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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
3
A wireless from the cable ship Minia aiding the MacKay Bennett search for Titanic victims notes scant progress and hints at commercial distress messages as survivors and witnesses may testify.
Mrs. William H. Taft gives the first dollar to a proposed Washington memorial for the Titanic men. A 100 woman committee from all states will oversee fundraising and no male contributions will be accepted. Mrs. John Hay and Mrs. John Hays Hammond are among supporters.
Axtell Nebraska resident A J Danborn learns his cousin Ernest Danborn perished on the Titanic while returning from a year long honeymoon in Sweden and Europe. His wife and infant also died in the disaster. The Danborns left Stanton Iowa over a year ago.
Boston reports the Leyland steamer California was less than twenty miles from the Titanic when the latter encountered peril. The proximity underscored how closely ships traversed the same Atlantic routes during the disaster period.
A revised wireless list puts 184 identified bodies aboard the Mackay Bennett and eight on the Minia. The recovery includes Emil Brandeis of Omaha. Weather and rough seas hinder further identifications. notable figures like Major Archibald Butt and Mrs Isidor Straus may never be brought to port for burial. Captain Decarteret of the Minia believes most obtainable bodies have been recovered.
Officers of the steamer Princess Irene report an intercepted wireless message from an unidentified ship describing a dozen bodies afloat on a iceberg near the Titanic disaster area. William Marconi testifies that wireless news of Titanic victims was monetized with payouts to Bride and Cottam, denying any hush money from him.
New York law firm to file for probate within days the will of Colonel John Jacob Astor who perished on the Titanic. The document is believed to be a later will made after his second marriage to Miss Force. Lawyers refuse details on estate disposition. estimated at 125 million dollars. At marriage Col Astor settled 5 million on his wife, who relinquished her dower and kept it intact.
Captain Lord said if aware of the Titanic's plight all passengers could have been saved. He described his steamer passing within five miles of the sinking liner and ignoring signals. He estimated 17 to 19 miles distance that night, engines shut for daylight, wireless down, learning of the disaster only the next morning from the Virginia. The ship then headed to the scene.
Wahoo Nebraska report says Eric Manstedt's brother, a Titanic survivor, jumped from the ship and clung to a drifting door for about ten minutes before being rescued by a lifeboat. He aimed to join his brother in Nebraska after the voyage.
Second Officer Frederick Mecklenburg testified that the Hellig Olav of the Scandinavian American line was about four hundred miles from the Titanic when the collision occurred. The vessel had reached Hoboken the previous Thursday and was on watch at night of the accident.
The British press criticises its board of trade and calls for a full inquiry before judging the case. It resents American and German coverage that labels J. Bruce Ismay a coward and defends his duty amid disputed treatment.
Halifax crowds in funeral attire await the Mackay Bennett carrying Titanic victims. Prominent figures seek their employers or relatives’ bodies as officials plan immediate handling and burial for unclaimed remains after two weeks.
Strathcona Alberta passenger E W Zurich aboard the Mount Temple says the ship changed its course to assist on hearing the Titanic’s call for help. Ice forced a return from the north route as the captain reportedly refused to endanger 2000 passengers. Zurich believes Mount Temple may have reached the Titanic’s location before it sank.
Ernest Gill, a donkey engineman on the California, told a senate committee Titanic disaster hearings that rockets from the stricken ship were plainly visible from the California and that Captain Stanley Lord initially refused to aid the Titanic. Lord and the wireless operator later acknowledged seeing rockets.
Francis W LeFebre, a French coal miner from Mystic Iowa who speaks no English, could not accept news of the Titanic sinking. His friends in Iowa raised funds and bought tickets for his wife and four children aboard the ship, and LeFebre traveled to Chicago to learn the truth.
Operator H T Cottam testified about Titanic distress messages starting with Come at once have struck a berg. He described contacting six to seven ships including the Olympic Californian Baltic and Hellig Olav after steam interference hindered Titanic instruments. Major Peuchen noted a woman rower in a lifeboat while the tiller was held, and a light that did not exist.
A Missouri Pacific freight train jumped the track and crashed into Willis Kansas depot on Tuesday. Pete Cayad do and Frank Lopez, railroad workers, were buried in the wreckage. Cayaddo died and Lopez died of injuries. The depot burned, eight cars and the locomotive were consumed, sparking a town fire with schools dismissed and women aiding bucket brigades.
