Round The World

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The Times 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
The Evening Post (Wellington, New Zealand) ROUND-THE-WORLD RESEARCH
Nowadays there seems to be no dearth in the number of adventurers to remote parts of the earth. The latest ambitious project in the sailing line, says an Australian paper, is a cruise round the world in a 3000-ton yacht named...
25th October 1924
Chicago Tribune 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
Ilford Graphic 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
The Sydney Morning Herald INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#4)
The second day's play at the Association Ground, Moore Park, resulted in some very interesting and exciting matches. There was again a large and fashionable attendance. The committee, with a view of making the affair more complete, ...
6th May 1885
Torquay Directory A FULFILLED DREAM. ECHO OF THE LOSS OF THE TITANIC
One of the stewards on board the Titanic was a son of the late organist and choirmaster of a church in Torquay. He leaves an aged widowed mother, who was dependent upon him. His sister narrates a strange dream. She says that for several nights pri...
15th May 1912
The Times HAROLD COTTAM
Obituary...
31st May 1984
The Sydney Morning Herald INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#3)
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5th May 1885
The Sydney Morning Herald INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#5)
Yesterday proceedings in the tournament at the Association Ground, Moore Park, were considerably interfered with by the weather, which was threatening in the morning, a...
7th May 1885
The Daily Banner 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
New York Times FELDMAN SIGNS FOR BOUT
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 4 (AP)---Abe Feldman, Brooklyn heavyweight, and Petri Georgi, Buffalo, were signed today to meeet in a ten-round bout at the Legion Stadium here Sept. 14.  Enzo Fiermonte, husband of Mrs. Madeline [sic] F...
5th September 1934
Bristol Times and Mirror UNTITLED
Of Miss Bentham it is related that she was sleeping soundly when the stewards came for her. She arose, dressed herself warmly and was handed into a boat. This was very crowded; so much so that one sailor had to sit with his feet dangling in the icy-c...
27th April 1912
  THE ENGLISHMAN
Poem composed on Olympic, April 18, 1912...
18th April 1912
The Courier, Adelaide, South Australia PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS [WITH REFERENCE TO FORT DENISON]
The Budget debate was brought to a termination early this morning. The Premier then assured the House that with regard to the projected Hopetoun-avenue, it was not intended to interfere with the Botanical Gardens. The id...
12th October 1900
New York Times TITANIC SURVIVOR DIES
Mrs. Lilly Potter, 98, Was ‘Grand Old Lady’ of Red Cross --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2---Mrs. Lilly A. Wilson Potter, a descendant of the Mayflower Pilgrims who was known as the “Grand Old Lady...
3rd January 1954
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...
ALGONQUIN 1939   ALGONQUIN 1939
The Algonquin, Mohawk's sister ship and the rescuer of most of her survivors, is seen here in a stylised 1939 graphic promoting her service between Gulf ports and the New York World's Fair. In July 1940 she caught fire and sank at her pier in New York City. She was raised and repaired, and transferred to the Porto Rico Line when she returned to service in 1941. Her career with them was brief: in January 1942 she taken over by the US Military, and after serving as both a transport and a hospital ship, was laid up in 1946 and scrapped in 1957....
1939 Gare Maritime
Rahway Daily Record 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
Unidentified Newspaper 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
The Times LADY PIRRIE
WIDOW OF THE GREAT SHIPBUILDER --- Viscountess Pirrie, widow of the famous Belfast shipbuilder and shipowner, died yesterday at her home in Carlos Place, W., at the age of 78. She was Margaret Montgomer...
20th June 1935
H. M. T. OLYMPIC LEAVING SOUTHAMPTON   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...
OLYMPIC ENTERING THOMPSON GRAVING DOCK The Sphere OLYMPIC ENTERING THOMPSON GRAVING DOCK
Takes 23,000,000 gallons to fill...
30th September 1911
LOST IN THE TITANIC News of the World LOST IN THE TITANIC
Hays, Head, Stead, Straus, Guggenheim...
21st April 1912
  ADOLPHE SAALFELD POST-DISASTER
Saalfeld was in the First Class Smoking Room when the collision occurred; he was advised by a steward to go to the boat deck. In his cabin he had left samples of perfume that he was taking to America, but managed to pocket a menu card....
