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| Newark Evening News | (1912) | 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 New York Times | (1910) | 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 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | |||
| The Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Montreal Gazette | (2006) | HAPPY 150TH BIRTHDAY Railwayman's family passes along prized artifacts to museum Article Tools Printer friendly E-mail Font: * * * * ALAN HUSTAK, The Gazette Published: Thursday, August 03, 2006 Valuable family memorabilia once owned by industrialist Charles Melville Hays was donated to the railway museum in St. Constant yesterday by his great-granddaughter to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-born railwayman's birth.Until Hays drowned in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, he was one of Canada's leading magnates. As president of the Grand Trunk Railway, Hays was the architect of a second transcontinental railway line to rival Canadian Pacific, and the person responsible for building the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa and the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg.... | 3rd August 2006 | |||
| Worcester Evening Gazette | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Worcester Telegram | (1912) | REPORT FUTRELLE SAFE 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 | |||
| Calgary Herald | (1912) | 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 | |||
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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.... | |||||
| New York Times | (1913) | 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 | |||
| ET Research | (2002) | A TITANIC COINCIDENCE Most steamship researchers/scholars/enthusiasts know the many similarities between the Canadian Pacific ocean liner Empress of Ireland and the famous White Star Line leviathan Titanic. Both ships were express line... | 9th July 2002 | |||
| Toronto Daily Star | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Newark Evening News | (1912) | 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 | |||
| (1912) | 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 | ||||
| Daily Telegraph | (1910) | TITANIC FOR MONTAUK, LONG ISLAND - 1910 VISION Proposed new port for White Star Liners (From Our Correspondent) New York, October 27 (1910). The report that a new terminal for the White Star Line will be established at Fort Pond Bay, in the eastern end of Lon... | 27th October 1910 | |||
| New York Times | (1907) | 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 | |||
| EDWARD HARRIS, PANTRYMAN Edward Harris was the 4th son of Thomas Harris, a part-time prison warder who lived at 13, Greenhill Avenue, Winchester. After leaving school Edward worked for several years at the town's railway station. His employers were S... | ||||||
| Denver Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Washington Times | (1912) | WASHINGTON MAN MAIL CLERK ON THE ILL-FATED STEAMER O. S. Woody, a former Washingtonian, and two other postoffice clerks, composed the mail crew of the Titanic. Their names were received today by the office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General. J. S. March, of the Second division of the Railway ... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | |||
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Syren & Shipping | (1937) | 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING Castings for Liner 522 (The Queen Elizabeth) Workers at Messrs William Beardmore & Co., Parkhead Forge, casting a rudder trunk on April 15 (1937) for the Queen Elizabeth, now building at Clydebank. Seventy tons of molten stee... | 15th April 1937 | ||
| GRAND STAIRCASE Computer Generated 360 degree view. Requires the IPIX plugin. ... | ||||||
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| RMS OLYMPIC ARCHIVE FILM (3) Titles "Elevators and grand stair cases afford easy access from deck to deck "Dancing is an evening pastime on every voyage." "The smoking room is an apartment of much elegance, with the atmosphere and servcie of a metropolitan club. ... | ||||||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
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Washington Herald | (1912) | 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 | ||
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SOUTHAMPTON TERMINUS A panoramic view of Southampton Terminus railway station, circa 1912, at which time it was known as Southampton Town & Dock.... | |||||
| (1912) | PROBATE REPORT: ARTHUR WARD Ward Arthur of Manor House, Palmerston Street, Romsey, Hants. Administration London 6th June 1912 to Alfred Ward, Railway Agent. Effects £193.12s.1d. ... | 6th June 1912 | ||||
