Empress of Ireland Inquiry Hears Steering Gear Accusations
The Empress of Ireland inquiry in Quebec confrontation emerged as Storstad counsel Haight alleged faulty steering gear and attempted to send a witness home. Galway claimed the helm jammed, while Capt Kendall and pilots denied gear faults. Witnesses described the collision aftermath and crew discipline as proceedings adjourned.
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New York Times
Quebec
Haight
New York
Storstad
Traverse Channel
Father Point
Robert Hiddell
Lord Mersey
Mr. Haight
Capt. Kendall
Kendall
Traverse
Waleh
Canadian Pacific Railway
Galway
Ingland
Mersey
James Francis Galway
Chateau Frontenac
Empresas
Mr. Galway
Willams
Quartermaster Murphy
Seamen’s Union
Gisborne
Firemen's Union
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Capt. Walsh
Montreal
Dan Walsh
Calgarian
Aspinall
Holden
Mr. Holden
Beatty
Bernier
Flaight
George Smart
Canadian Civil Service
Jack
Empress
Henry Brennan
Mather Point
Brennan
Hiddell
Impress
Wilson backs Christian unity in letter to Presbyterian Assembly
President Wilson expressed sympathy for interdenominational unity in a letter to Rev. William H. Roberts. He noted delight that American churches would send a delegation to Europe for the World Conference on Faith and Orthodoxy next August, praising Bishops Rhinelander and Anderson and others. The delegation also includes Bishop Trawster of Connecticut and Rev. William Manning of Trinity Church New York.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
William H. Roberts
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In
United States
Movement For Unity Among
Europe
Rhinelander
Anderson
Woodrow Wilson
Chicago
Bishop Trawster
Connecticut
Willam T. Manning
Trinity Church
New York
Fire Sweeps Camp Grounds at Sterling Junction
A fire raged from 1 to 4 AM at the Sterling Junction Methodist Camp Grounds in Worcester County destroying 46 cottages and the Grand View House. Loss is about 60000 dollars, with fires consuming church cottages from Grace Methodist Worcester Ashburnham and Cherry Valley, plus the Mitchell-Sawyer Co general store and stock.
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Worcester
Magss
Sterling Junction
Grand View House
Grace Methodist Church
Ashburnham Methodist Church
Cherry Valley Methodist Church
Henry FE
Henry L. MacCluskey
TH. W. Chase
New York
Mitchell-Sawyer Company
Sabotage fears in Paterson silk strike probe
Paterson inquiry by the Industrial Relations Commission closes with Chairman Walsh withholding testimony from mill girls over fear of discharge. I W W organizer Zurcher touts sabotage as a tactic, explaining metal dust could cripple mills. defense and protest continue over worker regulation and immigration effects.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Industrial Relations Commission
Philadelphia
Walsh
Henry Morelli
Michael Dunn
Passaic County
Morelli
Edward Zurcher
Zurcher
IT. W. W
Mae Strauss
Frank & Dugan
Strauss
Patrick J. Quinlan
New Jersey Supreme Court
James W. Cook
Charities Organization Society
James Starr
American Federation of Labor
Ellis Island
Sinclair meeting moved on McKeel Avenue talk on Colorado sit uation
A noon gathering at Mrs J Crouled's property on McKeel Avenue was to include a discussion of the Colorado situation but was interrupted by neighbor protests. Sinclair could not use Mrs Crouled's property tonight and may hold the meeting elsewhere if Mayor Mitchel approves, likely at the Croton Aqueduct.
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Alden
St. Lawrence
Lord Mersey
J. Crouled
McKeel Avenue
Colorado
Fire destroys twelve buildings in Watertown blaze
A June afternoon fire in Watertown New York started in the Burdick Coal Company barn and swept along River Street. Strong winds fanned flames destroying five houses on the Black River south bank and half a dozen dwellings on the north side after leaping the river. Coal stock exceeding twenty thousand tons fed the blaze as Bolton's drug store and other structures burned. Firefighters fought across the bridge while traffic was halted, and rescuers freed paralyzed resident William Prescott from a burning house.
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Watertown
N. Y
Burdick Coal Company
River Street
Black River
Bolton
Wiliam Prescott
Big labor war begins in Atlantic City
The Building Trades Department of the AFL adopted resolutions branding STOK members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and 10 000 Steam Engineers journeymen as traitors for allying with the Bricklayers and Masons International Union. The federation says the pact aims to destroy marble workers tied to the AFL, giving 60 days to withdraw or else the fight will begin. Springing from AFL tensions, leaders demand reconciliation while warning war is on.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
Building Trades Department
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
International Union of Steam Engineers
Bricklayers and Masons’ International Union
Federation of Labor
Thomas Williams
Trades Council
Sinclair Loses Rostrum as Neighbors Object to Meeting
Tarrytown N Y June 18 Upton Sinclair faced neighbor objections as he pressed ahead with a Saturday gathering after sending an open letter to J D Rockefeller Jr inviting him to attend. The clash highlighted local tensions over the event and its timing as residents voiced concerns about disruption and optics.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
Upton Sinclair
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr
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