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Broadway World | (2007) | PHOTO PREVIEW: TITANIC THE MUSICAL AT TOBYS When they built the RMS Titanic in 1912, it made history. The largest floating object in the world (at the time) they said was unsinkable, but it was. Thousands lost their lives in the icy North Atlantic. But the memory of those lost and tributes to those who survived have captured the hearts and minds of mankind the world over.... | 5th September 2007 | ||
| The Daily Banner | (1912) | VICTIM SENDS A MESSAGE FROM SPIRIT WORLD Paris, May 14 William T. Stead, the famous writer and delver into the psychic, who went down in the wreck of the Titanic, is said to have sent a message from the spirit world saying that his death was painless and perfectly calm. ... | 14th May 1912 | |||
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Mirror | (2007) | 'TITANIC' LOSES TO SPICE WORLD AS WORST FILM EVER! SPICE World The Movie is the worst film of all time, a survey of cinemagoers has found. The Spice Girls' flop was surprisingly followed by Oscar-winner Titanic - the highest-grossing movie in history. ... | 19th January 2007 | ||
| (1912) | THE ENGLISHMAN (A poem written on board the RMS Olympic, April 18, 1912, following the disaster to her sister ship) He slams his door in the face of the world If he thinks the world too bold: He will even curse; but he opens his purse... | 18th April 1912 | ||||
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World Records Academy | (2009) | MOST EXPENSIVE LETTER FROM TITANIC-WORLD RECORD SET BY SPINK SMYTHE letter, dated April 10, 1912, from a first class passenger onboard the Titanic (written by passenger George Graham of Harriston of Canada, a sales manager for the Eaton's department store company, to a business colleague in Berlin, Germany) was sold at auction by Spink Smythe in New York City for $16,100-setting the world record for the Most expensive letter from Titanic.... | 24th February 2009 | ||
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Times of India | (2006) | TITANIC GAVE A VALUABLE LESSON TO SHIP-MAKERS NULL... | 6th January 2006 | ||
| 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 | |||
| National Roll of the Great War | WALTER FRANCIS FREDERICKS WAR SERVICE RECORD FREDERICK, W., Fireman, Merchant Service. He volunteered in 1914, and during the war served in many ships, included among which was H.M.H.S. " Western Australia." He was engaged on important transport and hospital... | |||||
| Rahway Daily Record | (1912) | WITH FLAGS AT HALF STAFF RAHWAY SHOWS HER SORROW Honor to the dead who went down in the ill-fated Titanic is being is being paid in this city today. The flags on the police station and on all the public schools were half-staffed by order of Councilman-at-Large John Farrell. Rahway has felt the fo... | 18th April 1912 | |||
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Metro | (2006) | TITANIC FASCINATION GETS SOME STICK Friday, June 2, 2006 It may be called Titanic, but Mark Colling never had a sinking feeling about his 7m model of the ship after building it out of more than 5million matchsticks. The father-of-four has just smashed the world ... | 2nd June 2006 | ||
| Unidentified Newspaper | (1950) | UNTITLED Joseph Duquemin of 47 Tormuck La., a veteran of World Ward I, died this morning at Stamford Hospital after a lingering illness. Born in England on November 24th 1892 Mr. Duquemin was a resident of Stamford, for 24 years. he was formerl... | 6th January 1950 | |||
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H. M. T. OLYMPIC LEAVING SOUTHAMPTON The Ship that Brought me home Left Southampton June 7th - Arrived halifax June 132th 1919 1914 - Canadian Expeditionary Force - 1918 Mons St Eloi Neuve Chapelle Y... | |||||
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News of the World | (1912) | LOST IN THE TITANIC From 'News of the World'... | 21st April 1912 | ||
| New York Times | (1912) | PEACE MEN MOURN THEIR LOSS Andrew Carnegie Signs Resolutions of Regret for Five Members --- The National Committee for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of peace among English-speaking peoples in 1914-1915 sent out yesterday this resolution passed ... | 21st April 1912 | |||
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Titanic Heritage Trust | (2006) | TITANIC 95TH ANNIVERSARY STAMPS As 2007 approaches plans are well underway all over the world to commemorate the 95th Anniversary of the tragic loss of R.M.S. Titanic and over 1500 lives on 15 April 1912.As part of the 95th Anniversary Commemorations, Titanic Heritage Trust will be issuing a Commemoration Royal Mail Stamp Sheet plus two First Day Covers, one with a Belfast Postmark and one with a Southampton Postmark. For further details: 95th Anniversary Stamps www.titanicheritagetrust.org.uk/95th_stamps.htm As a society, organization or individual you are invited to join any of our events, in particular our inaugural Convention in April. All Titanic Societies are welcome.If you are organizing an Titanic event for 2007 the we would like to hear about it. Whatever part of the world you are located. Please send details and we will include them in our calendar of events for 2007. enquiries@titanicheritagetrust.org.uk... | 21st November 2006 | ||
| New York Times | (1955) | EDWARD MAYER IS DEAD World War I Air Veteran Had Been Investment Broker --- Special to The New York Times --- SCRANTON, Pa., June 10---Edward B. Mayer of Dalton, a veteran of World War I and a retired New York investment broker, died today in ... | 11th June 1955 | |||
| The Times | (1925) | A ROUND THE WORLD TRIP The first meeting of creditors was held yesterday at Bankruptcy-buildings under a receiving order made against Maurice Allan Robinson, of 47, Victoria-street, Westminster. Mr. D. WILLIAMS, Official Receiver, reported that the ... | 3rd November 1925 | |||
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Encyclopedia Titanica | (2008) | BULLETS RECOVERED FROM LUSITANIA'S "EMPTY" HOLD by Senan Molony - RIFLE ammunition bound for the Western Front during World War One has been raised from the wreck of the doomed Cunard liner RMS Lusitania....... | 27th September 2008 | ||
| New York Times | (1912) | COMFORT FOR OSCAR STRAUS Messages of Sympathy from Every Part of the World --- Oscar S. Straus has been deeply touched by the scores of cablegrams, telegrams, and letters which he has received, each bearing its message of sympathy and paying warm tribute to the... | 21st April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1952) | C. H. LIGHTOLLER,78, OFFICER ON TITANIC Sole Ranking Member of Crew to Survive Disaster Dies---Aided Dunkerque Evacuation --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Dec. 8 --- Comdr. Charles Herbert Lightoller, the only officer of the White Star liner Titanic... | 9th December 1952 | |||
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(2006) | GERBAULT AND THE FIRECREST Having abandoned his profession as a civil engineer, Alain Gerbault sailed a 39-ft. yacht round the world. Though several times death all but claimed this fearless adventurer, he achieved an astonishing triumph.... | 21st July 2006 | |||
