German Foreign Office Statement On Lusitania Loss
The German Foreign Office expresses sympathy for American lives lost on the Lusitania but places responsibility on Britain for starving civilians in Germany and arming merchant ships. It notes Britain’s plan to arm vessels and its press admissions of war material on the Lusitania, charging Germany with warnings ignored by England.
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London
Washington
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Germany
Charles Beresford
Lusitania
England
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Foreign Office
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President Calls for Peace Example in Philadelphia Speech
The president urges the nation to set a peace example and avoid coercion as he references the Lusitania tragedy and tense relations with Germany. He stresses that force is unnecessary to prove right and emphasizes moral leadership over aggression.
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Philadelphia
Lusitania
Germany
President Wilson Addresses Naturalized Americans in Philadelphia
President Wilson spoke to about 4000 naturalized Americans in Philadelphia, outlining a peaceful U S course amid the Lusitania crisis. He urged Americans to embody humanity first, stressing peace as a healing force while hinting at decisive action if needed.
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Wilson
United States
Germany
America
Fear for liner Transylvania grows near war zone
Anxiety rises in New York as the liner Transylvania nears a war zone and is marked as a submarine target. Cunard and Anchor offices receive continuous calls from worried relatives seeking news, but officials say no ill news has been received and the ship is still all right.
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Transylvania
Cunard
British Navy To Withhold Convoy From Merchant Ships
The House of Commons announces that the navy will not supply convoys for merchant ships, causing unease. The Transylvania is seen as the specific target of Germany, with Dernburg and Germany’s note to its ambassador heightening tensions in the zone.
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House of Conion
Transylvania
Germany
Dernburg
Ofermany
Gunman Meakin Arrested After Chase in Hartford
John R. Meakin, an ex convict and Navy deserter linked to a Boston liquor-store bandit spree, was arrested in Hartford after a fierce fight. He was shot in the back while fleeing toward the Park River and attempting to ford it. A bystander woman was accidentally shot by a police officer during the chase.
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Meakin in custody after street confrontation in city
Meakin, 25, reputedly tall and dangerous, was stopped by a police detective after a struggle in the city. He is at City Hospital in grave condition with guards at his bedside. Authorities identify him as a suspect in the shooting of Boston Policeman Peter Corcoran. Inspector Lynch and Detective Mailberger located the man. Continued on Page 11-Sixth Col.
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Boston
Thomas Lynch
Lewis C. Mailberger
Peter Corcoran
Lusitania inquiry finds German leaders guilty of murder
In Kinsale Ireland on May 10 the coroner’s jury condemned the ship sinking as a wilful and wholesale murder. They charged the submarine officers and the German Emperor and government. Captain Turner testified he had not received a sinking message.
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Germany
Turner
Italy ready awaits word on Austria breach
London dispatch reports Italy, with 600000 troops on the frontier and all classes mobilized, awaiting Austria's final reply within 24 hours. If no reply or a negative one arrives, Italy will terminate negotiations. Decrees from the cabinet stay unpublished pending outcome.
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London
Italy
Bank wrecker Hall dies in California
John A. Hall the bank wrecker who was recently pardoned by Governor Walsh and his council died suddenly in California. The story notes his notoriety and the pardon as context for the death.
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Bank Wrecker Hall
California
A. Hall
Walsh
Moon Phases and Evening Star Saturn Noted Tonight
Almanac style item lists moon phases through June, dates for new and full moons, and the last quarter May 6 with other celestial notes. Saturn is the evening star, Venus and Jupiter morning stars, and a comet rises near midnight. Garibaldi’s Sicily landing cited as a 1860 anniversary. Auto lamps set for 7:24 PM.
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Venus
Jupiter
Garibaldi
Sicily
Southern New England to see fair weather this week
Forecast shows fair for Southern New England on Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer conditions and light to moderate west to south winds. Northern New England also expects fair weather on Tuesday and Wednesday with no precipitation forecast.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New Engand
Great War News Dominates Front Despite Lusitania Tragedy
News from the western front intensifies with a major Anglo French attack near Arras Lille and Fleurbaix. Berlin and Paris confirm widespread battles with about 6500 prisoners and four new army corps involved as U.S. entry rumors surface amid global war developments.
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United States
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Lille
Berlin
Paris
Fleurbaix
Riogebourg
Vermelles
Ablain
Carency
Neuville
St. Laurent
Bernstorff regrets loss of American lives over Lusitania crisis
German ambassador Count Bernstorff called at the State Department and told Secretary Bryan he deeply regretted that the war’s events had caused the loss of many American lives as Washington awaited President Wilson's policy on the Lusitania sinking.
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Wilson
United States
Lusitania
Count Bernstorff
State Department
Bryan
Berlin Note Cables Sympathy Over Lusitania Loss
Berlin dispatches report the foreign office cabled the embassy to convey deepest sympathy for Lusitania casualties while accusing Britain's strategy to starve Germany. The note was expected to reach the embassy only after delays, with wireless communication unavailable. Despatches indicate ongoing diplomatic exchanges and uncertainty about timing.
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