Lusitania Disaster toll rises with more survivors feared
Reports from Queenstown cite 634 survivors with 1 216 dead from the Lusitania disaster. Cunard tallies 1 254 passengers and 665 crew aboard, with 1 919 total on board and 703 confirmed survivors. Prominent figures like Alfred Vanderbilt remain missing as rescue efforts continue.
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Charles Frohman
Lusitania Disaster Prompts U S Inquiry And Cabinet Cancellations
May 8 reports show Ambassador Gerard told to press Germany for a full report on the Lusitania sinking as President Wilson and his cabinet weigh a cautious response. Cabinet members canceled weekend trips. officials emphasize waiting for complete facts to guide policy amid grave national concern.
Lusitania Survivors Landed at Queenstown From Cork
A telegram to British officials from Cork reports 45 more Lusitania survivors have been landed at Queenstown from a drifter. The incident adds to the tally of rescued passengers aboard after the sinking.
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Cork
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Lusitania Not Armed, Government Says False Claim
May 8 report states British government calls a newspaper claim that Lusitania was armed as false. New York dispatch notes Cunard line message from Liverpool saying only a few second class passengers saved, and three boats near Queenstown carrying about 100 bodies.
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Survivors Landed Near Sovereign Island After Incident
A number of survivors were landed by fishing boats on Sovereign Island near Gailley Head. They are in serious condition and it is feared some will not survive.
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London
Sovereign Island
Gailley Head
Lusitania Disaster At Queenstown Reported
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says Germany views Lusitania sinking as naval triumph. In Queenstown bodies of victims arrive daily with a makeshift morgue at Cunard warehouse and 124 dead reported. Survivors receive hotel and lodging aid as funerals are planned nationwide.
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Copenhagen
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Land
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Charles Frohman
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Varying craft return with survivors from scene
Several vessels have returned to the scene carrying survivors. No further details are provided about the incident or exact location and there is no information on casualties or the search operation.
Survivors Haunt Docks After Lusitania Disaster
Survivors, both men and women, await word of friends and relatives at the docks though many are able to walk. They praise ship officers for action as the Lusitania was struck twice amidships, forcing lifeboats on one side to be unusable and prompting immediate efforts to save passengers, especially women and children.
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Names of 51 Americans saved from Lusitania
A May 8 dispatch from Consul Lauriat at Queenstown lists 51 American survivors among 634 rescued from the Lusitania and 700 total saved of all nationalities. The letter names individuals such as N. W. Allen Patrick Shattery Mr Byington and Mr Brooks among others.
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State Department
Lauriat
Queenstown
Lusitania
Patrick Shattery
Byington
Brooks
China and Japan edge toward a possible rupture in Asia
Tokyo reports no word on China’s reply to Japan’s ultimatum as the semi official press outlines a program of military and naval actions if an open break occurs. The plan calls for seizure of China’s wealth centers and political power hubs and continued penetration until demands are met.
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Tokio
China
Japan
Insurance on the Lusitania Totals Seven and a Half Million
New York May 8 Insurance on the Lusitania amounts to 7 500 000, with the ship valued at 10 000 000 and cargo at 735 000. One third is held by the line, the rest by Lloyds and other underwriters. Local underwriters cover about half the cargo insurance, with the rest by Lloyds. The liner carried 250 bags of mail and no specie, the largest item being 4 200 cases worth 152 400 consigned to London. A fur consignment valued at 119 000 was for Liverpool. Miscellaneous goods included brass, copper wire, beef, bacon, ham, cheese, and lard.
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Lloyds
London
Liverpool
American Fleet Enters New York in Quiet Naval Welcome
The Atlantic Fleet battleships arrived in New York Harbor for a naval demonstration but crowds offered little response. The silence followed the Lusitania disaster as the ships moved up the Hudson with few cheers from onlookers.
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New York
Hudson
Champ Clark Calls for Postwar Disarmament Plan
Champ Clark declared at a university banquet in Colatemble that after the European war Congress should propose a resolution urging the powers to disarm by percentage on land and sea. He spoke during a university banquet at Mis-50.
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Lock No. 17 celebration to proceed as planned
United States Senator John H. Bankhead says the May 13 completion celebration for Lock No. 17 will proceed unchanged. In a telegram from Jasper Alabama he reassured The Mobile Item that Secretary Garrison’s absence from the southern trip will not affect the event and urged the delegation be sent.
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John H. Bankhead
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J. H. Bankhead
German Ambassador Guards Secluded in New York Hotel
Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, arrived in New York and remained secluded in his hotel room today. A guard was posted at the entrance of his usual suite and it was stated he had gone to Washington with orders not to be disturbed.
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Count von Bernstorff
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Washington
Count Bernstorff
Germans on London Stock Exchange Turned Out
On the London Stock Exchange British members expelled all fellow members of German origin and German clerks amid Lusitania anger. They plan petitions to bar such members from the house, noting that those of German origin hold naturalization papers.
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London
May
Lusitania
Wilson Objects to Gardner Using His Office as Press Bureau
Washington May 8 Representative Gardner at the White House sought permission for a visit to the mansion parlors and issued a statement on the Lusitania disaster urging firm action by President Wilson. Secretary Tumulty then said the White House resented Gardner using the executive offices as an annex to his press bureau.
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White House
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Col. Roosevelt
Tumulty
Frohman Body Recovered at Queenstown
The body of Charles Frohman the New York theatrical manager has been recovered and brought to Queenstown. The news confirms his death and burial arrangements following his disappearance.
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Charles Frohman
Queenstown
New York
Libau Falls to German Forces in Baltic Campaign
Berlin reports the coastal city Libau in Courland has been captured by German troops. The seizure aims to seize key Baltic ports Libau and Riga to disrupt Russian links to Petrograd and hinder Baltic communications.
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Petrograd
Turkish batteries in the Dardanelles cease fire near Nagara
A Tenedos dispatch to Havas reports the allied fleet confines bombardment of the forts but all Turkish batteries up to Nagara have ceased firing and appear to be destroyed near the straits end near Constantinople.
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Tenedos
Havas
Dardanelles
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Italy to restrict cotton imports from U S ports
Secretary Bryan reports Italy will restrict raw cotton shipped from American ports May 10. The foreign office confirms the royal decree of November 13 last will govern exports, allowing re export only for cotton moving with bills of lading to the named consignee and final destination.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bryan
Italy
Rome
Foreign Office
William J. Bryan
Notable New Yorkers Among Lusitania Dead
The New York press reports a list of notable New Yorkers missing from the Lusitania survivors roll. Among those named are Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Elbert Hubbard, Crystas Miles Forman, Charles Klein, J Foster Stackhouse, A L Hopkins, Cheever Hardwick, Gerald A. Letts, Herman A. Meyers, Dr F S Pearson, and Herbert Stuart Stone, all identified with wealth, publishing, theater, business, or exploration.
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New York City
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Elbert Hubbard
the Philistine
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A. L. Hopkins
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Shipbuilding Co
Cheever Hardwick
East Orange
N. J
Burr & Hardwick
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Herman A. Meyers
Feather
E. & S. ‘Myers
Pearson
Pearson Engineering Company
Herbert Stuart Stone
Newlan
A Press
Young
Stone
Stone & Co
Weather Outlook For Alabama and Mississippi
Fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Alabama shows gentle north winds and fair skies. Mississippi also reports fair conditions with light north winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Lost gold watch near post office in Liberal
A gold watch lost this morning around seven near the post office at 164 N Commerce St Liberal. A liberal reward is offered for its return.
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N. Commerce St. BE
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