Empress of Ireland Disaster Sinks In Thick Fog
Canada Pacific officials confirm 850 plus deaths after the Empress of Ireland is rammed by the Storstad in the St Lawrence River. About 1,422 aboard. 350 saved. 1,072 unaccounted. Survivors land at Rumick Quebec. Captain Kendall saved.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Storstad
Rumick
Father’s Point
Father's Point
Areka
Lady Evlyn
Kendall
Lawrence Irving
Henry Irving
Royal Naval Reserve
Montrose
Harvey Crippen
America
Ottawa
Ontario
Marines Hazen
English Board of Trade Today
House of Commons
Lauria
Borden
Runaway trolley car wrecks Barton millinery store
A runaway drop bottom car on the Cumberland and Westernport line struck a freight car near Barton. The collision demolished Miss Winifred Comer’s millinery shop, damaged adjacent homes, and caused a panic with many residents fleeing or fainting. The crews escaped injury.
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Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Fire Department Erects Flagpole and Receives Flag
The Central Fire Department today erected a tall iron flagpole on the building and will fly a large damp dyed American flag. The Cumberland Press presented the 48 star flag with new stars for New Mexico and Arizona. A dance at Narrows Park sponsored by Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias runs from 2:30 to 5:30 and 8:30 to 11:30, with public invited.
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Central Fire Department
Cumberland Press
New Mexico
Arizona
Narrows Park
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
Becker Is Sentenced To Death
Ex police lieutenant Becker was sentenced to death by Justice Seabury in the New York Supreme Court for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The execution is scheduled for the week beginning July 6, with an appeal acting as a stay. Becker will be confined in Sing Sing’s death house while awaiting further appellate action.
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New York
Becker
Justice Seabury
Supreme Court
Herman Rosenthall
Court of Appeals
Sing Sing
Senator Nor taska seeks probe of Central rail lines
Washington May 29. Senator Nor taska introduced a resolution in the Senate demanding an investigation into whether the New York Central railroad controlled four Chicago Buffalo routes and two Chicago New York routes in violation of the Anti Sherman law and why no prosecution had begun.
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Washington
Nortaska
Senate
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
New York Central
Double Stamps On Purchases All Day Saturday
Liechtenstein's Pharmacy advertises double stamps on all purchases throughout Saturday increasing rewards for shoppers. The message highlights a one day promotion with no other details provided.
Cumberland's grand old man plants city flower garden
Thomas Footer, president of the Chamber of Commerce and head of Footer Dye Works, begins beautifying a vacant lot beside Dye Works on Howard and South Mechanic streets. Gardeners lay out a flower plot and expect completion in days. Footer aims to make Cumberland a city of beauty and inspires others to plant vacant lots.
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Poses
Thomas Footers
Chamber of Commerce
Footer Dye Works
Milarly
Cumberland
Footer Dye
Howard
South Mechanic Streets
Footer
Editor Avirett Dies Suddenly at Home Pose Hill Cumberland
Col John Williams Avirett editor and proprietor of the Cumberland Evening Times died suddenly about 7:30 AM at Pose Hill. Born July 23 1863 in Goldsborough North Carolina he had governed the paper since 1864 and was active in real estate and Maryland politics. He left a widow Sarah Donnell Roemer and four children, with three surviving.
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Cumberland Evening Times
Pose Hill
Avirett
Avbett
Evening Times
Col Avirett
Cumberland Alleganian
Philip Williams Avirett
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Col. Avirett
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland Democratic Editorial Association
Goldsborough
Wayne County
North Carolina
Cumberland
James Battle
Mary L. D. (Williams) Arbett
Phillip Williams
Winchester
Virginia
Episcopal Church
Stonewall Jackson
Turner Ashby
Ashby
Richard
Turner
Jackson
Mr. Avirett
John Alfred Avirett
Hugegnot
Provence
France
New River
Onslow County
Confederacy
Davis
Pierre Williams
Court of the Queen's Bench
England
John Dunbar
Dunbarter
Scotland
America
Baltimore
Philip Williams
Royal Arcanum
Heptasophs
Mystic Shain
Ufe
Senator Gorman
Protestant Episcopal Church
Western Maryland Hospital
Sarah Donnell Roemer
Whee W. Va
Donnell Dunbar Avirell
Mengham
Alabama
John W Aviett, Jr
James Alfred
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Barton
Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway
Storastd
Damald
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George Johnstone
Santa Barbara
Cal
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H. S. Heath
John R. Heath
W. Mounsey
N. H. Freeman
Weat Allis
Wis
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W. Gray
George S. Richard
Richards
Terra Haute
Evan Kalvaske
Duluth
Minn
Herman Kruze
Henry Schramm
Vivian Griffith
Froasa
N. Y. Central
Liehtenstein
Knights OF Columbus
Charles W. Carr
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Inn
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
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Emerson Institute
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Blairs and Lees
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Washington Evening Star
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R. D. Johnson Milling Company
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Game Prostective Association
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