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ship Aquidaba sunk near Rio Janeiro
by an explosion of the powder maya
zines; 212 lives lost.
1906, August italian emigrant
ship Siro struck a rock off Cape Palos;
$50 liXes lost.
1907, July 2O-American steamers
Columbia and San Pedro collided on
the California coast; 100 lives lost.
1908. March 23-Japanese steamer
Matsu Maru sunk in collision near
Hakodate; 800 lives lost
1909 August British steamer
Waratah from Sydney via Port Natal.
for London. last heard from leaving
Port Natal on July Is; 500 lives lost.
1908, April 10-Japanese training cruiser
Matsu Shima sunk off the Pescadores
owing to an explosion; 200 lives lost.
1909, January 24-Collision between thu
Italian steamer Florida and the Whit
Star liner Republic about 10 miles east
of New York during fog; large num-
Der of lives were saved by the arrival or
the steamer Baltic which received the
&C. @. d." or distress signal, sent up
by wireless by the Republic operator
January %; the Republic sank while be
ing lowed: 6 lives lost.
1911 September 25-French battleship
Liberte sunk by explosion in Toulon har-
Dor: 233 lives lost.
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evening newspapers spread rapidly and
CONSERVATION resulted. This was par
ticularly true at Lloyds.
Throughout the morning the crowds
which besieged the newspaper offices
and the headquarters of the White
Star line increased in size. Pitiful
scenes were witnessed as men, women
and children unable to get information
as to relatives or friends, left the
crowds with tear-stained faces.
Officials of the White Star line had
little to offer them beyond dispatches
identical with those cabled to the news
papers from New York. These were to
the effect that a considerable number
of rescued passengers were aboard the
Carpathia and that a few more might
have been picked up by the Virginian.
The announcement that the steamship
Californian was remaining in the vi
clnity OF the wreck gave hope that som
more survivors might be found. The
list of rescued began trucking into
the newspaper offices during the morn
ing cabled from New York. Ever
name was eagerly scanned by waiting
thousands of people the list bringing
JOY to some, dismay to others.
Insurance Well Distributed.
Lord Ashburton and Norman c..
Craig. member of parliament whose
names appeared in some of the pub
lished lists of cabin passengers did not
sail on the Titanic. Lord Ashburton
is on his way to America on another
steamer. The family of J. Bruce Is
may, managing director of the White
Star line, received no direct news
from him but the appearance of his
name in the list of rescued posted by
the papers. brought great relief to his
friends and relatives.
A wireless despatch received today
by the firm of Pears. soap makers, and
timed 1:20 yesterday said merely,
''AIf we'll" 1t was unsigned, but was
believed to be from Thomas Pears,
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DISAPPOINTED

Repeated calls were made for in
formation regarding Major Archibald
Butt, President Tafts military aide,
who is returning from abroad. Presi-
dent Taft telegraphed the company
and was promised immediate word if
anything of a definite nature was re-
ceived.
Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob
Aston, remained up through the night
trying to learn the fate of his father.
Word came that Mrs. Aston, his step
mother, and her maid were safe
aboard the Carpathia.
Members of the Guggenheim and
Straus families had Representatives at
the White Star offices in anticipation
of definite word concerning 1sador
Straus and Benjamin Guggenhe1m.
These names were not in the SURVIVORS
list received up to $50 o'clock. MI
merous inquiries were received re-
garding the fate of Henry b. Harris,
the theatrical manager, and his wife.
The list shows that Mrs. Harris had
been saved.
Vice President Franklin of the IN
ternational Mercantile Marine associa-
ton said he had heard that the Gu
harder Carpathia would arrive Thurs
day evening and his information was
that she had 675 survivors.
Mr.. Franklin said he did not expect
to receive further wireless messages
Haddock soon would be in position to
send all his wireless reports to the
London office.
A cablegram from London received
at the steamship offices concerning the
fate of Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Cor
don remained unanswered until this
morning, when it was definitely ascer-
tanned they were among the rescued
Titanic passengers now on hoard the
Carpathia.
Long distance telephone calls came
from Philadelphia inquiring for the
many society folks from that city
aboard the Titanic. The name of Mrs.
George d. Widener of Elkins Park was
posted as among those on board the
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dispatches received yesterday had sent
the reinsurance rate down to Is
guineas per cent and the underwriters
closed up at night, hopeful that all
was well.
When they reopened this morning
a little business was done at 90 gum
cas- but the rate quickly was raised
to 95. which is known as total loss
rate.
The exact amount of property loss
was hard to ascertain. Underwriters
said they could not say accurately
what securities were on board. 1t
was estimated. however, that with the
cargo. the Titanic would represent a
value of approximately $12, $1,000.
OF this total, $75O.0OO was retained
by the White Star company at its own
risk and the balance was placed on
the insurance market in London, Liv-
erpoOl, Hamburg and elsewhere.
The loss sustained is the largest on
record in connection with lone bot
TOM" The officials of the White Star
company say that so far as they know
every passenger whose name appeared
on the lists cabled to New York yes
terday sailed on board the Titanic.
There may, they say, have been a few
who changed their minds at the last
moment, but at the offices up to the
present no cancellations from or adj
ditions to the passenger list have been
heard of. AS matter of fact these
would be known only to the purser of
the Titanic.
Vanderbilt Did Not Sail.
New York, April 16.-Mrs. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, mother of Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, announced last
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OTHER MARINE DISASTERS.
Beginning With Foundering of the
London in 1866.

