Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision in Thick Fog
A Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland was struck amidships by the Norwegian collier Storstad off Father Point near the St Lawrence. In nineteen minutes the ship sank, 969 lives lost, 418 survivors rescued, as passengers and crew fought to reach lifeboats and safety in a chaotic fogbound disaster. Captain Kendall commanded lifeboats. many perished in their berths as water flooded midship sections and a boiler explosion hastened the sinking. Survivors recalled the terror as the liner listed, lights failed, and cries for help echoed across the sea.
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Kendall
Saiors
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Eureka
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J. W. Langley
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Colli Rimouski
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June Ry
Collier ‘Storatad
Rock Point
Trang
Andersen
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. Simpson Walker
Register of the Quebec Admirralty
Empress of Ireland
Grant
Gable
AR “McIntyre
Philip Lawler
Brantford
Ont
England
Herbert
Lawler
Ship collision disaster at sea sparks coroner inquiry
Capt Kendall testimony details Empress of Ireland and Storstad crash near Father Point. Fog and still night hindered sight as Storstad rammed the liner, cutting a hole amidships. Andersen denies backing away, says Empresa shifted instead.
Wireless Death Nemesis and Life Saving From Sea
Wireless telegraphy proved deadly and lifesaving in sea disasters from 1909 onward. Statisticians note about 6,000 lives saved by nearby wireless stations, with famous rescues from the Republic Alaska and Titanic era ships. Edward Everett Hale reflects on peril and aid.
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Sancer
Ireland
Ship Empress of Ireland sinks after collision in fog
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of Canadian Pacific, called the Empress of Ireland disaster the most serious in St Lawrence history. He said a collision with the Storstad tore bulkheads, sank the ship in 14 minutes, passengers in bed, boats insufficient for all aboard, and expressed deep sympathy.
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Montreal
Que
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Lawrance
Fragmented Reflections From Amiel Journal Notes
The text presents a fragmented meditation on death, vision, and the self with scattered phrases about relatives friends and a United steamship. It includes quotes and odd punctuation, suggesting a reflective or experimental excerpt rather than a clear narrative or report.
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Amiel's
Tales of heroism told by survivors on Empress voyage
Survivors recount the Empress of Ireland disaster telling of selfless acts and narrow escapes. Dr. James P. Grant of Victoria lauded for coolness and swift medical aid. Gracie Branagan, eight, saved herself after sinking, then pulled to safety. Major Attwell and wife describe life belt swap and three near drownings amid wreckage and lifeboats.
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Gracie
Branagan
The
Salvation Army
Quebec
Shai
Major Attwell
Toronto
Crippen Captured After Transatlantic Flight of Crime
Captain H. Kendall of the Empress of Ireland helped seize Dr. Hawley H. Crippen and his stenographer Ethel Leneve after their voyage on the Antwerp service. Crippen, accused of murdering his wife Belle Elmore in London, had traveled as Rev. John Robinson and his son with Leneve disguising as a boy. Quebec police received the capture by wireless five days after departure.
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New York
H. @. Kendall
Hawley H. Crippen
Belle Elmore
Crippen
London
Pher
Ethel Clara Leneve
Contress
Antwerp
Kendall
Quebec
Doctor Crippen
Miss Leneve
John Robinson
Italian Leaders Send Condolences Over Irish Disaster
King Victor Emmanuel and the Italian government expressed sympathy to London over the Ireland disaster. The pope and Cardinal Merry del Val sent condolences through the apostolic delegate in Generals.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
London
Ireland
Merry del Val
Gonads
No American Delegates Sail for London Salvation Convention
Seattle May 30 no United States delegates attend the Salvation Army world’s convention on the rise of Ireland. Ten delegates from Oregon Washington California Colorado Montana and Utah will sail from New York for London on the steamship Olympic tomorrow per Salvation Army officers.
