Plan Landing of Survivors
New York authorities and Cunard line plan controlled survivor arrivals from the Carpathia. Officials will guard the pier to prevent crowds while coordinating with immigration customs and police. Cunard expects 1000 passes for relatives. White Star ready shelter for third class survivors in municipal lodging houses.
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New York
Carpathia
North River
Cunard Line
Cunard
White Star
Immigration
Williams
Gaynor
Immigration rules suspend for survivors at sea with pass system
Customs regulations would be suspended and all aliens among the survivors would be discharged by immigration authorities to friends and relatives as they depart the ship. Some may be taken to Ellis Island for care. Cunard officials would admit only friends and relatives with a pass after proving eligibility at company offices. Press photographers would be barred and police would rope off a large area.
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Cunard
Thegéull
Carpathia
B. Franklin MacVeagh
the Treasury
Customs
Loeb
Cunard Line
Department
Cunard Company
Ellis Island
Plor
Change in Weather Brings Many Colds
The article notes sudden weather shifts weaken vulnerable systems and spread colds coughs and lung troubles. It promotes Father John's Medicine as a safe alcohol free remedy that builds the body while curing colds, suitable for children and adults, and urges mothers to use it.
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Father John
Blackburns Casca Royal Pills Promoted in 1900s Ad
An old advertisement explains the intestinal lining with suction cells absorbing nutrients. It claims slow digestion causes decay and poisons, urging readers to take Blackburns Casca Royal Pills sold by The Blackburn Products Co in Dayton Ohio with trial packs free and prices 10 and 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Blackburn Products Co
Dayton
Ohio
Futrelle family fate clarified after Titanic rescue rumor
Friends doubted a London to New York report that Jacques Futrelle and his wife were rescued on the Carpathia. The London message, relayed from New York, proved erroneous and later doubt emerged about the Futrelles' status.
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Jacques Futrelle
London
Futrelle
Carpathia
New York
White Star Line
Roxbury Man Kills Himself After Unemployment Struggles
John Becker aged 49 of 12 Field Street Roxbury committed death by own action shortly after 9 PM by shooting himself twice through the right temple. He had been out of work for several weeks and was despondent.
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John Becker
Field Street
Roxbury
Becker
H. C. Piper
Cutler Street
Worcester
Mass
Framingham
Woman Dead as Cyclone Hits Shady Grove
A cyclone struck Shady Grove in Montgomery County destroying a Baptist church and three stores. One woman was killed in the damage to the rural Alabama town about 40 miles south of Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Shady Grove
Dorr Arrested in Marsh Murder Case
Dorr was taken into custody shortly after arriving in the city and a telegram was sent to the East. Police posted guards at roads, rail stations, boat landings, and at the homes of his aunt Miss Orpha Marsh and fiancée Miss Dora Berlin gen. The chief asserts Dorr left New York Friday after the Lynn murder of George E. Marsh and may have traveled via Chicago to Stockton. He may have learned of the warrant only after seeing his picture in a newspaper.
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Dorr
Sbhare
Orpha Marsh
Dora Berlingen
New York
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Briare
Chicago
Stockton
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Arrest Report Confirms Dorr Arrived in Stockton
News confirms William A. Dorr, alleged murderer of George E. Marsh, millionaire soap manufacturer of Lynn, has arrived in Stockton California. Lynn police received the 6:30 PM message and Chief Burches wired Stockton for arrest details. The arrest news came at 1:05 AM today from Stockton authorities.
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William A. Dorr
George E. Marsh
Lynn
Stockton
Cal
Dorr
Burches
Briare
Marsh Family Hears of Dorr Movements After Stockton Murder
Relatives of George E. Marsh discuss how William A. Dorr vanished after the murder and may have fled from Chicago to Stockton. A San Francisco mailed letter warned of Dorr’s movements and suggested he left under a cloud. George E. Marsh’s funeral is set for 11 at Ireson Avenue with private services.