Beginning WIFI EOuLuorluS OA Ulfc
London in 1866.
New York, April 16.-Among the
important marine disasters recorded
are:
1866, January 11-Steamer London,
on her way to Melbourne, foundered
in the Bay of Biscay; 220 lives lost.
1867, October 29-Royal mail
steamers Rhone and Wye, and about
SO other vessels driven ashore and
wrecked at ST. Thomas, West Indies,
by a hurricane; about 1000 lives lost.
1873, January 22-British steamer
North Fleet sunk in collision off Dun
geness; 800 lives lost.
1873, November 23-White Star
liner Atlantic wrecked off Nova
Scotia; SAT lives lost.
1874, December 26-Ernigrant vessel
Cespatrick took fire and sank off Auck-
land; 476 lives lost.
1878, March 24.-British training ship
Eurydice, a frigate, founded near the
isle of Wight; 300 lives lost
1878, September 3.-British iron steam
er Princess Alice sunk in collision in
Thames river; 700 lives lost.
1873 December 19.-French steamer
Byzantin sunk in collision in the OAR
danelles with the British steamer Rim
aldo; 210 lives lost.
1880, January S1.-l8ritish training
ship Atlanta left Bermuda with 290 men
and was never heard from.
1887, January 29.-Steamer Kapunda
in collision with bark Ada Melore off
coast of Brazil; 300 lives lost.
1887, November 15.-British steam
er Wah Young caught fire between
Canton and Hongkong; 400 lives lost.
$780, February british steamer
Duburg wrecked in the China sea; 400
1890, September 19-Turkish frig-
ate Ertogru1 foundered off Japan; $40
lives lost.
1891, March 17-Anchor liner ITO
pia in collision with British steamer
Arson off Gibraltar and sunk; STA
lives lost.
1892, January 13-Steamer Name
how wrecked in China sea; Ala lives
lost.
1894, June 25-Steamer Norge
wrecked on Rockall reef in the North
Atlantic; nearly 500 lives lost.
1895, January S0-German steamer
EIbe sunk in collision with British
steamer Crathie in North sea; 335
lives lost.
1895, March 11-Spanish cruiser
lantic at entrance to the Mediter-
ranean: 400 lives lost.
1898, February 15-United States
battleship Maine blown up in Havana
harbor; 26O lives lost.
1898, July 4-French line steamer
La Bourgoyne in collision with British
sailing vessel Cromartyshire; 571 lives
lost.
1904, June 15-General Slocum, ex-
cursion steamboat, took fire going
through He'll Gate, East river; more
than / 900 lives lost.
1906, January 21-Brazilian battle
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who with his wife. was among the
THAMES passengers. 1t came via the
liner Potsdam, but there was no in
dication as to where it was originally
sent from. 1t may have been dispatch
ed before the Titanic sank. but never
theiess it gave welcome relief to the
family who believe that Mr.. Pears is
aboard one of the steamers which
reached the scene of the disa Ster yes
terday. The underwriters at Lloyds
were staggered at the news but it is
declared that the insurance on the lost
vessel is so evenly distributed that
none of the underwriters are likely to
be hard hit. The reassuring cable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16
Hickory Nut Cake
(Rscips BY Mrs. Sara Tyson Rorer)