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UTV | (2007) | TITANIC TRAGEDY IS REMEMBERED A service has been held in Belfast to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic 95 years ago. The world`s most famous maritime disaster happened when the vessel hit an iceberg in April 1912.... | 30th April 2007 | ||
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(1912) | TITANIC HYMN, 1912 As every other country in the world, France published many hymns celebrating the band of the Titanic.... | 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1907) | STEAD'S FAREWELL TALK We're So Busy, He Thinks, We Don't Realize What Our Mission is --- William T. Stead, editor of The London Review of Reviews, made his last address on his present visit to this country before the Young Men's Christia... | 6th May 1907 | |||
| Washington Times | (1912) | ACTOR IS WORRIED OVER FATE OF MAN ON UNFORTUNATE SHIP "Rene is safe; am uncertain about Harry; will wire you definite information as soon as received." This is the only comforting word received by Frank McIntyre, now appearing at the National Theater in “Snobs” and his company, which is a... | 17th April 1912 | |||
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Southern Daily Echo | (2009) | TITANIC DISASTER'S LAST SURVIVOR MEETS ENTHUSIASTS ALL eyes were on Millvina Dean when hundreds of enthusiasts from all over the world descended on Southamp-ton for the annual British Titanic Society convention.... | 7th April 2009 | ||
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Irish Independent | (2008) | A STORY THAT WAS NEARLY LOST IN THE ICY ATLANTIC Martina Devlin, author of Ship of Dreams, had a family connection with the Titanic, which sank shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912 when it hit an iceberg. The largest steamer in the world took with her the lives of 1,500 people. But what was to happen to those who escaped?... | 4th February 2008 | ||
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BBC News | (2007) | RECOGNITION FOR LANCASTRIA DEAD Victims of Britain's worst maritime disaster are to be officially recognised for their wartime sacrifice after a long campaign.An estimated 4,000 people died when the Clyde-built liner the Lancastria sank during World War II.... | 6th December 2007 | ||
| Chicago Inter Ocean | (1912) | JAY YATES, GAMBLER, ONE OF THE HEROES Goes to His Death With Sinking Titanic After Helping Women and Children to Safety—Sends Good-By to Mother Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean New York, April 20—That Jay Yates, gambler, confidence man... | 21st April 1912 | |||
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(1912) | TITANIC IN CHERBOURG This rare postcard shows the Titanic ablaze with lights heading out of Cherbourg harbour on 10 April 1912, at about 8 PM. Another image of the same series is known all over the world, but this one is totally different.... | 10th April 1912 | |||
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The Sydney Morning Herald | (2007) | HAUNTING HALIFAX IF IT'S the Titanic you're thinking of, forget Leonardo DiCaprio.The name you need to know is Arthur Gordon McCrae. A second-class passenger on the ill-fated ship, McCrae was the only Australian passenger killed in the disaster that shook the world.... | 1st August 2007 | ||
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(2009) | THE WORLD OF THE TITANIC A mosaic of pictures making up the story of the Titanic.... | 10th September 2009 | |||
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | (2009) | RMS TITANIC EXHIBIT TO HAVE THREE-MONTH RUN The world-renowned "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" surfaces for a three-month run Oct. 1 at the Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Experience the legendary story of this famous ship and its ill-fated maiden voyage across the North Atlantic.... | 24th September 2009 | ||
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Southport Visiter | (2007) | LOCAL MAN WAS TITANIC CAPTAIN The human cost of three sea disasters involving ships captained by men from Crosby, Blundellsands and Waterloo is on show in Liverpool.Titanic, Lusitania and the Forgotten Empress, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, looks at the trio of catastrophes that shook the world between 1912 and 1915.... | 14th September 2007 | ||
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Reuters | (2008) | NEW FILM EXPLORES FATE OF NAZI GERMANY'S "TITANIC" A new television film about the sinking of a Nazi ship carrying thousands of German refugees at the end of World War Two has lifted the lid on one of Germany's most painful memories.... | 3rd March 2008 | ||
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Baltimore Sun | (2007) | AN ABSORBING, OFTEN GRIPPING LOOK AT HISTORY People who go to musicals are usually looking for an amusing and tuneful evening, a show with a happy ending. Obviously you won't find those things in Titanic: The Musical.The Titanic, the largest ship in the world when it was launched in 1912, struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank with the loss of more than 1,200 lives.... | 15th September 2007 | ||
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Anchorage Daily News | (2008) | BRUSH WITH TITANIC GRAVE SITES A MOST SOBERING EXPERIENCE Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, attracts visitors from all over the world. They come for one reason. Fairview Lawn is home to 121 victims of the sinking of the Titanic. ... | 2nd June 2008 | ||
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NOW | (2007) | APRIL 14, 1912 BRINGS A PHYSICAL KICK TO THE TITANIC TRAGEDY Theatre Rusticle's latest show, April 14, 1912, may commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, but don't expect any of its characters to shout that they're the king of the world.... | 20th September 2007 | ||
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Today's TMJ4 | (2008) | RAW VIDEO: TITANIC EXHIBIT COMING TO PUBLIC MUSEUM One of the most popular exhibits in the world is coming to Milwaukee. "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" shows hundreds of relics from the sunken ship. There will also be information about people from Milwaukee who were on board.... | 19th April 2008 | ||
| Washington Times | (1912) | WILLIAM T. STEAD KNOWN AS FAMOUS NEWSPAPER MAN William Thomas Stead, an English newspaper man, attained wide notoriety as the man who introduced the methods of American journalism into England. Before his day the interview, illustrations, and extra editions were unknown to British journalism. Tho... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1939) | MRS. J. W. CARDEZA, TITANIC SURVIVOR Noted Yachtswoman and a Big Game Hunter of Early 90's Dies in Germantown ACTIVE IN PHILANTHROPY Twice Circumnavigated World in Own Yacht--Daughter of Late Thomas Drake PHIDADELPHIA, Aug. 1 ... | 2nd August 1939 | |||
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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 | ||
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deseretnews.com | (2007) | 'TITANIC' MUSICAL AT LAYTON HIGH The ill-fated "ship of dreams," Titanic, will set sail on the Layton High School stage starting Thursday. The story of the rise and fall of "the largest floating object in the world" has been told many times in books, TV specials and in three different movies.... | 5th March 2007 | ||
