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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
10
A reorganized roster of Titanic survivors highlights misfiled identifications and late confirmations. Officials acknowledge errors in passenger matching and plan follow up checks to ensure accuracy, with emphasis on securing correct records for each survivor and dispatching verified certificates to families.
A fragmented OCR obituary collage lists multiple individuals with dates in April 1912. Entries mention Javed owite of Contact M-1, a funeral at a Philadelphia address, and buried at Potomac or Bragg Cemetery. Other lines reference a Mary or Daisy, a George Feys Beat NVR, and Eward Lee Poy Mi, noting ages and residences in Alexandria and Havana postings.
A dense listing of funeral directors and embalmers with addresses and telephone numbers, including George P. Zorhorst and William Sardo & Co. and multiple staff and associates. The item resembles a classified ad or business directory page for funeral services in a major city, listing firm names, locations, and contact details.
Supplemental roster lists first class travelers boarding the Titanic at Cherbourg on April 16. Names include Miss M Hayes, A T Compton, Mrs E S Ostry, Mrs J White and two servants, Miss FE Evans, Miss T Newall, Mr J Frauental, Mrs A Flegenheim, Henry Blane, Mr and Mrs L T Smith, Mrs H A Casseber, Mrs Candee, Miss Bowdon, Mrs P Schubert, Mrs P B Mock, Carter's maid, Jacob Birnbaum, plus second class entries P Pernot and Mrs Widen.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Peary argues the Titanic collision may have torn the hull on a jagged underwater iceberg point. He notes lighting, fog, and iceberg transparency hinder detection, and explains how underwater mass could capsize or slam a ship depending on distance and angle.
The Washington Post reports a suit case linked to Gov Woodrow Wil lagendy found April 7 between St Marys and the parish house. Jim B Deutsch, night manager, saw Hugh Orr present. No political items of value were inside. clothes, pajamas, books, and stationery remained intact.
Steubenville Ohio April 18 William Jennings Bryan closed a two day stop in Ohio urging voters to oppose Gov Harmon for the Democratic nomination for president. He spoke at eleven stops and planned May 6 and 7 engagements in western Ohio. He urged voters to judge Harmon by merit not state loyalty, accusing Harmon of weak democracy.
Flood waters along the Red River and Mississippi border threaten northern Louisiana, with a dozen parishes under up to ten feet of water. Rescue efforts есть ongoing as 100 feet of riverbank sloughs reported near Algatia. Rail service halted and aid is urgently needed to prevent widespread suffering among residents and displaced communities.
A theft on Sixteenth Street and Columbia Road saw jewelry and silverware valued over 100 taken while the victim and others were downtown. Detectives found no new evidence yet, listing numerous named suspects from Richmond and nearby areas as persons of interest.
Jacksonville April 16 revolting Florida Republicans in conference today called for another state convention in Jacksonville May 18 and repudiated the Palatka convention. Ormsby McHarg campaign manager for Col Roosevelt directed the move. Conventions will be held in each county to affect delegates. Atlanta April 16 Roosevelt wing opened battle on Georgia Taft delegation with McHarg arriving and launching a move to substitute a new slate in favor of Roosevelt. Allegations contest unfair methods in the recent campaign.
In the Sixteenth Congressional District Chicago on April 16 Gov. Woodrow Wilson will receive two Illinois votes at the Democratic national convention if the district's presidential primary result is respected at Peoria's State convention. Champ Clark carried the rest of the state. Bill to incorporate Hospital proposed. Senator O'Gorman introduced a bill for the District of Columbia incorporation of the American Hospital of Paris to extend medical and surgical attention to Americans in Perth. Board of governors includes J Pierpont Morgan, John H Harjes, H H Harjes, John J Hoff, Dr. Edmund L Gros, Dr Croaby Whitman, F W Sharon, Henry Cachard.
New Haven Connecticut April 164 The Republican State convention met at the Hyperion Theater to name four delegates at large for the Chicago convention. John H temporary chairman declared the President to be one of the most progressive men in the country. Delegates to be chosen tomorrow will be men of prominence in the State known to be Taft men and will include alternates. The convention will confirm the choice made by the congressional district conventions.
President Taft expressed support for local self government for Porto Ricans in a letter to Santiago Igiealis, saying the fullest possible measure of self government should be granted as quickly as the people acquire the habit. He added he was glad neither Americans nor Porto Ricans favored statehood at that time.
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