1908

73 items found relating to : 1908


	MARIENBAD 1908 (BACK) Marienbad. 1908. "August 5/1908. Mariendbad Hotel Ott Bohemia I am sorry to know you can find no time to write us a card. This is a beautiful place & the city is in the valley. Love, Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	NEWYORK 1908 (FRONT) Hotel Knickerbocker. New York City, 1908....
	GODESBERG 1908 (BACK) Godesburg, July 14, 1908. "Greetings from the Rhine. It is (?) and cool here. Love, Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	MONTREUX 1908 (FRONT) Chateau de Chillon. Montreaux, 1908....
	HEIDELBERG 1908 (FRONT) Heidelburg. July, 1908....
	KEMPINSKI 1908 (BACK) Coln. July 1908. "Saturday July 11/08. We are having a dandy time. Plenty good (rest of pencil written card illegible other than signature)...
	NEWYORK 1908 (BACK) Hotel Knickerbocker. New York City, 1908. "We are having a fine time, and this is of the (?) hotel where we are stopping. Was motoring nearly all day yesterday. Bitter cold. Love, Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	HEIDELBERG 1908 (BACK) Heidelburg. July 1908. "Heidelburg is certainly beautiful. Students are in evidence everywhere and make it intersting. Expect to see a duel fought tomorrow morning. Love to all from Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	MONTREUX 1908 (BACK) Montreaux. August 8/1908. "This is a fine view here from our room. The water in the lake is just this color and we can see these snow caped mountains from our window. We would like to stay here a couple of weeks but must leave tomorrow. Lots of love to you all, Uncle Henry and Lee....
	KONSTANZ 1908 (BACK) Konstanz, 1908. "July 27/08. We are staying at this hotel. It is an old Kloster built in the 12th Century. it is very interesting (?) and situated on the Rhine River & Bodensee. (?) is very beautiful. love to your apretns and all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	PARIS 1908 (BACK) "Paris France. Sept. 8/1908. This city is full of life and we are on the go every minute. hate to leave, but we sail tomorrow, so ina bout ten days we will see you & all and tell you about our trip in person. All our love to you and all, from Uncle Henry and Lee....
	GODESBERG 1908 (FRONT) Godesberg. Burg Rheinstein, July 1908....
	MUNCHEN 1908 (BACK) Munchen. August 1908. Lee Schwabacher sends Herman Praetorius a friendly card, in which his apparent joke about Henry is obscured by a word I cannot decipher. "Munchen. Aug. 22, 1908. Your letter to ahnd, and we wre very much plased with same, and to learn that you were promoted and doing so (?) with your music. And I hope you play so well that Uncle Henry will not ruin it with his (?) Soon you will start back to school~ guess before we get home. Remember me to all at home. With lots of love which Uncle Henry joins me. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	FRANKFURT 1908 (BACK) Frankfurt, 1908. "Having the best time ever. on the go all the time. Crowds are great here. Will see Turners tonight. (?) would enjoy that- wouldn't you? Love to you & all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	BADEN-BADEN 1908 (BACK) Baden-Baden, July 24/1908 "We are fine, having a glorious trip. Hope you and all are well. Lots of love to all, Uncle Henry and Lee"...
	KARLSBRUHE 1908 (BACK) Karlsbruhe, 1908. "Stopped off here on our way to Baden Baden. It is a very pretty city. We are having a good time. Our love to you & all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	INTERLAKEN 1908 (FRONT) Interlaken and the Jung Frau. 1908....
	KONSTANZ 1908 (FRONT) Konstanz. Insel-Hotel, 1908....
	PARIS 1908 (FRONT) Paris: le pont Alexandre III. 1908....
	RHEINFALL 1908 (BACK) July 26/1908. "We are spending several days at the Rhine Falls. Our hotel is at the top of the mountain and facing the wonderful Rhine falls. Hope you and Mama & Papa are well, with lots of love which Uncle Lee joins me. Your uncle Henry....
	BERLIN 1908 (BACK) Berlin, July 16, 1908. "isn't this a fine card? We are having a dandy time, on the go constantly. Leave tomorrow morning and call on your aunt on Thursday. Give my love to your mother father & all. Kiss Grandma, Elsa and Bruder for us. Lots of love from Uncle Henry and Lee"...
	BERLIN 1908 (FRONT) Berlin. July 7, 1908....
	BOHEMIA 1908 (FRONT) Marienbad, Bohemia, 1908....
	HANNOVER 1908 (FRONT) Hannover. Theaterplatz, 1908....
	KEMPINSKI 1908 (FRONT) Coln. Kempinski & Co. 1908....
	MUNCHEN 1908 (FRONT) Rathaus. Munchen. 1908....
	FRANKFURT 1908 (FRONT) Frankfurt: XI Deutsches Turnfest zu Frankfurt a/m 1908....
	MOHAWK (1908) DINING ROOM The Mohawk of 1908 was a considerably more elaborate liner than her 1920's replacement....
	GENEVA 1908 (FRONT) Geneva. 1908....
	KARLSBRUHE 1908 (FRONT) Karlsbruhe 1908....
