Blast on excursion steamer Mackinac kills 37
Newport Rhode Island reports a catastrophic boiler explosion aboard the excursion steamer Mackinac as it neared Pawtucket. Thirty seven dead and more than a hundred injured as passengers and crew evacuated into navy boats near Coddington point.
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Newport, R. I
Mackinac
Newport
Pawtucket
Naval Training Station
Thomas McVey
Coddington Point
Rhode Island
Larch Mont
Oscar A. Heltzen
Victor F. Lawson Dies Chicago Daily News Owner at 75
Victor Fremont Lawson editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News dies at his home on Lake Shore Drive from heart disease linked to overwork. He leaves no children his wife had died earlier and his Chicago relatives Clark M Cavenee and his wife were present at his bedside. Lawson was born September 9 1850 and would have turned 75 next month.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
America
Lake Shore Drive
Mr. Lawson
Clark M. Cavenee
Victor Fremont Lawson
Wisconsin Regents Reject Gift for Medical Building
The University of Wisconsin board of regents voted to refuse a tentative $600,000 endowment for a medical building. Dr. Charles Bardeen confirmed private endowed groups had shown interest, but the regents resolved to prohibit acceptance of such gifts.
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Madison
Wis
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Charles Bardeen
University Medical School
Wheat Should Yield U S Farmers Highest Prices
Chicago report quotes Gray Silver, authority on farm conditions, saying American farmers can secure better prices by marketing wheat orderly this year, with prospects for the best prices in years.
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Chicago
Gray Silver
America
Mr. Silver
Roosevelt Expedition Backs Track to Kashgar Route
The James Simpson Roosevelt Field museum expedition in central Asia nears Kashgar via Maraibashi and Aksu. Reported progress shows arrival at Marai bashi in Chinese Turkestan with plans to turn back to Maralbashi before heading west to Kashgar.
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Roosevelt
Kashgar
James Simpson- Roosevelt
Central Asia
Maraibashi
Aksu
Chinese Turkestan
Maralbashi
Sharpe Resigns as Hamilton Manufacturing Treasurer
President Felix Beckemann announced the resignation of Arthur R. Sharp as treasurer of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company in Lowell. A shortage of 600000 dollars in quick capital was discovered at the old New England textile concern.
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Short
Boston
Arthur R. Sharp
Hamilton Manufactu Company
Lowell
New England
Felix Beckemann
Polar air expedition halted by weather forces reassessment
The MacMillan polar air expedition abandons the polar sea flight citing heavy snowstorms and dense fogs. The team will shift to Norse ruins work in Greenland and Labrador and survey Baffin Island, while two navy planes remain out of service after recent incidents. Commander MacMillan commends Byrd and navy flyers for their efforts.
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Washington
Polar Sea
MacMillan
National Geographic Society
Greenland
Labrador
Baffin Island
Cape Hubbard
Byrd
Navy
Etah
Miners Standstill Persists As Strike Looms
Miners leaders after closed conferences remain united that the next move to avert a strike lies with operators. Indications point to possible federal or state intervention to prevent work stoppage set for September 1.
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Philadelphia
Widow of Ex Premier Dies in Paris
Widow of former French premier Alex Andre Ribot, Mme Ribot, died in Paris. She was born Miss Mary Weld Burch of Chicago, eldest daughter of banker Isaac H. Burch.
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Paris
Mme. Ribot
Alexandre Ribot
The
Republic
Mary Weld Burch
Chicago
Isaac H. Burch
Col Guffey Near Death in Pittsburgh
Col James M Guffey eighty six prominent oilman in the United States is dangerously ill in Pittsburgh with severe illness near death and remains under medical care and observation.
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Guffey
Pittsburgh
James M. Guffey
United States
Easy to Sharpen Scissors
A brief note explains sharpening scissors by cutting a piece of sandpaper into smaller pieces. The tip emphasizes using rough paper to restore a sharp edge.
Gertrude Ederle Fails in English Channel Swim
Eighteen year old American Gertrude Ederle failed to cross the English Channel after an eight hour forty six minute attempt. She began at Cap Gris-Nez at midnight and ended at 3 58 PM near Boulogne. Ederle sobbed as she was hauled aboard a rowboat after assistance from Ishak Helmy while trainer Jabez Wolfe supervised.
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Boulogne
France
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
Dover
Miss Ederle
Cap Gris-Nez
Ishak Helmy
Jabez Wolfe
Beginning Patent System Timeline
The patent system began in England with the Statute of Monopolies in 1623. The United States passed its first patent act in 1790 and established the Patent Office in 1836.
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England
Congress
United States
America
Max Mason Named New President of University of Chicago
Professor Max Mason, 48, a mathematical physicist at the University of Wisconsin and inventor of the Mason hydrophone, was unanimously elected president to succeed Ernest DeWitt Burton. The decision was announced at a University of Chicago faculty meeting and accepted by Mason.
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Chicago
Max Mason
University of Wisconsin
Mason
University of Chicago
Board of
Ernest de Witt Buron
Wisconsin
Canada United States Plan to Halt Liquor Imports
Officials from the United States and Canada will meet in Washington to pursue identical border regulations. They aim to implement the June 6 treaty and curb smuggling along the border with coordinated enforcement by both nations.
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U. S
Canada
Washington
United States
Conservativism in Herald and Examiner Style
The passage comments on the Herald and Examiner adopting a conservative trend with news assertions generally accurate despite high pressure to obtain and present facts quickly. It notes the paper’s emphasis on reliable reporting amid rapid news cycles.
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The
Herald and Examiner
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