Empress of Ireland Disaster Hearings Open Soon
Quebec to host royal commission and Canadian British inquiry into the Empress of Ireland sinking. Captain Kendal and Captain Andersen to be heard. collision details contested. Nearly 969 dead, 418 saved, 188 bodies identified with Sir Henry Seton-Karr and Dr. E. Barlow among the recognized.
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Ireland
Quebec
Ont
Rimouski
Henry Seton-Karr
BE. A. Barlow
Canada
W. Leonard Palmer
British Board of Trade
Canadian Admiralty Court
Lindsay
Storstad
Andersen
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Acd
Empress
Montreal
Lower St. Lawrence
Dominion
Unusual Marriage Tale From Albany Ends In Odd Exit
Albany June 1 The Hobinson family with aggregate weight 690 pounds left today on a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls. Peter Robinson obtained a marriage license for Adeline Robinson after a visit to the city clerk. Adeline, weighing 600 pounds, could not enter the clerk’s office, so the clerk spoke with her in the corridor. The pair, long likened to a freak show, were married by a justice of the peace and then traveled west on a New York Central train amid curious commentary from circus managers.
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Albany
Hobinson
Niagara Falls
Peterobinson
Adeline Robinson
Adeline
John Curriere
Robinson
Dan Cupid
Peter Robinson
New York Central
Ass Foot In Cigarette Kills Nicotine Effects
Paris reports Dr Ambialet of the Bouches du Rhone medical committee claims a tobacco mix with dried tussilage or ass foot removes nicotine harm while preserving taste. He notes a Turkish Egyptian tobacco aroma and explains tussilage implies a cough chaser effect soothing the throat.
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Paris
Ambialet
Bouches du Rhone
France
S3ANDY'S THROAT BAKES DURING STRANGE HOURS
Glasgow reports new excise rules ban saloons from opening before 10 am causing gloom. Workers in Glasgow and industrial centers gather in groups discussing grievances as bars lose patrons at breakfast. Saloonkeepers suffer heavy losses as Scots seek morning drinks despite the late opening hours.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Storstad Officers Describe Rescue Efforts After Collision
Pilot Nault testified that Captain Andersen and first officer Le Chance were on the bridge during the collision. He noted 20 forward plates sprung on the Storstad but the ship otherwise remained undamaged. flooding aft kept the bow up, and no water reached the holds. An officer recounted waking to a shock, seeing the ship go astern, and witnessing heroic rescues of survivors in icy water, carried to the engine room to warm.
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Nault
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Anderson
le Chance
Father Point
Andersen
Hoata
Eruption at California Peak Lies Between Plumas and Shasta
A Sierra Nevada peak between Plumas and Shasta counties erupts with a new crater opening on the side and lateral fissures. Ash from the eruption covers three miles of ground. Large shoulders are ejected and a cloud of ash, steam, and vapor hangs over the mountain.
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Redding
Cal
My.tassen
Sierra Nevada
Plumas
Shasta
California
Gompers Attacks Bustard Over Rockefeller Sermon Defense
In Cleveland Samuel Gompers denounced Rev W W Bustard in a clash sparked by a sermon defending John D Rockefeller stance in the Colorado mine strike. Bustard, Euclid Avenue Baptist pastor, countered miners’ blame, citing bias and immigration as factors in the upheaval. Grand jury probes follow in White Plains into I W W demonstrators at Tarrytown. A labor delegation appealed to President Wilson for clemency for Frank M Ryan and 29 others convicted in a dynamite conspiracy case.
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Baptist Divine
Colorado
Jabor
New York Grand Jury
Wilson
Cleveland, O
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cleveland
Board of Education
W. W. Bustard
John 0. Rockefeller
Bustard
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Rockefeller
Gompers
Dr. Buntard
Jess
White Plains
Novs
Industrial Workers of the World
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Arthur
Tompkins
Washington, D. C
Gorman and
Sabath
Mlincie
Frank M. Ryan
Structural Iran Workers
Gen Quevado Arrested and Refugees Mobilized
Brigadier General Bliss reports the arrest of Quevado and followers at El Paso. He will be sent to Fort Wingate with Mexican refugees. The note also covers Brazilian efforts to free captive and jailed individuals, Huerta era cases, and a rebel attack at Mazatlan with capture of a cargo vessel and Spanish consular thanks.
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Washington, D. C
Bliss
War Department
Quevado
el Paso
Chihuahua
Fort Wingate
X. M
Huerta
Presidio
Tex
Mexico City
State Department
Gregorio Alcaraz
Rush
Florida
Wm. Sims
Salina Cruz
Smith
Garrison
Bavaria
Puerto Mexico
Vera Cruz
Funnston
A. S
California
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Hercules
Bor
Arhaoner Garibaldi
United Sugar Company of
Los Mochis
Mexico
Empress of Ireland Inquiry Blames Storstad Captain
Testimony before the coroner's inquest accuses the Storstad captain of ignoring warning calls from the sunken Empress of Ireland. Roosevelt attends his son's Spain wedding, criticizes Wilson administration as hurting business amid high living costs. Arlington invitation helps Wilson explain strategic change to veterans. Des Moines workers face mandatory physicals under new liability law. Rev. J F Nugent marks fortieth anniversary of ordination.
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Himiouski
Kendall
Storstad
New York
Roosevelt
Spain
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Clark
Des Moines
Des Moines Electrical Company
J. F. Nugent
Funeral of Consul Griffiths in New York
The funeral of John L. Griffiths American consul general in London who died in England two weeks ago was held at the old First Presbyterian church. Pallbearers included Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Chauncey M Depew Alton B Parker and Joseph H Choate with Sir Courtenay Benny representing the British consulate. A separate Cedar Falls item notes a nearly 90 year old man found wandering near the road and taken to the city hall identified as a retired evangelical preacher from the old folks home.
