World is shocked by disaster survivors cut to 755
A wireless message from the Titanic disaster places 755 survivors on the Carpathia, far fewer than White Star figures. Reports praise crew and passengers for heroic choices to save women and children, with many men remaining behind. The Carpathia was 489 miles from Ambrose Channel and expected to reach New York Thursday night.
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New York
Winfield Thompson
Boston
White Star
Carpathia
Ambrose Channel
World
Boate
John Jacob Astor
Benjamin Guggenheim
Kwakere
Laudor Straune
William T. Stead
Archibald W. Butts
Washington, Roebling
Messages from Chester relay Carpathia passenger statuses
Washington April 17 Captain Decker of the scout cruiser Chester sent a wireless to the navy department stating Carpathia saved many first and class passengers and will relay third class passenger names when convenient. The note implies missing noted persons have little hope, and those on Carpathia not named are steerage passengers.
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Washington
Decker
Chester
Navy Department
Carpathia
Bodies feared in Titanic wreck prompt search efforts
Halifax reports no relief yet as Titanic fate looms. Mackay-Bennett sails with coffins to scour the scene aided by grappling gear and wireless. Vincent Astor hopes a body is found. ships Chester and Salem speed toward the site.
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Commercial Cable Company
Mackay-Bennett
White Star Company
White Star Line
Vincent Astor
John Jacob Astor
Mackay- Bennett
Titanic Disaster Victims Count Revised in New York Toll
New York reports revised Titanic toll with 1912 casualties. Officials say 400 steerage passengers and 140 crew members survived, and all women and children were saved. Carpathia reportedly carries 868 survivors en route to New York and signs of well-being appear aboard.
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New York
White Star
Carpathia
MAD RACE FOR MARINE SUPREMACY MAY END
London reports a united call across the city for punishment of Titanic disaster officials and for a full inquiry into speed competition among transatlantic liners. The reforms include abandoning the northern route, adopting a safer southern route, and revising life saving regulations.
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London
Pipers
TITANIC SHIP CHIEF IS MAY BE BLAMED IN BATTLE OF VERDICTS
New York April 17 Bitter denunciations of J B Ismay chief of the White Star line are voiced by relatives of Titanic victims. Critics say he left the sinking vessel while others defend his action as necessary to keep boats together. Reports say most Titanic officers abandoned ship except Captain Smith, challenging White Star claims. Morgan denial follows as White Star officials insist no one knew the ship had sunk Monday night.
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New York
J. B. Bruce Ismay
White Star Company
Ismay
Carpathia
CarlPithin
White Star Line
Osmay
Titanic
Smith
J. P. Morgan
Franklin
Morgan
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Tfe
North Atlantic
Congress
France
Bergs
Senate May Probe Wreck Investigation Resolution
Washington April 17 A senate resolution was introduced by Senator Smith of Michigan calling for an investigation into the causes of the Aslanic disaster.
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Senate
Washington
Smith
Michigan
Thrilling program of features at Round-Up Park
A busy afternoon at Round-Up Park showcased park improvements, a Pendleton baseball team tryout, Cannon bucking ride, and high school athletes preparing for interclass meet. Track prospects emerged as coaches prep players, with key runners showing speed and weight athletes advancing under Asbahr and Dr Lytle.
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Roundup
Pendleton
Glen Cannon
Northwest
Garrett
Portland
Cannon
Judge Fee
J. H. Sturgis
Jordan
Hinderman
Gordon
Houser
Fee
Hampton
Straughn
Ferguson
McDonald
Haw
Finnell
Williamson
Strain
Koch
Asbahr
W. H. Lytle
Artic Traveler Blames Captain for Titanic Disaster
Beverely B. Dobbs, an Arctic traveler exhibiting Alaskan pictures, asserts the Titanic disaster resulted largely from the captain's decisions. He claims modern ships sense icebergs from afar, preventing full-speed in fog and dark conditions, and argues steel ships suffer no chance when colliding with ice. Dobbs also says Arctic vessels of wood and bark plow ice rather than suffer damage, and that Titanic's collision would have sprung the ship end to end.
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Beverely B. Dobbs
Arctic
Greenland
Titanic Sinking Suppressed Messages Indicate Knowledge
Montreal April 17 wireless messages show White Star Line officials knew the Titanic had sunk when they issued reassuring updates.
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Montreal
White Star Line
Cruiser Salem Nears Carpathia April 17
A wireless message from the U S scout cruiser Salem reports the vessel approaching the liner Carpathia near Newport R I. The Salem’s long range wireless gear may yield an accurate survivor list before Carpathia reaches New York.
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Carpathia
Newport
Salem
New York
Clopton Residence Changes Hands in Pendleton
Mrs. Frank B. Clopton sells the Monroe Street house to Thomas Thompson, a wheat farmer, for about ten thousand dollars. In part payment Thompson transfers the corner Jackson and Perkins property, valued at two thousand dollars, back to Mrs. Clopton. The Thompsons plan to move in within a month as the Cloptons consider summer plans along the coast.
