Nebraskan torpedoed ship sails for Liverpool after attack
The Nebraskan, an American steamship under charter to International Mercantile Marine and owned by American Hawaiian, was torpedoed 40 miles southwest of Fastnet. She steamed back to Liverpool in ballast, bound for Delaware breakwater, with no passengers and no fatalities. A navy contract had called for coal transport from Norfolk to San Diego, with Nebraskan named to fulfill the charter.
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Fastnet
Ireland
Queenstown
Liverpool
Delaware Breakwater
Lloyda
Kinsale
Lloyds
Harold Sanderson
International Mercantile Marine
U.S. Transport State Department
Frost
Fasinet Rock
Ryndam Damaged in Fog Collision Off Massachusetts
The Holland American liner Ryndam with 77 passengers on board was rammed and badly damaged by the tramp steamer Joseph J. Cuneo in dense fog off the Massachusetts coast. Wireless calls brought aid from U S battleships. 250 passengers and crew were transferred to the battleship South Carolina and all landed in New York. The Ryndam was towed to port.
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New York
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Joseph J. Cuneo
Massachusetts
United States
Atlantic
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
Hner
U.S
British ship Triumph sunk by submarine in Dardanelles
The British battleship Triumph was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Dardanelles. A majority of officers and men are reported saved. Paris reports rumors of a naval action in the Adriatic with an Italian cruiser said to have torpedoed two Austrian cruisers and heavy cannonading off Ancona.
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Triumph
Dardanelles
Paris
Adriatic
Ancona
Duke of Aosta Injured in Auto Crash Near Mantua
Duke of Aosta cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and commander of one Italian army was hurt when thrown from his automobile near Mantua Italy.
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Aosta
Venice
Victor Emmanuel
Austria
Mentre
Miss Lottie Butlew Drowns During Graduation Week
Miss Lottie Butlew eighteen from Colton was drowned when wheat was upset in the Maamee River at Napoleon Ohio during the week’s graduation ceremonies.
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Napoleon
Lottie Butlew
Colton
Liberty Center
Manmee
Roosevelt Wins Suit Against Barnes in Libel Case
A Syracuse jury found in favor of Theodore Roosevelt, ruling William Barnes’ libel claim unfounded after 42 hours of deliberation over five weeks of trial. Barnes will appeal, Ivins said, while Roosevelt pledged to serve the public interest.
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N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
Barnes
New York
Mr. Barnes
William M. Ivins
Justice Andrews
Counsil
Syracuse
Mr. Roosevelt
New War Cabinet Formed As Lloyd George Heads Munitions
London date May 27. David Lloyd George is named minister for munitions replacing critics of Kitchener on a new war cabinet. The lineup keeps Kitchener as secretary of war and adds many party figures including Asquith, Grey, Balfour, McKenna as chancellor, and Churchill as duke of Lancaster. Viscount Hal dana retires from public life.
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David Lloyd. George
Lord Kitchener
Lloyd-George
Reginald McKenna
Home Secretary
Feau
Herbert Asquith
Exchequer
Sid Edward Grey
Admiralty
Arthur J. Balfour
Winston Spencer Churchill
David Lloyd-George
Lord Lansdowne
Stanley Buckmaster
Lord Crewe
Lord Curzon
India
John Simon
Bonar Law
Unionist Party
Austen Chamberlain
Board of Trade
Walter Runelman
Walter Hume Long
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Scotland
MecKinnes Wood
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
Lord Selborne
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Board of Education
aArthur Henderson
Pariamentary Labor Party
Sir Edward Carson
Winston Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
John Redmond
Arthur Henderson
Earl Kitchener
Asquith
Edward Grey
Runciman
Birre
Wood
Inter State Commerce Commission Finds No Unjust Discrimination
The ICC ruled there is no unjust discrimination against Canton Illinois in favor of Peoria in existing rates on agricultural implements carloads to local points on the Illinois Central railroad routes through Kentucky Tennessee and Mississippi Athens via London. Religious fervor grows as King Constantine’s condition prompts prayers and public mourning with an icon delivered to the palace and crowds in the streets. Temperature records show the king’s morning reading at 100.5 degrees.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Canton
Illinois Central
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Athens
London
Constantine
Wrecking Caledonian Train Collision Kills Soldiers and Civilians
A deadly Caledonian railway crash at Gretna near Carlisle involves three trains, including a troop train. The disaster leaves about 165 dead and up to 400 injured as passengers are trapped and burned before help arrives.
