Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad

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New York Times CHARLES MELVILLE HAYS
Grand Trunk President Planned Great Canadian Transcontinental --- Charles Melville Hays, President of the Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Companies, has been considered one of the most brilliant and successful of railroad of...
16th April 1912
The Toronto World C. M. HAYS' CAREER
When the White Star Liner Titanic struck an iceberg, it is feared Charles Melville Hays, president and general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad was carried down with the doomed steamer.  Mr. Hays had been in ...
17th April 1912
Newark Evening News WORD RECEIVED HERE OF C. M. HAYS'S RESCUE
Among those well known in this city and suburbs whose name has been flashed as among the rescued from the Titanic, is Charles Melville Hays, president of the Grand Trunk and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway companies, of Canada, of Canada, a nephew of...
16th April 1912
The Times MR. CHARLES M. HAYS MISSING
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) --- MONTREAL, APRIL 18 --- A message by wireless telegraphy from the Carpatlhia was received at the offices of the Grand Trunk Railway Company in Montreal this morning signed ...
19th April 1912
New York Times HAYS HEADS GRAND TRUNK
Directors of Canadian Line Elect Rock Island, Ill., Man Present [sic] --- LONDON, Jan. 7---At a meeting to-day of the Directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, Charles M. Hays was elected President. ...
8th January 1910
Toronto Daily Star JUST BEFORE SMASH HAYS SAID DISASTER
Canadian Press Despatch New York, April 19.---Col Gracie, U. S. A. who was the sole survivor of those who went down with the Titanic, and was rescued, gave this remarkable statement last night:...
19th April 1912
Chicago Examiner WIDOW AND DAUGHTERS OF HAYS SPEED HOME
New York, April 18---Mrs. Charles M. Hays and her two daughters, Miss Margaret Hays and Mrs. Thornton Davidson, survivors of the Titanic wreck, were met at the pier by a large party of friends.  Mr. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railw...
19th April 1912
Calgary Herald ANOTHER ADDED TO LIST OF LOST IS ALBERT MALLET, A TRAVELLER
MONTREAL, April 20.- The disaster to the Titanic was brought poignantly home to Montrealers today by the arrival in the city of some of the Montreal survivors. At ten o'clock yesterday morning a special train pulled into the Grand Trunk st...
20th April 1912
A TITANIC COINCIDENCE Titanic Research A TITANIC COINCIDENCE
Gavin Murphy
How the gala opening of two hotels was disrupted two maritime disasters....
9th July 2002
Worcester Evening Gazette PRES. HAYS WIDOW LEAVES FOR HOME
New York, April 19- Upon the arrival of the Carpathia, Mrs. Charles M. Hays, wife of the president of the Grand Trunk railway, who went down with the ill-fated Titanic and her two daughters, Mrs. Thornton Davidson and Miss. Margaret Hays, were met by...
20th April 1912
GéRALD-GODIN BUILDING, MONTRéAL   GéRALD-GODIN BUILDING, MONTRéAL
This is a picture of Gérald-Godin Building, located at 360 McGill Steet, Montréal. That's where Mr Hays had his Montréal Grand trunk offices....
Worcester Telegram REPORT FUTRELLE SAFE
By The Associated Press
London Hears Boston Author Is on Board Carpathia. London, April 17.-The list of survivors of the Titanic disaster as given out by the White Star line offices, contains the names of both Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Futrelle, Boston. Previous l...
18th April 1912
Denver Times MRS. STOIBER-ROOD DENIES REPORT HUSBAND IS ALIVE
Says She Has Positive Evidence He Lost His Life on Titanic Disaster. Recent reports from London that a man seen there had been partially identified as Hugh R. Rood, supposed to have been one of the Titanic victims in April, 1912, have ...
19th April 1912
San Francisco Examiner HERMAN KLABER ON BOARD THE TITANIC
Native of San Francisco, in Business in Portland, Titanic Passenger Herman Klaber of Portland, one of the biggest hop merchants on the Pacific Coast, was a passenger on the Titanic. Klaber was born in San Francisco, went throu...
16th April 1912
New York Times GRAND DUKE AT NEWPORT
Czar's Brother-in-Law the Guest of Mrs. John Astor --- Special to The New York Times --- NEWPORT, R. I., Aug.21---Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovitch, the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, arrived to-night from New York to v...
30th August 1913
THE GRAND STAIRWAY   THE GRAND STAIRWAY
The Grand Stairway, sweeping upward from the Smoking Room, is regal in its proportions and dazzling in its decoration....
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TITANIC GRAND STAIRCASE 3D MODEL   TITANIC GRAND STAIRCASE 3D MODEL
A tour visual Titanic's Grand Staircase...
PRINCESS SOPHIA OFF TAKU GLACIER   PRINCESS SOPHIA OFF TAKU GLACIER
Canadian Pacific's liner Princess Sophia is seen off Taku Glacier in this 1913 photograph....
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New York Times A. A. STEWART LEFT $276,974
Titanic Victim's Estate Goes to His Widow and Daughter --- An appraisal of the estate of Albert A. Stewart, who perished on the Titanic, was transmitted yesterday to the Surrogates' Court under transfer tax proceedings. Mr. Stewart was f...
1st February 1913
POSTWAR 2. THE  NEW GRAND HALL   POSTWAR 2. THE NEW GRAND HALL
THE GRAND HALL: Breathtaking in size and beauty, the Grand Hall boasts a dual personality. A restful lounge by day, it is equally effective as a brilliant setting for gala evening festivities. Its colors selected to form a perfect foil for exquisi...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL CEILING, 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL CEILING, 1938.
WHAT BECAME OF THE GRAND HALL: The Grand Hall was destined to become the only room in First class to be entirely remodeled after the war. Evidently the daring , predominantly gray, color scheme worked better on paper as a means of “feminine enhan...
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  MME. AUBART: LUXURY LOST
After her rescue from Titanic, French singer Leontine Pauline ("Ninette") Aubart, better remembered as the mistress of American millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, wrote the following letter to the White Star Line, itemizing her lost possessions: ...
1st May 1912
THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED: ONE BLACK WEEK IN 1875 Gare Maritime THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED: ONE BLACK WEEK IN 1875
Jim Kalafus
The double tragedy of the Pacific and the City of Waco...
