May Futrelle

	May Futrelle Lily May Futrelle (née Peel; May 26, 1876 – October 29, 1967) was an American writer. She and her husband, fellow writer Jacques Futrelle, were passengers on the maiden voyage of RMS ''Titanic'' in April 1912. He died in its sinking, after insisting that she board a lifeboat while he remained behind. Early life Lily May Peel was born in Atlanta on May 26, 1876. She met journalist Jacques Futrelle while he was working for '' The Atlanta Journal'', and they married on July 17, 1895. He was offered a job with the ''New York Herald'', and the couple moved to Gramercy Park, where their social circle included O. Henry and Edith Wharton. The Futrelles had a daughter together in 1897, and a son in 1899. The family lived in Scituate, Massachusetts and Richmond, Virginia during a period when Jacques was unable to work due to strain he experienced while working long hours to cover the Spanish–American War. They returned to Massachusetts when he was hired by the '' Boston America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wicked Local Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Greater Washington DC, Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Tysons Corner CDP, Virginia ." ''United States Census Bureau''. Retrieved May 7, 2009. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Massive layoffs and cessation of newspapers occurrred in November and December, 2022. It owns the national newspaper ''USA Today'', as well as several local newspapers, including the ''Detroit Free Press''; ''The Indianapolis Star''; ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''; ''The Florida Times-Union'' in Jacksonville, Florida; ''The Tennessean'' in Nashville, Tennessee; ''The Daily News Journal,'' in Murfreesboro, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]