Lusitania Verdict Exonerates Cunard Captain in Torpedo Sinking
Lord Mersey's verdict absolves Captain Turner and Cunard Line of blame for the Lusitania disaster. The sinking by German torpedoes caused substantial loss of life, and while Turner did not fully heed Admiralty guidance, the finding emphasizes the German submarine act and exonerates the line. The decision may affect subsequent suits and reflects on Admiralty precautions.
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Washington Post
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United States
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Sualtrie
Mnauiry Ys
Ammunition Exports Shown by U S Custom House Report
New York July 17 The customs house manifests through July 10 list weekly munitions shipments from New York to European ports. Items include shells powder cartridges gun cotton chemicals and other ordnance components sent to Genoa Bordeaux Liverpool Glasgow London and more totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds and cases. The list names ships such as Principe di Undine La Drome Lapland St George Espagne Mynadnock and Hurst with dates June 2 to June 6 and a final total.
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New York
New York Custom House
Lord Mersey Defends Lusitania Disaster Findings
Lord Mersey stated there were no incompetence or neglect in the Lusitania sinking. He noted the ship carried 2,650 passengers but only 1 percent remained aboard when destroyed, with 1,158 lives lost including 7 passengers and 413 crew. 4 Americans and 33 infants among victims. He criticized the German warning published in New York as deliberate planning, calling claims of masked guns and troop transport baseless.
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Lord Mersey
New York
Lord Merger
War Bulletins Italy and France July reports battle losses
Italian army headquarter bulletin describes repulsed attacks near Rifugio Garibaldi and Mount Cogliano with several enemy losses and prisoners, plus two passes captured in high Alpine terrain. In the Isonzo area minor attacks and artillery fire continue. Paris war office notes diminished Artois bombardment, shelling of Rheims, Meuse assault and Apremont forest bombardment with German casualties and defenders holding positions. Continuous violent cannonading north of Arras and notable coup at Tournées farms repelled.
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Americans Save Serbia From Typhus Epidemic During Erin Mission
Sir Thomas Lipton hails American nurses doctors and sanitation work in Serbia amid a typhus outbreak. The hospital yacht Erin carried inoculations and sanitary reform, reducing cases and closing typhus hospitals. At Grivcehall and Belgrade, American care saved thousands, though the Erin was fired upon in the Mensina Straits before the crew recovered.
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America
Dreaded operation eased by Fruitola and Traxo letters
Mary E Franse of Weal Point near Box 411 writes to Pinus laboratories praising Fruitola and Traxo as a lifesaving remedy for gall stone risk. She describes prior fear of surgery ten years ago and credits one Fruitola dose with relief, followed by Traxo to rebuild the system. Letters acknowledging results exist in Monticello Illinois files. distribution arranged via leading drug stores including Donnell's at 904 F Street Northwest Washington.
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Pinus Laboratories
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Monticello
Washington
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Denounce Food Harpies in German Socialist Protest
Berlin reports show ex executive committees of the socialist party and the socialist labor unions federation united in a protest to the interior minister against any rise in grain and flour maximum prices. The federation’s Vorwaerts manifesto denounces food harpies and cites 108 percent meat price hikes and a planned 30 to 49 percent increase in grain prices, urging comrades to fight the food harpies by any means.
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Peace hopes rise as Balkan crisis looms over Serbia
A Washington Post special dispatch from Budapest reports Italy's intervention reshaping the Balkans and a possible separate peace with Serbia. Bulgarian ambitions and Greece Roumania alignments loom, while famine and misery in cities and towns intensify as the peace talks ripple through Austro-Hungarian diplomacy. Three Washington men will pilot the first leg of a transcontinental motorcycle relay from the White House to San Francisco to demonstrate military use and relay speed.
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Advertising as a force behind Goodyear’s growth
L and King of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co cites advertising as a pivotal force in business success. He notes advertising moved from suspect to professional, boosting local trade, prestige, and global recognition through aggressive newspaper and trade publication campaigns across sixty-five branches.
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Burton Going to Tour Boom For 1916 Still Grows
Former Senator Theodore E Burton plans a six month western tour from July 27 to Pacific coast stops including Chicago St Paul Helena Spokane Seattle Tacoma Portland San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego He will address groups such as the Hamilton Club Chicago chamber of commerce Spokane Young Men Republican Club Portland American Economic Association and City Club St Louis Pulpit engagements include Epworth Memorial Church Cleveland and sermons in Buenos Aires and multiple chambers of commerce eastern to western states
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Envoy to Sweden Moris Returns From Duty Post
United States Minister to Sweden Ira Nelson Morris arrived in New York aboard the Bergenafjord from Bergen. He declined to confirm dispatch details but said he expected to travel to Washington next week. He noted it would be improper to discuss diplomatic matters.
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Dr Francis Delafield Dead Physician who attended McKinley
Dr Francis Delafield of New York, noted physician and author, died today at his sister Miss Emma Delafield's home in Noroton. He served as a consulting physician at President McKinley's bedside after the assassination.
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Conn
Francis Delafield
New York
Emma H Delafleid
Noroton
Hair Color Restorer Ad Promises Gray Hair Rejuvenation
A Washington DC drugstore ad touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as not a dye but a root acting treatment that darkens gray hair to a natural shade and claims to stop dandruff itching and hair loss. It markets a 7 oz bottle for 50 cents and offers mail order for out of town customers.
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