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Titanic dispatch by Hurd remembered in St Louis Post-Dispatch
The article recounts Carlos and Katherine Hurds coverage of the Titanic disaster aboard the Carpathia April 18 with reporters chasing news from tugs and lifeboats. It notes Hurd’s clever but dramatic dispatch, the paper’s extra editions, survivor recollections, and Hurd family history with Post-Dispatch milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostron
Carpathia
New York
Hurd
Chapin
Titanic
Hurds
The
Post-Dispatch
Carlos and
Katherine Hurd
East St. Louis
Weatherbird
Frances Hurd Stadler
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis
Europe
Carlos Hurd
Carlos
Iowa
Post- Dispatch
Katherine Cordell
Marshall
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinoisan
Owensboro Daily Messenger
New York Times
Centers For Disease Control
Journal of the American Medical Association
Erica Kaufman
Center For Medical Arts
Carbondale