17 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
1
A chaotic report claims the Titanic nearly breaks apart after a collision, with hulls torn, compartments flooding, and passengers in distress. Names and affiliations surface, including White Star officials and survivors, as authorities assess the sinking timeline and rescue efforts.
Survivors aboard the Carpathia receive messages as the liner nears land after sending distress calls. The rescue ship reports 408 miles east of AMDAIG El and coordinates aid for passengers including 205 survivors aboard.
Analysis outlines bank strength as fully paid up capital, growing surplus, strong resources, ample reserves and quick assets. It emphasizes management by experienced, conservatively minded professionals and invites consideration of the embedded facts.
The Titanic disaster is described with survivor accounts from the Carpathia as relays from the Olympic. Names of prominent passengers are listed among the dead including Astor Straus Widener Behr Futurotte Millet and Stead. The toll will be felt globally as the sea claims men and women alike.
A partial Olympic message recounts survivors from the Titanic tragedy, noting hundreds lost and confirming chaos as lifeboats were launched with no distinction between passengers. The report details fog, distant ships, and the ship’s final plunge amid heroic and catastrophic moments.
A fragmentary report describes a powerful impact that cracked foundations and damaged watertight compartments, suggesting severe structural and containment consequences. The wording is garbled but indicates substantial force affecting critical barriers.
The J. M. Jove and son firm reports a New York State Highway Department notice confirming twelve miles of brick road between Stace Tra and Pindley Lake will get a fine extended foot thick roadway. Bids are to be considered for brick paving from Stare bine to Prench Chunk beige, then from Butlaly to AMilah and Porelvnt. Officials expect work to start soon with contracts for materials and bridges awarded to successful bidders before season end. The goal is a continuous brick roadway from the city to Pindley Lake improving summer access.
The account recounts the collision with an iceberg and the rapid sinking of the ship. Fire, water flooding, and passengers scrambling amid wreckage are described as the vessel nears collision with the night, while Captain Smith remains on the bridge and the ship is deemed unsinkable by some.
A fragile ship in icy seas faced sudden danger as invisible threats and frostbound obstacles pressed all aboard. Over 2,000 people faced peril with few realizing the looming catastrophe as the vessel drifted toward treacherous ice and looming disaster.
A fragmentary catalog mentions items like chick peed calt sient grass sood ghiten feed br tilizers seed corn best cedar shin les a transit Acme Builling Co and 1m fase with no clear context or proper nouns.
Fragmentary text suggests a disrupted public notice or legal notice in Fulton area with garbled personal names and dates. No clear events or entities are decipherable beyond scattered references to syrup, sugar, and orders.
Help wanted ad seeking more female workers at the Nit Done Corset factory. Light work and good pay promised with quick earnings. Apply at office, 2d Moor Ajax.
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