Empress of Ireland Collision Deaths Patrol Underway
Government and shipping authorities continue river patrols on the St. Lawrence to recover bodies from the Empress of Ireland disaster. Canadian Pacific Railway pledges full effort while Storstad owners face a $50,000 counterclaim alleging Empress fault. Salvation Army memorials mark the tragedy with millions expected to mourn worldwide.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Ove Lange
Montreal
Maritime Steamship Company
Storstad
Eureka
Emperess of
Ireland
Lange
Salvation Army
Huerta Grows Confident After Arms Arrivals
In Mexico City optimism spreads at the national palace after German ships Bavaria and Ypiranga bring arms and ammunition. Reports say another shipment landed on the west coast and troops escort trains as crowds chant against Yankee invaders. Refugees retreat to American lines amid growing hope Huerta can resist the constitutionalists.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Bavaria
Ypiranga
National Palace
Huerta
Puerto Mexico
Havana Ex-Governor and Ex-Representative Sentenced in 1912 Kill
General Ernesto Albert former Havana governor and Eugenio Arias ex-house member sentenced to twelve years for the July 1912 killing of General Armando Riva chief of the national police.
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Havana
Ernesto Albert
Eugenio Arias
House of Representatives
Armando Riva
National Police
Settlers in Yaqui River Valley Plan to Flee to U S
Reports say many American settlers in the Yaquie River valley Sonora facing Indian troubles are preparing to desert their ranches and seek safety in the United States after enduring previous hardships.
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Naco, Ariz
Yaquie River
Sonora
United States
Decision in Dynamite Cases Faces Affirmation
Chicago reports the United States circuit court of appeals has affirmed the granting of new trials for Olaf A. Tveit of San Francisco and Richard Houlihan of Chicago in the dynamite cases.
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Chicago
Unit
Af States Circuit Court of Appeals
Olaf A. Tveitwroe
San Francisco
Richard Houlihan
Chicago women eligible for pre cinet committee membership
Chicago women voters qualify for membership on pre cinet ward and state central committees under an order entered by Judge Owens in the county court.
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Chicago
Owens
Carranza Invited to End Envoys in Mexico Peace Talks
Mediation staff at Niagara Falls awaits General Carranza head of the constitutionalist forces in Mexico. A diplomatic note from three South American diplomats opens the door for constitutionalist representation at the conferences. Washington warns that refusal could end U S mora support. Mediators hope Carranza will send envoys to quicken a pacific settlement.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Mora
Park City Tragedy Drowns Woodward Duke in Auto Crash
Park City reports the drowning of Woodward W. Duke age 21 son of J B Duke president of American Tobacco after the car skidded and overturned into Silver creek eight miles north of town. Duke led a party of young Californians including Joseph H Baird Orange Brewer G L Burt L P Bliss and Edward Whitesides all Los Angeles residents touring the Lincoln highway from Los Angeles to New York.
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Park City
Woodward W. Duke
J. B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Silver Creek
Here
Mr. Duke
Joseph H. Baird
Orange Brewer
Cudahy Company
G. L. Burt
L. P. Bliss
Edward Whitesides
Los Angeles
New York
Royal commission named to probe Empress of Ireland sinking
Montreal reports a three member royal inquiry will investigate the Empress of Ireland disaster. Sir Adolph Routhier Ezekiel McLeod and George L Vaux comprise the panel with hearings set to begin June 9.
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Montreal
Adolph Routhier
Coan of Admiralty of
Quebec
Ezekiel McLeod
Admiralty Court of
New Brunswick
George L Vaux
British Board of Trade
Vaux
England
France Annexes Wallis Islands in South Pacific
The French colonial office announced the annexation of the Wallis islands, a 40 square mile group with about 4,590 inhabitants, which has been a French protectorate since 1887.
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Paris
France
Wallis Islands
Pacific
White Wolf RAids Ninchow. Alliance station burned
A dispatch reports brigand White Wolf plundering Ninchow in Kansu province. The town was looted and set on fire, but all missionaries and Americans are safe. The Christian Alliance station was destroyed in the attack.
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Pekin
Lanchow
Kansu
White Wolf
Ninchow
Christian Alliance
Art Authority Dies at 71 in Chicago
William M. St. French, a leading national authority on art and for 36 years director of the Art Institute of Chicago, died here today from cancer at age 71.
