Taft Plans Long Roosevelt Policy Message
President Taft aims to present a lengthy policy message upon return to Washington. He signals within party divisions a push to advance Roosevelt era policies and seeks reforms at the Interstate Commerce Commission with an enhanced court oversight and broader supervision over interstate rail bonds and town issuance.
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Maramia
Taft
Wweegerse
Hieidieeon
Enity Sontich
Tinit
Waem
Theodore Roose
Enst
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Communse Commission
Interstate
Warship breaks 21 knot pace despite boiler blast
Portsmouth reports a boiler burst on a naval trial run near New England coast. The ship still exceeded contract speed at 21.71 knots for two hours and 21.64 in the third, landing four injured sailors including William H H Grange and Petey McConnell. Twelve others suffered scalds, with Sonden at risk of losing sight. all injured expected to recover.
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Portsmouth
North Dakota
New England
America
William HH. Grange
Elen Sonden
Peterson
Petey McConnell
Navy Yard
Sonden Maighit
Warships for Turkish Navy Plan to spend vast naval buildup
Washington reports the Turkish Ministry will urge the Ottoman Parliament to approve a seven year naval program totaling 100 million dollars. The plan calls for seven North Dakota type battleships, multiple torpedo destroyers, and one hospital ship to be constructed within seven years.
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Washington, D. C
Revolt Leader Caught After Government Mutiny
ArecK Revolt leader Afiens Lieutenant Tibaldos and companion Lieutenant Dimoulis were arrested. All principals in the mutiny are in custody. Tibaldos will be charged with political crimes only, not subject to the death penalty.
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Tibaldos
Dimoulis
Bird Bandit Sentenced at Six Years for Horse Theft
Ottawa report notes Cyril St Armand, age 12, convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to six years. Youth status spared longer punishment for an attempted wreck of a Canadian railway train and a series of burglaries that followed.
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Bird Bandit
Ottawa
Cyril St. Armand
Thums
Eating Kraut Kills Man in Indiana
Duyzten, O.J. Fred Rogge, a prominent head of an orphanage in Richmond Indiana, died from acute illness believed caused by wel sauerkraut eaten at dinner. Rogge served as Questus of an orphanage in Richmond. News notes Secretary Knox has picked Osney F. Crosby of Virginia to be Minister to China.
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Duyzten
O.J
Fred Rogge
Rogge
Richmond
Ind
Din- Mar Weerve
Knox
Osney FT. Crosby
Virginia
China
Desperadoes Kill Salt Lake City Policeman Riley
Mrs C C Riley of Maryland received word through Chief Barlow that her husband C C Riley was killed in Salt Lake City while attempting to arrest two men. Riley had built an enviable police record and was reportedly slain by the desperadoes aiding his capture.
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Aagberland
C. C. Riley
Barlow
Salt Lake Mity
Riley
Ket Harlow
Arrested in Germany Former Postoffice Inspector Charged with Frauds
Berlin based notice reports Martin Kaufman of New York, a former United States Postoffice Inspector, arrested by Henry C. Hill on charges of fraud totaling 107000 connected to the Cotton Goods Converters Company of New York. Partner M A Isaacs trusted Kaufman, prompting friends to invest. Blum, a Cincinnati merchant, contributed 27000. Six months in, a customer dispute triggered an audit revealing 107000 in false entries. Kaufman vanished.
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Postoffice
Runn
Berlin
Martin Kaufman
New York
United States Postoffice
Henry C. Hil
Cotton Goods Converters Company of
Kaufman
M. A. Isaacs
Hill
Blum
Cincinnati
Large Gifts From Kennedy Will Exceed Twenty Five Million
John Stewart Kennedy who died in New York left bequests exceeding 25 million dollars to religious charities educational and cultural institutions nationwide and abroad. Nearly half goes to Presbyterian church related causes with other large beneficiaries including American Bible Society Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Public Library United Charities Columbia University and Robert College Constantinople. The remainder largely to his family friends and employees.
