Shipwrecked Mariners Rescued After Atlantic Blaze
A burning steamer reported west of Sable Island and later located by the Seydlitz with 13 survivors and the chief steward’s body. The ship, likely the Columbian, was aflame from a Sunday night explosion about 300 miles south of Cape Race. Survivors endured 40 hours at sea.
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Seydlitz
Franconia
Boston
Columbian
F. Leyland & Co., Limited
Liverpool
Cape Race
McDonald
James Drohan
Drohan
Rescue of Columbian Survivors After Fire and Explosions Aboard Franco nia
The Franconia picked up 13 survivors and Chief Steward Matthews who died, from the Steamer Columbian after a fire and a series of explosions. The wireless was destroyed and a second boat with 19 men was missing. Captain Miller ordered a search for the second boat while providing rest and food to the rescued. The Columbian, 4088 tons, sailed from London April 16 to Antwerp and then New York, last reported 810 miles east of Sandy Hook Sunday morning.
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Sable Island
Matthews
Columbian
Antwerp
Chew
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McDonald
James Drohan
Antone Blas
Ivar Iverson
Anguse Prinz
Jens Jensen
A. Abelnick
Gustav Schriborn
Thomas Conor
Juri Lei
Arthur Brantik
Antony Cordenes
Bennet Rother
Frank Wedekind
Messiam Steward
London
New York
Sandy Hook
Hargand and Wolff
Belfast
F. Leyland & Co., Ltd
Liverpool
Leyland
International Mercantile Marine Company
Grip Saps Strength and Blood Health Rebuilt by Pink Pills
A historical health ad stresses lingering grip aftereffects such as weakness digestion and breathlessness. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild thin blood, expel lingering germs, and restore vitality. The ad urges readers to buy a box and write for a booklet from the N Y based company.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Nectady
N. X Srndedvtory Co
Day
Weather Moderate Says Captain Miller
Captain Miller reported the Columbian's boat was picked up by the Franconia at latitude 41.31 north longitude 59.28 west. He said Monday night wind was northerly and moderate and last night fresh from the southeast, and that he had notified all vessels to search for the missing men.
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Miller
Franconia
Cunard Line
Franconia heads to Boston after life boat search ends
The Franconia stops its hunt for the missing Columbian life boat and proceeds toward Boston, signaling a midnight arrival Wednesday. Captain Miller's wireless message says the ship is 465 miles east of the Boston lightship and that Manhattan and Haverford were to continue the search.
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Franconia
Boston
Cunard Line
Miller
Manhattan
Haverford
Philadelphia
Liverpool
National Steamship Line of London
Eaewety
Phoenix Ne
Explosionslinked incident aboard ship tied to Phoenix Line
A New York May report notes a Phoenix line cargo crew aboard a chartered Columbian vessel with Antwerp offices and Leyland line borrowing. officials say no explosives found in cargo and the incident remains under inquiry.
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New York
Phoenix Line
Antwerp
Leyland Line
31 Men Missing From the Columbian Ship Disaster
The Franconia rescued one boat from the Columbian with 13 survivors and one dead man aboard. Survivors say a second boat carried the chief and 17 men and left the burning vessel. Estimates place total crew between 45 and 70. only 33 from the two boats are accounted for, raising suspicion of a third boat with Captain McDonald and 12 or more aboard.
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Franconia
Columbian
McDonald
International Mercantile Marine Company
Leyand Line
Phoenix Line
Antwerp
One Voyage Across to Replace Phoenix Steamer
A. Mackay Pentz of Sanderson & Son, agents for the Phoenix line, estimated the Columbian's crew at 45 to 80 with confidence all would be saved as they could escape in small boats. He noted no passengers aboard and that the ship carried miscellaneous cargo valued at 200 000 to 300 000 dollars. Explosions were unaccounted for, possibly due to bulkhead failures. no explosive cargo was aboard.
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Phoenix
A. Mackay Pentz
Sanderson & Son
Phoenix Line
No Passengers on Columbian Liner Crew Count Estimated
New York May 5 Officers of the Cunard line said the Franconia reported no passengers aboard the Columbian. Crew estimated at 65 to 70 with 13 saved and a body recovered. 19 others were afloat, leaving 33 unaccounted. Cargo details and cause of explosions unknown.
