Nebraskan Torpedoed. Crew Safe in Boats Near Fastnet
The American steamer Nebraskan, 4400 tons, owned by American-Hawaiian, was torpedoed or mine struck forty miles west of Fastnet. Captain Green reports water in the hold but the ship can reach Liverpool under steam. The vessel carried ballast from Liverpool to New York.
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Condon
american-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Washington
United Press
Skinner
London
State Department
Liverpool
Delaware
Fastnet
New York
American Hawaiian Steamship Company
Panama Canal
Four Great Battles Under Way In European Zone
London May 26 four major conflicts unfold in Europe with Italian Austro- Italian actions in the Tyrol and Alpine fronts. Austro German forces press Premys on the eastern front while fighting rages near Ypres and Turkiye coastal batteries as Allies back by British and French ships.
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London
Austrian Tyrol
Ypres
Bardandelles
Peoples' Bank of Ridgeley to Open in Months
Ridgeley West Virginia residents voted to establish the Peoples' Bank of Ridgeley with over 30000 dollars in stock subscribed. A site has to be chosen and building plans prepared while operations are expected to begin within several months. The bank will be led by cashier W R Kightman and L C Walker of St Marys. The town also plans pavement work and enhanced lighting as Ridgeley grows, aided by railway expansion.
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Ridgeley
W. Va
First National Bank of
Peoples’ Bank of
L. C. Walker
First National Bank
St. Mary’s W. Va
Howard R. Kight m
Western Maryland Railway
Gifted 14-year-old musician drowns in Yough River Oakland
Harold Jackson, son of H S Jackson assistant manager at Northern Natural Gas Oakland Md, drowned in a Little Yough River swimming hole near the Weber place. He was a gifted clarinetist with the Mountain City Band. The death grieved Oakland as a favored local youth.
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Oakland
Harold
H. S. Jackson
Northern Natural Gas Company
Yough River
Weber Place
Jackson
Jackson Lad
Mountain City
Mexicans Kill Two Americans Near Texas Border
Alpine Texas May 26 A border clash last night between Mexicans and Texas river guards and rangers left two Americans missing after a retreat. Ranger Bates and river guard Joe Sitters were unaccounted for as their horses were captured. Bates had previously killed two Mexicans, and Sitters was credited with killing several Mexican outlaws including Seferino Torras in 1913. It is unclear how many Mexicans were killed.
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Alpine
Tex
Valentine
Texas River
Bates
Joe Sitters
Sitters
Seferino Torras
Confederate Memorial Day Date Set in Romney West Virginia
Memorial Day week delayed in Romney West Virginia as Confederate Memorial Day is moved to Thursday June 10 to avoid overlapping with the Richmond Confederate reunion on June 3.
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Romney
W. Va
Richmond
Eagles Nominate Delegates for State Convention
At Cumberland Aerie No 245 Fraternal Order of Eagles last evening, Floyd Giles Edward A Holten S E Griminger Peter G Cowden H F Oglebay R M Barna and C W Rosenmerkle were elected to represent the local group at the state convention in Hagerstown starting July 13 for three days. Thomas E Poole the state financial secretary will also attend.
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Cumberland Aerie
Order of Eagles
Hagerstown
Floyd Giles
Edward A. Holten
S. E. Griminger
Peter G.cowden
H. F. Oglebay
R. M. Barna Wd
C. W. Rosenmerkle
Thomas E. Poole
Aerie
Furst Declines to Run in Maryland Governor Fight
Baltimore dispatch reports Frank A. Furst declining to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. Linthicum withdraws from the race as the contest shapes between Blair Lee and Emerson C. Harrington, with Harrington likely backed by Furst. The fight centers on party control of the state, with major figures including Preston Smith and Lee-Preston factions shaping a battleground for governor, comptroller, and attorney general.
