Lusitania Sinks After Torpedo Strike off Irish Coast
Reports detail the German submarine attack on the Lusitania on May 7 off Ireland. About 1,200 people died including numerous Americans. 73 survivors were identified among 188 Americans aboard. Rescue efforts and debris reached Queenstown as ships and officials assess insurance and cargo values.
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Tasktagte
Drm Tech
Lusitania
Charles Frohman
New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Charles Kieln
Justin M. Forman
Elbert Hubbard
Queenstown
Queens Town
Dodd
Cunard Moe
Washington
Coast Guard
Conk
Old Head Kinsale
Notable passengers aboard the Lusitania disaster
The article notes Fremman, a famed theater figure, and several prominent Americans among the Lusitania victims or passengers. Philadelphia figures M Kaos of a New York shipbuilding firm and Willian Sterning Hotges of the Baldwin Locomotive Works are listed as involved or present, with connection to the tragedy.
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Prominant Philadelphiang
Philadelphia
Kaos
Eo New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Willlan
Lusiciana Crew Reassured After Torpedoes Attack
Toronto journalist Ernest Cowper among survivors reports orderly crew effort after torpedo strikes near Ireland. He recalls spotting a submarine conning tower, followed by explosions and hull splinters as the ship sank. Passengers were urged into lifeboats with calm efficiency. Forty children under one year aboard.
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Queenstown
Ernest Cowper
Toronto
Ireland
Mr. Cowper
Helen Smith
Roosevelt rails at piracy after Lusitania sinking
Theodore Roosevelt denounces the Lusitania sinking as piracy on a vast scale. He calls it warfare that harmed Belgium and killed innocent people, and says action is required to defend humanity and national self respect.
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Syracuse
Theodore Roosevelt
Lusitania
Louvain
Dinant
Belgium
British Press Reacts to Lusitania Sinking
London papers lead editorials on the Lusitania disaster. The Times urges caution as Britain and the United States face a grave crisis, noting Mr Wilson's ministry must defend national honor while avoiding unnecessary provocation.
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London
Times
Great Britain
United States
Wilson
The
Wevetere Vedienayes New York Runner Sails for Liverpool
A steamship named Transylvania of the Amber line departed New York for Liverpool hours after reports of the Lusitania strike reached port. The voyage follows prior incidents and signals continued shipping activity despite tension at sea.
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New York
Transylvants
Amber Line
Liverpool
Transylvania
Absurd Travel Note From Pittabureh District
Twenty residents of the Pittabureh district booked passage on an unspecified vessel named the Lanta. The transport offered eight fet cabin, second cabin and Green thing cabin for the passengers.
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Lusitania
Piteburgh
Pittabureh
Lanta
Windstorm Hits Teanesees Hullogdes Tenb
A strong windstorm wrecked the Bear hive egdue in Teanesees and Hullogdes areas, leaving damage at night and causing concern for residents and authorities on the scene.
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Hullogdes
Germans Strike German Front With Major Flanking Move
German forces report a decisive flanking attack rolling up the Russian line. More than fifty thousand prisoners have been taken by Austrian troops in west Galicia as the Russian retreat continues since dawn May 5. The Carpathian group pursues toward the Lupkow pass while Tarnow and Wal Mountain resist northward.
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Chancellorsville
Zmigrad
Jaslo
Dukla
Galicia
von Hoetsendorf
Radko Dimitrief
Carpathians
Lupkow |O Pass
Tarnow
Wal Mountain
Dunajec
Rescue at Sea Restores Eleven Crew Members
Eleven crew members from a vessel near Coronady islands were rescued after their ship was endangered. The search and rescue effort was conducted by the Echober Fiver en route to evacuate survivors and take them to safety.
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Cee
Ee Mego
Cal
Coms
Victoria
Coronady Islands
Woman Charged After Jewelry Heist Reported in San Francisco
Readable fragments indicate a theft involving a jade or jeweled shirt valued at 118,000 taken from the hem of Mrs J B Prawete's skirt after her arrest in a Stewart case. Details are unclear but charges appear connected to the incident.
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Dawsle
San Francisco
Mra J
Stewart
China Yields 10 Japan's Demands in Settlement Terms
Peking reports progress toward drafting a treaty after talks with Japanese plenipotentiaries. Provisions cover Shantung transfer rights, prohibitions on inland cession, a Shantung railway, and tenancy rules for South Manchuria. Articles outline residence, trade, and jurisdiction terms between Chinese and Japanese authorities.
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Peking
Feapeet
Upan Y Gunneas
China
Shantung Province
Germab
i/l
Germany
Shantung
Chifa
Japan
South Manchurian
South
Manchuria
Quotes Captain von Papen On Lusitania Sinking
New York World quotes Captain Franz von Papen, German embassy attaché, condemning the Lusitania disaster. He calls it criminal for Cunard to carry passengers to a ship allegedly transporting explosives and munitions for Britain and allies, asserting the declared act followed wartime rules.
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New York
Frans von Papen
He Lusitante
Great Britain
Germany
Armemy
Cathay Sinks After Encounter With Submarine
The steamer Cathay carrying Chinese parts was torpedoed and sank off Thane harbor within twenty minutes. Only a few crew members survived as rescue efforts continued.
Warning Ignored as English Steamer Carries War Materials
The article notes warnings about danger aboard English mercantile steamers with war material in cargo. Owners claim responsibility for passenger safety while Germany and the imperial ambassador in Washington push warnings and call for protection of Atlantic trade routes.
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Germany
Washington
Fortune of War aboard Lusitania and Captain Turner’s escape
Report from Queenstown describes Captain Turner on the Lusitania refusing a formal statement after landing. He remained on the bridge as the ship sank and climbed into a boat, then surfaced and clung to a chair before being saved. London reports speculate on German involvement and German clerks fleeing.
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Queenstown
Turner
Unclear text about General L AGHS Mellooul and related events
Fragmentary report mentions General L AGHS Mellooul linked to France and honors. It also references strike settlement and potential financial figures, with unclear names and places, making specifics difficult to determine.
Public Opinion Shapes US Response To Lusitania Sinking
The article discusses how President and advisers weigh a grave decision after the Lusitania attack. It notes US demands for Germany's explanation and Britain’s side, with caution against hasty action. Officials stress implications for international law, neutrality, and potential special Congress action to protect American lives and goods.
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Germany
Great Britain
United Eistes
United States
New York
Wader- Sand
London
Ier
United Eaates
Congress
Europe
Demark from Germany and ship liner disaster talk
Former congressman Louie Michaud Barthela urges U S demark from Germany amid explanations of Lostrasia trade and contraband laden cable. Pope Benedict expresses horror at the liner destruction and calls on the American government to aid victims.
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Louie—Michaud Barthela
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Pope Banschat Bhoobed
Rome
Benedict
Lashtania
Helbees
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Tella
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Teanesees
Carpathian
Nicholas II
Maine
William Barnes, JR
New York State
Gyracuee
Ageinet Gelenel Ressevent
Danigh
Serwang
Ito
Bink
America
Kaga's Weekly
Detective Pierpoint of
L'Aghs Melloul Ee L'Agne
Mellow
Legion of Honor
France
Siri Gertied
Cleveland
Toho Ghy
Peed Quaege
Laskanth
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