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United States
Salvation “Army
Ireland
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Washington
California
Colorado
Montana
Utah
New York
London
Olympic
Salvation Army
Empress of Ireland Sinks After Dense Fog Strike
Montreal May 31 official news reaches Irish press via wireless from Captain Kendall to Captain Walsh. Empress of Ireland struck amidships in fog by Storstad and sank. A special train was sent at 8:30 to Father Point to bring back survivors. In the same issue, a humorous remark from a mermaid anecdote endures.
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Ireland
Kendall
Walsh
Marine
Canadian Pacific
Gollier
Storstad
Father Poin
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Oklahoma City
Okla
H. H. Tucker
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Huerta Offers Mexicans Only Mediation Conference Participation
Mexico City June 3 Huerta proposes that rebels be admitted to the mediation conference to discuss Mexicos problems among Mexicans only He would replace the interregnum plan with July 6 elections for president vice president senators deputies and state governors The administration would hand over supreme power to the elected leader after the vote.
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Washington
Senor Urquidi
Department of State
Bryan
State Department
Ite
AUTO SKIDS FOUR DEAD IN WASHINGTON CROSS RIVER
Autos plummet from wet planking into the Snohomish river near Everett killing four Sylvan residents C C Presten S C Claussen G M Jolnson and Mrs Lewy Larson. Separate items note Wilson’s church dedication in Washington Denver parachute death and other brief items.
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Seattle
Wash
Snohomish River
Everett
C. C. Presten
S.C. Claussen
G. M. Jolnson
Lew 4Y Larson
Sylvian
Prohibitionists Nominate Slates for State and Federal Posts
Madison reports Prohibitionists at the state convention naming Charles L. Firlt of Rosendale as United States senator, along with A. J. Benjamin of Green Bay for lieutenant governor, Maylen Mott of Neenah attorney general, M. A. Schmeyer of Menomonee Park secretary of state, Oliver Needham of La Crosse treasurer, and George F. Comings of Bayl as a gubernatorial candidate. Claire and T. W. Emerson of Ashland were considered for governor but party split on two candidates. A platform committee was appointed with H. H. Tubbs, G. A. Paddock, H. W. Siggel, C. WW. Mott, A. C. Forster, BIB Van Keuren, and de Waldal.
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de Waldal
German Catholic Benevolent Societies meet in Sheboygan
The fourteenth biennial convention of the German Catholic Benevolent Societies of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan closes with Racine chosen for the 1915 gathering. Officers in succession are named, including presidents, secretaries, and a large executive board. Resolutions support laborers, temperance, and condemn sex education and certain laws while opposing prohibition.
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Sheboygan
August Springole
Milwaukee
James Deuster
Green Bay
Henry Frederake
Racine
Matthew Schmitz
Kenosha
Lawa
Narrow Escape Near Lake Winnebago In Skiff Capsize
Neenah-William Schultz, longtime local, nearly died when his skiff capsized in rough Lake Winnebago water. Nearby fishermen quickly pulled him from the lake and saved him.
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Neenah
William Schultz
Lake Winnebago
Fish Farmen
Man Dies After Fall From Fertilizer Spreader
In La Crosse Charles Biore of Preston Minnesota, 33, died as his mother attended her mother in law’s funeral. He fell from a fertilizer spreader and suffered a fatal injury described as a cut to the pleca.
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la Crosse
Charles Biore
Preston
Minn
Dutch lecturer to lecture on Great Artiste at university
Dr. F. W. Van Loon, a Dutch art lecturer, will present a course of lectures titled Great Artiste at the university summer school this year.
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Madison
F. W. van Loon
Wisconsin association meeting at Marinette in June notes
The thirteenth annual convention of the Wisconsin Association of Trustees, Superintendents, and Matrons of County Institutions will be held in Marinette on June 9, 10, and 11.
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Portage
Wisconsin, Association of Trustees
Marinette
Fragmented Phrase On Hidden Hole In Pocket Pouch
A garbled excerpt notes a husband’s pocket hole as an easier target for discovery than a missing button. It reads like a fragmented aside on domestic attire and trust within married life. No clear event or人物 identified.
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