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Chicago Examiner LAKE SHIP FLAGS LOWERED
Placed at Half-Mast in Memory of President J. B. Thayer Duluth, April 20--Flags were placed at half-mast on all ships of the Anchor Line in the harbor here today, out of respect for President J. B. Thayer of that lin...
Philadelphia Inquirer MRS. JOHN B. THAYER
Mrs. John B. Thayer, widow of John B. Thayer, prominent Philadelphian and Pennsylvania Railroad official, died yesterday on the 32nd anniversary of her husband's death in the Titanic disaster. She was 72. When the Titanic sunk on April 14,...
15th April 1944
Chicago Daily News MELLEN IN TITANIC STATEMENT
Offers Evidence as to Time Officials Knew the Vessel Was Lost [by The Associated Pres.]   New Haven, Conn., April 23—In connection with the question at the time at which the White S...
23rd April 1912
New York Times TO HONOR WIRELESS HEROES
To Dedicate Jack Philips Titanic Memorial Fountain May 12 --- At a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Maritime Exchange, 78 Broad Street, plans were completed for the dedication of the Jack Philips Titanic memorial fountain at the base ...
1st May 1915
Newark Evening News JERSEY DEATH ROLL DETAILS
Besides Residents of This State, Many Victims Had Connections Here ---------- ANGUISH OF THE RELATIVES ---------- In addition to the New Jersey residents who lost their lives in the disaster, fourteen more who met death had friends and r...
19th April 1912
Daily Telegraph TITANIC FOR MONTAUK, LONG ISLAND - 1910 VISION
Passengers to take railway connection to New York...
27th October 1910
ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL   ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL
Dominating the spacious Grand Hall or Foyer is the allegorical painting 'Devotion' at the entrance to the Chapel...
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New York Times HOW J. B. THAYER DIED
Swept from Raft to Which His Son Managed to Cling --- The manner in which John B. Thayer, Second Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, met his death along with eighteen or twenty other men was described last night by Mrs. W. C. ...
19th April 1912
New York Times AUTEUIL SOUNDS THE PANNIER'S DOOM
Smart Display of Summer Fashions at Paris Race Course Shows Radical Style Changes --- NOVEL ROBESPIERRE GOWNS --- Immense Crowd Out to See the French Grand National---Americans Less Numerous Than Usual...
24th June 1912
Daily Chronicle LAST WILL & TESTAMENT LOST ON TITANIC
In the High Court of Justice Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division (Before the Rt. Hon. Samuel Evans, President) In the goods of S. S. Jacobsohn, deceased. page 3 This was a motion by a wid...
23rd July 1912
New York Times WILL PAY A BET TO MORGAN
Gen. Gill to Give Him a Fine Maryland Dinner To-night --- Special to The New York Times --- BALTIMORE, Md., Jan 14---Gen. John Gill, while returning from Eur...
15th January 1910
  GENERAL INFORMATION
Rood, Mr. Hugh Roscoe. Missing. Ritz Hotel, London, W. Black Moore & Co., 5 East India House, London, E.C. Hotel Regina, Paris. Seattle. Travelling to USA. Vice president of The Pacific Creosoting Company. Cabin A32....
New York Times J. P. MORGAN IN ROME
Arrives There from Naples with His Sister, Mrs. Burns --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, March 16---J. P. Morgan and his sister, Mrs. Burns, arrived from Naples this...
17th March 1912
The San Francisco Call SEATTLE MAN ON LINER
SEATTLE, April 15 - Hugh R. Rood, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Creosoting company, whose name appears in the list of the Titanic's passengers, is a wealthy Seattle man who had been spending the winter on the continent w...
16th April 1912
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING Syren & Shipping 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING
Castings for the Queen Elizabeth...
15th April 1937
Chicago Record-Herald RUSE SCENTED TO AVOID CLAIM
Titanic Survivor Says She Signed Paper Thinking It Railroad Tickets Alleged unfair tactics used by the owners of the steamship Titanic to avoid damage claims from survivors were explained yesterday by Miss Annie Kelly, one of...
25th April 1912
New York Times THE SMART HEIRS FOUND?
Children of Titanic Victim Believed to be in Belgian Convent --- BRUSSELS, Aug. 29---The long-sought son and daughter of the late Montgomery Smart of New York, a Titanic victim, are believed to be in a Belgian convent. Their names are G...
30th August 1912
  RMS OLYMPIC ARCHIVE FILM (3)
Taking the elevators; the grand staircase; dancing in the saloon; smoking room; at Cherbourg; Nomadic comes alongside; passengers disembark...
New York Times ASTOR BEQUESTS HAVE ALL BEEN PAID
Cost of Administering Estate to Date, with Transfer Tax, Foots Up $3,305,480 --- $24,715,478 DISTRIBUTED --- The Four Executors File Their First Judicial Accounting, Covering Personal Property Only --- The fi...
29th April 1914
CAP ARCONA SUITE DELUXE   CAP ARCONA SUITE DELUXE
One of the Cap Arcona's eight suites deluxe on D Deck.  These suites consisted of sitting room, bedroom, bathroom, water closet, and trunk room.   The suites were finished in cherry wood, walnut, birch, mahogany, East Indian satinwo...
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Philadelphia Inquirer LOIS THAYER OF ROSEMONT; ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Lois Thayer, 82, a member of a prominent Philadelphia family, died Saturday a the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She lived at 103 Airdale Rd., Rosemont, PA. The former Lois Buchanan Cassatt, she was a great-great-niece of Jame...
26th June 1977
COMMANDER OF THE ILL FATED TITANIC Washington Herald COMMANDER OF THE ILL FATED TITANIC
Capt. Smith was known for years as "The grand old man of the sea" and was probably one of the oldest and one of the most reliable mariners or ocean liners on the Atlantic....
17th April 1912
REDWOOD : THE HOME OF JOHN B. THAYER   REDWOOD : THE HOME OF JOHN B. THAYER
"Redwood" the Estate of John B. Thayer, Vice President, Pennsylvania Railroad. This was located on Cheswold Lane, Haverford, Pennsylvania. ...
RUHRSTEIN 1908 (FRONT)   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." ...
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PRINCESS SOPHIA'S MAST MARKS HER GRAVE   PRINCESS SOPHIA'S MAST MARKS HER GRAVE
For a few weeks after the disaster, the Princess Sophia's mast marked her grave near Vanderbilt Reef. Some accounts claim that a winter storm toppled the last visible trace of the liner,...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL, 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL, 1938.
