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One day after the Titanic sank and the news is out in the New York Sun, with articles on at least the first five pages. On page 5 was a rather lovely outline of the ship, though. And the next day’s headline was even more grim: HOPE ABANDONED FOR ALL BUT ABOUT 800 OF THE …
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By the time the April 15, 1912 edition of the New York Sun reached its readers, the Titanic was at the bottom of the sea. I was surprised that, the newspaper reported not only the Titanic being struck by an iceberg, but also that oceanliner Niagara was struck! LINER NIAGARA, HIT BY ICE, CALLS HELP …
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At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck the iceberg which would sink her less than three hours later. What did the New York Sun report the morning before the sinking? Readers from yesterday may be relieved that ten-month-old Ruth Fleischman was found safe and sound and restored to her parents. The kidnapper …
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April 13, 1912 was the last full day day before the Titanic struck the iceberg. What did the New York Sun report? Yesterday there was a report of embezzlement at the First National Bank of Berlin in Utica, New York. Today, the paper reports that the alleged embezzler Frank T. Arnold is dying, with no …
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On April 12, 1912, the Titanic was speeding towards New York City. The top stories in the New York Sun that day included news of the death of Major General Frederick Dent Grant, Pope Pius X denying reports of his own death, $250,000 going missing from a bank, and news about the New York Democratic …
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On Thursday, April 11, 1912, the Titanic made its stop outside of Queenstown, Ireland (now Cobh). She’d never see land again. But what was being reported in New York’s The Sun? The largest headline was about politics and President Taft, but I feel like we’ve seen enough of that lately. The leftmost headline was a …
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April 15 will mark the 109th anniversary of the Titanic‘s sinking, though she sailed from Southampton on April 10. What was going on in America during her voyage? Maybe New York newspaper The Sun can help us. Ah, today’s newspapers use formatting to better tell the reader which stories are important! I’ll just assume the …
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