Nebraskan Torpedoed Safe Crew Reported Safe
The American steamship Nebraskan, torpedoed west of Fastnet, passed Queenstown on her way to Liverpool bound for Delaware breakwater. Crew unharmed, ship under charter to International Mercantile Marine, bound for San Diego fuel contract. Navy confirms coal transport contract. officials cautious awaiting consul report.
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London
Fastnet
Ireland
Queenstown
Liverpool
Delaware Breakwater
Lloyds
Kinsale
Harold Sanderson
International Mercantile Marine
U. S. Transport
State Department
Frost
Fastnet Rock
Ryndam Damaged After Collision In Fog Off Coast
The Holland American liner Ryndam carrying 77 passengers was rammed by the tramp steamer Joseph J. Cuneo in fog off the Massachusetts coast. Wireless calls drew U S battleships to assist. 250 passengers and crew were transferred to the battleship South Carolina and all landed in New York. The Ryndam was towed to port.
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New York
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Joseph J. Cuneo
Massachusetts
United States
Atlantic
South Carolina
Tourgiana
Texas
U. S
Turks Sink British Ship in Dardanelles Action
London reports the British battleship Triumph torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Dardanelles with most officers and men saved. Paris notes an Adriatic naval action with an Italian cruiser said to have torpedoed and sunk two Austrian cruisers and heavy cannonading off Ancona.
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London
Triumph
Dardanelles
Paris
Adriatic
Ancona
Duke of Aosta Injured In Auto Crash Near Mestre
The duke of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and commander of an Italian army unit against Austria, was in Venice when his automobile toppled near Mestre injuring him.
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Duke of
Aosta
Venice
Victor Emmanuel
Austria
Mestre
Girl Graduate Drowned After Towboat Incident
Miss Littie Barlow eighteen of Colton and graduate of Liberty Center school drowned in the Maumee river at Napoleon Ohio when Towboat Towbost overturned.
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Napoleon
Littie Barlow
Colton
Liberty Center School
Maumee
Roosevelt Wins Suit Verdict Sought By Barnes
Syracuse May 25 Twelve jurors found Theodore Roosevelt true in accusing William Barnes of corruption and libel. Barnes plans an appeal as Roosevelt vows to serve the public. The trial spanned five weeks with 42 hours of deliberation and 40 ballots.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Roosavelt
Republican State Committee
Barnes
New York
William M. Ivins
Justice Andrews
Willam M. Iving
Mr. Barnes
Roosevelt
New War Cabinet Formed Asquith Grey Stay Churchill Steps Up
London May 27 David Lloyd George is named minister for munitions replacing Kitchener while the new war cabinet is announced by the official press bureau. Asquith remains premier Grey stays foreign secretary Kitchener remains secretary of war Churchill becomes chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster with a broad mix of Liberal Conservative and one Independent members in the expanded cabinet. Viscount Haldana retires from public life.
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London
David Lloyd. George
Lord Kitchener
Prosa Bureau
Lloyd George
Reginald McKenna
Home Secretary
Herbert Asquith
Exchequer
Rasginald McKenna
Edward Grey
Admiralty
Arthur J. Balfour
Winston Spencer Churchill
David Lloyd-George
Lord Tanedowne
Stanley Buckmaster
Lord Crewe
Lord Curzon
India
John Simon
Bonar Law
Unionist Party
Austen Chamberlain
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Walter Hume Long
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Scotland
McKinnon Waad
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
Lord Selborne
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Board of Education
aArthur Henderson
Pariamentary Labor Party
Edward Carson
Winston Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
John Redmond
Arthur Henderson
Earl Kitchener
Agquith
Howard Grey
Runelman
Inter State Commerce finds no unjust discrimination
Staathlyk Washington May 26 The inter state commerce commission decided that there is no unjust discrimination against Canton Tl In favor of Pe oria in existing rates on agricultural implements In carloads to local points on the Illinois Central railroad in Kentucky Tennessee and Misalasippi Athens via London May 27 The condition of King Constantine has resulted in much religious fervor Pray ers are everywhere being said for his recovery The religious feeling was intensified by the conveyance of an icon of the Holy Virgin to the palace The streets were lined with silent crowds The temperature of the king was 100.6 in the morning.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Canton
Peoria
Illinois Central Railroad
Kentucky
Tennessee
Misalasippi
Athens
London
Constantine
Wreck on Caledonian Line Kills Soldiers and Civilians
A three train collision at Gretna on the Caledonian railway near Carlisle on May 25 results in at least 165 deaths and hundreds more wounded. One train carried troops, another local passengers, and the third the London to Glasgow express. Fires trap and burn travelers as onlookers watch helplessly.
