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Titanic News for Monday 14 Jul 2025

July 14, 2025 Mark Taylor

RMS Titanic under construction. Photo taken between February-March 1912
Original source: Robert John Welch (1859-1936), official photographer for Harland & Wolff
Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons

Interesting story in Daily Mail about Titanic being unsinkable. Most are probably aware that the ship was considered unsinkable but little historical documentation shows that it was reported that way. However, the Mail reports that some documentation has now emerged that it was considered unsinkable by the public. It began with reports that the ship was so well built that it was “practically unsinkable.” Then you had experienced ship captains like Captain Edward J. Smith (who captained Titanic on its m maiden voyage) expressing his view that the new shipbuilding technology made such ships practically unsinkable. This would be echoed in journals of the day and likely repeated as well in the media.

In short, the idea that it was unsinkable came from the fact it was said it was “practically unsinkable” and then just became unsinkable in many people’s minds. You also must factor in how many looked at the wonderful advances in technology that had come about during this period too. My grandfather, for instance, was born in 1895. In his early years he saw the horse and cart being replaced by cars, railroads connecting everywhere, telephones becoming more common, electric lamps replacing kerosene, and the airplane. In fact, he would fly an airplane for the US Navy in World War I. So, it is no wonder many saw the marvels of technology that seemed to come fast as a sign of things were getting better.

Here you have these massive ships-Olympic and Titanic-built to these new standards symbolizing everything about that age. Sinking, it seemed with all this new technology and ship design, would be a rare event in the new modern age. It is understandable then why so many thought these ships unsinkable. And when Titanic sunk on her maiden voyage with a horrific loss of life, it shattered that dream. As one Titanic survivor said, the world was not the same again. And in a few short years World War I would deliver carnage to Europe not seen before further cementing that view.

Jonathan Chadwick, “Was Titanic Really Considered Unsinkable BEFORE Her Maiden Voyage? Newly-unearthed Document From 1911 Reveals the Truth,” Mail Online, July 12, 2025, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14886301/Titanic-really-unsinkable-document-truth.html.

In Other News

“Mammoth Iceberg Heading for Homes,” News, last modified July 12, 2025, https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/greenland-village-wakes-up-to-titanic-iceberg-dangerously-close-to-homes/news-story/6e3b5f5d65d5fb28681d5a062a4b2fc7.

A small settlement in Greenland is holding its collective breath as an iceberg of titanic proportions drifts dangerously close to shore — and residents’ homes. For days now, the freakishly large frozen mass has been on a collision course with tiny Innaarsuit — leading local authorities to issue a warning to residents. If the fearsome frosty float were to make contact with the shore or break apart, potential damage and injuries could follow, officials said.

Spencer Kristensen, “Foreboding Titanic Letter to Feature at the Molly Brown Museum,” KDVR, July 9, 2025, https://kdvr.com/news/local/foreboding-titanic-letter-to-feature-at-the-molly-brown-museum/.

The museum is set to host a never-before-displayed artifact from the Titanic, which showcases an eerily foreboding letter. Another survivor, Archibald Gracie, wrote a letter to one of his friends using the Titanic’s very own stationery when drafting it. The letter included the phrase, “It is a fine ship, but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.”

JoBeth Davis, “Immersive Titanic Exhibit Docking at Kansas City’s Union Station This Fall,” KMBC, July 9, 2025, https://www.kmbc.com/article/immersive-titanic-exhibit-kansas-citys-union-station-november/65355926.

Its story has captivated audiences through books, movies, museums and more for decades. Soon, you’ll be able to see the Titanic in a new way — through an immersive exhibit coming to Kansas City’s Union Station this fall. “Titanic: An Immersive Voyage,” a world-class exhibition, arrives at Union Station on Nov. 8. Different from previous Titanic events in Kansas City, this event will allow you to board the ship through a recreation of the dock at Southampton, England, then set sail as you travel through rooms of the ship, such as staterooms and the impressive grand staircase, all while you meet fellow passengers, pause for photos, and take part in a moment-by-moment series of events that led to the tragedy.

For tickets, dates and times of operations, go to Unionstation.org.

Wednesday Titanic News: Madeline Astor, Titanic Last Meal, Molly Brown and was Ismay a Coward?

May 21, 2025 Mark Taylor

M.M. Cloutier, “History: How the Titanic’s Richest Survivor Enjoyed Her Time in Palm Beach,” The Palm Beach Post, May 20, 2025, https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2025/05/20/history-the-palm-beach-years-of-titanic-survivor-madeleine-astor/83344203007/.

