Empress of Ireland Disaster Toll and Rescue Efforts
Quebec reports the Empress of Ireland collision with the Storstad in fog off Father Point. Of 1,376 aboard, 433 saved, 37 wounded left at Rimouski. passengers and crew describe frantic escape as ship breaks apart and sinks. Survivors recount failed radio calls, late救援, and diversions by rescue vessels aided by trains and ambulances.
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Quebec
Empress of
Reland
Kitonsk
Rimouski
Liverpool
Queen Vaasal
Eunit Harbor
Wathar Point
Storstad
Agres
Anderson
Kendall
Ireland
G. Kendall
Royal Naval Reserve
Father Point
Bil
Len
Stora
Merny
Per
Osettle
Deel
Polaris
Gompnany
Daga passenkKers
Allan Maer
Disaster recounted by wireless operator at sea
Wather Point Que May 30 reports Mee Empresa of Ireland sank in ten minutes after a collision. Marconi operator Mr White quickly located all steamers near the scene. The Lady Evelyn and Storstad rushed to aid with survivors and bodies collected at Rimouski Wharf as daylight broke.
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Storstad
Rimpouki
Evalyn
Eureka
Ja Qher Point
Tehoug
Kendall
Doctor Crippen
Wildleas
Hmpredy
Ireland
Wather Point
Que
Mee Empresa
White
Marconi
Diureka
Belanger
Evelyn
Tureka
Lady Wyelyn
Moore
Rimouski
Notable Passenger Roles in Empress of Ireland Voyage
Among the passengers on the Empress of Ireland A J Anderson chaired the Brita Electrical Manufacturers association and led Porrant Limited of London. He resided in Marrow. A J Burrows, a Canadian, and Jaune lace Wade were noted as navelet for 1 S3bekin Co. of Nottingham.
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London
A. Jy Anderson
Brita
Associaton
Porrant, Limited
Marrow
A. J. Burrows
Wade
How beer shifted
About three hundred and thirty seven were saved in all. J. M. Williams, Operator.
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J. M.williams
Swims to Safety and Dies In St Lawrence Rescue
A stranded, unidentified woman leaped from the deck of a sinking ship and swam for nearly an hour in the St. Lawrence before succumbing on a pilot boat. Rescued by the Ruraka, she wore little clothing and could not be identified.
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Quebec
Haar Im
Ireland
St. Lawrence
Ruraka
Cuticura remedy cures infant eczema in weeks
In Whart, Pa a twelve month old child suffered burning itching eczema on face and neck. After trying many salves without relief, a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment was used three times daily, and within two weeks the skin was clear with no sores. Mrs. M. H. Kersh signs the testimonial on Apr 17, 1913. Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples via post card offer.
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Mra. M
HH. Kersh
Beaton
Ady
Thought He Was at a Christening
A reader recounts a comical failed milk bottle suspension device. Mrs. Crimsonbeak explains she bought a new contraption to suspend milk, but it failed. Mrs. Yeast notes her husband misread the setup as a battleship launch, leading to no milk in the morning.
Late night tease in a droll household exchange
A humorous dialogue at 11 30 p m features a wife questioning a young tub B about his late game and a plan to let Mabel grant a good night kiss to end the intrusion. The exchange paints a playful domestic scene with a wink toward romantic rites in a bygone voice.
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Mabel
The Lesson On Tele Control From A Canine
A New York Press item recalls a morning on the elevated line where a hefty bull pup pulls a biscuit from a boy’s hand while its owner, following closely, fixes a stern gaze. The dog’s obedience becomes a public lesson in self discipline and tele control.
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Saga
New York Press
Elevated
Pup
Chocolate's contentious rise in medieval England
Chocolate faced fear and praise in England from the tenth century. Monks denounced it in a 1024 treatise, destroying copies to curb spread while coffee houses followed as refined hubs. Roger North called them havens for gaming and plots, appealing to "rocks and cullies of quality."
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England
London
Roger North
Bargain Gale In Moving Pictures At Local Theater
A London Chronicle note describes a shopkeeper’s bargain cinema event at a local theater. Patrons receive reduced tickets to view a reel of self recognition and vanity, prompting questions about human instincts and the lure of bargains.
