Lusitania Disaster Sparks German Protest and Survivor Accounts
The German Foreign Office issues a formal message to Washington blaming Britain for arming ships and starving civilians, and says Germany could not accept responsibility for the Lusitania loss. London releases survivor figures with 788 passengers and 365 crew lost. 68 Americans saved, about 120 missing. A New York Times report narrates detailed survivor experiences aboard and in Queenstown, describing the torpedo strike, lifeboat chaos, rescue efforts, and grim morgue scenes.
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London
Lusitania
His Third Big Disaster And Still Tower Lives
Queenstown reports Frank Tower a Lusitania fireman who has survived three of history’s greatest maritime disasters. He rode the Titanic and Empress of Ireland escapes prior, and again survived the Lusitania. Friends speculate on his likely fate, but Tower continues to live through peril.
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Queenstown
Frank Tower
Kinsale
Tower
Wilson Speech Plea for Peace Before New Citizens
President Wilson urged newly naturalized Americans to put the United States first and warned against German agitators. He said true Americans do not divide by nationality and stressed peace as a healing force while cautioning against lingering ties to birth nations. The address in Philadelphia drew about 15,000 listeners.
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America
Wilson
Convention Hall
United States
Federal District Court
Lusitania
Washington
the Stars and Stripes
Germany
Evening Mail
Carl Schurz
Thrilling Rescue of Two Women from Lusitania
Miss Barrett and Miss Macdonald described their near miracle escape from the Lusitania disaster. They spoke of the second class cabin, the initial crash, orderly crew, life belts provided by a stranger, and then jumping into the water as a lifeboat appeared.
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Cork
New York
Miss Barrett
Miss Macdonald
Barrett
Lusitonia
Vanderbilt a Hero: Lusitania Survivors Testify to Alfred Vanderbilt Sacrifice
Liverpool reports two Lusitania survivors confirm Alfred Vanderbilt died a hero to save a woman. Thomas Slidel, a friend, testified first about Vanderbilt's selfless act aboard the liner. Norman Ratcliffe, a Kent resident, corroborates the account.
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Liverpool
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Thomas Slidel
Mr. Vanderbilt
Knickerbocker Club
New York
Norman Ratcliffe
Gillingham
Kent
Lusitania Sunk Claim Why Armed Ship Was Targeted
Berlin reports the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine and sank. Germany notes the ship carried guns and war material, holding owners responsible. warns over danger and past warnings to evade Atlantic trade dangers.
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London
Cunard
Germany
Washington
Atlantic
Rescued man recounts Vanderbilt brave acts on Lusitania
From Japan, verified account details Mr Ratcliffe’s rescue after clinging to a box for three hours. He and a Lusitania steward report Vanderbilt removed his life belt to shield a trembling woman, then disappeared as the ship sank with Vanderbilts’ acts praised by eyewitnesses.
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Lusitania
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lady Allan
Montreal
Marconi
Japan
Mr. Ratcliffe
Vanderpilt
Vanderbilt
Thomas Slidell
New York
Mr. Vanderbilt
Witness recalls Lusitania disaster scene near Halifax
A Cana dian-Pacific liner passenger reported seeing float-ing deck chairs and lifeboats with a lifebelt and a body on a whaleboat amid the Lusitania sinking. He described Captain Evans's steady command as the ship circled the scene and the crew faced fear and sorrow.
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Evans
The Loneliest Man in All America
Washington remains calm as President Wilson bears the gravest diplomatic burden since Lincoln. The peace-loving professor sits in the White House, his quiet exterior masking sympathy and suffering while facing a weighty national moment.
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America
State wide Jersey items show local civic activity and notes
A compilation from Gloucester county and environs details road work in Wenonah, liquor license cases in Moorestown, Memorial Day planning in Glassboro and Bridgeport, church and school fundraising, and public notices. Reports cover real estate, tax levies, education, fisheries, and local industry with multiple town updates including Pitman, Mullica Hill, Millville, Bayside, and Mount Holly.
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Wigham
Mr. Barnard
Stewart S. Mason
Boston
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New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
Herman Ridder
Wenonah
S. S. Ledden
Glassboro
Gloucester County
Pitman Equal Suffrage League
No. 1 Fire House
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Mast Camden
Council
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Cooper River
Medford
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Camden
Bridgeport
Fielder
Harry E. Pine
Bridgeton
Benjamin Block
Elizabeth
State Board of Optometrists
William L. Waldron
Woodbury
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Home and School Association
Edward Heineman
Marlton
Sea Isle City
Lee Ting
Quon Win
Quon Wong
Joline
Burlington County Hospital
Mount Holly
John J. Bishop
Columbus
Hunterdon County
Freeholders
Joseph L. Chamberlin
William D. Bloom
Gibbstown
EggsWarbor City License Committee
Dividing Creek
Township Board of Education
Maurice River
Millville
Richard P. Hughes
William Absalom
Burlington County Board of Taxation
Boy Scouts
Pitman
Delaware Bay
Bayside
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