Nebraskan Torpedoed off Ireland on Way to Liverpool
The American steamer Nebraskan torpedoed Wednesday near Lowast Point off southwestern Ireland is under own steam and heading to Liverpool with no passengers aboard and crew reported safe. A Coast Guard and Navy inquiry confirms the attack and notes 26 crew saved, with assistance from an armed trawler Fear. The Nebraskan belongs to American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. sailing from Liverpool May 24 to Fermatbreak water.
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American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
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Hancock
Bureau of Supplies and Ectorate
Navy Department
Norfolk
Ben Diego Navy Yard
D. & Transport. Biate Department
Holland steamer Ryndam rammed off Massachusetts coast
The Holland-flag ship Ryndam carrying 77 passengers was rammed and badly damaged by the tramp steamer Foamph off the Massachusetts coast. Wireless calls for help were answered by U S battleships South Carolina Louisiana and Tesna. About two hundred passengers and crew were transferred to the South Carolina and landed in New York. The Ryndam was towed to port.
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York
Rotterdam
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United States
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Atlantic
South Carolina
Louieiana
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Triumph torpedoed and sunk in Darcanelles
London reports the British battle ship Triumph torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Darcanelles. Most officers and men are saved. Other dispatches mention Adriatic actions, Italian torpedoing reports, and shifting war news across Europe.
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Roosevelt Wins Libel Suit Against Barnes in New York
A Syracuse jury ruled in favor of Theodore Roosevelt in a libel case brought by William Barnes. The panel found Roosevelt’s statements about Barnes true, clearing the former president of libel. Barnes plans an appeal, with Barnes’s counsel Ivins confirming the move.
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Haines
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Foreign Cables Report George Gantup Decision and Royal News
Washington reports a tariff decision over agricultural implements and carload shipments via Hilmole Central railroad touching Kentucky Tennessee and Mississippi with Athens linked through London. May 27 King Constantine's illness sparks widespread religious fervor as crowds mourn and prayers rise. The king’s temperature reached 100.0 and a relic procession stirred the palace.
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Wreck on Caledonian Railways Kills Soldiers and Civilians
A Caledonian Railway collision near Grotna England on a Saturday killed 165 soldiers and numerous civilians. Casualties likely exceed 400 with many injured. A troop train a local train and the London to Glasgow express were involved. travelers trapped beneath wreckage suffered when fires broke out.
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Man Confesses to Killing Business Partner in Office
W L Siegel confessed to shooting and killing his business partner William Wolfe after Wolfe allegedly advanced toward him during a business dispute. Wolfe's body was found at their office in Beattie. Police report Siegel held on murder charges.
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New War Cabinet Formed Asquith Grey Stay Churchill Gets Minor Portfolio
London May 27. David Lloyd George is named minister for munitions replacing Lord Kitchener. The new war cabinet keeps Kitchener as secretary of war and names Reginald McKenna as chancellor of the exchequer. Churchill becomes minister of munitions and Winston Churchill later as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster. The body includes twelve conservatives, one Labour member, and one nonpartisan, with thirteen holdovers from the old cabinet. Viscount Hal of the era leads among changes.
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Eee
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Arthur Henderson
Earl Kitchener
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Italy and Austria Open War as Cavalry Crosses Border
Italy declares war and strikes first with cavalry across the Tyrolean border near Strass. Italian warships and aeroplanes engage Austrian forces, sinking three ships and capturing two after an Adriatic bombardment near Ancona.
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Turkeys Torpedo Sixth Allied Battle Ship Turks Torpedo Sixth Allied Battle Ship
The British Navy reports the Majestic torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles with most lives saved. Six Allied battleships including Triumph Ocean Irresistible and Bouvet are accounted for, while the French Hoovet is listed. The Princess Irene explosion at Sheerness kills over eighty and is deemed an accident.
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Illinois boxing bill loses in house after long debate
The Illinois boxing bill failed to reach a constitutional majority in a three hour house session with yeas 67 and a 77 vote threshold. The measure now goes to the senate as other state news reported includes Mrs Stuyvesant Fish death and a baptism in Berlin.
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U S Ends Ship Conference On Cotton Negotiations
Secretary Bryan ordered termination of unofficial talks with Great Britain over cotton and dyestuffs. He objected to British notes seeking an official character for the talks and feared implicitly recognizing British orders in council. He said the United States should not appear to endorse British trade practices while pressing Germany over Lusitania.
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Near Clash With Germans In German Italian Frontline
Berlin reports the first possible clash between German and Italian forces. A German army corps concentrates on the Teutonic frontier and holds entrenched positions. The main Italian army is said to be two miles from German trenches in a dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung.
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Teutonic Frontier
Vossische Zeitung
Desolate Lassen Peak After Violent Eruptions
A May 27 report from Redding California describes Lassen Peak’s summit now a ruined desolation. The crater is shattered and westward scars mark lava mud flows from the great outburst Saturday night. Local authorities recount devastation across the mountain’s western face.
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May Peace Talks Hinted by Young Turk Leader
Djavid Pasha, a Young Turk leader, left Constantinople for Berlin and may press Germany to seek a separate peace with the Allies. Reports from Saloniki indicate he will convey this Turkish position to Berlin.
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Playing cards' origin and a household beer quip
The text notes cards were invented in 1390 to cheer Charles I of France. It also amusingly suggests a family scenario where a bottle of castor oil or beer in the home affects who drinks, reflecting a quirky historical aside.
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State Building Plan Ripening Senate Opens Savings on Office Space
The state legislature advances a building plan aimed at cutting costs for official offices. Parliament moves to approve a project expected to lower long term rents and utility expenses while consolidating state offices to reflect tighter budget conditions.
Ohio Builds Commission to House State Agencies
Governor Willis backs a four member Ohio Building Commission and a non salaried panel with state officials to study remodeling and expansion of state buildings. The plan aims to house departments in state owned facilities and reduce outside occupancy. The Utilities Commission weighs Obla Gas merger and bonds. Ohio wealth ranking, peace memorial veto, and aviation for militia also noted.
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Ohio Senate Passes Felony Check Writing Bill and Liquor Report
The Senate approved Belvjet's bill making it a felony to write checks on banks lacking the depositor, with penalties including imprisonment. The annual report from the state liquor licensing commission lauds self enforcing provisions, cites 98 prosecutions and 91 convictions, and notes many licenses canceled or surrendered as Ohio's saloon landscape shifts.
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Leave It to the Small Boy at the Hippodrome
A Broadway Hippodrome clown loses his horse after a raid on a saloon. A quick seeking child leads the chase through New York streets, the clown pursued by a growing crowd of youngsters. The boy exposes the prank and the clown must hire a wagon to return to the circus.
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Ohio Spellers Prep For State Contest In Columbus
A 5000 word list is prepared for Ohio statewide spelling contest in Columbus on June 4. One contestant per county, public school pupil, with drills on pronunciation to prevent unfairness. Free trips to Columbus offered, and extra day planned for visitors. capital events to follow the bee.
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