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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
8
The testimony details Captain Smith's orders and Boxhall's actions aboard the Titanic. He recounts signaling ships, locating lifeboats, and reporting positions 41.46 north 50.14 west as the ship sank. He notes Cape Astor and Ismay, lifeboat lighting, and the Carpathia's approach after dawn.
Boston at Faneuil Hall voiced sorrow for Titanic victims and urged immediate international maritime regulation. Mayor Fitzgerald led a call for compulsory wireless, lifeboats, drills, and stricter safety measures with speakers including John D. Long and General Bancroft.
The steamer Bremen reported via wireless that it passed wreckage and a great number of bodies in the coordinates 42.4 N and 49.29 W. The message added that the Bremen itself has no bodies on board.
Testimonial from Griffith Indiana details Mrs Anna Govert’s recovery from severe pneumonia and tuberculosis after using Eckmans Alterative. The affidavit credits weight gain improved night sweats and diminished fever to the remedy and notes broad claims for bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung support.
A first list of 25 recovered bodies sent to White Star line offices lists names including E. M. Hoffman, William H. Harbeck and Ramon Artagaveytia. Several names do not match the passenger list, suggesting some remains are crew members.
London bids for a thorough inquiry into causes and results of the Titanic wreck with possible blame assignment and reform of Board of Trade rules. A wreck commission led by Lord Mersey will subpoena witnesses, hear American survivors, and publicly collect evidence, as Crooks pushes rapid action.
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald recalled warning a year ago that the Cunard steamship Franconia lacked enough lifeboats and wireless range when he rode her to Europe. He spoke at a United Improvement Association banquet at the Twentieth Century Club, noting the harbor craft and wireless limits. Other speakers included City Council President John J. Attridge William C. Ewing and John F. Duffy on municipal affairs.
The British steamer Inverclyde arrived from Japan and China with four cargoes worth $1,000,000 after a fog break revealed an iceberg. The helmsman swerved to avoid collision, narrowly missing disaster.
New York reports an unusual prospective bond between Ava Willing Astor, widow of John Jacob Astor, and Madeline Force Astor, widow of the Titanic victim. Ava, en route to America to comfort her son Vincent, may meet Madeline after the disaster.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw tells a Boston audience that suffragists reject the idea that men should die for women on the Titanic voyage. She says chivalry was noble but not just the highest wisdom.
A suffrage event features Miss Pingsa Hu of Shanghai urging equal voting rights for Massachusetts women and equality of sexes. A Governor Foss reception at the State House draws nearly 2000 guests, showcasing ornate gowns worn by Mrs. Foss and other prominent women.
Wireless despatch from Fez to the foreign office describes a massacre in Morocco's capital Fez during a mutiny by Moorish soldiers and populace. Atrocities are reported as the revolt unfolds with heavy casualties and chaos.
It is reported that 15 French officers and 46 soldiers were killed in the fighting while 138 civilians, all French, were massacred in their homes or in the streets. In addition, 16 officers and seven soldiers were wounded and 100 Jews slain with many more wounded.
A New York physician Dr John L Corish promotes discarding eyeglasses as obsolete. He claims eyestrain causes headaches and nervous disorders and offers a free book How to Save the Eyes via postal request.
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