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London Chronice
Tale of a Bird in a Country Town Egg Theft
A four year old boy living in a country town steals eggs from a neighbor’s sitting hen. After his mother questions him and asks who told, he responds with a quip about a bird telling, then asks why the bird did not tell the whole story.
SUCCEEDS IN CANADA AMERICAN FARMER Lew Palmer’s rapid rise
Lew Palmer of Staveley Alberta, once with four cows and three horses, now owns 480 acres, 34 Percheron horses, and $30,000 in assets. In ten years since moving from Duluth Minnesota he has earned $1,000 from hogs, raised 7,000 bushels of wheat, 6,000 of oats, 12 acres of potatoes and 18 tons of onions, investing $4,000 in implements.
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Lew Palmer
Staveley
Alta
Palmer
Duluth
Minn
Just
The New Dances and Sunday on stage after season
After a Philadelphia season, Mr. Sunday was asked for his view on new dances. He replied with a story about a young man and a girl in a conservatory where a gentleman oversteps etiquette, and the couple then dance a maxixe on the ballroom floor.
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Sunday
Evangelist
Philadelphia
Mr. Sunday
Mistral Compared With Burns On Provencal Language
The piece notes Mistral’s death and contrasts his work with Burns. It states Burns found a language fully grown, while Mistral created his means of expression from a ruined Provencal tongue. It laments the reformer’s disdain for irregular beauty in Provencal literature. The passage questions whether Mistral’s genius can sustain the language amid educational reforms.
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Mistral
Robert Burns
Burns
France
Queer Fact Quote Sparks Debate on Truth and Air
A sharp exchange weighs truth as water in a well and mockery of trying to lift it with hot air. The dialogue hints at skepticism toward empty rhetoric and the difficulty of uncovering truth.
Thimbles Through Time and Craft From East to West
The thimble began as thumb bells, evolving to thumble and thimble. Invented by the Dutch and carried to England in 1695, early versions were iron or brass, later silver, gold, steel, horn, ivory, pearl, and glass. Chinese thimbles include carved pearl with gold binding. A Siamese king gifted a gold lotus thimble studded with diamonds spelling the queen’s name.
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England
King of Siam
Itis
Names for Good Friday Across Historic Traditions
The article lists numerous names for Good Friday from different cultures and eras. It notes Anglo Saxon and Danish terms like Long Priday and Holy Priday, French Holy Priday, German Stiller Freitag or Charfreitag, Greek references such as Pascha of the Cross and The Day of the Cross, and Latin titles including Day of the Lord's Passion. It concludes that Good Friday is chiefly an English term.
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France
Germany
French Lawyers Strike in Paris Three Centuries Ago
A historic episode recounts a 17th century Paris strike where lawyers walked out to protest a royal ordinance. Henry II issued a law forcing lawyers to publish their fees, to tax their income, sparking a full halt of judicial proceedings until the order relaxed.
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Paris
Menry Il
Mistaken Identity on Paria Street Rumors
An unclear dialogue recounts Smifkins telling Brown about a holiday in Paria, implying a mistaken identity story. Brown suspects Smifkins may have been in Folkestone, while Smifkins insists on a recent Parisian meeting abroad.
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Smifkins
Brown
Paria
Folkestone
Rue de Rivoli
Hullo
Proverb on automobiling and police memorized
The text presents a curious quip about spotting a suspicious policeman while driving. It notes an improved proverb with a brief exchange and a puzzling line about a spurt in time yielding a fine, suggesting a humorous or cryptic adage from a historical period.
Important to Mothers Examine Carefully Every Home of Castoria
A vintage health note urges mothers to verify Fletcher's Castoria in homes and to trust its three signatures and a claim of being in use for over 30 years. It targets parents seeking a safe remedy for children and highlights the product as a trusted choice endorsed for generations.
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Ocastoria
Fletcher
Anxious Moment Between Lueila and Karl
A dialogue scene centers on Lueila asking Karl whether he would have loved her if they had never met. Karl responds earnestly in a moment of intimate revelation as life unfolds their relationship.
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Lueila
Karl
Maw Has the Last Word in Moon lore
A playful dialogue between Willie and his mother centers on a moonman myth. Willie insists there is a man in the moon, while Maw counters with a woman, and the exchange ends with a bedtime retreat as the discussion shifts.
