President’s Note to Germany demands explanation of outrages
The President will press Germany for explanations of attacks on American ships and citizens by submarine warfare. He will cite the William P Frye Falaba Cushing Gulflight and Lusitania as flagrant acts and may call a special session of Congress if the reply is unsatisfactory. The plan includes a Philadelphia speech to naturalized Americans and cabinet review of options.
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Germany
William P. Frye
Falaba
Cushing
Lusitania
United States
Congress
McAdoo
Mr. McAdoo
White House
Bryan
Philadelphia
Bureau of Naturalization
Department of Commerce
Wilson
Washington
Revised List of New England Saved in Brookline and Beyond
A compiled roster lists residents and visitors with contactable traces across Brookline Cambridge Milton Milton Needham Roxbury Weymouth and other New England towns. Names include Adams Henry Brooks Jessie Fyfe Haldane Lauriat McKenzie Murray Tobin Wilson Snowden Stetson Thompson and many more with addresses in Brookline Cambridge Roxbury Medford Fall River and Boston area.
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Adams
Henry
Brookline
Bernard
Oliver
Winchester Street
Brooks
J. Ham
Bridgeport
Conn
Lewiston
Fyfe
Jessie
James Fyfe
Holyoke
Haldane
James
East Third Street
South Boston
Lauriat
Charles E., Jr
Linnaean Street
Cambridge
Moore
John
Manchester
Padley
Charles
Saskatchewan
E. S. Booth
Macfarquhar
Stratford, Conn
Grace
Anderson
Roland
Barbara
Candlish
Arthur
Pawtucket
Quincy
Taft
Sidney
Hillside Avenue
Needham
Whitehead
Florence
Blue Hill Avenue Parkway
Milton
Wolfenden
John C
R. I
Riley
Edward
Sutcliffe
Ethel
Methuen
Sharp
Annie
Bryce Allan
Beverly
Simpson
Lawrence
Snowden
Thomas
Lynn
Stetson
Delia
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Roxbury
Thompson
Joseph
Neponset Avenue
Canton
Tobin
Nora
Sixth Street
South
Boston
Webb
William
Newburn Street
Medford
Waaranen
Elli
Worcester
Wilson, John
Everett Street
Wallace, Cyril J
Women Rioters Burn German Shops in Liverpool
Rioters led by women relatives of Cunard Line sailors burned several German shops in Liverpool today and tonight over the Lusitania sinking. Police say they cannot cope as many officers have joined the army.
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Liverpool
Cunard
German officials denounce neutrality claims over munitions
The passage notes German officials disapproving of neutrality questions and German‑American efforts to sway sentiment toward an embargo on war munitions. It recalls initial German denial of any international law violation in private sales and the astonishment of the President at a memorandum accusing U S neutrality.
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Washington
United States
Pope Reacts with Horror to Lusitania Sinking News
Pope Benedict expressed horror at the Lusitania disaster and offered sympathy to victims. He asked Cardinal Gasparri for full details and hoped the American government could prevent future sinkings. Italian newspapers criticize German methods and even Osservatore Romano joins the protest.
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Rome
Paris
Benedict
Gasparri
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Two Injured in Hotel Fight at Bosworth Place
A late night brawl at Hotel Marli ave Bosworth place left Frank J. Conway and Frank Flynn with scalp wounds and Michael Janini slightly injured. Police from City Hall avenue responded. investigators say the fight began after a waiter refused liquor to one man and involved three other assailants with possible blackjack blows.
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Marliave
Bosworth Place
Michael Janini
City Hall Avenue
Frank J. Conway
Adams Street
Dorchester
Frank Flynn
Ocean Avenue
Relief Hospital
Conway
Flynn
Reproduction of German EM Embassy Warning to Passengers
The item notes a reproduction of the German embassy’s second warning to passengers on British ships as published in New York papers Saturday. It mentions advertisements for Cunard White Star and French Line among the items listed.
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New York
Cunard
White Star
Cunard Lines Reports 764 Survivors After Sinking
New York May 9 The Cunard Steamship Company announced a Liverpool cablegram detailing 764 survivors up to midnight including 462 passengers and 302 crew. Fourteen four bodies recovered with 87 identified and 57 unidentified. Identified bodies include 65 passengers and 22 crew. 30 passengers and 17 crew were injured.
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New York
Cunard Steamship Company
Liverpool
Queenstown
Women Lead Vicious Riots Targeting German Shops
Early in the day anger toward Germans surged as women took charge of attacks on delicatessen stores. Mobs smashed windows and interiors, piling goods into streets and burning them. Fifty officers made 20 arrests as police used batons amid renewed violence and street fires targeting German shops.
Survivors Cite Lifeboat Shortfall After Disaster
Queenstown May 93 survivors report lifeboat inadequacy from the disaster. Many say only five of 34 lifeboats swung out were launched, others claim lowering orders came only after the second torpedo, yet many passengers found seats in boats that did depart.
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Queenstown
German sinking of Lusitania draws horror from Nya Dagligt Allehanda
The pro German Swedish paper in London commentary condemns the act as a crime against humanity. It questions German naval officers ability to perform such an act and notes suspicion of arms aboard the ship while labeling the sinking revolting and horrible.
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Stockholm
London
Nya Dagligt Allehanda
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