| New York Times | (1913) | SMART HEIRS SEEM NOW TO BE A MYTH No Mention of Widely Sought Children in Will of Wealthy Man Lost on Titanic --- HE NEVER SPOKE OF THEM --- His Friends Recall Now After World Search That They Merely Thought That He Had Two --- Two children,... | 7th January 1913 | |||
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KPNX-12 | (2008) | TITANIC EXPLORER DEBUTS NEW SCIENCE PROGRAM With a hearty laugh, Dr. Robert Ballard, world renowned oceanographer and discoverer of the Titanic, likes what he's seeing in north Phoenix. It's Ballard's latest project, and sharing his discoveries has been worth the struggle. "I go to incredible places, but it's hard to take a lot of people with me," Ballard confided.... | 7th April 2008 | ||
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The Local | (2009) | TITANIC EXHIBITION OPENS IN STOCKHOLM It was April 15th, 1912, when the world's first unsinkable ship sank while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on her maiden voyage.Since then, the Titanic has rested at the bottom of the sea. Her story left a legacy that has resonated around the world for nearly a century after her demise, and has now been captured in a new exhibition, Titanic, opening to the public on Friday, May 29th.... | 2nd June 2009 | ||
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Southern Daily Echo | (2008) | WORLDWIDE SUPPORT FOR TITANIC SURVIVOR PEOPLE from all over the world have rallied behind the last remaining survivor of the Titanic disaster after it was revealed that she is selling her mementoes to pay her nursing home fees. Yesterday the Daily Echo told how Millvina Dean hopes to raise more than £3,000 from the auction of her treasured possessions, including a 100-year-old suitcase that was given to her family when they arrived in the US after being rescued.... | 20th October 2008 | ||
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Southern Daily Echo | (2008) | WORLDWIDE SUPPORT FOR TITANIC SURVIVOR PEOPLE from all over the world have rallied behind the last remaining survivor of the Titanic disaster after it was revealed that she is selling her mementoes to pay her nursing home fees. Yesterday the Daily Echo told how Millvina Dean hopes to raise more than £3,000 from the auction of her treasured possessions, including a 100-year-old suitcase that was given to her family when they arrived in the US after being rescued.... | 20th October 2008 | ||
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Liverpool Echo | (2007) | TITANIC STEWARD'S MEDAL AUCTION A RARE collection of medals which belonged to a Liverpool steward who helped launch lifeboats on the stricken Titanic is up for sale.The four World War I medals belonged to first class steward Ernest Wheelton who survived the disaster which claimed the lives of 1,500 passengers.... | 11th October 2007 | ||
| New York Times | (1956) | ALEXANDER RICE, EXPLORER, WAS 80 Physician and Author Dies---Made Trips on the Amazon and Taught Navigation --- Special to The New York Times --- NEWPORT, R. I, July 23---Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice, explorer of the Amazon, author and member of the summe... | 24th July 1956 | |||
| New York Times | (1940) | WILLIAM E. CARTER, TITANIC SURVIVOR Member of Old Philadelphia Family, Polo Player Before World War, Dies in Florida --- KNOWN AS A SPORTSMAN --- Was Seriously Injured in 1912 While Playing for Bryn Mawr Benedicts in Local Match --- PALM BEA... | 21st March 1940 | |||
| (2005) | FAMILY INFORMATION : GEORGE PELHAM George Pelham was one of six children, having four sisters and one brother: Thomas Walter (born Jan [1867]?), Ann (born 1 April 1869), Caroline (born 26 July 1872), George was next, Elizabeth (born 26 October 1875) and Louis... | 11th August 2005 | ||||
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ARTINFO | ARTWORK SALE TO FUND TITANIC MUSEUM OPPOSED IN ENGLAND SOUTHAMPTON, England— The Southampton City Council’s plans to auction off two artworks to help fund a museum dedicated to the Titanic is drawing art world opposition, with some critics fearing the precedent the sale might set.... | ||||
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The Mayo News | (2008) | TITANIC FOR BALLINROBE WITH 42 main parts, a financial investment of €100,000, a set that was 1,000 hours in the making, music of epic quality and a tragic storyline that captured the imagination of the world like no other single event in the 20th century, Ballinrobe Musical Society promise audiences a 'night to remember' when 'Titanic The Musical' takes to the stage next week.... | 6th February 2008 | ||
| The Times | (1937) | MR. BRUCE ISMAY A correspondent writes:--- Will you permit me to supplement the articles concerning the late Bruce Ismay, which have already appeared in your columns, by the publication of a short personal tribute by an old frien... | 23rd October 1937 | |||
| Weekly Irish Times | (1912) | GIGANTIC TO EXCEED 'AQUITANIA' Gigantic to Exceed Aquitania Two of the greatest ships are, at present, being built on the Clyde; one the Aquitania, and the other the cruiser Tiger. The Aquitania, when launched, will be the largest vessel in the world, measur... | 14th December 1912 | |||
| The Times | (1924) | AROUND THE WORLD IN A YACHT [ADVERTISEMENT] Commander C. H. Lightoller, DSC, RD, RNR, and Mrs Lightoller are inviting ladies and gentlemen to join in a ten months cruise on their 3,000-ton motor sailing yacht "Westward." Sailing end of October, visiting West Indies, South Sea islands an... | 30th August 1924 | |||
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(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 | |||
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DANIEL BUCKLEY AS US INFANTRYMAN Titanic survivor Daniel Buckley in the uniform and puttees of the United States Army. Buckley fought and died in World War One, and is now buried in his home town of Ballydesmond, Co. Cork, Ireland. Titanic crewman Sid Daniels also fought i... | |||||
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Milton Keynes Today | (2006) | NOMADIC : SAVE THE LAST LINK WITH THE TITANIC NULL... | 10th January 2006 | ||
| The Times | (1937) | MR BRUCE ISMAY - AN ANONYMOUS TRIBUTE “Will you permit me to supplement the articles concerning the late Bruce Ismay, which have already appeared in your columns, by the publication of a short personal tribute by an old friend? In the world at large Bruce Ismay may possi... | 23rd August 1937 | |||
| Daily Sketch | (1912) | HOW CAPTAIN SMITH DIED His Last Act was to Save a Child's Life Refused to get into a boat. Of all the wild and irresponsible messages that were sent to this country in the first hours following the sinking of the Titanic the one that caused th... | 30th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | SOCIETY NOTES FROM ABROAD *** Miss Gladys Cherry, who was one of the passengers rescued from the Titanic, is a cousin of the Earl of Rothes, being a daughter of the late J. F. Cherry and Lady Emily Cherry. Miss Cherry was on her way to New York with Lady Rothes. She an... | 12th May 1912 | |||