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Frank B. Clopton
Monroe Street
Thomas Thompson
Cottonwood
Water Streets
Thompson
Jackson Street
Perkins Avenue
H. J. Mann
Portland
Coast Points
Thompsons
Public urged tougher laws after Titanic disaster in San Francisco
Walter Macarthur of the International Seamen's Union of America calls for immediate, stricter laws to protect human life over profits. He insists lawmakers must pressure ship owners to enact stronger regulations, arguing public action is needed.
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San Francisco
Walter Macarthur
International Seamen's Union of America
Steamer California Finds Titanic Victims
The Leyland liner California will bring recovered Titanic victims to the United States, likely Boston, as wireless reports reach the Olympic. The Olympic rushed to the scene upon learning of the disaster but arrived too late to help.
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Roy W. Howard
United Press Ass'n
Olympic
United States
Boston
Leyland Mner
California
Leyland line announces California sails toward Boston
Boston officials confirm the steamer California, among the first to reach the Titanic wreck, has started for Boston. They declined to say whether the ship carries any bodies of victims.
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Boston
Mass
California
Leyland Line
Titanic ties loom for Roundup photographer
Friends fear Canadian Pacific official photographer William Harbeck and his wife may have perished on the Titanic after touring Europe to screen Pendleton Round-Up motion pictures. A letter says they planned to sail back to America aboard the ill fated liner.
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William Harbeck
Pendleton
Portland Oregonian
Canadian Pacific Railway
Harbeck
Europe
America
Foreign crowd begs for news at White Star offices
In New York on April 17 a large crowd of foreigners surrounds the third class offices of the White Star company begging for information as heartrending scenes unfold. Isador Strauss and his wife are believed alive. Mrs. Strauss reportedly refused to leave her husband for the lifeboats.
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New York
White Star Company
Isador Strauss
Prince
Brother of Isador Strauss Collapses in Rome
Nathan Strauss, informed that his brother Isador Strauss, famed New York merchant and philanthropist, may have perished in the Titanic disaster, suffered a complete collapse and is reported in serious condition in Rome on April 17.
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Rome
N. Y
Nathan Strauss
Isador Strauss
New York
Socialists Propose State Employment Agencies and Industry
Sacramento on April 17 reports that the socialist party plans a state wide initiative to enact a right of employment bill. It would create labor agencies and inaugurate state industries to ensure work for all citizens able and willing to earn a living.
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Sacramento
California
Socialists Party
National League Results New York Defeats Boston
New York 4 Boston 1. Major league games postponed due to rain across the circuit.
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New York
Boston
Ship's Officers Down as Titanic Sinks
A dispatch to Frederick Ridgeway of the International Merchant Marine reports that all Titanic officers went down except the third, fourth and fifth officers. The message is dated in New York on April 17 and notes the vessel's catastrophe.
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New York
Frederick Ridgeway
International Merchant Marine
County Clerk Declares Primary Polls Open Times
County Clerk Frank Saling announces county polling places open next Friday at 8 AM and close at 7 PM for the primary election. Notices go to election judges.
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Frank Saling
Men Who Sow Wild Oats Never Complain If the Crop Fails
A compact proverb-like remark notes that men who sow wild oats should not complain when the harvest proves a failure. The line emphasizes personal responsibility and consequences of youthful choices.
Admiral Dewey Blames Shipowners for Titanic Losses
Admiral George Dewey denounces ocean liner greed and calls for stricter life boat and safety laws after the Titanic disaster. He urges Congress to act and warns that crossing the North Atlantic remains perilous, citing insufficient lifeboats and the risk from icebergs further south than expected.
Willman to Enter Prison Saturday
Seattle April 17 C D Hillman millionaire real estate man convicted of misuse of the mails in a fraudulent scheme will be taken to the federal prison at McNeill Island Saturday to begin serving his term.
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Seattle
C. D. Hillman
McNeill Island
Miss Julia Lathrop Named Chief of New Children’s Bureau
Miss Julia Lathrop of Chicago is appointed by President Taft to head the new children’s bureau at Washington with a salary of 5000 dollars yearly. She is a Vassar graduate and an associate member of Hull House Chicago and the state board of charities.
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Names Children
Washington, D. C
Julia Lathrop
Chicago
Taft
New Children’s Bureau
Vassar
Hull House
State Board of Charities
Election Booth Set At North Bridge Approach
The county court orders the new asylum precinct booth to be stationed Friday at the north approach to the Lee street bridge just outside city limits. A cook house will serve as the voting site.
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Asylum
Lee Street Bridge
Cook House
Pendleton tale of tax dodging school chief
The Umatilla county school superintendent, Welles, attempted to dodge taxes by delaying salary warrants to avoid personal tax. The equalization board raised his personal property assessment by $5840, totaling $2163, resulting in a tax of $11.76. He resides in Pendleton but keeps legal residence in Pennale, avoiding Pendleton taxes while living in the city.
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Umatilla County
Welles
Weiles
Court House
Equalization Board
Pendleton
Pennale
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N.S
White House
United States Navy
George Uhler
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Artic Traveler
Clopton
George Dewey
Ocean
Willman
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