Loss of life in Cunard liner Tasitania sinking grows
The latest estimate places American deaths at 1198 after the Cunard liner Tasitania was torpedoed off the Irish coast. Survivors are being brought to Queenstown as bodies, including many women and children, are recovered. Names like Alfred Vanderbilt and Charles Kien are among the missing. Secretary Bryan asked Ambassador Gerard in Berlin for Germanys report on the disaster.
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World War I fronts rage as battles unfold daily
AP reports land and sea battles advancing along multiple Western and Eastern fronts. German submarines sink ships while Libau port is reported captured. Heavy fighting continues in the Carpathians and near the Vistula, with Allied and German forces exchanging artillery and torpedo strikes. Chinese government yields to Japan’s demands, easing regional tensions.
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Lusitania Disaster Drowns Notable Passengers Confirmed
The body of Dr. P. B. Person of New York is identified in a morgue in Queenstown as certain to be among those who perished aboard the Lusitania. The liner listed toward starboard after taking water, leaving most aboard to perish. among the dead were prominent figures and a stoker crew. Herbert Stuart Stone, elder son of a New York publishing manager, among American passengers unaccounted for.
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Sinking of Lusitania Provokes Italian Indignation
Rome reports strong Italy wide reaction to the Lusitania sinking. Indignation spreads as measures to end such acts are being planned and pushed by authorities and public alike.
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Lusitania Relief Fund Opens as Derby Subscribes
In Tacoma Washington on May 6 a Lusitania relief fund opens with Land Derby contributing £250 (8,250). A fire at Eatonville, 20 miles south of Tacoma, early today destroyed seven buildings with losses around $30,000 and insurance $4,000.
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President Wilson studies Lusitania crisis in quiet session
President Wilson weighed law and fact after the Lusitania sinking as the White House issued a formal note. Secretary Tumulty and officials stressed deliberation and firm action while avoiding hasty moves in a tense international crisis.
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Cunard Liner Lusitania Sunk. Owners Stand Responsible
London dispatch reports Germany declares Cunard Line owners solely responsible after Lusitania torpedoing. The vessel, armed and carrying war munitions, was warned by Germany. British press dismissed warnings claiming protection of the fleet would suffice for Atlantic trade.
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Debate Over Warning Policy on German Submarine Campaign
Discourse critiques the U boat warning reach and neutrality risks as US officials including Secretary Bryan defend travel discouragement and passport policies. Senator Stone urges caution until the situation clarifies while noting Lusitania’s British status and possible naval service.
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Survivors' Tales From Lusitania Disaster At Sea
May 2 1915 Greenstown reports W G B Meyers of Stratford Ontario 16 years old on way to join the British navy recalls a torpedo strike and chaotic deck scramble. Survivors recount rescue by Rev H W Simpson and others as lifeboats filled and men baled water. Captain Turner clung to a chair after the ship sank, saved at sea, while others refused to don life belts. The Lusitania’s fate prompts inquiries and reflections on wartime peril.
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Congressional Party Prepared to Rush Home Amid Lusitania Crisis
May 8 Honolulu reports a congressional party touring the Hawaiian Islands weighs response to the Lusitania disaster and the possibility of an extraordinary session. The group of 10 senators with spouses and friends discusses securing funds and road repairs as wire reports circulate.
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