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THE LUSITANIA

... THE LUSITANIA. LOCAL BEREAVEMENT. Two Earlestown families have been bereaved through the disaster of the Lusitania. N g Mrs. Harrison, of 16 Nelson street, has received intimation of the death of her brother-in-law, Mr. James Harrison, whilst coming to ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 324 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LUSITANIA VERDICT

... LUSITANIA VERDICT. “TORPEDO WOUNDS THE HEART o¥ MILLIONS.” The following striking verdict was returned by the coromer’s jury at Queenstown on Saturday at the end of the inquest of Mrs. Frances King and - many other Lusi tania victims:— “We find that Mre ...

Published: Friday 21 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FUNERAL OF LUSITANIA VICTIM

... FUNERAL OF LUSITANIA VICTIM AT NEWTON CEMETERY. We briefly announced last week that Mr. James Harrison, one of the Lusitania victims was to be interred alongside his wife at Newton Cemetery. Mr. Harrison had various connections with Earlestown and was ...

Published: Friday 21 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 521 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

‘REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA® THE NEW FURY OF THE FIGHTING

... and the sinking ot the Lusitania have driven from the hearts of our men all false sentiment about the Germans, and I think they know it. I heard men go into battle with the ecry of ‘ Remember the Lusitania ’ on their lips, and when that cry was heard it ...

Published: Friday 21 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE GERMAN WARNING

... but denied, that = number of distinguished passengers b{ the Lusitania had received threatening letters. The warning had practically no effect upon. the qusenger bookings, and the Lusitania sailed as usual. ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 222 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WE}Y DOWN WITH THE SHIP

... The Admiralty had general knowledge that the announcement of the threat to sink the Lusitania had been made, and following the announcement sent a warning to the Lusitania as to submarine movements and directions for her course. He did not think it would ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 508 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TWO TORPEDOES. SURVIVORS’ STORIES OF THE DISASTER

... miles of the shore; andgit has been suggested that this change of course, made to avoid ome submarine, actually brought thae Lusitania within short range of another. Captain Twrmer, who is among the saved, though he Temained on the bridge till his ship sank ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 909 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SCENES IN LONDON

... news of the disaster was made known in the City by the following message posted at Lloyd’s:— “The Admiralty ;eport that the Lusitania was sunk off the Old Head of Kin- gale at 2.15 this afternoon.” Before long the offices of the Cunard Company in Palmerston ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 436 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

“WILFUL AND WHOLESALE MURDER.”

... vessel was struck. He knew threats had been made to torpedo the steamer. In reply to the coromer, Captain Turner said the Lusitania was mnot armed. Asked what precautions he took in view of the threats that had been made, Captain Turner stated that all ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 345 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

—fe—

... nearly every other outstanding act of the enemy’s which has been hailed in Germany as an jmmence success the sinking of the Lusitania has dealt a shattering blow to the cause of the nation in whose name the crime Wwas committed, without hurting in the smallest ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1915
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 134 | Page: 6 | Tags: none