British steamer Caedby torpedoed off Cornwall coast
London reports the British steamer Caedby bound from Oporto to Cardiff with pitwood was torpedoed off Cornwall by a German submarine. Eighteen crew, four passengers and a stowaway were landed at Newlyn. The Caedby’s loss follows the sinking of the Majestic and other warships in the Dardanelles campaign.
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London
Caedby
Oporto
Cardiff
Cornwall
Penzance
Newlyn
Caedby Steamship Company
England
Majestic
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Father on Train That Kills Son and a Companion
In Clarion Pennsylvania on May 28 C H Burger a 40 year old insurance agent and Foster Ittle 24 a school teacher were killed instantly when Burger's car was struck by a northbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train near Leeper The car was demolished and several passengers including Ittles father a constable helped remove survivors Burger left a wife and several children.
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Burger
Ittle
Man Baked to Death on Coal Cinders Near Sharpsburg
The charred body of a white man was found on a cinder pile along the Allegheny river bank near Moorhead Brothers & Co. in Sharpsburg. John Kline reported the find, and police say he fell asleep on the cinders and suffocated by gas fumes before being baked by heat.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
Moorhead Brothers & Co
Sharpsburg
John Kline
Danish Steamer Ely Sunk After Mine Hit
The Danish steamer Ely of 1800 tons, sailing from Scotland to its home port with coal, was mined and sunk in the Aland Sea yesterday. In a separate item, the five hundred mile classic was postponed to Monday.
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Stockholm
Ely
Scotland
Aland Sea
Indianapolis
Przemysl May Be Taken Again
Vienna reports rapid isolation of Przemysl in Galicia as Austrian forces push toward the rail line between Lemberg and Przemysl. Radymne victory northern of Przemysl drives Russians back across the San river under heavy Austrian bombardment. Russian morale reportedly shaken with many troops and guns captured.
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Geneva
Monfalcone
Isonzo
Trieste
Corinthian
Ploken
Praedi Pass
Austria
Adige
Gre
Candino
Gorz
Gradisca
Vienna
London
Przemysl
Galicia
Lemberg
Radymne
San River
Escort for Bishop Murray Reveals George's Creek Ties
Mount Savage Maryland May 28 Bishop John Gardner Murray who attended the Archdeaconry convocation at St George's Church was escorted to Lonaconing by a procession of twenty automobiles from Lonaconing. He was hosted at the home of Alexander Sloan and later led evening services at St Peter's Church Lonaconing. The spring convocation of Cumberland Archdeaconry closed today with sermons and essays by local clergy.
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Mount Savage
John Gardner Murray
Cumberland
St. George's Church
Lonaconing
Murray
George's Creek
Alexander Sloan
Frederick
Mt. Savage
Arthur D
Million Dollar Heiress Returns Home After Broadway Turmoil
Bonnie Glass, a dancer, provoked a police probe by pressuring Eu genia Kelly to break with Al Davis. Kept in the spotlight, Kelly’s social circle on Broadway faced a drift of fair weather friends as she chose to return to her mother. Police, led by Commissioner Woods, continue investigations into tango palaces and cabarets that previously led to closures.
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Mama
New York
Bonnie Glass
Eugenia Kelly
al Davis
Broadway
Kelley
Woods
Sqquad
City backs plan to pave and light Baltimore Street
Mayor and City Commission endorsed the Greater Baltimore Street improvement plan. An ordinance will fund repaving, lighting, and double track electric railway installation with overhead wires removed. The Chamber of Commerce and Electric Railway Company support the project and most property owners along the street have signed pledging 3.42 per front foot.
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Baltimore Street
City Commission
White Way
Philip W. Blake
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Rizer
Gaffney
Rblake
Electric
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Thos. Footer
Col John Keating
Chas. G. Holzshu
Hugh A. McMullen
Oscar Eyerman
The Diamond From The Sky Basks In Flaming Praise
A glowing review hails The Diamond From The Sky as a brilliant success shown at the Victoria and Grande Theatres. The article lauds the photoplay for its emotional grip, suspense, and strong performances by Lottie Pickford Irving Cummings William Russell and Charlotte Burton.
