Loss of Bulwark Shocks England as Battleship Explodes
The Bulwark, a 15,000 ton battleship, exploded off Sheerness causing widespread shock. Churchill reported 12 survivors and 700 to 800 lost, with wreckage and debris washing ashore seven miles away. The ship, completed in 1902, carried 750 crew and heavy armament.
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Eye Witness Tells of Bulwark's Death
An eye-witness describes the explosion that doomed the battleship Bulwark near dawn. He saw dense smoke, the ship vanish, then a portion reappear before sinking within minutes. He reported one dead and few rescuers, calling the disaster an accident.
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Treachery blamed for Bulwark destruction in London Chronicle
London Chronicle reports treachery caused the Bulwark’s destruction asserting an internal, planned explosion. The Post cites spontaneous combustion as a theory amid ongoing German spy concerns. The Times urges waiting for verifiable facts before judging.
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London Mourns Amid Rejoicing Over Russian Victory
London reports gloom over the Bulwark loss and 800 British sailors while Lord Kitchener confirms a Russian victory in Poland against Germany. The west front shows limited infantry action near Missy and Vailly as both sides realign troops for new offensives.
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New Murphy Baby Named Charles Brickley Murphy
Boston policeman Frank Murphy informs Charlie Brickley the newest Murphy in the family will be named Charles Brickley Murphy. He notes that with twins he would have named the other child Percy Haughton Murphy.
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Horne Wins New England Amateur 10 Mile Cross Country
Clifton Horne of Haverhill in Dorchester Club colors won the New England Amateur Athletic Union open 10 mile cross country championship held under St. Mary's Cambridge. James Henigan finished second as the time record holder, the race tight from start to finish with Horne finishing 60 yards ahead in 55 minutes 50 seconds. The field stayed bunched early with the first 12 finishing within eight minutes of the winner and the top ten list includes Henigan Cook Nagle Rathgeb Fuller Weeks Davidson De Mar Roth.
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Dorchester Club Awarded By Amateurs' Union President
Lill, president of the Amateurs' Union, served as referee and awarded honors to the Dorchester Club in a recent event.
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Turkish mine layer torpedoed and sunk in Bosphorus
A Havas Agency despatch from Athens reports advices from Mytilene that a Turkish mine layer was torpedoed and sunk in the Bosphorus.
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