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Carlisle
England
Caledonian
Gretna
London
Glasgow
Siegel Confesses to Killing Business Partner in Seattle
W L Siegel confessed to shooting his partner William R Wolfe in their advertising office in Seattle. Wolfe's body was found at the office after an argument over a duane mega proposition. Siegel is in custody on a murder charge.
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Seattle
Wash
W. L. Siegel
William R. Wolfe
Wolfe
Siegel
ADritiah American Tobacco Placed Under German Supervision
May 27 reports that the Adrithah American Tobacco company in Germany has been placed under German supervision. James B. Duke is president. The firm’s capital is $65,000,000.
China Signs Jap Trsaty Signing of Shantung and Mongolia pacts
Washington May 27 two treaties on the Shantung peninsula and on Manchuria and Mongolia were signed and exchanged between Japan and China as part of ongoing negotiations.
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China
Washington
Shantung Peninsula
Manchuria
Mongolia
Japan
Italy Attacks Austria as War Opens Across Alps and Seas
Italy declares war on Austria and reports initial success across Tyrol and Adriatic fronts. Italian forces, ships, and aircraft claim early victories near Straga Tyrol and Ancona, with Austrian attacks repelled by torpedo boats, air defense, and Italian aircraft. Port cities, Barletta, and Venice targets noted.
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Vienna
Berlin
Amsterdam
Italy
Autria
Straga
Austrian
Tyrol
War Office
Adriatic
Rome
Austria
Duke of Abruzzi
Ancona
Venice
Porta Corani
Barletta
Cest
Mari
Majestic Sunk in Dardanelles Raid Toll Rising
London reports the admiralty says the battleship Majestic was torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles, with most crew saved. The loss brings allied battleship deaths to six, inclines the French Bouvet, and notes other ships damaged or withdrawn. Also, Princess Irene explosion at Sheerness killed 324 aboard, officially deemed an accident.
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London
Admiralty
Majestic
Dardanelles
Hoerlin
Sed-el-Bahr
Sea of
Marmora
Rodosto
Constantinople
Dig
General Bridges
Gallpoli
Triumph
Ocean
Irresistible
Goliath
Bouvet
H.M
Princess Irene
Sheerness
U S Ends Ship Conference Over British Orders In Council
Secretary Bryan on May 26 ordered the termination of unofficial U S British talks on cotton and dyestuffs. He objected to British notes seeking official standing for the talks and to implicit recognition of the orders in council. The action avoids endorsing British trade practices while pressing Germany over the Lusitania.
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Washington
Bryan
United States
Great Britain
Firat
London
Germany
Lusitania
Illinois boxing bill fails in house after three hour debate
Springfield May 27 The boxing bill fell five votes short of a constitutional majority after a three hour debate Yeas 72 Nays 67 A 77 vote was required. The Senate previously defeated the Carroll bill Representative Eddie Santry urged support citing Roosevelt Billy Sunday and others while BBC Perkins attacked the measure Governor Dunnes waterway bill passed the house 107 to 41 and goes to the senate
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Springfield
House
Yeas
Senate
Eddie Santry
Myr
Santry
Theodore Roosevelt
Billy
Doctor Parkhurst
Nebraskan Arrives In Liverpool After Explosion Damage
The American steamship Nebraskan reached Liverpool after an exterior explosion near Fastnet Rock. A 30 by 15 foot hole is reported in the starboard bow and the ship sits down by the head with the forward deck awash. An I N S correspondent says the engineer saw the torpedo before impact.