A statewide youth corn growing contest offers 700 dollars in prizes for Nebraska boys under 21. county and state prizes are awarded with divisions for eastern and western counties. rules require self run effort, accurate measurement, two observers, and entry via county superintendent. A separate note reports a night fire in the Cusack building, Omaha, causing 150000 dollars in damages.
The state fair board at a recent meeting decided to add aeroplanes and fireworks as free attractions. Managers tout the fair as offering its finest line of free attractions, featuring aeroplanes fireworks the Cheyenne Frontier Day wild west and Liberati n band and opera company.
The University of Omaha engineering college students will conduct their annual inspection tour of local industries on May 3 and 4. The visits are organized under the auspices of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
State oil inspector's report for March shows fees collected 2883.30 dollars and uncollected 666.70, back fees collected 144.03, and March expenses 1375.84.
A list of graduates from the state normal schools was prepared by the state normal board. Excluding Wayne Normal school, the total number of names is 1387.
The university cadets will encamp at Crete from May 14 to 18. Tents will be pitched on the chautauqua grounds along the Blu0 river.
The state board approved Secretary Henry Seymour's interpretation of the Smith mortgage taxation law passed last session. It held that real estate mortgages held by banks are not deductible from capital stock since loans and discounts are exempt, a view bankers and attorneys argued would remove taxable capital in many cases.
State Department Commander A. M. Trimble urges veterans to observe Memorial Day May 30 with Memorial Sunday services on May 26. General orders No. 6 1912 require bells tolled from noon to 12 15, flags at half mast, and comrades standing with heads unbent.
The state railway commissioners authorized $40,000 in bonds of the York Water company. Commissioners Winnett and Clarke voted yes and Hall no. The bonds will retire $20,000 of matured bonds and $1,950 of floating indebtedness, with the remainder for plant improvements.
Fred Fratnouer of Sprague in Lancaster county was found dead behind his home hanging from a rope. The coroner ruled it an act of self inflicted death.
The Southwest Trail commends the seed corn campaign for testing seed corn as a major cooperative agricultural movement. It lauds Nebraska newspapers for their role and spirit in the campaign's success.
The Board of Regents orders expedited work on the laboratory building at the medical campus in Omaha. Delays arose from initial litigation and later from plans for an overly costly structure.
J H Broady of the state codification commission investigates how articles in the 1875 Texas Constitution were numbered. Different statutes labeled from article 14 causing varying subject matter in references. Office records show the constitutional convention stopped numbering after article 2.
Dr. W. H. Wilson of the State Board of Health reports back from St Edward and Archer where he settled dispute between local physicians. He found one scarlet fever case at St Edward and one infantile paralysis case at Archer. Both were quarantined with no fear of wider spread.
A letter to Labor Commissioner Gaye from V. Loubkoy of San Francisco, on behalf of the New Israelite Evangelistic Society, requests settlement of a Russian Jewish colony of about 2 000 families in Nebraska. They seek farm land to purchase largely on time. Gaye will request more details.
Fragmentary text hints at relationship tensions and honor within a household. It mentions a husband and a second woman, implying a confession or explanation linked to a strained marriage and retirement. The readable bits suggest social norms about loyalty and blame.
Advertises Cole’s Carbon salve to stop burn or cut pain Heal quickly prevent scars with 25c and 60c prices Druggists offer free samples Write to J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin
Blinks It reports a joke about a burglar being confronted by a roman with a toy pistol who yields. Jinks Wise burglar is noted in the brief item.
An exchange highlights cautious smoking habits with a character insisting on private use. The dialogue contrasts occasional public smoking with exclusive private behavior.
The count contends his tally reflects the marquis as the source of the duel. A French duel is implied but the cause is the marquis stepping aside to avoid danger. He climbed a tree to avoid the scene and broke his neck.
A newcomer lands at Battery and climbs Broadway with a heavy trunk. He wears an orange tie, black rocks, a long ulster, and a brand-new American straw hat. The scene captures the attire and pride of adopting American styles.
A short tale about Willie an embryo electrician who becomes absorbed by study. He praises his mother’s new gray gown noting the push button trim with evident delight. The judge’s narration frames the humorous moment.
A blind woman playing the accordion is surprised when a passerby critiques her sign. He notes the date is six years out of date and urges updating it to 1912. The stranger refuses to give money and offers practical advice instead.
A letter from a Postum user recounts chronic indigestion nausea and weight loss linked to coffee and caffeine. After trying Postum the writer reports fewer headaches and better digestion and claims weight regained to 147 pounds. The testimonial ends by noting new letters appear periodically and urges readers to look for The Road to Wellville.
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