Fireman George Breddy, one of the survivors to date of the Canadian Arctic Expedition on Wrangell Island, was found dead of a gunshot wound.
Accused during his stay on the island of theft and hoarding, some missing items were found on his body. It wasn't certain if his death was due to homicide or suicide.
Only fourteen of the original twenty-five survivors of the HMCS Karluk's sinking were now left alive.
A massive fire broke out in Salem, Massachusetts, creating widespread destruction and the calling out of the local National Guard units, including elements of the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; the Second Corps of Cadets, the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and some Naval militia.
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Wednesday, June 24, 1914. Playing international chess.
Labels: 1910s, 1914, Austro Hungaria, Balkans, Bulgaria, Diplomacy, Germany, Norway, Ottoman Empire, Romania, Russia, Serbia, United States