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New York
John Stewart Kennedy
America
Presbyterian Church
Kennedy
American Bible Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Public Library
New York United Charities
Columbia University
Robert College
Constantinople
Memorial project honors Declaration signers in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania chapter regents of the Daughters of the American Revolution endorsed the memorial to the Declaration of Independence signers. Mrs. Thomas A. Morrison was elected state treasurer and Miss Emma L. Crowell of Oak Lane was re elected state secretary.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Thomas A. Morrison
Emma L. Crowell
Oak Lane
Bandits Rob Cariboo Stage at 150 Mile House
Two masked highwaymen armed with rifles held up the Cariboo stage at One Hundred and Fifty Mile House in Cariboo and stole several sacks of registered mail. Authorities believe about five thousand dollars was taken.
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Vancouver
B. C
Cariboo
Ecuador Ratifies Arbitration Treaty with United States
Congress approves the arbitration treaty between Ecuador and the United States. The pact was signed in Washington by the Ecuadorian minister and Secretary Root on January 7, and ratified by the U S Senate on January 13.
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Ecuador
Guayquil
United States
Congress
Washington
Root
Senate
Comet Passes Sun May 18 If Calculations Hold
Cambridge astronomers await Halley’s approach as Father G M Searle C S P and a New York expert’s sun transit calculations pass Harvard Observatory checks.
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Cambridge
Mass
G. M. Searle
New York
Harvard College Observatory
Freight Wreck Kills Two Near Belmont
Erie Railroad freight wreck near Belmont leaves two dead Engineman Chawn cey Green and Fireman Christopher Ryder. Brakeman F. C. Tracy fatally hurt suspected. two other employees minor injuries.
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Reight
Fatal Election Riot in Jellico Leaves One Dead
In Jellico Kentucky James Ayers former city marshal was killed and several people wounded during a riot at the polls. The clash began with a confrontation between Rufus Thompson and Walter Perkins, inflaming the disorder at the polling place.
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Jellico
James Ayers
Rufus Thompson
Walter Perkins
Easter Sunday date to be fixed by law in Berlin
Berlin reports the general synod of the State church approved in principle fixing Easter Sunday by legislation on an immovable date. Dr. Vander of the exterior church council said the matter is under advisement. Chicago notes an automobile with four aboard plunged into the Chicago River at Jackson Boulevard and all four occupants were drowned with no bodies recovered.
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Berlin
General Synod of
State Church
Vander
Sixterior Church Council
Chicago
Chicago River
Jackson Boulevard
Winnipeg pursuit ends in arrest for double murder
Telegraphic briefs report Constable Rasmussen pursuing on horseback for three miles before arresting John Mesci in Quill Lake Saskatchewan. Mesci is charged with murdering his employer George Thoburn and Thoburn's wife and mother-in-law Mrs. McNiven. He reportedly confessed the killings.
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Winnipeg
Man
Rasmussen
John Mesci
George Thoburn
Thoburn
McNiven
Quill Lake
Saskatchewan
Boston University Receives Record Attendance in Year Book
The new year book reports 1514 total attendees across all departments at Boston University, including 962 men and 552 women. Major increases occur in liberal arts, teacher training courses, and the theology school.
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Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
School of Theology
Sandbag Robbery At Niagara Falls Station
Two unknown men attacked William Dobson, cashier of Canadian Express, at Grand Trunk station in Niagara Falls, Ont. A package worth 14 156 was stolen from the Imperial Bank funds en route to Toronto and Buffalo. The robbery occurred in broad daylight as a train arrived. Dobson was knocked unconscious and not able to identify the assailants. Police inspector Maing led the investigation, but no suspects were found.
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Niagara Walls
William Dobson
Canadian Express Company
Grand Trunk
Dobson
R. B. Brown
Imperial Bank
St. Davids
Ont
Toronto
Buffalo
W. H. Maing
September Trade Report Shows Shift in U S Commerce
Washington reports September 1909 foreign commerce statistics show a rise in imports and exports of manufactures and materials while foodstuffs imports and exports fall. Imports totaled 120,971,475 and exports reached 153,889,357, up from 2008 figures of 28,127,984 and 139,827,205 respectively.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
State Department declines on Cook Polar Records request
Washington refused to cable American Minister Megan at Copenhagen to seek University of Copenhagen permission to examine Dr. Frederick A. Cook records. The National Geographic Society delegation had asked to visit the Danish institution to inspect Cook’s records when submitted.
