Survivor recounts swimming amid drowning victims
Lionel Kent, manager of an explosive company, describes waking in his Empress of Ireland berth and escaping as the liner sank in the St Lawrence. He swam through icy water past hundreds of corpses and clung to bodies before being rescued by sailors who pulled him into a boat.
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Norman Rose
Montreal
Lionel Kent
St. Lawrence
Calgary
Pittsburg
G. M. Dawson
Canadian Geological Survey
British Columbia
Ager
A. J. Robertson
B.C. L
Rogiet
Flathead Valley
Sa Creek
Dominion
John Watt
Canadian Pacific Railway
Flathead
America
G. Edwarde-Leckie
Iepatria
Vancouver
Bcl
Sage Creek
Edwarde-Leckie
W. Blakemore
Victoria
B.C
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Semeur
California
Bagge Creek
Frank Inn
Vera Cruz Uproar and Sandlot Umpire Tales
Vera Cruz reports mix of local sandlot tales with war tensions. Young players imitate Ty Cobb, shout Dos strikes and Tres balla as crowds drink in hot nightlife. Reports also describe federals near water works, rumors, street closures, and a bluejacket courtship with a rifle shot salute.
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Vera Cruz
Mickey
Rafael
Sanchez
Jose
Miguel
Ty Cobb
Aguilas
Church backs Dr Hill after coroner verdict
Long Beach California June coroner's jury found Dr W B Hill innocent of wrongdoing in the death of Mrs Fred Raab and her two babies. The note by the deceased mentioned relations with Hill who denies the charge. Local church and several organizations issued resolutions supporting his innocence.
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Long Beach
Cal
W. B. Hill
Fred Raab
Long Beach Physicians’ Organization
First Methodist Church
Prosecutor orders Wallace Bussell to enter $10,000 bond
Prosecutor Murphy declares Wallace Bussell must come here and post a $10,000 bond to assure the court he has regained mental poise. Judge Frater will decide jurisdiction. Bussell, now in Los Angeles, killed a man here four years ago.
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Murphy
Wallace Bussell
Alberta Firm Near Tap on Great Underground Reservoir
Spokane based capitalists secure large holdings as talk grows that another Alberta company is poised to exploit the rumored great underground reservoir, signaling a major energy venture in the region.
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Alberta
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