The Grand Hall has been intelligently decorated in tones of gray to enhance fully the glamorous effect of exquisitely gowned women and their escorts in evening dress. It extends two decks high and measuring seventy three feet long and fifty two feet ...
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New York Times TITANIC SURVIVOR DIES
Mrs. Lilly Potter, 98, Was ‘Grand Old Lady’ of Red Cross --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2---Mrs. Lilly A. Wilson Potter, a descendant of the Mayflower Pilgrims who was known as the “Grand Old Lady...
3rd January 1954
Daily Mining Gazette MRS. AGNES EDWARDS SUMMONED BY DEATH
Mrs. Agnes Edwards, 69 years old, well known Hancock matron, died at St. Joseph's hospital last evening at 5 o'clock. She had been a resident of the Copper Country for 21 years, residing on Railroad Avenue. Mrs. Edwards was a survivor of th...
5th August 1933
New York Times TITANIC VICTIM'S ESTATE
C. F. Gregory Asks for Letters---Smart's Children Not Found --- Clarence F. Gregory of 3,675 Broadway asked the Surrogate yesterday to grant him letters testamentary upon the estate of J. Montgomery Smart, who perished in the Titanic d...
13th May 1914
Philadelphia Inquirer J.B. THAYER, 3D, ENDS LIFE IN AUTO
John B. Thayer, 3d, financial vice president of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of an old Philadelphia family, who had been reported missing since Wednesday, was found dead, his wrists and throat cut, in a parked automobile near the P....
23rd September 1945
San Francisco Bulletin LOCAL MINING MAN IS ON TITANIC'S DEATH LIST
Colonel John Weir, a well known mining man of the Pacific Coast, was one of the victims of the Titanic horror. It has been learned by his friends that he took passage on the ill fated steamer on an unexpected trip to California, probably on urgent bu...
20th April 1912
San Francisco Chronicle DR. DODGE AND HIS FAMILY ARE SAFE
Page 1 Assessor Sends Two Messages From Carpathia to His Son Here-- Mayor Wires Reply Relieving the deep anxiety of his relatives and thousands of friends in this city, Dr. Washington Dodge, Assessor of San Francisco, ...
18th April 1912
Daily Telegraph FIRE ABOARD THE "CALIFORNIAN"
A telegram from Vera Cruz reports that the Leyland liner "Californian" took fire in that port and that the outbreak was not extinguished until much damage had been done to the cargo by fire and water. The fire originated in holds number four...
3rd July 1913
New York Times SEEK THE CHILDREN OF TITANIC VICTIM
John M. Smart's Son and Daughter at School in Europe, Ignorant of Father's Fate --- HE HAD JUST VISITED THEM --- But Said Nothing of His Personal Affairs to His New York Business Associates --- By Marconi Tra...
5th June 1912
Philadelphia Inquirer JOHN B. "JACK" THAYER III:OBITUARY
J.B. THAYER, 3D, ENDS LIFE IN AUTO John B. Thayer, 3d, financial vice president of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of an old Philadelphia family, who had been reported missing since Wednesday, was found d...
23rd September 1945
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL 1938
THE GRAND HALL: The Grand Hall is an excellent interpretation of the ship’s predominating theme. Hendrik T. Wijdeveld conceived it as a subdued setting for the play of life that is continuously enacted here. The room is a symphony in gray that pro...
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Newark Evening News W. HULL BOTSFORD, OF ORANGE, MAY BE LOST
W. Hull Botsford. of Orange, is believed to be among the second cabin passengers on the Titanic who were lost. Mr. Botsford has been touring in Europe since early in February, and although he was not expected home before the end of the month, the nam...
17th April 1912
SPEISEAAL 1908 (FRONT)   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."...
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1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. GRAND HALL.   1938 NIEUW AMSTERDAM BROCHURE. GRAND HALL.
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL PANELS. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL PANELS. 1938.
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Ottawa Citizen SYRIAN WOMAN'S THRILLING NARRATIVE
Ship's Officers Fired into Steerage: Panic Amid Rush for Lifeboats Mariana Assaff says Ten People on Doomed Ship were Bound for Ottawa but Two survive. ...How Mrs. Assaf views the Horror and Catastrophe of Her Rescue. "Mariana Assaf a...
24th April 1912
CARVED OAK SECTION   CARVED OAK SECTION
Detail of carved oak section originally part of the handrail of Titanic's 1st class aft grand staircase. Found amid the floating debris by the Cable Steamer Minia....
OLYMPIC CLOCK   OLYMPIC CLOCK
A study fot the Olympic's clock in the Grand Staircase, pictured at Southampton's Maritime Museum....
Camden Post-Telegram MR. SUTTON'S BODY TO BE SENT HOME
Dr. Tomlin, of Haddonfield, in Halifax to Care for Corpse of Titanic Victim -- WIDENER'S BODY IS BURIED AT SEA --- Dr. F. H. Tomlin, of Haddonfield, is in Halifax, N. S., to receive the body of Frederick Sutt...
27th April 1912
New York Times MME. AUBART RETURNS TO FRANCE
{Note: This is an excerpt from a longer article, headlined "SEES SOCIAL CHANGES," reporting on an interview with another Adriatic passenger, unrelated to Titanic or Mme. Aubart.} Mrs. N. Aubart, a young Frenchwoman who was a survivor o...
3rd May 1912
TITANIC CHANDELIER   TITANIC CHANDELIER
A light fitting from the Olympic, identical to ones fitted in the Grand Staircase of the Titanic ...
New York Times DEATH NOTICE OF CONSTANCE JULIE GRACIE
DIED ... GRACIE---Constance Julie, in Paris, on June 7, aged 12 years, beloved daughter of Archibald Gracie and Constance Shack [sic] Gracie. Interment at Woodlawn on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Special car leaves Grand Central ...
13th October 1903
New York Times LADY DUFF-GORDON EXAMINED
Declared She Merely Lent Her Name to Corporation, Lucile, Limited --- Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon visited the Federal Building yesterday with her counsel, Bainbridge Colby, to have a talk with Assistant United States District Attorney Wemple...
6th June 1911
New York Times DYING MAN'S SON FOUND
Potter Coming from Alaska to Atlantic City to See His Father --- ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 28---For more than a month the family of Col. Thomas Potter, who is dying at his seaside home here, has been searching for his favorite ...
29th October 1910
New York Times ROEBLING IS EXCUSED FROM JURY
Special to The New York Times --- TRENTON, N. J., April 16---When the panel for the April term of the United States Grand Jury reported to-day, Charles G. Roebling, President of the John A. Roebling Sons Company, and father of Washingto...
