Monroe Steamship Monroe Sinks. Passengers Perish at Sea
Official confirmation reports the Monroe sinking after a wireless message from Captain Johnson aboard the Nantucket. The liner carried 243 passengers with a property loss around 225000 dollars. several named passengers are listed, and Mrs Harrington died after rescue.
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Captain Johnson
Monroe
Nantucket
Adolph Hamburg
A. (. Brown
Sallie McCombs
Carl Nyland
C. Rollins
C. H. Davids
A. F. McNair
Rena Rollins
C. Williams
N. Budwig
Louis E. Scott
Harry Ebber
Alfred S. Tillett
Hilda Thacker
Adam McCoy
Joseph R. Mann
William J. Moore
C. S. Smith
J. N. Montgomery
T. J. Woods
James O'Connell
Vanwinkle
Leona Ule
R. Flanagan
Thomas Wiegand
John Williamson
Henry Bassett
Thomas R. Harrington
J. J. _Newby
Passengers Who Perished List Names and Origins
A list of deceased passengers includes Mrs. W. L. Bolton of Newark. W. C. Clausen of Milwaukee. Legrande B. Curtis a First Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery from New York. F. C. Davis of Brooklyn. J. Edwards of the U S Navy. Ed. Gorman of Philadelphia. Mrs. D. Gibson of New York. J. Haskell of Cortland N Y. Mrs. Thomas R Harrington noted as died after rescue. W H Ingram of Sumpter S C. F P Lyson of New York. J Okakamoto a Japanese national. C W Poole and wife of Gray Virginia. J F Ray and wife of New York. Ohio Wagner of the U S Marine Corps. G Williamson of New York. and three men and three women from the Macaria Theatrical company.
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W. L. Bolton
Newark
W. C. Clausen
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Legrande B. Curtis
Second Coast Artillery
New York
F. C. Davis
Brooklyn
J. Edwards
United States Navy
Ed. Gorman
Philadelphia
D. Gibson
J. Haskell
Cortland
N. Y
Thomas R. Harrington
W. H. Ingram
Sumpter
F. P. Lyson
Monroes Liner Sinks After Collision With Nantucket
Weary Nantucket brings 85 survivors to Norfolk after ramming Monroe in fog off Hos Island. Forty eight passengers and crew are reported dead, including Second Officer Gatley. Among the rescued is James OConnell, vice president of the American Federation of Labor.
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Norfolk
Monroe
Atlantic
Old Dominion
Hos Island
Merchants & Miners
Nantucket
Johnson
Gatley
U. S
Boston
Berry
Hamilton
James O’connell
American Federation of Labor
New Industrial Relations Commission
Dominion
T. B. Woods
New York
Apollo
Inging
First Passenger Death At Sea For Old Dominion Steamship
Washington January 30 H B Walker president of the Old Dominion Steamship company says a passenger death at sea marks a historic first for the line which began in 1867. The Monroe, the sturdiest ship of seven steamers now in service since 1903, carried life saving equipment nearly double what this voyage had.
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New York
Monroe
H. B. Walker
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Washington
Washington, D. C
Authorized sale of the Wabash Route
Federal Judge Adams has authorized the foreclosure sale of the Wabash railroad with no bids below 34 million dollars. The sale will proceed without appraisal under the foreclosure decree, with Equitable Trust Company of New York as trustee holding 41.9 million in Wabash bonds. Announcement states the reorganization plan is satisfactory to trustees and receivers.
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St. Louis
Adams
Equitable Trust Company of New York
Treaty ratification urged for arbitration pacts with nations
Washington January 30 The senate foreign relations committee voted to recommend immediate ratification of general arbitration treaties with Great Britain Japan and twenty five other nations, pending since last summer when the five year limit expired.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Japan
Seven St Louis Amateur Boxers Arrive in Cleveland
Seven of the best St. Louis amateur boxers arrived in Cleveland to meet local amateurs at the Cleveland Athletic Club. The event marks the fifth interclub contest of the season with seven weight classes from 108 to 190 pounds.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Cleveland Athletic Club
Perkins in Custody Over Salt Lake Extradition Case
Howard Perkins, held in county jail after return from Chesterfield, faces extradition to Salt Lake City on charges from his sister-in-law alleging a celestial marriage and plural wife arrangement with Jennie Tite. Perkins plans to fight extradition. Tite and her baby remain in Salt Lake, alleging abandonment. The prior summer incident involved a separation and reconciliation with his wife before the child’s birth.
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Howard Perkins
Salt Lake
Chesterfield
Lish
Salt Lake County
Perkins
Jennie Tite
Upper Valley
Pope Faces Balkans Pledge Clash in Vatican Talks
Rome reports Pope Pius faces a diplomatic squeeze as Servia seeks a concordat with the Vatican while Austria protests. The pope is earnestly inclined toward Servia though Vienna, protector of Catholicism in the Balkans, challenges any shift of power. No clear plan from the pope.
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Rome
Pius
Servia
Vatican
Austria
Balkan Peninsula
Ervia
Plan Auto Ice Races in Cottonwood Lake
A new winter sport arrives in Cottonwood North Dakota with a two mile ice race course on Cottonwood lake. Trials show fast times but turns are tricky as machines skid on the banked curves.
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Cottonwood
N. D
Cottonwood Lake
Chief Lazy Boy Joins Chicago Adventurers Club
Chief Lazy Boy of the Glacier National Park Blackfoot tribe has been made an honorary member of the Adventurers' Club of Chicago. The club's sole other honorary member is Theodore Roosevelt. Lazy Boy has fought against the Solux Crow Nez Perces and Kootenai tribes in numerous battles.
