Eastland Disaster Blame Centered on Captain Pederson
Chicago July 29 Harbor Master Weckler blamed Capt. Harry Pederson for the Eastland wreck citing a dangerous list and a rushed ballast filling. He warned the captain to trim the ship before it could pass Clark Street Bridge, claiming the disaster resulted from taking on ballast too fast on the port side. Police said Pedersen and other Eastland officers face federal charges as investigators prepare to hear more testimony and bring eight officials before a grand jury.
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Chicago
Harry Pederson
Adam F. Weckler
Weckler
Pederson
Clark Street
W. K. Greenebaum
Indiana Transportation Company
Wecckler
Boodwink
Government Ofciass
Eastland
Peter Hoffman
James R. Linn
Landis
Harry Pedersen
Delbert Fisher
Martin Slaton
St Joseph-Chicago Transportation Company
Erickson
Crond
Rebels Seize Haiti Capital After Palace Fight
Port au Prince Haiti July 29 The revolutionary movement led by Dr Boslavo Bobo assault on the presidential residence ended with Guillaume seeking refuge in the French legation. The palace was burned as rebels captured it and the chief of police was among the casualties. The total dead remains undisclosed.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Guillaume
Boslavo Bobo
Legation
France
More Trouble at Bridgeport Labor Dispute Escalates
Bridgeport Conn July 27 The labor situation said settled when striking machinists ratified agreements with labor leaders and Remington U M C but the company refused to rehire some strikers. Labor leaders then barred strikers from returning to work in subcontracting plants.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Remington U. M. C
Reminigtom
New England Westinghouse Announces August 6 Bonuses
In Forestall Strike, Springfield Mass, the New England Westinghouse company says substantial bonuses will be paid on August 6 to workers based on current wage scales and length of employment.
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Springfield
Mass
New England Westinghouse Company
Allies bombard Turkish lines and coast in latest attack
Reports from Mitylene say allied forces have continuously bombarded Turkish positions, struck the interior of the straits, and attacked the Asiatic coast over the past several days. The action, surrounding the Dardanelles reach, signals intensified naval and land pressure in the theater.
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Athens
Mitylene
Straits
Germans Close In On Warsaw Front
Berlin reports German forces have crossed the Narew from south of Ostrolenka to Pultusk and push toward the Warsaw Petrograd railway near the Bug river. Official statements describe continued battles on the Narew front, advances in Russian Poland, and counterattacks near Rozan Pultusk, Novogeorgievsk, Ivangorod, and the Bug sector with new German troops arriving.
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Berlin
London
Narew River
Ostrolenka
Pultusk
Teutonic
Buc
Russian Poland
Warsaw- Petrograd
Bug River
Petrograd
Mitau
Narew
Pissa River
Rozan-Pultusk
Novogeorgievsk
Ivangorod
Vistula
Bug
Lublin
Belzyce
Khimiel-Voislavitze
Grubechow
Sokol
May Call Extra Session On Defense Question
President Wilson is giving serious consideration to calling an extra session of Congress to address national defense. Reported discussions with the president suggest Congress may be summoned in October unless circumstances require an earlier meeting.
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Washington
Wilsons
Congress
Miners Trapped In Mine No 1 United Coal Company
Christopher Illinois July 29 Eight men are dead eight more are expected to die and fifty men were injured when an explosion trapped 115 miners in the northwest entry of mine No 1 of United Coal Mining Company officials report in a disaster that left rescuers racing against time with many unaccounted for.
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Christopher
United Coal Mining Company
Warsaw Quiet Amidst Aftermath Of Earlier German Assault
Dispatches from Warsaw describe the city as calmer than during the German attack last October. Business continues as usual with banks paying depositors on demand.
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Petrograd
Warsaw
Italians Occupy Pelagosa Island in Adriatic Push
Rome reports Pelagosa, an Austrian island, has been occupied with high significance. The move is viewed as a prelude to extensive Adriatic operations anticipated soon by Italian forces.
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Pelagosa
Rome
Adriatic
Howell sanatorium to build for children and school
The Howell sanatorium trustees plan three new child buildings on the 287 acre Howell farm at Ann Arbor. A $12,000 state appropriation funds a girls building a boys building and an administration dining room and school. A separate nurses home and infirmary expansion are also planned as part of the project.
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Lansing
Howell Sanatorium
Ann Arbor
W. B. Hinsdale
Michigan
Howell
Michigan Sanatorium
Howell Farm
John R. Allen
Snyder's Unnamed Successor Remains Pending
Michigan state board holds to watchful waiting for Michigan Agricultural College president replacement since Snyder’s June 1914 resignation. No announcement on a successor, while gymnasium plans proceed, and animal pathology shifts trigger veterinary tensions. McBride named market investigator despite legal barriers. New state incorporations listed include Falcon Motor Truck, Standard Tool and Manufacturing, Clute Coal and Supply, Akron Farm.
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Snyder
State Board of Agriculture
East Lansing
Edwin Bond
Lansing
Veterinary
Dean Lyman
James N. McBride
Burton
McBride
Michigan
Falcon Motor Truck Company
Detroit
Albert B. Hazzard
Otis B. Mallow
Frank T. Lodge
Standard Tool and Manufacturing Company
Clute
Coal and Supply Company
Bay City
Akron Farm Company
Tuscola County
University of Michigan named to aeronautic engineers advisory board
Professors Herbert Sadler and Felix Pawlowski from Michigan will serve as directors on the expert naval advisory board proposed by Thomas A. Edison and approved by Secretary Daniels. The American Society of Aeronautic Engineers will be based at the Aero Club of America in New York with MIT and Michigan named to appoint directors. About two hundred engineers and aero plane experts were elected charter members.