17th April 1912
The San Francisco Call WALTER M. CLARK A PASSENGER
Walter M. Clark of Los Angeles, son of J. Ross Clark, the railroad official of that city and a well known figure in San Francisco as well as in the southern metropolis, was a passenger on the Titanic and supposedly is among those lost. ...
16th April 1912
PARIS 1912 (BACK)   PARIS 1912 (BACK)
Mr. Sonneborn and Mr. Schwabacher settle in Paris. Just over a month before the Titanic sails from Southampton, Henry shares with his nephew the difficulty he and Lee are having finding a suitable apartment. "Write me what time Grand Ma got our cable message. Paris. Mar.7.12 Had a fine trip over and we are both well but busy looking for an apartment, and it is no easy task to find something to suit us. The weather is ideal here like our May days. Hope your Mother &(?) are well. Love to them and all at home from Uncle Henry and Lee." ...
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New York Times ROUSED BY WHITE STAR LINE
Liverpool and Queenstown Protest Against Change to Southampton --- LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9---Because of the strong feeling aroused locally by the statement that the White Star Line purposed to divert its steamers to Southampt...
10th January 1907
  BASIC STATISTICS OF THE DISASTER
324 1st class passengers, 201 survived. 277 2nd class passengers, 118 survived. 708 3rd class passengers, 181 survived 885 crewmembers, 212 survived 13 postmen/musicians, none lived. Grand total: 2,207 on board, 712 s...
Brooklyn Daily Times BROTHER OF BROOKLYNITE, A PRIEST, WAS ON TITANIC
Two of the visitors to the White Star line offices were Laurence M. Byles, Vice President of the W. E. Byles Company, Ltd., of 90 Wall street, Manhattan, and his brother, W. Hunter Byles, of Omaha. They went to inquire as to the safety of another bro...
17th April 1912
  SALE OF ROGERS' POSTCARD
In Sotheby's July 21/22 1992 Sale Lot 278: RMS Titanic postcard sent from the Titanic, written to James Day of Swansea by his friend ''W.J.R.'' in pencil . .. Just a line to show that I am alive & kicking going grand its a treat . . . '' coloured pos...
21st July 1992
New York Times FIERMONTE HELD ON OLD CHARGE
BELLMORE, L. I., July 2---Enzo Fiermonte, former pugilist and husband of Mrs. Madaline Force Astor Dick, was arrested today at the Roosevelt Speedway on a three-year-old traffic violation charge he is said never to have answered. He is accused of spe...
3rd July 1937
  NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
The Los Angeles Times of April 17th 1912 stated that he was a brother of E. D. Rood of El Centro, California. The Rocky Mountain News (Denver) of April 13th 1992 stated that he was the Vice President and General Manager of the Pacific Coast Creosotin...
The Gazette (Montreal) LAURENTIC'S RECEPTION
The first of the official receptions on the White Star-Dominion R. M. S. Laurentic takes place today, when a luncheon will be provided, to which the following, amongst others, are the invited guests: Sir Wilfred Laurier, ...
11th May 1909
ARGENTINE TRANSPORT Voyage ARGENTINE TRANSPORT
John P. Eaton
Empire Transport Co., Ltd. (Houlder Brothers, Managers) Westbound, Narvik, Norway to Philadelphia. Left Narvik 3 April 1912 with a cargo of iron ore. On arrival at the intermediate stop of Louisburg, Nova Scotia, her captain reporte...
20th March 2005
The Mercury (Hobart) THE TITANIC'S COMMANDER
BRISBANE, April 24 For some time past there has been in Brisbane Captain Anning, who at one time was commander of the White Star liner Persic, trading to Australia. He said, in...
25th April 1912
New York Times CLEARS HOTEL MEN IN PALM BEACH FIRE
Florida Commissioner After Inquiry Says That They Provided All Necessary Safeguards --- GUESTS’ LOSS $2,000,000 --- Thousands of Dollars in Scattered Belongings Reclaimed---First of Victims Arrive HERE --- Special to ...
21st March 1925
  NESHAN KREKORIAN : CLARIFICATIONS
Mr. Krekorian had 3 children, not 4.  Minor spelling error:  city is St. Catharines, not St. Catherines. He was single when he left for North America - his first wife was killed by the Turks. My recollection of how he got into bo...
New York Times SEAMEN'S STRIKE ABROAD
LIVERPOOL, May 22---The projected move of the White Star Line to Southampton is responsible for a dispute between seamen and firemen and the company which threatens to spread. A hundred men belonging to the Oceanic refused to sai...
23rd May 1907
New York Times SAY THEY HAVE "MONA LISA"
Two Men Go to Rome to See J. P. Morgan About It --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- PARIS, April 11---A newspaper whose artistic news is generally reliable says that two men le...
12th April 1912
WILLIAM FARR PENNY   WILLIAM FARR PENNY
Tony Evans
My great uncle...
New York Times THINKS CAPT. SMITH IS ALIVE
Baltimore Mariner Declares He Met Titanic Commander in Street --- Special to The New York Times --- BALTIMORE, Md., July 20---Capt. Peter Pryal, one of the oldest mariners in Baltimore and well known in shipping...
21st July 1912
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters HENRY S. HARPER
Logan Marshall (ed.)
[Extract] Henry Sleeper Harper, who was among the survivors, is a grandson of John Wesley Harper, one of the founders of the Harper publishing business. H. Sleeper Harper was himself an incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm b...
1912
New York Times OLYMPIC CARRIES PIRRIE'S BODY HOME
White Star Liner Was Biggest Ship Ever Built in Viscount’s Yards --- DIED ON WAY FROM TROPICS --- Great Shipbuilder, Near Death, Insisted on Being Carried Out to See Panama Canal --- The body of Viscount Pirr...
14th June 1924
New York Times LORD MERSEY DIES IN HIS 90TH YEAR
Regarded as the Grand Old Man of the English Legal Profession --- HEADED SHIPPING INQUIRIES --- Presided at Investigation into the Lusitania, Titanic and Other Disasters --- Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES...
4th September 1929
Washington Times WIDENER WAS HEROIC TO END, SAYS FRIEND
Traction Magnate Kissed Wife Good-By, Then Went Back To Die --- NEW YORK, April 19---Rushed to Philadelphia in a special train that had been sidetracked at the Communipaw station of the Pennsylvania railroad, in Jersey City, were the su...
