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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
6
New York reports 745 Titanic survivors landed by the Carpathia two and a half hours after the collision. Many are in good health, some weak or hysterical, with one more death noted among passengers. Crew praise for calm handling. scenes at the Cunard pier show quiet relief among waiting crowds.
Survivors of the Titanic arrive in New York aboard the Cunarder Carpathia, recounting the ship breaking in two after hitting an iceberg. Chief Officer Murdoch led the evasive maneuvers as lifeboats launched and women and children were saved.
Baltimore April 19 Prof Robert W Wood of Johns Hopkins declares Titanic victims lie at ocean bottom and will not return to surface. He notes two mile depth with 6000 psi water pressure sinks bodies and prevents buoyancy from saving them.
Senator Smith of Michigan Newlands of Nevada and Bourne members of the senate subcommittee travel to New York to issue subpenas for Carpathia passengers. They aim to compel testimony from anyone who could reveal causes of the disaster.
Survivors describe calm initial shock as Titanic struck the iceberg and sank, with lifeboats filled while passengers awaited aid. Carpathia rescuers recount dramatic scenes of women and children saved, improvised garments from ship rugs, and the orderly, harrowing effort to bring survivors aboard under cold, dawn light.
Hartford April 19 Councilman William T Sloper who helped place women and children aboard lifeboats was mistaken for a woman and placed in a lifeboat. His father Senator Andrew J Sloper of New Britain received news of the rescue and headed to New York.
At the Montana Stock Growers association closing session Kenneth McLean of Miles City was elected president. Vice presidents are Charles O'Donnell of Billings and N. J. Humphrey of Birney. W. D. Raymond of Helena was chosen secretary and treasurer.
An eclectic page shows Paxtine Antiseptic dental claims with ad copy priced at 25c per box from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston alongside light humor lines and assorted notices about homeseekers rates and stray dialogue snippets. It reflects early 20th century bits and ephemeral ads.
An OCR fragment mentions Pauly Methette advertising Castoria for infants and children and includes a dialog about a bridge partner who is a writer of farces. It also contains a drifting travelogue tone with a note about an explorer and a manuscript, with no clear news event.
A freshman named Bert closes a letter from cousin Joe and declares he will write five pages on Esther. The next day Joe, age five, is seen with a tablet and pencil trying to hold down his younger brother Robert as he claims he is writing five pages on Bob but he won’t be still.
George Ade dismisses Easter millinery as lacking logic and reason during a Chicago theater supper. He counters with a quip about wideawake hats being hats without a nap, illustrating his playful sense of logic.
A Terre Haute public school teacher recalls severe fatigue from teaching and illness. After reading about Grape-Nuts and cream and using it for a year and a half, she reports renewed appetite, regained strength, and weight gain enabling her to finish the school year.
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