Placed at Half-Mast in Memory of President J. B. Thayer
Duluth, April 20--Flags were placed at half-mast on all ships of the Anchor Line in the harbor here today, out of respect for President J. B. Thayer of that line, whose life was lost in the Titanic steamship wreck. The Anchor Line is a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad of which Mr. Thayer was second vice president.
Chicago Examiner, Sunday, April 21, 1912
Encyclopedia Titanica (2011) LAKE SHIP FLAGS LOWERED (Chicago Examiner, , ref: #11964, published 25 March 2011, generated 1st February 2025 07:51:05 AM); URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lake-ship-flags-lowered.html
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