19th April 1912
The Times SIR EDWARD HARLAND BECOMES AN M.P.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE BELFAST (NORTH DIVISION) The nomination for North Belfast took place yesterday. Six papers containing the names of Sir John Preston, Sir William Quartus Ewart, and Mr. Thomas M'Cormick (secretary of...
13th August 1889
Galesburg Republican Register UNKNOWN TITLE
Frank Karun, a member of the Austrian immigrant colony in this city, will have some stirring things to tell when he returns to the city of the loss of the big steamship Titanic and his rescue later by the Carpathia . Just at present Mr. Karun is at t...
22nd April 1912
New York Times MRS. FRED J. SWIFT, WAS CLUB LEADER
Ex-Head of National Council of State Garden Units Dies---Officer in Many Groups --- NYACK, N. Y., April 30---Mrs. Margaret Welles Swift, prominent club-woman and widow of Fred Joel Swift, died yesterday in her home here...
1st May 1948
The Times OBITUARY---MR. C. BOWER ISMAY
Mr. Charles Bower Ismay, of Hazelbeech Hall, Northampton, who had been ill for some weeks, died yesterday morning. He was well known on the Turf, and was the owner of Craganour, which ran in the famous Derby of 1913. His grandfather, Joseph Ismay was...
26th May 1924
LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN   LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN
Letter written on RMS Titanic notepaper from second class passenger William J. Mellors to his mother...
11th April 1912
New York Times CAPT. ROSTRON GUEST OF MRS. J. B. THAYER
Philadelphia Survivor of the Titanic Entertains Commander of the Carpathia --- NOTABLES AT THE TABLE --- Skipper and His Surgeon Go to Haverford with Hostess Following Astor Luncheon---Come Back To-day --- S...
2nd June 1912
NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM CARD ROOM. 1938.
LIBRARY and CARD ROOM: Abaft the Grand Hall are the Library and Card Room, which flank the connecting glass paneled corridor leading to the Smoking and Ritz-Carlton rooms. Decorated in black and silver, with a note of maroon here and there, Wijdevel...
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Milwaukee Journal TITANIC SURVIVOR TO BE BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine E. Crosby, 72, widow of Captain E. G. Crosby, founder of the Crosby Steamship line, who died Thursday at her home, 474 Marshall St., will be held Saturday, 2 PM, at the residence, with entombment at Fairview mausol...
30th July 1920
IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE   IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE
Henry Tiedemann
Grand Memorial Fantasie Words and Music by Henry Tiedemann Published 1912 by the Southern Music Company, Dallas, Texas Listen to this Piece...
1912
New York Times PRAISE ASTOR AND BUTT
Women Compare Their Conduct to That of "Miserable Specimens" --- Special to The New York Times --- EAST ORANGE, N. J., April 19---High praise was given to-day to John Jacob Astor, Maj. Butt, Vice President Thayer of the P...
20th April 1912
Evening Bulletin MRS. CROLIUS DIES; TITANIC SURVIVOR
Mrs. Olive Potter Crolius, widow of Allen Crolius, died Monday at her home in Alden Park Manor, Germantown. She was 70. Mrs. Crolius and her mother, the late Mrs. Thomas Potter, Jr., were survivors of the sinking of the Titanic off th...
23rd April 1958
New York Times ISMAY IS TO QUIT
Will Retire June 30---Harold Sanderson to Take His Place --- by Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- LONDON, Dec. 31.---J. Bruce Ismay will retire from the Presidency of the International ...
1st January 1913
MORRO CASTLE : FIRST CLASS LOUNGE   MORRO CASTLE : FIRST CLASS LOUNGE
The lounge was, perhaps, the most Cunard-like room aboard the ships. The walls were paneled in medium-toned wood, with details picked out by gilt. Both levels of the lounge well were defined by gilt-topped Corinthian columns, and all four corners ...
Gare Maritime
New York Times ELLEN TUCK FRENCH IS ENGAGED TO WED
Betrothal to John Jacob Astor Announced by Mother, Who Denied Report Week Ago --- WEDDING EARLY IN JULY --- Her Fiance's Engagement to Miss Eileen S. S. Gillespie Called Off in January --- Mrs. Livingston Fre...
31st May 1934
Elizabeth Daily Journal FUNERAL OF MRS. ARTHUR STEAD
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian E. Stead, who died Friday, wife of Arthur Stead, of 128 Reid street, were held yesterday afternoon at J. S. Stiner's Home for Services, 97 West Grand street. Rev. William G. Felmeth, D. D., pastor of the Third Presb...
13th July 1933
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : LIBRARY. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : LIBRARY. 1938.
LIBRARY and CARD ROOM: Abaft the Grand Hall are the Library and Card Room, which flank the connecting glass paneled corridor leading to the Smoking and Ritz-Carlton rooms. Decorated in black and silver, with a note of maroon here and there, Wijdevel...
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New York Times COL. ASTOR AT FERNCLIFF
Will Entertain Miss Force and Her Family Over Labor Day --- Special to The New York Times --- KINGSTON, N. Y., Sept. 2---The announced plan of Col. John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeleine T. Force to remain at Col. Astor's Sum...
3rd September 1911
Chicago American TITANIC SAILOR SAVED BY MOUNT TEMPLE LIFEBOAT
The Canadian Pacific steamship Mount Temple, en route from Antwerp to Boston, was so close to the sinking Titanic on the night of the disaster that the passengers heard the creaking of the chains as lifeboats were lowered, heard the cries of passe...
25th April 1912
New York Times GUGGENHEIM HEIRESS LOST
Twelve-Year-Old Hazel Found In Grounds of Deserted Mansion --- Special to The New York Times --- WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., June 23---After being lost for seven hours to-day, Miss Hazel Barbara Guggenheim, daughter of Mrs. Benjamin Gu...
24th June 1915
Standard Union FUNERAL OF HERO OF LOST TITANIC
Sante Reghini, Who Gave His Life for a Woman, Buried from Sister’s Home --- WAITED ON DECK FOR DEATH --- Services for George Nasser, Another Victim, To-morrow --- The funeral of one of the victims of the Tita...
4th May 1912
Bowerchalke Parish Papers UNTITLED
Page 44. Extract:- More tragic was the death of Tom Kerley a chef on the ill-fated Titanic. His parents who worked on the Elliott's farm were very proud of their smart and popular son and especially of his progress to the largest and m...