Four ounces Cottolene; two cups flour;
four egg whites; one and one-ha1f cups
sugar; three-quarters cup water; one
cup hickory nut kernels; one teaspoon
full baking powder.
Beat Cottolene and sugar to cream,
add water and -four, stir until smooth;
add half the well beaten whites: then
the nuts: then the remainder Of the
whites and the baking powder. Pour
papar to the depth of three inches and
bake n moderate oven forty-five minutes.
Try this recipe and prove that Cotto-
lene will make just as light and tasty
cake as butter, and at considerably less
expense for shortening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16

London today. Those who had friends
among the passengers or crew had gone
to their homes last night after a day
spent in eager inquiry relieved and re-
assured by the late evening dispatches
which declared that the vessel was still
Rfioat and proceeding to Halifax Lon
donerS were sure all was well, until the
authentic tiding came this morning OF
the disaster that had overwhelmed the
great ship. The news. published in d
few late editions of the morning news
papers and in early editions of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16
ICEBERGs WE'RE THICK.
All Incoming Steamers Report En-
countering Them.

New York, April 16.-Incoming
steamships from Europe which have
been held up down the bay by fog for
the last "a hours or more, all report
having passed many large fcebergs and
ice fields near where the Titanic vas
lost.
The Red Star liner Lapland from
Antwerp and Dover reports she passed
large and small icebergs near longitude
1880 and latitude AZ and that the ice
fields extended as far as the eye could
reach.
The steamer Niagara said on April 10
in latitude 44.O7 and longitude so. 40 she
saw many icebergs followed by an ice
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ANXIOUS INQUIRIES.
White Star Line Offices Are Besieged
in New York.

New York, April 16.-Gradu ally the
news of the rescued began to come
last night by way of Cape Race from
the Carpathia and were posted. There
were some who scanned the lists and
turned away with faces showing hopes
realized but many who came were
diSa ppointed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16
AMERICAN GIRL FIRST.
Harriet Quimby Flies Across English
Channel Alone.

Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, April 10
Miss Marriet Quimby. American air
woman. crossed the English channel from
Dover this morning, landing at Hardeiot
near here. She is the first woman to fly
across the channel alone. Her flight o,-
c1rDied two hours
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Can Mass Convention.

Johnson, Kan, April 16.-The Re-
publicans of Stanton county will elect
delegates to the Seventh district and
state conventions at a mass conven-
ton to be held on May 4, according
to call made recently by d. E.
Pointer, chairman of the central COM
mittee. The precinct and ward eau
cuses will be dispensed with and the
delegates elected in the old town
meeting'' STYLE.
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Merchant TOO Drunk to Remember

Fit. Scott, Kan, April 16.-Baily
Phillips, a local merchant, is in tail
charged with contempt of court for
refusing to give evidence in a LIQUOR
inquisition. Phillips was called before
Justice Harry Volker by County At
torney Chester Ramsey, who is con-
Quoting a cleanup campaign here.
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Postonice Robbed Of 81 .ooo.

Belle Fourche, April 16.-Accordinc
to word received here the postohice at
Bixby, Perkins county, has been rob
bed of 1900. News of the robbery
it is said, was suppressed by the au-
thorities in the hope of obtaining a
clue but SO far none has developed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16

field and that the liner steamed around
the field until 3 o'clock the following
afternoon. While steaming through the
ice fields the wash of the sea hurled a
large block of f1int-like ice against the
port bow of the Niagara and perforated
one plate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16
Attention, NIarshaII,s Band.

You are requested to report in
fatigue Uniform at the band rooms AZ
o'clock Wednesday morning. April
II. 1872, to attend the funeral of our
late member. DR.. S. L. Hull.
J. B. MARSHALL, Secretary.
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TWELVE IN FIFTY YEARS,
Other Notable Disasters Due to Ice
bergS.

