiled on her arm in Jim Run near Cedarville Pennsylvania. She and her sister Loretta were then alerted by screams. The father killed a black racer over six feet long after it was shaken to the floor.
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Cedarville
Penn
Hazel Joseph
Jim Run
Loretta
Hazel
Abuses in Civil Service Proposal Seeks Merit Reform
Congressman James A. Gallivan proposes a plan to replace favoritism in civil service appointments with a full merit system. He presented the proposal to John A. McIlhenny of the Civil Service Commission in Washington, arguing current regulations leave qualified candidates waiting and vulnerable to bias and fraud.
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Washington
National Civil Service
James A. Gallivan
Massachusetts
John A. McIlhenny
Civil Service Commission
Gallivan
Civil service reform concerns raised by a congressman
A congressman voices concern about delays and unfairness in civil service appointments. He cites cases where top exam scorers are repeatedly certified yet later deemed ineligible, sparking demoralization and calls for notification of all certified applicants. He argues for transparency and accountability to curb improper use of appointing powers.
Two Vessels Go Ashore Off Cape Chatham
The schooner Margaret G. from Perth Amboy and the sloop Becky from Boston ran aground on shoals off Cape Chatham on July 26. Both were later floated with minor damage. lifeboat crews from Monomoy stations aided, and the Margaret G. was towed to a safe anchorage west of Handkerchief Shoal.
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Chatham
Margaret G
Perth Amboy
Yarmouth
N. S
Becky
Boston
Marblehead
Monomoy
Monomoy Point
Acushnet
Handkerchief Shoal
Morton Pierce
Handkerchief
Kelley
Armless Lineman Marries Earlier Sweetheart in Yonkers
Oscar Fried a New Haven railroad lineman who lost both arms and leg use after a live wire burn wed his fiancée Miss Hilma Dahlgren in Yonkers. The ceremony at St Johannes Swedish Episcopal Church was conducted by Rev Gottfried J Hammarskold as Fried could not place the ring.
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New York
Oscar Fried
New Haven
Yonkers
Hilma Dahlgren
Gottfried J. Hammarskold
St. Johannes Swedish Episcopal Church
Kansas has Wheat Enough for World
Kansas reaches a harvest high with wheat in the world market as corn alfalfa and native hay follow. Prosperity spreads among farmers in US Kansas City July 26.
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Kansas
Usage City
Kan
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Nainsook Athletic Union
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Trower Omare
Erie
Russia
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