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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

I Olympic. described the safety appli-
ances on board, which were the same
on the Titanic. The boat-lowcrinG APP
planes on board the Titanic were of
the most improved pattern. There were
new doublc-ncting davits capable of
handling two boats. BY this appar-
atus there was great saving in deck
space. for under the old system all the
boats would have to have been carried
along the extreme end of the vessel, and
would have seriously interfcred with
the view and promenade spaces. a
specially ingenious device of gearing
was fitted to the twin frames. whereby
one operating handle could be made to
work either davit at will.
The engines Of the Titanic were n
combination of reciprocating engines
with low pressure turbine. This type
Of engine had been adopted in the
White Star liner Laurentic. and had
proved so successful that they had
been installed in the Titanic. Not only
were they said to have been successful
from an engineering standpoint. but 1t
was claimed for them that they gave
% minimum Of vibration. Some idea
CT the greatness OF the vessel and the
engines can be gathered from these fig
ures: The engine crank shafts weighed
lis tons each; bedplatc 100 tons. heav-
lest cylinder, with liner 80 tons, wing
propellers each 80 tons. castings for
the turbine cylinder 1853 tons. and
for the centre turbine propeller. which
was OF solid bronze. % tons.
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The Liners Splendid Dining Room.

separated from this room by a glass
partition. The scene when the myriad
of electric lights in this room were
lighted was thus described in the Off
cial booklet:
Upon a dark richly carpeted cloth
which VIII further emphasize tho dell
act as foil for the light dresses OF the
indies. this company will assemble; the
nrotheosis. surely Of ocean going lux
pirate setting than this dgnified Jaco-
bean room redolent of the time when
tue Pilgrim Fathers set forth from Ply
mouth I'm their rude bark TO brave the
perils of the deep.
The bark Of the Pilgrim Fathers was
scarcely bigger than one Of the Titan
les lifeboats. yet like them she reached
her destination carrying in safety those
that had embarked in her. The Titan
les bulk rests two miles beneath the
surface of the sea. 500 miles from the
shore off the Banks of Newfoundland
many miles more than that from her
destination, and of her passengers and
crew scarcely a third made landing at
the port for which they had set out.
The Titanic was the outgrowth of
conditions. From the days of the old
Savannah. when steamships were COM
petinS. often with little success, against
the fast clipper ships. which were
turned out in the shipyards of Maine.
the effort of steamship men has been
TO exceed in speed size. and luxury of
fitting the best ship ,afloat.
There came such ships as the Persia,
the Oregon. the Britannia. the Ger
mania, the Etruria. the Campania. and
Lucania. And presently there appeared
the Lusitania. and then the Mauretania.
Then from abroad came word of the
laying Of the Olympic's keel, and finally
that OF the Titanic.
The Titanic was built in the yards
of Harland & Wolff. Mt Belfast, and
Alexander Carlisle was her designer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

In construction. the big steamship
might be said to consist of fifteen units
Joined end to end. Each Of these COM
partments was intended to be water
tight and the bulk heads between them
could be closed simultaneously by tho
! operation of Il single lever on the
bridge. Half Of these compartments
might fill. so ii was believed. and the
giant ship would still stay afloat. That
she could founder within a few hours
IT took her actual sinking to demon
strate
In her interior appearance the IT.
tanic was like hotel fifteen stories
high, and this idea, not OF a shin. but
of hotel set afloat, was carried out
by her wide stairways along which ran
heavy balustradcs. her clcvat tors which
sped up and down through nine stories.
her great saloons, her restaurants, her
spacious smoking and card rooms. the
! miniature theatre which was there. her
sun parlors. Winter garden. and palm
arbor. and her swimming pools. squash
and tennis courts. She even carried n
miniature golf course on the twelfth
deck, and Turkish an6 electric baths
| were feature of her equipment
In luxurious equipment the Titanic
was the last word in ship building. Two
suites aboard her We're marked at S4.3JO
each for a single trip. Each statcroom
had Its own bathtub, with hot and cold
water. The finest suites were situated
about amidsh!p on each side OF the
steamship. and were fifty feet long
They comprised a sitting room, two
bedrooms. and "A private bath and gave
out on to private rromcnads. rallied
off from all other entrance The eri-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
The Second Class Smoking Room.

