Nebraskan torpedoed off LusH coast. captain reports wake
Washington May 28 government seals await the affidavit Captain Green of the Nebraskan regarding the explosion that damaged the ship off the LusH coast Tuesday. The captain says he is certain the ship was torpedoed though he saw no submarine. The chief engineer believes he saw a torpedo wake. Damages include torn derricks and large holes in deck flooring.
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Washington
Iovernment Sieals
Green
I) Nebraskan
Oace
Callegrams
Bryan
Liverpool
Ouineer
Torpedoed Fish Boats Off Crook Haven Ireland
In Crook Haven Ireland May 28 witnesses report three small fishing boats torpedoed near the American steamer Nebraskan after it was damaged on Tuesday. A steamer flying an American flag went west, followed by a loud single explosion and whistle signals for help. Patrol boats appeared. a fishing schooner captain later saw a submarine.
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Crook Haven
Ireland
Black Boy Fight Ends With Arrest After Altercation
Reported Johson Willard bout in the city last night erupted after racial tensions and a referee lapse. A white man and a Black challenger clashed. teeth were bit, a finger injured, and both men required medical care before the fighter was jailed for county custody.
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Johson-Willard
Marl Fenlon
Hezro
Troward
Danish boat strikes mine sinks near Stockholm
The Danish steamer Big was mined off Stockholm and sank while en route from England to Sweden with coal. All crew were rescued.
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Copenhagen
Stockholm
England
Sweden
Arizona House Rejects Clemency for Five Condemned Men
In Phoenix on May 28 the Arizona House voted 15 to 2 against memorializing the parole board to reprieve five men slated for execution in Florence. Earlier the Senate said Governor Hunt’s clemency request, referencing Secretary Bryan, did not fit the law.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of the Legislature
Hunt
Board of Pardons For Paroles
Florence
Senate
Bryan
Child Drowns In Portneuf Well Accident
Four year old Ferdinand Jacobson, son of Eli and Mrs. Jacobson, fell into a 13 foot well at their Portneuf ranch while playing. His mother leaped into the well and retrieved the body before assistance arrived. life was already extinct likely due to a head injury. A nearby farmer rescued mother and child from the well.
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Portneuf Siding
Ferdinand Jacobson
Eli Jacobson
Portneuf
Weather Forecast by Region
The weather map shows Washington fair and warmer inland and near the coast. Idaho probably fair. Montana fair east with likely showers in the west.
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Washington
Idaho
Montana
Germany to Reply Temporizing on Lusitania Arms Claim
London May 28 The Evening News reports Berlin will present its reply to the American note tomorrow. The dispatch says the response will be temporizing and will ask the United States to affirm or deny that the Lusitania carried ammunition destined for the allies.
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London
The
Evening News
Berlin
Germany
United States
Wrangler to Enter Guilty Plea in Horse Theft Case
Nottorious horsethief Streeter, pursued for over 200 miles by Deputy Jim Francis, is reported to plead guilty in Custer county district court. After disappearing with horses and saddles from Mackay, Streeter was captured near Gentile valley with Idaho Falls deputies aiding the chase, ending an investigation prompted by the United Cattle and Horse Growers association.
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Mackay Ed Streeter
Jim Francis
Custer County
Streeter
Mackay
Gentile Valley
Francis
Idaho Falls
Crocker
United Cattle and Horse Growers Association
American cruiser North Carolina aground in Alexandria harbor
The United States cruiser North Carolina is stuck in mud within the Alexandria Egypt outer harbor. The ship is undamaged and dredging operations will be undertaken to release her.
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Washington
United States
North Carolina
Alexandria
Egypt
Italians and Austrians in strategic moves and naval shifts
The report notes T A Martin moving from Short Line general store to Salt Lake City as assistant auditor effective June first, with a Gulf of Saros casualty leaving a position open. It also details naval losses Bouvet Morwenna Betty and submarine activity in the Aegean and Adriatic amid growing risks to sea trade.
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T. A. Martin
Martin
Salt Lake
General Auditor
Gulf of Saros
Aegean Sea
Adriatic
Aegean
British Isles
Admiralty
Liverpool
Morwenna
Canada
Betty
Aviation to Form Reserve Army Corps
New York May 28 The Aero-Military Service Federation of America announced its formation under August Belmont president general Its plan calls for a national reserve corps of volunteer aviators for war service Membership will include United States Navy officers aviators and civilians with aero squadron centers in multiple cities
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New York
National Reserve Corps of
Aero-Military Service Federation of America
August Belmont
United States Navy
French Steamer Champagne Ashore Near St Nazaire
The French transatlantic liner Champagne ran aground near St Nazaire, leaving it badly damaged. Nine hundred persons aboard were rescued and officials say the ship was not torpedoed.