New York, April 16.-Icebergs, such as
the one that sank the Titanic, of
three sources of peril to vessels navigat-
ing the North Atlantic. The others are
fog and derelicts. The iceberg menace
has been greater this spring than in re-
cent years In the last fifty years there
Newfoundland and the Grand Banks, near
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16

The drift of Ice this spring has been
farther south than for years. Vessels ar
irving here and abroad have reported ice
fields extending far down into the south
ern track and shippers have told of being
shut in by ice as far as they could see on
every side of the horizon.
The size of the bergs which have been
encountered recently varies greatly, but
according to reliable reports bergs reach
ing from 60 to 100 feet to the top of its
walls, with pinnacles and spires extend
ing to a height of $50 feet or more have
not been unusual. Below the water some
of these giant bergs extend to probably
so feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16

night that her son, who was reported
on board the Titanic, had not boarded
the ship in England, but still was in
London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16

Carpathla. The names of her husband
and her son, Harry Elkins Widener,
did not appear.
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White Star Company Carried
Less Than Million Risk.

London. April 16.-The news of the
loss of the steamship Titanic and the
probable drowning of more than thou
sand of her passengers. overwhelmed
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-31
Simplest Way OF All.

The following story the Saturday
Evening Post says is told OF Col
George w. Goethals. who at the time
IL took place was an instructor In en-
gineering at West Point.
one day. in a recitation he gave out
this question 10 class OF cadets:
The post flagpole. sixty feet high,
has fallen down. You are ordered by
your commanding officer TO put IL up
again, You have under your command
a sergeant and ten priyates OF the en-
gineer corps. How would you get the
pole back into place."
Each cadet, after long consideration
and much figuring over the derricks,
blocks, tackle and SO on, evolved a
different method
No" said Goethals you are all
wrong. You would simply say: Ser.
geant, put up that flagpolel"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-31
DAY FOR KISSING
Ancient Custom Is Still Observed
in English Town.
Village Of Hunserford Has Two Off
eisl "Oseuisters," Who Make
Their Rounds Every Hook
ney Tuesday.

London.-How would you like 10 he
Official kisser FOR the village OF Hun
gerford? The town has two OF them.
and they work hard and enjoy their
labor. Hungerford is on the borders
OF Berkshire and Wiltshire.
The custom OF official kissing there
is centuries old. II happens on Hook
ney Tuesday.
Unless YOU have lived through Hook
ney Tuesday you can have no concep.
tion Of what IL means. At eight o'clock
the town crier OF Hungerford, in gray
and scarlet, with brass buttons, comes
out OF the town hall and blows three
notes on the ancient horn given by
John O. Gaunt, and that is the signal
for two tutti-men 10 emerge from the
constable's house with slaves tipped
with tiowers-daffodils, primroses and
tulips, surmounted by an orange.
IL is their business 10 go forth and
kiss the damsels OF the town, irrespec-
tive OF age or beauty. according 10
custom.
James Blake and Anthony Bowsher
were the tutti-men this Hockney Tues
day. Mr.. Blake is sixty years old
Mr.. Bowsher is younger, but both OF
them kissed vigorously from eight
o'clock until seven o'clock in the eve
ming. with a break for dinner.
Tradition DEGREES that they shall be
liberal with oranges and pennies.
Therefore, having kissed a maid, they
gave her an orange as a ,solace, ana
they hurled oranges among the crowd
OF urchins who followed them about
all day.
II was perfect orgy OF kissing.
They knocked at doors, and little,
high.pitched shrieks foated out into
the street, showing how nobly the
tutti-men were doing their duty.
Meanwhile during these goings on.
the Hock-Tide court had been sitting,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-31
FLOWERS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Collection at National Museum Near
Cairo Shows Every Plant 10
Still Growing.

