Empress of Ireland sinks after collision in fog
Nine hundred sixty four people die when the Empress of Ireland is rammed amidships by the Storstad off Father Point in the St Lawrence. Four hundred three survivors are rescued from wreckage and lifeboats as rescue boats, ships Eureka and Lady Evelyn respond to the scene.
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Rimouski, Que
Father Point
St. Lawrence
Storstad
Lady Evelyn
Eureka
Que
Canadian Pacific
Marcon
Whiteside
Marcon Station
Ramousk Wharf
J. DB. Helanger
Pouliot
Removski Wharf
Pacific
Mr. Webber
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Remousk Wharf
Kendall
Remousk
Montreal
Salvation Army
United States
Canada
London
The
Bankrupt Held On Serious Charge In Shongalo Postmaster Case
Postmaster G. B. Barnes of Shongalo Smith County is bound over to await action by the federal grand jury on forgery and mail tampering charges. He allegedly forged a letter of recommendation to secure credit, intercepted letters, and used a Raleigh State Bank reference to obtain goods from Laurel and Hattiesburg wholesalers. The inquiry also touched on a bankruptcy petition filed in federal court.
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Raleigh
Showscale
Star Mall
Tayloreville
Raleigh State Bank
Hattisburg
Barnes
Wireless Death Nemesis at Sea Repeats its Toll and Triumph
Wireless telegraphy again proves both savior and peril at sea as near real-time alerts rescue thousands. From the Empress of Ireland to the Titanic era, stations near distress points summoned help saving hundreds and shaping ocean travel’s risks and rewards.
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Salvation Army
Salvationists
Liverpool
Pnce
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ireland
Providence
Republic
Rendon
Laton
Florida
Alaska
Tri State Fair Opens With Auto Races And Shows
The Tri State fair begins September 26 with automobile day and races through the week. Plans call for a large livestock exhibit, free vaudeville, bands, special concerts, and prizes for bands and other attractions. Officials forecast the greatest fair in Memphis and the South with grand events, fireworks, and varied entertainment.
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Jackson
Tri-State
Memphia
South
the Fair Association
Fair Association
Scotch Highlanders
Hays Flowers
Humboldt
Memphis
Arkansas
Main Street
Madison Avenue
Fair Grounds
Court Square
Flowers
Mississippi
Yazoo County Live Stock Association Plans Fall Exhibit
At a Yazoo County meeting the Live Stock Association voted to stage an agricultural and live stock exhibit in Yazoo City next fall. Armed guards are stationed at dipping vats in Jones County to prevent a recurrence of past dynamiting outrages.
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The
Yazoo County
Jones County
Prisoners object to forced companionship on trip
In Georgia a Chinese man Joe Wong and a black inmate William Reid protested being handcuffed together for a Atlanta penitentiary transfer. Reid argued it humiliating to travel with a Chinaman and asked to ride separately, offering to pay taxi fare for privacy. Wong also objected to joint custody, while deputies made no effort to arbitrate social status.
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Union Station
Joe Wong
Campbell Re-elected in Kosciusko Second Primary
In Kosciusko the second mayoral and alderman primary produced a close race. Incumbent M. G. Campbell faced Capt. H. A. Sawyer for mayor while W. V. Davis and H. C. Miller competed for marshal. Aldermen runoffs included S. H. Atkinson, W. D. Musselswhite, Lee Thornton and C. O. Townsend.
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Kosciusko
Board of Aldermen
M. G. Campbell
H. A. Sawyer
W. V Davis
H.C. Miller
Kosciusko Brick Manufacturing
S. H. Atkinson
W. D. Musselswhite
Lee Thornton
C. O. Townsend
H. A. Bowyer
W. V. Davis
P. Atkinson
W. D. Mussellwhite
C. 0. Townsend
Insane Woman Personal Crisis Reports
Coldwater report says Mrs. T. B. Miller of Whitehaven was brought in and interred near town after drinking carbolic acid two ounces. She was daughter of J. J. McLeod. Blue Mountain notes a boy accidentally shot when a .22 rifle discharged, injuring Mark Fower in the thigh.
