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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1915
Page
7
A new type of German undersea draft works terrible havoc in the North Sea. In one day nine British ships were sunk by submarines and seven trawlers fell in quick succession. Crews were adrift in boats for hours but no loss of life is known to have resulted.
London May 5 Nine trawlers attributed to German submarines were sunk in the North Sea Monday. Vessels including Tolanthe Hero Northward Ho Hector Progress Coquette Bob White Rugby and Uxbridge suffered. No lives lost. Submarine described as new type with iron cross on conning tower. Portia escaped after a chase. Also reports of fishermen rescued and a separate air of encounters near Aberdeen.
Merman Schechtman from Greeley Ind. visited Dunkerton with about $60 and bought a ladies car cap gloves raincoat and an apple pie. He laughed in the street caused chaos at the lockup wrenching bars tearing boards and escaping before a posse and Dr Buckmaster pursued him toward Waterloo. He claimed a sister in Independence and parents in Greeley with further inquiries pending.
Washington reports Robert T. Lincoln, Pullman board chair, told the U S commission on industrial relations that tipping by the public should fade as wages for sleeping car porters and conductors rise. He noted wages and tipping are linked, with potential company actions to address both. He also defended Pullman employment as uplift for African Americans.
New York May 6 John Bunny the movie comedian left an estate of 8000 dollars according to his will filed today. His widow gets all the property. The inquest into the torpedoing of the Gulflight off the Scilly Islands found heart failure accelerated by shock caused by the attack and noted the ship flew a large American flag at the time.
Plans for a statewide membership drive and an allied dental protective association were formed at the Iowa State Dental Society executive session. Over half of Iowa’s dentists are society members, with 450 registered by noon and attendance expected to top prior conventions. The protective association aims to ally with other states to combat patents seen as taxing skilled work. Additional funds were allocated to oral hygiene committees as further district restructuring was discussed. Dr. Friesell praised Western methods in operative dentistry and highlighted contributions by Dr. Greene Vardiman Black to amalgam and gold fillings.
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Syracuse May 6 The Roosevelt trial proceeds as defense nears rest. Court opens with John M Howery reading a digest showing Theodore Roosevelt’s opponents, the Barnes family, hold most of the Albany Journal company stock. Others held preferred shares at times. Wm Nusbaum, first witness, testifies about an examination of the Journal books and evidence that J B Lyons company paid sums of money as commissions.
Donations to the Ed mund De Wagenaere fund total 55.50 with several small gifts noted. The drive seeks funds to support a Belgian youth through business college studies as part of a relief effort led by the paper’s management. In a separate brief, reports from Tiflis in Trans Caucasia say Khali Bey’s defeated Turkish army is still fleeing, with parwanut continuing.
Plymouth May 6 The Lyonnesse arrived at Penzance with 33 Gulflight crew men and the body of Captain Alfred Gunther after the steamer was torpedoed off the Scilly Islands. Second Officer Paul Bower, Chicago, described spotting a surface submarine minutes before the blast and the crew abandoning ship into patrol boats. The captain died at about 3 20 am Sunday after remaining unconscious from the torpedo shock.
May 5 reports from Naples to Paris state the United States consul at Lyons aboard the steamship Santay Anna leaped overboard during the voyage from New York to Naples Marseilles. He was en route to his post in France. The Santa Anna sailed April 20 from New York. Washington records Frederick Van Dyne, American consul at Lyons, missing after concerns for his health.
Washington May 5 Secretary Tumulty testified in police court about a White House chauffeur cited for speeding while driving the secretary home from the executive offices. Tumulty said the car bearing the coat of arms was moving as slowly as possible, yet the chauffeur was fined.
Washington reports that US agencies say plans have been underway for months to restore Huerta to power in Mexico. Huerta is said to have traveled to New York from Europe due to progress of these schemes and Villa is targeted to be eliminated to clear Huerta’s return to dictatorship and control of Mexico City.
Governor Rye vetoed a bill abolishing the death penalty and an anti tipping measure, saying the abolition would increase violence. The action occurred in Nashville Tennessee in May.
Japan presses demands on China as 100000 troops gather around Peking with ammunition for brief resistance. Reports say Chinese cabinet split over accepting ultimatums. Japanese forces reach Chin Yang Tao to remove legation members. Japanese ultimatum and potential mass exodus of women and children loom.
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