23 May 1915
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1915
Page
1
An English village endures a scene of horror as the Austrian frontier barracks blow up. The incident leaves hundreds of soldiers dead, marking one of the most disastrous events in recent railway and military history.
Special Cable reports a catastrophic rail wreck near Carlisle Gretna involving a troop train a local and the London to Glasgow express. Fires raged as rescuers battled flames. about 150 bodies recovered tonight with hundreds feared dead and many seriously injured.
A wartime map outlines probable campaigns on Austria and Italy borders. It notes permanent fortifications in both nations and six months of new defensive lines. The Duke of the Abruzzi, Italy’s naval commander, appears in the feature alongside coastal fortresses at Vardo Genoa Spezzia Monte Argentario and Gaeta. Defense works also line the Straits of Messina and Taranto with Maddalena to the north.
Police report multiple arrests after an explosion that killed or injured several. authorities pursue leads as scores are believed to have perished and charges are sought against suspects.
Paris reports communications with Italy cut at midnight and a Stefani dispatch from Rome states a state of war is declared in Sondria Brescia Verona Vicenza Belluno Udine Venezia Treviso Padua Mantua Ferrara and Adriatic islands and communes. Proclamation by Ministers of War and Marine.
Yale professor President Arthur T. Hadley tells Yale alumni in Kansas City that the United States invites war through unreadiness. He cites Hibben of Princeton and Mohonk peace talks, arguing a nation must not be too prepared or too unprepared for war and urges silence on the Germany situation.
Lassen peak near Redding California erupted late today with a towering funnel of smoke shooting from the crater. The plume rose several thousand feet, described as likely the strongest eruption in its history.
Newport Rhode Island May 22 a second mishap in the Atlantic fleet war game reported tonight the submarine K 6 ran aground on the east side of No Man s Land during a heavy southeast wind and rough sea. The tender Fulton stood by in dense fog and towering seas.
Democratic leaders push for an extra session possibly starting October 1 to address treasury strain with a bond option avoided due to political risk. Claude Kitchin and Senator James Hamilton Lewis back the plan to begin early, aiming to finish before next year’s national conventions.
Washington May 22 Preparations were completed for the Pan American Financial Conference to be opened by President Wilson in the Pan American Union Building Monday Delegates from eighteen South and Central American nations attend with six general sessions scheduled Secretary Bryan will welcome on Monday and each nation will respond after remarks by Wilson and other officials
Washington May 22 John D Rockefeller Jr testifying before the Industrial Relations Commission denied three charges accusing Colorado mine operators of bearing responsibility for the coal strike violence. The commission’s letter summarized the probe into conditions, noting the charges alleged lack of hearings and control by operators.
Twelve jurors find Theodore Roosevelt did not libel William Barnes by alleging a corrupt alliance with crooked business and politics. Verdict after forty ballots and forty-two hours of deliberation. Roosevelt calls the decision typically American.
Philadelphia may 22 president wilsons May 10 speech to new citizens will be used as an English model in public schools starting at the George Washington School. superintendent Jacobs reports strong approval from principals and widespread requests for copies from educators in other cities. current models include lincolns gettysburg address and washington's farewell address.
A Rome dispatch reports the general mobilization ordered by royal decree will begin tomorrow. All vehicles and draught animals will be requisitioned while ordinary rail passenger and freight service remains undisturbed.
The Official Gazette of Budapest on May 22 publishes a decree summoning landsturm aged 18 to 50 for military examination. A decision on their deployment will be made later.
The Italian Ambassador, the Duke of Avarna, leaves Vienna for Rome as Austria asks US to protect Austrian subjects in Italy. Rome and Vienna report frontier clashes and a bomb explosion at Rovereto. Italy orders general mobilization and grants extraordinary wartime powers amid rising tension.
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