Lusitania Disaster Aftermath and Funeral Arrangements
The report chronicles Lusitania victims in Geneva and London dispatches from Basel, detailing the wreck's grim toll. It notes American businessmen arriving in Basel, Churchill's Commons remarks on captain Turner’s warning, and a coroner's verdict calling the sinking a wilful murder by German forces. Funeral plans in Queens and Liverpool outline mass graves, processions, and international reactions as authorities prepare for subsequent burials.
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London
Admiralty
Winston Spencer Churchill
House of Commons
Turner
Lusitania
What Will the President Do Reflects on Lusitania Crisis
Washington May 10 speculates on President Wilson's response to the Lusitania torpedoing. Officials weigh a strong note or possible severance of diplomatic ties with Germany, with cabinet meeting likely to outline big policy moves while Congress not recalled.
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Philadelphia
Whites House
Congress
Ila Bysi- Tinais
Imput
Lusitania
Palvbn Gwtlighh
Chshitg
Washington
United States
Wilson
Germany
Vietims
Conaul Frost
Chatelie Fuera
Lasiiarte Vietims
Anericans
Sand Agalod
Leiden
Brean
Wilsun
Renna Taverns
Market Disasters Move Through Early Trading
New York May 10 The disaster still plagues the black market with declines widening after a firm open. United States Steel and others slipped to parity with major rivals as investors show little disturbance in the market. About 90 percent of the Pennsylvania rail bond issue has been sold.
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Queenslant
Joasie ‘Taft
Braceville
Ohio
Dr. Howard
Meher
F. Warren Voorl
Robert Rankin
New York
United States
ATL
Dane
Frontia
Imarques
Cunard Line
Chevy Town
Charles Frohman
Isaac Tr. Trumbull
Bridgeport
Conn
Henry DB
MacDonald
Charles H. Stevens
Atlantic
R. PD. Shymer
Sne
London
Maine
Pra Ion
Lusitania
England
Wwe
Allan Meek
Newton Knox
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Queens
Bates
Wdensities
Tvs
Cunard
Tuscania
Glasgow
Liverpool
British Isles
Leusilinla
Gethiohens Steel
Westinghouse Meulle
Tie Stant
LE Paints
United States Steel Wut Mending
Lidow Jere
Mat Iriday
Creal Mortherm Peongyinim
St. Paul
Mexican Tetraleum
Three torpedoes reach liner Lusitania event report
Towton May 1 4 40 am the Daily News Mish Guard correspondent quotes Le My Guyter of the Church of England Canadian railway section saying three torpedoes were fired at the Lusitania. He recalls a submarine surfacing within 200 yards as the ship sank and the crew standing on deck while divers examined the scene.
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Towton
Lusitania
Daily News
le My. Guyter
Church of England
Railyay
Seston
Imsilania
Victoria Under Martial Law Riots Sweep City
Violent unrest erupts as martial law grips Victoria. Rioters smash windows at hotels and jewelers while authorities deploy troops to quell the chaos. Fire and smoke rise as clashes spill into the streets and patrols tighten around key districts.
Vanderbilt Heiress Warned Lusitania Sinking Before Sailing
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, aboard the Lusitania, received an anonymous telegram warning of a “definite subom” to be dood. He reportedly did not take the message seriously as the ship sailed.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lusitania
Germans Barred From Exchange Over Roving Crowd
British guards barred Germans from entering a city exchange amid a tense crowd. Police warned of orders from the War Committee as mobs pressed near the building. Only a few Germans attempted entry before being hustled away along Throgimar road.
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Atacke Exchange
Tonelyte
Throgimarhon Slvest
Witrmad
Franks Re-sentenced In Murder Case At Lodi
A court in Lodi on Tuesday June 22 re-sentenced Frank, with Avianka Gn and Mag Tée-beo AD Prank also involved. The prisoner stood upright when asked if he had anything to say, while Mrs. Frank, seated beside her husband’s liaisons, bowed her head and clasped her arms on the table in a tense courtroom moment.
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Avianka
Frank
Sinking Lusitania Ad Seen Through Random Text
Fragmented OCR-like snippet recounts a jumble about the sinking Lusitania and a person named Fra Filbert Wubbard aboard the liner. The garbled lines mention torpedoes near the Uriah coast and scant readable phrases about an advertisement.
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Lusitania
Filbert
Wubbard
Linatania Torpedoad
Uriah Coast
Peter
Battle of West Galicia Ends in Prisoners and Set Stage
Reports describe the second stage of operations starting with confusion in Russian lines. Seventy men and prisoners have already been brought in, with up to forty thousand on the enemy side. Casualties and captures are rising as Austro-Hungarian and German forces push toward new objectives while Romanian and allied units suffer reorganization and fluid fronts.
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Lond
Leo
Hatte
Galfein
Leon Vitus
Aed
Secold Ginge
Neslnnlug
Heverest
Bayono
Ambassadors Plot War News and Diplomatic Silence
A scrambled report describes an ambassador in Washington and a second ambassador in Bryan as tensions of a distant war loom. It notes a cautious German response and a possible formal apology while President Wilson stays secluded in the White House study amid foreign policy speculation.
Bishop Scanlan Called by Death
Laymeygee Scanlan, once a prominent member of the Mount Meum Catholic community, died recently. The obituary notes his long service, strong faith, and reputation as a dedicated figure in local church affairs.
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Scanlan Tha
Frohman aboard doomed liner warned of sinking
The article notes the producer Charles Frohman was aboard the ill fated liner and reportedly warned that the vessel would sink before it sailed. It references the ill fated voyage and the German involvement.
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Frohman
Great Joy in German Duties Amid War News
May 19 London reports on Lusitania sinkings and German naval action. Dispatches note Allied response, German propaganda, and a Belgian relief context. Mrs Depage’s visit to Washington and American aid discussions are mentioned along with a memorial proposal in Chicago.
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Amuterdarm
London
Cologne Volks Zell
Galt Lake Man Murdered in Sacramento
Sacrametta California May 10 Ciptes AL WH4On an Hieu Tonamih man, a Galt Lake resident, was found dead in the Sacramento river with a broken back. An officer stated the victim died before aid arrived, and investigators said the death appeared violent and connected to a prior city visit.
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Sacramento
Sacrametta
Cal
Sal
Lomlaville
Patien
William
Johnson
Attordey Pariey Christiaan
Balt Daly
Allies Advance in France and Britain Fight on 20 Mile Front
London reports Allied pressure along a 20 mile front in France as British and French forces push forward after a day of heavy fighting. Updates imply reinforcements and a developing offensive, while German aerial activity causes property damage in southern England. Reports also note torpedoing of the Queen Wilhelmina and broader war movements across Europe.
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London
Neeve Chapelle
France
Germain
Ypres
Ganesat Jakfre
John Trench
Allecers
Parla
Joan of Ife
Vaidera
Rmé
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Signar Qlo- Witi
Formar
Rome
Mary
Vurkey
Pandere
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Weater
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