24th April 1912
La Voix du Nord MME BOURLARD, LAST FRENCH SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC, PASSED AWAY AT 88 IN OUR CITY
Mme Bourlard who nearly met her death during two tragically famous accidents, passed away at the Sully home for elderly people in Béthune; she was going to turn 89 years old. Born in Hersin Coupigny in August 1884, the young Berthe Leroy was t...
8th July 1972
New York Times STEAM YACHT ELEANOR SOLD
J. J. Hill Is the Purchaser of Mrs. Cardeza's Famous Pleasure Craft --- The rumored purchase of Mrs. James W. Martinez-Cardeza'a steam yacht Eleanor by President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern Railroad has been confirme...
26th June 1900
Chicago Tribune PHOTOGRAPHS ICE THAT SUNK LINER
PHOTOGRAPHS ICE THAT SUNK LINER _____________ Arthur Tree Brings Pictures of Giant Floes in Which Titanic Met Doom...
18th April 1912
New York Times MORGAN HOPEFUL FOR OUR STOCKS
Tells a Doubtful Fellow-Traveler He'll Change His Mind About Them --- A BIG DECLINE YESTERDAY --- Erie Issues Lead It-Dividend on the Second Preferred May Be Passed---Gold Coming Soon --- Special Cabl...
23rd March 1907
  DOROTHY GIBSON: STAR STYLE
Model and actress Dorothy Gibson and her mother, Pauline C. Gibson, filed suit against the White Star Line for recovery of property they lost on Titanic. Their damage claims were fairly modest, compared to other female petitioners, amounting to $2,38...
31st January 1913
Chicago Tribune THIRD SUICIDE IN FAMILY MYSTERY
Northwestern ‘U’ Student Kills Himself Two years ago Dr. John R. Minahan, wealthy and prominent surgeon of Green Bay, Wis., was summoned to Chicago. His oldest son, John Jr., had ended his life in a frat...
20th February 1925
Chicago American TITANIC STEERAGE PASSENGERS LEFT TO DIE, SAYS GIRL
Fears are entertained by Dr. Thomas J. O’Malley, who is attending Miss Annie Kelly, the seventeen-year-old girl survivor of the Titanic, that she will never gain her normal condition as a result of her harrowing experiences when the sh...
25th April 1912
  VARIOUS MEMORIALS TO JOHN WESLEY WOODWARD
Named on the Musicians Memorial at the Old Library site, London Road, Southampton. also named on the St Marys Church Musicians Memorial, St Marys, Southampton. also he is mentioned on a plaque in the lobby of the Boston ...
New York Times LORD PIRRIE DIES ON SHIP BOUND HERE
Head of Harland & Wolff, Shipbuilders, Stricken With Pneumonia --- ON TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA --- A Leader in the Formation of the International Mercantile Marine --- Viscount Pirrie, head of the famous firm of...
9th June 1924
Voyage TUNISIAN
John P. Eaton
Eastbound, St. John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. On 10 April reported heavy ice in the vicinity of an area that was later the disaster site. Port of Registry: Glasgow ...
12th November 2005
New York Times THOMAS HENRY ISMAY [LETTER TO THE EDITOR]
To The Editor of The New York Times: The death of Thomas Henry Ismay deserves more than a passing notice. In the extraordinary development of the commercial marine of Great Britain during the last quarter of a century he had been one o...
25th November 1899
Jersey Journal JERSEY CITY MAN AND BROTHER PERISH
John Kieran, who boarded with James Tierney at Grove and Second streets perished, along with his brother Phillip, in the wreck of the Titanic. John was 23 years old and was employed as a bartender at 268 Varick Street. He was a citizen of the United ...
19th April 1912
  THE LOST CHORD
Enrico Caruso the famous tenor was born in Naples in 1873 and made his debut there in 1895. His last performance was at the Metropolitan Opera House on Christmas Eve 1920 and he died the following year. On Monday, 29 April 1912 Caruso recorded thi...
29th April 1912
The Shipwrecked Mariner Quarterly Maritime Magazine (1882) SHIPBUILDING IN IRELAND
SHIPBUILDING IN IRELAND.-Whatever may be said of other branches of Irish industry, its shipbuilding may, it would appear, compare not unfavourably with that of any other part of the kingdom. The Clyde claims pre-eminence, but Mes...
  STANLICK FAMILY INFORMATION
Cordelia (Delia) Stanlick was born at Tywardreath, Cornwall in 1878. She was the daughter of Thomas and Amelia Stanlick. Her father, born in Devon in 1832 worked as a miner and in later years as a farm labourer. The 1881 Cornwall Census has t...
New York Times PASSENGERS FROM EUROPE GRIEVED
[Note: U.S. President William McKinley was shot by an assassin on 6 September 1901, and died on 14 September.] Heard with Amazement About the Shooting of the President ---------- News Casts Gloom Over Big Liner...
8th September 1901
Chicago Daily Tribune PLEA FOR TITANIC ARRIVALS
Girl Immigrants Here Get Only Nightgowns in New York OTHERS ARRIVE DESTITUTE Use of Money Collected Here Urged for Their Assistance Immigration officer in Chicago who have come in contact with Titanic s...
26th April 1912
Chicago Tribune GIRL IMMIGRANTS HERE GET ONLY NIGHTGOWNS IN NEW YORK
 PLEA FOR TITANIC ARRIVALS Girl Immigrants Here Get Only Nightgowns in New York Others Arrive Destitute Use of Money Collected Here Urged for Their Assistance  Imm...
26th April 1912
A TRAGIC FRIENDSHIP Voyage A TRAGIC FRIENDSHIP
Dave and Barb Shuttle
How documents recovered from the wreck of the Titanic reveal a friendship which ended in disaster....
15th January 2000
HANDSOME PUBLIC ROOMS - RIO CRUISE (PAGE 5)   HANDSOME PUBLIC ROOMS - RIO CRUISE (PAGE 5)
... it is an easy matter to meet every requirement. After these come several hundred other rooms. both single and double. Raymond-Whitcomb, however, have no intention of taking passengers to anywhere near the astounding capacity of the NORMANDIE o...
1937 Gare Maritime
New York Times CAPT ROSTRON AT CONCERT
For the Benefit of Titanic's Musicians---Receives $10,000 To-day --- Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron of the Cunard liner Carpathia returned last night to the Carpathia after his trip to Philadelphia, where he had been the guest of Mrs. John ...
