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  2. Isidor Straus - Wikipedia

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    Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan.He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of New York. [2]

  3. Ida Straus - Wikipedia

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    Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blün; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was a German-American homemaker and wife of Isidor Straus, U.S. Congressman and co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband died during the sinking of the Titanic. [1]

  4. Nathan Straus - Wikipedia

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    Straus and his brothers sold crockery to R. H. Macy & Company department store.The brothers became partners in Macy's in 1888 and co-owners in 1896. In 1893, he and Isidor bought Joseph Wechsler's interest in the Abraham and Wechsler dry-goods store in Brooklyn, New York, which they renamed as Abraham & Straus.

  5. Jesse I. Straus - Wikipedia

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    Jesse Straus was born in Manhattan on June 25, 1872, as the eldest son of the German immigrants Isidor Straus (1845–1912) and Ida Straus (1849–1912), both of whom died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Isidor was co-owner of the department store R.H. Macy & Co., along with his uncle Nathan Straus.

  6. Missing Sub’s Pilot Has Surprising Connection to Actual ...

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    Ida reportedly gave Ellen her fur coat as she boarded a lifeboat, and the two died as the Titanic sank into the ocean. Isidor’s body was later recovered and buried in New York’s Woodlawn ...

  7. Straus Park - Wikipedia

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    The most notable feature is a bronze 1913 statue by American artist Augustus Lukeman of a nymph gazing over a calm expanse of water in memory of Ida and Isidor Straus, husband and wife, he a United States congressman and co-owner of Macy's, who died together on RMS Titanic. [1] [2] The model for the statue was Audrey Munson. [3]

  8. OceanGate suspends operations after its Titan submersible ...

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    The company that owned a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations. OceanGate announced the ...

  9. An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in court ...

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    The owners of the submersible lost on its dive to visit that famed ship’s wreckage may do the same thing, legal experts tell Sheila Flynn An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in ...