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Washington
State Department
Megan
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
National Geographic Society
Cook
The Fastest Dreadnought Rockland Maine
The North Dakota is the fastest battleship of the Dreadnought type afloat with a maximum speed of 22.25 knots and an average of 21.83 knots during screw standardization tests. The records surpass those of her sister ships the Delaware and Bellero phon, the British dreadnought leader.
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Rockland
North Dakota
Unwritten Law Wins in Davies County Murder Case
In Gallatin Missouri six jurors refused to indict Otis Claycomb a young farmer for killing John Ward a 60 year old landowner Aug 4 last Claycomb had hired Ward to take Mrs Claycomb away from her home and six children Ward was 60 and Mrs Claycomb 38 community dispute ends with no indictment authorities report unclear details
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Gallatin
Otis Claycomb
King
Davies County
Grand Jury
John Ward
Claycomb
Ward
Half Million for Y M C A Home in Boston
A 15 day fund drive by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association netted 614327 dollars for a new home. The largest single day contribution was 57144 dollars.
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Boston
Young Men’s Christian Association
Dallas Sergeant Held on Murder Charge After Taft Visit
Dallas report: Sergeant J D Manov fatally stabbed Louis Reichenstein with a bayonet during President Taft's visit. He is held without bail on a murder charge.
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Dallas
Tex
J. D. Manov
Louis Reichenstein
Taft
Maximum tariff in effect France acts against American goods
Washington officials anticipated Paris action since the end of October when France put in place a maximum tariff on imports from the United States. The move follows the reciprocity agreement expiring with the October deadline and aligns with France’s tariff policy after November 1.
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France
Washington,d. C
United States
Treasury
Parla
Atlantic
Paris
Big Railroad Shortage Empties Treasurer Admits Loss
New York Albert H. Harris vice president of the Big Foot Railroad said Cincinnati office treasurer C. L. Warriner admitted a shortage in his accounts. Warriner, removed from office, was summoned to a conference with Harris and other railroad officials and reportedly acknowledged responsibility for a considerable loss. Warriner is under a $50,000 surety and returned to Cincinnati.
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New York
Albert H. Harris
Big Foot Railroad
C. L. Warriner
Cincinnati
Raiilroad
Warriner
Guardian for Bride in Connecticut Probate Action
Hartford judges consider appointing a conservator for Lucinda Treat Goddard, a 70 year old bride to Yale student Charles R. Goddard. The court cited weakened judgment and impulsive behavior linked to her marriage to a younger man. An appeal is filed. Goddard faces perjury charges for listing his wife’s age as 84 on the license.
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Hartford
Conn
Marvin
Lucinda Treat Goddard
Charles R. Goddard
Yale
Goddard
Abandonment of Crim Courts Building in New York
A $2,000,000 Crim Courts Building nine years old was ordered abandoned by police after a buildings superintendent warned walls might collapse. Stone construction without steel reinforcement and subway excavations damaged the foundation. Cracks in walls and ceilings grew daily. one justice refused to hear a case and excused a jury.
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New York
Criminal Courts
Tenements Planned to Aid Tuberculosis Sufferers in New York
Plans filed for four six story tenements on the upper East Side to house TB patients. Outlay about 650000 dollars excluding site costs. Features include roof gardens and open air balconies to combat the white plague. Vanderbiltt oversees, with moderate rentals and supervision by skilled physicians.
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New York
William II
Vanderbiltt
Medals Given to Japanese Delegation in U S Visit
At a luncheon hosted by Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Secretary Wilson presented a large gold medal to Baron Shibusawa for the emperor of Japan. Bronze duplicates were given to each delegation member during their tour of the United States.