| Chicago Examiner | (1912) | JOHN HUGO ROSS AMONG THOSE NOT RESCUED J. H. ROSS EXPECTED. One of the Titanic victims was to visit Dr. Hugh H. Perry, 9515 Commercial avenue, the latter part of this week. He was J. Hugo Ross, cousin of Dr. Perry and a wealthy re... | 19th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1954) | 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 | |||
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CHANDELIER A light fitting from the Olympic, identical to ones fitted in the Grand Staircase of the Titanic... | |||||
| New York Times | (1914) | 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 | |||
| EDWARD DODD The William Salt Library, Stafford Dodd, Edward C. Son of Mr. Dodd former electrical engineer and contractor of Crewe. Formerly in Crewe railway Works, was 3rd engineer on the Titanic.... | ||||||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| PROBATE REPORT LOBB William Arthur of Bugle St Austell Cornwall engine driver died 14 April 1912 at sea Administration Bodmin 3 August 1912 to George Lobb clay labourer Effects £50 NB. Engine driver in this sense is a mine engine rather than conventional r... | ||||||
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OLYMPIC CLOCK A study fot the Olympic's clock in the Grand Staircase, pictured at Southampton's Maritime Museum.... | |||||
| Cork Examiner | (1912) | UNTITLED A list of survivors published today contains no reference to the names of Mr. Patrick Colbert, Kilconlea, Abbeyfeale (Not Limerick as given) Mr. James Scanlon, Rathkeale, nor of other young men said to have been on board from East and North Kerry. Pa... | 22nd April 1912 | |||
| Las Vegas Weekly | (2009) | TITANIC EXHIBIT AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CHILLING REMINDER OF HISTORICAL TRAGEDY There's a definite chill in the air when you step out on the deck re-creation of the new Titanic exhibit. One moment you are marveling at the stunning staterooms and grand lobby of the great ship, and the next you're so close to the icebergs, you can actually touch them.... | 2nd January 2009 | |||
| MEMORIAL In Memory of William Stone, late Inspector of L & S W Railway, died November 13th 1909 aged 64. Also of Agnes Mary Jane, wife of the above, died March 3rd 1929 aged 85. Also of Edmund Stone, son of the above, who was lost ... | ||||||
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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.... | |||||
| Ottawa Citizen | (1912) | 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 | |||
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(1956) | QUEEN MARY AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS A panoramic view of Southampton Docks circa 1956, with RMS Queen Mary alongside. The small shunting locomotive visible in the centre of the picture was a former USA Transportation Corps "switcher", one of several that had been sold... | 1956 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | MEMORIAL NOTICE HAYS---At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the United States Mortgage and Trust Company held April 25, 1912, it was resolved that the following minutes be adopted and transmitted to the family of Mr. Charles M. Hays: CHAR... | 28th April 1912 | |||
| LocalNews8.com | (2009) | ANNIVERSARY OF TITANIC'S SINKING CELEBRATED IDAHO FALLS- Ninety-seven years ago Wednesday, the grand Titanic sank after colliding into an iceberg.More than 1,500 hundred lives were taken that day. The Titanic exhibit at the Museum of Idaho commemorates the lives lost and the lives saved.... | 16th April 2009 | |||
| FAMILY INFORMATION Harry Cotterill's father, Thomas Cotterill died in November 1898, aged 45. He was buried in Penzance Cemetery. Harry's mother died on 6 June 1940, aged 81 and was buried with her husband, there is no gravestone marker. Her administration repo... | ||||||
| Toronto Star | (2008) | LAST DINNER ON THE TITANIC The year is 1912. As the Titanic steams toward its destiny an iceberg 563 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland its first-class dining room glows with life. Distinguished guests descend the Grand Staircase into a room glittering with silver and crystal, anticipating another sumptuous meal served on 24-karat, gold-rimmed china.... | 30th September 2008 | |||
| Regina Leader-Post | (2008) | FIVE-STAR ST. JOHN'S INN BOASTS LINKS TO TITANIC If you're a fan of the blockbuster movie Titanic, the elegant staircase at the Ryan Mansion Inn might deliver a sense of deja vu.The ship, which sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1912, was luxuriously furnished to capture the growing transatlantic traffic of the era. Its grand staircase to the first-class quarters was a hallmark of the liner's opulence.... | 28th July 2008 | |||
