Survivors recount last moments with Lord Kitchener on Hampshire
An official statement based on twelve Hampshire survivors details the final hours before the cruiser sank off the Orkneys. The account records Lord Kitchener accompanied by a naval officer moving to their stations, an officer telling him to make way, and calls to board the boats while the captain summoned Kitchener to the fore bridge.
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London
Hampshire
Orkneys
Earl Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Lord
Life of Earl Kitchener Ended In Orkneys Disaster
Survivor Rogerson recounts the HMS Hampshire sinking after striking a mine in the Orkneys and lists how life belts and rafts saved portions of the crew. He describes Kitchener remaining on deck, calmly watching abandon ship as wreckage and a somersaulting stern sealed the fate of those aboard.
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Kitchener
Earl Kitchener
Seaman Rogerson
Mampshire
London
Orkneys
Daily Mail
Rogerson
Savill
Field Marshal
Five Lost In Steamer Wreck Near Sugar Loaf Reef
Purser Heywood of the steamer reports all 120 passengers and crew accounted for after a wreck on Sugar Loaf Reef near Eureka California. He confirms five persons drowned and whose bodies have been recovered, with the vessel still intact about 200 feet from shore as rescuers worked to remove baggage and valuables.
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Ebureka
Cal
Sugar Loaf
Purser Co
F. Heywood
Raphael Semmes Camp Elects New Officers
The Raphael Semmes Camp UCV held its annual meeting at the Armory Hall with about 30 veterans present. Henry Malone was elected commander. R E Daly was chosen adjutant for the ninth time. other officers include M J Clark first lieutenant commander Levi D Gibson second lieutenant commander William H Bancroft third lieutenant commander and more. The camp also agreed to join the Preparedness Parade on July 4.
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Raphael Semmes Camp
Armory Hall
Henry Malone
R. E. Daly
M. J. Clark
Levi D. Gibson
William H Bancroft
Robert Edward Daly, Sr
E. T. Toomer
John A. Duff
Dr. T. J. Savage
John T. Clarke
O. J. Semmes
C. A. Jones
A. B. Treat
I. E. Anfield
William H. Bancroft
Trammel and Bryan Campaign Expenditures Reported
Campaign reports to the senate show Florida Democrat Park Trammel spent 870 for newspaper advertising and Senator N P Bryan 510 in the Florida senatorial primary. The expenditures were listed as all for newspaper ads.
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Washington
Senate
Park Trammel
Florida
N. P. Bryan
Eee
Big Tank for Fairhope Moves to New Plant
Captain M A Bowen said the 50 000 gallon water tank moved to Fairhope on the steamer Apollo last week has been installed in the new Fairhope Electric Company plant. The final equipment for the plant was transferred yesterday afternoon.
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Fairhope
M. A. Bowen
Apollo
Health Talks on Babies Diet and Draft Dangers
The column answers readers on causes of miscarriages linked to blood pressure, effects of milk on infants, whether babies distinguish colors, and the impact of soft versus hard foods. It outlines a ten month old artificial feeding plan with milk, cereals, and diluted juices, and discusses healing ulcers by addressing underlying causes. It also cautions on drafts causing rheumatic and neuralgia pains and promotes Sloan's Liniment for relief.
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