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Washington
Huntington Wilson
United States
Wilson
Baron Shibusawa
Japan
Lahm Retires From Signal Corps Amid Transfer
Lieutenant Frank F. Lahm, famed for winning the James Gordon Bennett cup in Europe last year for the longest fight in a dirigible balloon, is relieved from the signal corps and ordered to join his cavalry regiment. Lieutenant Walter C. Jones of the Thirteenth Infantry will take his place as Lahm retires under section 40 of the army regulations.
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Washington
Frank FP. Lahm
Europe
Signal Corps
Walter C. Jones
Thirteenth Infantry
Lahm
Army
Rhode Island election signals GOP gain for governor
Rhode Island results show a statewide Republican swing led by Governor Pothier with gains over Democrat Olney Arnold who backed him last year. Indications suggest Pothier may win by at least 5,000 votes.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Pothier
Olney Arnold
Arnold
Republicans Likely Win New Jersey Legislature and Jersey City
Returns show Republicans to retain control of both New Jersey legislative chambers. In Jersey City, Democrat Mayor Wittpenn is reelected by a large margin.
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New Jersey
New York
Jersey City
Wittpenn
Norwegian Steamer Avalon Wrecked Near Kingston Jamaica
The Norwegian steamer Avalon, chartered to the Atlantic Fruit Company, ran ashore on the North coast of Jamaica. An accident to the steering gear caused the wreck, and the captain fears the vessel will be a total loss.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Avalon
Atlantic Fruit Company
Four men sentenced in Tietlebaum murder during strike
Chicago court sentenced four men to 23 years each for beating to death Harry Tietlebaum a nonunion bakery wagon driver dragged from his wagon during a strike last year. The case hinges on violent actions by workers during labor unrest.
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Chicago
Harry Tietlebaum
Ying
Metropolitan and state elections show local focus across states
Election returns indicate governors and state offices chosen in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Virginia while New York Philadelphia and San Francisco led in reform driven municipal campaigns. Gaynor wins Greater New York mayoralty with over 70000 plurality. fusion controls key city posts and the Board of Estimate.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Nebraska
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Gaynor
Fusion
Board of Estimate
Pennsylvania voters approve spring-election ban and elect state officers
The state carried constitutional amendments ending spring elections and changing offices while solidifying party gains. J A Stober won treasurer, A Hi Sisson auditor general, and Robert Von Moschzisker a supreme court seat but trailed in parts of the state. Munson's Democratic gains surpassed ticket rivals outside Philadelphia and Allegheny, with Von Moschzisker leading Philadelphia by about 75,000 votes. A $6.77 million bond for Pittsburgh improvements passed by a wide margin, and Samuel P. Rotan was re elected Philadelphia district attorney against Clarence Gibboney.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Greater
Otto T. Barnard
William H. Hearst
Gaynor
William A. Prendergast
John Purroy Mitchell
Steers
McAneny
Manhattan
Board of Estimate
Hearst
Barnard
New York County
Whitman
Battle
Hughes
Lotis Fuhrmann
Buffalo
James B. McEwan
Albany
Hiram N. Edgerton
Rochester
Edward Schoeneck
Syracuse
Daniel Sheehan
Elmira
Charles C. Duryer
Schenectady
J. A. Stober
A. Hi, Sisson
Robert von Moschaisker
Friends
C. Larue Munson
von Moschzisker
Allegheny County
Doty
Westmoreland County
Umbel
Fayette
Munson
Philadelphia
Reject Proposed Amendment Defeated In Maryland Vote
In Baltimore and with several county precincts pending, unofficial returns show the proposed state constitution amendment to disfranchise Negroes defeated by 16 155. Hering Democrat wins state comptroller by 9 076. Legislature outlook 90 Democrats 38 Republicans. Hagerstown votes wet on liquor question.
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Baltimore
Hering
Hagerstown
Ohio Mayors Elected in Various Ohio Cities
Ohio mayors were elected in multiple cities with party affiliations noted. Athens elected W. Vaughton, Bucyrus chose F. J. Sanger, Canton selected A. R. Turnbull, Chillicothe backed Wallace Yaple, Circleville chose G. Duffy, Defiance elected C. E. Chenevert, Galion backed H. H. Hartman, Jackson chose John Clark, Mount Vernon elected C. A. Mitchell, and Urbana chose W. R. Wilson.
