Lusitania Trapped by Submarine Fleet Fails to Escape
Eyewitnesses report the ship sent lifeboats smashing and overturned, 60 women and children drowned, and hundreds cast into the sea as a second torpedo opened a great hole and split boilers. Several passengers saw submarines before torpedoes struck, and a death toll of 1500 is cited. Critics blame the captain for not seeking a warship convoy.
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Lusitania
London
Dodd
Cunard Company
Lord Mersey
President May Signal Policy On Lusitania Sinking
Washington May 9 The President and Cabinet kept silent on the Lusitania sinking while plans circulated unofficially for a formal note to Germany. A dispatch would detail acts by Germany since the war began and urge adherence to international law, referencing a February warning.
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Lusitania
Gerard
Germany
United States
Roosevelt Calls For Immediate Action Over Lusitania Attack
In Syracuse Theodore Roosevelt issued a statement declaring the sinking of the Lusitania a piracy and murder on a grand scale. He said the war zone decree and German threats required quick accountability and promised action without delay, aligning with national self respect and humanity.
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N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Belgium
France
Germany
Lodge Calls for Reparations Over Merchant Ship Killings
Senator H. C. Lodge argues that American citizens abroad deserve government protection and criticizes the killing of noncombatant passengers on unarmed belligerent vessels with no warning, insisting on reparations and redress. The remarks, dated May 9 from Washington DC, frame a strong diplomatic stance.
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Vanderbilt Gave His Life Belt To Woman
London May 9 Thomas Sli dell of New York testified in London that Alfred G Vanderbilt on the Lusitania deck could not swim and wore a life belt He took it off and placed it around a young woman then went to seek another belt as the ship sank within seconds
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Thomas Slidell
New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Slidell
Moon and celestial events note for May dates and anniversaries
The notice lists moon phases from May 6 to June 12, full moon dates for the year, and daily astronomy timings. It also marks the 130th day of the year with 42 days until summer and 288 days of war, plus evening star Saturn and morning stars Venus and Jupiter. It notes Comet visibility and Americus Vespucius birthday anniversary.
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Venus
Jupiter
Forecast for Boston and Vicinity In Early May
Forecast for New England calls for fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with warmer temperatures. The report notes moderate westerly winds and provides yesterday’s temperature readings from Thompson's Spa, including afternoon highs around the low 70s and a nightly low near 57 to 60 degrees.
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Vicinity
Washington
New England
Thompson's Spa
Baseball scores and results from Chicago and Detroit games
National league results show Chicago defeating St. Louis 2 to 1 and 6 to 1 with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati also listed. American league action has Detroit beating Washington 1 to 0 and Cleveland routing Philadelphia 3 to 0.
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Italy Prepares War Move As 600000 Troops Reach Verona
Authentic dispatches report 600,000 Italian troops concentrated at Verona near the Austrian frontier as Italy contemplates entering the war. Reports say Italy issued a call to the colors for all infantry classes from 1876, signaling decisive action amid European tensions.
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Italy
London
Switzerland
Germany
Berlin
Copenhagen
Transylvania to be next German submarine target, sources say
New York reports from high German sources warn the Cunarder Transylvania, which sailed Friday the Lusitania’s sinking day, may be the next victim. The liner carries 800 plus passengers, many Americans, with an inquiry already planned into the Lusitania disaster.
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Transylvania
New York
Cunarder Tranyslvania
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