The Times 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
The Sydney Morning Herald INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#2)
The draw for the undermentioned matches has resulted as follows: 1.LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES Miss Lee plays Miss Rodd Miss Fitzgerald plays Miss Scarvell Miss Bloxsome plays Miss Lamb...
4th May 1885
  THE MILLER'S SON
Albert Barker was born in the village of King's Worthy on the River Itchen in Hampshire, just a few miles upstream from the dock where Titanic would begin its voyage 19 years later. His father was a miller at nearby Abbot's W...
New York Times KARL H. BEHR
Karl H. Behr, one of the foremost tennis players in this country, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Behr of 777 Madison Avenue. He is a lawyer at 40 Wall Street, having been admitted to the bar soon after his graduation from Yale in 1905. Mr. Behr wh...
16th April 1912
New York Times OUTING IN NEW HANDS
The Publication Purchased by Caspar Whitney and Ten Other Men --- Caspar Whitney, for many years connected with the Harpers as writer on sporting topics, announces that he and ten other men have bought the publication known as Outing, ...
15th February 1900
New York Times 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
New York Times 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
New York Times 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 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
Santa Barbara News-Press MRS. BERTHE BOURLARD, WORLD TRAVELER, PLANS ANOTHER EUROPEAN TRIP
Mrs. Berthe Leroy Bourlard, who survived the sinking of the “Titanic” with her patroness, Mrs. Walter Douglas, keeps her picture and the volume of her verses, which contains a poem entitled “Titanic” among her souvenirs of 35 years as traveling compa...
27th May 1956
New York Times 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
TITANIC HYMN, 1912   TITANIC HYMN, 1912
As every other country in the world, France published many hymns celebrating the band of the Titanic....
1912
Southern Evening Echo UNTITLED
GOING through the contents of a war damaged safe after returning from his recent Australian tour Mr. Hector Young, O.B.E., former Southampton Mayor, came across a tattered postcard and a letter which brought back memories of the ill-fated White Star ...
9th December 1952
THE HIPPACH FAMILY   THE HIPPACH FAMILY
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
CHARLES MELVILLE HAYS   CHARLES MELVILLE HAYS
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
Washington Times 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
New York Evening Journal MAYOR HAS TRIBUTE FOR ISIDOR STRAUS
HEROISM OF NOTED AMERICAN AND HIS WIFE PRAISED IN LETTER TO OSCAR STRAUS Praise for the heroism of Isidor Straus and Mrs. Straus was expressed yesterday by Mayor Gaynor in a letter to Oscar Straus of No. 5 West Seventy-sixth Street. ...
21st April 1912
MR. AND MRS. W. T. STEAD   MR. AND MRS. W. T. STEAD
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
1912
The Times ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA
HOW THE PASSENGERS WERE RECEIVED A passenger on board the Carpathia made the following statement:- I was awakened at 12.30 in the morning by a commotion on the decks which seemed unus...
20th April 1912
CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON   CAPTAIN ARTHUR ROSTRON
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
1912
  HOW DID TITANIC SINK? NEW EVIDENCE!
A top-secret expedition by The History Channel to the Titanic wreck site, conducted in August, 2005, produced never-before-seen footage that could completely rewrite the final moments of the world's most famous sunken vessel....
Chicago Inter Ocean 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
TITANIC IN CHERBOURG   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
SIBONEY IN CONVOY   SIBONEY IN CONVOY
From Historical Souvenir of the U.S.S. Siboney....
Gare Maritime
THE WORLD OF THE TITANIC   THE WORLD OF THE TITANIC
Karlee Weiler
A mosaic of pictures making up the story of the Titanic....
10th September 2009
JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY   JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
BRITANNIC POSTCARD (AS HOSPITAL SHIP)   BRITANNIC POSTCARD (AS HOSPITAL SHIP)
MR. AND MRS. HARDER   MR. AND MRS. HARDER
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
New York Times 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
Guernsey Evening Press MR. JOSEPH DUQUEMIN
A letter was received this morning by the father of Mr. Joseph Duquemin, who was a passenger on the Titanic. He states that he has been in hospital and on his recovery proceeded to his destination, Albany, New York, where he has arrived quite well. H...