| New York Times | (1903) | 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 | (1911) | 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 | |||
| (1912) | CONTEMPORARY OBITUARY WAS born in Southampton forty-three years ago. He served his apprenticeship in the works of the London and South-Western Railway Co., and after other appointments sailed in vessels owned by the company as second engineer. Four years were spent with t... | 1912 | ||||
| (2004) | GLENDUN GLENDUN (Antrim Iron Ore Co., LTD.) On Sunday, December 10th, 1909, the immense stern framing of Titanic was transported from Darlington Forge Company’s works at Darlington by the North Eastern Railway... | 26th October 2004 | ||||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Examiner.com | (2009) | TITANIC SAILS AGAIN IN ORLANDO After being left homeless when the Mercado shopping center was emptied and demolished, Titanic: The Experience has a new, permanent home in a prime location on I-Drive. Whether you're fascinated by the history of the doomed oceanliner or just a fan of the movie, you'll be impressed by the extensive collection of memorabilia, including relics from Titanic herself, and the recreations of the Grand Staircase, a typical first class stateroom, the promenade deck, and other areas of the ship.... | 2nd January 2009 | |||
| Toronto Sun | (2008) | SAIL THE TITANIC - AND LIVE A travelling exhibit showcasing hundreds of salvaged artifacts from the Titanic is drawing crowds here.The show, which runs until April 2009, incorporates artifacts from the vessel and replicates sections of the ship.Viewers can admire the grand staircase, peer into first- and third-class quarters, walk down the halls and discover the personal stories of passengers on board the doomed ship.... | 22nd December 2008 | |||
| 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... | ||||||
| (1992) | 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 | (1937) | 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 | |||
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(2005) | ARGENTINE TRANSPORT 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 | |||
| Toronto Star | (2009) | NEW TITANIC ARTIFACTS UNVEILED AT HALIFAX MUSEUM HALIFAX A rosette fashioned from splintered pieces of the Titanic's grand staircase and a simple canvas bag used to transport one man's belongings to his grieving widow were unveiled Tuesday in Halifax, where 150 victims of the infamous maritime disaster are buried.The items, which were acquired in October from an auction in England, have been placed on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 97 years after the ill-fated luxury liner sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic.... | 16th April 2009 | |||
| 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 | (1925) | 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 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| The Shields Gazette | (2009) | PHYLLIS COULD HAVE DIED ON TITANIC, BUT LIVED TO 102 30 April 2009A WOMAN whose life was almost cut short has died after reaching the grand old age of 102.Five-year-old Phyllis Ray should have been a passenger on the ill-fated Titanic as her family set out to start a new life in... | 30th April 2009 | |||
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WILLIAM FARR PENNY William Farr Penny was my great uncle. In this wedding photo of my grand parents, George Stoddart Starling to Winifred Marian Penny 7 June 1897, William can be seen in the middle standing directly behind his mother Annie Maria Penny (nee Farr).... | |||||
| The Times | (1889) | 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 | |||
| Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters | (1912) | HENRY S. HARPER [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 | (1929) | 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 | |||
| New York Times | (1948) | 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 | (1924) | 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 | |||
| Galesburg Republican Register | (1912) | 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 | |||
| THOMAS ISMAY'S DAWPOOL RESIDENCE Thomas Henry Ismay, chairman of the White Star Line, moved into this grand new house with his wife Margaret in 1884. It was designed for them by Richard Norman Shaw, who was also responsible for the White Star Line offices in James Street, Liverpool. Mr and Mrs Ismay were both closely involved in the design and furnishing of Dawpool. They visited other houses to collect ideas, shopped together for antique furniture and deliberated with the decorator J Aldam Heaton over the treatment of the interior. The house survived for less than fifty years, it was demolished in 1927. ... | ||||||
