Sinking of the Islander claims sixty five lives off Douglas Island
Survivors recount the Islander striking a reef off Douglas Island on Aug 15 and sinking bow first after twenty minutes. Of 108 aboard many jumped overboard or clung to wreckage amid frenzied scramble for lifeboats. Crew gave boats to passengers though some cut ropes and attempted to swim ashore. Official death toll later cited as forty two with later estimates rising toward sixty five. lists and names of saved passengers from Ottawa to Seattle are named, including pilot LABLANC and chief engineer.
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Victoria
B. C
Douglas Island
Vancouver
Tantilion Point
Taku
Foote
D. Carter
J. L. Wilcox
San Francisco
Max Green
Tacoma
L. T. Maxwell
Seattle
R. M. Wright
Willows
N. D
D. Daniels
Robb
Dawson
E. M. Dennis
Judge Morgan
Winniper
H. Danlish
Atlin
T. Knowles
A. Applebaum
M'Farland
George
Spence
Steward's Department
E. D. Hudson
David Stewart
J. Nash
William Chalmers
Steward’s Department
Harry Lacey
M. Blumore
Portland
Ore
John Dickson
Porter
M. Macbeth
Dick Morrissey
Pat Lavin
J. MacDonald
M. Hansen
H. A. Dickey
M. H. Murphy
H. H. M'Donald
R. R. Taylor
F. C. Castleburg
William Needlands
J. D. Yeoman
P. Hi. Brown
F. G. Hindebocker
F. F. M'Naughton
White Horse
E. H. Carlton
J. T. Snyder
Noble Johnson
St. Mary's
Ont
George Powell
William W. Powers
Eagle City
G. L. Spinks
DR. Phillips
A. T. Brownlee
H. M. Bishop
George L. Brown
E. P. Pringley
J. A. Dean
Cariboo Crossing
A. C. Beach
Dominion
Jesse Bauer
E. E. Peck
Bauer
Havoc at Fort Riley shell explosion kills and wounds soldiers
At Fort Riley Kansas during target practice a seven inch shell exploded while being rammed into a breach of Battery O Sev enth Artillery. Private Henry C. Watson was killed instantly and several others were wounded including Private Murray Sykes and Private Dennis Mahoney. Watsons body stood erect for about fifteen seconds before collapsing. The unit continued practice the next morning.
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Fort Riley Reservation
Watson
Texas
South Carolina
Savannah
King
Murray Sykes
Charles Duncan
Henry Logsdon
London
Dennis Mahoney
Lloyd
Jackson
Tenn
Murray Sickles
Waco
Tex
Sergt
Islander disaster sparks Newark Italian panic crowd
News of the Islander wreck off Alaska sent Newark Italians reacting in fear as 128 excursionists aboard the Isabel and her barge left for a Hudson trip. Early reports spread that the Isabel had sunk, triggering a mass rush to docks and widespread weeping before police and telegraph lines clarified the vessel’s safety.
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New York
Alaska
Newark
N. J
Columbian Guards
Isabel
Hudson River
Annexation Monument Unveiled in New Mexico
In Santa Fe New Mexico a monument marking the fifty fifth anniversary of the peaceful annexation to the United States was unveiled today reflecting regional pride and historic ties.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
United States
Plazas Witness Erection by Daughters of the American Revolution
On the plaza in the presence of a vast crowd the Sunshine Chapter area Daughters of the American Revolution erected a memorial structure. The event drew attendees from local organizations and residents who observed the formal ceremony and dedication.
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Sunshine Chaparea
Daughters of the
Finest to Be Arrested Soon
Warrant plans target three prominent New York police officials after Justice Jerome nears completion of a secret inquiry into the case of the People v. Glennon and others. The sessions continue as witnesses are wired for testimony and a quick action is anticipated.
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New York
Jerome
State of
Edward G. Glennon
Times
Edgar A. Whitney
Loving Cup for Cervera Gains Public Backing
The drive to present a loving cup to Admiral Cervera for kindness to Lt Hobson and his men at Santiago gains broad support. Arthur Bird of Sidney Record is credited with starting the movement. A. P. Clark notes steady testimonials and a letter from Secretary of the Navy John D. Long endorsing the plan. Lieutenant Hobson has asked to head the subscriber list.