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New York
International Mercantile Marine Company
Cunard Line
Franconia
Ill-fated Columbian’s Boston Ties Amid Missing Captain McDonald
The well known Leyland liner Columbian burned at sea southeast of Cape Sable. Captain John McDonald, longtime Leyland officer and now missing, was a favorite figure in Boston where he had many friends among customs and waterfront workers. The ship carried English officers and Belgian crew lately. Chief Engineer Charles Roberts, a Leyland veteran, also remains missing.
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Leyland Line
Cape Sable
London
Liverpool
Boston
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Shepherd
Leyland
Winifredian
Phoenix Line
Phoenix Company
Antwerp
Antwerp-New York
Bostonian
Great Britain
Sydney
Cape Breton
Ilford
Customs Service
Water Front
Charles Roberts
England
Ernest Russell
Men's Clothing Cleaning Service Promotes Easy Orders
Barrett, Nephews & Co. advertises cleaning and dyeing for men’s garments and ladies’ outfits. It touts near universal telephone orders, with Boston and Old Staten Island offices and a special week offer: linen suits and dresses dyed for 2 dollars each.
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Staten Island
Boston
West St
Oxford
Columbian steamship known as the worst roller on the North Atlantic
The Columbian, a Leyland line cattle boat, long based in London and Boston routes, earned fame for extreme rolling. A captain resigned over it, and sailors dodged service for the same reason. In April 1908 it performed a notable mid sea salvage, towing the disabled Burgermeister Petersen to Halifax after days of gale driven effort.
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New York
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London
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Halifax
Nova Scotian
Roosevelt Recalls Brazilian River Expedition Trials
Roosevelt describes a 60 day canoe voyage in Brazil with numerous rapids on the Davida and related rivers. He notes canoes lost, one drowning, two near-fatal escapes, a mutiny, and a feverish illness with a leg abscess amid dangerous rapids and canyon canyons. He mentions Colonel Rondon and distant Indian activity.
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Colonel Rondon
Miss Beatrice Wheeler Elope to Charles O Connor
News of the elopement of Miss Beatrice Wheeler daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Harvey Wheeler of Jamaica Plain and Charles O Connor of Peabody a commercial traveller in the Wheeler employment became known last night through friends of the Wheeler family The couple were married at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston last Wednesday and went at once to New York then notified the bride's parents The marriage stirred Jamaica Plain and Brookline where Miss Wheeler was thought engaged to a Brookline physician The bride is widely known and her family wealthy Mrs Wheeler is active in charity work Her father heads the Wheeler Tower Company on Atlantic Avenue Boston O Connor has worked for eight years with the company His father owns a bleachery in Salem The couple spoke little of their romance and the groom’s Dayton Ohio posting was noted
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Carl Harvey Wheeler
Oak View Terrace
Jamaica Plain
Charles O'Connor
Peabody
Brookline
Wheeler
Salem
Want Fees for Building Permits Abolished
The Meeting House Hill Improvement Association voted to urge the City Council to repeal the ordinance charging $235 for a first class building permit on vacant land and $15 for a second class permit. Members called the fees a hindrance to Dorchester development and noted fire hazard laws require first class buildings in Dorchester.
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Meeting House Hillment Association
Fitzgerald
Dorchester
Arbitrate Strike At Wakefield
The State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration will intervene in the strike of workers at the Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Rattan Company in Wakefield. At 10 o clock this morning the board will meet in Wakefield Town Hall to hear both sides and review union and company records.
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State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Rattan Company
Wakefield
Wakefield Town Hall
Wakefield strike impacts city police costs rising
State board to conduct a thorough investigation with hope for a settlement. Wakefield businessmen face early effects of the strike and expect to spend about 1000 dollars for extra police duty. Italian strikers have frightened Greek strikebreakers who arrived Monday, and no further workers have been brought in.
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State Board
Wakefield
Strikers Leave Factory as New Members Swell Reed and Rattan Union
Retail trade is at a standstill while the Reed and Rattan Workers' Union gains 39 new members, totaling 499. With two paydays missed, strikers face food and supply shortages as 50 more workers vow not to return until arbitration occurs. State board hearings will be overseen by Commissioners Bump and Wood after factory officials rejected all arbitration proposals.
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Reed and Rattan Workers’ Union
State Board
Bump and Wood
Storms ruin Maine fishermen at York Beach
Fishermen report a ruinous winter in Maine with severe storms wiping out gear and many unable to resume deep sea fishing before summer. The losses threaten their livelihoods as the season nears.
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