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International Falls Daily Journal | (2009) | TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION Exhibit at Science Museum bring visitors closer than ever the real TitanicOn June 12, the Science Museum of Minnesota will open the doors of Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, an exhibition that features a spectacular collection of more than 250 authentic artifacts recovered from the haunting wreckage of the world-famous ocean liner.... | 22nd May 2009 | ||
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Guardian Unlimited | (2007) | REUTERS GETS THAT SINKING FEELING News agency Reuters has been forced to admit that footage it released last week purportedly showing Russian submersibles on the seabed of the North Pole actually came from the movie Titanic. The images were reproduced around the world - including by the Guardian and Guardian Unlimited - alongside the story of Russia planting its flag below the North Pole on Thursday last week.... | 11th August 2007 | ||
| Chicago Tribune | (1915) | ROUND ABOUT THE SOCIETY WORLD. Page 15 A number of Chicago relatives and friends will leave for the east Oct. 20 to attend the wedding of Miss Emily Ryerson and George Hyde Clark, which will take place on Oct. 23 at Ringwood, near Cooperstown, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Edw... | 7th October 1915 | |||
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BBC News | (2008) | GOVERNMENT TRIED TO BLOCK TITANIC PLAY Documents from the BBC archive show how shipping firms and the government tried to block a 1947 radio play about the sinking of the Titanic.The liner's builders and shipping line were concerned it would damage the image of the industry as it tried to recover after the Second World War.Recordings of the ship's survivors and other archive material have been made public on the BBC website. ... | 15th April 2008 | ||
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GlobalAtlanta.com | (2008) | ATLANTA COMPANY BRINGS TITANIC MYSTIQUE TO GEORGIA AQUARIUM Atlantans might be familiar with the story of RMS Titanic, the 'unsinkable ship' that met its end on its maiden voyage, but a new exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium is drawing more than 1,000 visitors a day to get a better picture of life on the famous ocean liner.Sites all over the world pay homage to the victims of the Titanic's tragic sinking, but a partnership between two Atlanta entities made the exhibit's worldwide debut at the aquarium possible.... | 15th September 2008 | ||
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BRIDGE OF LA PROVENCE The French liner La Provence is the first ship in the world that received Titanic's distress call in the night of April 14-15, 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 | |||
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Canada News Wire | (2007) | COUNTDOWN IS ON: ONLY 30 DAYS LEFT FOR TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION Visitors have only thirty days left to experience the internationally acclaimed Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre. The exhibition has engaged and intrigued adults and children around the world. The tragic tale of the famous ship Titanic is brought to life through photographs, sounds and stories of the passengers and crew members.... | 7th December 2007 | ||
| New York Times | (1913) | MORGAN FORTUNE NEAR $100,000,000 Financier Not Possessed of Vast Wealth of Rockefeller or Carnegie --- PUT $60,000,000 IN ART --- Lewis Cass Ledyard, His Counsel, Believed to Have Possession of His Will --- Mr. Morgan, in Wall Street's estimation, wa... | 1st April 1913 | |||
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Irish Independent | (2007) | COBH JOINS IN PLANS FOR TITANIC CENTENARY AN Irish town is to play a major role in the 100th anniversary commemorations of the sinking of the Titanic. Titanic left Belfast's renowned shipyard in 1912 hailed as the new wonder of the world. It was the largest and most luxurious ship at that time, and Cobh in Co Cork was the liner's last port of call before its fatal voyage. A total of 1,513 people died when the ship hit an iceberg off Newfoundland in April 1912.... | 15th August 2007 | ||
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Daily Mirror | (2006) | FAULTY RIVETS SANK TITANIC FAULTY rivets were to blame for the Titanic disaster, a 9/11 scientist says. Metal pins that should have held the hull together snapped after the liner hit an iceberg. They allowed it to open up like a zip when it sank off Newfoundland in 1912, leaving 1,523 dead. US forensic expert Tim Foecke, who probed the World Trade Centre terror attack, said the rivets were made from sub-standard wrought iron which snapped under pressure.... | 1st November 2006 | ||
| CAPTAIN SMITH WAS TUSSAUDS EXHIBIT 1919 Madame Tussaud & Sons Catalogue entry 27. Commander Edward J. Smith, R.N.R., born 1853. Commander Smith was Captain of the White Star liner ''Titanic'' which went down in the Atlantic on 14 April, 1912, during her maiden voyage t... | ||||||
| New York Times | (1935) | 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 | |||
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Southern Daily Echo | (2006) | SELLING TITANIC ITEMS IS WRONG SAYS SURVIVOR Milvina Dean A HAMPSHIRE Titanic survivor has slammed black market dealers who are selling relics from the world-famous shipwreck.Britain's last survivor Milvina Dean, 94, of Woodlands, near Southampton, said the sale of items from the ship which sank killing more than 1,500 people in 1912, was "awfully wrong" and showed the greed of those involved.... | 30th October 2006 | ||
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Southern Daily Echo | SELL ART OR NO TITANIC MUSEUM SAYS COUNCIL LEADER THE leader of Southampton City Council has laid down an ultimatum in the city's art sell-off row "we either flog some paintings or don't get a Titanic museum. Tories are planning to sell paintings worth millions to help pay for a "world class" maritime attraction, dubbed Sea City Museum. ... | ||||
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Portsmouth Herald News | (2007) | TITANIC SITE SCUBA DIVER VISITS BERWICK ACADEMY World-renowned diver John Chatterton has been involved in many high-profile shipwrecks, but it was his work diving at the site of the Titanic that brought him to Berwick Academy.On Thursday morning, sixth-graders in Susan Morris' science class could not stop asking questions of Chatterton as he recounted his adventures diving for the famous ship.... | 11th December 2007 | ||
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WebWire | (2007) | TITANIC TO REMAIN OPEN IN ORLANDO The Experience owner G. Michael Harris and Unicorp Development owner Chuck Whittall are pleased to announce that after a private morning meeting; an amicable agreement has been reached between the two parties. The world renowned attraction, located on International Drive in Orlando since 1999, is now re-open for business and will remain open through a 'final weekend celebration' ending at close of business on Labor Day - Monday, September 3rd.... | 27th August 2007 | ||
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Liverpool Daily Post | (2008) | WORLD SHOULD UNITE TO COMMEMORATE THE TITANIC TRAGEDY WITH time not dispelling the ever- growing worldwide interest in the sinking of the White Star Line's RMS Titanic, it is reassuring to know that Liverpool is already planning to commemorate the centenary of the tragic loss of this superliner, which was owned and registered in the city.A special lunch, with a menu replicating that served to first-class passengers on Titanic's final, fatal night, has already been hosted by Judith Feather, Liverpool Culture Company's head of events, to bring together the ports associated with the liner.... | 16th September 2008 | ||
