German U boats torpedo three ships and kill several
London May 2 German submarine attacks leave American oil tank steamer Gulflight sunk off the Seilly Islands with Captain Alfred Gunther and two sailors dead. Europe torpedoed near Bishops Rock. crew rescued. British steamer Fulgent sunk northwest of the Skelligs. nine survivors and the captain’s body recovered. Rescue efforts recount rockets and a patrol boat confrontations as chase continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulflight
Port Arthur
Tex
Rouen
France
Fulgent
London
Alfred Gunther
New York
Seilly Islands
Crow Sound
Europe
Barry
St. Nazaire
Bishops Rock
Skellig Rocks
Kilrush
Ireland
Rosevine
Scilly Islands
Subarine
Fosevine
Tarme
Boston Mas
Halflight
Seitty Islands
Ralph Smith
Wakefield
New England
Capteauther
Oklahoma
New Jersey
York
Fulzent
J Westall
Sunderland
Enggard
Kame Buran
Britain Sees Year of War Budget Plan for 1915 16
Washington Post reports Prime Minister George will ask Commons for money to extend the war through the 1915 16 financial year. A provisional budget statement is planned with the war expected to continue. observers have long assumed a prolonged conflict beyond 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Commons
Washington Post
Joondon
House of Commons
Fears for Lusitania Grow Amid Submarine Threat
Special to The Washington Post. May 2. Grave apprehension grows for the Lusitania as German submarine raids renew threats on the Atlantic route to England. The liner carries prominent Americans and may pass Scilly Islands where ships have already been torpedoed. telegrams warn passengers. Vanderbilt ignores one warning. The German embassy cautions against sailing on the vessel. Marine officials fear fast submarines lie in wait on the sea lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scilly Islands
Washington
Lusitania
Cance
Wickfields Headed for Albany After Washington Wedding
Mr and Mrs Axel Christian Preher Wickfeld married in Washington on Saturday and were seen at the Ritz-Carlton in New York before sailing for Albany. They plan six weeks in California around San Francisco with a Chicago and Denver layover en route to the West. Society notes the Titanic victim widow Mabelle Swift Moore also featured in gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Axel Christian Preher Wickfeld
Washington
Ritz-Carlton
Albany
California
San Francisco
Chicago
Denver
Mabelle Swift Moore
Clarence Moore
Royal impostor drains charity as army scandals widen
Special Cable reports in London that royalty aided a woman impostor who embezzled charity funds and hosted at Buckingham Palace. The piece details a purge of corrupt officers in elite regiments, noting widespread abuse of commissions and references. A continuation is promised on the fourth page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Guards
Rifle Brigade
Tenth Hussars
France
England
Grenadier Guard
Smitth-Dorrien
St James Barracks
Buckingham Palace
Allies Gain Inch Toward Gallipoli Forts In Dardanelles War
Dispatches from London May 2 report British forces advancing from Sedd el Bahr toward Kilid Bahr capturing a plateau ideal for artillery. Turkish defenses launch violent attacks as the British and allied ships press the bombardment near Gallipoli. Gas and heavy fortifications figure in reported actions across the Dardanelles, Yser fronts, and Metz siege lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dardanelles
Sedd-el-Bahr
Kilid Bahr
Straits
Gallport
Gallipoli
Far Nagara
Paris
French War Department
Dunkirk
Metz
Lorraine
Prohibition urged over war ship repairs in Britain
London reports disclose that drink reduces wartime production and shipyard work. Vice Admiral Jellicoe and other officers urge total prohibition or sale restrictions as private yard labor slackens due to double pay and higher earnings. Clyde and Tyne labor issues cited with Saturday and Sunday shifts. This war news continues on the ninth page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John R. Jefficos
Down
Jellicoe
Admiralty
Clyde
Tyne
Continuyn
Plea for War Babies Money From Wealthy Briton
London on May 2 a Somersetshire man Arthur Michell elder statesman of the eugenics and Malthusian League was fined 650 dollars for distributing pamphlets urging independent women to have at least one healthy child. He argued war would worsen gender disparity and that his advice targeted women whose fortunes would pass to sisters. The magistrate called the defense aggravated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur Busch Michell
Somerton
Somersetshire
Eugenic Society
Malthusian League
Michell
Rick
Takes Up China's Refusal Cabinet Convenes in Tokyo
An extraordinary cabinet council met in Tokyo on May 3 at 11:30 a m to consider China's refusal to fully concede to Japan's demands and discuss next steps in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tokyo
