It is not definitely known who was in command of the Titanic, but there is a strong presumption that it was Captain E. J. Smith, commodore of the White Star ...
Article : 123 wordsThe newspapers of this city condemn the present rage for speed. They describe the Titanic's voyage as being an attempt to break the Olympic's ...
Article : 88 wordsScores of towns in the Dominion were represented on board the Titanic. There have been constant inquiries at the newspaper and steamship offices for the ...
Article : 39 wordsWireless messages from various ships which have visited the scene of the Titanic disaster, between Cape Race and Sable Island, make it clear that none has been ...
Article : 421 wordsIn the House of Commons on Tuesday evening an announcement was made with respect to the wreck. All the members of the House sat hareheaded while the Prime ...
Article : 216 wordsThe Messageries-Maritimes steamer Tourance reports that she entered the icefield when crossing to New York on Thursday. In accordance with the established ...
Article : 116 wordsMrs. Astor, who, according to latest reports, has survived her millionaire husband. Colonel John Jacob Astor, was only married in September last. Colonel Astor met ...
Article : 367 wordsSome of the American newspapers declare that the Titanic was not provided with a sufficient number of boats to take away her passengers and crew in the event of ...
Article : 108 wordsThe office of the White Star Company in Paris is besieged with weeping inquirers concerning the fate of the Titanic. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. Alexander M'Cowan, Lloyd's surveyor, of this city, speaking from memory, states that for mail liners such as those employed in the Australian trade the Board ...
Article : 126 wordsWhen the Reichstag met to-day the President (Herr Kaempf) expressed grief at the disaster to England by the sinking of the Titanic. Members rose from their seats as ...
Article : 53 wordsIn the different Continental ports all shipping have flags flying at half-mast as a mark of sympathy. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 37 wordsSir.—Four years, ago, while crossing from America to England, our ship ran into banks of fog amongst icebergs off the Newfoundland coast. Two men were ...
Article : 290 wordsThe community is stunned. There is scarcely a large city in the States which has not contributed a victim to the disaster. ...
Article : 232 wordsAn official connected with Harland and Wolff Ltd., the builders of the Titanic, shinks that after the collision the vessel careered along the edge of the ice-floe, her ...
Article : 124 wordsAn interesting article was contributed to the "Atlantic Monthly" of May, 1910, by Mr. C. T. Delancy, who had seen much service on Atlantic liners as an officer. The ...
Article : 1,699 wordsWhen questioned yesterday as to whether science could be relied on to help mariners to detect the presence of an icebearg, the Commonwealth meteorologist (Mr. Hunt) ...
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Advertising : 264 wordsThe "Herald" and other journals published in the city have received a message from St. John's (Newfoundland) purporting to have been picked up by the steamer ...
Article : 425 words"The Times," in a leading article published this morning, questions whether the time has not come to call a halt in the construction of mammoth steamers, mad speed ...
Article : 98 wordsPiteous scenes have been witnessed since the first news of the wreck was received. At the London offices of the White Star Company, in cockspur-street, relatives of ...
Article : 313 words"The Titanic would be supplied with a tremendous number of boats, and those that carried off the women could not possibly represent the ship's complement." ...
Article : 861 wordsLady Fuller, attended by Captain Cur[?]. [?]eturned to government-cottage, Upper Macedon, yesterday afternoon. The Governor (Sir John Fuller) will open ...
Article : 848 wordsNow that the public has contributed £23,000, and the promised special grant of £23,000 from the State Government is assured, there remains only £11,000 to ...
Article : 325 wordsFurther evidence of the attitude of municipalities in relation to the Metropolitan Gas Company was taken yesterday by the board appointed to inquire into the ...
Article : 1,301 wordsIn an article dealing with the Turkish elections, which are resulting in favour of the Young Turk Government, the "Daily News" says that instead of a Liberal policy ...
Article : 112 wordsThe debate in the House of Commons on the motion for the first reading of the Home Rule for Ireland Bill, terminated last night. ...
Article : 1,008 wordsSir,—In consequence of the grand response to the appeal for funds to complete the new Melbourne Hospital, our first goal is reached, and the £25,000 liberally ...
Article : 244 wordsMaria Sophia Dorothea Pluckhaham, late of Rungalally, widow, who died on April 7 last, by her will, dated January 12, 1910, left realty £2,750 and personally £23 to her children. ...
Article : 213 wordsThe communication from the powers to the Government of Turkey, suggesting the basis of mediation for the settlement of hostilities in Tripoli, has been presented ...
Article : 55 wordsTo an American belongs the homour of being the first woman to take an aeropla[?]e [?]eross the English Channel. The [?]ight was made by Miss Harried Quimby, who rose at ...
Article : 181 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—The report of the Home Rule Association of queensland shows that the collections in Queensland for the Home Rule Fund in connection with ...
Article : 39 wordsHis Excellencv the Governor will unveil a memotial to Matthew Flinde[?] at Station Peak at 2 o'clock to-morrow Afternoon. The memo[?]ial will consist of a tables which ...
Article : 142 wordsKORUMBURRA, Wednesday.—At the meeting of the Poowong and Jeetho Shire Council to-day, it was unanimously decided, on the motion of Councillors ...
Article : 53 wordsSYDSEY, Wednesday.—Mr. T. S. Hicks, hon, secretary of the Australasian Lawa Teunis Association, has received a letter from Mr. G. R. Newbu[?]n, secretary of the ...
Article : 281 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.—An enthusiastic meeting of Irishment, over which the mayor (Councillor Molloy) presided, was held to-day. On the motion of Bishop Clune, a ...
Article : 125 wordsThe dircetor of quarantine (Dr. Norris) said yesterday that the R.M.S. Malwa, on which a case of small-pox was discovered at Fremantle, left her moorings in the bay at ...
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Article : 123 wordsIn reply to a question put by Sir Gilbert Parker. M.P., in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. L. V. Ha[?]) said that the Ministry ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 wordsThe "Pall Mall Gazette," commenting on a cable message ic[?]n Melbourne announeing that the British designs for the Federal city have a small chance of ...
Article : 92 wordsAn endeavour has been made to [?]ence a reprieve [?] Frederick Henry Seddon, an ins[?]ce agent, who last month was convicted on a charge of the marder, by ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 18 Apr 1912, Page 7
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