On April 15, 1912, John Jacob Astor IV, one of the world’s wealthiest men, helped his young, pregnant wife, Madeleine, into lifeboat No. 4 on the deck of the Titanic. Having asked whether he could board with her, he was told that only women and children were allowed. Astor is said to have calmly kissed his wife, handed her his gloves, and retreated to the deck to smoke a cigarette with American journalist and mystery writer Jaqcues Futrelle. The ship sank at 2:20 a.m. When Astor’s body was...
A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic is up for auction and could sell for as much as 150,000 pounds, or nearly $190,000. The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch begins Saturday, with a starting bid of 60,000 pounds, according to auction house Henry Aldridge & Son. The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, was found along with Astor's body when his remains were recovered several days after the Titanic sank. He was also found...
David Schultz's semi was found parked in the middle of the road on an isolated highway on November 21 and his death remains a mystery. His family confirmed he was found dead on Wednesday and said the Sac County Sheriff's Office identified him by the boots he was wearing and keys in his pocket. 'I had a feeling he would be found.. when the farmers were getting their fields ready,' his wife Sarah Schultz told a news conference
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The CK Birla group’s information technology firm, Birlasoft, received two whistle-blower complaints in the last seven months alleging improper conduct of some employees, the company said in its financial statements.Investigation into the complaints is ongoing and till now no instance of financial impropriety has been found, chief executive and managing director Angan Guha said.Guha, in an interaction with ET, said: “Since the investigation is on, I can't talk too much about it. Once the...
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