Empress of Ireland Sunk in Fog Disaster Near Father Point
Nine hundred thirty four lives were lost when the Empress of Ireland collided with the Storstad off Father Point in thick fog. Survivors recount the rapid sinking, chaotic decks, and last moments as rescue ships, including the Lady Evelyn and Eureka, aided lifeboat passengers. Captain Kendall survived on a broken spar.
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Rimouski, Que
Father Point
St. Lawrence
Storstad
Montreal
H. G. Kendall
Royal Naval Reserve
Kendall
Empress of Ireland
Lady Evelyn
Eureka
Dureka
Quebec
Liverpool
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. John
Child saved by swimmer in Quebec rescue
Eight year old Florence Barber of Cumberland Ontario, orphaned by the loss of her mother, sister, and father, was rescued from the river by Robert Crellin of Toronto. He jumped in, kept her afloat with a blanket, swam to a small boat, and handed her to rescuers at Rimouski.
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Quebec
Chateau Frontenac
Florence Barber
Cumberland
London
Ont
England
Robert Crellin
Torortto
Crellin
Rimouski
Terre Haute
Ind
George C. Richards
Richards
Charles Gray
Sheffield
Indiana
Gray
Denver
Colo
F. H. Dunlevy
Dunlevy
Boston
New York
Montreal
Paris
Survivors of Empress of Ireland Arrival in Quebec
At Levis and Quebec the Empress of Ireland survivors are disembarked from the Polaris ferry with ambulances and medical staff ready. Of 396 aboard the steamer, 25 in first cabin eight women and a child, 29 from second cabin eight women and a child, and 101 from steerage include four women. Dr. James F. Grant praised for saving many lives with prompt care.
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Quebec
Levis
Army Medical Service Corps
Rimouski
Polaris
Brontenac
James F. Grant
Victoria
B. C
Notable Passengers of the Empress of Ireland Listed
A list of passengers including Laurence Irving and Sir Henry Seton-Karr details their careers education and travels. Other travelers named include Dr M A Lindsay W Leonard Palmer George C Richards Mrs F H Dunlevy Herman Kruse Alexander Banthrope George Johnston Henry Freeman and many Detroit and Michigan travelers as the ship sank.
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New York
Laurence
B. Irving
Marlborough College
College Rollin
Paris
Russia
Foreign Office
England
America
Henry Irving
Henry Seton-Karr
Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
Kippilaw
St. Boswell’s
N. B
Chester Squire
London
Eng
Carleton Club
New Club
Edinburgh
Halifax
N. S
M. A. Lindsay
Victoria General Hospital
Kathleen
Richard Webb
Briarwood
Warwickshire
Lindsay
The
Rochester
Minn
Herman Kruse
Rochester Commercial Club
Freda Kruse
Seinholdt Boch
Edith Boch
Kruses
Europe
Boch
Santa Barbara
Cal
Alexander Banthrope
George Johnstone
Faulkland
Fifeshire
Scotland
Bonthrone
Johnson
Milwaukee
Henry Freeman
West Allis
Freeman
Allis-Chalmers Company
Empress of Ireland disaster death toll and rescue details
Reports show 433 saved and 282 crew and passengers lost from the Empress of Ireland. Crew survivors numbered 237, with limited first and second cabin passenger recoveries and many steerage lives lost. The sinking in seventeen minutes spurred comparisons to the Titanic, and notable missing include Laurence Irving and Mabel Hackney.
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Empress of Ireland
Rimouski
Father Point
Quebec
Rimousk
St. Thomas
General Slocum
East River
New York
Laurence Irving
Mabel Hackney
Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Empress of Ireland Disaster Claims Winnipeg Victims
May 29 Winnipeg reports twenty four residents feared dead from the Empress of Ireland sinking. Names include KR. R. Gallagher family members, H. Peterson and spouse, T. Nuttal and children, R. A. Cunningham assistant chemist at Manitoba Agricultural College, Mrs Harriet Hakker and seven month old baby, John Hakker caretaker at CP bunkhouse, and Joseph J. Lennon secretary treasurer of J. P. Turner & Co.
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Winnipeg
KR. R. Gallagher
Mra
H. Peterson
John Hakker
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Joseph J. Lennon
J. P. Turner, & Co
Royal Navy Officer Kendall Commits Button Incidents
Lieut Kendall of the Royal Navy who commanded the Empress of Ireland has experienced button problems.
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Lieut. Kendall
Royal Navy
Button
Train Wreck Kills Five on Baltimore and Ohio Line
Five trainmen died when a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive running light and at 68 miles an hour toppled near Cooks Mills nine miles west of Cumberland. The injured include Grant Miller and James Romesburg. C. Eyster and H. Rizer later died. Brakeman C. Eyster, though severely burned, flagged a westbound freight to avert further disaster. Cause of the crash remains undetermined.
