Sultana Disaster Deepens Civil War Death Toll
The Sultana exploded near Memphis in late April 1865, killing an estimated 1,300 to 1,800 people. The boat carried released Union prisoners and others, with survivors recalling frantic flames, rushing water, and desperate leaps to the Arkansas shore. Officials cite coal torpedo theories and Navy records as possible causes, while noted survivors recount harrowing escapes and mass fatalities among soldiers and civilians.
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Andersonville
Charlies W. Stewart
Navy Department
Washington
J. M. Robinson
Navy Department, Library and Naval War Records
Washington, D
Mr. Robinson
Memphis
Tennessee
Mississippi River
United States
Mississippi River Commission
Arkansas
Sultana
Senator Snow
W. D. Snow
Silver Spray
Chickamauga
Gettysburg
Union
Texas
Howell
A. 0
United States Volunteers
St. Louis
Scharf
Red River
Richmond
T. E. Courtenay
H. E. Clark
Seventh Missouri Cavalry
C. S. Army
Confederate Congress
Secret Service Corps
Barnes
United States Navy
Butler
James River
Trial resumes in Smith court martial over Balangiga massacre
Pedro Bella a boy mascot testifies he saw Captain Connell fatally shot by a 15 year old during the Samar massacre. General Waldo E. Ayer and Lt Vandeman give testimony while the committee debates witnesses and a possible subcommittee to the Philippines. The panel adjourns to consider executive session plans and a vote tomorrow.
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Pedro Bella
Ninth Infantry
Thomas W. Connell
Samar
Balangiga
Connell
Waldo E. Ayer
Marinduque
Vandeman
21St Infantry
Military Information Bureau
Pines
United States
Philippines
MacArthur Examined On Philippine Inquiry Findings
Washington april 29 senate committee on the philippines resumed witness examinations Gen Arthur MacArthur explained his 1900 report asserting US sovereignty yet not ownership of the Philippine people He discussed the manila massacre order a Sandico signature and debated forgery claims with senator Patterson He admitted possible chaos if orders by Gen Jacob Smith were enforced and insisted he bore responsibility for aspects of the capture of Aguinaldo
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Washington
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Philippine Islands
Arthur MacArthur
United States
Patterson
General Luna
Manila
Aguinaldo
General Funston
Lacuna
MacArthur
Funston
General MacArthur
Sandico
Luna
Reeves
F. C. Bourns
United States Army
Bourns
Senator Patterson
Jacob H. Smith
Lamar
Beveridge
Interurban Line Contract to Cliff Wise for Fort Wayne Project
A Chicago firm awarded the complete contract to Cliff Wise to finish Fort Wayne and Southwestern downtown lines. About 10,000 dollars is the expected expenditure. Work to begin within two days, weather permitting, with Wise bringing 12 expert builders and a force total around one hundred men for a 30 day completion.
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Fort Wayne and Southwestern Company
Cliff Wise
Chicago Railroad
Southwestern Company
Wise
Nelson
Roosevelt backs Dickey plan for national technical school
The Indianapolis Sentinel reports President Roosevelt is impressed by Sol C. Dickey's plan for a national technical school and would aid it, but will not meddle with the disposal of the Indianapolis arsenal. War Department and Congress will decide, with no donation of grounds likely though private sale at appraised value may be possible to Dickey associates or the University of Indianapolis or jointly.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Washington
Roosevelt
Sol C. Dickey
Indianapolis Arsenal
War Department
Congress
Indiana
White House
Root
Dickey
University of Indianapolis
Missing Rev Joseph A Bennett linked to reward
Police report a $50 reward for information leading to the apprehension of Rev Joseph A Bennett long remembered as the Wayne Street M E Church pastor's son and Charlotte Smith's ex husband. He left March 18 with 300 dollars to deliver to a conference, traveled east, bought a Harrisburg Fort Wayne ticket, and has been seen as J S Burnett. No further word has come.
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Joseph A. Bennett
Bennett
Wayne Street
M. E
Charlotte Smith
Clarence Smith
Young Bennett
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Columbia
Harrisburg
Fort Wayne
Norris
J. S. Burnett
Admiral Schley Honored in Memphis Parade and Events
In Memphis on April 29 a favorable morning allowed a full program for Admiral Schley and his party. A 10 30 am civic parade drew large crowds as Admiral Schley saluted. Mayor J J Williams gave an address of welcome at Court Square and the admiral replied. The party then visited the Cotton Exchange for further greetings.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton Exchange
Regatta Observed from Inner Front Steamboat Robert E. Lee
Report notes a regatta seen from the inner front with the steamboat Robert E. Lee serving as flagship. The scene highlights the vessel’s prominence in the event and the crowd’s attention centered on the watercourse.
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Robert E. Lee
Fort Wayne Janitor H T Hite Resigns After Forty Years
H T Hite, longtime janitor at the Wayne Street M E Church, resigns effective today. A Fort Wayne resident of forty years and former locomotive engineer, he is widely known and has not yet decided his next line of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Hite
Wayne Street
M. E
Hite
Fort Wayne
Saengerfest Rehearsals Underway in Fort Wayne
Sixty German singers led by Prof Adolph Simminger rehearse for the Saengerfest to be held at Centlivre park June 14 to 16 as the Ohio and Indiana Saengerbund meet in Fort Wayne. The railroad rate is set at one fare round trip. Local officers include William Hahn president and Caspar Harland vice president with Carl Weis secretary and Gottlieb Unger treasurer.
