Lusitania Sunk Off Irish Coast By German Submarine
The Lusitania, with more than 2 000 aboard, was torpedoed twice near the Old Head of Kinsale and sank within about 20 minutes off the Irish coast. Survivors describe the sudden attack, lifeboat chaos, and the submarine’s quick disappearance as rescue efforts arrived.
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H. W. Simpson
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Germany Defends Deed In Lusitania Sinking Note
Berlin asserts the Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk. It claims the ship carried war materiel and passengers faced danger, blaming British owners and public warnings while noting the ambassador avoided public warning to attract attention.
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London
Germany
Washington
Atlantic
No News of Vanderbilt Reported by Consul Cable
Washington cable cites Consul Frost in Cork stating that unidentified persons are presumed dead and noting no news of Vanderbilt Stone Shields Myers Hubbard and Smorman. The message implies victims not identified as survivors are almost certainly dead.
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Washington
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Cork
State Department
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Shields
Myers
Hubbard
Smorman
President Calmly Considers Question After White House Talk
After a conference with the president at the White House Secretary Tumulty said the president feels distress and gravity of the situation and is considering very earnestly but calmly the right course of action. He knows the people wish him to act with deliberation and firmness.
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Washington
White House
Tumulty
Lusitania Facts Highlight Ship’s Colossal Scale and Speed
The Lusitania, sunk or damaged in May in the war zone near the British Isles, was a giant trans Atlantic liner built in Glasgow in 1906. It measured 785 feet, with gross tonnage 32 500 and net 9145, powered by 70 000 indicated horsepower via four shafts.
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W. T. Turner
New York
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Luattania
Japan Cancels Naval Movements Over China Situation
Tokyo reports that the government has canceled naval and military movements tied to the Chinese situation. No deployment plans remain active and officials emphasized a pause as regional tensions develop.
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Japan
Tokyo
Lusitania Sinking Reported with Heavy Losses in War Time
London dispatches recount the Lusitania disaster with conflicting torpedoing details, heavy loss of life including 37 Americans, and Captain Turner surviving amid scenes of tragedy. Survivors describe rescue delays, lifeboat chaos, and stoic discipline aboard the liner before it sank.
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Lusitania
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Turner
Queenstown
Marnest Cowper
Toronto
Cunard reports survivors and casualties in latest tally
New York dispatch says Queenstown cabled total survivors 764 including 462 passengers and 302 crew. Fourteen four bodies recovered with 87 identified and 57 unidentified. Identified bodies include 65 passengers and 22 crew. Sixty-three injuries are listed among passengers and crew.
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Cunard Steamship Company
Liverpool
Queenstown
Torpedo salvo claimed but severity unclear aboard ship
Officers report two additional torpedoes fired at the vessel but missed. A separate account states seven torpedoes were fired at both Lusitania.
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Lusitania
Justified in Sinking Lusitania Opinion by Dernburg
Dr. Bernhard Dernburg argues the Lusitania was a war vessel and Americans aboard were protected by warnings. He cites contraband of war and the ship as an auxiliary cruiser under British Admiralty control, asserting Germany had a right to destroy it.
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France
Ship Sunk Within Eight Minutes Off Old Head Kinsale
A Cork coastguard and a nearby farmer report a steamer sinking quickly after torpedo impact off Old Head Kinsale. The vessel reportedly vanished within minutes as boats converged, with witnesses placing the event five miles offshore and noting shots heard before the wreck.
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Old Head Kinsale
Ardfield
Governor Dunne Urges Calmness After Lusitania Sinking
Springfield reports Governor Dunne has issued a formal statement urging citizens to remain calm and refrain from public commentary. The message asks public officials to avoid embarrassing the president and the state department while expressing confidence in the Wilson administration to avert the calamity with honor.
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Dunne
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Department of State
Root declines to comment on Lusitania tragedy
Albany N Y ex Senator Elihu Root president of the Constitutional Convention is shown in reports as gravely silent on the sinking of the Lusitania. He said he would not comment or offer views on how the loss of many American lives might affect future U S German relations. He added that he should say nothing.
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N. Y
Riots Attack German Shops in Liverpool After Lusitania Sink
Rioters mostly women, many related to Cunard sailors, attack and wreck German shops in Liverpool. Stores looted and goods burned as fury over the Lusitania sinking spreads.
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Lusitania
Cunard Line
Lusitania Sinking Jury Blames German Officers for Wholesale Murder
The coroner in Kinsale, Ireland, finds the Lusitania disaster a crime of wholesale murder. The verdict accuses the submarine officers and the German government of deliberate wrongdoing. Captain Turner testifies he only followed orders and offered no escort despite prior warnings. The verdict notes eight miles south-southwest of Old Head of Kinsale on May 7, 1915, as the sinking point.
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Germany
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Ile
New York
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United States
Germany and England blamed over Lusitania sinking
German Ambassador Count Bernstorff met with Secretary Bryan in Washington to express deep regret that the war has caused the loss of many American lives. Officials stated the remark came personally from Bernstorff and noted no policy statement from the United States yet.
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England
Washington
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State Department
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Lusitania Disaster Report Counts Drowned Infants
The Illustrated Sunday Herald of Cork reports the Lusitania sinking killed about 150 babies under one year and over 100 children under two, all drowned. The figures reflect a tragic toll among young passengers in the disaster.
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Sunday Herald of
Cork
Lusitania
Lusitania sunk by German submarine U-39 says Munich telegram
Central News dispatch from Geona reports a Munich telegram states the German submarine U-39 was responsible for sinking the Lusitania. The claim cites the submarine as the attack vessel involved in the disaster.
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Geona
Munich
Identified Dead List from Tasmania S Comforters Surfaces
Relatives and Cunard officials press for details as revised survivor lists emerge. The Identified dead include First Class names such as Mrs G W Stephens and Charles J Paynter with others from Second Class and various cities, while hope for new survivors wanes amid official tallies.
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Liverpool
A. de Page
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T. C. King
Frank G. Naumann
Robert W. Crooks
Toronto
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Michael Foley
A. St. Foley
J. R. Sipplman
John B. Spillman
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