Overloading of Eastland Tragedy Dominates Chicago Inquiry
Officials from federal state and city levels probe the Eastland disaster as they link the capsizing to excessive passenger load. State's Attorney Hoyne says more than 100 witnesses supported overloading as the main cause with 800 to 1,200 feared dead and 700 still trapped.
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Chicago
Maclay Hoyne
Edwin J. Rader
Hoffman
Rader
Moorehouse
Hastland
Hoyne
Ira B. Mansfield
Federal Steamship Inspection Bureau
Mansfield
Eastland
Port Huron
Mich
Cleveland
St. Joseph
Federal Department of Commerce
Wilson
Redfield
Washington
Landis
Charles F. Clyne
United States
Leelanaw Sunk Off Scotland by German Submarine
The American freighter Leelanaw bound from Archangel Russia to Belfast flax cargo was torpedoed off Scotland. Crew reached Kirkwall then evacuated to safety. Submarine identity unknown as Washington weighs implications amid Germany note tensions.
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John C. Foster
International News Service
London
Foreign Office
President Wilson
Scotland
Kirkwall
Archangel
Russia
Belfast
Ireland
Delk
Washington
State Department
Department
Germany
William P. Frye
United States
Lerwick
Grangewood
North Sea
Havre
Russians Regain Ground Northeast of Novo Geogievsk
Russian garrison forces report successful sorties and ground retaken northeast of Novo Geogievsk threatening Von Hindenburg’s troops after crossing the Narew. Berlin announced forts Pcrit Pultsk and Rozan on the Narew captured by Germans assisting Warsaw campaign.
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Petrograd
Novo Georgievsk
War Office
von Hindenburg
Narew
Warsaw
Berlin
Move to Forestall Strike in New England Westinghouse Plan
Springfield Mass July 27 The New England Westinghouse company says on August 6 wage bonuses will be awarded to present workers based on length of service across all departments of its large war munition plants. The aim is to forestall a potential strike.
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Springfield
Mass
New England Westinghouse Company
Wwe
Wrike
Morgue in Warehouse and Crowds at Chicago Liner Disaster
Dramatic scenes unfold as rescuers haul bodies from an overturned liner near Clark Street. At Reid Murdoch warehouse in Chicago crowds overflow, with police and undertakers guiding hundreds of corpses while a priest administers last rites and survivors are treated.
Woman describes disaster rescue on overturned steamer
Chicago story details Mrs William Peterson recounting the escape from an overturned steamer. She was on the second deck with her husband a Western Electric foreman, daughter Ruth eight, and sister in law when the wreck occurred. She says she fell and was pulled to safety through a porthole by unseen rescuers.
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Chicago
Kenosha
Clark Street
William Peterson
Peterson
Ideck
Western Electric Company
Ruth
Emily Chellberg
Sheffield. Avenue
Chicago relief funds aid Eastland victims and funerals
Chicago mobilizes aid for Eastland disaster victims with a 300000 dollar pledge led by Julius Rosenwald and Dr. John D. Robertson. Five thousand dollars from the car workers union backs funeral services and mass benefit events are planned at the Auditorium and Illinois theaters.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
John D. Robertson
Western Electric Company
Cicero
William Quinlan
William Taber
Auditorium Theater
Illinois Theater
C. H. Canby
Chicago Board of Trade
Loop
Eastland Emergency Relief Fund
Hotel la Salle
Samuel Fallows
Episcopal Church
Bureau
Emil Rudolph
Woodlawn
Rudolph
West Twenty-second Street
Harlem
Desplaines Avenues
Italians Prepare to Enter Goritz After Fierce Bombardment
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel plans to lead his army into Goritz as Italian forces press the assault on the Austrian fortress. Heavy artillery pummels the Goritz trenches in a violent bombardment signaling a pivotal moment in the Austro Italian theater.
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King
Italy
Austrian City
Rome
Goritz
Victor Emmanuel
French Aviators Raid German Line Again
Paris reports another daring raid by French aviators within German lines. They bombarded the military station at Nantilly near the Meuse river.
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Paris
War Office
Nantillots
Meuse River
Big Fire In Poughkeepsie Destroys City Block
A large blaze in Poughkeepsie New York on July 27 threatened the manufacturing district and caused about 750000 dollars in damage. A whole city block was destroyed before firefighters gained control.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Indiana Physicians Face Prosecution If They Do Not Register
Indianapolis July 26 Approx imately six hundred physicians in Indiana face prosecution under the antinarcotic law unless they register before month s end according to Peter J Kruger collector of internal revenues. Registrations were down in his district for the year beginning July 1 suggesting many physicians may still be using narcotics without registering. Kruger said those who do not register while administering narcotics to the sick will be arrested. He noted that nearly six thousand physicians in the Indianapolis district registered when the law took effect in March and urged re registration for the new fiscal year. He has directed agents in fifty nine of ninety two counties to pursue violators and to collect the $25 tax on liquor sold at summer resorts picnic grounds and amusements.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Peter J. Kruger
Kruger
Mr. Kruger
Department
Body of Edinburg miller found near Lowell with bullet wound
The body of George W. Anderson, missing Edinburg miller, was found by loggers in a woods east of Lowell. A bullet in the head and dragged position suggest murder. Coroner Bracken could not identify the remains. A small sum and an Edinburg Indianapolis ticket were found. Mrs. Anderson will try to identify the body. Anderson was related to Edinburg police, had worked near Franklin, and was missing for some time.
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Columbus
George W. Anderson
Edinburg
Lowell
E. L. Bracken
Indianapolis
Anderson
George Runyan
Franklin
Buck Sutherland
Forestry Exhibit At Indiana State Fair
The Indiana state board of forestry plans a substantial exhibit on forest products for the Indianapolis state fair running September 6 to 11. A new bungalow building, twenty four by thirty six feet, is being erected on the grounds to house a composite display of lumbering timber preservation and woodlot interests for foresters, lumbermen, and laymen.
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Fair
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Forestry
Luamberman
Alleged Murderer Taken Near Evansville
Evansville detectives arrest a man posing as I R Erwin of Greenville Kentucky who is believed to be John Hays, a condemned murderer and highway robber who escaped six months ago. He resisted during transport and fled after a two mile woods chase with shots fired. Saws and files were found on him claimed as tools for making butcher knives.
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Evansville
I. R. Erwin
Greenville
John Hays
Kentucky
Hatfield
Here
Rockport
Grocer Campbell Dies in Shelbyville Store
In Shelbyville on July 26 a 44 year old grocer collapsed and died in his store after a 70 mile auto trip. Heart disease is believed to be the cause. He was nephew of the late Charles H. Campbell and had worked with him in manufacturing ventures. Survived by his widow, mother, and five brothers including Thomas H. Campbell of Indianapolis.
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Shelbyville
Ovid Campbell
Charles H. Campbell
Thomas H. Campbell
Indianapolis
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Civilian Board
Westcott
Charles H. Westcott
Detroit
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Cook County
Grand Jury
Albert Webber
William Gordon
Schuettler
Leelanaw
Office of Church
Henry Bauer
Lawrence Avenue
Diversey Beach
Reid-Murdoch
Giri
Second Infantry
Coliseum
Joseph Ross
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