3rd June 1912
New York Times WILLIAM DICK DIES; AN INDUSTRIALIST
Director of the National Sugar Refining Co., Best Foods, Inc., and Irving Trust Was 65 --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- ISLIP, L. I., Sept. 5---William K. Dick, industrialist, banker and grandson of a pioneer in the f...
6th September 1953
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS PLAYROOM. 1938.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : FIRST CLASS PLAYROOM. 1938.
THE PLAYROOM: A playroom, where the real children may also have a good time, is on the same deck. Designed by Fritz Spanjaard, it is decorated with leaded glass windows and a humorous frieze, by Ruscha Wijdeveld. An electric train, a juvenile stage...
Gare Maritime
Voyage SAMARA
John P. Eaton
Samara Steam Ship Samara Co., Ltd. (Maclay & MacIntyre, Managers) Westbound Cardiff to Philadelphia on April 1st at 43 degrees 12’ N. by 45 degrees 14”W. southeast off Newfoundland’s Grand Banks, rescued t...
23rd January 2005
SEVENTY-FIVE REGISTERED LETTERS WERE SENT (FROM NORWAY) WITH THE TITANIC IN 1912   SEVENTY-FIVE REGISTERED LETTERS WERE SENT (FROM NORWAY) WITH THE TITANIC IN 1912
Arne Mjaland
Top row 5th from left: Jorgen Birkesfol who sent a registered letter with Titanic...
26th August 1998
Elizabeth Daily Journal LEARNS SISTER WAS LOST ON FATED TITANIC
[The beginning of this article appears under Julia Barry's ET entry.] Overcome with grief at the loss of his wife and two children, who were on their way from England to join him in this country, Benjamin Peacock left his boarding plac...
19th April 1912
New York Times LADY PIRRIE DEAD; HEADED SHIP FIRM
Widow of Belfast Builder of Many Vessels Succeeded Him in Control of Concern --- ADVISED HIM FOR YEARS --- He Had Often Publicly Paid High Tribute to Her Assistance---Daughter of Professor --- LONDON, June 19...
20th June 1935
LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - SOUTHAMPTON   LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - SOUTHAMPTON
Letter written on RMS Titanic notepaper from second class passenger William J. Mellors to his mother...
10th April 1912
MORT DE M. GOLDENBERG L'Eclaireur de Nice et du Sud-Ouest MORT DE M. GOLDENBERG
FONDATEUR DU FLAMBEAU FRANCO-AMERICAIN C’est avec un vif regret que nous apprenons le décès, survenu hier, de M. Sam Goldenberg, président-fondateur du Flambeau franco-américain. M. Goldenberg, citoyen américain, était âgé de 73 ans. C...
12th October 1936
New York Times GRISCOM IS NO LONGER HEAD OF SHIP COMBINE
J. Bruce Ismay is Chosen for Its President --- FREE HAND FOR THE NEW MAN --- His Predecessor Remains in the Company as Chairman of the Board of Directors---Ismay to Live in New York --- Clement A. Griscom ...
24th February 1904
  LOBB FAMILY INFORMATION
The correct origins of William Arthur Lobb, third class passenger on Titanic have now been established. The 1891 Cornwall Census shows that William Arthur Lobb was born in the parish of Luxulyan (5 miles NE of St. Austell) in 1881 and that he was th...
Newark Evening News TWO TRENTON FAMILIES FEAR FATE OF YOUNG MEN
Two prominent young Trentonians aboard the Titanic are Washington A. Roebling, second, and Stephen W. Blackwell, who were returning home from an automobile trip through Europe....
16th April 1912
Newark Evening News FEAR ANOTHER NEWARKER GONE
---------- Augustus Smith, Passenger on Titanic, Whose Name Is Not Among Saved. ---------- HAYS ALSO AMONG MISSING ---------- The name of Augustus Smith, twenty-two years old, of 59 Halsey street, was added ...
17th April 1912
  60 OF TITANIC DEAD TO BE BURIED TO-DAY
Speedy Interment of Many Unidentified Bodies in Halifax Becomes Necessary --- SEARCH IN MORGUE KEEPS UP --- Funeral Ship Minia, Which Picks Up 15, Ordered to Report No...
1912
New York Times EXPLORER RICE WEDS MRS. G. D. WIDENER
Law Requiring Five Days' Delay After Securing License Waived by a Court Order --- PLANS FOR SECRECY FAIL --- Bishop Lawrence Officiates at Ceremony in Emmanuel Church Vestry Witnessed by Twelve Persons --- Sp...
7th October 1915
New York Times MORGAN BUSY IN ROME
Wishes the Papers Would Stop Saying He Is Ill --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, April 6---This year J. Pierpont Morgan has not had his usual luck in regard to the wea...
7th April 1912
Galesburg Evening Mail TELLS OF RESCUE FROM TITANIC
Frank Kurun of Galesburg Tells How He Saved Himself and Daughter WAS IN A BOAT FIRST PICKED UP Jumped from Lower Deck Into Life Boat As It Was Being Lowered His Brother Drowned Frank Kurun,...
23rd April 1912
New York Times CAPT. ROSTRON GUEST OF MRS. J. J. ASTOR
Rescuer of Titanic Survivors Meets Again Mrs. Thayer and Mrs. Cumings --- GOES TO SEE MRS. WIDENER --- With the Crew of the Carpathia He Will Attend Concert for Musicians' Families --- Capt. Arthur Henry Ros...
1st June 1912
New York Times HAROLD SANDERSON, SHIPPING MAN, DIES
Former Head of International Merchant Marine Stricken While in North of Italy --- DIRECTED WHITE STAR LINE --- Came From a Family of Leaders in Maritime Matters Both Here and in England --- Special Cable to T...
27th February 1932
  LETTER TO HIS OLD FRIEND ALFRED PARSONS
''On board R.M.S. Titanic April 11, 1912. Dear Alfred I got yours this morning and was glad to hear from you. I thought I told you my ship was the Titanic. She has everything but taxicabs and theatres., Table D' Hote, Restau...
11th April 1912
New York Times TITANIC WRECK ECHO AT HOE LIBRARY SALE
Harry E. Widener, on Sunk Liner, Expected to Attend Part III. Sessions --- SAW BOOKS BEFORE SAILING --- Caxton "Golden Legend" Bring $3,100---$1,400 Paid for Christopher Columbus's "Epistola” --- "The Golden ...