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Willie
Paw
Wilie
Lady Vanderbilt Treasures Courageous Beggar Joke
Gertrude Vanderbilt at Murray's lunch with a friend when a seedy mendicant begged for pennies. He claimed hunger and a broken-down sport. She gave a quarter, then laughed saying she should have given a dollar and noting the man was brave.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt
Murray’s
Miss Vanderbilt
First Woman Admitted to the Bar in Europe
The article notes Mlle Chauvin became the first woman admitted to the European bar in 1897 after a contested application. It compares her career to Malle Vedoue and Grumberg, who assist in Caillaux defense cases and hold large practices among Parisian women advocates.
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Malle
Vedoue
Grumberg
Mme
Caillaux
Paris
Mdlle
Chauvin
Europe
Locusts as Food in Madagascar Despite Crop Losses
The article notes Madagascar faces annual locust plagues devastating crops yet locals harvest the insects for food. Swarms skim two to three feet above ground as people strike them from huts with baskets, then women gather, clean, sun or fry, and sell the bodies in sacks.
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Madagascar
The Prodigal Son Elder Brother’s Outburst Studied
Dr. Rendel Harris argues the elder brother heard music and dancing at the father’s house. He suggests the original term for music means symphony, possibly referring to bagpipes. Wycliffe notes symphony but not others, and a crowd may imply Welsh crwth or harp. Harris contends the elder brother had reason to be angry.
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Rendel Harris
Westminster College
Cambridge
Wycliffe
Wyclife
Harris
Chris Man World
Desert mammals in Lower California thrive without water
American scientists visiting the peninsula report many small desert mammals never drink water. They live on dry seeds and vegetation in extreme heat and aridity and some cannot be taught to drink water even in captivity.
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Lower
California
Peninsula
The Beginning quote attributed to Horace
A compact aphorism notes that progress is half complete once a beginning is made. It attributes the idea to the ancient poet Horace, emphasizing initiative as the first step toward any achievement.
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Hoe
Horace
Justice Is The Word In Gotham Legal Aid Bureau
A New York legal aid bureau offers services for ten cents to assist in obtaining justice. The ad notes critics who say many have spent thousands of dollars for legal help yet remain jailed, highlighting frustration with the system.
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New York
Legal Aid Bureau
Gotham
Rhetorical Riddle From Judge Sparked by Hen Egg Math
The judge and Pat banter over a classic puzzle about a hen laying half an egg in half a day. Hogan proposes the problem and Schmidt offers a humorous reply about not short changing the hen.
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Hogan
Schmidt
Pat
A Better Plan and Neighborly Loan Offer
The neighbors play the graphophone incessantly yet seem kind hearted offering to loan any idea or as we like. We would borrow those we do not like to remove them from service for a few days.
Fragmentary Juvenile Teasing Dialog Sparks Curiosity
Vague lines depict two youths mentioning girls with mustaches and lighting conditions. Dialogue hints at teasing and imagined facial hair. No clear event, names, or location to confirm.
Separate paths and poisoned pens in a lavender wig tale
A fragmented item notes a separation rumor between Wood and another party. It mentions a dyed hair color and a fashion poisoned pen as a metaphor for tainted minds. The text shifts to California ripening processes using heat and steam in orange production.
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Wood
Marks
Parks
California
Orange of Commerce
Magpie Superstitions Across Folklore Tell Of Signs
Agricultural Economist notes that magpie folklore links the bird to fate and emotion. A single magpie signals sadness while two bring mirth, three predict death, and four foretell birth in southern superstition.
Really Interesting People. Stevenson and the common people
Stevenson recalls sailing a steamer with no style but many sailors to talk to. He argues that great men mingle with the common people, who, whether wise or foolish, are natural and interesting because they live by their own rules and defy society’s edicts.
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Stevenson
Doctor's Subscription in Late 19th Century Speak
A fragmentary dialogue portrays Reginald informing Mrs. Saunders of illness and the community remedy culture. The speaker relays seeking a doctor for a prescription while recounting multiple home remedies and skepticism toward medicines. The scene reflects health practices and social dynamics of a colored community narrator.
Artistic Evasion From a Thief School Scene
Two small children in a theft school setting painted pictures. One finished a blue cow, then recalled having seen a blue cow before. The other reassured him to say the animal was “aw igo cold” as they exchanged words in a curious, informal moment.
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Levis
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