New US Reply Presses Grievances Over Lusitania Sinking
Washington July 24 1915 the United States publicized its note to Germany on the Lusitania and submarine warfare. The text insists on neutral rights and explores German apologies while urging disavowal of sinkings and reparations for American lives lost. It also rejects designating safe ships and seeks renewed cooperation to preserve freedom of the seas.
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United States
Germany
Washington
State Department
Gerard
Department of State
High Seas
Great Britain
Lusitania
Lansing
Wanderer Returns and Reweds Wife in Romance
In San Francisco a man, Herbert Winner, formerly divorced from his wife, reappears after fifteen years and reunites with his former spouse, Mrs. Lundberg. She had remarried, then her new husband died. Their children aided the effort, and the couple remarried in the Seventh Day Adventist rite, renewing their old affection. The Higuera family noted their renewed happiness and remorse for past mistakes.
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San Francisco
Vol
Jogt
Herbert Winner
Friday marriages and a fisherman's bold nuptials
The piece notes a superstition against Friday weddings and recalls the first fisherman who defied it by marrying on that day amid villagers pelting him with pots and pans. It mentions Mauchap Friday revered for marriage.
Friday Fear and Luck Split Between Byron and Dick
The fragment notes Byron feeling Friday with undisguised dread while Dick regards it as a very lucky day, illustrating a contrasting outlook between the two individuals on the same weekday.
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Lord Byron
Dickens
Cotton In Rubber Industry Drives 1915 Tire Output
The cotton used in rubber industry will propel U S tire production in 1915. Estimating 10,000,000 tires, about 45,000,000 pounds of cotton will be consumed by the American tire industry.
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United States
Doctor diagnoses his own case during gallstone operation
At Johns Hopkins Hospital Dr Thomas Cullen and Dr J M T Finney performed gallstone surgery on a patient who was also the surgeon himself. During the operation Cullen hypothesized an incipient appendicitis and, after removing most gallstones, the appendix was taken out.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Cullen
J. M. T. Finney
Counterfeit Notes Woven Into Bath Towels Shock Officials
U. S. Secret service officers were astonished when Acting Chief Moran walked into the office with two four foot long counterfeits tucked under one arm. The towels bore duplications of five and ten dollar notes with numbers portraits and lettering woven into the fabric.
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Washington
Secret Service
Offecala
Moran
United States
Flower Jag Plea Fails as Danish Gardener Claim
Detroit man Charlea Nelson pleaded for freedom from stealing flowers at the waterworks park saying his ancestors urge him to pick blooms. He cited Denmark’s garden tradition. The judge found him guilty with suspended sentence.
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Detroit
Charlea Nelson
Justice Galney
Denmark
Health and Excitement in War Era Russia and Refugees
Health and excitement influence disease resistance as Russia notes a lower sick rate since the war began with vodka decline and strong interests boosting immunity. Refugees from San Francisco, not vodka devotees, showed notable health during open life and short commons periods.
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Russia
San Francisco
Life in London and a Berlin wireless tease
A Berlin wireless warns of a secret wallet scene in Southwark where Mr James hides vital papers, bonds, a will, and a baby’s hair lock, telling Betsy to raise their children English if he does not return as he heads to the first floor.
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Southwark
Berlin
Betsy
Mr. James
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New York Evening Post
The Engine Room Under Fire on a Modern Dreadnought
In a vivid account, the engine room of a battleship scenes the great turbines, stokers, telegraphs, and the captain's bridge link converge under fear and focus. Engineers calculate revolutions, fearing speed limits and possible boiler damage as the ship tightens its crisis turn.
Battle at Sea From the Engine Room
An up close account from a battleship’s engine room during a torpedo and shell attack. Men obey orders as underwater craft threaten the ship. A chaotic scramble ensues with steering and propulsion roaring while guns blaze and the enemy retreats toward harbor.
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