Marconi authorized Titanic operators to sell disaster stories
The report states that Quilielmo Marconi told a Washington committee he allowed wireless operators of the Carpathia and Titanic to sell catastrophe stories but did not suppress information about the wreck. Captains and Bremen passengers described finding fields of victims near the Titanic disaster site.
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Quilielmo Marconi
Marconi Company, Limited
Gendre
Washington
Carpathia
Titanic
Delegates Reach New York for Red Cross Conference
Washington Japan's delegates to the international Red Cross conference arrive in New York and plan sightseeing before the Washington meeting next week. Confidential 1907 correspondence among Roosevelt Bonaparte and Smith on anti trust suits is sent to the Senate. Torpedo boat destroyers Preble and Perry sail from San Diego with sealed orders toward the west coast of Mexico. The transport Buford departs as relief for Americans in distress. Forty seven passengers, mostly U S citizens, report torture and possible assassination of Americans in Vera Cruz and refugees abandon all possessions except passage money and back clothes.
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Washington
New York
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
International Harvester Company
U. S Senate
Department of Justice
Preble
Perry
San Diego
Cal
Mexico
San Francisco
Buford
United States
Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz
Texas
Republic
Tornado toll rising in Oklahoma and Texas reports
Tornadoes sweep Oklahoma and Texas causing numerous deaths and injuries. A list of casualties grows as officials warn the toll will rise, amid reports of damaged towns and missing residents. Authorities urge caution and relief efforts intensify.
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Oklahoma
Texas
State
Vast News From Early 1900s World Turmoil
Reports from Washington say British ambassador James Bryce heads to New Zealand and will not return. Royalist agents in Mambure buy arms as an invasion is planned for May. Paris police kill anarchists Dubois and Bonnot after a long terror campaign. Olympic workers threaten strike over lifeboats. There are deadly political and criminal cases, ship disasters, and notable deaths including astronomer David Todd and philanthropist Dr J K Pearson.
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James Bryce
New Zealand
Washington
Titanic Wireless Revelations At Senate Hearing
Testimony from ship engineman Ernest Gill alleges Captain Stanley Lord of the Californian failed to aid the Titanic after rockets were seen. Marconi testified he authorized Carpathia and Titanic operators to sell stories but did not suppress information. He denied ordering operators to keep silent and discussed attempts to obtain news during the disaster.
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Lord
Gill
Cyril Evans
Boston
Evans
Cape Race
Nea
Andrews
Harland & Wolff
Bulldera
Samuel Hemming
George Rows
Mackay-Bennett
White Star Hne Company
Colonel Aster
Straus
Caledonia
Cape Race Station
Tsunay
Care
White Star Line
New York
William Ale
F. Dutton
J. Stone
Phin J. Stokes
Edwin H. Petty
William Dashwood
W. Hanton
Thomas Anderson
A. Laurence
J. Adams
A. Boothy Ragozzy Abel J. Butterworth
A Robins
Charles Louch
Olson F. Penny
Charles Chapman
Albert Wirz
Achilla Watlens
Carl Asplande
J. F. Johnsen
H Allen
W. Anderson
H. P. Hodges
G. Talbot
J. M. Patinson
J. C. Hell
J. W. Gill
Eric Johansen
A. May
B. R. Barker
Washington
Ita
Ernest Gill
Californian
Senate
Stanley Lord
Guglielmo Marconi
Marconi Company, Limited
Senate Committee
Carpathia
Titanic
Marconi
United States
Florida
Cottam
Mr. Marconi
Sammie
Marconi Company
White Star Chiefs Franklin and Ismay Leave Senate Hearings
P A S Franklin and J Bruce Ismay of White Star Inc depart the Senate office building where hearings are underway. A man on the left is Franklin and a man on the far right is Lamay.
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P. A. S. Franklin
J. Bruce Ismay
The
White Star
Inc
Senate
Franklin
le Lamay
Doan's Kidney Pills Helped Woman After Severe Back Pain
Mrs Carrie Sommer of Chicago describes severe kidney and back pain from a cold with dizziness and heart trouble. After two weeks of agony and ineffective medical care, she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was cured, with eight years of relief. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY selling Doan's.
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Carrie Sommér
Hamilton Ave
Chicago
Dean
Doan
Foster Atilburn Co
Buffalo, N
Aunt Beulah’s Dust Dilemma Turns Into Painful Lesson
Aunt Beulah’s compulsive housecleaning causes worry as sweeping and ash removal trigger lumbago and the grip. A patient sister suggests a maid, but Beulah prefers pain to dust. The Smart Little Boy quips that she already has the pain, asking why she complains.
Jealous Quarrel Over Husband Hug Sparks Silence
A man recalls his wife’s jealousy after a hug with a hunter caused a three day silent spell. The exchange reveals friction over perceived romantic interest and trust within the marriage.
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Hunter
The Old Plea Failed by Coffee and Postum Cure
A reader letter recounts a coffee caused illness from indigestion to chronic diarrhea and weight loss. After trials with Postum the writer reports relief, regained strength, and weight, attributing recovery to abandoning coffee and choosing Postum, with a nod to The Road to Wellville.
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Neldom
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Battle Creek
Mich
Httle
Wellville
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