Madeleine Astor: The Gilded Beginnings and Harrowing Survival of the 'Titanic'’s Most Famous Widow
Socialite Madeleine Astor was 18 years old and five months pregnant when she boarded the RMS 'Titanic.' Here's the story of ...
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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
Months before his death, 47-year-old real estate developer John Jacob Astor IV scandalized New York high society by marrying 18-year-old socialite Madeleine Talmage Force. To make the news even more ...
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Astor Street mansion sells for less than its 2008 price
The six-bedroom Tudor is the latest victim of the years-long slump in values for historical Gold Coast mansions.
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Madeleine Force Astor rose in Palm Beach, in love and heartbreak after Titanic disaster
Tall, lean and mustachioed John Jacob Astor IV wanted to accompany her in Lifeboat 4, but his apogeal social status and family fortune — born of the fur trade, then turbocharged by New York real ...
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From the archives: A historic Carolina Beach hotel goes up for auction
According to an article in the Jan. 19, 1995, Wilmington Morning Star, the Hotel Astor was set to be auctioned off from the steps of the New Hanover County Courthouse by the end of the month.