	MARIENBAD 1908 (FRONT) Marienbad. 1908....
	CHAMONIX 1908 (FRONT) Chamonix. Chemin de fer a Chamonix, 1908....
	INTERLAKEN 1908 (BACK) Interlaken. September, 1908. Lee Schwabacher writes to Herman and shares some playful details of his and Henry's trip to the Jung Frau. "This is one of the finest views live. We were up the highest mountain yesterday. The Jung Frau 13670 feet high, amid ice and snow. had a sleigh ride. Was very novel looking below and seeing green grass and wild flowers. Unlce Henry snowballed me. This is the place you would like. Plenty of snow. Lots of love, (?) Lee....
	BOHEMIA 1908 (BACK) Marienbad, August 1908. Letters cross in the mail. Just as Henry's mildly reproachful card arrives in the US, Herman's apparently delayed letter arrives in Marienbad. Henry sends a second card. "August 15, 1908. Mariendbad, Bohemia. Wr received your letter and was very glad to receive same. Hope you went to Atlantic City. Love to you and brother and Elsa. Love, Uncle Henry." Elsa was the young daughter of Henry's brother, Louis Sonneborn. Louis, his wife, daughter and son were living at the Battery Ave, address when the 1910 census was taken. Residing with Wilelmina Sonneborn were Herman Praetorius and his parents, Louis Sonneborn and his family, Henry Sonneborn, Lee Schwabacher and Hay Becker, Wilhemina's unmarried brother....
	BADEN-BADEN 1908 (FRONT) Baden-Baden, 1908....
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	RUHRSTEIN 1908 (BACK) This card carries what appear to be autographs of members of the extended Sonneborn and Schwabacher families....
New York Times	STEAM PUMP HAS GOOD YEAR Two-thirds of the Business Was Done in Last Half of the Period --- President Benjamin Guggenheim of the International Steam Pump Company in his annual report to the stockholders says that abou...	12th May 1910
	RUHRSTEIN 1908 (FRONT) "Dear Herman Where I live X mark is Kemp Mansion. It is simply beautiful & we are having a grand old time. Love for all. Uncle Henry and Lee." ...
	MAURETANIA PRIVATE PICTURE, 1908 Roger Bricoux, Wallace Hartley, Theodore Brailey and Captain Rostron are four of the many names that link the Titanic tragedy and the Cunarder Mauretania...	24th July 1908
	CHAMONIX 1908 (BACK) Chamonix. Sept.1 /08 "This would be the place for you on Mont Blanc. Perpetual snow and ice, very deep. The view is wonderful here, but cold and has been raining all day. Leave here in the morning for Geneva. Lots of love to you & all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	HANNOVER 1908 (BACK) "We are ahving a fien time and expect to visit your aunt after reaching Berlin, which will probably be Sunday. Hope you have a chance to visit this beautiful city. There are lots of students (rest of card illegible)...
Le Petit Journal	GUGLIELMO MARCONI From 'Le Petit Journal', 24 November 1908...	24th November 1908
	SPEISEAAL 1908 (FRONT) Henry and Lee began their second Grand Tour witha crossing aboard NDL's four-stacker, Kaiser Wilhelm II. "En Route. June 27/08. Have had a dandy trip. Neither one of us sick a second. This is a fine steamer. Splendid meals. Love to all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
	GENEVA 1908 (BACK) Geneva. Sept. 3/08 "This is another beautiful city. A great deal of life here and lots of beautiful shops. hope youa re all well. We are awfully worn out and will be glad to get to Paris for a few days rest. Love to you all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
Voyage	HORNBY John P. Eaton May 31, 1911 Assisted following the launch of Titanic April 2, 1912 Assisted Titanic on her sea trials Port of Registry Liverpool Flag of Registry British Funnel B...	5th December 2004
Worcester City Directory	WORCESTER CITY DIRECTORY 1908 Porter PORTER, SAMUEL & CO. (W.C.Porter and W.E.Biglow), last manufs. 25 Union Walter C. (S.Porter & Co.), 25 Union, house 10 Lenox ...	1908
	MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF MARRIAGE GENE...	1908
Whittier Daily News	TAKE A TRIP ON THE TITANIC Violet Jessop was born in 1887 in Argentina of Irish parents. As a girl, she went to live in England; as a young woman, she went to sea (in 1908) as an ocean-liner stewardess. Not only did she serve on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, but after surviving the horror of that tragedy, she was serving on the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, when, during World War I, it hit a mine in the Aegean Sea and sank....	28th February 2010
New York Times	MRS. DULLES FONTANA Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25---Mrs. Dulles Fontana, formerly Miss Margaret Dulles, who once sued her husband to prevent him from collecting $75 a week support from her, died today in the Barclay Hotel after a long ...	26th January 1934
New York Times	JUDGMENT FOR $266,249 LOAN Judgment for $266,249 was entered by default yesterday against John D. Baumann & Co., a New York corporation, in favor of Charles G., Hugh L., Herbert R., and William R. Arbuthnot, merchants of London. The judgment was entered for amounts claimed as ...	4th February 1909
	CHARLES VALENTINE CLARKE Charles was born on St Valentine’s Day in 1883. His parents were Harry Clarke and his wife Jane Emma (nee Hall). He was born in Cosham, (which was in the district of Widley at that time), Portsmouth in Hampshire. The family home was a public house ca...