2nd May 1912
Washington Times 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 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
MAJOR ARCHIBALD BUTT   MAJOR ARCHIBALD BUTT
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
New York Times 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
TITANIC : HISTORY ON A PLATE   TITANIC : HISTORY ON A PLATE
To be opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall on 18th February 2011 ...
FORTUNE FAMILY PARTED IN BOAT IN GOOD CHEER Manitoba Free Press FORTUNE FAMILY PARTED IN BOAT IN GOOD CHEER
(Special Staff Correspondent)
Women Had No Idea of Serious Condition of the Titanic Gave Their Money to Charlie For Safe-Keeping Until They Met Hugo Ross Was Ill in Bed When Disaster Occurred—Rescued Loathe to Talk...
20th April 1912
Chicago Tribune LOSS OF TITANIC PREDICTED - CAPTAIN SMITH
Capt. Smith Declared to Friends He Would Sink with the Vessel A woman living here whose husband is an officer on the White Star liner Irishman, tells an incident about the steamship Olympic, at the time commanded by ...
18th April 1912
TITANIC SCHOOLS PROJECT   TITANIC SCHOOLS PROJECT
Terry Madill conducts a schools visit to the Titanic Quarter, Belfast, helping to educate young people about what life was like for those who worked on the building of the Titanic, the world's most famous ocean going liner...
30th August 2011
New York Times THE OLYMPIC LIKE A CITY
Carries 3,346 Persons Turkish and Swimming Baths and Racket Court. LONDON, June 10.—Engineering gives details In regard to the Olympic and Titanic, the sister ships of t...
18th June 1911
The Star, Christchurch, New Zealand BRUCE ISMAY ARRIVES IN NEW ZEALAND, 1885
SHIPPING TELEGRAMS --- Auckland, Feb. 23. --- The Doric, S.S., Captain Jennings, arrived this evening. Left London Jan. 5 and Plymouth Jan. 8. Had fine weather to Teneriffe, arriving at 8a.m. Jan. ...
24th February 1885
TITANIC BOAT DECK   TITANIC BOAT DECK
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
New York Times SIR ARTHUR ROSTRON SAILS AS COMMODORE
Senior Cunard Captain Heads Fleet, Succeeding Late Sir James Charles --- HERO OF TITANIC DISASTER --- Wears Many Honors for Rescue and War Service---Berengaria Is His 13th Command --- Captain Sir Arthur Rostr...
29th July 1928
New York Times 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 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
CAPTAIN EDWARD JOHN SMITH ON OLYMPIC   CAPTAIN EDWARD JOHN SMITH ON OLYMPIC
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
May 1911
CAPTAIN EDWARD JOHN SMITH ON OLYMPIC   CAPTAIN EDWARD JOHN SMITH ON OLYMPIC
From 'Sinking of the Titanic'...
May 1911
Chicago American UNEXPLAINED FEATURES OF WORLD'S GREATEST STEAMSHIP DISASTER
Whence came the wireless messages of Monday assuring the world of the rescue of passengers and crew from the Titanic without the loss of a life? What was the origin of the report—by wireless via Cape Race—that the steamer Virgi...
16th April 1912
  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
The Times 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
New York Times EDITH RUSSELL OBITUARY
Edith Russell, Writer, 98, Dead; Fled Titanic with Lucky Toy Pig...
6th May 1975
IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE   IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE
Henry Tiedemann
Grand Memorial Fantasie Words and Music by Henry Tiedemann Published 1912 by the Southern Music Company, Dallas, Texas Listen to this Piece...
1912
Unidentified Newspaper HULL SURVIVOR OF TITANIC DISASTER DIES
A HULL SURVIVOR of the Titanic disaster has died at the age of 86. He was Irish-born Mr Edmond Ryan, formerly of Welwyn Park-road, Hull, who died in Kingston Old People's Home, Pearson Park. He leaves a daughter and a son. At the time of ...