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Ohio
Columbus
Athens
C. W. Vaughton
Ind
Bucyrus
F. J. Sanger
Canton
A. R. Turnbull
Chillicothe
Wallace Yaple
Circleville
G. Duffy
Defiance
C KE. Chenevert
Galton
H. H
Hartman
Jackson
McCarthy Leads San Francisco Mayoral Race Early
With about one sixth of the total vote counted, P. H. McCarthy, Union Labour candidate for mayor, held a lead over his opponents that would amount to a roughly 10,000 plurality if the tally held.
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San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
Union Labour
Rockefellers Fail to Stop Noense Vote in Mount Pleasant
In Tarrytown New York five of six districts in Mount Pleasant vote in favor of Noense despite efforts by the Rockefellers and other large estate owners to oppose the measure.
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Rockefellers
Tarrytown
N. Y
Mount Pleasant
Nebraska Republicans Win State Ticket By Clear Margin
Lincoln Nebraska election returns show the Republican State ticket carried the state by majorities from about 8,000 to higher figures. Voters backed the party across counties with strong turnout and support for the Republican slate.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Nell
Dry majority drops in Jacksonville election
In Jacksonville Illinois the latest local option vote shows a dry majority of 202 votes, contrasting a previous dry vote of 74 votes, reflecting a swing in the liquor referendum outcome.
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Jacksonville
Buffalo Fire Destroys Warehouses and Elevators
A blaze in Buffalo New York destroyed lake and canal warehouses of the Western Transit Company and Knowlton Warehouse Company and damaged elevators of the City Elevator Company. The estimated total loss runs to about 350000 dollars.
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Buffalo
N. Y.W
Lake and Canal
Western Transit Company
Knowlton Warehouse Company
City Elevator Company
Army Balloon’s Quick Trip to Naples
Italian air craft from Bracciano near Rome reached Naples at 1 30 p m after a 190 mile flight. The balloon Bone Bis completed a rapid trip indicating swift aerial movement by military dirigible forces.
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Naples
Bracciano
Rome
Republicans Win Massachusetts by Narrow Margin in Latest Vote
Massachusetts voters re elected the Republican state ticket led by Governor Eben Draper and Lt. Gov Louis Frothingham though by slimmer margins than in 1908. Attorney General Daniel Malone and District Attorney Arthur Hill were defeated in Boston. Boston voters approved charter plan 2, creating a nonpartisan city government with a recall, four year mayoral term, and nine nonpartisan council seats.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Bay State
Drapers
Louis A. Frothingham
Eben
Draper
Hopedale
Louis A, Frothingham
William BH. Olin
Elmer A. Stevens
Somerville
Henry E. Turner
Malden
Daniel A. Malone
Greenfield
Arthur D. Hill
Joseph C. Pelletier
Cleveland mayoral race ends Johnson era with Baehr win
Cleveland results show Herman C. Baehr defeating Tom L. Johnson by a narrow plurality, with Republican growth claimed at 6,500 to 7,000. Johnson vows to run again in 1911 as 25 city council members shift to Republican or reform positions across Ohio. INDIANA notes report Indianapolis backers Shank and ticket win by 1,000 to 1,500 majorities.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Herman C. Baehr
Baehr
Johnson
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel Lewis Shank
Mormons Downed in Salt Lake City Council Race
In Salt Lake City Utah returns from 28 of 52 districts show Bransford and Wallace leading with Republican Murdock far behind. The American party claims eight of ten council seats solidified, alleging anti church sentiment.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Utah
Bransford
Wallace
Murdock
Eighteen Drowned As Ferry Capsizes in Ecuador
A ferry capsized during a trial trip at Guayaquil leaving eighteen of twenty two passengers dead. The vessel had been in service about an hour when disaster struck.
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Guayquil
Ecuador
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