Vanishing Pacific ships and lost crews story
A historical survey lists ships and crews that disappeared at sea from the Pacific, detailing the Harvester and Conestoga incidents, the Islander, Florence, Walla Walla, Centennial, Czarina, Condor, William A. Godfrey, George Loomis, Susie A. Plummer, and the Carroll A. Deering, with expert notes on why crews vanish and how some ghost ships are later found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condor
Royal Roada, B. Co
Honolulu
Europe
Navy Yard
Esquimault
William A. Godfrey
Coos Bay
Loomis
Susie A. Plummer
Puget Sound
San Pedro
Plummer
Cape Flattery
Carroll A. Deering
Cape Hatteras
Salmon ruin looms as Fraser fishery fades with overfishing
Experts warn the Fraser sockeye run is collapsing after years of overfishing and mismanagement. Prof. John N Cobb and Commissioner Darwin discuss regulation, hatchery plans, and a $100,000 Fraser revival effort while crews face job losses and an uncertain recovery timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Columbia
Fraser
Puget d
Seattle
John N. Cobb
Department of Fisher
University of Washington
Darwin
Painter union agent shoots lawyer in Chicago
Roy Muckle Shields, paint ers union business agent, shot Attorney W. W. O'Brien in a saloon last night and is still at large. O'Brien was wounded in both legs after an argument. Shields faces possible indictment in the building graft case. Warren L. Seeley, city passenger agent for the Chicago and Great Western Railway, departs for Portland and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cricago
Roy “Muckle” Shields
Painters’ Union
W. W. O’brien
O'Brien
Shields
Shieldy
Warren L. Seeley
Chicago & Great Western Railway
St. Paul
Portland
San Francisco
Faint Clue Might Reveal Fate of Vanished Ship
Government investigators pursue a lead from a Paris mailed postcard to a crew mother suggesting a sailor sent it. They withhold the sailor and ship names for now, noting the card could be from someone else and Paris police may be asked to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paris
Cape Hatteras
Jin
For Rent One Husband Ad From Broadway Wife
In a June New York feature by Alice Rohe a Broadway couple discuss a radical swap idea. A wife offers to rent a husband for five thousand dollars a year, praising her 22 year old writer husband Gene Delmar who seeks to be a perfect companion and perform any legitimate duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vina Delmar
Gen& Delmar
Delmar
Gene
Greenwich
Jean
Star
Two murderers executed in Chicago over flag burning
In Chicago on June 24 two murderers, Grover Redding and Oscar McGavick, were hanged for killing sailor Robert L. Rose during riots tied to an anti American demonstration. Rose died after attempting to save an American flag from being burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert L. Rose
Callor
Grover Redding
Oscar McGavick
Rose
Redding
McGavick
Abyssinia
Roce
Luther League Convention in Seattle St Paul's Church
The Luther League of the United Lutheran church in Washington and British Columbia will meet in convention Friday through Sunday at St Pauls Church located at North 43rd Street and Fremont Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
United Lutheran Church
Washington
British Columbia
St. Paul's Church
N. 43d
Fremont Ave
Labor election set for tomorrow at AFL convention
Denver June 4 The American Federation of Labor chooses officers at 10 20 a m Saturday and closes its convention tomorrow night A six hour day with eight hours pay drew little support while a Seattle Labor council proposal to end all overtime failed A Gompers warning about electioneering preceded a Sheppard Towner bill endorsement and calls for federal control of naval yards and natural resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor
Seattle Labor Council
A. C. Hay
C. F. Graw
Samuel Gompers
Sheppard Towner
W. M. Short
Washington
Drowning Tragedy Marks Oregon River Rescue
In Salem Oregon on June 24 the body of 11 year old Gene La Follette remained unrecovered after he drowned while attempting to rescue his brother Paul The third brother Robert managed to pull Paul to shore but Gene was swept away by a strong current and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Gene la Follette
Willamette River
Here
Gene
Paul
Robert
Collier Named Envoy to Chile
President Harding nominates William Miller Collier, president of George Washington University, to be ambassador to Chile. The nomination announced from Washington on June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier
Chile
Washington
Harding
William Miller Collier
George Washington University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harvester
Hal Armstrong
Copra
Lloyds
Mare Island
Dawson
Douglas
Florence
Seattle Harbor
Hawaii
Walla Walla
Cape
Centennial
Mid-Pacific
Orient
Siberia
James A. Moore
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Star Today
Mediterranean
Alice Rohe
Slayers of Sailor
Zimmerman-Degen
Oxfords
Westlake
Cheasty’s
Cheasty
Luxite
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Seattle Star
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