Madeleine Astor, wife of John Jacob Astor IV, circa 1910
U.S. Library of Congress
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

After the death of her husband, John Jacob Astor IV, Madeline Astor would give birth to a son who she named for his father. She decided to reside in Palm Beach, Florida where her husband had spent winters. Becoming a prominent figure locally, she would remarry twice. The first marriage was to a childhood friend and the other a boxer. Both marriages ended in divorce. She died in 1940 at age 46 in Palm Beach, Florida. She is buried next to her mother in a mausoleum at Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City.

Rhys Gregory, “Re-enact the ‘Titanic’s Last Meal’ at Mid Wales hotel’s dining experience,” Wales247.Co.Uk, May 20, 2025, https://www.wales247.co.uk/re-enact-the-titanics-last-meal-at-mid-wales-hotels-dining-experience.

Titanic Lunch Menu 14 April 1912
Photo: AP

The Metropole Hotel & Spa in Llandrindod Wells is inviting guests to attend a theatrical re-enactment of the Titanic’s last meal in a ‘Queen of the Ocean’ themed dining experience on October 11. Captain Smith and his crew, from Histoire Productions, will welcome guests on board the RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage and is encouraging them to “embrace the elegance of 1910s fashion” by wearing era-specific clothing, although it’s not mandatory. The evening will begin at 7 pm when Mabel Bennett, the first class stewardess, calls guests to their tables, imagining that it’s April 10, 1912 and first-class passengers are about to board the “unsinkable” Titanic. A three-course meal, replicated from an actual menu found on a first-class survivor, will be served throughout the evening, as guests watch the captain and some of the female crew respond to the impending disaster.

Maria Okanrende, “Incredible True Story of Forgotten Titanic Hero: Socialite’s Courageous Mission to Rescue Passengers…,” Mail Online, May 19, 2025, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14703323/Real-hero-Titanic-helped-survivors.html.

Mrs. J.J. “Molly” Brown presenting trophy cup award to Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron, for his service in the rescue of the Titanic.
Photo:Public Domain (US Library of Congress, digital id# cph 3c21013)

However one moneyed woman did, and the story of her selfless deeds in the hour of disaster is perhaps as striking as any told in a Hollywood blockbuster. Margaret Brown was a wealthy American socialite who boarded the Titanic as a first class passenger at Cherbourg, France, the vessel’s first stop after leaving Southampton. Ironically her bravery on the doomed ship posthumously earned her the nickname ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’; her actions so revered that her life was later celebrated in a 1960 Broadway musical of the same name. Those in the know have hailed Margaret for her courageous attempts to rescue fellow survivors that night, despite the undertaking threatening her own safety.

Harry Howard, “Did The ‘Coward’ of the Titanic REALLY Do Anything Wrong? Moment Relative of Maligned White Star…,” Mail Online, May 19, 2025, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14719491/Did-Coward-Titanic-REALLY-wrong-Moment-relative-maligned-White-Star-Line-chief-says-sorry-granddaughter-woman-husband-died-1912-disaster.html.

J. Bruce Ismay, president of White Star Line (1912) Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons — J. Bruce Ismay, president of White Star Line (1912)
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Shipping chief Joseph Bruce Ismay famously survived the sinking of his own pride and joy, the Titanic, by mysteriously finding a place in a lifeboat even though they were reserved for women and children. His fifth cousin and chief defender, author Cliff Ismay, has long insisted that the White Star Line boss has been unfairly treated by history. But in a Channel 4 documentary airing tonight, Mr Ismay goes as far as apologising to the granddaughter of a survivor of the 1912 disaster whose new husband died after being told that her spouse was turned away from the same lifeboat.

Titanic at the docks of Southampton, 10 April 1912
Unknown Author
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Maddie Rhodes, “New Titanic Exhibit Opens in Denver With ‘Immersive’ Experience,” KDVR.Com, last modified May 16, 2025, https://kdvr.com/denver-guide/new-titanic-exhibit-opens-in-denver-with-immersive-experience/.

There’s a new Titanic exhibit in Denver that has an “immersive” experience involving the final moments of the shipwreck. The Titanic: An Immersive Voyage opened at the Exhibition Hub Art Center in Denver. The exhibit includes the history of the Titanic with over 90 artifacts, recreations of rooms and immersive videos with 3D views that take you on board as a passenger.

For information on tickets, dates and hours of operation, go to Titanic: An Immersive Voyage.

