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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
3
Officials faced a crisis as Lusitania disaster prompts calls for a congressional extra session. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan weigh responses after a German war zone note. Senate leaders discuss impact on policy while confirming American casualties and survivors.
Readable fragments mention a ring gauge and a May timeframe with unclear context. No clear event, team, or official names to identify a full item.
London reports the admiralty has abandoned hope for the 1457 missing after the Lusitania torpedoing. A Queenstown dispatch says Charles Frohman may be among the dead. In New York Cuard offices show five officers and 51 crew saved, including Captain Turner and engineers. about 700 sailors lost.
International News Service reports known Lusitania survivors at 703 with missing 1,457 feared dead. Admiralty earlier put rescued at 658, later 45 more survivors reached Queenstown by a drifter. Conflicting American fatalities tallied from 60 to 14, with names like Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Elbert Hubbard among those reported dead. Captain Turner credited with saved and total Queenstown survivors 634. about sixty three corpses landed, many unidentified, including potential Americans.
William F. McCombs chairman of the Democratic national committee visited the city for a few hours and said he deplored the Lusitania explosion but could not see what the United States could do about it.
Dublin reports the Lusitania was sunk without warning after a German submarine fired three torpedoes. The liner sank within twenty minutes off Galley Head as passengers rushed to safety, many perishing in the sea. Witnesses describe a rapid plunge and chaotic scenes with hundreds in peril.
An incomplete report notes the Northumberland trawler YB Garman and its crew, including crew member Ron Bunk and Joly 10, landing at Cognet dalands amid unclear circumstances.
British forces repulsed a German attack near St Julien northeast of Ypres and recaptured part of trenches at Hill No 60 south of Ypres. The official war office communique reports heavy German losses and no further front news. A Lusitania survivor story recounts Captain Turner remaining on the bridge as the liner sank after torpedoing. The ship went down in about twelve minutes off the Irish coast with panicked scenes aboard.
Amsterdam May 10 The United States may be forced into war by the sinking of the Lusitania says the Nieuw Vlaams Dag. The influential Netherlands paper adds that the United States, despite its wish for peace, will find it hard to maintain neutrality under the current circumstances and act with honor and dignity.
Rome reports the sinking of the Lusitania sparks strong reaction from Italy. The Globe of Italy calls the destruction a premeditated crime against peaceful innocents including women and children and notes Italy may proclaim the annexation of Turkish lands in the Aegean Sea, risking war with Austria and potential intervention.
Mrs. William Litzenberg of Monteguma Iowa says Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured her long stomach ailment and fatigue. She reports quick improvement after the first bottle and claims restored appetite strength and ability to work. The ad promises permanent relief for stomach liver and intestinal issues with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A light hearted exchange contrasts a six months man confident the war ends soon with a two year man predicting a prolonged conflict. Their cigar light sparks discussion on outlooks toward end dates and duration of hostilities.
The Louisville Times recounts Walter Roberts, famed theatrical man, being pressed at a ticket window by a woman asking if the ongoing show is moral. He replies he cannot judge human nature well enough to answer without risking a patron.
A late night incident described by the Omaha World-Herald shows a sentry near an English army camp in England challenging approaching figures. The sequence includes responses from Coldstream Guards Forty-ninth Highlanders and Canadians, with the final reply passing as the sentry treats the intrusion as none of his business.
A fragmentary dialogue about a poem titled Spring that captures joy from rural outings and birdsong. The editor dismisses it as out of place amid focus on cough medicine, hot-water bags, and press attention. The exchange hints at tension between literary content and commercial demands.
A terse remark on secrecy and gender. The line questions if a woman can guard a secret and implies doubt about women sharing confidences. It hints at social attitudes and humor about female discretion.
The passage presents a quirky advise tone praising Grapenote as a substitute for meat and promoting a diet of eatables suited to taste and health. It mentions women writers and a conservative magazine, urging careful preparation and variety to avoid unhealthy indulgence. The text reflects 19th century temperance and dietary reform themes.
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