| STONE FAMILY INFORMATION Edmund Stone was born in Southampton in 1879. He was the son of William Stone (Railway Inspector) and Agnes Mary Jane Stone. In 1881 the UK Census has the family at 7 Brinton's Terrace, Southampton. With William and Agnes Stone were their 4 ... | ||||||
| (1912) | LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN April 11th, 1912 Dear Mother, ... | 11th April 1912 | ||||
| Totnes Times & Devon News | (1912) | THE LOCAL PASSENGERS The Countess of Rothes, who was on board the Titanic, which has sunk in the North Atlantic, is among the passengers reported as safe. She is a daughter-in-law of Mrs. Leslie-Leslie, of Adelphi Terrace, Paignton. Definite information on the su... | 20th April 1912 | |||
| The Times | (1937) | FUNERALS---MR. BRUCE ISMAY The funeral service of Mr. Bruce Ismay was held yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Rev. E. K. C. Hamilton officiated. Members of the family and others present included:--- Mrs. Bruce Ismay, Mr. and Mrs. ... | 22nd October 1937 | |||
| New York Times | (1913) | 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 | |||
| Milwaukee Journal | (1920) | 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 | |||
| (1912) | IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE Grand Memorial Fantasie Words and Music by Henry Tiedemann Published 1912 by the Southern Music Company, Dallas, Texas Listen to this Piece... | 1912 | ||||
| Evening Bulletin | (1958) | 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 | |||
| Elizabeth Daily Journal | (1933) | 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 | |||
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(2004) | DUKE OF ALBANY (F. Kemp & Company) The center anchor of the Titanic weighs 15 ½ tons and was fabricated by Messrs. N. Hingley & Sons, Ltd. Of Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire. Typical of the manner by which the m... | 31st October 2004 | |||
| New York Times | (1934) | 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 | |||
| The Times | (1900) | THE LATE MR. ISMAY'S WILL THE LATE MR. ISMAY'S WILL---The will of the late Mr. THOMAS HENRY ISMAY, head of the White Star Line, has been proved. The value of the real and personal estate is sworn at £1,297,881 14s. 1d. g... | 12th March 1900 | |||
| The Times | (1916) | LORD MERSEY - NEW VISCOUNT His Majesty has been pleased to confer the dignity of a viscounty of the United Kingdom upon:--- THE RIGHT HON. LORD MERSEY Lord Mersey's reputation as a Judge and as an authority on inte... | 1st January 1916 | |||
| The Times | (1899) | FUNERAL OF MR. ISMAY In the presence of a large and representative gathering the remains of Mr. Ismay were buried yesterday in the churchyard at Thurstaston, Cheshire. The road along which the funeral cortége passed w... | 28th November 1899 | |||
| The New York Times | (1910) | 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 | |||
| examiner.com | (2009) | 'TITANIC' TO DROP ANCHOR IN TENNESSEE There have been maritime disasters that have taken more lives, and larger ships have sank since, but none have held the fascination like the RMS Titanic. Numerous books, movies, and even a musical have been written about her; there is a Titanic Hi... | 8th July 2009 | |||
| New York Times | (1913) | ANOTHER MYTH OF SMART Titanic Victim Not Only Had No Children, but No Fortune --- It was disclosed recently that the Smart children, heirs of a wealthy lawyer who perished on the Titanic, were a myth, and yesterday it was developed that the supposedly wealth... | 16th January 1913 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | GAVE LIVES FOR THE MAILS Postal Clerks Worked in Two Feet of Water---Hitchcock Aids Kinsmen --- Special to The New York Times --- WASHINGTON, April 20---Postmaster General Hitchcock to-day addressed a communication to Chairman John A. Moon of the ... | 21st April 1912 | |||
| Bowerchalke Parish Papers | (1912) | 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 | |||
| MR BENJAMIN HOWARD & MRS ELLEN HOWARD Mr & Mrs Benjamin HOWARD On researching Benjamin Howard and his wife Ellen Howard who both perished, their bodies were never found. I have been able to locate some details about them and their family members.... | ||||||
| Newark Star | (1912) | WILL BRING TITANIC VICTIM'S BODY HERE Arrangements were made to have the body of John S. Marsh, the Newark superintendent of mails on the Titanic, brought to the home of the daughter, Miss Nellie Marsh, 39 Emmett street. His body was recovered by the cable ship at the scen... | 30th April 1912 | |||
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EDWARD DODD MEMORIAL On the west wall of the chancel in Christ Church Crewe is a plaque to the memory of Edward Dodd. It reads "In Memory of E... | |||||
