President Wilson to press for strict response to Lusitania sinking
Washington May 12 President Wilson prepared a note to Germany demanding explanation and guarantees that unarmed vessels carrying non combatants will be visited and passengers transferred to safety before any prize is destroyed. Officials say the note seeks strict accountability under international law and will be issued within a day or two.
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Wilson
United States
Lusitania
Germany
British Isles
Leon C. Thresher
Cushing
Associated Press
Berlin
Sinking of Lusitania Deepens British War Mood
London reports gloom from the Lusitania disaster and Zeppelins. German success claims and calls for US entry into the war are weighed as Berlin and Vienna deny defeat. The United States issues a formal note demanding accountability for American lives and duties in the war zone.
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United States
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Italy
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Vienna
Belgium
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Russia
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Wilson
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Anti German Riots Flare in London Amid German Shops Wrecked
Rioters attacked in London as anti-German unrest spread. Sixty of seventy German shops were wrecked and Germans were beaten or forced into hiding while police struggled to respond to large crowds.
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London
Associated Press
Lusitania Dead Recovery Efforts Underway Near Queenstown
On May 1 at Queenstown authorities press final efforts to recover Lusitania victims. Two tugs and several Admiralty patrol boats search the scene while beach patrols cover coast from Queenstown to the tip of Ireland.
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Admiralty
Ireland
Knights of Columbus select Baton Rouge officers for 1916 convention
The Knights of Columbus state meeting named officers for the coming year with C. O. Mounton as State Deputy and L. P. Amiss as State Secretary. Charles L. Horne of Shreveport was named to the Supreme Council and Baton Rouge chosen for the 1916 convention site in Shreveport itinerary.
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Alexandria
Supreme Council
C. L. Hebert
New Orleans
Cc. L. Horne
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State Council
Seattle
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Knights of Columbus State Convention Shifts to Baton Rouge
Local Knights of Columbus members regret that the next state convention will be in Baton Rouge rather than Monroe. Monroe delegates J B Larkin and Adolph Renaud, with invitations from their council mayor Apgar and the Chairmen of Commerce, urged Monroe to host in 1916 but were opposed to two consecutive years in North Louisiana. Monroe delegates returned home from Shreveport today.
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Adolph Renaud
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Shreveport
Former President Would Act Without Twenty Four Hours Delay
A former president insists on decisive action with no delay within twenty four hours. The statement underscores urgency in addressing the ongoing political situation and potential policy moves pending immediate executive steps.
Roosevelt Urges Prompt U S Action After Lusitania
Former President Theodore Roosevelt calls for immediate U S steps over the Lusitania disaster and criticizes President Wilson's stance on fighting and neutrality. He argues to halt all commerce with Germany, maintaining action would not declare war.
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United States
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China
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Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Lee
Washington to seek German accounting for wartime rights violations
Secretary Tumulty says after a White House conference with President Wilson, a note to Germany will demand accounting for lawful and moral rights violations in the war zone. The note requests guarantees against future submarine abuses, but leaves U.S. actions if Germany refuses undecided. Cabinet supports a vigorous foreign policy while upholding national dignity. The report adds the road repair cost from Monroe to Calhoun was accepted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
Germany
United States
State's good road offer accepted for Monroe to Winnsboro project
Police Jury approved a 15000 grant toward a model road from Monroe to Winnsboro via Lafourche with a drainage canal from Monroe along Young'sayou. A three member committee will confer with City Council on forming a road district and tax. Another panel will review Monroe and West Monroe assessments to raise taxes, with Rep J T Bryant aiding. The parish map by Geo W Phillips notes limits and possible tango use.
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Lafourche
Young’sayou
Megsis
Geo. W. Phillips
W. C. Barringer
A. Renaud
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J. T. Bryant
Messrs. W. C Barringer
A. Renead
Paris
W. Phillips
Great Land Battle Progres ses Furious Battle Progress
From the Belgian coast to Arras a great battle unfolds with Belgian efforts in the fatherland area pushing forward amid some success. French forces attack near the border while Germans press against the British. Russian losses in Galicia noted. Gallipoli fighting heavy with high casualties. Italy's course remains undecided.
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Associated Press
Belgium
Arras
Galicia
Gallipoli
Italy
Auction of vast coal lands to settle debts today
Danville Illinois reports an auction sale of large coal land holdings bought by the Dering Coal Company from the late Michael Kelly and others. The sale at the Federal Building aims to liquidate debts totaling about six million dollars. The Dering Company, once based in Chicago, acquired these holdings ten years ago and later faced bankruptcy over mortgage and other debts.
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Dering Coal Company
Michael Kelly
Illinois
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Dering Company
Chicago
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