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Today the complex is known as the                         swimming away from the wreck, and Norris
    Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. ?Colonel John Jacob                himself ended up knee-deep in the water for
    Astor IV (JJ Astor) was born in Rhinebeck,                hours while standing in Collapsible A with
    New York on July 13th, 1864 the son of William            several other men. When he made it onto the
    Astor and great-grandson of John Jacob Astor              rescue ship Carpathia, his legs were so badly
    the fur trader. Astor was educated at St. Paul's          frostbitten that the ship's doctor wanted to
    School, Concord and later went to Harvard.?               amputate them. Norris refused the amputation,
    (Colonel John Jacob Astor)                                and stubbornly walked up and down the deck of
                                                                                            the Carpathia, every
           Olaus Jörgensen
                                                                                            two hours, around
    Abelseth was born 10
                                                                                            the clock. His
    June 1886 at Övste
                                                                                            stubbornness
    Kleivane farm, Ørskog,
                                                                                            worked, and later
    Romsdal County,
    Ålesund, Norway, to                                                                     that same year he
                                                                                            won his first U.S.
    Jörgen Andreas Laurits
                                                                                            Tennis
    Anderssen (last name
                                                                                            Championship, and
    also given as Klevene), a
 The Passengers        voyage, en route to New York City from   farmer born 2 August        went on to win many
 Southampton, England, killing about 1,500                                                  more, including a
    1854 at Örskog, and
 Who was really on the Titanic?  passengers and ship personnel. One of the most   Hanna Petrine Kristine   gold medal in the
 famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired   (nee Johansdatter, also given as   The RMS Tit anic now, at    1924 Olympics. In
 BY JANELLE JUDEH  numerous stories, several films, and a musical              1957 he was inducted into the
    Klokk, b. 6 January 1852 at              t he bot t om of t he At lant ic Ocean
 The Titanic ocean liner sank on her maiden   and has been the subject of much scholarship   Örskog) / Abelseth/ , who had married 20 April   International Tennis Hall of
 voyage killing over 1,500 people.  Titanic   and scientific speculation.?In the early 1900s   1879 at Örskog, Möre og Romsdal County,   Fame. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and
 British luxury passenger liner that sank on   the transatlantic passenger trade was highly   Norway. According to   the Legion of Honor while in the Army during
 April 14?15, 1912, during its maiden voyage,   profitable and competitive, with ship lines vying   www.encyclopedia-titanica.org , ?Olaus had   World War I, and became a noted Philadelphia
 to transport wealthy travelers and immigrants.?              investment banker.
 en route to New York City from Southampton,   worked as a sailor and casual labourer. He went
 England, killing about 1,500 passengers and   (Amy Tikkanen)  to America with his          She was an author, interior decorator,
 ship personnel. The richest man on board, Astor   John Jacob Astor   brother Hans in   journalist, geographer, and feminist. In 1913,
 was a prominent businessman. Olaus Jörgensen   1902 or 1903 and   over 10,000 women from across the country
 and Olaus Abelseth
 Abelseth was born 10 June 1886 at Övste   lived in Hatton,   marched down Pennsylvania Avenue during the
 Kleivane farm, Ørskog, Romsdal County,          The richest man on   North Dakota   National Woman's Suffrage Association "Votes
 Ålesund, Norway, to Jörgen Andreas Laurits   board, Astor was a   where he worked   for Women" parade, passing the White House
 Anderssen (last name also given as Klevene), a   prominent businessman.   on different farms   and stopping on the steps of Capitol Hill. Helen
 farmer born 2 August 1854 at Örskog, and   He wrote a science   in the Red River   was one of seven women chosen to ride at the
 Hanna Petrine Kristine (nee Johansdatter, also   fiction novel called A   Valley.?   head of the parade, which was one of the largest
 given as Klokk, b. 6 January 1852 at Örskog)   Journey in Other   female emancipation demonstrations in U.S.
 / Abelseth/ , who had married 20 April 1879 at   Worlds, patented   Richard Norris   history.
 Örskog, Möre og Romsdal County, Norway.   several inventions,   Williams and
 Isidor and his wife, Ida, were wealthy Jewish   became a lieutenant   RMS Tit anic Blueprint s  Helen Candee       I sidor and Straus
 philanthropists.   colonel during the                              Nsidor and his wife, Ida, were wealthy
 Spanish-American War, and made millions in         Norris was a pro tennis player heading   Jewish philanthropists. Isidor and his brother
 The History of The Titanic         for Harvard when he boarded the Titanic with
 real estate. His most famous hotel was the                   were co-owners of the Macy's Department Store
    his father. On the night of the sinking, Norris's
       Titanic British luxury passenger liner that   Astoria Hotel, which adjoined and later   father was crushed by a falling funnel while   in New York, Isidor was the president of the
 sank on April 14?15, 1912, during its maiden   combined with his cousin's hotel, the Waldorf.   Educational Alliance, and Ida was at one time
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