Suggested Titanic Books

Behe, G. (2012). On board RMS Titanic: Memories of the Maiden Voyage. The History Press.

Brewster, H. (2013). G ilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World. National Geographic Books.

Eaton John P. & Haas Charles, TITANIC TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY, SECOND EDITION, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, 1995 First American Edition

Lord, Walter, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, 1955. Multiple revisions and reprints, notably Illustrated editions (1976,1977,1978 etc.)

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Titanic News: Lost Titanic Newspaper, Jack a Time Traveler? , Bacteria Eating Titanic, and What Happens to Popular Movie Props?

February 11, 2022 Mark Taylor

[I want to apologize to my readers. I was distracted by personal matters and volunteering for a group that assists people during tax time. So was distracted and not able to post.]

Edinburgh Man Amazed To Find Lost Newspaper, Worth £6,000, From When Titanic Sank (Edinburgh Live, 8 Feb 2022)

Titanic lost: Belfast Telegraph front page on 16 April 1912
Source: Belfast Telegraph

An Edinburgh man was shocked to discover a 110-year-old newspaper from the day after the Titanic sank – after sorting through his late grandmother’s belongings. Graeme McCallum, 34, found the newspaper in a box of memories from his gran, who sadly passed away in 2006. He believes that her dad, his great-great grandfather, would have bought the Mirror newspaper, now believed to be worth £6,000, while living in Newcastle in 1912. Graeme shared the amazing find with his 70-year-old dad John, who was able to shed some light on how the over 100-year-old paper ended up in Edinburgh.

It is amazing how many clever theories have been thought up about the fictional characters Jack and Rose from Cameron’s Titanic. It makes for entertaining reading on its own. Now a new one is that Jack was a time traveler from the future sent back to save Rose. Using some of Jack’s lines that seem to indicate historical inaccuracies as they have not yet happened, this is putting some creative minds to work about Jack the Time Traveler. And there is a tie in to another one of Cameron’s great movies, The Terminator. I will not spoil what that is here.

A Titanic Theory Turns Jack Into a Time Traveler – and the Film Offers Proof (CBR, 5 Feb 2022)

Fans of 1960’s shows may remember this one:

Titanic: What Happened To The Real Molly Brown (Screen Rant, 5 Feb 2022)

Molly Brown was a first-class passenger of the Titanic who was looked down upon by other women from that same social status, particularly Rose’s mom, who described her as “vulgar” and “new money”. Molly was different from them in terms of her being open-minded, comprehensive, empathetic, and kind to everyone, not just those from first-class. Molly famously helped Jack get ready for dinner at the first-class dining saloon and lent him a suit that was for her son, and in the final act of Titanic, she did her best to convince the crew in her lifeboat to return to save more passengers, but the crewman opposed. Molly Brown is one of the characters in Titanic who are based on a real person, and the real Molly Brown’s story is an interesting one.

Titanic Wreck Bow
Image: Public Domain (NOAA-http://www.gc.noaa.gov/images/gcil/ATT00561.jpg)

Bacteria Are Eating the Titanic (Discover, 4 Feb 2022)

There’s no doubt about that. Some experts hypothesize that the rest of the Titanic will fully disintegrate within the next few decades. And we have bacteria to blame: The minuscule microbes, a hodgepodge that both creates rust and then consumes it, are actively recycling the ship’s parts into the ocean ecosystem at this very moment.

4 Infamous Shipwrecks Found On The Great Barrier Reef (Australian Geographic, 4 Feb 2022)

For millennia, people navigated and traded across the northern coast of Australia and the Coral Sea. When early European seafarers came face-to-face with the world’s largest coral reef system, it was not the beauty they saw, but a nearly unnavigable structure that could easily sink their ships. Throughout the past 230 years, over 1,200 vessels met their end on the reef – but only 114 have been found. Each site holds the potential for a wealth of archaeological and historic heritage, as well as tales of disaster, death and lessons learnt about the reef. Preservation, future management and care of these sites is essential.

This Is What Happened To The Necklace From ‘Titanic’ And More Iconic Movie Props (MSN, 2 Feb 2022)

It should come as no surprise then, that some props take on a life of their own. They become cultural touchstones, instantly recognizable even by those who have never seen the film in question. In celebration of the way these sometimes ordinary, sometimes out-of-this-world objects have defined our culture and lives, Stacker surveyed popular film history and chose 25 memorable and meaningful props, and found out where they are now.

