Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision in Thick Fog
The Empress of Ireland was rammed by the Storstad off Father Point in the St Lawrence and sank in nineteen minutes. Nine hundred sixty nine people perished with 418 survivors rescued from wreckage. the disaster unfolded in heavy fog as passengers and Salvation Army band members faced a sudden, fatal plunge.
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Rimouski, Que
Father Point
St. Lawrence
Storstad
Salvation, ‘Army
Salvationists
Lady Evelyn
Eureka
Evelyn
Sagas of Courage Aboard Empress of Ireland Dire Night
Survivors recount harrowing escape from the Empress of Ireland disaster near Quebec. Henry Freeman and wife Mrs Freeman tell how they joined arms to leap into freezing waters and were saved by Storstad rescuers. Captain Kendall and other crew mates are named along with harrowing near misses and brave heroism in the chaos.
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Montreal
Empress
Ireland
Henry
Freeman
Wisconsin
Frontenac
Charles Spencer
Samuel Baker
Captain Kendall
Harry Baker
Charley Turnstall
J.- H. Price
Storstad
Lawrence Irving
Sir Henry Irving
F. E. Abbott
Toronto
Irving
Iman
Hayes
President discusses tariff, steel outlook, and Clayton bill
President asserts no general US business depression, cites rail and steel industry influences, and notes exports rising faster than imports. He argues the low mood is psychological and would lift with business optimism. He says labor provisions in the Clayton bill align with his last year stance on DOJ prosecutions of unions.
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Washington
Wikinness
Clayton ‘Anti- Trust
United States
Farrell
Steel. Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Redfield
Department of Justice
Labor Union Not a Trust Amendment In Sherman Act
In Washington on June 3 the House adopted an amendment to the Clayton anti trust bill exempting labor and farmer organizations from prosecution under the Sherman law or other trust litigations as conspiracies in restraint of trade. It provides that such organizations and members shall not be illegally assembled as conspiracies, though members may be held for acts deemed restraint. The House rejected a parallel amendment for farmers organizations involved in community buying and selling.
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F Overborn
Bea
Marconi
Price
Storstad
Eureka
Arthur Ferraday
Washington
House
The
Nelson
Wisconsin
Abel quits Winters case in Indiana
Abel withdraws from the Winters murder case after a clash with Prosecutor Meyers. He insists a special prosecutor be appointed to handle the evidence, stating the evidence warrants murder charges against Mrs. Winters and Cooper. Winters and Cooper were arrested and released.
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Newcastle
Ind
Abel
Meyers
Winters
Cooper
Mr. Winters
Minister to Uruguay Quits to Seek Real Estate Wealth
John R. De Saulles resigned as United States minister to Uruguay on Monday and declared he would abandon diplomacy to pursue money in New York real estate. He said he would try to make as much as he can in the sector.
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New.York
John R. de Saulles
United ‘States
Uruguay
New York
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St.Lawrence River
H. G. Kendall
Royal Naval Reserve
Eea
Father
the of
Kendall
Rimouski
Qué
Harry G. Kendall
Rock Point
Capt. Kendall
Andersen
Que
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. ‘Simpson
Denles
Bellboy
U.S
Labor Union
Uniesa
Quits
John. R. “de Saulles
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