Germany warns submarine warfare will continue
Berlin reports a cautious German note to the United States avoiding decisive statements while awaiting further exchange, as Washington seeks clarity on Lusitania and German policy. A separate U S warning urges neutral ships to display markings and travel carefully in the war zone amid renewed tensions.
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United States
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Germany
Gerard
Washington, D.C
Naval War Zone
State Department
Tha
Bern
Lusitania
Washington
Wilson
Gultcht
Removal of Smallpox Quarantine at East Second Street Home
Smallpox quarantine is lifted from John Elierʼs home on East Second Street. City Health Officer Dr. J. L. Klein announced today that the quarantine for John Elters associated property has been removed.
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John Elier
East Secon Street
John Elters
East Second Street
City Hosiii
J. L. Klein
Missouri River Flood Warnings Spread From Kansas City
Warnings spread as Missouri River floodwaters rise from upper tributaries and Kansas streams. Kansas City area experiences rising rivers, with Paltonsburg submerged and food shortages reported. Across states, high water channels threaten crops and transport, as Arkansas River marks forecast record crests and Peoria endures rare rainfall and flood damage.
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Associated Fysss
Wrezwis City
Missouri River
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas River
United States
Sonu
Kansas
Paltonsburg
St. Louis
Cabaret Island
Mississippi
Hannival
Chester
Grafton
Illnois
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Peoria
Rufus A. Heller
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago and
Burlington
Tre
LaChampagne Steamer Split After Shoreline Incident
A Lloyds report says the steamer LaChampagne, a French trans Atlantic liner built in 1886 and 445 feet long, ran ashore near Saint Nazaire and broke in two. All passengers were rescued safely. The vessel had a net tonnage of 4,065.
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London
Lloyds
Saint Nazaire
Italian Troops Still Advancing Near Trieste
Via Paris dispatch says Italian forces have captured Stove and bombarded Rive near Triest while bayonet fighting continues north of the Gulf of Triest. Austrians retreat slowly as Italians near Gradisca. Disorder and arson reported in Triest as anti-Italian tensions rise.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Paris
Lake Toiro
Stove
Rive
Triest
Gulf of Triest
Goritz
Gradisva
Udine
Cormons
Ihe
Flerl
Piccolo
Ethiope Sunk by German Submarine Off English Coast
The British steamer Ethiope, 2475 tons, bound Hull to Liverpool then Africa, was torpedoed by a German submarine 1724. The chief officer and 16 crewmen were saved. the rest are believed in boats. The Saxonian later rescued 16 more crew members near Falmouth. The sub gave five minutes to abandon ship before the torpedo strike.
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Liverpool
Hull
Freighter Stackswan In Distress Off San Francisco
May 29 report from San Francisco says the freighter Stackswan with about fifteen crew aboard faced a burning fuel oil tank condition ten miles south of San Francisco Bay. Nine crew formed two lifeboats and were rescued. several more men are missing. Aid reached the MacKinaw near Point Mon tara as Harvard and Klamath observed the scene. The Mackinaw drifted fifty miles south from Point Reyes. other vessels and the coast guard responded to the emergency.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mvent
San Francisco Bay
Mackinaw
Point Montara
Here
Harvard
Klamath
Point Reyes
Ara- Une
Geaver
Coastguard
McCullough
ARK COMISSION ENJOINED ON NEW RATES FOR TRAINS
United States district court granted restraining order preventing immediate effect of a two cent per mile passenger rate on lines over eighty five miles and three tenths per mile for shorter routes. The order applied to St. Louis Southwestern, St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Pine Bluff and Kansas River, and Warren and Ouachita Valley railways.
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Wress Lerved
Sct. Paul. Minn
Jon Trew
United States District Court
St. Louis Southwestern Rail Company
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Warren and Odachita Valley
Advance of Teutons Unchecked on Multiple Fronts
Across Europe, German and Austro German forces press forward in Galicia and the Caucasus while Turkish defenses at Gallipoli falter. Berlin reports continued gains around Przemysl and strong French actions near Arras Lens line as battles persist with high casualties. The Paris and London dispatches note renewed offensives and strategic bombings, with Allied efforts focused on reducing fortifications near Labassee and Aubin St Lazaire as naval and land clashes intensify.