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Chicago
William M. St. French
Art Institute of Chicago
Boiler Tube Blast Claims Salem Coal Passer
Bernard Glomset, a coal passer on the cruiser Salem, died from injuries after a boiler tube blew out off Puerto Mexico. The accident happened while the vessel was at sea.
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Washington
Bernard Glomset
Salem
Puerto Mexico
Campania Arrives Twenty-Four Hours Late From Liverpool
The New York liner Campania reached port after a perilous voyage caused by a fee that forced her three degrees off course. The vessel battled rough seas and barely held her headway at times during the crossing from Liverpool.
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New York
Fee
Liverpool
Sulphur Mine Strike Sparks Porto Empedocle Riots
In Palermo reports a strike at sulphur mines climaxes as a mob in Porto Empedocle destroys half the town. Rioters set fire to sulphur stores depots and ruin railway tracks.
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Palermo
Sicily
Porto
Collision Inquiry: Empress of Ireland Sinking Details
Captain Henry George Kendall testified at a coroner inquiry that the Empress of Ireland was stationary when the Danish collier Storstad rammed and sank her. He said he signaled and attempted to move engines to plug the hole, but Storstad backed away as water flooded the liner.
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Storstad
Rimonski
Quebec
Henry George Kendall
Iempress
Ireland
Pinaud
Kendall
Butte Man Kills Himself After Domestic Dispute
Frederick Mott aged 26 of Butte committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid after kissing his two young children goodbye. His wife was away obtaining dinner supplies at the time.
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Butte, Mont
Frederick Mott
Aquitania Begins Maiden Voyage From Liverpool to New York
The Cunard liner Aquitania started its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York amid cheering crowds on the banks of the Mersey. Bright flags and shore ceremonies accompanied the departure as the ship set course for its famous trans Atlantic crossing.
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Liverpool
Cunard Line
Great Britain
New York
Governor names Camden to fill Bradley vacancy in Kentucky
Governor James B. McCreery announced on June 16 that Johnson N. Camden of Woodford County will be appointed United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Wi O. Bradley.
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Frankfort
James B. McCreery
Johnson N. Camden
Woodford County
United States
Wi O. Bradley
Grim aftermath of Empress of Ireland disaster at Rimouski
In Rimouski Quebec 300 dead lie unclaimed and unidentified in two crowded pier sheds. Bodies, many unclad, are piled in tiers with grim vantage as stokers and richly dressed women lie among the dead. Identification relies on jewels and sea soaked papers. One victim’s purse held money orders for his mother in Russia.
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Rimouski
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Russia
Dr Carey T Grayson Proceedings as Wilson Physician
Dr Carey T Grayson served as President Wilson's physician and aide and acted as best man at the marriage of Eleanor Wilson to Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo.
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Carey T. Grayson
President Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Siegel Back for Trial on Larceny and Banking Charges
New York Henry Siegel, indicted for grand larceny and banking law violations tied to the collapse of his private bank and department store, has returned from Europe. He faces trial in the current session after the hiatus.
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New York
Henry Siegel
Europe
Wilson Endorses Merchant Marines Policy
President Wilson told National Foreign Trade convention delegates on Thursday that a strong merchant marine is a chief need for the United States. He emphasized the strategic importance of a robust merchant fleet for national commerce.
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Washington
Wilson
National Foreign Trade Convention
United States
Huerta May Step Down As Mediation Talks Proceed
Mediators report General Huerta intends to resign once Mexico is politically pacified. Mexican delegates say his personality will not block a peaceful settlement and press for internal and international questions to be discussed. Mediation notes to General Carranza’s representative probe readiness for an armistice and broad talks.
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General Huerta
Niagara Falls
Ont
Mexico
Huerta
Rafael Zubaran
General Carranza
Washington
Juan IF. Urguidi
Zubaran
Empress of Ireland Disaster Death Toll Climbs to 1024
Canadian Pacific officials raised the Empress of Ireland death list to 1,024 from 969 after revising passenger totals to 1,476. Survivors and missing numbers shifted, with 442 saved including officers and crew. about 200 bodies recovered and 103 identified.
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Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Companies
Montreal
Minnesota Man Recovers Memory Identity Restored
Pueblo Colorado reports a patient once labeled John Doe has regained memory and disclosed his name as George E. Bartholomew, former editor and merchant from Sanborn Minnesota, after months under hospital observation since December.
