Canadians Offer 3 Year Home Steads in Western Lands
A House Committee report highlights Western Canada as an attractive option for American settlers. Letters from settlers praise soil, water, climate, and potential yields in Southern Alberta, comparing favorably with Dakota and Midwest states. Government agents provide literature and low rate certificates. excursions run daily.
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House Committee
Washington
Canada
Warner
Alberta
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Western Canada
Invading the Enemy's Country
Pastor Goodsole announces plans to rent a room in a fashionable apartment house and open a mission Sunday school in May. He notes uncertainty about attendance but says the operation will run all summer and may be seen as an opportunity or a reproach. The sermon ends with a closing hymn.
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Goodsole
Chas. H. Fletcher
Albert W. Kahl
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustave A. Eisengraeber
S. Paul
Minn
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
8. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. B. Simpson
Chicago
Ill
R. E. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Kansas City
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
Man Willing to Pay Owed Grudge
A quip notes a man who settles debts only when the matter is a personal grudge. The remark frames a stubborn stance on dues framed as a lingering personal feud.
Titanic lifeboats inadequate says marine experts
Marine architects argue lifeboats were insufficient for passengers on the Titanic and similar ships. They contend many lives would have been saved if boats matched crew and passenger numbers, with reports noting heavy ice, panicked passengers, and limited lifeboat capacity across vessels like the Olympic.
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Camperdown
N. S
New York
Republic
Parisian
Allan Line
Canada
Virginian
Olympic
Bureau of Boats
Bureau
Bureau of Inspection
Titanic deathbed located two miles deep say official
Halifax report from a Canadian marine official places the Titanic’s deathbed at least two miles below the sea surface, describing the wreck as the grave of the ship and possibly many of her passengers.
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Canadian Marine
Halifax
N. S
New Orleans Bank Loss In Defalcations Reported
New Orleans bank loss figures show Teutonia Bank & Trust Co closed by state examiners with over a million dollars involved. Papers indicate 500000 in securities deemed worthless and 450000 doubtful. Vice President Gomila released from bondsmen amid the disclosures.
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New Orleans
Teutonia Bank & Trust Co
Gomila
Titanic Sinks After Collision Warned Captain Smith Was Warned
Report from St. John's N J via the British steamer Bruce details the Titanic collision with an iceberg at eighteen knots. The bow to amidships was ripped, compartments crushed, boats smashed, and order gave way to panic as lifeboats filled. The sinking cut wireless and lights, leaving those aboard in darkness.
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St. John’s
N. J
Bruce
Sydney
N. S
Titanic Captain Warned of Icebergs Before Sinking
United States Hydrographic Office records show the Titanic received warnings of icebergs. At 9:30 April 14 the Hamburg American liner Amerika reported two icebergs near 41.27 N 50.08 W, later relayed to the Titanic. The collision occurred about nineteen miles after the report. La Touraine also relayed iceberg sighting to the Titanic on April 12.
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Philadelphia
United States Hydrographic Office
Amerika
Havre
la Touraine
Presse Nouvelle
Titanic disaster inquiry and sympathy resolution passed
Representative Mott of New York introduced a resolution directing the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries to investigate the Titanic disaster. The measure was referred to the Rules Committee. The House unanimously approved a resolution extending sympathy to the families of those lost.
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Washington
Mott
New York
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
House
Night at the Wise Society Concert Ends in Sleep
A reader notes the Wise The Choral Society’s name should change to the Choral Society. A concert last night left them drowsy, while advertisements promote Paxtine Antiseptic and Garfield Tea as tonics.
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The
Choral Society
Green
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Hale
Liner
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John Jacob Astor
Congress Inquiry
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Castoria
Ours
Ion
Putnam
Pala
Monroe Dru
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Doneglas
Brockton
Catalox
C.O.D
WECO
Broadway, N. Y
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State Street
Consolidated
Defiance
Ron Eves
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