Log of Volturno fire details from wireless operator
Wireless log from the Volturno disaster details distress calls, cruiser responses, and the Seydlitz rescue efforts near New York. Captain Inch and 90 Volturno survivors, including crew, reach New York area as Kroonland aids in evacuation and remains delayed by a shaft accident.
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New York
W. Zeddon
Associated Press
Kroonland
Pennington
Watc
Steamera
O. K
Carmania
Seydlits
Junior
Mors
8. S. Volturno
Inch
Red Star Hiner Kroonland
Antwerp
Volturno
Ipch
Ins
AMORS
Narragansett Docks in London after Volturno aid reception
The Narragansett arrives at the Thames with survivors from the Volturno disaster and is greeted with bands, cheers, and acclaim for aiding rescues by spreading oil to reach victims. Passengers aboard Kroonland contribute funds for rescuers and rescued. A couple allegedly commits death pact by jumping overboard. no derelict Volturno sighted. Seydlitz sails to Philadelphia with rescued steerage passengers.
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London
Narragansett
Thames
Anglo-American Oil Company
Seydlitz
Philadelphia
Bremen
Baltimore
Delaware Cape
British Queen Elizabeth battleship to burn oil fuel
The Queen Elizabeth battleship, launched at Portsmouth, will use oil instead of coal to save weight and space. If successful, Britain’s large warships will adopt oil fuel, keeping displacement within limits while boosting armament. The vessel, built in under a year, is set for service in under two years. Charles M. Young attends the casualty men’s convention in Cincinnati as a state delegate.
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Portsmouth
England
Royal Navy
Hmita
Battleshi
British Naval
Charles M. Young
Waterloo Insurance Agency
Cincinnati
Wilson Holds Talks With Senators On Currency Plan
President Wilson met separately with Senators Hitchcock Reed and OGorman three Democrats on the senate banking committee regarded as opposed to the currency bill. He pressed for timely action arguing delaying the measure could hamper administration plans. Hitchcock said harmony among Democrats and not sacrificing merits was sought and that floor action might be slow even with a report in early November.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Hitchcock
Reed
O'Gorman
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Senate
Ida B Wise Smith Elected Iowa WCTU President
Des Moines reports Ida B Wise Smith of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Iowa WCTU at the state convention. Etta B. Hurford of Indianapolis urged re election due to ill health but did not secure enough votes. On an informal ballot M E Patterson of Sioux City and Mrs Smith were named. Patterson withdrew.
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Des Moines
Ida B. Wise Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Etta B. Harvard
Indianola
State Association
Hurford
More Lives Pay Toll in Corot Storm
Highland Light Mass, Oct 16 Two more barges sunk and four more lives lost were added to the toll of the northeast gale along the Massachusetts coast. The Oakland and the J. B. Thomas, anchored off the Pamet river, were wrecked. the Thomas vanished in the night and an empty life boat marked J. B. Thomas drifted ashore as life-savers conducted a search for the four crew members.
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Highland Light
Masa
Massachusetts
Oakland
Short
J. B. Thomas
Pamet River
Thomas
Jail breaker H H Johnson arrested in Iowa
Decatur Illinois reports H H Johnson who escaped jail a year ago has been captured in Oskaloosa Iowa and will return to Chester penitentiary. He was betrayed by a female friend. The Woman's Relief corps plans a thimble bee next Saturday at the A R hall with a 5 PM supper.
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Decatur, Ill
H. H. Johnson
Oskaloosa
Chester
Woman's Relief Corps
A. R. Hall
Sulzer impeachment vote rumors circulate in Albany court
Impeachment court for Gov. Sulzer adjourned to resume with final votes on eight articles. Informal ballots suggested 43 to 14 for removal, with disqualification from office reportedly failing by a narrow margin. Final verdict depended on lengthy judge explanations and open sessions.
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Albany
High Court of
Wm. Sulzer
Sulzer
Gov. Sulzer
Frawley
Duncan W. Peck
Governor Clarke Addresses Large Crowd at Cattle Show
Governor Clarke spoke to about 3,000 attendees at the cattle congress in Ankeny, Iowa, touring the cattle barns with Lieutenant Governor Harding and dairy officials. The event pressed on despite drizzle, with judging underway and plans for a big Jersey sale and further addresses.
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Clarke
George GB. Clarke
Cattle Congress
Republican Committee
W. B. Barney
Judge Quarton
W. W. Marsh
Iowa Star Dairy Association
Vis
Harding
Kiester
Quarton
J. J. Ross
van Pelt
Sheamakere van Pelt-Mayne Company
Jersey
West Side
Effect of New Tariff Law to Be Disclosed
Washington reports detailed comparisons will reveal the tariff law's effect on government revenue. Estimates for all branches near completion as President Wilson calls for sane economy and treasury officials seek only necessary margin for appropriations, with internal revenues $4,000,000 ahead of last year.
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Washington, D. C
McAdog
Wilson
Treasury
Congressional
Trial of Widow Eaton Starts in Plymouth
The preliminaries completed the trial of Mrs Jennie May Maton charged with murdering Rear Admiral Joseph Maton began in Plymouth Massachusetts Officials expect testimony to extend beyond today with five witnesses heard One witness Dorothy Ainsworth daughter of Mrs Eaton by her first marriage arrived to testify while sister June Keres planned to come today
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Plymouth
Mass
Jennie May Maton
Joseph (. Maton
Dorothy Ainsworth
Eaton
June Keres
Wheat Prices Slip as Stocks Grow in Minneapolis and Duluth
Goan at Gloge Chiense Qet 1b. Afterward prices weakened on account of assertions of better husking returns at Illinois points. The close was weak with a lower to a shade advance. Wheat weakness deepened due to stock buildup at Minneapolis and Duluth. the close fell 1 3/8 to 1 1/4 and 3 1/4.
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Chiense
Minneapolis
Duluth
Convict Confesses to Murder of Dallas Stenographer
An Indiana reformatory inmate confessed to killing Florence Brown, a Dallas Tex stenographer, whose throat was cut in a Dallas real estate office on July 28. He says intoxication led him to commit robbery then murder. he traveled to Dallas the day of the crime and was later paroled from Indiana. Investigators in Dallas and Indianapolis review possible accomplices.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Plorence Brown
Dallas
Tex
Peyton
Indiana
Texas
Brown
Ryan
Protestant church votes to hold next general convention
The New York house of deputies voted to hold the next general convention in Louis iana, pending approval by the bishops. Ste Jenis was chosen unanimously after committee recommendation, with the convention set for the second Wednesday. The church also planned expanded missionary work for immigrants and their children.
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New York
House of Deputies
Piscopal Ehuteh
Louis Iy Lola
House of Bishops
Ste Jenis
Wednestres
Htd Oo
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