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MEMORIAL TO DENZIL JOHN JARVIS "Erected to the Beloved Memory of Denzil J. Jarvis who was lost in the wreck of the Titanic 15th April 1912 aged 47 Also of Margaret Heath the devoted wife of James Wedgwood Heath who fell asleep May 1st 1934 and is interred in this place." ... | |||||
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Villages Daily Sun | (2008) | FIRST BAPTIST OF OXFORD USING STORY OF THE TITANIC TO ILLUSTRATE BIBLICAL MESSAGE When the Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912, the ship was deemed the biggest, fastest ship in the world, and most importantly, it was called unsinkable. Tragically, five days later, the ship struck an iceberg and sank, taking with it 1,523 lives out of the 2,228 passengers on board.The story of the Titanic is probably one of the most well-known tragedies in history. In the eyes of the Rev. Don Manley, of First Baptist Church of Oxford, it is also an event that illustrates the uncertainty of life and the need to be spiritually prepared for whatever might come.... | 15th September 2008 | ||
| Leicester Mercury | (1982) | REMINDER OF A SEA DISASTER There's a large black stone cross in the churchyard of St. Mary Magdalene, Knighton, that serves as a permanent reminder of a sea tragedy that shook the world 70 years ago. The inscription says: Erected to the beloved memory of Denzil ... | 6th April 1982 | |||
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Examiner.com | (2009) | TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION NOW PLAYING IN SIX CITIES FROM LAS VEGAS TO LISBON After 97 years, the R.M.S. Titanic has finally docked in New York City. On June 24, 2009 Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opened at the Discovery Times Square Exposition for a limited engagement. Located in the heart of Times Square in the former printing press room of The New York Times, the 12,500 sq. ft. exhibition features the largest collection of Titanic artifacts in the world.... | 30th June 2009 | ||
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BBC News | (2006) | NOMADIC GOES ON SHOW AT ODYSSEY A clean-up operation has begun on the SS Nomadic before it is unveiled to the public on Monday. The ship, one of the last remaining links to the Titanic, will dock at the Odyssey in Belfast at about 1830 BST. Nomadic, which arrived in Belfast on Saturday, was used to ferry passengers to the ill-fated Titanic. A reception, including a brass band, has been prepared for the ship which saw action as a troop carrier in both world wars. It arrived in Belfast at the weekend after a four-day trip from the French port of Le Havre. ... | 17th July 2006 | ||
| Newark Star | (1912) | JERSEY WOMAN LOST FORTUNE ON TITANIC --- NEW YORK, April 24---Mrs. Jane Herman, of Bernardsville, N. J., who was saved, with her daughters, when the Titanic foundered, but whose husband, Samuel Herman, was drowned, lost all she had in the world in that disaster. He... | 25th April 1912 | |||
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Southern Daily Echo | DESIGNERS UNVEILED FOR SOUTHAMPTON'S TITANIC MUSEUM THE team that will design Southampton’s £15m Titanic museum has been appointed. In a major step forward for the world-class tourist attraction, Southampton City Council has appointed award-winning architects Wilkinson Ey... | ||||
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VIOLET JESSOP IN HER VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT UNIFORM Violet Jessop in her V.A.D. uniform... | |||||
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PR-CANADA.net | (2008) | IUNIVERSE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF TITANIC: RELATIVE FATE BY V.C. KING Nearly one hundred years after the catastrophe, people around the world are still intrigued by the events leading up to the ultimate destruction and sinking of the historic ship, Titanic. Wanting to engage readers in a present-day story fabricated from the legendary ship, author V.C. King put her research skills, interest in the topic and natural story-telling abilities together to create her second published book, Titanic: Relative Fate.... | 20th May 2008 | ||
| Unidentified Newspaper | (1912) | BAPTIST MINISTER DROWNED At the Baptist Church, Pastor Whitter said the disaster had filled two continents with sorrow, and affected in some way or other their fellows all over the world. He specially referred to the loss of a brother minister who had frequently preached in ... | 26th April 1912 | |||
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ABC News | (2006) | PLUNDERING THE TITANIC The last British survivor of the Titanic disaster condemned black-market dealers today, after it emerged that relics from the world-famous shipwreck were up for sale. Millvina Dean, 94, of Hampshire, England, who was just an infant when the ship went down, said the sale of items from the Titanic was "awfully wrong" and showed the greed of those involved. "My father [who died on the ship] is still on there," she said to ABC News. "It's awfully wrong to take things especially from a ship where so many people perished. I don't suppose these people thought of that. ¢€¦ They just thought of the money." ... | 31st October 2006 | ||
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Belfast Telegraph | (2008) | NOMADIC JOINS ELITE LIST OF FINE SHIPS The Titanic's little sister has joined an elite list of the finest historical ships in the UK to have survived to the present day. The SS Nomadic (pictured above) joins the likes of the Cutty Sark, the Mary Rose and the Royal Yacht Britannia on a list of just 61 ships that form the Core Collection of the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV). The 96-year-old, Belfast-built ship was tender to many of the great transatlantic liners and also served in two world wars.... | 5th September 2008 | ||
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Orlando Sentinel | (2008) | TITANIC TO SAIL TO NEW I-DRIVE LOCALE The Titanic exhibit that sailed into Central Florida almost a decade ago is headed back to International Drive, with plans for a $2 million investment to modernize and expand the attraction.Titanic -- The Experience, which introduces visitors to the world of the ill-fated ocean liner, will end its temporary run in the Orlando Science Center on Oct. 12. It will move to a 20,000-square-foot location at 7324 International Drive, a mile north of the now-demolished Mercado shopping-and-dining complex where the attraction had spent the first eight years of its existence.... | 11th September 2008 | ||
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Belfat Telegraph | (2006) | TITANIC DECKCHAIR COULD SELL FOR ?57,000 A deckchair removed from the Titanic just moments before it set sail from Cork could fetch up to around ?57,000 when it goes under the hammer, experts predicted last night.Specialists with Bonhams and Butterfields in the US expect the chair, taken from the first-class Promenade deck of the Belfast-built liner, to go for between $$75-100,000 (?43-57,000) when it is auctioned off next month.The original beech framed chair, one of only six left in the world, is to be sold off at the auctioneer's annual Marine Paintings, Ship Models, Scrimshaw and Ocean Liner Memorabilia Sale at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 7.... | 12th April 2006 | ||
