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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
14
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Pass ing note on government rights before attack and mine conventions. German Ambassador von Bernstorff submitted a memorandum to the State Department arguing mines used in the present war were inert when un moored. The United States notes no universal ban, while investigators report the Nebraskan was torpedoed by a German submarine. If proven, similar to earlier attacks on Evelyn and Carib, responsibility remains debated.
London dispatch reports Lieut John M Powers naval attache and Lewis B Melride naval attache to Britain left for Liverpool to inspect the American steamship Nebraskan torpedoed off Ireland's southern coast. Capt J S Green claims no submarine sighting and suggests a mine may be the cause. The Betty, a Danish steamer, was torpedoed in the North Sea and sank after the attack.
The movement to enlist widens across Italy with volunteers from all ages and professions. Parliamentarians and journalists have enrolled. notable leaders and figures join new alpine units. Gov Hunt moves to save five condemned Mexicans before Florence deaths.
Florence Arizona May 21 five men condemned to die tomorrow await action as the State Board of Pardons and Paroles adjourns until tomorrow morning. Attorneys opposed to capital punishment plot habeas corpus actions in U S court. Phoenix May 27 Arizona Senate votes nine to four on execution plans.
Nanaimo British Columbia May 2 Twenty two men believed to have perished in a gas explosion at the Reserve mine of Western Fuel. Thirteen were brought out alive soon after the blast which occurred at four o clock on shift change. Of those in the mine one escaped unharmed and reached the surface within an hour. Four others were recovered later. three died and one remained fatally injured.
Police arrest Austrian consuls in Genoa Bologna Bari Leghorn and other locations while they travel toward Switzerland. Consuls are housed in a hotel at Piacenza and are kept under observation by authorities.
Rome dispatch notes German and Turkish actions stir doubts as war declarations loom. German envoy says relations broken and solidarity with Austria makes a declaration unnecessary. Turkey remains passive, ambassad or roaming Rome, ciphered notes sent. A separate report describes a fatal stabbing amid uncertain circumstances with farewell letters found.
New York May 21 11 reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt injured at Sagamore Hill after attempting to mount a horse. He fell and broke a rib though doctors say the injury is not serious. Concurrently in Portland a taxi fare dispute led TH Fearey manager of International Harvester agency to stab himself at police headquarters and die minutes later.
Oscar M White seeks a writ of error to the U S Supreme Court arguing his Aug 12 1913 crime date and 17 000 year sentence violate the fourteenth amendment. The clerical error in the indictment blank led to a mistaken June 4 execution date.
Athens reports King Constantine has died after a long illness. Doctors decided that another operation would be unnecessary as the patient’s condition showed general improvement prior to death. The public noted a turn in his health following the ikon of the Holy Virgin’s presence at the palace. Temperature and pulse readings from noon indicated a high fever and steady pulse.
Vienna reports rapid action to reclaim Praemysl in Galicia with Austrian troops reaching the Lemberg to Prac nyal railroad 18 miles east. Radymo victory drives Russians from strongholds north of Praemysl, forcing a retreat across the Sin river under heavy fire. Russian morale blamed for losses as reserves are cited, while embezzlement case links Laiereerny to Spokane surrender.
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