Japan
Cat Adopts Five Muskrats On Ohio Farm
Bellefontaine Ohio May 2 Spectral to The Washington Post reports a house cat on John King’s farm takes in five orphan muskrats. After killing a female muskrat, King is surprised by a litter of young. The Tabby mothered the muskrats and all are thriving under her care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Johm King
King
Tabby
Miss Ingalls to Farm Near Hot Springs Virginia
Washington girl Miss Gladys Ingalls daughter of the late Melville E. Ingalls begins chicken farming near Hot Springs Va She plans a medal farmhouse at a modern chicken plant Her brother M KE Ingalls returned to New York after a visit and arranged the purchase of the McDonald estate a 50 acre property on the road to Faasifern between the Gunton villa and Lanier Dunn place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hot Springs
Washington Post
Gladys Ingalls
Melville E. Ingalls
M. KE. Tigalls
New York
McDonald Estate
Faasifern
George Gunton
Lanier Dunn Place
Two German Destroyers And One British Are Sunk In North Sea
English and German vessels clash off the Galloper lightship with more than 100 men lost. The British destroyer Recruit sinks after a submarine torpedo strike, the trawler Columbia goes down with all but one crewman, and British destroyers pursue and sink the two German torpedo boats. Survivors rescued by trawlers and ships, with reports of gunfire on lifeboats and damaged vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Recruit
North Sea
Columbia
Holland
Admiralty
Galloper
North
Colombia
Laforey Leonidas
Lawford
Lark
Daisy
Fred
Varild
Maasluis
Reuter
United States
Metz
Britain
Daniels
Hatfield
Hughes
Godfather
Barnes
Calif
John D. Power
Trip News of Alexandria
Holand
Emma Goldman
Fox terrier seeks care at city hospital
A fox terrier limped to the front entrance of a city hospital in St Louis and, after doctors examined its left front leg, found it broken. Nurses bound the limb with splints and the dog curled up on a rug to sleep, prompting speculation about whether the animal knew where to seek treatment or merely found the right place by chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
St Louis
City Hospital
Tacks Used in Jitney Fight in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia on May 2 jitney bus owners reported carpet tacks scattered along Barnard street during rush hour to disable jitneys. The improvised device, tacks set in cardboard, caused several tire punctures and an alleged street car motorman was seen dropping tacks. Police investigate as conflict between street railway and jitney operators escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Washington Post
Barnard Street
American bankers gather at Old Point Comfort for convention
Hundreds of delegates and their families converge at the Chamberlin Hotel Old Point Comfort Norfolk for the American Bankers Association annual meeting. The executive committee will meet for three days and discuss matters including litigation between Riggs National Bank and Treasury officials with a large Chicago delegation arriving by special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Point Comfort
Washington Post
Norfolk
Chamberlin Hotel
American Bankers’ Association
Riggs National Bank
Treasury Department
Chicago
May Devotions Begin Address by Emma Goldman
A May devotion series opens with an address by Emma Goldman, outlining themes for spiritual reflection and social critique. The event is listed among the day’s society notices with emphasis on notable speakers and planned gatherings.
Burton sails for Argentina on South American tour
Former United States Senator Theodore E Burton departed Santiago for Buenos Aires to aid in fostering closer relations between the United States and Latin American republics. He left May 2 after several days in Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
South America
Chile
United States
Theodore E Burton
Buenos Aire
Latin America
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
The
Lusi
Tania
Tures
Mr. Vanderbilt
Wickfelds
Pacific Coast
Crooks
Prince and Queen Victims
Calais
Rhine
Sultan
Constantinople
Gallipolis
Berlin
Libau
Yser
Flanders
Vosges
Alsace
Navy Yarda
U. S
Redfield
Trad
Big Main
Philadelphia
Senator Stone
America
Department of Commerce
William J. Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Panama Canal
Dixmude
Krupp
Beiieve
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Theodore Harrison
Leopold
Chester County
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Thomas Carlisle
Pennsylvania Women’s Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
F. B. Rutherford
Pennsylvania S. F.C. A
William R. Beck
Harrison Farm
Westchester
M. Paxson
Rutherford
Miss Ingalls
Kaiser
Yarmouth
Barbados
Belsian
Burton
Argentina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!