Titanic Disaster Moves Washington to Prepare Safety Rules
Washington and New York report swift moves to tighten life saving appliances and wireless control after the Titanic tragedy. Congress and President Taft consider legislation and investigations while a cable ship sails toward Halifax to recover bodies as coffins are loaded and undertakers join the effort. Survivors’ testimonies are awaited to clarify identities and the disaster’s full mystery.
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Congress
Taft
Archibald W. Butt
Halifax
Mackay Bennett
Thee
White Star Line
Runaway Horse Team Destroys Berg Storefront in Grafton
A runaway team charged through the Berg department store plate glass in Grafton North Dakota April 19. A. Anderson a local druggist was severely injured while trying to escape. He stood watching the window when the wheels grazed him as the wagon tore through the storefront.
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Elias
Berg
Vail
A. Ander
Anderson
Women saved aboard Carpathia hailed in wireless message
New York dated April 19 reports a wireless message from Mrs Caroline Bonnell, a Titanic passenger, saying all the women saved are aboard the Carpathia. The message was received today by H W Bonnell of Youngstown, whose brother stays at the Waldorf Astoria.
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Comittee
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Whits House
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Nagel
Wick- Seca
Hugo
Carpathia
New York
Herolam
Caroline Bonnell
H. W. Bonnell
Youngstown
Waldort
Astoria
Titanic Victim H F Chaffee Not Among Survivors
Fargo report confirms H F Chaffee of Amenia, North Dakota, perishes on the Titanic voyage home from Europe. Mrs. Chaffee survived. Chaffee owned about 34,000 acres in Cass County and similar holdings elsewhere, with life insurance totaling 161,760 across Mutual Life, Pennsylvania Mutual Life, and Fidelity Life. His elder son H W Chaffee lives in St. Paul. another son H S Laur ance Chaffee attends Oberlin. a daughter, Mrs. P E Stroud, is in Duluth. He led the John Miller grain commission firm with offices in the Chamber of Commerce building.
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St. Paul
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Europe
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Oberlin College
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John Miller Company
Grain
Devils Lake High School Graduates Push Alumni Association
Devils Lake high school graduates agitate the idea of forming an alumni association to give the school a distinctive standing in the city. The piece notes many towns have such groups and urges graduates to organize, with banquet and entertainment traditions cited as motivation. Jane Smith and Albert Powell are mentioned as speakers.
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LAKE HIGH @CHOOL
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Albert Powell
Runaway Returns to Devils Lake After Night Walk
Ruth Malstrom 24 of Minot, with brother in law Byron T. Martin, walked 22 miles overnight to return to Devils Lake home. Minot Humane officer Colonel Scarlett urged safety, noting the girl was better off in Devils Lake. Officials discussed the case and the possibility of securing her welfare.
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Byron T. Martin
Minot
Ruth Malstrom
Honit
Martin
Devin Lake
Tustday
Devils
Scarlett
Lake
Globegrotier
City Dads Hold Farce Pow Wow
City council adjourned due to absent mayor and auditor with fake acting officials. Letter from Kerlin proposed a small cut to electric rates to ease costs for users, pending Friday night session. Stotlar sought a big franchise but delayed along with other business.
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Sam Wineman
Avery Johnson
Kerlin
Myer
Common Council
Open Council
Stotlar
Woman shoots self at station awaiting husband
Grand Forks North Dakota April 19 Mrs Anna Button wife of A J Button a Northwestern plant 268 college professor shot herself in the Great Northern depot while waiting for her husband Jiresh return from Crookston The note asked forgiveness and said life has always been a burden authorities report she stood by the window and fired a revolver the husband had gone to Crookston to visit his former wife
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Crooksiéi
Anna Button
A.J. Button
Northwest
Button
Crookaton
Leilge Ale
Presbyterian church elders vote on building project amid vandalism
At the recent church election several elders discussed plans for a building project on Eerie Street. An attempted arson and fire were reported near Chauncey Durgin Opera House, with kerosene canisters found nearby. Authorities investigated the incident as threats to the community.
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Presbyterian Church
Peets Het Es Shelden
Chauncey Durgin
Keep Girls Out Of Dances Dance Halls
Policy fragment warning against mixed events in dance halls. Conservative stance emphasizes keeping girls separate from dances. No specific dates or people cited.
Minot officials push ordinance to bar under eighteens from dance halls
Minot Humane Society officials report that 75 percent of girls who head toward crime begin at public dance halls. They advocate a city ordinance banning girls under eighteen from dance halls unless with a parent or guardian, matching pool room rules, and juvenile court powers to remove violators.
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Alex Scarlett
Minot Humane Society
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Mind-Humane Society
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