6th November 1974
NORMANDIE AND NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE 1936   NORMANDIE AND NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE 1936
The Normandie, outward bound on a 1936 voyage, passes lower Manhattan. The area cleared in the 1960s to make way for the World Trade Center lies between her first and third funnels....
1936 Gare Maritime
Weekly Irish Times GIGANTIC TO EXCEED 'AQUITANIA'
Article...
14th December 1912
The Times 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
DANIEL BUCKLEY AS US INFANTRYMAN   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...
Chicago Sun-Times KUP'S COLUMN
Irv Kupcinet
". . . . Almost as soon as the news of the sinking of the Andrea Doria was flashed to the world, 20th Century-Fox decided to reissue its epic of a sea drama, "Titanic," story of the maritime disaster of 44 years ago. . . . "...
31st July 1956
  LETTER FROM WILLIAM MELLORS TO DOROTHY OCKENDEN
Richmond County Country Club, N.Y.: ''Dear Dorothy (Ockenden), I was so pleased to receive your letter and to find you had not forgotten me. I had intended writing to you before but I was ashamed of my writing. You see ...
9th May 1912
LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN   LETTER FROM WILLIAM J. MELLORS TO HIS MOTHER - QUEENSTOWN
Letter written on RMS Titanic notepaper from second class passenger William J. Mellors to his mother...
11th April 1912
The Times 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
Hamilton Spectator HIS THOUGHTFULNESS SAVED GIRL'S LIFE
Dr . Pain's Last Act Made Possible The Romance Of Titanic. In the midst of all the bitter disappointment and sorrow which have come into the lives of Mr and Mrs Albert Pain, of this city, through the loss of thei...
June 1912
Daily Sketch 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 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
Bridgwater Mercury T. THRELFALL, LEADING FIREMAN
T. Threlfall, leading fireman, told a stirring tale of how his watch went down to their duty in the stokeholds after the ship had struck, how on an order from the bridge they were sent up on deck at 1.20 am by the engineers, who themselves stayed ...
April 1912
  NOW THE DAY IS OVER
The Hymn "Now the Day is Over" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Sabine Baring-Gould (1825-1878) wrote the lyrics, in 1865, and the tune “Merrial” was composed by Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)...
New York Times THE CRINOLINE QUESTION
THE CRINOLINE QUESTION --- Some Modistes Scout Idea of Suggested Revival---Others Like It --- Special Correspondence THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Sept. 4---The question whether the crinolin...
17th September 1911
TITANIC SOCIETY TO COMMEMORATE 99 YEARS SINCE THE LOSS OF THE SHIP Belfast Titanic Society TITANIC SOCIETY TO COMMEMORATE 99 YEARS SINCE THE LOSS OF THE SHIP
On Friday 15th April at 12 noon, members of the Belfast Titanic Society will gather at Belfast City Hall to remember those from the city who were lost aboard RMS Titanic in 1912. Wreaths will be placed at the Titanic Memorial, on the Donegall Square East side of the City Hall grounds....
13th April 2011
BRIDGE OF LA PROVENCE   BRIDGE OF LA PROVENCE
First liner to receive Titanic's distress call...
QUEEN MARY AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS   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 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
New York Times STORY OF BOYS' FALL AS TOLD BY MOTHER
Dr. Norris Makes Public the Official Record of Mrs. Waidman's Examination --- MEMORY IS FRAGMENTARY --- Unable to Recall Where She Sat or Exactly How Sons Plunged to Death From Hotel Roof --- Dr. Charles Norr...
28th October 1928
  THE STRANGE MYSTERIES OF MOVIE MAKER WILLIAM HARBECK
John Lamoreau
William Harbeck was one of the very first moving picture film makers. In 1911 his film of southern Alaska became the center of a major story. American railroad tycoon J P Morgan and Meyer Guggenheim bought up claims for large tracts of land in Alaska...
  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 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
CAP ARCONA WINTER GARDEN   CAP ARCONA WINTER GARDEN
A winter garden might seem a bit superfluous on a liner who, by nature of her run, spent most of her voyage in Equatorial regions. But, they were on obligatory first class fixture until the post World War 2 years and so the Cap Arcona fea...