due to resume her interrupted voyage
TO the Mediterranean the next after
noon. The last who came from the
ship were four little children, all un-
der the age of five years
They had been I'll in the sick bay of
the Carpathia and doctors on the pier
| VINO were asked to look at them dag
noscd their trouble as measles One Of
them was found to be suffering also
from meningitis.
! Because OF the CONTAGIOUS nat,,ro or
measles several ambulance SURGEONS
declined TO remove the children. saving
that their hospitals did not receive
such cases. The youngsters were forced
to wait. therefore. until an ambulance
came from the Willard Parker Hos
pital and took them there. II was said
that the children were from the steer
age. II is believed that their parents
persisted when the Titanic went down.
Col. Archibald Oracle, n passenger.
Second Officer LiGhtoller. Third Officer
j. II. Pitman. Harry Senior. fireman:
Carl Johnson and Oscar Holman steer
age passengers. and Harold Bride. the
second wireless operator were some of
those who Jumped from the Titanic JUS,
before she sank ana were saved. Their
stories differ only in minor details. and
each went through experiences which
they will never forget
Senior jumped just aft of amidships
and the vessel had so. settled by the head
that he had only few feet to fan be-
fore striking the water. He came IN
amid mass of wrcckagc. but shook
himself free and struck out for the I'M
turned boat 10 which he had assisted |
other men Just before TO get into the /
water lie made it and after clinging
10 it for time pulled himself UP. II |
drifted around by the stern OF the IT. |
tanic and so near that he could So,
those on the deck of the liner.
The Titanic settled by the head slow |
~, and then with quick movement |
like a great dog shaking herself. she !
sank until she was almost upright with |
the stern so far out of the water that |
Senior from the boat bottom could sec |
the great screws in the air.
lie saw more men jump. and then
some SID Int" the water along the deck.
"a woman slid down that way. For a !
second there was a white arm sticking
from the water. a man moved for
ward on hands and knees to catch her
hand, slipped ana followed her down
ward.
Perhaps no one had narrower es-
cape from death than Col. Oracle. He
was caught i'm the wave which sven,
me Titanic just before her final plunge. (
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
Cross Section of
the Titanic.

vate promenade was one of the novel
features of the big boat
There We're servants halls for the
Wallets. maids. and other employees Of
the voyagers. with sitting rooms as
large as fifteen by fifteen feet. and
here servants were supposed to stay
even though they were travelling first
class. except when in attendance on
their employers.
The main dining room had capacity
for some 600 passengers and provided
service q la carte for those who pre-
ferrcd not to be held to regular dining
hours. The main reception room was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
SHIP A S7,5OO,OOO PALACE.
Titanic Had Two Suites Which Cost
S4.350 Each Trip.

r 7 was a $4,000 palace, n huge
floating hotel. caravansary Of
a. the sea. bigger than any other of
his works which man had intrusted
to the elements that sailed out of
southampton harbor for her maiden
voyage to the Port OF New York and
which ended that voyage. six days
later. at the bottom of the North At
lnntic
The Titanic. though built as sister
snip of the Olympic. until the latter's
advent the queen of the seas with her
4''ooo registered tonnage. was really
larger than the Olympic. measuring 40.
32s tons. She was SSH feet long. 100
feet longer than any other ship afloat
save only the Olympic. Upliftcd on end.
me big ships bow would have risen
nigh above the Metropolitan Tower in
New York and even above the new
W"oiWorth Building, also in New York,
~ walk along her decks from bow
10 stern was equal to q journey along
!oHr city blocks. She was bigger than
me biggest battleshiD afloat by some
''"l" tons and was built for an aver
"Ee speed of - knots. Here are her
dimensions:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
Charitable Women's Committee Col
lccts Fund.

After the hours of suspense when
1t became definitely known that the
Titanic had gone down and that the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
Gymnasium on the Titanic.

r r Err eyes swept the crowd for a
RI glimpse of him and they sight
- - cd each other at the same
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-25
BLOOMFIELD.

Recent Bloomfield visitors were
Jack Smallwood and son of Savannah
John Blankenship of Belknap. VII
Kline of Mark Abe Welcher of Of
tumwa. Frank Wilcox of Chequest
VIM Cox of Belknap and Ed Higbee Of
Waterloo. .r
AL Rupe went to Pulaski Wednesday
on telephone business.
Miss Bessie Welcher visited her par"
ents at Drakesville recently.
T. D. Doke, S. A .Lorenz, 0. Hayes
H. Leon and S. E. Rowe went tt
Unionville, Mo-, Tuesday in behalf OF
the Bloomfield Commercial club tt
meet with the Missouri state railroad
commissioners, to see if arrangements
can be made for placing another pas
senger train train on the local Burling-
ton branch from Burlington to Carroll
ton, Mo-. via Bloomfield. Representa-
tives from nearly all the towns along
the line were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. TrachSel of PulaS.
XII were business callers here Wednes-
day.
Harry Russell of~West Grove was in
the city on business the first of the
week.
Will Saunders of Ottumwa visited
his mother Mrs. Julia Saunders Tues
day.
T. H. Welch and wife have returned
from a visit to Kankakee, Ill.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Earl Harris, on
Monday, a son.
Revival meetings are in progress at
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dent, E. E. Smith, vice president B.
IS. Ream, secretary-treasurer A. &C.
Minear. This company is composed
|of eight mutual rural telephone COM
panies with central at Keosauqua, j.
II. Neis who continues for the coming
year as central operator, will be furn-
|ished a new switch board as soon as
the work can be reached ~
Harold Johnson and Carl Neis left
Friday morning for Ames to resume
their studies. .~. g:
The fire department was called to
the John Martin residence Friday
afternoon, and it was found the kitchen
was on fire, line Of hose was laid
from the hydrant at the Congregational
church. The fire was soon put out but
considerable damage was done by the
water. .. ~.
Attorney Georke r. Buckles depart
ed Saturday for Texas on legal busi-
ness. ..u" e. 49,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-25