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Stockton
Cal
William A. Dorr
Land & Dorr
San Francisco
Orpha Dorr
Dorr
Albany
Chicago
George E. Marsh
Ireson Avenue
Thurston Chase
Central Congregational Church
Marsh
Edwin Smith
Concord
N. H
Pine Grove Cemetery
Six from a steerage bound for Boston on Titanic voyage
At least six steerage passengers were bound for Boston. Names include Mrs Omine Hornearek and her two children, Simon Meisner bound for Salem, Nils Sigrid Lind to join parents at Rockport, and David or John Barton, father of a North End steamship agent clerk. None reported saved.
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Boston
Omine Honearek
Simon Meisner
Salem
Nils Sigrid Lind
Rockport
David
John Barton
North End
John Romaszkiewicz
Julius Rottenberg
Salem Street
Omine Honcarek
White Star Line
Nils Linkson Lindz
Edward Swenson
Washington Street
North
Sweden
Liverpool
Queenstown
Steerage Passengers Cataloged From Cherbourg to Titanic Route
A cabled roll of steerage travelers lists nearly 900 aboard ships from Cherbourg Southampton and Queenstown. Many are believed lost with names including Leon Barton Antoine Barton and family from Izbica. Others wait for news from Simon Weisner Mrs Omine Honcarek and Nils Lindz amid Titanic or Cymric sailings.
Harris Not Among Saved Titanic Victims
A late message from Mrs. Henry B. Harris reports her husband Henry B. Harris is not among the Titanic survivors. The note from the Carpathia via Halifax says Mrs. Harris is safe and hopes Harry is picked up by another steamer.
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New York
Henry B. Harris
Carpathia
Hudson Theatre
Mr. Harris
Taft Seeks News on Butt Millet and Moore
Wireless dispatch read at Brooklyn navy yard says President Taft is anxious to know if Mawor Butt Millet and Moore are safe and requests information for transmission to him. The note is signed Chandler and sent from the scout cruiser Salem to the Carpathia.
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Taft
Butt
Millet
Moore
New York
Salem
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States
Mawor Butt
Mr. Millet
Mr. Moore
Chandler
Titanic disaster bodies at ocean depths confirmed
Baltimore district reports Professor Robert W. Wood of Johns Hopkins University states that the Titanic victims lie at the bottom of the sea and are unlikely to surface. He notes that bodies submerged in deep water rarely reemerge, unlike those in shallow waters.
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Baltimore
Robert W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Pressure crushes Titanic hull as depth dictates
At two miles depth water pressure nears 6000 psi making buoyancy ineffective for drowned bodies. Victims sink to sea bottom with no halting buoyant pause. Enormous pressure would crush airtight compartments, leaving walls collapsed as water floods in.
Caronia reports Titanic distress call near iceberg sighting
Cunard liner Caronia reached Queenstown after reporting Titanic wireless from 4:39 AM Monday stating collision with an iceberg and sinking. Caronia, 700 miles away, could not reach the scene but alerted nearby ships. no ice was observed on its course.
Officer Survives Attack as Gang Brawl Breaks Out
Reserve Officer John C. Cameron, on South Street in Somerville, was set upon by a crowd and forced to draw his revolver to hold the mob at bay until police arrived. Five leaders were arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, with possible assault charges to follow in court.
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South Street
Somerville
John C. Cameron
Cameron
Kennedy
McGrath
Fulton
Tunisian Tells of Dodging Ice Fields Near St John s
The Allan liner Tunisian reports a midnight wire from 7 miles east of St. John's and an approach to a massive ice field. She steamed through the field for 24 hours, rested all night, then turned 60 miles south.
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Liverpool
St. John’s
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Hope For the Deaf
I. N. Holt
Lonrville
Eye and Ear
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Ally OS
Everett
Presque Isle
Piper
J. A. Plunkett
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Natile, Shapiro Company
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Antoine
Russia
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Lueblin
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West End
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Polish Russia
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