	FAMILY MEMORIES Family memories...
Voyage	COLLINGWOOD John P. Eaton (Akties Collingwood) (Zernichow & O. Gotaas) Arrived at Belfast ( Musgrave Channel) 16 October 1908 from Bangkok via the Azores carrying a cargo of teak wood logs which in a finished sta...	28th November 2004
	ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY CENOTAPH The place chosen by Maj. Butt as his final resting place...
Torquay Directory	A FULFILLED DREAM. ECHO OF THE LOSS OF THE TITANIC One of the stewards on board the Titanic was a son of the late organist and choirmaster of a church in Torquay. He leaves an aged widowed mother, who was dependent upon him. His sister narrates a strange dream. She says that for several nights pri...	15th May 1912
	ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING The Hymn "On the Resurrection Morning" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. The words were written by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) and the music "Resurrection Morn" by Ira David Sanke...
	NANCARROW FAMILY INFORMATION William Henry Nancarrow was the only son of the second marriage of Thomas Nancarrow (b1819). His mother was Maria (b1840). His birth took place in or near St. Austell, Cornwall in 1877. His father was described in the various census returns ...
Daily Telegraph	ISMAY YACHT TORPEDOED! (Photo: HM Torpedo Boat Hunter) Action against a Naval Officer The hearing was begun on Saturday before His Honour Judge Percy Gye and a jury, at the Isle of Wight County Court, of an action broug...	1908
	TURPIN FAMILY INFORMATION William John Robert Turpin was born in Plymouth, Devon in 1883. He was the son of John R Turpin (general labourer) and Mary Jane. They had married in about 1880 and were living in Commercial Street, Plymouth at the time of the 1881 census. Both wer...
	FRANK ANDREW FAMILY INFORMATION The following biography has been compiled with the assistance of descendants of Frank Andrew who reside in Cornwall. It should be pointed out that no birth certificate exists for Frank despite extensive searching and it should also be made known tha...
South Devon Herald Express	TRUE IDENTITY OF TITANIC VICTIM HISTORIAN Mike Holgate has discovered the answer to a mystery surrounding the identity of a Torquay man who died on the Titanic....	29th April 2009
	THE MYSTERY OF CHARLES BARNES AND ROBERT BARNHOUSE Mike Holgate In April 1913, an article appeared in the Torquay Times under the headline: Echo Of The Titanic Disaster : The Strange Story Of The Man With Two Names. A hearing at Torquay County Court had established the true identity of a stoke...	9th April 2009
Atlantic Daily Bulletin	SOS : TITANIC NOT THE FIRST USER Brian J. Ticehurst OVER the years many myths and fallacies have grown up around the Titanic. Not least the myth that the Titanic was the first vessel to use the International Distress Call 'SOS'. This is not so - the facts are these:- ...	22nd November 2005
	MRS WINNIE (MINNIE) COUTTS Marion James Information Held on the COUTTS Family MARRIAGE Taken from UK BMD Index Vol 2a Page 1180 ...
Washington Herald	MAJ. BUTT' S PLACE NOT YET FILLED President Taft Has Not Asked War Department to Fill Vacancy as Chief Aid --- President Taft has not yet asked the War Department to detail a chief White House aid to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Maj. Butt. The War Department ...	21st April 1912
Voyage	ROYAL EDWARD John P. Eaton Canadian Northern Steamships, Ltd. Westbound Avonmouth to Halifax. On 8 April encountered and reported an ice field in the vicinity of the subsequent Titanic disaster site : 42 degrees 50’N, 49 degrees 30’W to 42 degrees 30’N 50 degrees 1...	10th May 2005
	WONNACOTT FAMILY INFORMATION Dorothy Wonnacott was born in Plymouth in 1885. She was a daughter of Arscott and Mary Jane Wonnacott. Her parents, both originally from the Holsworthy area of mid-Devon had married in about 1878 and were living in Plymouth from that time....
	ASTOR'S FIRST WIFE TO ATTEND FUNERAL New York, May 3. The train bearing the body of John Jacob Astor reached R...	3rd May 1912
Torquay Directory	MAN WITH TWO NAMES : TORQUAY PENSIONER AND HIS SAILOR SON Claim For Loss on the “Titanic” At Torquay County Court on Saturday Judge Lush-Wilson arbitrated in an action under the Workman’s Compensation Act by George Barnhouse, of Stentiford’s Hill, T...	23rd April 1913
	TITANIC CONNECTIONS WITH LIVERPOOL Titanic, Carpathia, Californian were all Liverpool registered ships. The Titanic was scheduled to visit the port on the voyage from Belfast to Southampton but this was cancelled almost at the last minute. ...
Titanic Research	ALBERT BRIANT 1877 – 1912 A SHORT BIOGRAPHY Bryan and Hilary Popple Albert Briant c 1900 Albert Briant was born on 26 June 1877 at Melbourne Pl...	14th September 2005