Notable peacetime maritime disasters since 1900 recall
Recalls major peacetime maritime losses including the 1900 Hoboken fire with 145 deaths, the 190¢ General Slocum blaze with 1021 dead, the Bennington boiler explosion, the Aquidaban sinking near Rio, the Jena explosion, the Voltorno wreck, the Mackinac explosion, the Georgie Philippar fire, the L Atlantique fire, the Weitung blaze, and the Morro Castle fire. Also notes Titanic sinking in 1912, Empress of Ireland collision, and the Eastland disaster with 2,500 aboard, later rebuilt as USS Wilmette.
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New
Xork
Hoboken
General Slocum
New York
East River
U.S
Bennington
San Diego
Calif
Rio de Janeiro
Jena
Voltorneo
Ocean
Mackinac Ion Narragansett Bay
Georgies Philippar
Arabian Sea
L'Atlantique
English Channel
Weitung
Yangtze River
Morro Castle
Havana
Asbury Park
N. J
Hong Kong
China
Titanic
North Atlantic
Storstad
St Lawrence River
Eastland
Lake Michigan
Chi]cago River
Clark Street Bridge
Michigan City
Navy
U. S. S. Wilmette
Merchant Shoots Stick-up. Man
In Los Angeles a liquor store proprietor Al bert Ebert shot ex convict James Johnson after a stick up. Johnson was wounded in the ankle and leg and captured by three passers by. He was booked on suspicion of armed robbery.
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Los Angeles
Les
James Johnson
Albert
Ebert
Johnson
West German coalition names nine in cabinet shuffle
In Bonn on September 17, West Germanys ruling right wing coalition named nine top executives for the cabinet. Dr Konrad Adenauer was appointed chancellor and Dr Franz Bluecher of the Free Democratic party vice chancellor. The report notes positions were left to be decided.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrat
Franz Bluecher
Free Democratic Party
Fritz Qellers
Free Democratic
Fhe
Red Cross aids survivors of Noronic fire in Toronto
The Canadian Red Cross Society provided medical care, food, shelter and clothing to survivors of the Noronic steamship fire in Toronto harbor. National headquarters received many calls from anxious relatives in the United States and Ontario. A central survivors registry was set up in a downtown hotel to compile names and contact details.
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Toronto
Canadian Red Cross Society
Noronic
National
United States
Ontario
Red Cross
Pitcher of Water Used to Fight Fire
A Covington Kentucky man says a pitcher of water aboard the Noronic fire cabin was ineffective against flames that swept the ship. Matt Hackman, hospitalized, recounted his attempt to douse the blaze from his bed as the disaster unfolded in Toronto.
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Toronto
U. S
Navy Flier Bails Out Safely at 600 M. P.H.
Navy Lt. Jack K L Fruin of Elmhurst believed to be the first person to bail out from a plane traveling over 600 miles per hour. The jet defense minister and crew faced loss of control before Fruin escaped by mechanical ejection from a Navy Banshee near Cherry Point North Carolina. Officials say the craft was at about 30,000 feet.
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Washington
Navy
Jack K. L. Fruin
Fruin
Elmhurst
Defense
Cherry Point
N. C
North Atlantic
Defense Committee
New Westminster
B. C
Iceland
Wilfred Lewis
Maillardville
Unified Defense
Military Committee
Council
Europe
North ‘America
Three Investigations Into Noronic Disaster Planned
Toronto officials announce three separate investigations into the Noronic passenger steamer fire in Toronto harbor. Authorities aim to determine causes, response effectiveness, and accountability after the tragedy.
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Toronto
Noronic
Subscription Rates and Postal Entry Notice
Rates listed for weekly, monthly, and yearly subscriptions with per copy and Sunday edition pricing. The document records a postal entry date and location, indicating regulatory filing and office details for Lone.
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Bally
Imation
Pose
Lone
Noronic Disaster Claims 197 Lives In Flames At Pier
Survivors told of a five hour blaze aboard the Noronic burning near the pier as 197 people were killed and 29 reported missing. Captain William Taylor led passengers to safety as crew battled flames and tangled rope ladders. Fireboats and trucks fought the blaze while lifebelts floated nearby and rescuers pulled victims from the water. The disaster echoed a 1945 Great Lakes ship fire at Point Edward.
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William Taylor
Sarnia
Sylvia Carpenter
Detroit
Mentor
Ohio
Elmina
Mildred Briggs
Tre
Earl FE. Boettger
Cleveland
P. Donald Church
Silver Lake
Church
James
Lext
Sam Graham
Noronie
Peter Sage
Hull
Que
Cayuga
Sage
Great Lakes
Hamonie
Canada Steamship Lines
Point Edward
Survivors Tell of Horror and Heroism on Ship
Eyewitness accounts from passengers in a downtown hotel lobby reveal fear and relief after a maritime disaster. Kalamazoo’s Mrs. Bailey sobbed for her missing husband while Port Arthur officer Brown described guiding passengers to safety. a Vancouver rescuer escaped by bay dive.救
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Toronto
Cleveland
Joe] Bailey
Kalamazoo Mich
Joe
P. R. Brown
Port Arthur
Jack Feingold
Flora B. Meads
Louisville
John Garfletter
Chick Yates
Vancouver
Sam Hil
David Keddie
Canada Steamship Lines
Detroit
Benny
Benjamin Katz
Cyril. Cole
Routo
Roy
Kearns
Lad Prefers Death over Losing Motorcycle
A 19 year old university student in Milwauke e reportedly killed himself with a shot to the head after leaving a note stating he preferred death to losing his motorcycle. The fragmentary source notes his strong attachment to the motorcycle and his decision reflected in the suicide note.
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Milwaukie
Iwilliam
T.” Artinestall
Maer
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