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Baltimore
Frank A. Furst
Linthicum
Rossville
Blair Lee
Emerson C. Harrington
Preston
Smith
Harrington
Furst
Senator Lee
Senator Smith
Talbott and
Lewis
Arthur F. Gorman
Lee-Preston
Lee
Albert C .Ritchie
William B. Copper
Kent County
Maloy
McMullen
Copper
Postal deficit reaches six and half million in half year
Washington May 26. Postal revenues for the first half of the current fiscal year end July 1 show a deficit of about 6.5 million. Expenses rose over 9 million while receipts fell nearly half a million. Burleson attributes the shortfall to the European war and stock market and mail-flow disruptions. Parcel post helped limit the deficit and a revival in receipts signals improving conditions.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Burleson
Stock Exchange
Inflammatus To Be Sung At First Baptist Church
The May 30 concert at First Baptist Church Cumberland features the Inflammatus from Stabat Mater performed by local talent under C. E. Bray. Clement Bray Jr. will play and Mrs. B W Niece of New York sings with solos and organ pieces. no sermon.
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First Baptist Church
Bedford Street
C. E. Bray
Clement Bray, Jr
B. W
New York City
Cumberland
Two Ships Collide Off Nantucket In Dense Fog
New York May 26 The Holland American liner Ryndham traveling from New York to Rotterdam with seventy eight passengers collided with the Norwegian freighter Joseph J Cuneo in dense fog off Nantucket Island. Compartments five and six flooded but are under control. The Ryndham is returning to New York at thirteen knots. The South Carolina assisted and many passengers were taken from the Ryndham to safety.
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New York
Ryndham
Rotterdam
Joseph J. Cuneo
Nantucket Island
von den Huebel
Ambros
Austrians Confident They Will Win Says Sven Hedin
Sven Hedin reports to the Vienna Neue Freie Presse on observ tions of Austrian and German troops in the Carpathians praising organization discipline and will to win Grand Duke Joseph Ferdinand earns praise for care of troops Hedin notes quiet Russian artillery and friendly interactions between opposing soldiers while no battle occurred
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Vienna
Sven Hedin
Carpathians
Vienna Neue Freie Presse
Joseph Ferdinand
Becker to Die Week July 12
New York May 26. Martin T. Manton chief counsel for Becker said upon hearing the Becker decision that the ruling is a disappointment but Becker will never ask Whitman for a commutation of sentence.
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Becker
New York
Martin T. Manton
Whitman
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Dies at Glen Cliff Estate
New York reports the sudden death of Mrs Stuyvesant Fish at her Glen Cliff estate. The society leader aged sixty died last night after an illness described as resembling paralysis.
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RS. Fish
N.Y
New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Fish Estate
Glen Cliff
New British Cabinet Named in Coalition Government
London May 26 The coalition cabinet approves King George’s nod with Asquith as prime minister and first lord of the treasury. Kitchener remains secretary of war. Lloyd George becomes minister of munitions. Churchill moved to chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Coalition
King George
Admiralty
Arthur J. Balfour
Winston Spencer Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
Herbert H. Asquith
Edward Grey
the Treasury
Mr. Asquith
Lord Lansdowne
Sir Stanley Oo
Buckmaster
the Council
Lord
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Walter Hume Long
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Secotland
Thomas McKinnon Wood
Board of Agriculture
Lord Selborne
Lewis Harcourt
Board of Education
Arthur Henderson
Sir Edward Car
Frohman Services Across Synagogues and Cathedral
Funeral services for Charles Frohman were held yesterday in multiple cities. Miss Billie Burke and Miss Maude Adams attended synagogues in New York and Los Angeles figures, with John Drew and the Julia Sanderson troupe at San Francisco. A requiem mass for Frohman followed at Providence Cathedral, arranged by Donald Brain, with services also noted in Providence Rhode Island.
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New York
Charles Frohm
Billie Burke
Ch Frohman
Synagogue
Tacon
Catholi Cathedral
Providence
R. I
Chagas Resigns Premiership in Portugal
Lisbon May 26 Joao Chagas has resigned the premiership of Ports on the advice of his physician after a gun attack in May. He says the revolution government cannot continue and his letter notes elections will bring a new ministry of representatives nation. The Spanish cruiser Espana, guarding interests, has left port.
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Lisbon
Joao Chagas
Revolutiona
Freitas
Senor Chagas
Ministry of Representatives
Jose Castro
Espana
Rev Turkle Heads Lutheran Synod In Biennial Meet
Akron notes the Lutheran Synod convening its enth biennial meeting in Trinity Lutheran at 10 o clock. The convention group includes 28 synods and focuses on selecting the president for the coming biennium. Unclear portions reference Northside and other minor details.
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Akron
Trinity Lutheran
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