Cats May Look at Queens And Yet Ignore The Crown
By Fred L. Boalt. Cats may look at queens and yet ignore the crown in a light note on feline curiosity and royal insolence.
08 May 1915
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1915
Page
1
By Fred L. Boalt. Cats may look at queens and yet ignore the crown in a light note on feline curiosity and royal insolence.
The Seattle Star reports on a liner disaster with 1,346 fatalities and Frohman’s body found. United States seeks explanations from Germany as noted Americans are among the missing. The piece notes rising prices and a frail public mood amid the tragedy.
After a lecture Elbert Hubbard recounts meeting figures like Frohman Vanderbilt and Boalt, describing how society courted them and a contentious issue of an editorial printed without credit. He recalls Fra Albertus with a benign smile yet a steely gaze.
Reports from the Lusitania disaster show 703 saved and 1346 feared dead after torpedoing off Kinsale. The catastrophe sparks parliamentary crisis, public demand for accountability, and talk of German retaliation as Britain debates escorts and neutrality with the United States.
Washington state history expert Mrs. Anne Inglis, a King County sheriff investigator, gathers submerged history from Capitol Hill, handling juvenile cases and social shoplifting tales while maintaining strict discretion. A later anecdote recalls Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and a London fishmonger discussing wealth, charity, and public sentiment. In Washington news, officials hint at a serious situation requiring full disclosure as Lusitania sinking tensions rise. ambassadors work for survivors while German embassy security tightens.
The Star reported the Lusitania sinking with speed, publishing an extra on the streets 20 minutes ahead of rivals and delivering the first definitive figure of more than 1,200 dead in a pink edition. The paper remained one edition ahead throughout the day.
Syracuse report quotes Theodore Roosevelt asserting the United States must take action after the Lusitania disaster. He calls the attack piracy on a vast scale and likens it to the destruction of Louvain and Dinant, harming innocent travelers at sea.
The Heron and two trawlers sent to search for Lusitania victims returned to Queenstown at 6 am with more than 100 bodies, the majority women. They were taken to the temporary morgue at the town hall as the admiralty ordered full recovery efforts continue.
Capt Turner of the Lusitania is cared for at the Imperial hotel after three hours in the water. First Officer Jones Second Officer Lewis and the second and third engineers, along with 51 crew members, were saved. They were part of a total of 703 persons rescued previously announced.
Divorce suit filed by police sergeant William Donlan was dropped Saturday. Mrs Annie Donlan committed suicide on April 1.
Libau on the Baltic coast has fallen to German control after bombardment by German ships. The city, seat of Courland province government, lies 150 miles southwest of Riga and about 105 miles west-southwest of Milan, with a population near 90,000 and a key role in regional trade and industry.
New York mourns Charles Frohman and Charles Klein two pivotal Broadway figures. Frohman a leading producer traveled to Europe seeking new war plays while Justus Milde Forman a playwright accompanied him. Klein authored The Lion and the Mouse and other notable works.
Washington reports the German embassy announced no prior disarmament before the liner's destruction. The embassy said it had been informed the Lusitania carried arms and ammunition to England.
Cunard officials deny the Lusitania was armed. They say early in the war a proposal to mount guns on the liner’s decks was dropped after it was intimated that the U.S. government frowned on the plan.
Berlin newspapers hail the Lusitania sinking as a fantastic German victory and naval policy triumph. Editorials blame England and declare Germany's naval policy a deserved success.
Secretary Tumulty criticized Congressman Gardner for tying his press statements to the White House and said the White House resents using it as a press bureau. Gardner met Tumulty at the White House but did not see President Wilson and warned the president not to retreat on holding Germany to strict accountability if Americans are harmed.
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