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New York
Admiral Cervera
Hobson
Santiago
Arthur Bird
Sidney
N. Y
A. P. Clark
Navy
John D. Long
Cervera
Lst
Mob lynching spree in Pierce City Missouri shocks region
Aug. 19 Pierce City Missouri reports a mob of about 1000 armed men hanged two Black men, Will Godley and Jean Carter, at a Frisco railroad bridge after a jail raid. A young boy was fatally wounded and a railroad porter, Joe Clark, is named as a suspect in a planned hanging. A farmer nearby did not intervene as the mob shot and looted the area. Authorities later arrested the two victims, who were placed in jail before execution. Tensions in the Black community run high as a posse pursues Clark.
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Jean Carter
Godley
Lawrence Hotel
Carter
Frisco
Joe Clark
Clark
Monett
Their Last Lunch Crossed Track Before a Train
In Chillicothe Ohio on August 19 Robert Rutter and Jefferson Rutter two farmers were instantly killed by a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train in Vigo. They were eating lunch in their wagon as they crossed the track and did not observe the moving train. The wagon was torn to pieces.
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Chillicothe, O
Robert Rutter
Jefferson Rutter
Vigo
B. & O. Southwestern
Freight Wreck Kills Fireman and Ends Brakeman’s Hope
At Moravia on the Pittsburg and Western, a freight wreck today claimed Fireman Phillip Powell of Canton, Ohio, with Brakeman W. S. McCurdy fatally hurt and Engineer Hillard of Bennett seriously injured.
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Sharon
Pittsburg & Western
Moravia
Phillip Powell
Canton
W. S. McCurdy
Hillard
Bennett
No Interest Shown at Republican State Convention
Harrisburg reports a sparsely attended Republican State convention with no contests and no preconvention roll meeting planned. Judge William Potter of Pittsburg is likely to be named to the Supreme Court bench and Frank Harris of Clearfield to be state treasurer by acclamation, making the convention possibly the shortest in party history.
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Harrisburg
State Committee
William Potter
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Frank €. Harris
Clearfield
Flames Tear Through Philadelphia Oil Tanks After Benzine Blast
A massive benzine tank exploded at the Atlantic Oil Refining plant in Point Breeze Philadelphia while firemen battled a spreading blaze. Several firefighters were killed or severely burned as iron fragments and burning oil injured many others. The flames, fed by 63 000 barrels of oil and 28 000 barrels of benzine, may burn for days with estimated losses near half a million dollars.
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Atlantic Oil Refining Company
Point Breeze
James Eals
Six Men Die As Dynamite Explodes in Mohawk Roundhouse
In Little Falls New York a fire at the Mohawk and Malone roundhouse near Herkimer ignited a large stock of dynamite. Watchman Gilbert and engine tender John Deck died, along with four others, with several more feared dead as the roundhouse burned and wrecked. The roundhouse was owned by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad.
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The
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Fire destroys J Wright Company plant in Richmond
A large fire in Richmond swet away the J Wright Company plant of the American Cigar Company. About 400000 pounds of tobacco were stored there along with machinery. The building, covering 19000 square feet, belonged to the Continental Tobacco Company and was valued at roughly $115000. The blaze left the structure severely damaged.
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Richmond
J. Wright Company
American Cigar Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Fire destroys brick building with minor injuries reported
The blaze consumes a substantial brick structure valued around $8.00 with total losses near $20.00 and an insurance claim of $112.00. Several workers, many of them Black, were inside but escaped harm. The Monte Maria convent was briefly in danger and nearby Cameron & Cameron's ENAE suffered damage for about half an hour. A. O. Mayo of the Mayo branch of Continental Company sustained a slight injury from a falling wire.
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Monte Maria
Cameron & Cameron
ENAE
Daner
Chesapeake & Hio
A. O. Mayo
Mayo
Continental Company
Ex Sheriff Arrested in Chipley Fire Plot
In Chipley Florida detective Thomas Watts led a probe after a blaze wiped out eleven stores. Moses Brown confessed to setting fire to former Sheriff G Allen’s shop and barn stock valued about 1 5 thousand dollars, with 7 000 in insurance. Allen denies involvement and remains jailed as the case heads to trial tomorrow.
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Chipley
Fila
Thomas Watts
Moses Brown
G. Allen
Allen
Brown
Woman Beaten by a Thug in Omaha Kidnap Bid
Mrs. J. H. Glassman, wife of an insurance agent, was beaten unconscious and dragged toward an alley in a staged kidnapping. A blanket was placed over her head and a gag forced into her mouth before she fought free. A dog distracted the assailant, awakening her husband who then rescued her. the attacker fled.
