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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
2
News from the Atlantic reports 866 survivors, mostly women and children, rescued by the Carpathia after the White Star liner Titanic sank near the Newfoundland Banks following a Sunday night iceberg collision. Skepticism remains about total lives lost as estimates push toward over 1,200.
Condensed weekly notes report ice breaking unusually early at Nome Alaska. Other items include boy scouts pursuing international visits, a Rock Island train wreck near Pueblo injuring about 25, licensure on fish sales for Japanese residents in Washington state, and a San Francisco power outage caused by a fallen kite-wire. The week also notes a Chinese boy scouts event, bombings in New York City's Italian East Side, General Grant’s death in New York, snow in Northern California, wage rises on the Rio Grande road, prison baseball in Kansas, and U S war considerations with Mexico and Ireland.
A New York dispatch from St Johns at 2 15 am Tuesday raised hope that the steamer Virginian carries Titanic survivors. The message said she would bring to St Johns such survivors as she may rescue. The Virginian was bound for Liverpool and was entering St Johns.
The Liverpool and Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain, departing St John New Brunswick on April 5, reached its destination after reporting an ice field about 100 miles long encountered three days from Halifax.
Washington issues a formal warning to the Mexican government and General Pascual Orozco that the United States expects protection of American life and property in Mexico and holds Mexico and its people responsible for any wanton or illegal acts affecting Americans. The message is conveyed to both rebel and federal leaders, signaling firm stance on interference.
A wide price list covers crops and commodities including Bluestem and red Russian wheat, millstuffs and hay, vegetables and fruits with specific figures for No 1 Eastern Oregon timothy, alfalfa, corn, cranberries, apples, potatoes, and other produce. Livestock quotes span cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs with grade ranges and per-pound or per-ton values.
The Southern Pacific plans a faster service between Portland and San Francisco to beat the Shasta Limited with a run about 24 hours. The new train is to begin operation before June 1 as passenger demand has grown.
The steamship Carmania of the Cunard line met a vast sea of ice miles long as it moved at reduced speed dodging icebergs including a 250 foot high giant. Wireless operators picked up word that the steamship Niagara of the French line was in trouble in the ice zone.
Dispatches report Italian forces attempting a landing on Tripoli's eastern coast clashed with Arab fighters. After a severe engagement the Arabs retreated with 400 dead, and Italian forces suffered heavy losses.
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