Mo-, have returned home after visit
at the home Of Ed Best, and with other
relatives.
l. N. Davis has returned from Kan.
sas City where had been visiting his
brother, Smith, who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Dunshee, of Eng
lish township have issued invitations
to friends to attend the marriage Of
their daughter. Mabel to Melvin R.
Clark. which will occur on Wednes-
day Jen. "a.
J. B. Tacker who makes his home
with his daughter, Mrs Elmer Nc
Coldough is reported seriously i'll.
Mrs. G. O. Hervey, of Nation, ILL.,.
is here for visit with her sister, Mrs.
who is seriously ILL.,
Alex. Machael is enjoying a visit
from his brother, w. D. Machael OF
Glenwood.
Mrs. j. H. Carroll visited in Lucas
yesterday with her nephew, Chas
Boland, who has been i'll for several
months.
Miss Margaret Penick, student at the
Iowa state agricultural college at
Ames, returned to her studies last
evening after spending months vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w.
B. Penick.
Master Arthur Stewart, son OF Dr.
and Mrs. G. E. Stewart went to Tacoma
last evening to visit his uncle, Homer
Stewart and family.
Mrs Chas Ekfelt returned to OF
tumwa last evening after spending ten
days with her husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Ekfelt.
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The Germans stopped using the
name after Martin Luther declared
against the book of Esther. The pres
ent French form of Estelle is derived
from the literal translation of the
Persian name, Etoile, meaning star.
The Spaniards and Portuguese also
translated the Persian name and made
it Stella until the appearance of the
famous Spanish pastoral, when Esther
became popular. It has continued so
in all Latin speaking countries.
Racine wrote Esther" play of
great lyric beauty, ranking among his
finest. The success of the play made
the old biblical name popular as
''Etoile." The vogue of Estelle was
awakened by another poet, the French
romancer and fabulist Floriaa, who
created the shepherdess type of
Estelle. Racine's Esther was adopted
for an oratorio by Handel, but is now
seldom performed.
Esther Johnson was the much
sinned against consort of Jonathan
Swift, and Esther Vanhomrigh was
her much sinned against rival for the
affections Of the DEAN
Next in order: Emielia, No. &c;
Ethel, No. 81; Frances, No. 3S.
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. GIRLS NAMES
What They Mean-Famous People That Bore the
Name-The Name In History Literature ETC.
copyright. 1910. Henry w. Fischerl,

The mix-up in the names OF Esther
Hester, Estelle, Hetty, begun in re
mote periods, continues to this day
few knowing that all have the same
root and meaning.
The Persian name Esther means
star. The original Esther had many
pages devoted to her in the scriptures
She must have been beautiful, since
Ahasuerus "set the royal crown upon
her head and made her queen instead
of Vashti.
The yellow cowslip is Esther's EN-.
blem, my divinity" her Specification.
The Roman ladies liked the name
SO well as to adopt it bodily, adding
only a final "a" Esthera. This during
the Roman invasion of Britain nat-
urally became Hestera, owing to the
habit of dropping and adding his. "
which brings us little nearer to the
present day form Of the word.
Our English forefathers, it seems,
abbreviated, Hestera into Hester and
that into Hetty, but not to be out
done by the adders of "h's," the drop
pers of them turned Esthera back into
its Hebrew form and subsequently into
Essy. -. MAP
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-25

