Wilson 10 Avert Actual Warfare Urges Note on Lusitania
President Wilson faces pressure to respond to the Lusitania sinking with strong action but avoids precipitate moves. Most expect a note to Germany demanding immediate end to submarine warfare against passenger ships, with severing relations as a possible next step if Germany refuses. Telegrams flood the White House, many urging firm action short of war while some advocate restraint. The White House signals swift action if Germany persists, and urges calm amid mounting public opinion.
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A. M. Jamieson
International News Service
White House
Washington
Wilson
Germany
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Dernberg
Dunkirk Under Renewed German Shelling
Paris reports a German bombardment of Dunkirk resumed Monday with two shells hitting the city from a monster cannon 22 miles away. British airmen reportedly located the gun between Westende and Nieuwport, Belgium, but bombing attempts to destroy it have failed. French sea forces have landed to bolster an offensive south of Nieuwport, and marine fusiliers seized Union farm east of Saint Georges, near Nieuwport.
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Paris
Dunkirk
London
Westende
Nieuport
Belgium
War Office
Marine Fusiliers
St. Georges
Jury Tags German Submarine with Wilful Murder
The coroner's jury in Kinsale Ireland on May 11 returned a verdict charging the submarine officers the German emperor and the German government with wilful and wholesale murder for the Lusitania loss declaring the crime contrary to international law and the conventions of all civilized nations.
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Kinsale
Ireland
Germany
Not Afraid of Submarines Cymric Passage Cancellations Decline
Announcement from the White Star line says only two of the forty who booked passage on the Cymric were canceled. The British liner Cymric sails as planned, with continued reservations from most passengers.
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New York
White Star Line
Cymric
Cymric Rails
Priday
Lusitania Disaster Toll Grows as Hope Diminishes
The admiralty abandons hope that any of the 1,457 missing Lusitania passengers and crew were rescued. Charles Frohman’s body was found, while five officers and 51 crew members were saved in New York reports. Some 700 officers and sailors are presumed lost, with survivors totaling 703. Conflicting American casualty estimates and claims of aroused German weaponization surround the tragedy.
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London
The
Admiralty
Queenstown
Charles Frohman
New York
Cunerd
Lusitania
Tanner
Stewart Tones
Lewis
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Charles Klein
Elbert Hubbard
Germany
United States
McCombs says US powerless after Lusitania sinking
In Cincinnati William F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic national committee, expresses that the United States is helpless and neutral about entering the war. He argues declaring war would recall ambassadors, since no German ships patrol the seas and sending an army is impractical. McCombs cites inability to influence the conflict.
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Cincinnati
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Lusitania
Germany
Lusitania Sunk by German Submarine After Three Torpedoes
Dublin May 20 The Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk within twenty minutes by a German submarine seen at the starboard bow. Cabin steward aboard the last ship from Queenstown reports three torpedoes striking midships, the liner breaking apart and going down rapid y with heavy loss among passengers, including many first class travelers. Only about twelve of roughly 374 saloon passengers survived.
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Dublin
Queenstown
Lutch
Galley Head
Lusitania
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Fred
Trawler Dan Sunk Off Northumberland Coast
London May 16 The trawler Dan was sunk by a German submarine off the Northumberland coast. Her crew reached Coquet Island.
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London
Northumberland
Coquet Island
British Triumphs Hold At Ypres And Hill No 60
An official war office communique reports a double British victory at Ypres with a German attack repulsed near St Julien and heavy losses. British forces retook part of trenches at Hill No 60 south of Ypres, while other front areas yielded no notable changes. A Russian force reportedly landed on Turkey's Black Sea coast to attack Constantinople.
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Athens
The
Star
Black Sea
Turkey
Constantinople
Franklin P. Merrick
International News Service
Paris
Ypres
War Office
St Julien
St. Julien
May force U. S. into war opinion in Dutch paper
Amsterdam May 10 The Nieuwe Van Den Daaz, a leading Dutch paper, opines that the United States may be forced into war by the sinking of the Lusitania. It says the U S will not retain a neutral attitude much longer despite seeking peace and honor.
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Amsterdam
United States
Nieuwe van den Daz
Holland
Sinking of Lusitania called premeditated crime
Rome reports in the Giornale Italia that the sinking of the Lusitania is a premiditated crime. Italy may proclaim annexation of Turkish Aegean islands, a move that could declare war on Turkey and draw Austria and Germany into the conflict.
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Giornale
Italia
Italy
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Secretary Garrison Unable to Attend Waterway Celebration
Birmingham Asia May 10 Secretary of War Garrison who was to arrive in hama today for a waterway celebration wired that he cannot leave Washington due to the Lusitania crisis.
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Birmingham
Asia
Garrison
Hama
Washington
Lusitania Disaster Told By Cardiff Millionaire Father
David A Thomas and his daughter Lady Mackworth survived the Lusitania sinking after torpedoes tore holes in the hull. Captain Turner stayed on the bridge as the liner went down in about twelve minutes. The captain wore a life belt and remained afloat for three hours before rescue. Panic and chaos marked the final minutes at sea with lifeboats overloaded and cries echoing across the ship.
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Lawrence Elston
Tote
National News Service
Liverpool
David A Thomas
Cardiff
Wales
Lady Mackworth
W. T. Turner
Mr. Thomas
Turner
Secret Laws Put Into Force Question Raised In Des Moines
A debate centers on laws enacted by the Thirty-sixth General Assembly that may take effect without publication. Some laws will not be printed or published in any form, leaving legalists to compare the Supplementary Supplement with prior codes to identify amended sections. Courts may need to decide if laws can operate in secret without public notice.
Revealed Murder Secret Ties Man to Rock Island Killing
Ruth Lambert, 23, formerly shared life with Verne Madden, 20, and helped uncover his murder. Madden confessed to being part of the gang behind the Stoessel killing at Rock Island Arsenal shops on November 7, 1913, but did not admit firing the fatal shot. The arrest follows years of police pursuit and a $2,000 reward.
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Devonport
Verne Madden
Ruth Lambert
Macden
John B. Stoessel
United States
Rock Island
Stoessel
Lambert
Madden
Rot
Farmer fatally shot while gopher hunting near Diamond Township
Cherokee George Anderson, a young farmer of Diamond Township, was accidentally killed when his gun fired during a gopher hunt. The hired man, alerted by the shot, found Anderson near a fence and help arrived too late. Authorities suggest the trigger caught as he climbed the fence. Ex-Slave Jury Foreman. Muscatine—The county elects a Negro ex-slave to preside over district court juries for the first time in Muscatine County history.
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George Anderson
Diamond Township
Anderson
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Odd Fellows Encampment Set for Late July at Clear Lake
The Town Odd Fellows encampment will be held July 30 at Clear Lake with the date extending to August. The order recently bought a fine tract of land on the lake’s west side in Oakwood Park for use by members and events.
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Odd Fellows
Clear Lake
Oakwood Park
Fisherman Finds Pearl Weighing 571 3/8 Crains on Mississippi
John Mille a Lansing fisherman found a pearl in the Mississippi last week weighing 571 3 crains. He sold the fortunate gem to Henry Strong for 1400 dollars.
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Walker
John Mille
Lansing
Mississippi
Henry Strong
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