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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
2
At the inquest it was alleged the collier lay a mile and a half from the wreck site and that few were rescued by Storstad boats. The Storstad crew were credited with saving sons from the disaster.
The Danish collier Storstad arrives under her own steam after colliding with the Empress of Ireland on the St Lawrence. Reports state she faces $2,000,000 in damages while inquiries continue into the Friday morning incident near Father Point.
The Storstad, carrying about 11,000 tons of coal, struck the Empress in heavy seas near the waterline. Captain Anderson and several officials faced a $2,000,000 claim in the Quebec Admiralty Court as the vessel was detained. Crew members said Anderson was off duty when the collision occurred and that 350 people were saved by Storstad’s crew.
Montreal May 31 Captain Anderson of the Storstad issued a statement asserting the Empress of Ireland was seen off Storstad’s port bow with green light visible The Storstad had right of way under navigation rules The Empress altered course to pass safely fog enveloped both ships signals were exchanged Storstad slowed then reversed but collision occurred in fog near the Empress of Ireland’s bow
In Towanda Pennsylvania Mrs. Hanna Harrison sought divorce papers from twenty eight years ago. The court found a desertion case from the eighties and noted the decree became final upon costs. She paid the costs, lifted the decree, and kept her maiden name.
General Carranza announced Tampico Tuxpan and Matamoros open to world commerce. Steamship lines must maintain earlier service arrangements with the prior government or face nullified contracts. The Huerta regime continues those arrangements to ensure uninterrupted shipping.
Wayne B Wheeler of the State Anti Saloon League told Youngstown Ohio that state prohibition will win next year and the Rose county option repeal will be pursued by initiative and referendum. He cited a 1 200 000 voter poll and urged a November 1915 showdown. Representative S B Fess said a federal prohibition amendment lacks a two thirds majority and thus action is postponed.
Carranza plans to name a Cabinet and press for a civil government at Saltillo as the Constitutionalist forces near completing operations against Huerta. Cabinet choices are kept secret while the general moves to Saltillo. Telegraph links to Vera Cruz, Monterrey, Torreon, and Saltillo resume from Durango with Aguilar named Vera Cruz governor.
The progressive Rome mayor, seven years in office, arrives in New York as Italy's special commissioner to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. He is welcomed by Italian community leaders and Masons, of which he is a Past Grand Master. In the U S he will study municipal governance.
London May 31. On May 20 1914 King Henry VIII chartered the Trinity House making May 20 1914 the 400th anniversary banquet to honor the corporation. Fires have plagued the house twice in 1676 and 1714 destroying archives. the 1514 charter affirmed liberties and lands in Deptford Stroud and pledged protection of London shipmen.
Grand jury details say test slabs were heated briefly in a blacksmith shop to lower sulfur and phosphorus and hide substandard originals. Inspectors were kept away at gates while tests were marked and stored for later examination. Accused include Samuel M. Wetmore Henry Lutz David J. Simpson Dennis K. Bullen and James E. Lacy with firms McClintic Marshall Wheeling Mold and Foundry Carbon Steel Company and others.
Denver May 31 The Colorado coal strike remains unsettled with no near end despite statements from union officials and mine operators. Sixty-six dead and forty-eight wounded, plus numerous noncombatants and children, mark eight months of fighting. Government costs run into millions as federal troops guard mines and production drops from 1913 to 1914. Union claims of up to 11,000 workers quitting contrast with operator counts near zero to a few thousand. Core demands include union recognition, wage raise, eight hour day, and guard system end.
Emil Wiegand will present Esther Thmpson May Coate Jesse Warner Wilbur Lichtwacht and Aloysius Crowley, advanced pupils, in a violin recital in Cable Hall Tuesday evening.
Dr Winters and Mrs Winters and Cooper face trial amid inquiries into Catherine Winters disappearance. No motive disclosed though the girl was to inherit money from a grandparent, about three dollars, if she had survived. Wainters denies knowledge of Cooper and the case and claims a sweater and ribbon found at his home have a simple explanation. Large crowds and reporters swarmed the city amid arrests.
Akron May 31 plant of Caruthers Terry Preserving Co destroyed by fire with $100000 loss, $30000 insured. Origin unknown. Firemen Captain Austin Stair Anthony Weeroers and Charles Jost escaped serious injury by falling through a window into the burning building.
Cleveland teachers move to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor amid threats of dismissal by the School Board. Ohio Federation of Labor plans state outreach to organize teachers, citing $1,944,043.49 in 1918 payments not received and urging higher wages.
Negotiations at Niagara Falls face doubt as leaders clash over inclusion of Carranza and the Constitutionalists. Washington grapples with how soon to end talks while seeking representation for the institutionalist faction amid U S mediation efforts.
The Peck-Noctor gang ridicule Joan T Lawless chosen for Sheriff amid Democratic petitioning. They label him Republican and never voting Democratic. Radicals oppose Joseph W Conroy for County Prosecutor, while Joseph T Hallowell faces Bryanite opposition for a House seat. Walter Comer loses bid for County Clerk, Calvin Crim runs as independent, Jack Lawless favored for Sheriff, George Schott backs in advisory committee.
The College of Music of Cincinnati presents a graduation recital this evening at the Odeon featuring reader Esther Brown and soprano Carmen Blow. The program showcases vocal and literary selections as part of the graduation events.
Special dispatch from Washington reports that constitutionalist authorities quickly suppressed an incipient anti American demonstration by intoxicated workers at Tampico yesterday. Rear Admiral Badger informed the Navy Department late tonight.
Kenn Heights Business Men's Club will host an evening entertainment next Friday at Kennedy-Suv ton School to raise funds for a well stocked library. A good program is planned and a large crowd is expected.
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