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American Film Manufacturing Company
Roy L. McCardell
Victoria and Grande Theatres
McCardell
Ile
Victoria and
Grande
Lovable
Lottie Pickford
Irving Cummings
William Russell
Charlotte Burton
Hubert Grindel Dead at Frostburg
Hubert Grindel aged 65 died at 11 last night at his son Thomas Grindel’s Frostburg home from paralysis. Born in England he mined at Eckhart Mine, later ran a Frostburg butcher shop until retirement. Survived by three children Thomas Frostburg David Hammond Ind and Mrs Thomas Nelson Richmond Va. Also brother Aaron Crindel Cumberland and sisters Mrs Hlowells Girard Ohio and Mrs Williams Mineral Ridge Ohio. Member of the First Episcopal Church of Frostburg.
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Hubert Grindel
Thomas R Grindel
McCulloch Street
Frostburg
Mr. Grindel
England
Eckhart Mine
Would-Be Briber Paid 120 For Old Law Exam Questions
A Baltimore man using the alias Willem Garvins was arrested at the Windsor hotel after handing over 120 to buy Maryland State Law exam questions believed to be four years old. Sheriff Irvine, with Peterman and Hambright, set up the sting. Garvins faces conspiracy questions though money did not pass to a sworn official.
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Baltimore
Windsor Hotel
Willem Garvins
Pittchurch
Irvine
Raymond Peterman
Maryland
Garvins
Peterman
Maryland University Law Schoe
Charles EK. Hambright
Cumberland
Mr. Peterman
Mr. Hambright
Kright
Iion
Garving
Wade
Gare
Levine
Farvins
John Moggers
Hlambright
Boyd
Perdew
Benjamin A. Richie
State Boar of Law Examiners
Garvings
Garvins Released After Bar Admission Bid Denied
Judge Robert R. Minson discharged Garvins after ruling the offense a violation of statute. The prisoner used a fictitious name and promised to withdraw his admission bid. Garvins testified he was a workingman funding his education and claimed no copying of other students.
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Robert R. Minson
of Heaches Corps
Garvins
David A
County Athletes Gather for Public School Meet at South End Park
Frostburg Lonaconing Barton Westernport Piedmont Luke students arrive by special trains for the County Public School Athletic Meet at South End Park. Officials expect scholastic track and field records to be broken. Exhibits of pupil work and high school classes are featured, with a lecture by Professor Willibald Trinks of Carnegie Tech on university life.
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Frostburg
Lonaconing
Barton
Westernport
Piedmont
Luke
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway
South End Park
Cumberland Electric Railway
Willibald Trinks
Carnegie School of Technology of Pittsburgh
Italians Take Grado and unrest in Milan report
Italian troops occupy Grado twenty eight miles southwest of Goritz on the Adriatic as crowds greet them. A Trentino battle looms while Queen Helena offers royal palaces to aid the Red Cross and the pope lends Castel Gondolfa. Violent anti German riots erupt in Milan near the Hotel Metropole.
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Rome
Grado
Goritz
Adriatic
Trentino
Helena
Quirinal
Milam and
Mantus
Red Cross Society
Benedict
Milan
Metropole
Europe
Railroad Conference Opens in Washington with Interstate Trade Officials
In Washington on May 28 the Interstate Commerce Commission members, state railway commissioners, and railroad representatives began a conference. The gathering aims to discuss regulatory and operational issues affecting rail transportation and intercity networks.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina Cruiser Stuck In Harbor After Incident
Washington May 28 The US States cruiser North Carolina lies in the outer harbor of an unnamed port with mechanical trouble. Jain ve W Oman reports the ship went aground and is unable to move as crew work to assess and resolve the damage.
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Washington
US States
North Carolina
Jain Ve W. Oman
Moines
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Baltimore ST
Rosenbaum Brothers
Schwarzenbach & Son
Wertheimer Brothers
First Nat’l Bank
J. L. Griffith
S. T. Little Jewelry Co
the Dime Savings Bank
Joseph Klawan
the Miller Co
Samuel Eisenberg
Third National Bank
Gross Brothers
Chas. Charubas & Co
Smith & Hensey
Zimmerman
J. Gross
The
Daily News Co
William B. Walsh
the Kennewey Company
Citizens National Bank
John P. Cavanaugh
the Cumberland Brewing Co
James Clark
McMullen Bros
Arthur Stanley
Victoria and Grande
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Metamia
Urumiah
Armenia
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