Japan Accepts Chinese Demands After Ultimatum
The Foreign Office reports China has accepted Japan's ultimatum with modifications, including a blanket acceptance under Japanese supervision. Japan seeks restoration of Kiao-Chow to China and excludes Britain’s role from the operation. American efforts focus on gathering facts via ambassadors and consuls as attention remains on the Far East crisis.
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Fukien Province
Stsing-Tau
Great Britain
Nations debate amid Lusitania disaster and German policy
Diplomatic reactions overflow after the Lusitania tragedy as officials in Berlin and Washington weigh German submarine warfare. The German embassy warnings are questioned for neutral travel safety, while officials note no official communication to the State Department. Ambassadors consider responses to attacks on civilian ships and the legalities of U boat warfare and war zones.
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Sitasey
Great Britain
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Lusitania
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Cushing
California stands by Wilson on Lusitania response
California legislators introduced resolutions in the Senate and Assembly urging public support for President Wilson on the Lusitania crisis. The text calls for indorsing any action he deems warranted and recommends boosting naval strength to protect the nation’s honor and citizens.
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California Senate
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Ve Pation
German warning ads and passenger ships sail despite war zone
The New York to Liverpool liner Ameri can and the Philadelphia with cabin crew faced danger rumors as German ads warning travelers resurfaced in newspapers. Count von Bernstorff stayed hidden at Als hotel, Washington-bound later. Meanwhile two French liners Espagne to Bordeaux and Patria to Marseilles sailed with American passengers aboard, amid continued war zone chatter.
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British reaction to war actions and German presence
Crowds gathered yesterday hoping for arrivals as expectations faded. Anger in Britain and among Americans in London grew over German actions, including the sinking of the Lusitania. Workers at Wallsend threatened strikes against German-named employees, amid boycotts of German barber services, but no disorder was reported.
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Liner Usitania Disaster Claims Many Young Victims
The body of Dr S S Pearson of New York and Lowell Mass was identified among victims. Most prominent passengers aboard the Usitania perished as the liner listed severely to starboard after a rush of water flooded the decks. One hundred and seventeen stewards and a attending stewardess survived out of 418 aboard. Captain Turner declined to speak publicly at first, remarking quietly on landing that fortune favors the wary.
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Lusitania Survivors Recount Sinking at Queenstown
Eyewitness accounts describe the torpedo strike, ship’s rapid loss of buoyancy, and frantic rescue efforts. Survivors including W. G. Meyers and William Brown recall scrambling to lifeboats, clinging to floats, and aiding others as the vessel went down in 64 fathoms. Cunard officials arranged special trains for the rescued while noting minimal chance of further survivors.
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Lusitania Sinking Spurs Relief Funds and Shipping Bets
London and Liverpool mayors started relief funds for Lusitania victims. Captain W A Castle and Captain Miller with an American attache left for Queenstown to aid survivors. Lloyds says the sinking will not halt shipping and sailings continue as usual. A Queenstown dispatch reports fumes from exploded torpedoes sickened passengers.
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Congressional party plans Honolulu tour amid gunboat rumble
A San Francisco bound congressional party touring Hawaii discussed a plan to secure passage for a trip to San Francisco amid a tense pirate situation. The group considered a tok trip to Maryland for security and a potential extra session of Congress.
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Welch and Fullerton Drugists Deliver to All Areas
Welch and Fullerton, noted druggists, announce delivery service extending to all parts of the town. The firm emphasizes prompt home delivery of prescriptions and medicinal needs, aiming to improve access for customers across districts.
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Lusitania sinking sparks volatile yet resilient stock day
Markets opened with steep declines as Lusitania disaster news hit. Bargain buying later steadied prices, erasing most losses except in speculative issues like Bethelehem Steel and Westinghouse. Rail shares showed strong demand as investors bought on perceived good value.
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Teutons Press Front Advances Amid Mixed Naval Losses
World War I dispatches describe continued German and Austro German progress in the Carpathians and along the western front. German subs sink ships while a British torpedo boat goes down after a mine in the North Sea. Libau reportedly seized by German sea forces, with torpedo boats and bombardment cited. The British destroyer Maori and vessels Crusader suffer damage. several British ships, Truro and Ton, are torpedoed and sunk. German shore batteries press the Crusader, capturing seven officers and eight men at Zeebrugge. French gains are noted along the Seine at Metzeral, with attacks along the front.
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Strike Settled in Eastern Ohio Coal Fields
Settlement of a thirteen month strike in eastern Ohio coal fields ends with 47 cents per ton run of mine agreed by operators and miners in Cleveland. Delegates to ratify the agreement, which runs to March 31, 1916, at Wheeling. About 15,900 miners were affected by the stoppage.
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Survivors Rescued After Wreck Near Queenstown
A Queenstown dispatch reports many survivors had good fortune. Mrs. Rose Holler of Yorkshire caught a rope attached to wreckage and saved a girl named Edith Williams who, with her mother and five siblings, was swept away. Edith survived while her mother and siblings did not.
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Queenstown
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Rose Holler
Yorkshire
Edith Williams
American Victims Washington: Lusitania survivors listed
The seventy three American survivors aboard the Lusitania were reported to the state department as midnight progress paused until morning. Consul Frost in Queenstown said chances of finding more alive were virtually nil. Of the survivors, 33 were free class, 21 second class, 22 steerage, and 17 unclassified. A cable from Frost put total survivors at 645. about 1,209 bodies unrecovered. The department’s list shows those not listed are almost certainly dead.
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Italy Declares Strife Over Tripoli Uprising
Rome dispatch says Italy may declare war by notifying Turkey that Lausanne Treaty is void after Tripoli uprising. Reports note trains crowded with Germans and Austrians fleeing Italy while Milan and Turin currents bring travelers to Lugano. Rebels near Misba in Tripoli allegedly led by Turks.
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German Count von Bernstorf Pursued by Press in Washington
German ambassador Count von Bernstorf left his hotel and rode to Washington after a day in seclusion. Journalists followed to Pennsylvania Station, seeking his interview on the Lusitania torpedoing. He commented on what Americans might think, then spoke to reporters after rescue. The Red Cross offered relief funds for survivors and families. A Navy release reported Melvin L. Stolz died in a Pensacola low altitude flight accident.
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Blood Poison Claims Life of Local Infant Harrison
Marion Harrison aged 0 died at a local hospital at 2 PM Saturday after a ten day illness traced to blood poison from a tooth. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Reward Extended for Carr Brothers Capture
Sheriff Ross F. Stout extends rewards of 25 dollars for the capture of Alfred and Thad Carr who escaped from the county convict road crew on the Bridgeport road last Monday. Rewards remain valid for another week.
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