Estates on His Shoulders As Astor Heirs Face New Regime
Lt Col. John Jarobster perished in the Titanic disaster as the Astor fortune shifts to 14 year old William Vincent Astor. The vast family line traces to John Jacob Astor and Willem Astor, with Madeleine Force joining the era of social and financial power. Vincent inherits immense holdings, while Col. Astor’s legacy spans ships, clubs, and institutions across New York, Newport, and beyond.
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Sperials
Washington Post
New York
John Jarobster
William Vincent Astor
New Yok
Astor
Col
Stir
Vincent
Financ
William Vincart
Madeleine Force
Madeleine Force, Causing & Meat Flea, of Comment In Sociaty Circlea
Newport
Santaerdeube
Titanic Captain Warned Of Insufficient Lifeboats
Chicago April 16 Captain E J Smith of the Titanic and Glenn Maraton spoke on board the Olympic returning from Europe. They said lifeboats and rafts were insufficient for the heavy passenger capacity and warned that even with existing boats some could be damaged or swept away. Both men contended ships were not properly equipped for universal passenger safety.
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Chicago
E. J. Smith
Glenn Maraton
Maraton
Europe
Olympic
Smith
Pamenger
Marston
Marton
Titanic
Capt. Smith
Hven
Iine
Gsve Toney
Titanic Sinking Credited to Glancing Iceberg Hit
Rear Admiral Philip Andreas U S N says the Titanic likely foundered after a glancing blow from a large iceberg. He notes a direct head on strike would have kept the vessel afloat, yet a glancing impact caused rapid flooding and the loss of over 1400 lives.
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Imoat
Philp Andreas
Titanic Mail Loss Claims 7 Million Pieces Lost
New York April 16 Postmaster Edward Morgan said the White Star liner Titanic carried 3423 mail bags, about 2000 bags with registered matter. He estimated roughly 1,000,000 registered letters and packages were lost or sent to the bottom, with standard bags holding about 2000 letters each.
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New York
Edward M Morgan
Morgan
Titanic Nighttime Rescue Efforts Strained By Ice Field
Reports from Halifax and St John reveal Parisian and Virginian failed to save Titanic passengers as disaster halted boats. Minia sighted wreckage with no lifeboats found. Sable Island wireless station channels flood with distress calls. Carpathia and Parisian press for official word amid warming hope in vain.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Hallf
Allan Ling
Hainbs
Halfax
Eoen
Pariaan
Sable Island
Minia
Cane Race
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Carpathia
Sabre Island
Trana
Atlantic
Ijaisnd
Parlaian
Titanis
Wireleaa
Mrs Astor Lost Jewels After Titanic Rescue
A wireless message from Norfolk dated April 16 reports Mrs John Jacob Astor, saved from the Titanic, lost all her jewels and was found in night clothes with a raincoat. Col Archibald Gracie is listed among survivors, and the message notes a total of 870 survivors.
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Norfolk
John Jacob
Astor
Archibald
Gracie
Titanic crewman Woody reported missing after disaster
Dacar W. Woody, former Washingtonian and member of the Titanic mail crew, is thought lost as rescue efforts favor survivors among passengers aboard the Carpathia. He married a year and a half ago. his wife resides at Clifton, Virginia. Woody previously worked in the railway mail service before moving to the marine service, with ties to Washington and New York. His wife is a niece of Mrs. Harry Warren, a central office detective's wife. locals say Woody had no close relatives remaining in the city. He last visited Clifton about a month ago.
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Dacar W. Woody
Woody
Washington
Marine Service
New York
Clifton
Harry Warren
Central Office
Warren
Bla
Underwriters Hard Hit After Titanic Sinking
London report April 16 notes the sinking of the Titanic and nearby wrecks like the Delhi and Oceana rattling marine underwriters at Lloyds. Insurers fear broad effects on types of insurance and expect potential rate increases, though experts avoid firm commitments until survivors’ details emerge.