Wesley Chapel south of the city, con-
Quoted by Rev. Slack.
Mrs. Emory Lanman is very i'll with
Bright's disease. * ..
Wednesday the Ladies' Aid society
Of the Christian church presented Mrs
w. II. Hancock with a fine bible
Mrs. E. N. Dittmar and daughter
Mary are visit the formers mother in
Kewanee, III.
Mrs. Latimer and Mrs. Carrie
Graham received word Tuesday morn
ing that their father G. D. Newcomb
died at o'clock a. M, at his home In
Creston, for which place they left at
once.
Mrs. Fuller Smock of Drakesville
was shopping in Bloomfield Wednesday.
John Lewis went 10 Des Moines on
business Wednesday.
A. w. Augspurger of Laramie, Wyo.,
was in town on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Walter Woolwine of Belknap
was shopping in the city Wednesday.
Will Dodd Of Belknap was in the
city on business yesterday.
]. c. Hull and wife of Ottumwa were
visiting the formers parents here yes
terday.
Tuesday w. H. Ramseyer and Craw-
ford Davis were in Seymour taking
dispositions in the Rankin estate settle
ment case.
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WEST POINT.

Mrs. Emma Daube who has been ser
iously i'll for some weeks left Saturday
for Keokuk where she entered thu
hospital for an operation. Her daugh-
ter Miss Viola Daube and father Chas
Martin accompanied her to Keokuk.
Joe Boeding Of Chicago is visiting
his brother Henry Boeding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bruick. Mrs
Josephine Reinstein and son Car
Theodore and Alloys Brinck are in
Springfield, Ill., to attend the marriage
of Edward Brinck and Miss Mary
Bruessing Jan. Is. 1912.
Miss Rose Derker who is attending
high school at FIT. Madison is home for
few days.
tering from blood poison on his arm
for some time is improving nicely.
Miss Lizzie Kempker was a visitor
to Fl. Madison Friday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bergth-
old Jan. 10. a daughter.
Mrs. j. B. Dierker and baby return
ed to their home at Laurence, Nebr
after a three weeks visit at the Jos
Schroeder home Miss Eva Schroeder
in Laurence during the winter.
Miss Minnie Sheets is visiting hel
sister Mrs. Alice Fry at Burlington
Mrs. Frys children, Marion and Haze
accompanied her home.
Craig Fritsinger of near Bonaparte
has been visiting John King.
Mrs. Margaret Rueter died at hel
home in West Point township Jan. l:
at 4:3O p. m MRS. Rueter was born in
Germany and las been resident Of
West Point since 1865. She was II
years Of age and was a member of St
Mary's Catholic church, also member
of the Rosary society. She is survived
by two sons and two daughters. TIL;
funeral services will be held at st
Mary's church Monday, Rev. Jacoby Of
ficiating.
Theodore Lake died at the family
home two miles south Of here Jan. IA
aged % years, 8 months and 3 days
shock to the community as he had only
been sick a few days with pneumonia
and was thought to he getting alone
nicely. Mr.. Lake was married to Miss
Mary Pannenberg in 1909 who with
two small children survive him. He is
also survived by mother, Mrs
Bohenkemp, two sisters. Mrs. Fred an(
Henry Kramer The funeral services
We're held at St. Mary's Catholic
church Jan. II conducted by Rev
Jacoby.
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STOCKPORT.

