Titanic Inquiry Details Distress Signals and Calafornian Claims
Testimony from Ernest Gill alleges the Californian’s captain refused aid to the Titanic despite proximity. Rockets seen as distress signals were not acted on, while Titanic crew members recount a casual reaction to the iceberg collision. Franklin describes subpoenas and committee efforts to compel testimony from the Californian’s captain and wireless operator.
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Washington
Ernest Gill
Stanley Lord
Gill
Senator Smith
George F. Crowe
Southampton
W. H. Taylor
Senator Newlands
Frank Osman
Boxhall
Carpathia
Franklin
P. A. S. Franklin
White Star Line
United States
Mertchie
Boston
Californian
Packey McFarland Defeats Matt Wells In Ten Round Bout
New York on April 27 saw Packey McFarland beat Matt Wells in a gruelling ten round fight before a huge crowd of enthusiastic boxing fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Packey McFarland
Matt Wells
Missouri Republicans Name Roosevelt Delegation at Chicago Convention
Gov. Herbert S. Hadley and supporters shifted Missouri GOP to Roosevelt after a 24 hour deadlock. Eight Roosevelt delegates at large with half votes chosen. Taft leaders named four at large as a rump delegation. Thomas Niedringhaus named national committeeman. Taft slate named by Richmond, St Joseph, St Louis, Kansas City. Resolutions condemn Hadley for betraying Taft and praise Taft administration.
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St. Louis
Geov. Herberts. Hadley
Roosevelt
Taft
Missouri
Herbert S. Hadley
Jesse Tolerton
Bronson
Walter 8. Dickey
Kansas City
Fred Hssen
Clayton
John D. McNeeley
St. Joseph
Hugh Meindee
Joplin
John W. Tippin
Springfield
Alfred H. Spear
Chamois
Charles Nagel
Commerce
Labor
Thomas K. Niedringhaus
Joseph E. Black
Richmond
John A. Duncan
John J. Lahir
Harry D. Train
Henry L. Eads
Jamesport
3. L. Guffey
Hayts
Eads
Hadley
Empress of Britain Narrowly Strikes Iceberg in Fog
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain arriving from Liverpool narrowly escaped a Titanic fate after striking a giant iceberg off Grand Banks in heavy fog. Nearly 1,500 passengers on board were on deck during the jarring encounter but no injuries were reported.
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Halifax
N. S
Liverpool
Grand Banks
Pringens Stene
Berg
Gets Grave Lot as Alimony
In Neenah Wisconsin on April 27 the circuit court awarded Mrs. Charles Rusch a cemetery lot valued at $10 as her share in the divorce from Mr. Rusch. The couple reportedly had ten children.
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Neenah
Wis
Charles Rusch
Bodies of Titanic victims recovered and identified
Dispatch from New York reports the bodies of Col. John Jacob Astor, Isidor Straus, and Charles M. Hays recovered and aboard the Mackay Bennett. Ninety one of 205 dead named so far. embalmed bodies listed and more reports of iceberg sightings and concerns over fund distribution and potential impostors.
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Dispatch
New York
John Jacob Astor
Leider Straus
Charles M. Hays
Mackay-Bennett
White Star Line Company
Straus and Astor
Hays
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Caledonia
Cape Race Station
Ismay
Care
White Star Line
William Ale
F. Dutton
J. Philip J. Stokes
Edwin H. Petty
Kiam Dashweed
W. Hanton
Anderson
G. B. Bailey
Woody
T. Hewitt
BP. Connors
C. C. Jones
Isidor Strausler
H. H. Harrison
T. W. John Jacob Astor
Milton Clong
W. Dulles
H. J. Allison
George G Jacob Birnbaum
Austin Partner
Ne White
Tyrell W. Cavendish
Henry K. Willner
William Dobbyns
Calonel Astor
White Star
Colonel Astor
Mir. Dobbyns
Captain Roberts
Noma
Halifax
Memorial to Major Butt Voted by Hamilton College
Hamilton College students vote to raise funds for a memorial to Maj Archibald Butt by undergraduates of American colleges. The plan dedicates the monument at the University of the South Sewanee Tennessee, Butt's alma mater. Convict revealed as old offender. Clarence Dayton Hillman identified in rogues gallery. sentenced 1895 for farm fraud.
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Clinton
N. Y
Hamilton College
Maj
Archibald Butt
American Colleges and Universites
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Seattle
Wash
Clarence Dayton Hillman
San Francisco
French Party Here For Rodin Bust Gift to Champlain Memorial
The French delegation led by Gabriel Nanotaux arrives in New York bearing Rodins bust La France. Notable attendees include Louis Barthou and Rene Bazin as they plan events and a Lake Champlain visit. The bust will be set at the Champlain Memorial lighthouse base at Crown Point.
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New York
United States
Auguste Rodins
la France
Gabriel Nanotaux
Champlain French Committee
France
Louis Barthou
Baron d’Estournel
Les de Constant
Rene Bazin
French Academy of Fine Arts
Count Charles de Chambrund
Vidal de la Plache
University of Paris
Duke de Choiseu
Count de Rochambeau
Dal Piaz
Louis Bleriot
Gabriel Louis Jaray
Roger Goqual
Countess de Rochambeau
Mme. Bleriot
Mme
Giard Andi Mile
Madeline
Olympic Voyage Abandoned After Fireman Strike
The White Star liner Olympic halted its New York voyage after a fireman strike left seamen deserting the ship. Three hundred volunteers offered to replace the strikers but were declined by the captain. Seamen arrested for mutiny faced Portsmouth court, with trial set for next Monday.
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Southampton
England
White Star
Olympic
Ryde
Isle of Wight
New York
Queenstown
Baltic
Cunard
Liverpool
Portsmouth
Rats Invade Greeley Amid Sugar Factory Refuse
Greeley Colorado residents seek a Pied Piper to rid the city of a rat infestation said to have migrated up the Poudre River attracted by sugar factory refuse. The town notes rats were unknown until two years ago as the river carries beets fiber aiding the creatures.
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Greeley
Colo
La France Arrives in New York on Maiden Atlantic Voyage
The La France, a quadruple screw turbine steamer of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, arrived in New York from Havre on April 20 after an incident free maiden crossing.
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New York
la France
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Atlantic
Havre
U. S. Jury Indicts McCaskrin for Improper Postal Cards
Harm Me Caskrin, Republican nominee for Rock Island county state's attorney, Illinois, is indicted by a federal grand jury in Peoria on sending improper postal cards. Rev. F. E. Shult of Genesee, formerly of Rock Island, testified he received six cards at irregular intervals from November to February, with McCaskrin charged as responsible for their appearance in the mails.
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Peoria
Ill
Caskrin
Rock Island County
Ilinois
F. E. Shult
Genesee, I
Butt
Rock Itland
McCaskrin
Wreckage of Italian Cruiser Varese Reaches Dardanelles Entrance
Wreckage washed ashore at the entrance to the strait is believed to be from the Italian cruiser Varese, one of the ships taking part in the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts last week.
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Constantinople
Varese
Dardanelle
Strait
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Regina Rambo
United Confederate Veterans
Macon
Miss Rambo
Georgia
Bolt
Chicago
Erlin
E. 0. Lovett
Ocean
Astor, Hays and Straus
America
London
Edgar Odell Lovett
Rice Institute
Texas
William Marsh Rice
Albert T. Patrick
Major Butt
U. S
Lake Champlain
Greeley, Col
M’caskrin
Rock Island
Malis
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