Historic Ships, Miscellaneous, Titanic

Friday Titanic News

January 8, 2021 Mark Taylor

Titanic’: Who Was the Real “Molly Brown”? (MSN, 7 Jan 2021

James Cameron’s Oscar-winning film Titanic was noted at the time for its historical accuracy. The filmmaker for example included many of the real-life passengers in the telling of his story. Probably the most famous first-class passenger of the real Titanic that was featured in the movie was Margaret “Molly” Brown.

Items from the estate of Jack Warner and the passenger ship Carpathia will be in Ahlers & Ogletree’s Jan. 15-17 auction -Press Release-(WICZ, 7 Jan 2021)

The objects from the RMS Carpathia are historically significant and Ahlers & Ogletree is honored to be selling them. All items come with a conservation/condition report and a certificate of authenticity. Collectors of ocean liner memorabilia will be drawn to these:

Pair of binoculars with glass lenses, unmarked, 3 ¾ inches wide (est. $500-$700).
Brass ship’s bridge engine order telegraph on a base, likely made by A. Robinson & Co., Ltd. (Liverpool England, founded 1760), 48 inches tall (est. $500-$700).
First class Mintons ‘Ormond’ pattern blue and white floral partial pottery saucer with Cunard Line logo, stamped to bottom, 6 ½ inches diameter (est. $300-$500).
Pepsi-Cola bottle, molded colorless glass with swirled body, the front having raised letters reading “Pepsi-Cola”, a little over 6 ½ inches tall (est. $200-$400).

Does Google Earth Reveal a Sunken Ship in a Japanese Port? (Snopes.com, 28 Dec 2020)

Contrary to TikTok shenanigans, the boat is neither the RMS Titanic nor the Ottoman frigate Ertu?rul that is sometimes referred to as “the Titanic of Turkey.”

And here is some music for your Friday. Dean Martin sings Luna Mezzo Mare. If you watched The Godfather, this was sung in the wedding scene. It is a fun song to listen to (there are many places on the Internet to get the lyrics). When I first heard, I had no idea why everyone around me was laughing. Then I was told the lyrics and laughed as well.

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Titanic Weekly News Roundup

July 23, 2017

August is nearly here and summer is in full bloom. Titanic news has been quiet. There are still news stories out there about the Premiere Exhibitions bankruptcy and the possible sale of Titanic artifacts. Analysts hope Premier is able to get out of the hole it is in. Ditto for the shareholders who are hoping that at long last perhaps the company will get back on track.

Of course the debate raging in some circles is over Titanic artifacts. Premier has a difficult time trying to sell them before as the salvage award restricts their sale and it comes with restrictions for the buyer. James Cameron is diving into the fray trying to raise money to buy them. The best outcome might be for some government or government backed entity to buy them. The huge price tag keeps most museums and institutions from really pursuing the matter. Of course all bets would be off should Premier decide to liquidate rather than reorganize. And no one is talking about that right now.

The International Ice Patrol has for a long time depended upon planes to spot and help track icebergs. Their work is very important for everyone who transits across the North Atlantic. And thanks to their work, the threat of icebergs to ships has been greatly reduced. Now they are making changes. Instead of flying planes as much, the Ice Patrol is implementing the use of satellite technology to detect and monitor icebergs. The problem though is that satellite images only detect icebergs only 50% of the time compared to using planes. For the moment a combination of planes and satellite images are going to be used to monitor icebergs. (Keeping an Eye on What the Arctic Throws Down Iceberg Alley,newsdeeply.com,21 July 2017)

Molly Brown was one of the people that became well known after Titanic sank. Her 150th birthday was recently celebrated at her home in Denver, Colorado. As befitting her style, it was celebrated as a block party. Food, entertainment and tours of her home (now a museum) were done. She was quite a gal.

Have a great Sunday everyone.

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Titanic News Roundup 6/25/17

June 25, 2017

Summer tends to be a slow for Titanic news so I generally do not post as often as many people are away on summer break. Here is some recent Titanic news of interest to Titanic enthusiasts and others.

1. Lego model of Titanic built with 125,000 pieces on display in Cavendish (CBC News, 24 June 2017)
There have been some fantastic recreations of Titanic using Lego. And here is one that most definitely took a lot of work and love to do. “The Lego Titanic model is made up of about 125,000 pieces and measures about nine metres long, said the Maritime Fun Group’s Jessica Caseley. t’s quite large. So, when you go up to it, it just looks like a large boat. You start to notice all of the details. You could probably spend 10 to 20 minutes just examining the structure itself. Yeah, it’s really neat,” she said.