| The Times | (1909) | JUDICIAL CHANGES His Majesty has been pleased to approve the following appointments to take effect on the 10th inst., namely:--- The Hon. Mr. Justice Bigham to be President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of... | 4th February 1909 | |||
| (1913) | 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 | ||||
| Southern Daily Echo | (2002) | HUMAN TRAGEDY OF THE TITANIC Mrs Saunders, a widow, was walking down Bridge Street in the direction of Southampton Docks railway station. She was carrying her handbag, which contained six shillings. John Dixon was also walking in Bridge Street. He had arrive... | 16th February 2002 | |||
| Rutherford Republican | (1912) | MAIL CLERKS DIED BRAVELY Worked in Two Feet of Water to Save Registered Mail on Titanic ---------- The families of the three sea postal clerks who died like heroes on the Titanic will each received $2,000 if Congress complies with a recommendation made this wee... | 20th 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 ... | ||||||
| FAMILY INFORMATION Ernest Charles Cann was born in the village of Chapel Amble in the parish of St Kew near Wadebridge, Cornwall in 1883. He was the son of William Cann (labourer)and Sarah Jane Cann. (Sarah was 27 years younger than her husband and had been widowed sh... | ||||||
| PARSONS FAMILY INFORMATION Edward Parsons (Chief Storekeeper) was born in Barnstaple, North Devon in 1875. He was the son of James Hill Parsons and Rebecca. One of 6 children his siblings were Edith (b.1865 Bradworthy, Devon), Richard (b.1868 Exeter, Devon), James (b. ... | ||||||
| New York Times | (1913) | 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 | |||
| MRS ADA E BALL (BALLS) NEE HALL Mrs Ada E BALL (BALLS) nee HALL Ada E HALL married Martin... | ||||||
| Newark Evening News | (1912) | NEWARKER IN CHARGE OF THE TITANIC’S MAILS John S. March, a Newark man, was in charge of the mails on board the Titanic. With his daughter, Miss Nettie March, he lived at 59 Emmett street. For nine years Mr. March has been crossing the ocean in charge of the mails on many liners. ... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| (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 | ||||
| Jersey Journal | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Brooklyn Daily Times | (1912) | W L GWYN, FORMER BROOKLYN MAIL CLERK, MAY HAVE BEEN LOST Postmaster Edward M. Morgan said yesterday that the Titanic was carrying 3,423 sacks of mail and added: "There are generally about four bags of prints---a postal term applied to all other pieces than letters---to one of letters. A bag ... | 17th April 1912 | |||
| Evening Star | (1912) | MAIL CLERK O. S. WOODY WAS LOYAL TO THE LAST STROVE WITH HIS ASSOCIATES TO SAVE THE MAIL MATTER ON THE TITANIC James M Woody of Roxboro, N.C. reached here Saturday afternoon to make inquiry about the death of his brother, Oscar S. Woody, mail clerk, who was among the victims of t... | 22nd April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1911) | AIDS FIGHT FOR LONGER PIERS Isidor Straus Points Out Their Commercial Advantage to New York --- Isidor Straus, in an interview yesterday, urged that the Government permit the lengthening of the existing piers of the Port of New York, in order to accommodate the ne... | 9th January 1911 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| St. Annes on the Sea Express | (1912) | LOCAL PASSENGERS There were at least three local residents on board the Titanic' Amongst the passengers was Mr. Arthur Gee, who resided at Morningside, Riley Avenue, St. Annes. Mr. Gee represented Messrs. Whitehead, Summer, Harker, and Company, machinery exporters, o... | 19th April 1912 | |||
| (2005) | SAMARA 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 | ||||
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(1998) | SEVENTY-FIVE REGISTERED LETTERS WERE SENT (FROM NORWAY) WITH THE TITANIC IN 1912 I wanted to read what some Norwegian newspapers had written about the Titanic disaster. In the local newspaper Lillesandsposten dated 23rd April 1912 , I read this: There was a large amount of mail sent with the Titanic. There is in ge... | 26th August 1998 | |||
| Unidentified Newspaper | (1916) | TITANIC SURVIVOR DIES IN DANVILLE Mrs. Helen Walton Bishop Passed Away While Guest of Mrs. O. W. Cannon TAKEN ILL FRIDAY Had Arrived Here on Previous Day For Visit With Her Companion on Long Trip Mrs. Helen Walton Bishop, one of the surv... | 1916 | |||
| (1912) | LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - SOUTHAMPTON April 10, 1912 Dear Mother, I am glad to say ... | 10th April 1912 | ||||
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L'Eclaireur de Nice et du Sud-Ouest | (1936) | 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 | ||
