Tragedy Aboard St Philibert Sinks Off Bay of Biscay
Excursion steamer St Philibert capsized in a Bay of Biscay storm, drowning about 400 to 442 people including men women and children. Eight survivors and eight bodies recovered as harbor craft guided by lighthouse keepers search for others feared lost.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Nantes
France
St. Philibert
Bay of Biscay
Noirmoutier Island
St. Nazaire
Pointe de St. Gildas
Loire River
Noirmoutier
St. Gilas Point
St. Gildas Point
Europe
British Isles
Pornic
Hailstorm Wrecks Homes and College in Hutchinson Area
Severe hailstorm devastates Hutchinson region with hundreds of broken window panes, dented autos, and damaged roofs. Bresee College suffered major roof damage as wheat fields north of town were flattened, leaving extensive crop losses and property damage reported.
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Hutchingen
Kans
Bresee College
Nazarene
Augusta Attorney Held for Taking Estates Funds
Augusta Ga June 15 George M Stanton attorney was returned from Aiken D C to face warrants charging misappropriation of funds of the estates of Linwood C Hayne and Miss Mary E Anderson Stanton waived extradition and said he would provide a full accounting. He was placed under 25000 bond in each warrant. The warrants accuse misappropriation while bonds valued at 237000 belonging to the estates had not been turned over as court ordered. Receivers prepared to report to Judge Franklin that Stanton had not made required accountings. The estates were worth over 300000 with 252000 in the Hayne estate and 53000 in the Anderson estate.
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Augusta
George M. Stanton
Aiken
D. C
Linwood C. Hayne
Mary E. Anderson
Stanton
Hayne
Anderson
George Hains
John C. Harper
National Exchange Bank
A. L. Franklin
March Stanton
Warships Race to Claim Small Islands Off Brazilian Coast
A British cruiser and a Brazilian warship race toward two dots of land in the south Atlantic after a British steamer Lelande reported new islands near St. Paul’s Rocks off Brazil. The stakes include planting national flags with possible French interest over airmail routes.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
South Atlantic
Lelande
St. Paul’s Rocks
H. M. S. Georgetown
Henry W Miller Dies at 81 in West Point
Henry W Miller 81 died at his West Point home early today. Survived by widow, son Dr Hal C Miller of Atlanta, and daughter Mrs John T Johnson of West Point. He was active in the north Georgia conference of the Methodist church as a trustee and steward of the West Point church.
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West Point
Henry W. Miller
Hal C. Miller
Atlanta
John T. Johnson
Mr. Miller
North Georgia
The
Methodist Church
Tragic drowning reported in Dalton town near Prockey Goats
Relatives arrive in Dalton, Georgia, after the death of John lake prockey Goats aie Readogh dent, aged one and a half, who drowned. His body had not yet been recovered.
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Dalton
Juna
John Lake Prockey
Dent
Spain Deportes Cardinal Saenz to France Amid Protests
Cardinal Pedro Segura Saenz, Spain's Catholic primate, was deported by the republican government after guards protected him from mobs. He left Guadalajara by government car for the French border under unclear charges, with interior minister Maura and President Zamora offering limited comment.
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Madrid
Pedro Segura Saenz
Spain
Segura
Guadalajara
Maura
Alcala Zamora
Interior
Cardinal Segura
Rome
Farmer harvests record wheat yield in Crawford Georgia
Crawford Ga June 15 farmer C C Freeman living near the town harvested 235 bushels of wheat from four and a half acres. The crop was believed to be the largest yield reported in the area this season.
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Crawford, Ga
R C. C. Freeman
American Murdered Near Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas
Kingsley Camden Mitchell of San Francisco, an assistant geologist for the Richmond Petroleum Company, was murdered June 12 about four miles from Ciudad Mier Tamaulipas Mexico. The American embassy in Mexico City reported no details. Mitchell’s death was relayed to the state department by the company.
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Washington
Kingsley Camden Mitchell
San Francisco
Ciudad Mier
Tamaulipas
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Mitchell
Richmond Petroleum Company
Mrs Nixon Nirdlinger Returns to New York After French Trial
Mrs Charlotte Nixon Nirdlinger arrives on the Roma in New York after being acquitted in France of her husband Fred G Nixon Nirdlinger’s murder. She reflects on beauty and sorrow, denying a claim that she was told she was too beautiful to be sad, while describing the ordeal and her family accompanyments.
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Nixon-Nirdlinger
New York
Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger
France
Fred G. Nixon- Nirdlinger
Philadelphia
Roma
Witness Recalls Sink of Steamer St Philibert
In St Nazaire on June 15 a 20 year old carpenter Daniel Duverger told how the excursion steamer sank after a capsizing crush. He swam and surfaced near the keel then found a lifeboat as others perished. His companion Biquet recalled losing his wife during the disaster.
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St. Nazaire
France
Daniel Duverger
St. Philibert
Rate Cut War By Coastal Steamers May Be Ended Soon
Washington June 15 A conference of intercoastal steamship operators failed to agree on a method to end the rate cutting war and adjourned to Wednesday for a five member New York meeting. The group debated regulation by self effort or a government agency as shipping board officials warned of drastic action.
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Washington
New York
The
Shipping Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
O'Connor
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
P. A. S. Franklin
International Mercantile Marine Company
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Luckebach
Luckenbach
Buckley
Dollar Steamship Lines
Kalsh er elected Chinese president
In June 1A Chiang Heithiek was selected as president of the Chinese republic amid a season noted for sweeping changes. The report highlights the new leadership and ongoing political consolidation as the nation moves forward.
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Sank
Caine
Chiang Heithiek
Drought darker than last year grips northwest and plains
The weather bureau reports a drought worse than last year across the northwest from Wisconsin to the Pacific. Wheat and crops are described as beyond recovery in many areas with relief by rain unlikely. Leaders seek drought loans as appeals rise from North Dakota to Georgia.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Wisconsin
Pacific
North Dakota
Montana
Oregon
South
Appalachians
North Carolina
New England
Agriculture Department
Phillips and
Valley
Montrail
Texas
Missouri
South Carolina
Georgia
Red River
North
South Dakota
J. B. Kincer
Walsh
Congress
Arkansas
Mississippi
Wheather Bureau
Jiune
Alabama
Catholic layman clubs reopen in Italy for Oratorios
Frome Italy June 15 The Italian government approves reopening of Oratorios large clubs providing religious and cultural instruction for youth. Eight Turin clubs are allowed to resume activities, with expectation that smaller institutions nationwide may follow.
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Frome
Italy
Turin
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Associated Press
C. C. Wu
United States
Canton
George ML. Stanton
Cardinal Saenz
Cardinal
Aaracinton
Francis Peabony Samiin
Boston
Mineola
N. Y
Court House
Starr Faithfull
Long Beach
Carpenter
Duverger
Biiquet
Dad
David Lloyd George
Lberal
MacDonald
Kalsher
Caraway
Arkansas Democrat
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