Empress of Ireland Disaster Kills Many in Fog Collision
The steamer Empress of Ireland carrying about 1200 people collided with the coal laden Storstad in dense fog thirty miles east of Father Point. The Empress sank in minutes with heavy loss of life. 350 survivors were landed near Rimouski and more than a thousand feared dead. Rescue boats brought survivors in night clothes, with many perishing from exposure. Captain Kendal was saved, and salvage operations continued as officials search for survivors.
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Quebec
Oliverpool
Storstad
Father Point
Rimouski
International Conference of the Salvation Army
London
Kendal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Salvationists
Pacification Plans Near Completion in Mexico
Wireless reports plans to pacify Mexico nearly finished with decisions on provisional government and office transition. Mutinous soldiers attacked Huerta residence while El Paso reports 35 women camp followers and 300 federal troops killed at Paredon. 57 soldiers executed for loyalty to Huerta. Consul Silliman arrived at Vera Cruz in weakened condition from Mexico City.
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el Paso
Tex
Paredon
Huerta
Mexico City
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Iditaroders Set for Iditarod Voyage from Whitehorse
Wireless to The Tower reports passengers bound for Iditarod are in Whitehorse Y T May 29 including John Beaton his wife and baby Mrs A A Shenbeck Mrs Marston Mrs Campbell Mr Baker and wife Bennett T James E C Hallberg Ed Anderson Sam Bates Sam Adams Henry Boas Mr Kuhn and Jack Ross The first through the lake steamer may leave June 1 or 2 Lake Lebarge nearly clear of ice.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
Iditarod
John Beaton
A. A. Shenbeck
Marston
Campbell
Baker
Bennett T. James
E. C. Hallberg
Ed Anderson
Sam Bates
Sam Adams
Henry Boas
Mr. Kuhn
Jack Ross
Becker Convicted of First Degree Murder in Second Trial
Charles Becker a former New York police lieutenant was found guilty in a second trial for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. He faces execution by electric chair on July 6. The article notes a separate local camp meeting, a printery ad, a parcel post income figure for 1913, and a line about sponge waste usage in industry.
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Becker
Pioneer
New York
Charles Becker
New York City
Herman Rosenthal
Militant suffragettes break windows at Buckingham Palace
London observers report militant suffragettes last night dodging palace sentries at Buckingham Palace and breaking many windows in the royal residence.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Royal
Lipton Launches Shamrock IV in Portsmouth
Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht Shamrock IV, designed to contest the America's Cup, was launched today at Portsmouth with ceremonies. Separate notes report William Connors and Jack O'Malley selling mining property interests at Flat Creek to Thomas Aitken and associates. A Moose Lodge meeting is planned for Ansley's hall tomorrow evening.
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Portsmouth
England
Sir Thomas Lipton
William Connors
Jack O'Malley
Flat Creek
Thomas Aitken and Associates
The
Moose Lodge
Ansley's Hall
Death of Jacob Riis Well Known Author
Barre May 29 Jacob Riis well known author of works on social problems died in this city last evening after a long illness He was born in Denmark May 3 1849 and emigrated to America He became a police reporter in New York and worked on reforms and the small parks commission He was secretary of the New York Small Parks Commission in 1897 and linked with the Good Government Club in 1896 He was a friend of ex President Roosevelt
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Barre
Mass
Jacob Riis
Riis
New Orleans
Jacob August Riis
Denmark
America
New York
New York Sun
Small Parks Commission
Good Government Club
Roosevelt
Roosevelt to Open Progressive Campaign in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is slated to host Colonel Roosevelt as he launches the Progressive party nationwide campaign on June 30. The event marks the former president's first major stop in the effort.
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Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Eastern States Endure Heat Wave Across Region
Reports from many parts of the country show the hottest weather of the year spreading from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic seaboard. The East experiences extreme temperatures as officials issue advisories and residents seek relief from the heat.
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Hy Wireless
New York
Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Alaska Governor Arrives in Seattle Before Northbound Trip
The governor of Alaska has reached Seattle from Washington and other Eastern points and will depart for the North tomorrow.
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Seattle
Alaska
Washington
Home Rule for Ireland Passes Commons Amid Excitement
The House of Commons approved the Irish home rule bill today in London. The bill now becomes law after three Commons passes and two Lords rejections, marking a historic moment in Irish governance.
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Ty Wireless
London
House of Commons
Commons
House of Lords
Fine Baby Girl Arrives At Henry Weir Home
Early yesterday a fine eight pound girl was delivered by Dr. Moore's stereo plane at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry A Weir on Richmond Street. Mrs Weir and the infant are well, as are the Weir boys Hank senior and junior who take daily walks as reception committee members.
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Moore
Henry A. Weir
Richmond Street
Iditarod Camp A B Grand Ball Celebrates Anniversary
The entertainment committee of Iditarod Camp No 27 A B prepares for its grand anniversary ball on June 10. The hall has been repapered and beautified and a large turnout is expected to help the camp eliminate its hall indebtedness.
