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Times Union | (2006) | MEMORIES OF TITANIC HAUNTED SURVIVOR Even 94 years later, the accounts of survivors from the RMS Titanic make for gripping reading. Through luck and a young lady's attention, Gilbert M. Tucker Jr. of Albany landed on the first lifeboat to leave the ship April 15, 1912. Tucker, whose father published the weekly magazine-style "Country Gentleman" in Albany, was one of about 705 survivors -- out of more than 2,200 passengers.... | 6th November 2006 | ||
| Arlington Advocate | (1912) | MRS. J. MURRAY BROWN Mrs. J. Murray Brown, formerly of Belmont, who, with her two sisters escaped from the wrecked Titanic, is well known to some of our readers. Her sons used to be quite prominent in Arlington society. Mrs. Brown has furnished some of the most clear and... | 27th April 1912 | |||
| Worcester Telegram | (1912) | NEVER NEAR TITANIC By the Associated Press NEVER NEAR TITANIC Parisian Has No News Of Disaster Until Long After It Occurs. HALIFAX, April 17.-Capt. Hains of the Parisian, when communicated with, reported that at 10:30 o'cloc... | 18th April 1912 | |||
| EDITH RUSSELL'S PARIS BROTHEL Sometime in 1930s Edith Russell was considering the purchase of a new apartment in Paris. She found one that suited her taste for the original and shared her excitement about it with friends, General Sir Sidney and Lady Lawford (parents of actor Pete... | ||||||
| New York Times | (1909) | INCREASING PROFANITY AMONG BOYS [LETTER TO THE EDITOR] To the Editor of The New York Times: Of late we see accounts both in the United States and Canada calling attention to how profane and bad language is increasing among the boys. The truth of this cannot be denied by any one... | 30th June 1909 | |||
| New York Times | (1914) | WEIR HEIRS' DISPUTE ENDED Estate of Mining Engineer, a Titanic Victim, Now Appraised --- Col. John Weir, the mining engineer, who lost his life in the Titanic disaster, left a net estate of $26,876, part of which consisted of stocks and bonds he had with him on ... | 29th April 1914 | |||
| New York Times Book Review | (1901) | THE AUTHOR OF "AN OKLAHOMA ROMANCE" The author of "An Oklahoma Romance," the story of a love affair complicated with a land claim, which the Century Company are publishing, is Mrs. Helen Churchill Candee. She is a New Yorker of a family that has been well known in the metropolis for... | 19th October 1901 | |||
| New York Times | (1925) | LEWY BROS., JEWELERS, FAIL Settlement Involving $1,400,000 Defeated by Court Action --- Special to The New York Times --- CHICAGO, Nov. 23---An involuntary petition in bankruptcy against Lewy Brothers, Jewelers, filed today in the United States Cour... | 24th November 1925 | |||
| New York Times | (1914) | MRS. STRAUS LEFT $319,940 Titanic Victim's Estate Divided Equally Among Six Children --- Mrs. Ida Straus, who perished with her husband, Isidor Straus, in the Titanic disaster on April 15, 1912, left a net estate of $319,940, according to an appraisal of her est... | 29th April 1914 | |||
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Redditch Advertiser | FORGE MILL'S TITANIC EXHIBITION REDDITCH residents are being taken on a dramatic trip back in time at the Titanic Honour and Glory exhibition at Forge Mill Needle Museum. The award-winning exhibition will be on at the Redditch Council-run museum in Needle Mill Lane, Rive... | ||||
| WILLIAM GREENFIELDS ACCOUNT William was involved in his Father's fur business and sailed to Russia once a year to purchase pelts. Blanche went with him this time to buy silk in Paris for the linings of the coats. William met his ... | ||||||
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NEBRASKAN SURVIVOR RARELY SPOKE OF TRAGEDY Einar Gervasius Carlson, formerly Karlsson was born in Oakarshamn, Sweden on June 19, 1890. He was 21 years old when he and a friend, Johan Charles Asplund boarded the Titanic for the United States. They were originally booked on the ship Adriatic... | |||||
| The Witney Gazette | (1912) | CAPTAIN'S SUICIDE ON THE BRIDGE The latest news of the terrible disaster is published this (Friday) morning by The Daily Telegraph who, at 4.00 am, received the following telegram, containing a statement issued by a Committee of the Survivors:- We, the... | 20th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | PRESIDENT TAFT STUNNED Wires White Star Line for News of Major Butt --- Special to The New York Times --- WASHINGTON, April 15---President Taft did not know of the sinking of the Titanic or of the danger of his old friend, Major Archibald Butt, ... | 16th April 1912 | |||
| Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | (1983) | TITANIC SURVIVOR ETHEL BEANE DIED IN NURSING HOME Page 1A-3A She, husband honeymooned aboard the ill-fated ship Ethel Bean, one of the remaining survivors of the sinking of the S.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912, died Saturday in Rochester. She had been living at a Roches... | 17th September 1983 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea News | (1998) | CHRISTOPHER HEAD A former Mayor of Chelsea was among the 1,523 lost in the Titanic disaster of April 1912. Christopher Head served as Mayor between 1909 and 1911 and had been a Conservative councillor since 1906. According to contemporary accounts, Head wa... | April 1998 | |||
| Chicago Tribune | (1912) | DULUTH WOMAN TELLS STORY . . . Miss Constance Willard of Duluth, Minn., who left the Titanic twenty minutes before the vessel sank, arrived in Chicago during the day over the Lake Shore limited. "One subject talked of after we were on board the Carpathi... | 21st April 1912 | |||
| Evening Bulletin | (1912) | TITANIC SURVIVOR WRITES OF HORROR TO FRIEND HERE “Like Scene on Stage," Says Dr. Alice Leeder in Letter to Mrs. Sarah Babcock --- One of the most interesting accounts of the Titanic disaster which has come to light is in a letter written on board the Carpathia by Dr. Alice Leeder, New... | 20th April 1912 | |||
| The Times | (1912) | STORIES OF THE WRECK : CAPTAIN SMITH’S HEROISM After the men had had dinner the taking of their statements was rapidly proceeded with, and it was soon announced that a number of them were at liberty to leave the dock premises if they wished to do so. Most of them availed themselves of this per... | 29th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times Book Review | (1956) | THE LEGENDS STAY AFLOAT DOWN TO ETERNITY. By Richard O'Connor. 191 pp. New York:Gold Medal Books. 35 cents. --- By BURKE WILKINSON --- Anyone interested in the Titanic disaster will want to read this book, if only to com... | 19th February 1956 | |||
| ET Comment | (2006) | SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT In Senan Molony's article of 6 November 2006, entitled: "Hugh Woolner's US Evidence is Highly Unreliable," the author attempts to discredit the evidence presented by Woolner at the US Inquiry based on a newspaper report i... | 5th December 2006 | |||
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ET Research | (1999) | NOTES ON LIFEBOAT LISTS When it comes to deciding how the survivors escaped the Titanic, there are often contradictory ideas / theories, e.g. Edwina Celia Troutt, who some people claim left in collapsible D, whereas others claim she was in boat 16. Edwina herself... | 11th July 1999 | ||
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ET Reviews | (2009) | ELIZABETH NYE : TITANIC SURVIVOR This fondly-written book had a strange overall effect upon me - it almost made me wish I were religious. ... | 24th February 2009 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Connaught Telegraph | (1912) | WRECK OF THE TITANIC The White Star Liner, Titanic, which sailed from Southampton on Wednesday, after calling at Queenstown for passengers for New York, collided with an iceberg on Monday morning and was wrecked. She had 1,455 passengers and 903 of a crew, was on her ... | 20th April 1912 | |||
| New York Times | (1912) | CAN FIND NO TRACE OF SMART CHILDREN Estate of Titanic Victim Cannot Be Settled Until They Have Been Notified --- SUPPOSED TO BE IN EUROPE --- Father Was Returning from a Visit to Them and All His Private Papers Were Lost with Him --- Frederick ... | 14th July 1912 | |||
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ET Research | (2002) | ICE ON DECK My first article about the newly discovered Bremen Iceberg that appeared in Encyclopedia Titanica in July 2001 (The Iceberg — resurfaced?) was about the photograph itself. This second article ... | 12th February 2002 | ||
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Belfast Telegraph | EU FUNDING TO BOOST RESTORATION OF TITANIC TENDER SHIP The restoration of a tender ship which ferried passengers to the doomed Titanic was boosted today with the award of over £2 million in European funding. Last month auditors expressed concern that the £7 million refit of ... | ||||