II. O. Hiatt of Centerville came Sat
urday and visited over Sunday with his
son A. r. Hiatt. He returned Monday
morning.
Pitt Plumer went to Hillsboro on
Saturday.
Geo. Mendenall was passenger to
Birmingham Friday.
Pitt Plumer went to Ottumwa Friday
to the horse sale.
S. V. Whitaker, Jr., Of Hillsboro
spent Thursday in Stockport
VIM. Brewer has traded his hotel for
a forty acre farm near Libertyville
Consideration, $4,000, possession given
February l..
Charlie Wagner went to Ottumwa on
Thursday.
Ed Walker met with serious acci-
dent while scooping corn out of 4
wagon into a car. The scoop board
broke and he was thrown to the
ground, sustaining an injury to his
hip.
M. l.. Shelman shipped two cars of
hogs to Ottumwa Monday.
J. l.. Arnal shipped two cars of cattle,
r. f. Hall two cars Of sheep and VIM
Spray one car of cattle to Chicago or
Tuesday.
F. H. Harter went to Ottumwa or
Tuesday.
Ray Achabal was passenger te
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Elmer Keck went to Birmingham or
Wednesday.
The board of directors Of the Stock
port Savings bank met Wednesday,
Mrs. Floyd Johnston Of Runnells left
for home Wednesday morning.
w. s. Whitaker returned to Ames
Wednesday.
r. A. Hiatt went to Ottumwa Mon
day, returning Tuesday evening.
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RUSSELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. p o. Murray who have
been visiting their son Charles of Ames
returned home Wednesday evening.
r. A. Huston went to Des Moines on
business Thursday.
On Thursday about twenty five Of
Mrs Martha Clinton's friends gathered
at her home with filled baskets, it be-
ing her 500 birthday. All present had
an enjoyable time.
Mrs. A. G. Hills of Mt: Pleasant has
been visiting her son DR.. R. A. Hills
and wife returned home Friday.
The fire department was called to
the home of w. J. Marshall Friday
morning. There was only small dam
age done, being caused by defective
flue. " ,
A number Of friends of Tarvin
Hoops gave him pleasant surprise on
Wednesday evening, it being his
seventeeth birthday.
A pie supper and spelling school was
held at the Ragtown school on Friday
evening. A number of young folks from
Russell attended.
q. S. Cooper went to Corydon Friday
on a business trip.
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Saturday evening, Roy Evans and Miss
Cora Hakes, Rev. Thomas E. Sherman
of the Presbyterian church officiating
The bride and groom were attended by
Miss Luella Keil and Albert H. Evans
Reese Lloyd Post No. 403 department
of Iowa G. A. r. at their last meeting
elected officers for 1912 as follows:
c.; J. A. Storey, Q. M; John Nash
chaplain; John Mulherin, O. D.; D. D.
Boyd, o. G.; Hon. J. Hughes, Jr., ad-
jutant; r. P. Butler, quarter master
sergeant: w. r. Houghman, S. NJ;
Robert McEachran, surgeon.
F. o. Harrington Of York township
transacted business here Saturday and
called for a short visit at the home OF
his son Orson, and brother Walter.
Died, at her residence in Williams
burg, Ia, Sunday, Jan. IA, at 3: 80 a. H.,
Mrs. r. w. Thomas, aged 70 years, 5
months and 13 days. Funeral services ut
the home Tuesday Jan. Is at 2 p. M In
torment in Oak Hill cemetery.
Samuel Evans is moving his family
and personal effects into his new mod
ern home in the Yoss & Wallace addi-
ton.
Frank Wallace of West Troy was in
town Wednesday and visited at the
home of his brother ATTORNEY w. E.
Wallace.
Benz. Gladstein of Muscatine was
here Monday attending to his business
interests.
Attorneys r. w. Pugh, w. E. Wallace
and J. F. Kirby are attending the
January term of the district court at
Marengo.
Fred Hopp of Iowa township was in
Thursday transacting business and Wis
iting with friends.
Fred Rowe of Fillmore township
transacted business here Saturday and
called for short visit with his broth
er-in-law Harve Hevern.
Miss Edith Shonller of Shellsburg, Is
making an extended visit at the home
of her sister Mrs w. f. Wallace.
Aubrey Edwards of Garden Grove is
here for few days visit with his
mother and other relatives and friends.
Miss Katherine Dunn who has been
visiting the past two months with rel
atives at Denver, Colo, returned home
Wednesday of last week.
Rev. Father Glenn of st. Marys
church is visiting this week at Daven
port. He will return Saturday.
Vincent Donahue who has been
spending his holiday vacation at the
home of his parents, returned Thurs
day to resume his studies at ST. Am
brose college, Davenport.
August Raumfhoener Of Cedar Rap |
ids came down Thursday and will re-
main here for several days attending t.
business interests.
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kEOSAUQUA.

Rev and Mrs. Charles E. Perkins
arrived at their home Saturday from
several months visit at Geneva we"
York.
Mrs Field mother Of Rev: Z. a.
Yield left Monday for her home al
Rocky Ford Colorado, after an ex'
tended visit here with her son, Mr.
Field accompanied her as Tar DIS ~
Madison.
Joe Barker of Mt. Zion purchased
the Devin restaurant Monday "heIe he
will open up for business IN the Jonii'
son building at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Wilson are ths'
narents OF son born TUESDAY Hishl'
Mrs. Craig Daugherty OF keokuk ar
rived here Monday called here by the
serious illness of her father b. .
Reamy who was down with pneumonia
Mrs. James Beck returned nome
Saturday from a visit with relatives
in Bonaparte.
At a meeting of the board OF super
visors, J. H. Morris was elected stew
ard of the county farm for the year
1912. Mr.. Morris is serving his thlrd
year. yo,,.
Republican and Keosauqua lndepend'
ent were selected for the county OFF,
Gals printing for the coming year.
Rev. Paul McBeth of South Dakota
' is here for visit with his parents
and brother Attorney r.. R. McBeth.
Mrs. Charles Bingham has returned
| home from visit with her husband
| at Clinton, Iowa.
! At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Keosauqua Switchboard Co
1.-The old officers were reelected. PresI