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Fort Wayne
Adolph Simminger
Centlivre Park
Ohio and Indiana Saengerbund
Central Passenger Association
William Hahn
Caspar Harland
Carl Weis
Gottlieb Unger
A. Roggen
Conrad Bauss
Fred Matsch
Carl Wurzel
Portrait of Christ Exhibited from Turin Shroud Claim
A Paris Figaro report revives claims that photographs of Turin's Shroud of Christ show a dead Christ image. Critics cite retouched negatives, while authorities previously dismissed the sighting as faked. The Figaro displays the photos and draws large crowds in Turin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Journal
Turin
Figaro
Royal House of
Savoy
Jesus
Figaro’s
Aged Man Trails Robbers To Reclaim Stolen Horse
William Walters an 80 year old resident of Matthews chased horse thieves across Hartford City and Anderson to Muncie gaining back his horse and buggy after three days of pursuit. He followed the thieves and forced them to abandon the stolen property north of Muncie where Walters reclaimed it yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
William Walters
Matthews
Hartford City
Anderson
Walters
Benzozone tested in India by Michigan professors
Ann Arbor in late April reports Professors Victor C Vaughan and Frederick G Novy of the University of Michigan Medical College will depart for Asia after commencement to test benzozone a claimed intestinal antiseptic. They will study tropical dysentery and assess benzozone's potential as a cure and preventive for cholera typhoid fever plague and other intestinal diseases.
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Ann ‘Arbor
Mich
India
Victor C. Vaughan
Frederick G. Novy
Medical College of
University of Michigan
Asia
Novy
Remarkable Record for Erie Engineer L F L Truman
Bluffton paper recounts L F L Truman an Erie engineer linked to multiple fatalities yet praised for bravery. Notable incidents include saving 300 passengers when a bridge failed near Lima in October 1890, and surviving wrecks after driving rods broke at sixty mph. He also halted burning cars at Canton in 1888 and set speed records from Marion to Huntington in 1856.
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Bluffton Evening News
L. F L. Truman
Erie
William Drum
Kingsland
Truman
Lima
Ohio
Canton
Marion
Huntington
Ind
Denny on Wrong Train After Columbus Trip
Engineer Dennis McCarthy resumed his Nickel Plate passenger run on No. 3 after a week away. On a weekend trip from Columbus to Fostoria, the McCarthys boarded the wrong train and were taken to Bellevue overnight. They rode No. 4 by mistake, prompting Conductor Burgess to joke with McCarthy as he realized the mix up.
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Dennis McCarthy
Nickel Plate
Mr. McCarthy
Mrs. McCarthy
Columbus
Ohio
Fostoria
Bellevue
Burgess
Charlie
Injured Excursionists Receive Hospital Updates
Dr. E. J. McClear reports Wallen accident victims are improving and getting proper care. Engineer H. Darnell remains sore but shows rapid progress and expects to return home in a day or two.
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E. J. McClear
Wallen
H. Darnell
Packing House Lets Men Out
Five hundred employees of Libbey McNeil Libbey were discharged Saturday night due to dull times. Superintendent Morrow said the planned government investigation did not cause the layoff and that the plant would not close. He noted seasonal slowdowns are common in the meat trade.
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Chicago
Libbey, McNeil & Libbey
Morrow
Traction Lines to Merge in Mahoning Valley Railroad
Trumbull Electric Railway and related lines merge May 1 to form the Mahoning Valley railroad. The consolidation covers all electric lines from Youngstown to the Pennsylvania state line, with capital stock rising from 1.5 million to 2.5 million dollars.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Trumbull Electric Railway
Mineral Ridge and Niles Traction Companies
Mahoning Valley Railway Company
Pennsylvania State Line
Mahoning Valley Railroad
Strike Breaks Out Anew In South Bend Factory
Dissatisfaction with how returning striking Singer employees were treated led to a strike of all Singer works foundry men in South Bend Indiana. About 500 workers were recalled to the Case factory but fears remain of a new order that could involve 1500 men.
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South Bend
Ind
Singer
Singer Works
Case
Stone Throw Injures Wabash Worker at Penn Tracks
Frederick Piper, a long time Wabash machine shop employee since 1857, was struck on the left breast by a ballast stone near the Pennsylvania tracks during noon. He fell unconscious for moments and was taken home. The thrower is unknown. authorities believe a boy caused an accident. The stone is held by Clerk William Brooks.
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Frederick Piper
Wabash
Pennsylvania Tracks
Pennsylvania Company
William Brooks
Piper
Mr. Piper
Chambers Receives Large Steel Horns and Metal Quartz
Dr. J. D. Chambers is presented by Curren Adams of Pueblo Colorado with four large steel horns and a notable collection of gold silver lead and other metal bearing quartz. Adams, once a local resident, now serves as assistant warden at the Pueblo insane asylum.
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J. D. Chambers
Curren Adams
Pueblo
Col
Adams
Pueblo Insane Asylum
Diphtheria Case Reported at Elmwood Avenue
A diphtheria case is reported at 8 Elmwood Avenue, prompting health officials to investigate and advise precautionary measures for residents in the area.
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Elmwood Avenue
Gospel Services Begin at Bethany Presbyterian Church
A series of gospel services will begin this evening at Bethany Presbyterian Church under the auspices of the young people's society.
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Bethany Presbyterian Church
The
Young People’s Society
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