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Omaha
Neb
J. H. Glassman
Good Boys in the Navy Address at Church of Strangers
Chaplain Harry Jones said few realize the type of men entering the navy. At Newport apprentices’ barracks 1174 boys include sons of congressmen and professionals. Of 438 slated for Monongahela’s next cruise, 291 are total abstainers.
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New York
Harry Jones
Church of Strangers
Newport
Two Diggers Rescued From Suburban Cleveland Tunnel Fire
Adam Kest and Joseph Engine were trapped in a water works tunnel 200 feet below Lake Erie after crib No 2 burned last Wednesday. They found a way to tap the air pipe and were rescued by workers, lasting over five days awaiting help and nearly ate mule meat before rescue. They lie semi conscious at Huron Street Hospital, expected to recover.
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Cleveland, O
Adam Kest
Joseph Engine
Water Works
Lake Erie
Huron Street Hospital
Erib
Kest
Eugine
Health Board notes no smallpox cases in thirty hours
In New York on August 1 the Board of Health reported no new smallpox cases for thirty hours since noon Saturday. The city had seen two to twenty cases daily since last September, but authorities now say the outbreak is no longer epidemic.
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New York
Board of Health
Plante Operation Closed by Walkout of Amal Staff
Southern nonunionists at work in the Monessen plant. Forces at the Painter and Clark have induced the Pennsylvania works men to quit.
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Plante
Amal
Monessen
Painter and Clark
Pennsylvania Workmen Quit and Strikes Spread to Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh and surrounding areas National Tube Company workers join a growing strike wave. About six Pennsylvanian workers walked out at the Pennsylvania works, with nine more expected to join tomorrow, threatening to shut the plant. An incipient strike at the Keystone rolling mill prompts unions to resist providing material to United States Steel. McKeesport forms a senate of labor to coordinate action. Three of twelve open hearth furnaces at Duquesne were shut down tonight.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Monessen
Painter
Clark
Steel Corporation
Lindsay
McCutcheson
Tice New Castle
McKeesport
Wheeling
Bellaire
Mingo Junction
Painter's
Painter Mills
Duquesne Mills
Carenegie Company
Steel Company
Amalgamated
Coal and Iron
Pennsylvania Works
National Tube Company
Frankstown
Franketown
Keystone
McKeersport
Senate of Labor
Duquesne
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Steamship Islander
Tak
Lablanc
N. A. Bellcourt
M. P
Ottawa
C. C. Ray
R. Bowman
Oscar
A. Morrison
Charles Doyle
Fort Cudahy
Virgin Doyle
Arthur Longmane
H. Real
W. H. Smith
H. W. Henderson
H. H. Hart
J. E. Bannin
San Bernardino
Cal
Allen J. Salker
Skagway
R. N. Highon
Charles Denny
H. Fraser
Pantryman
H. L. Sherman
North Police
Orthwest Mounted Pe Baller
Mounted Police
White R. P. Marsh
White Pass
Yukon
Anton Kreishe
Jack Kochver
J. B. M'Lennan
Olsen
C. N. Fraser
Joe Kochver
A. BP. Luth
Charlie Ross
W. H. Seames
T. R. Robertson
Gertrude Whitmore
E. M. Green
S Jameson
E. Mills
George Poddcomb
Roddycomb
J. W. Macfarland
L. G. Gill
F. Didish
Racine
Wis
Onusbele Wilkinson
Leamington
Seventh Artillery
Junction City
Kan
Crry
Golconda
Ohio
Paducah, KY
Crowell's Landing
Elizabethtown, IL
Paducah
Pea Lizzie Graham
Grahamville
Trixie Grimes
Graham
Colonel Turner
Smithland
Chaylon Gordon
William Webb
Watts Davis
Livingston County
Kentucky
Dave Adams
Lucy Barnett
Adams
Clarence Slayden
Lola
W. A. Hogan
Will Woods
Ill
Horace Rondeau
Dee Jackson
George Stansberry
H. E. Worron
N. 8
Quartermouse
Hampton
Otto Bauer
Mary N
Hayden
Lizzie Graham
Grahameville
James McAllister
St. Louis
Recorder Golf Angry
Thomas J. Diamond
Recorder Golf
Henderson
Diamond
J. C. Dykeman
Sanamond
Goff
Herard
Lieut
R. P. Hobson
Missouri
Pierce City
Will God- Jey
Cassell Wild
Hart
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Herkimer, N. Y
Little Falls
Mohawk & Malone Roundhouse
Herki
Florida
Cleveland
United States Steel Corpora
Tion
Gamated Association
South Chicago
Shaffer
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