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Canada.com | (2006) | LILLIAN GERTRUD ASPLUND, LAST U.S. SURVIVOR OF TITANIC SINKING, DEAD AT 99 Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, has died, family and friends said Sunday. She was 99.Asplund, who was five years old that night in 1912, lost her father and three brothers - including a fraternal twin - when the "practically unsinkable" ship went down in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. "She even said she saw the ship slip into the water," said Philip Maloof, her lawyer and close friend. "She was the last one (left) in the world to actually see the disaster." ... | 8th May 2006 | ||
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Belfast Telegraph | (2006) | NOMADIC TO RETURN TO BELFAST ON A BARGE SS Nomadic will return to Belfast on a barge brought from the other side of the world specially for the task.It will take five days to ferry the former Titanic tender from the French port of Le Havre to Belfast, where she was built 95 years ago.The Department of Social Development (DSD) has confirmed that the final remaining White Star Line vessel will return in July this year.She was saved from the scrapyard when she was bought at auction in Paris by DSD for the reserve price of €250,000.The Belfast Telegraph has spearheaded the media campaign to rescue Nomadic. ... | 16th May 2006 | ||
| New York Times | (1939) | CAPT. JOHN W. BINKS OF WHITE STAR DIES Retired Skipper of Olympic Served in the British Navy During the World War --- SPENT 45 YEARS AT SEA --- Commander of Leviathan and Majestic on Last Voyages They Ever Made --- News was received yesterd... | 6th February 1939 | |||
| Evening Echo | (1978) | GUS COHEN Evening Echo carried the obituary abourt Gus Cohen. According to this he was accident prone throughout his life. Friends called him the Cat, because they said, he had used up most of his nine lives. His first brush with death was on the Titanic. Af... | 7th August 1978 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | SEALBY DEFENDS ISMAY Tribute from Republic’s Captain, Who Served Father and Son 25 Years --- Special to The New York Times ... | 22nd April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1986) | JOHN RYERSON John Ryerson, an amateur golfer and one of last survivors of the sinking of the Titanic, died Tuesday at a nursing home in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 87 years old. Mr. Ryerson was born in Chicago, a scion of the Ryerson steel fortune... | 24th January 1986 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | MARCONI MAN HAD RECORD Wireless operator on Titanic Young, but a Veteran in Service --- The man who sent out the wireless call for help from the damaged Titanic was J. G. Phillips, an Englishman, 24 years old, who had been in the employ of the Marconi Compan... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1937) | J. BRUCE ISMAY, 74, TITANIC SURVIVOR Ex-Head of White Star Line Who Retired After Sea Tragedy Dies in London --- LONDON, Oct. 18 (AP)---Joseph Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line and a survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, died here last night. He was 7... | 19th October 1937 | |||
| HUSBAND OF HELEN ALICE WILSON Axel Johannas Rosenquist was the husband of Helen Alice Wilson who survived the sinking of the Titanic, the following information gives brief details of how their lives continued after the disaste... | ||||||
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eHam.net | (2007) | 'W0S' TITANIC SPECIAL EVENT STATION This event will take place on Saturday, April 14th starting at 1300Z to Sunday, April 15th ending at 0000Z. The Special Event Station will be located at the World's Largest Titanic Museum Attraction on Highway 76 in Branson, MO. April 14, 1912 was the night the Titanic met her demise with a huge iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southhampton, English. Radio operators played a large part during this disaster. It was one of the first times the new international distress call 'SOS' gained popularity by radio operators around the world.... | 21st March 2007 | ||
| New York Times | (1927) | TITANIC WIDOW TO WED Mrs. Ryerson of Chicago Will Marry Forsythe Sherfesse, Financier --- CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (AP)---Mrs. Emily Borie Ryerson, whose husband, Albert [sic] Ryerson, lost his life when the Titanic sank, will be married next week, it is announced, ... | 2nd December 1927 | |||
| Toronto Daily Star | (1961) | MRS. E.F. GORDON Page 36, Column 2 Private funeral services were held for Mrs. Ethel Flora Fortune Gordon, wife of the late Crawford Gordon, a former manager of a Toronto branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Mrs. Gordon died yes... | 22nd March 1961 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | TO DEDICATE NEW CAMPANILE Italy's Invitation Includes Engraving by American Artist --- VENICE, March 27---J. Pierpont Morgan has written a cordial letter to the committee, announcing that he will be in Venice on April 23 for the inauguration of t... | 28th March 1912 | |||
| Cleveland Plain Dealer | (1912) | LOSES ALL HIS MONEY NEW YORK, April 19 – Charles Dahl, an Australian, who took the Titanic from Southampton en rout to his mother’s home in North Dakota, lost in the sinking ship a wallet which contained all the money he had in the w... | 20th April 1912 | |||
| BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION He was saved in Lifeboat Englehardt C. His home address was Fanners Lane, Lymington, Hants. His official occupation was - Fireman's Messman and he was 39 years old . (He was originally born in Hampshire). Last ship before the Titanic was the RMS ... | ||||||
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LOLA STERN : WILLIAM GREENFIELDS MOTHER IN LAW Lola Stern was born in Belgium c. 1878 to the largest diamond distributors in the world at the time. She married William Greenfields father-inlaw after his wife died - shortly after the ... | |||||
| Buda Plain Dealer | (1912) | TITANIC SURVIVOR Edward Dorking, the young man from Oglesby who survived the terrible experiences of the "Titanic" disaster, will speak in Opera Hall in Buda, Saturday evening May 18. He gave his first address in Princeton, where it was heard with intense interest, f... | 17th May 1912 | |||
| The Times | (1914) | A VICTIM OF THE TITANIC. MEMORIALS OF HENRY FORBES JULIAN. By HESTER JULIAN (Griffin & Co. 6s. net.) There is no way of summing up the total loss to the nation and to the world of such a disaster as the wreck of the Titanic. The mere tale of the number... | 19th June 1914 | |||
| The Evening Telegram | (1912) | WON'T AFFECT STOCK MARKET Even J. J. Astor is Not a Power in Financial World From Our Own Correspondent. New York, April 16.---The stock exchange is not at al... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| Southern Evening Echo | (1964) | KEEPING IN TOUCH FIFTY-TWO years ago, Titanic survivor Mr Ernest Allen, of 40 Salisbury Road, Highfield, Southampton was a stoker in the ill-fated Titanic. Today at 72 years of age, he is still stoking and at the Ordnance Survey Office, London Road, Southampton, cont... | 4th September 1964 | |||