Wheat Market closes with gains in Chicago trades
Chicago May 28 May wheat finished at 1.41 for May delivery and 1.265 for July, signaling stronger prices in the Chicago market as traders noted steady demand.
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Chicago
Ill
Kirtley vs Oregon Short Line Test Case on Liquor Policy
Tomorrow in district court the case Kirtley vs Oregon Short Line will test rail transport rules and the possession law regarding liquor in dry territory. The action challenges railroad refusal to deliver beer and probes constitutionality of recent prohibition measures and the effect on common carriers. The dispute involves Kirtley represented by Lockhart and Smith MeBroom, with Judge Cowen presiding in Judge Guheen’s absence.
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Kirtley
Oregon Short Line
Uta
Prohibition
Higintis
WL Lockhart
God Attocness Smith & MeBroom
Salt Leto
Thompson
Est Cathdtl
Lisle
Sal’ Taye
Jandre Cowen
Guheen
President to Issue Warning on Mexican Question
The White House announced a statement on the Mexican situation to be issued within days. Details were not given, but the notice is expected to warn Mexican leaders that conditions are becoming intolerable and that U S intervention is not immediate. The statement may be released Tuesday afternoon.
German forces repelled on San river front six guns lost
Berlin reports a reverse by Russian forces along the River San in central Galicia. German troops in the Sisiawa region on the river’s left bank were forced back and six cannons were lost, with German positions described as not defended by strong forces.
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Berlin
San
Galicia
War Office
Sisiawa
Italians Advance to Carinthia Take Passes and Villages
Geneva reports Italian forces pushing toward Carinthia have seized three low mountain passes and four villages, signaling a broader campaign in the region. The moves come as Allied and Axis positions shift in the Alpine front.
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Geneva
Carinthia
Italian raiders seize rail line and occupy Tyrol frontier
Rome reports a successful raid on the Trieste Nabresina railroad and occupation of Austrian territory along the Tyrol frontier by Italian hydro waterplane squadron. An artillery battle continues between Italian fortified positions on the Ametino front and Austrian forces.
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Rome
Trieste-Nabresina
Tyrol
Frieuli
Italian War Office
Ametino
French Forces Take Key German Positions Near Souchez
Paris dispatch reports French troops assaulting and taking positions from Stablain to Moulin Malon with heavy German losses. They seized four hundred prisoners including seven officers, twelve machine guns and war material in clear gains toward Souchez, plus ground gained in Lepretre forest.
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Paris
War Office
Stablain
Moulin Malon
Souchez
Lepretre Forest
Volunteers Offer to Serve Against Italy
Berlin reports hundreds of volunteers including men over fifty report to Frankfort authorities asking to be allowed to fight Italy.
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Berlin
Frankfort
Italy
Turkish forces seize two English positions at Kurna
War office statement reports a night attack by volunteers in boats capturing two English positions at Kurna on the right bank of the Tigris at its junction with the Euphrates. Troops claim to still hold the positions as of the report.
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Constantinople
Kurna
Mesopotamia
War Office
Tigris River
British battleship Majestic sunk by a submarine at Gallipoli
London reports the British battleship Majestic was torpedoed and sunk this morning while supporting the Gallipoli offensive. Nearly all officers and crew were saved. In separate disaster at Sheerness the steamer Princess Irene exploded and burned, killing 250 crew and 78 dockyard workers.
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London
Majestic
Gallipoli
British Columbia Coast Service
Admiralty
Sheerness
Great Britain
Thames
Hf. M. S. Majestic
He. F.C. Talbot
Eoden
Italian forces land on Turkish island Rhode Aemeannza
Amsterdam dispatch cites the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger reporting a substantial Italian landing on the Turkish island Rhode Aemeannza. No further details on dates or outcomes are provided in the fragment.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Rhode
Aemeannza
Memorial Day Observances Planned With Parade and Address
Memorial exercises are set for Sunday with participation by Grand Army of the Republic and Spanish War veterans. A patriotic address by Col. H. V. A. Ferguson will feature the program, including a parade from the council chambers to the Auditorium and later cemetery services with taps.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United Spanish War Veterans
Woman’s Auxiliary
Council Chambers
North Arthur
East Center Street
America
Falls
Georgia Veach Williams
Hutton
H. V. A. Merguson
Race postponed for weather. Indy 500 delayed
Indianapolis race officials announced the 500 mile automobile race scheduled for tomorrow is postponed until Monday due to weather conditions. The event remains at Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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