Crowds at Armory Crowding In Wake of Chicago Death Toll
Report from Chicago describes hundreds of curiosity seekers lining Curtis Street and Washington Boulevard outside the Second Regiment Armory as 82 bodies have been recovered. Relatives and undertakers work amid a heavy odor of embalming fluids while police and coroner Hoffmann manage crowds and identify victims.
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Eastland
Armory
Second Regiment
Washington Boulevard
Curtis Street
Hines
Schuettler
Meagher
Hull
Claiss
Hans
Hoffman
Frantic Rescue as Casualty Toll Grows
Twenty telephones ring constantly as attendants answer questions from those barred entry. Workers read lists of dead missing and rescued, while new bodies are brought in. Identified bodies are carted away and crowds swell.
Redfield States Eastland Would Have Carried 1028 Fewer Passengers
Secretary William C. Redfield released correspondence showing the Eastland owners sought to violate the new seamen's law to avoid reduced passenger capacity. The law, effective November 1, would require the ship to carry 1028 fewer people, more lifeboats, and a larger crew. The president approved the letter urging immediate reforms.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William C. Redfield
Department of Commerce
Edwin C. Sweet
W. H. Hull
Eastland
Redfield
Wilson
Grand Haven
Chicago Board of Examiners
Westcott
Detroit
Chicago
Kaiser aims to end war before Christmas in crown council
Paris reports the Kaiser, after a council in Berlin with Generals von Hindenburg and von Falkenhayn, declared Germany would not negotiate until War saw and Calais fell. He outlined final plans to end the war by Christmas.
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Posen
Berlin
Copenhagen
Germany
Warsaw
Calais
von Hindenburg
von Falkenhayn
Submarine War Resumes with Ship Losses and Trawler Sinking
London reports renewed German submarine activity with the sinking of one British, one French, and one Russian steamship and the destruction of four trawlers. Four divers died aboard the British ship, eleven sailors drowned on trawlers, five are missing, and two injured.
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London
Gravediggers Needed for Eastland Victims in Chicago
Chicago reports a grave demand for labor as cemeteries prepare for the Eastland disaster casualties. The usual small crews will be expanded to handle the high number of interments from the river catastrophe.
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Eastland
Chicago
Extradition Held On James K. Lewis Over Nonsupport
The double of President Wilson is locked up at Philadelphia city hall awaiting extradition to New Jersey. He is James K. Lewis alias James Landis of Mount Holly and disappeared over a year ago.
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Uly
Wilson
City Hall
New Jersey
James K. Lewis
James Landis
Mount Holly
N. J
Italians Capture Goritz on Isonzo Front
A General News dispatch from Udine reports Goritz has fallen to Italian forces after five weeks of assault. Goritz sits on the Isonzo river in Gorizia, Austria, and the capture marks a significant breakthrough in the front.
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London
Udine
Italy
Isonzo
Gorizia
Austria
Officials Move to Crack Eastland Disaster Blame
Chicago authorities announce manslaughter charges and widespread probes into the Eastland wreck. State's Attorney Hoyne and federal officials plan grand juries to expose avarice and graft, while inspectors deny responsibility and demand full liability against owners and officials.
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Eastland
Hoyne
Mansfield
Nicholas
Steamboat Inspection Service
Charles F. Clyne
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Standings Snapshot From Yesterday's Games Club
The report shows W L P C positions with Philadelia, New York, Brooklyn and Boston leading in key divisions. American League leaders Boston and New York are noted with win loss records. Federal League appears in brief with standings lacking full details.
Baseball scores and postponements across leagues
National League results show Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 4 with no other games. Eastland disaster caused postponements including Chicago vs New York. Cleveland 3-8 Philadelphia 1-4. St. Louis 9-1 Boston 8-1 under darkness. Chicago-Baltimore postponed. Kansas City 5-3 Buffalo 4-2. Central and Western leagues report varied scores with multiple small markets.
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Eastland was top heavy and unsafe, history noted
Eastland, sunk in the Chicago River, was previously owned in Cleveland by Eastland Navigation Co and operated between here and Cedar Point. Long deemed unsafe for being top heavy and unwieldy it once lodged outside the breakwater with many excursionists aboard. It ran aground twice but was floated after tugs. Sold to a Chicago company in June 1914.
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Eastland
Chicago River
Eastland Navigation Company
Here
Cedar Point
French Take 825 Men in Vosges Advance
Paris communique reports French forces in the Vosges captured 825 soldiers and 11 officers and seized strong German defenses between La Fontanelle height and Launois village. Berlin confirms the development.
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Berlin
la Fontanelle
Launois
London
Vosges
Paris
Palmer Named Counselor of State Department
A Mitchell Palmer former Pennsylvania congressman is reported in official circles to have been selected as counselor of the state department this month in Washington.
German Prisoners Recaptured in London and Italy
German prisoners captured earlier have been recaptured in London and Italy. Details are limited, with a note that three German air force personnel were involved in the incident. Further confirmation from Allied authorities is awaited.
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London
Italy
Remains of Eastland Victims Arrive in Chicago Armory
Thousands watched as undertakers and private firms laid out 700 plus bodies on the Second Regiment armory drill floor. The scene showed torn clothing and blood, but embalmers and a Hamilton club volunteers organized personal effects and identification tags amid grieving relatives.
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Chicago
Second Regiment
Curtis and
Sangamon
Eastland
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Hamilton Club
C. Pruyn Stringfield
Open Air Service At St Pauls Cathedral Draws Thousands
London July 26 Rt Rev Arthur F W Ingram bishop of London led a large open air intercession service on the steps of St Pauls Cathedral for Allied wartime success. About 3 500 territorials marched in a body and an estimated twenty thousand people attended the event.
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London
Arthur F. W. Ingram
St. Paul's Cathedral
Great Britain
Italy Calls Reserves Riots
Rome July 26 reservists of the infantry arm class of 1885 and 1888, along with specialists from other arms, have been called to the colors in a broad mobilization of the Italian army.
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Italy
Rome
King e es Near Gorizia Farissuly
The readable fragments reference a 26 event or entry centered on a surgical topic with unclear terms fecora and location hints of Gorizia and Farissuly. No coherent facts or outcomes are evident from the fragment.
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Farissuly
Fecora
Visit of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon's Wisdom
The lesson presents Solomon as a type of Christ at the height of Israel's glory with the Queen of Sheba visiting for wisdom and gifts. It notes the queen's journey, her response to Solomon's wisdom, and the prophecy of future homage to the greater Son of David, stressing that true wisdom leads to eternal life through Christ.
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Seba
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Kingdom of Heaven
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