Cairo, Egypt.-In a suburb OF Cairo
stands the national museum OF ERyp.
tian antiquities founded fifty years
ette Bey. One department is devoted
70 an interesting collection OF speci.
mems OF plants which have been found
in the sepulchral monuments OF that
country.
II Is remarkable, says writer IN
Harper's, that, although the botanical
collection is large and contains many
varieties, every plant Is still to be
found growing In the valley OF the
Nile. Moreover, the closest examina-
ton fails 10 reveal the slightest dif-
ference between the plants that -four.
ished fifty centuries ago and those
which the traveller sees today on the
banks OF the river.
Flowers such as the boy Moses or
the children OF Joseph picked stiu
bloom unchanged There are 20 be
seen here blue sprays or larkspur
which loving hands laid upon the
bodies OF those Who died a thousand
years before Abraham and Sarah
went down into Egypt.
In the tombs OF later date have
been found. together with apparently
simple ornamental flowers, such Hs
hollybocks and chrysanthemums the
various fruits. vegetables and grains
for which the land has ever been rC-
uOwned, such as figs, dates, olives,
grapes, pOmegranates, onions. barley
and wheat. Around the necks and
upon the breasts Of those who died AZ
the time when Solomon reigned ia
Jerusalem. about 1000 b. C., we're
found garlands OF celery. which does
not appear 10 have been used az that
time as a vegetable BY the Egyptians.
All these plants. when they were
prepared for the funeral ceremonies,
we're subjected 20 great heat, by which
their form and color we're preserved,
but their terminating power was de
stroyed. Hence all the stories which
haze been told Of wheat having been
raised from grains that have lain IN
the Wrappings Of mummies for 90 cen.
turtles are untrue. interruptions ma
tives have sold 20 credulous travellers
wheat in which modern grains nave
been mixed With the ancient, but only
ne modern grains can germinate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-31
CHAPTER XIV.

Look here. Handyside q.
voorhis give you any message for
me-"
Blackstock stood with his back 10
the stove in the farmhouse kitchen:
hands in pockets, his heavy shoulders
lifted. he swayed all but impercepubly
on the balls Of his feet In the dull
saffron illumination OF two common
kerosene lamps. he loomed hugely In
the room, overshadowing and dwarf
ing the two mute. placid Chinese who
pattered about, preparing meal
having been routed out OF bed for that
purpose.
Coast, fitting back In a kitchen
chair on the far side of the table from
BlacRstock. considered quickly and
lied deliberately and whole-heaStedly,
with full knowledge OF the conse-
quences OF a misstep. Sooner or later
the unmasking was bound TO come,
whether he will il or no. He was not
eager for II yet but prepared against
II at any, time. Sooner or
later that word would fall from bis
lips-or from Katherines-or some
untoward happening would precipitate
the Notwithstanding him, an i'm
postor. The hour like the outcome
was on the knees of the gods. The
sense OF fatality was strong upon his
soul.
There wasn't time" he said. 81
was off-duty and they rounded me up
just in time TO catch the midnight
train"
And Voorhis sent no word?" Black
stock demanded incredulously.
He said you'd be advised by wire
less
mo more than that?"
only I'd find this job after my own
heart, 10 do as | was told and mind
my own business and see nothing ex-
cept what you showed under my nose;
IL would be worth my while, and he
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pipe His thoughts revertiug &C
Katherine. in natural course swung
back TO the slip Of paper reposing al
the bottom of his pocket.
He looked cautiously round; the sery'
ants were intent upon their work,
stolidly incurious as 10 himself. 10 all
appearances from the upper floor
came reiterations OF the high.pitched
and Querulous accents Of the wounded
mana sound 10 which he had be
come accustomed since Blackstock
had left him. He felt. consequently,
fairly safe
Producing the scrap OF paper, he
stealthily smoothed It out across his
knee. II bore single sentence hur'
riedly and lightly in pencil:
Neither your life nor mine is safe
II you persist"
Very thoughtfully he twisted the pa
per into a little spill. lighted It over
the chimney OF one OF the lamps. ap-
piled the flame 10 the tobacco in his
pipe. then held II while II burned.
Precisely what was one TO under
stand from that message? That Kath
crime had awakened 10 the truth re
garding the killing OF Van Tuyl-or
merely that she mistrusted Black
stocks temper, should he by any
chance be led 10 suspect Coasts true
identity? That she knew the truth
about Power? Or that through some
subtle process OF feminine intuition
she had OWNED that Blackstock was
not wholly hoodwinked by the at
tempted impersonification OF Handy
side, and would. were his doubts con-
firmed, seek TO punish her as well as
the impostor for keeping silence?
She had not had time TO write more.
The spill burned down until its tiny
flame flickered blue and expired with
In fraction of an inch OF his finger.
tips. He pinched out the spark, and
dropped the unconsumed fragment