Gare Maritime
IROQUOIS GROUNDING   IROQUOIS GROUNDING
One of the most photographed liner mishaps of the pre-World War 2 years was the July 1927 stranding of the Clyde-Mallory Line's flagship Iroquois.  She and her sister Shawnee proved to be the largest vessels Clyde-Mallory ever produced, ...
Gare Maritime
Dallas Times-Herald LADY DUFF GORDON, LEADING LONDON MODISTE, IS DEAD
obituary...
22nd April 1935
SILVA TRIBUTE   SILVA TRIBUTE
Dear Mrs Silva:I have duly received your letter of May 13th. It is impossible for me to express in words how sorry I feel because of the untimely death of Tom. I learned to love him. He was a manly fellow, of noble character, and every inch...
3rd June 1915 Gare Maritime
MEMORIAL TO DENZIL JOHN JARVIS   MEMORIAL TO DENZIL JOHN JARVIS
2nd class passenger memorial...
Leicester Mercury 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
New York Times LORD PIRRIE DIES ON SHIP BOUND HERE
Head of Harland & Wolff, Shipbuilders, Stricken With Pneumonia --- ON TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA --- A Leader in the Formation of the International Mercantile Marine --- Viscount Pirrie, head of the famous firm of...
9th June 1924
Newark Star 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
  FREDERICK SHEATH
Brian J. Ticehurst
FREDERICK SHEATH was born in 1892 at number 12 Bell Street, Southampton, the house was a two-up, two-down terraced house with an outside toilet and no garden. Bell Street was situated in the lower, poorer part of town and not f...
VIOLET JESSOP IN HER VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT UNIFORM   VIOLET JESSOP IN HER VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT UNIFORM
Violet Jessop in her V.A.D. uniform...
Unidentified Newspaper 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
New York Times MORGAN'S WILD AUTO DASH
The Financier Catches an Express Train in the Berkshires --- Special to The New York Times --- PITTSFIELD, Mass., Sept. 8---J. Pierpont Morgan to-day pursued an express train in an automobile and caught it....
9th September 1907
Belfast Telegraph 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 ex...
12th April 2006
La Voix du Nord SHE NEARLY DROWNED IN THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC...
André Pelletier
...and almost was burned to death in a Florida hotel Mme Bourlard, 80, now lives peaceful days in Béthune Sunday May 9th and Monday May 10th, 1965 Mme Bourlard, who was born in Hersin-Coupigny, near Béthune, 80 ...
9th May 1965
ISMAY'S DREAM   ISMAY'S DREAM
Belfast musician records Titanic themed album...
29th September 2011
New York Times 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
Chicago Tribune CHAMPION AT RACQUETS LOST.
[BY CABLE TO THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE]   London, April 17---Among the Titanic’s passengers was Charles Williams, the professional racquet champion of the world who was on his way to New York to play Standing, the Americ...
18th April 1912
New York Times MISS MARGARET HAYS WEDS
One of the Survivors of the Titanic Disaster Marries at St. Thomas's --- St. Thomas's Church at Fifty-third Street and Fifth Avenue was filled to the doors yesterday with guests for the wedding of Dr. Charles D. Easton of Newport, R. I....
24th April 1913
Dowagiac Daily News CARPATHIA LANDS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE BISHOPS WIRE THEY'RE SAFE
Mrs. Bishop Is First Lady to Leave the Wrecked Ocean Liner SEND A WIRELESS First Direct Tidings Came Last Night, and Again This Morning They Send a Message Home --------------- Mr. and Mr...
19th April 1912
Washington Times 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 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 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...
24th January 1986
Richmond Today C. H. LIGHTOLLER AND RICHMOND SLIPWAYS
At the end of the war an elderly mariner, who had rescued 130 troops from Dunkirk, moved to East Twickenham and set up a boatyard at 1 Ducks Walk, opposite the site of the old Tudor palace. Richmond Slipways as it was called, mostly repaired po...
The Times DEATH OF MR. T. H. ISMAY
We regret to announce that Mr. Ismay died at his residence, Dawpool, near Birkenhead, about 6 o'clock last night, after a long illness. The immediate cause of death was collapse of the heart, following on operations performed for an internal trouble....
24th November 1899
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