24 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
1
The Eastland capsized in the Chicago River injuring and drowning hundreds of Western Electric employees aboard. Rescue crews fight time as divers search the wreck while officials arrest officers tied to the excursion. Police, fire, and hospital systems mobilize as death toll rises and the city mourns.
Associated Press reports on Chicago July 24 as five police officers are shot in a related incident while authorities tally the Eastland disaster dead. Sailors aid survivors, divers recover bodies, and officials in Springfield prepare to appoint a representative for the investigation.
General Manager W R Greenbaum testified the Indiana Transportation Company loaded the boat under two checkers who logged 21300 people aboard before the capsizing. Theories include ballast expulsion making the vessel top heavy, the keel grounding on a river current fulcrum, or a tug pulling before lines were cast.
A lengthy dispatch reports the ten day struggle around Warsaw continuing with no clear end in sight. German and Austro German forces push toward Warsaw while Russian defenses hold, with heavy fighting near Ivangorod and along the Narew.
Federal testimony at the dock questioned if the Eastland was overloaded when it sank. Officials including Capt. Mansfield and Robert H. McCreary noted that inspectors found no report of overloading and hundreds were turned away before loading, as the exact on board count remained undetermined.
Page of Sorts in New York Lever Subway features at churches. Tragedy of Poland stirs world among the theaters. The Henry story The Trail of a Tramp. To Worship Outdoors in the Sporting World. Prison camp life. Mayor Thompson to sail. Pavement damaged.
President Wilson plans immediate talks with Secretaries Garrison and Daniels on a practical national defense program. He ordered reports from war and navy chiefs, seeking expert input to grow a sane, adequate military policy and to train citizens in line with American traditions.
President Wilson orders rapid preparation of defense studies by War and Navy departments for Congress. Aimed at a permanent policy with a reserve army of about 300,000, with increases planned for Hawaii Philippines and Panama, plus continental Europe. Navy work focuses on submarines and aircraft to match leading powers. 30 to 50 submarines likely requested. Officials welcome prompt inquiry into military needs and wage scale talks with Washington yard staff.
In a July opinion, Attorney General Owen holds Oshkosh Brewing Company guilty of soliciting liquor in a dry territory. District Attorney McDonald pursued charges after cards mailed to Ontro residents offered beer delivery to Omre buyers, affirming statutes ban soliciting orders via agents or posters.
Special to The Madison Wisconsin Journal notes Julius A. Nerosiz of Oshkosh, longtime Wisconsin National Guard officer, commissioned as colonel by Governor Minhop. Clemens of Superior promoted to lieutenant in Third Infantry, McCuillum of Rice Lake named second lieutenant with machine gun company, Third Infantry. A dozen university battalion officers promoted to major and commissioned as second lieutenants in National Guard units.
New York July 24. Pool operations were damaged by the reception recorded the president's message to Berlin. Bethlehem Steel rose rapidly along with other shares as traders weighed the impact. Electric Boat jumped 75 points in the outside market to 340 amid sensational buying before a later pullback.
Fond du Lac Wisconsin July 24 a new born baby was found at o clock this morning in a water closet at the rear of a residence 297 Fifth street. The child showed signs of life after being warmed and cried. Police later located Miss Wicks Schacter eighteen working at Bedger Sewing factory. She said the baby was born at dawn. She was taken to the hospital.
Washington reports a German note warning that repeating submarine attacks would be deemed deliberately unfriendly. The United States awaits Germany's reply while urging adherence to laws of war. The note emphasizes neutral rights, safe passage, and mediation possibilities between Germany and Britain, citing the Lusitania incident and evolving submarine warfare.
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