| Newark Evening News | (1912) | TWO TRENTON FAMILIES FEAR FATE OF YOUNG MEN TRENTON, April 16---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. Mr. Roebling is a son of Charles G. Roebl... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | J. P. MORGAN DUG INTO EGYPT'S PAST Financier Superintended the Search for Early Christian Cemetery at Khargeh. --- BUILT A HOUSE IN DESERT --- Had Force of Man at Work Under Egyptian Engineers, and Enjoyed Himself in Flannels ---... | 16th March 1912 | |||
| ET Research | (2000) | A TRAGIC FRIENDSHIP Recovered artifacts tell of a round-the-world journey of two young men. ... | 15th January 2000 | |||
| Sydney Morning Herald | (2006) | TITANIC BIRTH DRAMA IS PROTRACTED LABOUR Michael IdatoJune 10, 2006Despite some flaws, this serves as a companion piece to James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, which follows at 8.40pm and dramatises the final hours of the most famous cruise liner in history (excluding,... | 12th June 2006 | |||
| Torquay Times | (1913) | ECHO OF THE TITANIC DISASTER : STRANGE STORY OF MAN WITH TWO NAMES There was an echo of the Titanic disaster at the Torquay County Court on Saturday, when Mr E Hutchings made an application under the Workmen’s Compensation Act on behalf of George Barnhouse, an old age pensioner, residing at Arch Row, Stenti... | 25th April 1913 | |||
| New York Times | (1899) | THOMAS HENRY ISMAY DEAD Founder and Chairman of Board of Directors of White Star Line---Gave £20,000 for Poor Sailors --- LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23---Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the White Star Line Steamship Company, died... | 24th November 1899 | |||
| Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping (1908) | (1908) | SOUTHAMPTON, PORT OF Southampton, Port of. The Southampton Docks, now owned and managed by the London and South-Western Railway Co., are situated within a perfectly sheltered harbour, and have the unusual natural advantage of double tides, with pract... | 1908 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Chicago American | (1912) | TITANIC VICTIM IN CHICAGO TELLS OF SELF-DEATH TITANIC VICTIM IN CHICAGO TELLS OF OFFICER’S SELF-DEATH Remarkable strength of Carl Janson, another of the surviving passengers of the Titanic, kept him alive in the frigid ocean for six hour... | 25th April 1912 | |||
| Galesburg Evening Mail | (1912) | 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 | |||
| (1912) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | |||
| New York Times | (1911) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping (1908) | BELFAST, PORT OF Belfast, Port of. Belfast Harbour, the premier harbour of Ireland, is at the head of Belfast Lough, in latitude 54° 36' N., 5° 56' W. The time of high water at full and change is 10 hours and 43 minutes. The ri... | |||||
| New York Times | (1914) | 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 | (1952) | 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 | |||
| (1912) | 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 | ||||
| Dictionary of National Biography (1901) | ISMAY, THOMAS HENRY ISMAY, THOMAS HENRY (1837-1899), shipowner, eldest son of Joseph Ismay, of Marypoint, [sic; should be "Maryport], Cumberland, was born there on 7 Jan. 1837. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to a firm of shipbrokers (... | |||||
| Worksop Today | (2006) | TITANIC SURVIVOR BELIEVED TO BE BURIED IN CRESWELL CHURCHYARD 22 June 2006 AN AFTERNOON surfing on the internet led a Creswell woman to the discovery that a Titanic survivor, who died in the First World War, is believed to be buried in the village.Rita Williams, 63, of Wood Avenue, spott... | 22nd June 2006 | |||
| New York Times | (1937) | 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 | |||
| Broadway World | (2009) | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN MAKES UK PREMIERE AT LANDOR THEATER 5/27 Tuesday, May 5, 2009So long Dolly! Move over, Mame! Make way for the biggest of Broadway's leading ladies, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". The Titanic may have sunk, but she survived.Thom Southerland in association with the Landor Theatre... | 6th May 2009 | |||
| Galesburg Republican Register | (1912) | 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 | |||
| Le Patriote Républicain de la Savoie | (1912) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | 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 | |||
| New York Times | (1914) | 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 | |||
| Newark Evening News | (1912) | 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 | (1912) | 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 | |||