2. Margaret Brown led a remarkable life even apart from surviving the Titanic (A.V.Club, 18 June 2017)
Mrs. Brown dove into high society, becoming a devotee of the arts and learning four languages. She raised funds for a cathedral in Denver, and helped establish the country’s first juvenile court. Two years after the Titanic, Brown ran for the U.S. Senate, but cut her campaign short to volunteer to help France recover from the first World War. She used her Titanic fame to work for workers’ rights, women’s rights, education, and historic preservation, before dying of a brain tumor at age 65.

Masabumi Hosono, 1912
Image: Public Domain

3. Masabumi Hosono survived the Titanic, but not the public’s scorn (A.V. Club, 25 June 2017)
Initially, Hosono was celebrated alongside other survivors. An American newspaper ran a story on the “Lucky Japanese Boy.” (As Hosono was 41, “Boy” seems to be racism typical of the era.) But he was soon condemned both in America and at home for not honoring the ethos of “women and children first.” A best-selling book about Titanic survivors described him as a “stowaway” on the lifeboat, and the seaman in charge of the lifeboat told the U.S. Senate he must have disguised himself as a woman to sneak on board. Neither account was true—by his own account, Hosono saw other lifeboats depart and mentally prepared himself for death. But as lifeboat 10 was loading up, someone shouted “room for two more!” and Hosono followed another man on board. It’s hard to imagine anyone else would have acted differently in the same situation.

4. Premier Exhibitions Bankruptcy Update
Premier filed its monthly operating report for May 2017. According to the filing “The Debtors have entered a Plan Support Agreement under which they have agreed to propose a Chapter 11 reorganization plan which the Equity Committee supports. Under the Plan Support Agreement, the Debtors and the Equity Committee are engaged in a marketing process to sell all of the Debtors’ assets, including the entire Titanic Artifacts Collection either as assets of the estate or through the sale of RMS Titanic Inc., the company that holds the Titanic Artifacts. The remaining Debtors and their assets likewise would be sold. The deadline for receipt of initial letters of intent is currently scheduled for July 21, 2017.” Further information can be found at the following links:
June 23, 2017
Premier Exhibitions 8-K:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796764/000117184317003792/f8k_062317.htm

List of Exhibits 99.1-99.8
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796764/000117184317003792/0001171843-17-003792-index.htm

Equity Committee Website

To close out this Sunday edition, here is nice tune for summer from The Beach Boys

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Auction Results(Updated)

October 27, 2015

Among the other Titanic items that went up for auction at Henry Aldridge & Son on Saturday was a sterling silver cup presented to Captain Rostron by Molly Brown. The cup was given at a ceremony on 29 May 1912 to thank Rostron and crew for rescuing the Titanic survivors.

In grateful recognition and appreciation of his heroic and efficient service in the rescue of the survivors of the Titanic on April 15th 1912,and of the generous and sympathetic treatment he accorded us on his ship. From the Survivors of the Titanic.

Additionally the crew members, based on their rate, received a gold, silver, or bronze medal. The cup was estimated to bring in between $61,000-$91,000. It sold for an astonishing $200,000. The name of the buyer was not revealed.

Source:Molly Brown’s Titanic cup sold at auction for $200,000 (Fox News,26 Oct 2015)

Miscellaneous, Titanic, Titanic Exhibitions

Saturday Titanic News

May 16, 2015

1. Final preparations for the upcoming Titanic exhibition at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa are underway. The exhibit opens on Saturday, 23 May and runs till 7 September 2015. The exhibition has garnered a lot of attention and is expected to draw large crowds. A special opening celebration will include a special formal dinner recreating eating a meal aboard Titanic and includes actors dressed in period outfits. More information can be found at rivermuseum.com.
Source: High Hopes For Titanic’s Maiden Voyage To Dubuque(13 May 2015,Telegraph Herald)

2. The great-granddaughter of Molly Brown recently stopped by the Molly Brown House in Denver,Colorado. Helen Benzinger said she was thankful for keeping her great-grandmother’s legacy alive.
Source: Titanic Survivor’s Great-Granddaughter Visits Molly Brown House(15 May 2015,wgem.com)

This 18-foot-model of RMS Titanic will be on display this summer in St. Clair. (Photo:The Times Herald) — 18-foot-model of RMS Titanic.
(Photo:The Times Herald)

