Unsinkable Ship Debate Spurs Lifeboats Safety Debate
London officials and naval architects discuss Titanic safety under Board of Trade rules. Experts question if lifeboat capacity and wireless failures could have saved more than the 960 aboard, noting Titanic barely met regulations and suggesting future ships need more boats and deck space.
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Titanic
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Ocsante
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Segacy
Tusitania
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Teminngrk
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Neering Company
Ak Eat Thera
Abell
F Ruval
Liverpool
Felt Sure Of His Ship Titanic Captain Sets Sail
New York April 1 The night before departure Captain Smith expressed utmost confidence in the Titanic’s seagoing qualities. He told Mr and Mrs Wills that the vessel would remain afloat even in severe damage and looked forward to a highly successful voyage. Mrs Wills tonight recalled his assertion that he would be the last to leave if the ship sank.
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New York
Atlantic
Smith
Willie
Mystery of the None Who Sent False News
London April 16 The London Standard prints details under A Mystery of the None Who Sent the False Boodara. It claims Titanic supposedly sailed to Halifax and survived, passengers saved, and ships Parisian Carpathia Virginian attended, then sank at 4%. News outlets and the public were misled by the deception.
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London Standard
Halifax
Carpathia
Capa
Continents
Chinese Sailors Prioritized Men Over Women in Sea Disaster
In Cleveland on April 1 Henry May Fot of the Chinese Merchants Association of America asserted that a Chinese crew would rescue men first and women last, arguing men are most valuable to the state and that adoptive parents can be found for children. He claimed women without husbands are destitute.
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Ublo
Henry May Fot
Chinese Merchants Association of America
Childeen
Titanic disaster appeal interrupts New York steamship report
Captain Achulke of the steamship Cincinnati reports receiving an April 1 call for help from the Titanic. The Cincinnati, about fifty miles away, headed toward the disaster but was diverted after another message arrived half an hour later. No lifeboat or survivor sighting was confirmed.
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Utymore Wamung
New York
Achulke
Art
Nap
Fictional Titanic disaster tale mirrors real White Star fate
A May issue fictional account by Mayn Clew Garnett in Popular Magazine recounts a Titanic like sinking aboard the Admiral after collision with an iceberg. The narrative follows Captain Brownson and Chief Mate Smith as chaos, panic, and heroic efforts unfold amid a frigid Atlantic night.
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Mayn Clew Garnett
Angs-Foot
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Merary
Garnett
Brownson
Smith
Cara
Hell
Ike
Grief Struck Widener Family After Titanic Wreck
In Philadelphia April 17 the Widener family awaits news from the Titanic disaster. George D Widener is missing, his father and brother search by wireless and coast stations, while Peter Widener leads a New York expedition to learn of his son and grandson fate. Eleanor Widener, betrothed to Dixon, mourns at Lynnewood Hall as the family hovers over unconfirmed reports of survival or loss.
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Philadelphia
George D Widener
A . Widener
New York
Joseph
Wideners
Here
Carpathia
Widener
Hope
Peter
R Widener
Lynnewood Hall
Elkins Park
Mr Widener
Miss Eleanor Widener
Miss Widener
Fitz Fugene Dixon
T Henry Dixon
Chestnut Hl
Trousseau
George Didener
Amateurs Block Wireless From Titanic Survivors
Boston reporters describe how amateur operators along the New England coast hindered Carpathia’s wireless link to shore as it neared Nantucket. A northeast storm and rising static electricity affected messages, despite pleas to stop activities to allow direct communication with Slagconset station.
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Boston
Maes
New York
New England
Nantucket
Carpathia
Thet
Noted Artist and War Correspondent Millet Dies in Washington
Franc i a Davis Miller, famed artist and war correspondent, known for service in the Civil War and global reporting, died after a life of international honors. Born in Mattapoisett Massachusetts, Millet studied at Harvard and Antwerp, led art commissions, and served as secretary of the American Academy in Rome. His career spanned Manila Chicago Vienna and Tokyo coverage for major papers, earning numerous decorations from Russia Roumania Japan and France. He lived in Washington New York and England.
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Millet
American Academy
Bais
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Mattapoisett
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Ana
Hulda Millet
Massachusetts Volupteery
Army of the Potomac
Harvard
Elizabeth Greeley Merrill
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Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Antwerp
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New York Herald
London Daily News
London Graphic
Is London Times
Harpers Weekly
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Niagara Falls
National Museum
American Academy In
American Federation of Arta
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St Stanislaus
Russia
Roumania
Paris
New Orleans
Chicago
Japan
The
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National Institute of Arts and Lattern
American Institute of Architects
England
Millet Planned Trip Sparks Damon and Pythias Parallel Hope
Washington reports Richard B Waltrous of the American Civic association sees the list of those saved from a disaster, noting Maj Archibald Butt and Frank D Miller shared a deep bond like Damon and Pythias. Miller urged Butt to join a rest trip to Rome. later events kept them apart as news of the catastrophe spread.
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Joyal
Washington Post
York
Richard B Waltrbus
American Civic Ciation
Maj Archibald Bett
Frank D Miller
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Waltrous
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Butt
Net
Maj Butt
Academy
Las Hutt
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Kington
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Parisian has KO survivors aboard Carpathia claim
Halifax reports Parisian near the Titanic scene and Captain Haines says all Titanic survivors are aboard the Carpathia. The Parisian, in contact with the Titanic at 1030 Sunday night, could not confirm details amid clear weather and belief the ice collision ripped toward the engine room, causing a rapid sinking.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Allan Ainer
Halifax Harbor
Haines
Titanic tale of concealed disaster shocks Montreal
Investigation in Montreal showed White Star Line officials knew of the Titanic sinking before it was made public while reassuring reports claimed all aboard were saved. Messages from New York originated the lie as the Virginian tow news spread and Cape Race wireless operator sent a press message deemed authentic. Public and marine circles condemned the concealment and the apparent suppression of the disaster news.
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Montreal
White Star Line
New York
Montress
White Star
Cape Race
Canada
United States
Ife
Governor appoints Judge O'Hara to Ohio Supreme Court
Gov Harmon announces the appointment of Judge Joseph W O'Hara of Cincinnati to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the passing of Judge James L Price of Lima. O'Hara is a Democrat.
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Columbus
Gov Harmon Today
Joseph W O'Hara
Cincinnati
James L. Price
Lima
Supreme Court
O'Hara
Why Many May Not Hope Loved Ones Survived Titanic Disaster
Survivors aboard the Carpathia bound for New York include 844 Titanic victims and others, with 850 names reported so far and more than 500 awaiting identification. Most named so far are women, leaving fear that many remaining unnamed survivors are steerage passengers and children. Notables aboard included Archibald Butt, William T Stead, and the Widener and Astor families as the drama of rescue unfolds.
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New York
Archibald Butt
William T Stead
Clarence Moors
John Jacob Astor
F D Miller
George D
Harry Widener
World Leaders Convey Sympathy for Titanic Disaster
King George, King Albert, President Taft and Paris, Rome officials issue condolences for the Titanic sinking. Messages from George, Albert, Taft, and foreign governments express shared grief and aid hopes for severe loss of life across Britain, America, and allied nations.
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Britain
America
King George
Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Mar. Butt
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