Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Some More on 'Popcorn Dan', Daniel Coxon, Titanic Victim

From the Titanic Encyclopedia Message Board.

Someone was looking for some information on "Popcorn Dan."

Some comments:

**  Suggested the person look up local papers around Merrill, Wisconsin, from 1912 for stories that weren't covered in major papers.

**  Dan was known as "Popcorn Dan" and got that nickname because he would set up a popcorn stand at different public events around Merrill.  He lived in Scott's Mansion.

**  Another person said the wrong photo of him was being used.  The one you see in sources is of his  nephew David.

**  This set off a lot of discussion as to the correct photo of Dan.

--Cooter


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