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London
Delhi
Oceana
Lloyds
Titanic Survivors Spotted Across Cities Include Hippach Kin
Dispatches list Titanic survivors across the country. Ida S Hippach and daughter Jean, of Chicago, are among those rescued by the Carpathia after the Iroquois Theater fire. Curt Bryl and sister Dagmar Lustig Bryl, Swedish passengers, head to Rockford to live with an uncle. Cincinnati reports Mrs George N Stone among survivors, while Springfield and Newark note local survivors and relatives aboard Carpathia. Connecticut mentions William T Sloper and others among survivors. Wisconsin lists five women survivors among eight aboard.
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Chicago
Ida S. Hippach
L. A. Hippach
Hew
Jean
Hippach
Rockford
Curt Bryl
Dagmar Lustig Bryl
Bkara
Sweden
Oscar Lustig
Dagmar Bryl
Cincinnati
Ohio
George N. Stone
Europe
Egypt
Jocal Bell Tell- Phone Company
Montreal
Piers Davidson
Thornton Davidson
Newfoundland
New Haven
Connecticut
William T. Sloper
New Britain
Paul Schubart
Derby
Philip E. Mock
Jlst
Philip Bmock
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
E. G. Croaghy
Harriet Crosby
W. B. Silvey
Superior
W Minahen
Fond du Lac
Daisy Minahan
Green Bay
E. G. Crosby
W. B. Minahan
Fond du Lec
WB. Silvey
Movements of Ocean Steamers Ad KIVED
News on ocean liner movements lists routes between New York and European ports. Vessels including Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, and Queenstown appear with ports of call and schedule notes, noting departures and arrivals in a compact maritime traffic update.
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Ad Kived
New York
Chicago
Havre
Roverdara—Uraaltm
Antwerp
Finland
Front
Eldecher
Hamburg
Krenprins Wilhelm
Bremen
Ryadam
Hottsrdim
Harry—Accambeau
Monretania
Liverpost
Witl Dock
Carenia
Queenstown
Liverpool
Wednemay Lisard
Misathaba
London
Long vigil for Titanic survivors news awaited in New York
A frenzied wait unfolded in New York as crowds gathered around White Star Line offices seeking news on Titanic passengers. Officials offered no definitive lists, while Mrs Guggenheim and other relatives pleaded for confirmation. Telegrams from Taft and foreign officials poured in, and hospital lobby bulletins and hotel foyers filled with anxious inquirers hoping for survivors or lost kin before Sunday memorials at St John the Divine.
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New York
Teurvivors
White Star Line
Lower Broadway
Bowling Green Park
Bowling Green
Carpathia
Olympic
White Star
Thia Yat
Franklin
International Marin Company
Guggenheim
Benjamin Guggenheim
Amelter
Telephone &A
Fifth Avenue
Bowery
Ges
Acores
Béya
W. A. Whetlock
D. W. Marvin
Gane
Marvin
Taft
Washington
London
Paris
Cathedral of
St. John the Diving
Greer
Boston Women Safe as Dozens Missing from Titanic
Boston reports nearly a dozen local men aboard the Titanic are unaccounted for while wives and daughters are confirmed safe on the Carpathia. Notable missing include A W Newell of the Fourth National Bank with two rescued daughters, and Jacques Futrelle the author whose wife survived.
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Boston
Apri
A. W. Newell
Fourth National Bank
Madelene
Marjorie
Jacques Futrelle
Sorrow Shown in Paris Over Titanic Tragedy
Ambassadors and Mrs Bacon delayed homeward trip after Titanic disaster, drawing sympathy in Paris. White Star offices crowded with relatives and friends of passengers. Parisian officials and experts call for oceanic safety reforms and ice alert systems as inquiries begin.
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Paris
Mee
England
United States
White Star
Bacon
Fred
Pierra Marechal
White Btar
William Dulles
Faris Ac
Mra. G. T. Levis
A.k.man
New York
Maurice
Olympic
Chérbourg
Mra
Mijas Lahman
Hevre
France
Oii
Frasce
America
Champlain] Seabanador
Francs
Evicted Veteran Moves to New Home on Carroll Avenue
Edward Rowe of Takoma Park, evicted last week from Carroll Avenue, has moved to a new residence about a block farther down the street. Councilman E De Blodgett supervised the relocation of Rowe and his elderly sister’s household, aided by Sister How and Prienés.