17th April 1912
TITANIC SCANDAL: THE TRIAL OF THE MOUNT TEMPLE Titanic Review TITANIC SCANDAL: THE TRIAL OF THE MOUNT TEMPLE
Charles A. Haas
...
5th February 2010
New York Times LUCILE GOWNS SEIZED
All Imported Goods Taken from Lady Duff-Gordon's Establishment --- There was excitement among the half-dozen models from abroad whom Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon recently placed in her fashionable dressmaking establishment, Lucile, Limited, at ...
28th May 1911
Washington Herald MAJ. BUTT IS PAID TRIBUTE BY MASONS
Scottish Rite Order Respects Memory of Aid to President Reported Drowned --- The ceremonies incident to the conferring of the thirtieth degree of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, last night upon a large class of candi...
18th April 1912
New York Times TITANIC VICTIM'S ESTATE
W. A. Spencer Left Property Worth $2,218,650 --- William Augustus Spencer, who was drowned when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, left a net estate of $2,218,650, according to an appraisal filed yesterday. The beneficiaries are Mrs. M...
10th July 1914
Sunday Press TITANIC STORY BY CAVAN SURVIVOR
Sunday Press:  Titanic Goes Down- But now comes a story within two stories for the local people have the firm belief that a little earth from the grave of Saint Mogue will, if carried with you, protect you from death by drowning, fire, in air or r...
21st September 1952
La Voix du Nord SHE NEARLY DROWNED IN THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC...
André Pelletier
...and almost was burned to death in a Florida hotel Mme Bourlard, 80, now lives peaceful days in Béthune Sunday May 9th and Monday May 10th, 1965 Mme Bourlard, who was born in Hersin-Coupigny, near Béthune, 80 ...
9th May 1965
  AN ECHO OF A PAST TRAGEDY
The Diary of Frederick Hamilton (Cable Engineer: MacKay Bennett) The White Star Line, owners of the SS Titanic chatered two cable-laying steamers Mackay-Bennett and Minia to locate and identify bodies, including. Two...
April 1912
Unidentified Newspaper THE SAGE FAMILY LOST
In the appalling calamity which befell the Titanic on Monday - (pages 7 and 8) - a toll of eleven lives was exacted from Peterborough, and remarkable to say, all in one family. These were Mr. and Mrs. John Sage, of Gladstone Street, an...
April 1912
New York Times FIERMONTE JAILED IN OLD SPEED CASE
Husband of Astor Widow Gets 5 Days on Charge That He Ignored in 1934 --- Enzo Fiermonte, the Italian-born automobile racer husband of Mrs. Madeline Force Astor Dick Fiermonte, was sentenced to five days in prison yesterday by Magistrate...
7th July 1937
Galesburg Republican Register FRANK KORUN REACHES HOME
Titanic Survivor, Daughter and Austrian Friend Saved From Ocean Grave TELLS EXPERIENCES Last Man to Get in Boat — For Hours Among Ice Floes. When Frank Korun, one of the Titanic survivors, stepped from th...
23rd April 1912
New York Times A PLAN TO FEED ENGLAND
Cold Storage and Shipping Company's Plants in English Cities --- They Will Contain Products Worth Hundreds of Millions---Americans Conceive the Scheme --- J. M. Smart, who is connected with the Southampton Cold Storage Com...
26th May 1901
News Tribune KING OF HOPS: THE LEGACY OF HERMAN KLABER
Bart Ripp
CURTIS, Lewis County – Come spring in the Boistfort Valley, hops pop up, green and fragrant, in the hay fields. Boistfort Elementary School sits next to a big hay field where hops sprout, searching the sky for support. The only clue to...
12th April 2001
Le Patriote Républicain de la Savoie A GREAT BRITISH JOURNALIST
LE PATRIOTE REPUBLICAIN DE LA SAVOIE Sunday 28 April 1912 A GREAT BRITISH JOURNALIST Amongst « Titanic »’s missing passengers, says Le Cri de Paris, one of those whose death will be most regretted will be W.-T. Stea...
28th April 1912
The Evening Post HOLDING BACK FACTS OF DISASTER STIRS CRITICISM
Charges ranging from indifference to deliberate suppression of news are being made against the White Star officials on both sides of the Atlantic . As ground for these charges one needs to go back only to the rapid sequ...
18th April 1912
SWALLOWED IN 14 MINUTES Gare Maritime SWALLOWED IN 14 MINUTES
Gavin Murphy
Story of the Empress of Ireland whose loss resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the Titanic disaster....
20th June 2001 Gare Maritime
New York Times DEFICIT IN HARRIS ESTATE
Theatrical Manager Left $365,443, but Had Large Debts --- Henry B. Harris, the theatrical manager who lost his life in the Titanic disaster of April 15, 1912, left a gross estate of $365,443, according to an appraisal filed yesterday in ...
2nd July 1914
New York Times RULERS COMPLIMENT MORGAN ON BIRTHDAY
Financier 75 Years Old Yesterday-Is at Aix and in Excellent Health --- DISASTER ALTERS HIS PLANS --- He Continually Seeks News Regarding the Titanic Catastrophe-Postpones Ceremony at Aix --- Spec...
18th April 1912
Newark Evening News TEN FROM THIS STATE ON TITANIC
Four of Them Are Reported to Be Saved. ---------- STENGELS RESCUED ---------- Many Others on Liner with Relatives and Friends in This Section. ---------- ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ---------- ...
16th April 1912
Washington Times NATION MAY RAISE GREAT MEMORIAL TO DISASTER'S HERO
Whole Country Likely to Be Asked to Contribute to Fund for Monument to Major Butt, Who Gave Life for Others --- An agitation has been started at the White House among the friends of Major Archibald Butt for the erection of a memorial mo...
20th April 1912
  THE STRANGE MYSTERIES OF MOVIE MAKER WILLIAM HARBECK
John Lamoreau
William Harbeck was one of the very first moving picture film makers. In 1911 his film of southern Alaska became the center of a major story. American railroad tycoon J P Morgan and Meyer Guggenheim bought up claims for large tracts of land in Alaska...
Daily Home News JERSEY WOMEN TELL THRILLING TALES
EAST ORANGE, April 20---Generous praise was given yesterday to Col. John Jacob Astor, Major Butt, Vice President Thayer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, President Case of the Vacuum Oil Company, Clarence Moore, George D. Widener and other men who perish...
20th April 1912
 

 
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