British Battleship Triumph Sunk By Submarine In Dardanelles
London May 26 British battleship Triumph torpedoed while supporting Allied forces at Gallipoli and sank shortly after. Most officers and men saved. submarine pursued by destroyers until dark. The vessel, built 1902 for Chile, later Britain's flagship in the Asiatic squadron, had fought at Tsingtao and in the Dardanelles.
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Unparalleled German Fire Reported in Galicia Front
The Times correspondent at Petrograd describes a massive German artillery barrage along the Przemysl front and the Dunajec retreat. He notes heavy batteries and howitzers followed by mobile guns, while Russian forces withdraw toward the San and maintain cohesion despite intense bombardment.
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Prince Not At Baptism In German Royal Birth News
The Debats reports German crown prince and crown princess were absent from the infant Alexandrine Irene's christening in Parla on May 26. The Kaiser and empresa were present. Rumors of an impending divorce between the crown prince and crown princess are said to be confirmed here.
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Girl Sees Mouse and Dies in Hysteria
Dna Engel of Kenosha Wisconsin died after an incident in which a mouse frightened her as she entered her home. She fled screaming into a nearby field, collapsed, and died early this morning. doctors attributed death to a hysteria induced lung affection.
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Taft Attacks Clayton Act at Manufacturers Banquet
Former President Taft criticizes the Clayton act and the Federal Trade Commission act as harmful to business during the National Association of Manufacturers banquet in New York. He denounces AFL leaders for wielding dangerous power while endorsing labor unions in principle and warns against overreach by regulators. Senator Harding calls professional baiting of big enterprises the greatest menace to American progress.
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Five Per Cent Tariff Cut Upholds Favored Nation Rule
Customs Court of Appeals sustains 5 per cent duty reduction for goods in American ships and those of nations with favored nation treaties. Decision may retroactively refund about $16,000,000 in duties. case goes to Supreme Court. Cuba also gains 20 per cent ad valorem plus 5 per cent extra discount. potential impact on treasury, Panama Canal bonds discussed. Officials caution on broader fiscal policies amid lower revenues.
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American Ship Damage Off Irish Coast Clarified
The Nebraska, an American merchant ship bound for the United States, was damaged off the Irish coast by a submarine or drifting mine. A long report from the ambassador will be deciphered for the president. The captain’s message casts doubt on the injury’s exact cause as the vessel returns with forward holds full of water.
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Nebraskan Mine or Torpedo Hit Near Fastnet
Ambassador Page in London cabled a long report to the State Department about the Nebraskan incident. The American steamer, Capt. Green, from Liverpool May 24 bound for Delaware Breakwater, was struck 40 miles west-southwest of Fastnet off Ireland. No lives lost. no passengers aboard. ship began taking on water but proceeded to Edverpool after turning back.
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Bombardment claims and air battles on European front
May 25 action reported as 203 projectiles launched by French aviators, including large bombs and other munitions. Targets included German aviation parks at Hervilly and Grand Priel, and the St Quent in railroad station. two German aviators were killed in a clash near Soissons. Pilot awarded the military medal. observer promoted. Also, Holland America passenger steamer Ryndam collided with freighter near Nantucket, saving 77 passengers. cargo damaged, rescue by South Carolina and Texas.
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Arbitration push as nations turn to talks at Pan American meet
Delegates from the United States and South and Central America continued talks at the Pan American financial conference seeking a clear understanding of southern republics needs. Argentina urged a US-Argentina arbitration code, while ship line merger plans were deemed unfeasible.
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British Battleship Sunk Headlines and War Tensions
British battleship sunk amid tense global clashes. Taft criticizes labor leaders as arbitration and tariff disputes surface. Reports of ships colliding at sea and escalating war talk, with debates on Roosevelt policies and American ship damages shaping the day’s national mood.
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Grace Filkina Wins $3000 Verdict in Supreme Court
Grace Filkina known as Mrs Adolph Martz and star of The Loveless won 3000 in the New York supreme court against New Era Producing Company for breach of contract. The firm had agreed to pay her 200 weekly as leading lady in The Rule of Three last winter.
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Erie President Indicted Over Private Car Use
Frederick D. Underwood, president of the Erie Railroad Company and related lines, was indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged interstate commerce violations. The case centers on a 1912 trip in a private car from Akron to Beverly, Massachusetts, involving W. B. Miller of Diamond Rubber Company and seven associates who paid eight fares, violating the rule that a private car may be allotted only after 25 full fares are paid.
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Herr Ballin Reported Remanded for Treatment
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail says Herr Ballin director general of the Hamburg American Line was remitted for treatment at a nerve clinic in Frankfurt on Main. His condition is reported to be serious.
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Bacon predicts U S war delay of crowning indignity
London dispatch reports Secretary of State Robert Bacon aboard the Philadelphia asserting war between the United States and Germany is certain. He cites German plans to reopen the Lusitania issue and questions whether officials who value peace above honor can calm American anger. Other notable passengers on the voyage include Sir Edgar Speyer and Jerome K. Jerome.
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British crippled at front claims lack of munitions
London May 28 The Duke of Rutland alleged troops at the front suffer from a shortage of ammunition blaming the military authorities for "hopeless forgetfulness." He said not one thousandth part of high explosive shells are being supplied and noted regiments entered trenches with only a few dozen grenades.
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Austrians Pressing Attacks and Italian Advances Fronts
London May 26 reports fierce attacks along Franco-British fortifications while Austrians and Germans press on in Galicia and Flanders. Italian forces push toward the Isonzo River with new territorial gains from Lombardy to the Adriatic. Austrians retreat with light casualties.
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London Police Stock Respirators in All Stations
London police authorities guard against poison gas by supplying each station with a large stock of protective respirators in preparation for a potential raid. The force emphasizes precautionary measures while not equipping individual officers with respirators.
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