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Coldwater
T. B. Miller
Whitehaven
J. J. McLeod
Blue Mountain
Harvey Godwin
Mark Fower
Gulfport Veteran Receives $1400 Pension and Monthly Benefit
Ernest Bond, a 1 year old Gulfport veteran of the Union army, obtained a $1,400 federal pension check and a $20 monthly pension. He had endured poverty in Handsboro for years until Estopinal and Haydon secured the award. Bond planned to give the money to his attorneys, but they declined any fee since law provides no attorney's fee for securing a pension.
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Gulfport
Ernest Bond
Arence
Federal Pension Department
Handsboro
Unti
Estopinal & Haydon
Landmark $100,000 land deal in Leflore county
Vicksburg reports the closing of a $100,000 transaction. James Pearson, a local lumber dealer and land speculator, sells 5,200 acres of oak timber lands in Leflore County near the Itta Bena railroad to G. H. Miller and John E. Patterson of Chattanooga.
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Vicksburg
James Pearson
G. H. Miller
John E. Patterson
Chattanooga
Leflore County
Killing on Steamboat Vicksburg
George Harris was killed aboard the steamer Percy Swain by Spencer Davis striking him on the head with a hammer, causing almost instant death. Davis attacked during travel at Vicksburg, with authorities investigating the homicide and custody sought.
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Vicksburg
George Harris
Percy Swain
Spencer Davis
Davis
Harris
Fire destroys two homes in Grookaville Brooksville
Fire at Grookaville Brooksville razed the residences of Mrs Hambrick and J K Wootten. The blaze started from a defective kitchen flue and completely destroyed both houses.
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Grookaville
Brooksville
Terry Falls In Line With Mississippi Town Clean Up Day
Terry joins a regional cleanup effort with other progressive Mississippi towns observing a designated clean up day. The event focuses on community action and local improvements amid broader civic initiatives.
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Terry
Mississippi
Auto tax funds to aid roads in Hinds county
It is estimated that at least four thousand dollars will be available soon for road building and repair in Hinds county. Miss Susie V. Powell of Jackson, director of the Girls' Tomato Clubs, demonstrated at the Agricultural High School auditorium.
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Jackson
Hinds County
Powell
Poplarville
Susie V. Powell
Agricultural High School
Young man attempts suicide with carbolic acid near Summit
Bryant Burris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Burris, living west of town, attempted suicide by carbolic acid in a personal crisis. Medical aid was promptly summoned and he is reported out of danger. In Coldwater, farmers face difficulty seeing cotton due to three weeks of dry weather.
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Summit
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Royal Naval Reserve
Coller
J.W. Longley
Canford
B.C
Viner
Irving
New York
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B. Irving
Empress of Ireland
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College Rollin
Paris
Russia
Foreign Office
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America
Equal Suffrage League
Shangalo
G. B. Barnes
Supreme Court
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Reed
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Elston Brewer
Batesville
Ark
Johonon
Gillen
Johnson
Cook
Fitzgerald
A. A. Chaney
Vickaburg
Smith
James
Kentucky
Templemore
Lexington
Cape Sable
Edward Everett Hale
Trestate Fair
Frank Fuller
Eugene Smith
Seyborn Johnson
Baxterville
Miss
J. C. Tyler
Bilozi
Friars Point
Commissioner of Agriculture
H. E. Blakeslee
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Hillman
Philadelphia
Carrollton
W. H. Rowan
Ringo
Vaiden Bes
Howan
State Board of Health
Dr. Rowan
Board of Health
Votes For Women
Mississippi Suffrage Association
Senate
Annie Kincaid Dent
Yazoo City
Rabbi Abram Brill
Greenville
Alex ¥. Scott
Rosedale
Corinth
Jones
Hinds County Chancery
Mobile & Ohio and Southern Railway
Railroad Commission
W. R. Wilson
Northern District
Lil. D
J. N. Powers
University of Mississippi
Mississippi College
Dr. Powers
J. L. Haley
Circuit Court
First Presbyterian Church
Belhaven College
W. W. Moore
D. D
Richmond
Union Theological Seminary
Bay
Biloxi
8. M. Tracy
City Bank & Trust Company
Natchez
Campbell
Methodist Church
Brookhaven District
Robert Selby
B. W. Lewis
E. O'Neal
Cedar Lake
Mr. O'Neal
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