On May 7, 1915, something happened off the coast of Ireland that would change the course of history in the United States. That day, a German U-boat sunk the Lusitania, a passenger ship, bringing the USA one step closer to entering World War I. It was an important moment in history, but what else was being reported on the same day?
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SOURCES
“Advertisement: Grape-Nuts (Page 3).” The Potter Review (Potter, Nebraska), May 7, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Russell Pethrick, 22, Admits Murder of Mrs. Ella Coppersmith.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri), May 18, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“Attempt Made In Court On Life Of Russell Pethick.” The Day Book (Chicago, Illinois), September 28, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“Board of Trade to Urge City Council.” The Palatka News and Advertiser (Palatka, Florida), May 14, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“Diamonds Object of Double Murder.” Altoona Tribune ( Altoona, Pennsylvania), May 7, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“Ella G Monahan Coppersmith (1887-1915) .” Find a Grave. Accessed November 17, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68725793/ella-g-coppersmith.
“Emmeline and Dame Christabel Pankhurst: Suffragette Leaders.” English Heritage. Accessed November 17, 2022. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/emmeline-christabel-pankhurst/#:~:text=for%20the%20cause.-,'WAR%20BABIES',result%20of%20the%20social%20upheaval.
“Fingerprints Reveal Slayer.” Lima Republican-Gazette (Lima, Ohio), May 21, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“Florida Woodenware Plant Destroyed.” The Palatka News and Advertiser (Palatka, Florida), May 7, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“Great Liner Lusitania Torpedoed and Sent to Bottom by Germans.” The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah), May 7, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
Kettler, Sara. “Emmeline Pankhurst.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, November 12, 2021. https://www.biography.com/activist/emmeline-pankhurst.
“Liner Lusitania Torpedoed Off Irish Coast and Is Reported Sunk.” The St. Louis Star (St. Louis, Missouri), May 7, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
Lines, Chris. “The Nurse Who Kept Emmeline Pankhurst Alive.” City Magazine, September 18, 2018. https://citymag.city.ac.uk/emmeline-pankhurst-nurse/.
Magazine, Smithsonian. “Telegraph Recovered from the Wreck of the 'Lusitania'.” Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, July 31, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/telegraph-recovered-wreck-lusitania-180964267/.
McDermott, Annette. “How the Sinking of Lusitania Changed World War I.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, April 17, 2018. https://www.history.com/news/how-the-sinking-of-lusitania-changed-wwi.
“Mrs. Pankhurst to Become Mother to Fifty War Babies.” The St. Louis Star and Times (St. Louis, Missouri), May 7, 1915. www.newspapers.com.
“RMS Lusitania.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 16, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
