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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
1
Surviving officers and witnesses from Toronto to Sir John NB recall the Titanic disaster amid testimony on lifeboats and rescue efforts. Lowe describes freeing four men, steering details, and a pistol claim while pilots dispute passenger accounts. Mount Temple docking and ship positions are debated as investigators press for clarity on the final voyage.
Senator Smith received a telegram from Dr. F C Quitzman of Toronto saying Mount Temple was near the Titanic as it sank and that lifeboats were lowered. John Mlynark and daughter told in Toledo they heard chains and a boat being lowered. Mount Temple captain denies the tale, saying he was six miles away and arrived after the tragedy ended. Dr Quitzman plans to testify in St John New Brunswick.
United States cruiser Maryland was struck by a torpedo during target practice off Los Angeles. The blast flooded one compartment, narrowly avoiding disaster while blame was placed on destroyer Lawrence and submarine Grampus as divers investigated the damage. Repairs were underway with hopes to sail for San Diego soon.
Judge Emory T Best aged 72 and long time attorney in the Interior Department died Tuesday from a stroke at his desk after a career as a Confederate soldier and jurist. He was born in Maryland, graduated from Lebanon College Tennessee, and served as city court judge in Macon before a term on the Georgia Supreme Court bench. Survived by his widow, the funeral will be held Saturday with Macon burial.
Speaker Champ Clark greeted a delegation of Indians in Washington and posed for moving picture footage on the Capitol steps. The visitors called on Clark while he presided in the House, and agreed to film his handshake and other poses to be shown on reservations.
A sparrow snatched a light green six inch plume torn from a hat on a street corner near Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue yesterday. Onlookers offered help to recover the plume, but the bird flew away with it to the top of the Riggs Bank Building.
Refugees recount terror across Sonora and Sinaloa as brigands raiding towns threaten Americans 1 000 along the west coast of Mexico. Governors state no protection from federal forces amid arson murder and looting reports. A rescue steamer sails from Guaymas to Mazatlan while battles flare near Culiacan and Torreon.
Henry Hoefner, 19, confessed at an inquest to killing a Forts, Montana housewife during a search for money, but he later demanded counsel at arraignment. A mob lynched him near Forsythe after authorities protected the prisoner. Hoefner’s body was sent to Brooklyn, shocking his family.
Firemen and engine room workers of the White Star liner Olympic quit aboard at Southampton protesting collapsible lifeboats as unseaworthy. Passengers remained aboard as the ship lay off Ryde, Isle of Wight, with pickets at the docks and crews refusing to sail without wooden lifeboats.
Peking April 24 Premier Tang Shao Yi has largely acceded to the requests of the United States Great Britain Germany and France for cancellation of the arrangement with the Belgian syndicate for a New Washington Warrenton rail service. The update describes changes to Southern Railway train No 5 and No 9 schedules and notes improved Pullman car service between Washington Warrenton and related connections.
Special to The Washington Post Annapolia Md April 4 The Anne Arundel county grand jury presented Thomas L Parks a Republican member of the house of delegates from Baltimore county on the charge of attempting to bribe colleague Calvin W Chew of Carroll county to absent himself from the house during the crucial roll call on the local cption bill Parks was presented after Chew testified before the grand jury and grilled for over an hour Parks denies the charge and predicts dismissal in days Baltimore Md April The delegate claimed the charge would be dismissed and said he would face the next days.
Concord New Hampshire April reports show Taft with a growing delegate total after partial returns from primaries and caucuses. Preliminary tallies place Taft near 7 delegates to the state convention versus Roosevelt's 28 with several districts still unreported. The preference tally tallies Taft 15 32 to Roosevelt 11 93.
Elisabeth City April 4 At the Republican congressional convention of the First North Carolina district MD Leggett of Beaufort was approved for Congress and Maj. W H Kekion of Pasquotank was named national elector Resolutions favoring Boonewall were rejected M Meskins of Elizabeth City and Wheeler Martin of Williamston were chosen delegates to the national convention Martin is for Taft and Meskins for Roosevelt
A 1907 confidential correspondence chain shows President Roosevelt and officials delaying an antitrust suit against International Harvester after George W. Perkins warned of Morgan interests withdrawing support. Commissioner Smith and Attorney General Bonaparte questioned prosecution timing while Roosevelt directed Lab to consult Perkins before filing. Col. Roosevelt denied suppressing reports amid a furor over the conflict between administration policy and Morgan influence.
A noisy front page item recounts the nearby ship bow Titanic torpedo impact crippling a warship. Roosevelt held up harvest suit and reports describe bodies floating in the sea. Taft en route to New England as reports from Mexico describe bandit rule and public unrest. Capt Moore denies Titanic sighting. Germany seeks new ocean rules. Senate power questioned. Editorial and society items follow with sporting events and a horse show bazaar for hospital aid. Alexandria notices and suffragist victory in the House are also noted.
The forty fifth annual Princeton University Alumni Association dinner was held last evening at the Chevy Chase Club with about 100 members in attendance. Guests included John Hibben president Mahlon Piney Bayard Henry and Edward M Norris. Officers elected were Henry Clay Stewart president Edward A Balloch vice president Frank Fox secretary Walter Trunlop assistant secretary. The executive committee members were A H Kelly William Barnum G Thomas Dunlop Wallace B Mackean William Sowers Walter J Pilling Oliver Metzerott Henry W Tullock and Max Wiehle.
Archibald Gracie, a Titanic survivor, reports ongoing exposure injuries and plans to return to Washington on the midnight Pennsylvania Railroad train. He seeks rest to restore his health before resuming his historical research on the War of 182.
A steamship Romedell from Bergen reaches port with a crew story of aiding a vessel trapped in ice. The unidentified ship sank after rockets were sent and lights disappeared before dawn. Romedell left Norway March 14, sighted ice floes north of Titanic site, crew reports flooding and efforts to pump.
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