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Iditarod Camp No. 27
A. B
Otter Creek mining activity reports and cleanups
Riley and Marston of Otter creek commenced to throw the creek on No 1 and 2 above and are damming left limit. Many residents on the bank have moved as ground sluicing on the side hill proceeds. Eugene Loranger finished sluicing and reports a satisfactory cleanup.
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Eugene Loranger
Willow Cree
Riley & Stetzer
Otter and
Riley & Marston
Iditarod Court Term Opens July 6 in Fairbanks
Commissioner Al Brecht has word from Judge Fuller that the Iditarod term of court begins Monday July 6. A busy session is expected as several important cases are likely to be tried during this term.
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Albrecht
Fuller
Fairbanks
Iditarod
White Outboxes Willie Ritchie at Milwaukee Club
English lightweight Charlie White clearly outboxed champion Willie Ritchie in ten rounds before the Milwaukee Athletic Club last night. In a separate bout at Vernon arena Los Angeles George Chip knocked out Sailor Petroskey in the twelfth round of a fast battle.
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Ritchie
Milwaukee
Charlie White
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Willie Ritchie
Sailor Petroskey
Iy Whieless
Los Angeles
Vernon Arena
George Chip
Pittsburgh
Oahu as a Great Armed Camp Guarding the Pacific
The island of Oahu stands as a khaki clad sentinel under the American flag guarding the Pacific coast. Pearl Harbor spreads its battleship flashes while the Hawaiian department maintains six posts with 7 000 troops and multiple coast defense fortresses. Fort Rutger Fort De Russy Fort Armstrong and Fort Kammehameha house several companies as a mine-planting tug eyes Honolulu harbor amid tension with the Japanese presence in California.
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Oahu
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Pearl Harbor
United States
Far Ea
Hawaiian Department
United States Army
Oshu
Fort Rutger
Fort de Russy
Fort Armstrong
Fort Kammeham
Alaska Freight Rates Hold Steady From Last Season
A Fairbanks telegram from O. L. Dickeson of American Yukon Navigation assures tariffs will not exceed last year and may drop. The note promises uniform charges and continued through service. The Alaska Semi Centen nial Exposition plans move forward with stock soon to be offered. The ice breakup caused minimal damage in Fairbanks but Circle saw 25 000 dollars in losses from riverfront wreckage. Charles H Wolters, formerly Dominion Commercial manager here, wed Loretta Disney in St Paul on March 21.
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Fairbanks
O. L. Dickeson
American-Yukon Navigation Company
Fairbanks Papers
The
Times
Charles H. Wolters
Dominion Commercial Company
St. Paul
Loretta Disney
Mail Coach Heads North With Large Consignment
The mail left Sunday under Frank Kern for Alaska and will likely proceed to Holika chuk or meet incoming mail from Nulato. The next mail voyage is set for June 1. Kern arrived last night with a large consignment of mostly first class matter at Pioneer.
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Frank Kern
Alaska
Holikachuk
Nulato
Special Term of Court Set for Iditarod Alaska
Order in the Alaska territorial court calls a special term at Iditarod Oiler precinct beginning at 11 a m on July 6 1914 for public welfare and court dispatch. Fairbanks Alaska May 15 1914 signed FE Fuller district judge and clerk to give due notice.
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Histrict Court
Territory of Alaska
Fourth Judicial Division
Iditarod
Alaska
Oiler
Fairbanks
Fe, Fuller
Bishop Peter T. Rowe Dies After Brief Illness
Seattle May 29 Rev Peter Trimble Rowe D D missionary bishop of Alaska of the Protestant Episcopal church died in Seattle after a brief illness. He was born November 20 1856 in Meadowville Canada educated at Trinity College Toronto and ordained in 1880. He served in Ontario Michigan and Alaska where he was elected first missionary bishop in 1895. His remains will be shipped to Sitka for interment and he will be mourned by many friends in Ididarod and Alaska.
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Peter Trimble Rowe
Alaska
Protest Episcopal Church
Sitka
Meadowville
Canada
Trinity College
Toronto
Protestant Episcopal Church
Garden Rover
Ontario
St. James
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Chippewa County
Michigan
Bishop Rowe
Iditarod
Stuck
Dakotas
Roosevelt challenges critics over long river discovery claim
In Washington Colonel Theodore Roosevelt defended his exploration claim saying no person or organization could disprove the assertion that he had discovered a river at least a thousand miles long. He spoke to the National Geographic Society after returning from South America.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
National Geographical Society
South America
Roosevelt
Death of U S Senator William O Bradley of Kentucky
United States Senator William O Bradley of Kentucky dies at his Washington home after a long illness. Born March 18 1847 in Lancaster Kentucky he served as a private in volunteers and gained entry to the bar in 1865. He held multiple campaigns and offices including governor in 1894 the first Republican governor of Kentucky and U S senator elected in 1908.
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United States
William 0. Bradley
Kentucky
Louisville
William O’connell Bradley
Lancaster
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Congress
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