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Western
Union News Service
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cooks Mills
H. V. Hughes
Pittsburg
Lloyd
Connellsville
Guy W. Dean
Harry Rizer
C. Eyster
Conhtellsville
Grant Miller
James Romesburg
Markleton
William Semple
Miller
Hughes
Dean
Rizer
Hyster
Byster
Indiana youth drowns in White River
Washington Indiana July 17 17 year old Ray Walters son of William P Walters cashier at the State Bank of Washington drowned while bathing in White river.
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Washington, Ind
Ray Walters
William P. Walters
The
State Bank of Washington
White River
Coffins Ripped Open as Mass Tragedy Unfolds in Quebec
In Quebec onlookers crowded a temporary morgue after the Empress of Ireland disaster. The Lady Grey carried 188 bodies to the St. Lawrence. Relatives rushed to identify victims, ramming past police as coffins were opened and civilians, including women and a child, were injured.
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Quebec
Canada
Lady Grey
St. Lawrence
Doctor R B Hubbard Fatally Injured in Collision
In Sandusky Ohio Dr. R. B. Hubbard 61 county physician was fatally injured when his gasoline runabout collided with a belt line electric car. He was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital for concussion multiple rib fractures and probable internal injuries.
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Sandusky, O
R. B. Hubbard
Good Samaritan Hospital
Twenty Die in Fighting Near Puerto Plata
Washington reports twenty casualties in a clash between contending forces near Puerto Plata Santo Domingo. Captain Elberle of the cruiser Washington informed the Navy Department. Iroquis officers say Sanchez and Sama na were quiet, but rebels were active in the area.
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Washington
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Elberle
Navy Department
Iroquis
Sanchez
Samana
Ohio workers pledge referendum on prohibition
State leaders told Youngstown workers that a statewide referendum on prohibition will be pursued in response to opposition to the Rose local option law. The wets are seeking repeal of that law amid the dry movement.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Motorcycle Crash Kills Rider in Laporte
Casimere Moseke is killed when a motorcycle crashed at full speed into a carriage in Laporte Indiana. William Delato was seriously injured and Herman Snyder in the carriage suffered serious injuries.
Speed Mania Claims Another Life in Calif. Auto Crash
San Francisco reports Thomas Magee second son of the late Thomas Magee and noted real estate man was killed in an automobile accident near Cloverdale. Authorities state excessive speed caused the crash.
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San Francisco
Thomas Magee
Cloverdale
Suffragette disruption interrupts St Pauls Cathedral services
In London at St Pauls Cathedral suffragettes interrupted prayers with harangues. One woman mounted the lectern and clung to it while police tried to remove her, dragging her away while she screamed. A second woman screamed from a near spot and was removed amid struggles.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Vergese
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised by Terre Hill Woman
A Terre Hill Pennsylvania woman testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles back and side pains sleeplessness and loss of appetite. The ad touts the product as a grand remedy created by Lydia Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts and cites letters from women praising its health benefits.
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Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aucustus Lyon
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
The Churning Tango Allusion in a Salon Conversation
In a witty salon aside, Brunette-Mr. Beanbrough skews dances while Blondine notes his joke about drinking cream for health and avoiding tangoing into butter, a playful quip attributed to a judge.
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Mr. Beanbrough
Blondine
Watchful Waiting Snigs Fishing Dialog
A dialogue exchange features an old man asking what the youth fishes for and the reply mentions snigs. The young man admits he has never taught any and does not know what snigs are, highlighting a humorous ignorance in a rural scene.
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Sonny
Snigs
Quotations on a Big Man and Smoking
A dialogue hints that a prominent figure carries self-importance and believes tobacco stocks would dip if he quits smoking. The exchange reflects skepticism about his influence and market predictions.
The Ratio and Laundry Ad Slogans
The fragment shows a mix of old ad copy and proverbs about happiness and friendship. It references a doctor recommending ten cents worth of a product, a drug store price comparison, Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product, and generic grocer advertising.
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St. Lawrence River
Empreas
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Empress
Geive
Gan
Empress Beach City
the St. Lawrence
Ocean Graves
Halifax Medical College
Dalhousie Medical College
W. Leonard Palmer
London Financial News
Detroit
Michigan
Charles R. Clark
Hillsboro
Florence Bawden
Bessie Bawden
Empiess
Ireland
Bridgewater
Somerset
Manitoba
Parker
Bright
Kentucky
Emy Land
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, Nly
Cincinnati
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