Germany Holds Lusitania Note Until U S Answers
Berlin delays final reply to United States demands over sinkings. German note states it will not attack neutral ships in war zone unless at fault and will indemnify where damaged. It accuses Britain of flag abuse and cites Lusitania as armed and in self defense while warning of diplomatic steps via Hague inquiries.
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President Wilson to Outline Plan to End Mexican Chaos
Washington May 30. President Wilson will publish a public statement on Tuesday outlining U S plans to end the Mexican civil strife. He will urge Mexican leaders to halt fighting and form a government the United States can recognize while noting famine and suffering among civilians across Monterrey Durango Tampico Vera Cruz Jalapa and Mexico City. Red Cross reports describe widespread hunger and desperate scenes as food shortages deepen.
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United States
Washington
Mexico
Duval West
American Surgeons Called to Man English War Hospital
The New York Times reports England asks American surgeons to staff a new field hospital. Columbia Johns Hopkins and Harvard offer 32 surgeons and 741 purses to sail mid June. Osler inspired the plan, with Lord Kitchener approving and leaders from the three schools organizing the effort.
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Samuel W. Lambert
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Pythiane Proposals Fight On Plague In State
The Knights of Pythias proposed a tuberculosis sanitarium in South Carolina, now referred to a special committee led by Rev. Louis J. Bristow of Abbeville. Bristow, head of the State Baptist Hospital trustees, is seen as knowledgeable about such institutions. The panel will report feasibility at a future session.
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Freyschmidt
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Charles E. Boineau
W. F. Gray
Frank E. Ehrlich
Ehrlich
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Imperial Shrine
Winthrop Girls Return Home From Chicora
Miss Charlotte Brown returns from Chicora after a year away and Misses Rebecca Jones Nellie Hardin Marion Cason and Marion Mabry all Winthrop girls are at home to the delight and pleasure of their friends.
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Rebecca Jones
Nellie Hardin
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Marion Mabry
Winthrop
Famine Threat Amid Riots and Food Scarcity Claims
A Carranza agency telegram from Vera Cruz disputes famine rumors, saying shortages are confined to Mexico City under Villa-Zapata control, while a Red Cross statement warns of epidemics and prohibitory medicine prices. The city faces 600,000 people at risk from hunger, misery, and disease as six food riots have occurred.
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Italian Frontiersmen Press In Along Adige And Ampezzo
Italian invasion of Trent Province advances from the south along the Adige and Chinese rivers and from the west through Tonale Pass. Eastward movement reaches Lavaronne plateau and Ampezzo valley near Cortina, a railroad hub linking Pieve di Cadore to Toblach via the Drava valley.
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American woman and daughter jailed in Lindau for insult
Mrs Harriet Boyce and her daughter of San Francisco were sentenced to three weeks in Lindau for insulting a German officer. Ambassador Gerard in Berlin has sent a memorial to the foreign office on their behalf, while mother and daughter remain out on bail pending action.
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Harriet Boyce
San Francisco
Lindau
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Foreign Office
Italian Occupation of Heights in Southern Trentino Noted
The text highlights Italian control of the southern Trentino heights where the Chiese valley meets the Ampolla valley. It cites 1848 Italian volunteers in the war and Garibaldi’s 1866 headquarters established in the Gindercaria region, shaping operations radiating from that point.
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