| New York Times | (1930) | SIR ARTHUR ROSTRON TO RETIRE FROM SEA Commodore of Cunard Fleet and Captain of Berengaria 35 Years in Line's Service --- SAVED 706 FROM TITANIC --- Rescue by Carpathia Won for Him American Decoration and Plaudits of World --- Wireless to THE NEW ... | 1st November 1930 | |||
| Hull Times | (1945) | DEATH OF MR. ALGERNON BARKWORTH Mr. Algernon H. Barkworth a well- known figure in Hull and east Riding public life, died on Sunday at his home at Tranby House, Hessle, at the age of 80. For 35 years a member of the east Riding bench, Mr. Barkworth retired from the po... | 7th January 1945 | |||
| New York Times | (1929) | MISS EVELYN BAYNE TO WED H. M. BLANK Junior League Girl's Betrothal Announced by Grandmother, Mrs. Lockwood --- Mrs. Williston D. Lockwood of 40 East Sixty-second Street has announced the engagement of her granddaughter, Miss Evelyn Bayne, to Henry M. Blank, son of Mr. and... | 16th March 1929 | |||
| New York Times | (1946) | COL. WILSON POTTER Big-Game Hunter Obtained Heads for Smithsonian Institution --- PHILADELPHIA, June 12 (AP)---Col. Wilson Potter, big-game hunter and University of Pennsylvania football star in 1906 and 1907, died last night at his home here after a long... | 13th June 1946 | |||
| New York Times | (1932) | MARION SCRANTON MARRIED Wedded at Scranton, Pa., to Edward Mayer of This City --- Special to The New York Times --- SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 16---Miss Marion Margery Scranton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worthington Scranton, the latter a member of the R... | 17th January 1932 | |||
| New York Times | (1897) | FORCED MR. ASTOR TO DISMOUNT Cyclists Will Be Shut Out from Ferncliff as a Result --- POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 1---The fine roads of Ferncliff, the home of the Astors, at Rhinebeck, are closed to cyclers because of an unpleasant incident a few days ago, which resul... | 2nd May 1897 | |||
| (1911) | ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND This 1911 record made by the Victor Military Band is very well recorded and gives an idea of the fast pace the song used to be played at. This is one song that many survivors recall being played on the night of the sinking. In fact it is not r... | 1911 | ||||
| Unidentified Newspaper | (1982) | FRANK GOLDSMITH, TITANIC SURVIVOR A former Detroit resident who survived the sinking of the liner Titanic in 1912 is dead at 79. Frank John William Goldsmith died Wednesday in Orlando, Fla., where he had lived since 1979 after retiring from business. The funeral will ... | 1982 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | VETERANS HONOR THE DEAD Seventh Regiment Men Attend Memorial Services --- Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon by the veterans of the Seventh Regiment, N. G. N. Y., in St. Thomas's Church. The Rev. Claudius M. Roome preached the memorial sermon. Mr.... | 29th April 1912 | |||
| Western People | (1912) | THE TITANIC DISASTER The lamentation, mourning, and woe for the ill-fated Titanic shall rise in hundreds of sorrow-stricken hearts for at least half a century. In a little while and its unparalleled awfulness shall be well nigh forgotten by the world at large --shall be ... | 11th May 1912 | |||
| Jerseyman | (1921) | MRS. PATTERSON IS CALLED BY DEATH (Morristown, New Jersey) Page 1 Wife of Editor of Jerseyman Dies in Memorial Hospital Mrs. Susan Ryerson Patterson, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Ryerson of Chicago, and wife of George W. Patterson, Jr., editor of THE J... | 14th January 1921 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | AMERICANS IN ROME Mr. And Mrs. Millet at Villa Aurelia, Which is Being Modernized --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, April 6---[Three paragraphs which are irrelevant for present purposes have bee... | 7th April 1912 | |||
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"The Independent" newspaper of London, UK | (2006) | ROBERT FISK: IN THE TITANIC CEMETERY, A DAY TO REMEMBER Saturday, 24 June 2006I look at their graves again: what was their world like, when my Dad was 13 years old?It comes as a shock to walk through the Titanic cemetery. Of course, we all knew that a Canadian cable ship brought ba... | 25th June 2006 | ||
| The Nation | (1912) | STEAD AND FUTRELLE Among those who perished in the wreck of the Titanic was William Thomas Stead, who is, perhaps, best known as the editor of the "Review of Reviews," and as the founder of an American journal of that name. He was born in 1849 and received ... | 25th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1915) | MRS. WIDENER NOT TO WED Denies Her Reported Engagement to Dr. Hamilton Rice, the Explorer --- Special to The New York Times --- NEWPORT, Aug. 19---Mrs. George D. Widener made an emphatic denial today of her reported engagement to Dr. Hamilton Ric... | 15th August 1915 | |||
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Peoria Journal Star | (2009) | TITANIC EMOTIONS More people have been to outer space than have journeyed 2.5 miles below the ocean surface to view one of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Even so, when Lowell Lytle got the opportunity to tag along on a salvage mission to the Titanic in 2000, ... | 25th May 2009 | ||
| Transactions of the Devonshire Association | (1912) | HENRY FORBES JULIAN 'Mr Julian, one of the noble band of heroes who sacrificed their lives in the Titanic disaster on 14 April 1912, so that the women and children might be saved, was the son of Mr Henry Julian, of Cork and Bolton, and belonged to a mixed... | 1912 | |||
| Evening Bulletin | (1912) | HAD PREMONITION OF HARM Annie Ward, Cardeza Maid, Saved from Titanic, Didn't Want to Go Aboard --- Miss Annie Ward, maid to Mrs. J. W. M. Cardeza, of Germantown, who was saved from the wreck of the Titanic, had a premonition that something was going to happen ... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1934) | DR. CHARLES D. EASTON DIES AFTER OPERATION Physician Here and in Newport, of Distinguished Ancestry, Had Served in the War Dr. Charles D. Easton of 510 Park Avenue, who had practiced medicine in Newport, R.I., for many years and in this city since the Armistice, died yesterday ... | 5th October 1934 | |||
| New York Times | (1943) | MRS. THOMAS CARDEZA Page 21, column 1 Wife of Philadelphia Explorer, Kin of Racine, Red Cross Aide PHILADELPHIA, Nov 11 Mrs. Mary Racine Cardeza, wife of Thomas Drake Martinez Cardeza, Philadelphia sportsman and explorer, ... | 12th November 1943 | |||