3. The world’s most accurate Titanic replica is going to be permanently located at The Mariner in Marine City, Michigan starting in July 2015. The replica, which is 18 feet long and weighs 10,000 pounds was previously in St. Clair. It will be located on the old theatre stage. Further details can be found at marinertheater.net.
Source: The Mariner To Get New Life In Marine City As A Theater(12 May 2015,Port Huron Times Herald)

4.Protestors stood outside at the Bodies Revealed exhibition in Niagara Falls, Canada trying to raise awareness that the bodies being displayed came from China. One protestor said “The bodies inside, we don’t know where they come from. Chinese people, prisoners of conscience, disappear in Chinese prisons, many never come out.” Premier says on one hand the bodies are from those who died of natural causes in China but also states “Premier cannot independently verify that the human remains you are viewing are not those of persons who were incarcerated in Chinese prisons.” Which pretty much says exactly what most people suspect but of course cannot prove. If Stalin had come of with this idea, the old Soviet Union could have made a fortune peddling bodies to gullible westerners as well.
Source: Hundreds Protest ‘Bodies Revealed’ Exhibit Of Plastinated Corpses In Niagara(17 April 2015,Epoch Times)

5. There are pranks and then there are PRANKS (like Harry and Ron driving a car to Hogwarts in Chamber of Secrets). A couple decided to take some very realistic fake skeletons and place them in the Colorado River. In lawn chairs. They were placed near rocks so they would pose no harm. They were discovered by a snorkeler who notified police about the skeletons. A diver examined them and reported they were not real but caused a media sensation. The culprits decided to come forward and inform the police they were responsible. Since no one was harmed and the skeletons posed no real safety threat to anyone, no charges are forthcoming. Takes Weekend at Bernies to a whole another level.
Source: Couple From Phoenix Confess Putting Fake Skeletons In Colorado River(12 May 2015,International Business Times)

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Wednesday Titanic Tidbits

June 18, 2014

1. Molly Brown House Hosts Photography Exhibit on Women During WWI
Photographs of American women volunteers in France during WWI are on display at the Molly Brown House through 28 Sep 2014. Further information is at mollybrown.org.
Source: Molly Brown House Opens New Photography Show On Women During WWI(9 June 2014,Denver Post)

2. Bouncy Titanic Criticism
Guy Cooper, in letter to editor, made note of the Titanic slide he saw on Saturday. He noted it reduced “a human tragedy to an amusement ride.” He wonders sarcastically if the Twin Towers are next.
Source: Opinion: ‘What’s next? A Twin Towers bouncy?’(17 June 2014, Martinez Gazzette)

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Sunday Titanic News: Rostron Cup At Titanic Pigeon Forge, More Details On Chinese Titanic Simulator

February 23, 2014

1. Molly Brown Subject Of Titanic Exhibit(22 Feb 2014,Knoxville News Sentinel)
Items that once belonged to the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” are now on exhibit at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. The museum also is showing a 1912 loving cup that Brown gave Carpathia Capt. Arthur Rostron in thanks for saving her and 711 other Titanic survivors. That cup is on exhibit until March 30. The cup belongs to Rostron descendants and will be auctioned in Boston on April 24. At that time, bidding is expected to top $200,000.

2. Titanic Attraction(22 Feb 2014,The Star Online)
A Chinese firm plans to spend US$165mil (RM551.26mil) building a full-scale replica of the Titanic as the main attraction for a theme park. Little known Chinese energy company Seven Star Energy Investment said the replica, which is expected to cost 1 billion yuan (US$165mil), will be the main attraction for a planned theme park located at Sichuan, a landlocked province famous for its spicy food. Construction of the ship, which is 270m long, is expected to be completed in two years and will be based on designs of the Titanic’s sister ship, RMS Olympic, which was in service from 1911 to 1935, the SCMP reported.

Quote from story:“We chose to rebuild the Titanic in China so that such spirit can be promoted or inherited in the east.”(Seven Star chief executive Su Shaojun)

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Titanic News for Monday 14 Jul 2025

Wednesday Titanic News: Madeline Astor, Titanic Last Meal, Molly Brown and was Ismay a Coward?

Titanic News: Lost Titanic Newspaper, Jack a Time Traveler? , Bacteria Eating Titanic, and What Happens to Popular Movie Props?

Friday Titanic News

Titanic Weekly News Roundup

Titanic News Roundup 6/25/17

Auction Results(Updated)

Saturday Titanic News

Wednesday Titanic Tidbits

Sunday Titanic News: Rostron Cup At Titanic Pigeon Forge, More Details On Chinese Titanic Simulator

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