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Rowe
How
Prienés
Edward
Takoma Park
Elan
Carroll Avenue
E. de Blodgett Yeaterday
Rowen
Will Accompany Floating Fair For Export Expo
An official of the State Department will accompany the floating industrial exposition organized by the American Manufacturers' Export Association. The voyage is planned for six months and will visit all major ports of North America starting next September.
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State Department
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
Tin America
Titanic Tragedy Sparks London Crowds and Aid Appeals
Lenton April 18 crowds in London and Southampton waited anxiously for further lists of Titanic survivors. Reports describe scenes of horror and the public fund drives for left dependent families. Notable figures including Isidor Straus and Isidor A. Phillipps’s wireless message are mentioned amid confusion in the aftermath.
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Lenton
London
Southampton
Bowthampton
Bettigh
Abe
Sas Reve Bees Ophott
Diame
Standard Oil Company
W Oh
Harrison
United States
Leoland Harrison
Bogots
Colombia
Isidor Straus
A. Phillipps
Titenic
Halifax
Godglming
Phillippe
Britain and Queen Express Sorrow Over Titanic Disaster
London and Ottawa reports relay royal and public condolences after the Titanic sinking. King George V and Queen Alexandra send heartfelt sympathy to the White Star Line and bereaved families. the German emperor and Prince Henry also express sympathy. Prime Minister Asquith notes the tragedy tests national spirit and bravery of passengers, while Duke of Connaught forwards the Canadian governor general’s message of deep sympathy to the Titanic’s owners.
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Asquith
Great Britain
London
George Han
White Star Company
Tha Quean
Ghorge R
Alexandra
Sima
Prince Henry
Prussia
House of Commons
Great
Connaught
Ottawa
Ontario
Duke of Connaught
White Ster Company
Broadway
New York
Canada
Lowthe
Lincoln design selected for memorial by commission
The Lincoln memorial commission, in a near vote, recommended Henry Bacon of New York as designer for a Memorial to Abraham Lincoln. Bacon’s rectangular marble structure with Doric columns and one story will sit in Potomac Park near the White House. The layout would feature Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address on opposite walls. Congress had authorized a 1 million dollar appropriation, though funds were not yet actually allocated. Russell Pope was the only other competing architect considered.
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Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Bacon
New York
Bacon
Commission of Fine Arte
Treasury Building
Lincoln
Potomac Park
White House
Capitol
Washington Monument
Russell Pope
Col Hodge Dies Suddenly At Chamber Meeting
Col Orlando J. Hodge aged 61 veteran of the Mexican war and long prominent in Cleveland society died after apoplexy during the chamber of commerce annual meeting just after being welcomed as an honorary member. His wife attends the DAR convention in Washington. Protest Against Sunday Labor notes a district commission request from Luther Place Memorial Church society urging Sunday public building closings.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Orlando J. Hodge
Chamber of Commerce
Col. Hodge
Washington
Woman's Home and Foreigh Missionary Society
Luther Place’ Memorial Church
Taft Plan Adopted Amid Debate Over Jewish Labor Faith
Baltimore April 16 A conference on American labor and the Jewish industrial class deplored the spread of socialism among workers while noting a reduced anti religious mood. A committee report urged open conferences to connect laborers with the synagogue and endorsed Taft’s industrial commission. The group expressed sorrow over the Titanic disaster.
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Baltymore
Tragic Tower Rescue Claims Two Lives in Kalamazoo
In Kalamazoo Michigan on April 16 W W Webster and Don Sutton died while attempting to aid two boys entangled on a high tension wire tower. One boy Howard Curtin suffered serious burns as the group played a game called follow the leader atop the tower.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
W W. Webster
Don Sutton
Howard Curtin
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William
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Robert
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Wiem Astor
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Colern Jacob Astor Cot Astor
Ava L. Willing
Ava Alice
Moriel Astor
Wilsam Vincent Astor
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Tinoia Cental Labroad
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Romereua
Morwan
Amber of
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New York Zoological
Society of Colonial Wars
Mooac” Order of Foreign Wars
American Cengraphical Society
Metcopitad Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Jacques “Belle
Charles “M.lhays
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Allan
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