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England
Caledonian
Gretna
London
Glasgow
Siegel Confesses Killing Business Partner in Seattle
W L Siegel confessed to shooting and killing William R Wolfe his business partner in Seattle Washington police say Wolfe s body was found in their advertising office Siegel claims Wolfe approached him threateningly during a business dispute and he fired in self defense authorities hold him on murder charges
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W. L. Siegel
William R. Wolfe
Wash
Wolfe
Siegel
British American Tobacco Firm Placed Under German Supervision
English Plant Amsterdam May 27 report that the British American Tobacco company in Germany is under German supervision. James B. Duke is president. The firm's capital is 55 million dollars.
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Amsterdam
Germany
James 8. Duke
China Signs Two Secret Treaties With Japan
Washington May 27 two treaties covering negotiations on the Kwantung peninsula Manchuria and Mongolia were signed and exchanged between Japan and China.
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China
Washington
Ghantung Peninsula
Manchuria
Mongolia
Japan
Illinois Boxing Bill Falls Short in House Vote
Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a boxing bill, falling five votes short of a constitutional majority after a three hour debate. Yeas 72, nays 67. Senate previously defeated the Carroll bill. Representative Eddie Santry cited Roosevelt and others in support. E C Perkins attacked the measure. Governor Dunne's waterway bill passed the house 107 to 41 and moves to the senate.
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Yeas
Senate
Eddie Santry
Tllinois
Wisconsin Boxing Commission
E. C. Perkins
Douglas
Lincoln
Dunne
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Dies in Garrison
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, noted social leader and wife of the former president of the Illinois Central railway, died at her country home in Garrison New York from hemorrhage of the brain on May 28.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Garrison
N. Y
Ilinoia Central Railway
Crown Prince’s Daughter Baptized in Berlin
The infant daughter of the crown prince and crown princess was baptized in Berlin on Wednesday. She was named Alexandrine Irene and the crown prince did not attend the ceremony.
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Berlin
Alexandrine Irene
Italy Declares War and Strikes Across Austria Border
Vienna reports a first Italian cavalry thrust across the Tyrolean border near Strass with minor actions in the Tyrol and along the Adriatic. Rome says Italy's land sea and air assaults began at dawn, with Italian fleets and aeroplanes countering Austrian forces and sinking or capturing several small ships.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Italy
Austria
Strass
Austrian
Tyrol
War Office
Adriatic
Rome
Duke of Abruzzi
Ancona
Venice
Porto Corsini
Barletta
Atearney
Ces
U S Ends Ship Conference Over British Notes
Secretary Bryan ordered termination of unofficial cotton and dyestuffs talks with Great Britain. He objected to British notes signaling official status for negotiations and feared official recognition of British orders in council. The move avoids implicit US endorsement while pressuring Germany over Lusitania.
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Washington
Bryan
United States
Great Britain
London
Germany
Lusitania
Lassen Peak Desolate Ruin After Mighty Eruptions
Redding California May 27 Lassen peak once graceful now a desolate ruin. Its crater is shattered and two black streaks run half a mile each down the western bank, carved by lava and mud from the great outburst Saturday night.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
West Baden convention ends with Muncie chosen for 1916 meet
The United Commercial Travellers state convention in West Baden adjourned with farewell addresses by Henry Kellenback and M C Reynard. Muncie won the bid to host the 1916 meeting, with Fort Wayne and others voting. Officers were elected including J C Holmes and H Kellerback. The group also approved a health officers school in Indianapolis for June.
