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For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.
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Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line).
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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steamship
noun
steam·ship
ˈstēm-ˌship 
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