Airships Attack Germany and England in Massive Raid
Airships attacked Ludwigshafen on the Rhine as 18 airships bombarded the munitions factory district. French airplane squadron aviators covered 240 miles in six hours. Two women were killed and several injured in a Zeppelin raid on a British seaside resort near London.
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Paris
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Rhine
Mannheim
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Onsais
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Thames
French Bombard Ludwigshafen Explosion Shocks Paris Crowd
Paris reports a French air squadron of eighteen planes bombarded the Ludwigshafen chemical factory, starting fires in key explosive works. The raid was a reply to German flights toward Paris. Also, a Zeppelin raid on South End England killed two women and injured others as fires lit the town. British planes pursued the raiders without success.
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Paris
English
South End
England
Mac Fabin
Burnham-on-Crouch
London
Secretary of the Admiralty
Danish Ship Torpedoed by Submarine in North Sea
Danish steamer Betty torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Sea yesterday. crew rescued. In a separate report, the steamer Momvenna of Montreal was torpedoed and shelled 140 miles west by south of St Anns Head. one crew member killed, three wounded, the rest landed at Cardiff.
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England
North Sea
Cardiff
Wales
Momvenna
Montreal
St. Anns Head
Allies Hurl Shells at Turkish Forts in Dardanelles
Paris May 27. A dispatch from Athens dated May 26 says allied actions against Turkish positions in the Dardanelles continue vigorously. Reinforcements arrive continually, showing the Allies' determination to force the straits as British and French artillery periodically unleash a hail of shells on the Turks.
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Paris
Havas
Athens
Dardanelles Straits
Nime
Pope Benedict Prays for Peace in Troubled Times
Rome May 27 Pope Benedict prays for peace in a period described as painful. He vows to intensify prayers and calls for unity amid global tension, emphasizing faith and reconciliation across nations and peoples.
Naval War Game Warns US Invasion Possible
Washington May 27 naval strategists warn US defenses are inadequate to block European invasion from either coast after a war game in the Atlantic. The Red fleet under Rear Admiral Beatty lands an army at Chesapeake Bay, aided by superior scout cruisers and battleships, exposing gaps in American speed and firepower.
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United States
Naval Service
Jessons
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Europe
Beatty
Fletcher
Chesapeake Bay
Nebraskan torpedo mine ambiguity on May day report
Italian Forces Near Trieste raise tensions as Washington orders a full probe into the Nebraskan incident. Ambassadors and consuls report a violent blast near Fastnet, with the ship’s name painted on her sides, flag lowered minutes before impact, while officials debate whether a mine or torpedo caused the damage.
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Skinner
London
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Queenstown
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Boroly
Green
Fastnet Rock
Liverpool
Delaware
Fastnet
British Admiralty
Admiralty
White House
Wison
Duff
Pope Benedict Calls for Peace Amid War Expanded to Italy
In a letter to Cardinal Vannutelli published in Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict recalls his first encyclical urging belligerents to seek peace. He notes his plea was ignored as the war spread, eventually reaching Italy and intensifying the conflict across nations.
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Cardinal Vannutelli
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Italy
British Warship Triumph Sunk in Dardanelles Fight
London reports the British battleship Triumph torpedoed by a Turkish submarine near Gallipoli and sinking in seven minutes. The crew of about 1,000 saved. destroyers pursued the submarine until dark. Triumph, 11,985 tons, 436 feet, 20 knots, carried four 10 inch guns and torpedo tubes. Captain Maurice B E Fitzmaurice commanded.
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London
Triumph
Dardanelles
Admiralty
New Zealand
Gallipoli Peninsula
Maurice BE. Fitzmaurice
Berlin
Constantinople
Tageblatt
Greece Prays for King's Recovery Amid Icon Rites
Athens reports heightened religious fervor as prayers surge for King Constantine after his illness. An icon of the Holy Virgin was sent to the palace, drawing silent crowds in the streets and a morning temperature reading of 100.5.
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Athens
London
Constantine
Belgian Peasant Watches Cock Fight Reignite Amid War
Brussels reports that despite wartime horrors, Telzian peasants returned to cock fighting as May began. Officials had ordered fights halted, but prohibition only pushed the activity underground, prompting hunts to curb gambling and farmer losses.
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Brussels
Battle rages as Villa and Carranza clash at Leon Mexico
In Leon Mexico May 27 a vast army of Villa and Obregon clash across a 15 mile line with 80 cannon and 60 000 troops. Death toll mounts with thousands killed or wounded as both sides gain and lose ground in the Rio de Leon valley. Villa bases at Leon with Aguascalientes as operating base.
