Volume 17 , Issue 14

NW Okie's Journey

We hear Oklahoma, Texas and the plains weathermen were keeping busy the last few days with tornado-type weather. It is that time of year, huh? Just today Huntsville, Texas had 4 inches of rain following in an hour that created flood and filling the rivers to over flowing. We also hear that the Red River, Cimarron River were overflowing their banks as well. Keep an eye out for the weather.

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Walking With Sadie

Woof! Woof! It's been one hundred years since the sinking of the EMS Lusitania off the shore in Ireland after being hit by a torpedo from a German submarine. We have included some news story from that date, 7 May 1915 when the Lusitania left port in New York City for Liverpool. Check out this weeks newsletter for the rest of the story.

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100 Years Ago, Tuesday, 11 May 1915

One hundred years ago, 11 May 1915, Tuesday, The Guthrie Daily Leader had the following front page headlines showing "Lusitania Leaving New York Harbor Before She was Sunk Off Irish Coast."

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1915 - Italy To Hurl A Fresh Army Into The War Arena

In that same Guthrie Newspaper, 11 May 1915, we found this mention of "Italy To Hurl Fresh Army Into War Arena." Teuton Allies, seeing the inevitable, declare War first. The war was predicted to end soon after Italy entered. All Italian soldiers in Switzerland ordered to rejoin regiments.

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Lusitania Sinking Off Irish Coast, 7 May 1915

The Lusitania (dubbed the "Greyhound of the Seas") left the New York harbor, 1 May 1915, bound for Liverpool. Six days later it was torpedoed off the Irish Coast, 7 May 1915. The Lusitania had made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in September 1907.

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1915 - Lusitania Deaths Wilful Murder

Four days after the sinking of the EMS Lusitania ship bound for Liverpool the Norwich Bulletin, dated 11 May 1915, reported these headlines: "Lusitania Deaths Wilful Murder" and "Germany Regrets Loss of Americans." This incident caused America to get in to World War I.

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10 May 1915, Germany Regrets Loss of Americans

Norwich Bulletin, dated 11 May 1915, reported this headlines concerning, "Germany Regrets Loss of Americans." This was a dispatched received from foreign office. Germany said it was an act of retaliation against British government for placing embargo on food for civilian population of Germany, and responsibility rests with England.

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