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Lazy Boy
Pah-kops-co-mapi
Glacier National Park
Adventurers’ Club of
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Solux
Great Panama Canal Model for Exposition Display
Washington January 30 model of the Panama canal will be over 500 feet long and serve as the government s premier exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco. The model aims to convey canal workings better than a visit to the site and received a funding of sixty thousand dollars for construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
In Memory of the Martyr Beheading Anniversary in London
London marked the 265th anniversary of Keng Cherier's beheading at Whitehall Jennars Street in 1649. Le citimatist societies sent wreaths to adorn the statue of the so called martyr king in Trafalgar Square.
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London
Keng Cherier
Whitehall
Jennars St
King
Trafalgar Square
White V8 Schultz Set for Toledo Bout Tonight
Charley White and Battling Schultz meet at Abe Shapiro's club in Toledo. Both managers report good form. Betting tips favor White.
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Toledo
Charley White
Battling Schultz
Abe Shapiro
White
New Warehouse for Society of Equity Planned in City
The Farmers Society of Equity moves to build a 40 by 130 foot warehouse on corner lots 7 8 9 and 10 in block 368 at Halliday and Second funded by Flyde Realty from M D Whalen. Construction starts within days with a temporary office on the corner and a permanent structure planned soon. Side tracks and storage facilities for grain machinery and sacks are included to serve the state society based in Pocatello. Office relocation from the Cook building will occur after completion with stock arriving in about two weeks.
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Farmers Society of Equity
Co-Operative Association
C. E. Scott
Society of Equity
Halliday
Flyde Htealty Company
M. D. Whalen
Hstits
Pocatello
State Society of Equity
Gompers Charged With Drunkenness At Seattle AFL Meet
Duncan McDonald of Illinois at the Miners convention accuses Samuel Gompers of being gloriously drunk in Seattle during the American Federation of Labor gathering. Gompers calls the claim libelous while denying drunkenness and criticizing the accuser. Debate erupts over room noise and union finances.
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Indianapolis
Seattle
American Federation
Duncan McDonald
Ilinois
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Mcdonald
Resolutions Committee
Ciompers
Moyer
Michigan
Duncan Dhompers
Democratic Party
Assault and robbery at Mooney's garage
A lone assailant entered Mooney's garage, slugged a driver and stole over $15. The victim identified the attacker but police have not yet captured him. The incident occurred in the garage and officers were alerted immediately.
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Mooney
Suit to Recover Rates in Missouri Rail Cases
Federal Judge McPherson dissolved restraining orders stopping Attorney General Barker from seeking 24 million dollars in excess freight and passenger charges by railroads during the Missouri rate litigation. Claimants may sue in state or federal court. if in federal court a master will adjudicate the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
McPherson
Barker
Missouri
Missouri Rate
Will bequeaths one sixth estate to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Cambridge Massachusetts January 30 news discloses Mrs. Caroline H Lee leaves one sixth of her estate to granddaughter Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth. The total value of the estate is not disclosed in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Caroline H. Lee
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Cash Stolen From Mail in Rostov on Don
Fifty thousand dollars in cash was stolen here as mails were moved from a railroad train to the post office. A government official overseeing the mail was arrested in connection with the theft.
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Rostov
Don Russia
Murderer Humphreys to be electrocuted in Ohio tonight
Leslie Humphreys, Columbus killer, pleads guilty to murder and waives trial. He lured a victim from West Virginia to Columbus, slit his throat, shot him to finish the crime, and fled to the mountains before being captured after a bloody revolver was found by his child.
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Columbus
Leslie Humphreys
Ohio
Humphreys
West Virginia
Earthquake Recorded by Georgetown Seismograph
A pronounced earthquake was recorded by the Georgetown University seismograph last night and the tremors were estimated to be 2000 miles distant.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Clarke At State Bible Convention As Guest Of Honor
Centerville Ta January 30 Governor Clarke of Town was the speaker and guest of honor at the state Bible convention here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Clarke
Centerville
Clarke
Toay
May Wheat Soars in Chicago Trade
May wheat closed up 3 3/4 percent in Chicago futures on January 30, signaling strong buying pressure amid market optimism. Traders cited weather concerns and supportive export demand as key factors.
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Chicago
Tils
New Board Named as Bannock Pocatello Plan Public Hospital
Bannock County and Pocatello officials move to take over the general hospital as a public institution. They agree to pay 12 500 for the property appraised at nearly 20 000 and appoint a five member trustees board with three from the county districts and two from the city. Ed Jacobs Sumner G Pond and Dr Ki M Loux named trustees from the county while Noah S Pond and Fred G Caldwell represent the city with Loux staying on the existing board.
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Bannock County
Pocatello
General Hospital
Ed Jacobs
McCammon
Sumner G. Pond
Grace
Ki. M. Loux
Turner
Noah 8. Pond
Fred G. Caldwell
A Loux
New York State Bar Meeting Opens in New York
The 37th annual New York State Bar Association meeting opened in New York City with many jurists and lawyers attending. A banquet tomorrow night will honor former Chief Judge Edgar M. Cullen and Governor Glynn, with other prominent speakers expected.
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New York
New York State Bar Association
Edgar M. Cullen
Court of Appeals
Glynn
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Clevland
Foolish Pherdinand
Utah
Pope
Chief Lazy Boy
Schultz
Farmers’ Big Co-Operative Association
Joint Hospital
NEW York State Bar Meeting
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