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Carranza
Leon
Mexico
Peropa He Battefield
Eon
Trinidad
Aguascalientes
Killing Frost Hits Lake Region and Mid Atlantic
Washington May 27 heavy killing frosts swept the lake region and the middle Atlantic states breaking May weather records and promising unseasonably warm weather for the next day. Reports to the weather bureau show heavy damage to fruits and vegetables especially in interior New York as an area over the lake region disrupted the storm path from western Canada. Ice formed on standing water and crops were frozen in the east while warm showers affected the central valleys.
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Washington, D. C
Lake
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
New York
Canada
Britain’s New Cabinet Holds First Privy Council Session
King George presided as the seals and warrants of office were handed to new cabinet members. The coalition cabinet then met for its inaugural session, marking the start of a new government era in London.
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Britain
London
George
Girl Sees Mouse Shock Proves Fatal in Kenosha
Edna Enge, 17, daughter of Caspar Engel, worked in a factory yesterday and returned home just before 6. A mouse frightened her as she entered the house, she ran toward a field, fainted, and died shortly after midnight. Physicians attributed death to a lung affection aggravated by hysteria.
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Kenosha
Edna Enge
Caspar Engel
Howse
Biggest railroad order for Russia may be signed in Chicago
Chicago May 27 The imperial Russian government is set to order 40 000 freight cars from the Pullman company Chicago shops in the largest single railroad equipment contract in U S history The deal valued between 25 000 000 and 30 000 400 will employ over 6 000 workers full time for months possibly a year Cars will be wide gauge to fit Russian tracks with couplers and wheels sourced outside the United States
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Chicago
United States
Lkely
Europe
Pullman Company
Roosevelt strike shootings under trial in New Jersey
Four defense witnesses testified in New Brunswick New Jersey on May 27 in the murder case against ten deputies tied to Roosevelt strike troubles. They claim strikers and deputies opened fire with deputies firing into the air as strikers fell back. Justine Bergen plans to urge the jury to acquit defendant John Smith.
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New Prunswick
N. J
Roosevelt
N. Ed
Taft
van Justine Bergen
John Smith
Lal
King Victor in Supreme Command Appeases Land and Sea Forces
Solemn hour of nation s destiny has struck says Tialien Boer who foresees victory. Advance guard of army approaches port of Trieste city filed with Austrian wounded. Dim Manuel leaves incognito for the fighting line.
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King Victor
Tialien Boer
Trieste
Dim Manuel
Blockade of Austrian Coast Proclaimed Amid War
Geneva May 27 A strong Italian advance guard crossed the Isonzo and reached Monfalcone near Trieste after fighting Austrians on the Carinthian frontier and near Plooken and Praedil pass. King Victor Emmanuel assumes supreme command of Italian forces and vows victory. Rome May 2 The Italian government proclaims a blockade of the Austro Hungarian coast from the Italian frontier to Cape Kiepkal including Albanian shores, with neutral safe passage times and adherence to international law. Sweden Norway and Denmark notify their neutrality after declaring war.
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Austria
Adige
Sitirmiahes
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Via Partia
Victor Hmmantel
Italy
Vila
Tratian
Austria-Hungary
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Cape Kiepkal
Ncne
Cape Orrento
Cape Kiephall
London
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Przemysl Surrounded by German Forces Besieging
Austrian correspondents report Przemysl encircled on three sides by Austro German siege forces. The Russian garrison is cut off from the east and rear by minor roads. The fortress, reinforced since March by 8,000 troops, is a strong entrenched camp likely to demand bombardment to reduce.
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Berlin
London
Przemysl
Lemberg
Przemys
Tornado Kills Six and Injures Sixty Across Arkansas and Oklahoma
Six persons are reported dead, two at Talihina and four at Checotah in the storm that swept western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Reports from Antlers, Oklahoma, say more than sixty were injured at Talihina.
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Talihina
Okla
Checotah
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Oklahoma
Antlers
Taliina
Bryan Asks Clemency for Condemned Men
Washington May 27 Acting on a request from General Villa Secretary Ursan telegraphed Governor Hunt of Arizona suggesting commutation of the sentence of five Mexicans condemned to death tomorrow for murder. He noted Hunt opposes the death penalty and a recent vote showed large sentiment against it.
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Villa
Ursan
Hunt
Arizona
Bryan
Illinois passes Waterway bill to connect Great Lakes Gulf route
Springfield May 27 The state senate passed Gover nor Dunnes Waterway bill providing for an eight foot water way to link the Chicago drainage canal with the Illinois river creating a direct water route between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico The bill had already passed the house An advertisement for El Tovar indicates Havana Be.
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Dunne
Chicago
Cana
Ilinois
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
State Senate
Paper delivery notice with phone numbers
The notice informs readers that due to carrier error or other cause the paper should not be delivered at home by six, a copy will be sent, and readers are asked to call 3330. If after six twenty, call 205 percent.
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