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U. of M. Menon
Herbert Sadler
Marine Engineering
Felix Pawlowski
Aeroplane
University of Michigan
Naval
Thomas A. Edison
Daniels
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
Aero Club of America
New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wolves Tallied at 725 in Michigan Year
About 725 wolves were killed in Michigan in the fiscal year ending July 1 with higher bounties in northern counties. The state spent $9,039.50 and reimburses counties half the bounty, capped at $25 per wolf. If all counties paid the same, total would be $18,079, though some counties pay up to $40 per hide, raising overall costs. The average is estimated around $12.50 per wolf.
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Michigan
1916 Auto Licenses Will Come High
The new automobile tax law starts January 1 and raises license costs to 25 cents per horsepower plus 25 cents per 100 pounds. The secretary of state estimates an average license around $13, with Ford cars about $11 and larger cars higher. About 135,000 licenses are expected next year, with 102,000 issued this year, compared with 76,000 in 1914, yielding roughly $1,750,000, split evenly between state and the paying county.
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Treasuries
Ford
Pawling Arrested In Muskegon For Worthless Check
Joseph A. Pawling of Grand Rapids claiming representation of the Grand Rapids Rescue Mission was arrested by Muskegon police on a charge of passing a worthless check for 20.48 to Gust Peterson, a local liquor dealer. The check was drawn on Grand Rapids Savings Bank and signed R. J. Carson. Pawling says the check came from Carson as payment for work on Carson’s houses.
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Muskegon
Joseph A. Pawling
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rescue Mission
Gust Peterson
Grand Rapids Savings Bank
R. J. Carson
Pawling
Carson
Home as Atmosphere The True Craft of Homemaking
A Youth's Companion editorial argues that home is an atmosphere and feeling, not merely a house. It highlights that genuine homemaking rests with women who love their work, combining simple comforts with care, joy, and personal warmth to shape happiness for family, guests, and the wider community.
Child Hero Amid Battle on French Hilltop
On a hilltop in France fierce fighting forced French to retreat to a village. A small girl emerged with a cat as German troops closed in. A captain safely moved her to safety while the clash raged and a German fell. Two days later the German captain wrote of the child's innocence inspiring him.
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France
Work for Women Surges Across Occupations in 1910 Census
The 1910 census shows women in varied roles from lumber raftsmen to stock raisers, quarry operators, blacksmiths, masons, and long shore workers. Women head iron foundries, number 325 bankers, 1,347 bank cashiers, and nearly a thousand operate wholesale firms. One woman is listed as a railroad official and three run grain elevators.
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United States
Lightning Steals Wrench in Mass Garage Incident
During a thundershower in South Egremont Massachusetts lightning seized a monkey wrench from C E Chase proprietor of a local garage. He picked up the tool to tinker with an automobile when a bolt struck and stole it from his grasp. The bolt also felled Frank A Chase son of the proprietor though neither was seriously hurt. Father and son have searched the garage from cellar to roof for the missing wrench. A house and several town trees were struck as well.
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South Egremont
Mass
C. E. Chase
Mr. Chase
Frank A. Chase
Moving to Canada Costs Story of a Staples Man
A Staples man recounts leaving Minnesota to homestead near Outlook Saskatchewan in 1915. Despite initial profits, he sells to move to Montana wheat country, loses cattle and equipment, and ends with debts and a poorer homestead. Five years pass before his finances recover. advice to prospective movers urges caution and staying put if possible.
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St. Paul Faraer
Staples
Minn
Canada
Outlook
Saskatchewan
Montana
Amrome
Not Guilty Pitchers and Fans Clash Over Calls at Game
A home team pitcher walked in his fourth straight base on balls sparking a heated exchange with a fan who taunted him. The observer shouted a jab about his pitching training while the pitcher remained silent as the crowd noise swelled.
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Dub
Tender Skin Emollients Offer Comfort After Bath
Fragrant Cuticura emollients promise quick effective care for skin scalp hair and hands. Also useful in toilet bath and nursery. Sample free by mail with Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adr
Directions Warted Oculist You will drop a little of this
Patient asks whether to use the eye remedy before meals or after. The oculist instructs to apply the solution three times daily and emphasizes timing with meals.
Foct-Ease aids relief for sore feet in many wards
A damaged notice touts Foct-Ease powder for immediate foot comfort. It promises rest and relief for tired feet and urges readers to try it today with a low price. The ad mentions locations and an actress named Aller S. Oumsted in LeRoy.
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Aller S
LeRoy
Tires of Him and Judge Duel Over Pay as You Go
A courtroom exchange centers on a man who insists he always pays as he goes while the judge comments on financial prudence and bankruptcy fears. The dialogue hints at ongoing disputes over money and responsibility.
Drink Denison's Coffee Advert Flashes Oddhealth Slogans
A quirky ad copy urges drinking Denison's Coffee for healths sake and notes a sweet tooth promoting the sour while a cucumber supposedly knocks a man out after consumption. The fragment hints at playful medical or tonic advertising tone with rural period flair.
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Rowt
William E. Tuttle, JR
New Jersey
States Institution
Boy Scouts of America
Saginaw
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Battle Creek
Pontiac
Mt. Clemens
Flint
Fair Grounds
Boy Scouts
U. of M. Menon Advisory Board
Work For
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