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Liverpool
Fastnet Rock
West Canadian
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Page
Department
Sanfeesin
Lassen Peak Desolate Ruin After Mighty Eruptions
Redding California May 27 Lassen Peak once crowned by timber and symmetry now lies in desolate ruin. The crater is shattered and two black lava flows stretch along the western slope for miles, separated by a snow ash ridge. The scars record the violent lava and mud flows that issued from the mountain during the great blast Saturday night.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Lnva
Mra Stuyvesant Fish Dies in Country Home
Mra Stuyvesant Fish, noted social leader and wife of the former president of the Illinois Central Railway, died at her country home here from brain hemorrhage.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Garrison
Mra
Presdent
Illnois Central Railway
Crown Prince's Daughter Baptized in Berlin
The infant daughter of the crown prince and crown princess was baptized in Berlin on Wednesday. She was named Alexandrine Irene. The crown prince did not attend the ceremony.
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Berlin
Alexandrine Irene
Roosevelt Hurtle Injures By Fall At Oyster Bay
Col Theodora Roosevelt sustained two broken ribs when a new horse he rode at Oyster Bay threw him on Monday. He is out of danger and later remounted to ride the horse back to the stable.
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New York
Col. Theodora Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Time fixed for execution in Becker case in Albany
Albany reports that unless Police Lieutenant Charles Becker obtains a stay for his appeal to the U S Supreme Court, he is slated to die in the electric chair in the week beginning July 12. The ruling sets the date despite ongoing legal efforts.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
U. S. Supreme Court
King Victor Emmanuel Heads Army and Navy Front Line
King Victor Emmanuel arrived at the front and assumed supreme command of the Italian forces pushing into Austrian territory from Switzerland to the Adriatic, directing operations along the entire front.
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Rone
Victor Emmanuel
Switzerland
Adriatic
London Completes Internment in London May 29
Scotland Yard announced police have practically completed the internment of alien enemies in London. Some thirty thousand Germans Austrians and Turks have been accounted for and placed under guard or interned.
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London
Scotland Yard
Peoria Woman Praises Remedy
Mrs Tilla Conard of Peoria credits Mayr s Wonderful Remedy with ending months of stomach trouble. After one dose she reports pain relief improved appetite clearer skin and renewed energy. The ad urges readers to buy a bottle with a satisfaction guarantee and notes a comic exchange about a doctor and a cure.
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Tilla Conard
Momgan Street
Peoria
Slater
Bloomington
Denison's Coffees Promise Pure Sound Quality
The advertisement extols Denison's Coffees as pure sound coffee. It claims many coffees are impure substitutes, while Denison's beans are hand picked, always pure, reliable, and delicious. Packaged with the name on each carton, bag, or can. If not in stock, contact Denison Coffee Co. Chicago to locate a supplier.
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Denison
Denizon’s
Denison Coffee Co
Chicago
Ill
More So Than the Panama canal debate
Dix remarks that the alimentary is to me and prompts discussion on which canal holds the world’s most vital strategic value. The exchange centers on canal importance with refocused emphasis on global trade routes and historical context.
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Panama
Bix
Dix
Alimentary
Castoria safe remedy ad and unusual burial note
Important to Mothers urges inspection of every bottle of Castoria with the signature In Use For Over 30 Years. Queen's All In Flames mentions Tryphena McNeill. gypsy camp in Simonsville lights a henfre and funeral rites. Waterbury dispatch records Mrs McNeill wife of King Samuel, seeress reputation, clothing and property valued in the thousands in Waterbury Conn.
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Fletcher
Simonsville
Tryphena McNeill
McNeill
King Samuel
Waterbury Conn
New York World
Referee Delays Divorce Case With Advised Hearing
In a sharp courtroom exchange the referee says he will take the matter under advisement and decide next week. The appellant’s counsel claims wealth, but the judge interrupts noting the point and adjourns the hearing.
Gentle hint and romance amid a phone book milestone
The exchange ends with a playful agreement about manners. The New York phone directory edition has surpassed 600000 copies, reflecting broad public reach and a milestone for this publication.
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New York Telephone Directory
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