Titanic Disaster Recall 90 Years Later
A retrospective recounts the April 14 1912 sinking of the Titanic. It details the 2200 aboard, about 1500 deaths, the iceberg collision, the insufficient lifeboats, and the enduring impact on safety reforms. The piece notes the ship’s perceived invincibility and the ensuing inquiries led to lasting maritime changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fleet
Crow’s Nest
North Atlantic
New York
Southampton Harbor
England
Ocean
Remembering the Titanic Heroes and Victims
A historic tribute recalls noble acts aboard the Titanic as it sank. Prominent passengers including Astor, Straus, Guggenheim, and guests sacrificed themselves. women and children were prioritized while bands played and stories spread of unsinkable Molly Brown and other survivors amid grim loss.
Dentist Seeks Federal Aid For Surplus Dentures
An Alliance Ohio dentist, Dr. David E. Howell, urged the House Agriculture Committee to subsidize his denture surplus. He proposed sending 25 spare sets overseas as foreign aid to spur corn sales, and even joked about money to start a non-making dentures business. Representative Bow distributed the dentures among committee members.
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Washington
Ohio
House Agriculture Committee
David E. Howell
Howell
Frank T. Bow
Bow
Titanic iceberg and changing power after disaster
The passage notes that an iceberg is made of ice and recalls how a committee finally halted sessions after boycotts. It reflects on the Titanic and asserts that the disaster changed wealth, power, and status, and that wealth could not buy life aboard what was once hailed as the safest ship.
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John Jacob Astor
Berg
A. Ice
Smith
Conductor Szell Joins Baltimore Teaching Program
George Szell of the Cleveland Orchestra travels to Baltimore to teach at Peabody Conservatory as part of a Ford Foundation funded three month training program for young conductors. The program, funded by 400000 dollars, also features Max Rudolf from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra teaching for one week.
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Cleveland
George Szell
Cleveland Orchestra
Peabody Conservatory
Baltimore
Ford Foundation
Max Rudolf
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Passenger casualties and survival rates aboard the ship
The report records that 165 women with 76 saved and 462 men with 75 saved. Among steerage passengers only two survived. The crew suffered greatly with 696 deaths of 908 aboard. Overall survival by group shows women 74.35 percent, children 52.29 percent, men 20.27 percent.
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Isidor Straus
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Elizabeth Evans
New York City
John J. Brown
Aj Denver
Molly Brown
Jay Yates
F J. Adams
Findlay
Maj
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Vatican
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Jacques Futrelle
Francis David Millet
Henry B. Harris
William T. Stead
Thomas Andrews
Harland & Wolff Lyard
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White Star
Rollridge Garden Center
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Middle Town
Hamilton
Ebanon
Wilmington
Cincinnati
Blanchester
Ings
First National
Richard Dell
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Armco East
Middletown
Monroe, Ohio
Howe
Titanic
Kem
OF the Family Weekly
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Teeas
Aida
Kem Glo
Kem-Glo
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Anderson Lumber
Franklin
East 4Th St
Mayfield
Burbank St
Gilberts
Germantown Rd
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Yankee Rd
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Grand Avenue
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