| Washington Times | (1912) | FRANCIS D. MILLET, SOLDIER, PAINTER, AND CONNOISSEUR Francis D. Millet, while comparatively unknown even to Washingtonians, despite the fact that he has made this city his home for years, and has given the best of his artistic life toward the beautification of Washington, was one of the city’s most pic... | 16th March 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1900) | YACHT ELEANOR'S LONG CRUISE Mrs. James W. Martinez-Cardeza's steam yacht Eleanor has been prepared at Tebo's basin, South Brooklyn, for another of the many long voyages she has made during the six years of her existence, and will probably sail within a wek [sic] or ten days for... | 16th June 1900 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Concord Enterprise | (1912) | ALGERNON H. BARKWORTH Algernon H. Barkworth of York, England, was a guest at the home of Mrs. Richard F. Wood, Main st., Friday. Mr. Barkworth is one of the survivors of the Titanic disaster. Although Mr. Barkworth has traveled extensively in various parts of the w... | 1st May 1912 | |||
| Chicago Daily News | (1912) | CHICAGOAN’S KIN TITANIC STEWARD A brother of William J. Stroud, 217 East 31st street, was a steward on the ill fated Titanic. Today Mrs. Stroud, sobbing tearfully, begged for news of her brother-in-law, Harry Stroud, of Southampton, England. “If Harry is dead,... | 18th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1949) | ELMER ZELBY [SIC] TAYLOR Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- EAST ORANGE, N. J., May 22---Elmer Zelby [sic; should be "Zebley"] Taylor, a pioneer in the paper container industry and a consulting engineer for the Continental Can Company, Inc., of New York, died he... | 23rd May 1949 | |||
| St. Ives Times & Express | (1988) | UNKNOWN TITLE Died January 9th 1988. RICHARDS, William (Willie) Rowe Richards of Carbis Bay whose death at the age of 78 is reported on page 7 was one of the few survivors remaining of the Titanic disaster in which in April 1912 claimed 1,500 lives.... | 22nd January 1988 | |||
| Toronto Daily Star | (1939) | RESCUED BY THE SAME LIFEBOAT TITANIC SURVIVORS UNITED AGAIN "A tragedy so great that it forever gives its survivors a common bond was the sinking of the Titanic. Sgt. John Collins was so impressed by his experiences of that famous occasion that he is trying to form a Titanic Association. He found three other ... | 16th April 1939 | |||
| 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 | |||
| GENERAL INFORMATION Sofia was a maid. She was born in the village of Riistavesi, near Kuopio, in 1874. She moved to Helsinki in 1905, where she worked at the School For The Blind for three years. After this job she worked for some time at the Missionary House, and then ... | ||||||
| New York Times | (1893) | NOW ABRAHAM & STRAUS BIG CHANGE IN A BIG STORE WHICH ALL BROOKLYN KNOWS --- One of the most interesting business changes of the year went into effect yesterday, when the retail dry goods firm of Wechsler & Abraham became the firm of Abraham & Straus, the ne... | 2nd April 1893 | |||
| New York Times | (1924) | LADY PIRRIE MAY HEAD HARLAND & WOLFF, THE GREAT BRITISH SHIPBUILDING FIRM Copyright, 1924, by The New York Times Company --- By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, July 16---It is the general belief in shipping circles that Lady Pirrie will assume the post of President of the great shipbu... | 17th July 1924 | |||
| New York Times | (1987) | S. MARSHALL KEMPNER DEAD; LONGTIME INVESTMENT BANKER S. Marshall Kempner, an investment banker, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at his home in San Francisco. He was 88 years old. Mr. Kempner was a native of New York, where he began his career after graduating Phi Beta Kappa fro... | 4th August 1987 | |||
| New York Times | (1946) | CAPT. HADDOCK DEAD, OLYMPIC EX-MASTER SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct. 5 (AP)---Capt. Herbert James Haddock, a former commodore of the old White Star Line, died today. His age was 85. During the first World War he commanded a dummy fleet of wooden dreadnoughts and battle cruise... | 6th October 1946 | |||
| Ilford Graphic | (1912) | ILFORD PASSENGERS ON THE TITANIC Ilford has her part to play in the latest tragedy of the ocean. On April 2nd last, Mr and Mrs Ben Hart were present at the "Cauliflower" in their honour prior to their departure for Canada. During the evening they were the recipients of a beautiful I... | 19th April 1912 | |||
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Belfast Telegraph | TITANIC'S SISTER SHIP NOMADIC 'LEFT TO ROT' The Titanic’s little sister has been left to all but rot away for three years as she awaits decisions on how she will be restored, it has been claimed. Rupert Keyzar has spent almost three years caring for SS Nomadic, the tender that carried fi... | ||||
| Chicago Daily Journal | (1912) | THE HERO’S CHOICE—THE PLUNGE OF THE TITANIC WITH THOSE WHO STAYED BEHIND The Hero’s Choice—The Plunge of the Titanic with Those Who Stayed Behind From a Description of the Final Scene in World’s Greatest Sea Disaster by One of ... | 19th April 1912 | |||
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MEMORIAL PLAQUE FOR C. H. LIGHTOLLER, TWICKENHAM Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller RNR, DSC* 1874-1952 RICHMOND SLIPWAYS, 1 DUCK'S WALK Commander Lightol... | |||||
| MEMORIALS TO CAPTAIN SMITH At Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire there is a fine statue to Captain Smith. The statue was sculptured by Kathleen, Lady Scott, C.V.O and unveiled by the Captain's daughter Helen on 29th July 1914.There is a stained glass window to ... | ||||||
| Denver Post | (1912) | ARCHIBALD C. BUTT WAS TO HAVE BEEN MARRIED THIS FALL Was Engaged to Youngest Daughter of Col. John R. Williams San Antonio, Tex., April 18:- Major Archibald C. Butt, military aide to President Taft, soon was to wed Miss Williams of Washington, sister-in-law of Joseph Leiter of Chicag... | 18th April 1912 | |||
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Lowell Sun | (1912) | THOMAS WHITELEY : APPEARING AT THE MERRIMACK SQUARE THEATRE The attendance at both perfomances at the Merrimack Square theatre yesterday was extraordinarily large, and the many patrons seemed well satisfied with the bill as presented, for practically each number was received with loud applause. ... | 28th May 1912 | ||
| CAPT. WILLIAM CREESE Henry Creese's eldest brother, William Creese, was born in 1857 and was a mariner by occupation. He had married in about 1889 to Alice (formerly Smith) whom he had met whilst based in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Their first 2 children, Hen... | ||||||
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PRNewswire | (2009) | SAVE THE TITANIC FOUNDATION ASSEMBLES 100TH YEAR TITANIC ANNIVERSARY GALA AND CONCERT The Save the Titanic Foundation (http://www.savethetitanic.org) today announced details of the 2012 Global telecast concert event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. The 100th anniversary event will be staged simultaneously at Madiso... | 10th September 2009 | ||
| The Toronto World | (1912) | WIRELESS WORK ON A YACHT NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ME --------------------- J. G. Phillips, Who Flashed the Signals of Distress From the Titanic, Talked Several Times to Two Local Wireless Operators While Working on the Great Lakes Boat and Told of His Am... | 17th April 1912 | |||
| Atlantic City Daily Press | (1912) | 2 SURVIVORS OF TITANIC ARRIVE Major Hayes Entertains Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Taylor at Apollo Theatre. ---------- ‘NAUGHTY MARIETTA’ HELPS THEM FORGET ---------- Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Taylor, of London, two of the survivors of the Ti... | 3rd May 1912 | |||