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Griffiths
New York
John L. Griffiths
London
England
First Presbyterian ‘Church
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Chauncey M. Depew
Alton B. Parker
Joseph H. Choate
Sir Courtenay Benny
Cedar Falls
Sperial
Letehtan
Waterloo
Weather forecast for the coming week in the United States
The Weather Bureau foresees generally fair to warm conditions with localized warmth across the country next week. Rainfall expected to be light but scattered. a western disturbance brings showers and thunderstorms midweek, then moves to central valleys and eastern states by week end with cooler conditions north of the Rockies.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Far West
Great Central Valleys
Hocky Mountains
Daring river rescues turn tragic theme in Appleton incident
Eleven youths set sail from a dance and five survived after the Fox River capsized near Appleton Wisconsin. Drowned were Albert Ulner and Ila Getschow. severe injuries reported for Rena Getschow and Nicholas Reitzner. The group included John Munchech Ray Tong Tinney John Murphy and rescuers Fred Kispert Emil Lehmann. A motorboat arrived to pull survivors from the water.
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Appleton, Wie
Fox River
Albert Ulener
Appleton
Ila Getschow
Shawann
Rena Getscrhow
Nicholars Reitzner
Fred Kispert
Emil Lehmann
Further Changes in Wedding Dates
Madrid notes a new change for the wedding of Kermit Roosevelt and Miss Belly Wyath Willard. The religious ceremony is now set for June 11 instead of June 14, with the civil ceremony to follow later that day.
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Madrid
Spain
Kermit Roosevelt
Belly Wyath Willard
Davenport Man Rescued From Water Dies of Pneumonia
Davenport Iowa June 1 Geo Ploehn 21 years old who was resuscitated after five minutes under water last Thursday died today from pneumonia The rescue used a pulmotor and he survived the drowning but succumbed to illness in the days that followed.
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Davenport
Geo. Ploehn
Democrats Would Vote for Cummins Contest
Fragmentary OCR text discusses Democrats voting for Cummins and related political maneuvering. Mentions candidates and potential outcomes, with garbled lines naming Connolly, Meredith, and other figures amid unclear context. Reflects a noisy historical political brief with uncertain details.
John D and Son John at Church New York Jute St
John D and Son John at Church New York Jute St report a disrupted event linked to Berglees at the Calvary tape Vereich yesterday. Police detectives noted the odd presence of the Horketelers. a man suffered minor hunger from the scene as the pair traveled from Tarrytown to Wet iy-fomett street.
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New York
Rorkefeller
Johny K Rorkedeller
Berglees
Calvary
Voting turnout and early results across wards
Fragmented report shows less than twenty percent of registered voters polled in a privacy section. Early tallies list Firel Warti First precinct with 168 total and party votes: Republican 228, Democrat 82, Progressive 6. Further ward tallies include Second Ward First precinct 147 total Republican 105 Democrat 43 Progressive 6. Second Ward Second precinct 4 total Republican 125 Democrat 33 Progressive 6. Third Ward First precinct 124 total Republican 8 Democrat 41 Progressive 4. Fourth Ward First precinct 144 total Republican 92 Democrat 17 Progressive 5. Second precinct 131 total Republican 86 Democrat 22 Progressive 2 and one unaffiliated.
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Privwcy
Tuny
Bourt Firel Warti--- Firat
Sne Juliet
Repub
Hein
Second Ward
First Precinet
Los
Repubcan
Wirst
Man and Wife Survive Motorcycle Crash Near Vinton
Dtr and Mrs Homer Mayer of 507 Adams Street narrowly escaped death Sunday at 4 3 0 pm while traveling to Waterloo on a motorcycle three miles south of Vinton. A sudden front porch break caused the mishap as another car approached and a second machine ahead braked. Mr Mayer suffered a severe brain concussion and scalp injuries. Mrs Mayer had a broken right shoulder and left arm. They were taken to Vinton then Waterloo and later to their home by car.
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Dtr
Homer Mayer
Adams Street
Waterloo
Vinton
Moyers
Mr.o
Harry le Roy
Alt. Moyer
Vireo
Rock Island
Poteur von
Right prom one village and the Empress of Ireland tragedy
From a small village of 200 people Janet Biehe and several leaders were aboard the Empress of Ireland when the telegram from Montreal listed the survivors. Houston victims named include Andrew Carlson Alvin and four children, with their names not in the saved list.
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Ifonsion
Janet.Biehe
Ireland
Montreal
Houston
Andrew
Carlson
Was
Alvin
Primaries in Iowa with wide interest muted by good weather
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids report state wide primaries underway for U S senator, congress, governor, and state tickets. Major races include Meredith vs Connolly for the Democratic senatorial nomination and Cummins against Savage, with Clarke and Lee seeking reelection on the Republican ticket. Weather could keep agricultural voters in fields, delaying results.
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Dew Moines
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Albert
Cummins
A. C. Savage
Adair
Gen. W. Clarke
C. G. Lee
Ames
Harry P. Betty
Davenport
Connolly-Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith
Des Moines
Maurice Connolly
Duebuque
Seventh Congressional District
Poan
S. F. Prouty
W. C. Payne
Nevada
C. C. Dowsil
J. I. Myerly
George W. White
Casper Schenk
Nes Moines
H. Basher
Waterloo
Cosson
Cedar Rapids
Connelly
Meredith
Savace
Trig
John T. Hamilton
Clarke
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John Murphy
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Mary
Gorman
John Nevill
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Garrian
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Fetal
Reek Daland
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Smooth Dan
Reid
W. HE
Tiamond Match Fame
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Chiragton, Rack Teland and Pacific Railroad Company
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Stailsway
Ciengh Te Exchange
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Nea
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