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United Commercial Travelers’ State Convention
West Baden
Henry Kellenback
M. C. Reynard
Muncie
Fort Wayne
Frankfort
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New Albany
Anderson
M. P. Dale
J. C. Holmes
Henry Billings
Marion
E. C. Carter
Grand Post
H. D. Kellerback
C. T. Long
Crawfordaville
C. F. Picton
Robert Law
Logansport
Grand Page
B. A. Tuttle
South Bend
Grand Sentinel
A. F. Fisher
W. EB. O’rear
R. C. Stone
C. 8. S. White
Fairmount
Indiana Academy of Science Meets in Bloomington and Banquet End
The Indiana Academy of Science held its spring session in Bloomington with a banquet in the Student building at Indiana University. Delegates toured Grif fey creek area and the Bloomington stone quarry district, with new officers appointed and a fall meeting planned in Indianapolis. Also reported were 217 men sent to the Putnamville state farm, Indiana Funeral Directors association officers elected in Indianapolis, new incorporations in Lafayette, and dissolutions in Terre Haute and Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
H. C. Sexton
Snelbyville
Charles E. Redmond
Peru
State Board of Dental Examiners
Redmond
A. R. Ritz
Evanaville
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Frei Prow
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Clarefice
Bluffton
J. W. McCurdy
Fort Wayne
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Indiana
Carl, E. Bauer
Hammond
New York
N. Y
Hugh Brown
Battle Creek
Green Street
Ind
George C. Garey
John J. Gaynor
Progress Machine Company
Indianapoli
Dudley EB. Murray
Roanoke
George W
Pierce
Anderson
Frank I. Remy
B. P. Remy
A. Berger
Remy Brother
Wilbert R. Roberts
South Bench
Daniel W. Shick
Indianapoolis
Aesignor
W. L. Milliken
Barnstable
Masa
Harry A. Spurgeon
T. T. Hunt
W. G Baker
W. G. Baker
Cole Stickle
Frank C. H. Strasburger
Knox
James E. van Deventer
N. V. Smith
Loren L. Whitney
American Steel Foundries
Kennedy Manufacturing Company
Dixon
W. H. Stemm
North Vernon
Joshua N. McMurray
Indiana University
Indiana Academy of Science
Academy
Griffey Creek
University Waterworks
William A. Cogshall
A. L. Scoville
Putnamville
C. E. Talkington
Marion County
Viga County
Indiana Funeral Directors’ Association
W. H. Evans
Brownsburg
O. Benson
Bridgeton
W. D. Wilhite
Marion
Co. T. Rutledge
Hartford City
C. R. Wilson
Mooresville
M. E Chastain
Rochdale
Adam Grim
Delphi
C. KH. Titus
C. H. Husted
Seymour
C. C. LaFollette
Thorntown
Vernon Clothing and Tailoring Company
Lafayette
James Bellinger
Frank D. Bellinger
D. D. Jacobs
Wabash Transportation Company of
Terre Haute
Davian Corporation
H. McK. Landon
George W. Landon
Ed Daniels
Hume-Manaur Focker Billiard Company
Tragedy in New York: Mother Kills Two Children Then Herself
In New York on May 28 Mrs. O'Neill, wife of a prominent architect, killed her eight year old daughter and wounded her six year old son before slashing her own throat and dying.
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Self
New York
Time Fixed for Execution in Becker Case Albany
Albany officials announce execution of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker by electric chair will proceed in the week beginning July 12 unless a stay pending his appeal to the U S Supreme Court is granted.
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Albany
Charles Becker
U. S. Supreme Court
Tragic Train Death Near Cheaterton Identifies Victim Sought
The body of a well dressed young man found near Cheaterton morgue labeled Bagike awaits identification. He fell from a New York Central train and was run over, body torn by wheels. Authorities will delay burial for several days to determine the deceased’s identity.
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Bagike
Nes
Cheaterton
New York Central
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