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Pueblo
Colo
John Doe
George E. Bartholomew
Sanborn
Minn
Siege surrounds Sebo amid revolt off Santo Domingo
Commander Scott of the gunboat Marietta reported from La Romana on Tuesday that Sebo was surrounded by revolutionists and all communication was cut off from the besieged federals on the southern coast of Santo Domingo.
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Washington
Scott
Marietta
la Romana
Santo Domingo
Sebo
Clayton anti trust bill clears committee for final vote
Washington The Clayton anti trust bill the second measure in the administration program was completed in committee of the whole by the house on Tuesday and laid aside awaiting a final vote.
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Washington
House
Former Wyoming Governor Seeks Nighttime Park Access
Washington. Former Governor George T. Peck of Cody urged Secretary Lane to allow automobiles to enter Yellowstone National Park between 6 p m and 6 a m.
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Washington
George T. Peck
Cody
Lane
Yellowstone National Park
Riot and Crime Notes Across the West in One Sweep
A roundup of incidents across Nevada Idaho Utah and Oregon includes a Reno raid seizing opium and yen shee value around 300 a Spokane doctors Roark and Thomas killed in a Coeur d Alene auto collision with an electric train in Idaho two armed robbers clashed with hobos near Jungo Nevada resulting in a fatality a Kemmerer girl Julia Platt 12 dies from a rifle accident a Washoe County grand jury convenes and issues a secret indictment a Casper Wyoming public building bid lands at 49785 by C R Inman a Denver balloonist dies in a fall at Elitchs gardens in Denver Roberson and Oppenheimer cleared in Portland court of concealing 18000 in assets in a Seattle parade a United Mine Workers organizer leads a strike march in Seattle and a Reno man pleads guilty to stolen goods charges Memorial Day honors veterans and a Nevada Short Line extension grading nears completion four miles finished with a July 1 completion target a Hatchtown reservoir dam break floods Circleville Utah causing 35000 in damages.
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Reno
B. H. Roark
C. H. Thomas
Spokane
Roark
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Jungo
Nevada
Julia Platt
Kemmerer
Washoe County
Treasury Department
C. R. Inman
Casper
Wyo
Harry Corbett
Elitch’s Gardens
Denver
W. W. Robinson
KH. K. Oppenheimer
W. W. Robinson & Co., Clothiers
Portland
Clary Jeenes
United Mine Workers of America
Industrial Workers of the World
Seattle
Frank Radenmacher
Southern Pacific
Hatchtown
Utah
Circleville
Piute
Lost Black Mare Branded Shambow 3 Lazy S 17
A three year old black mare branded Shambow with three lazy S and the number 17 on the left shoulder is lost. Finder should notify J. E. Morse to claim a reward.
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J. E. Morse
Reclassifying Phosphate Lands Between Here and Melrose
Interior Department workers reclassify lands between here and Melrose once deemed non phosphate. Geological survey found phosphate in the area years ago, leading to withdrawal of a large tract. A technical error in land descriptions prompts reclassification, potentially affecting settlers who filed on government land and made improvements in good faith.
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Department of the Interior
Melrose
Geological Survey
Rochester
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad Promises Quick Healing
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as the most effective remedy for both human and animal flesh healing sores and wounds. Available in bottles priced 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1.00, sold by Potts the druggist.
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Ballard
Potts
Beaverhead Brewing Plans March Tap Across County
Beaverhead Brewing Co announces bock beer on tap countywide on March 14, a five month old old fashioned style brew. Bottled cases available for family use with no extra price.
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Beaverhead Brewing Company
Beaverhead Brewing Co
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department Meeting Schedule
The Dillon Volunteer Fire Department meets the first and second Thursday evenings each month. A meeting call will be given by three taps three times on the court house bell.
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Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Court House
Spanish Text Books in Stock at Tribune Book Store
The Tribune Book Store in Dillon has Spanish in Twenty Lessons priced at $1.50 and El Final De Norma for 85 cents.
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Tribune Book
Dillon
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Garranza
Auto
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Annexes Island
Art Authority
City Agriculturists
Collier
William C. Edes
Alaska
Northwestern Pacific
California
Santa Fe
Camden
Bradley
Siegel
HERTA
QEATH
Steamship Company
Minnesota
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