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Assvtiatnd Press
Berlin
London
Przemysl
War Office
St. Omer
France
Calais
Paris
Arras
Loretle
Aix Nowlette
Souchez
Ablain-St. Lazaire
Argonne
Fontsing Madame
Gallipoli Peninsula
Aga
Athens
Reuter
Caucasus
Dardanelles
Syria
Syria. Ihe
Sofia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Bulsatia Wiii
Teutong
San
Galicia
Sieniawa
Petrograd
Vienna
Van
Armenia
Franch
la Bassee
Lens-Arras
Ecurie
Augres
St. Nazaire-Ablain
Von Buelow Dies in Aerial Duel Near Fismes
A German noble relative to former Chancellor von Buelow perished in an air battle near Fismes against a French Morane squadron. The French pilot reported pursuing an Albatross from German lines, engaging at close range, leading to the German craft crashing and the observer being crushed beneath the engine. Evidence from the wreck included a paper naming Lieutenant Von Buelow of the Imperial Guards.
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Wiredarts
Pive A. m- Viaetor Ddeucepant
von Buelow
Prince von Huelow
Fismes
Rapid Squadron
M. 3
Paris
van Buelow
Imperial Guards
Berlin
Government ship imperiled near Constantinople and North Carolina grounded
Washington May 21 The American station ship Scorpion narrowly escaped damage on a admar ine on May 23 at Constantinople Ambassador Morganthau reported the ship has been requested to shift her anchorage due to possible danger also from shore batteries Grounded North Carolina floated Washington May 19 The armored cruiser North Carolina grounded in the outer harbor of Alexandria Egypt has been goated without damage
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Washington, D. C
Constantinople
Morganthau
State Department
North Carolina
Alexandria
Egypt
Zeppelin Raider Falls Into Sea Near Helgoland
A wireless dispatch from Geneva dated May 24 reports a Zeppelin airship, struck by a British shell three days earlier, lost gas and sank in the North Sea near Helgoland after failing to reach shore. It is unclear if the crew survived.
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Associated Treas
Geneva
Swittzerland
Parie
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Southend
We Thames
London
Helgoland
Nebraskan torpedoed. wake seen near Fastnet
Cable report cites Ambassador Page and Lieutenant Towers detailing the torpedo attack on the Nebraskan. The vessel, New York marked, showed six foot high painted name on her sides and flew the American flag until sunset. No serious injuries reported. British admiralty to review.
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Sase Ho
Torspedo
Washington, D. C
Ambassador Page
State Department
John H. Towers
Usaval
Londo
London
Indi
Mariner
Jowers i
Liverpool
Caitain Greene
Wail
Tollows
Delaware
New York
Fastnet
Jecause
fRy
Vanderbilt Will Filed For Probate In New York
The will of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who perished when the Lugitanie sank, was filed for probate in New York County. The estate, estimated at over 59 million dollars, largely goes to Cornelius Vanderbilt and Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt, with specific legacies to siblings and trustees. The document outlines complex bequests, trust transfers, real estate holdings in Sagamore Lodge and Camp Killare, and mentions historical family events and marriages.
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New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
New York County
Vanderbilt
America
Cornelius Vandersat
Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt
London
Sagamore Lodge
Camp Kiilkare
Gloucester House
Cornelius Vandervill
Wm.h. Vanderbilt
Oakland
Portsmouth
Mr. Vanderbilt
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Frederick
Alfred G., Jr
George
Cornelius
Alfred
Vendemitel
Newport
Mise Esse French
Franci Ormonde French
Vanderbilt Derun
Mee Kim
Isaac £. Emerson
Baltimore
Judge Humphries Dies in Seattle at 63
Senior Judge John E. Humphries longtime Seattle figure in street speaking dispute with socialists died of uremic poisoning at age 63. Native of Calhoun City Hi had attracted nationwide attention for injunction and contempt rulings during 1913 controversy. He had resided in Seattle.
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Seattle
Wasba
John E. Humphries
Calhoun
Cash Register Men Fight Move by U S
May Briefs filed for John J Patterson and National Cash Register officers opposing a department writ of certiorari to review their Ohio criminal conviction under the German anti trust act. Defendants argue the Sherman act makes Circuit Court decrees final in such cases, asserting the act itself designates federal circuit rulings as final.
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Washington, D.C
John J. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Department
Federal District Court
Ohio
Federal Circuit Court of Apes
Federal Circuit Court
Circuit Courts of App
Cay
Weather Update for Muscatine and Local River Rise
Cloudy tonight with possible rain. Sunday forecast shows continued unsettled conditions. Temperature in Muscatine around 34 degrees at 7 Jork. River level near Leek reports 7 inches, indicating rising waters and caution for nearby areas.
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Muscatine
River & Leek
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Mr. West
American Red Cross
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