War Front Anecdotes from French and Allied Corridors
Vivid sketches of courage and humor from European battle lines amid censorship. An unnamed French colonel inspires his men during a first charge, a French academician writes a letter to isolated soldiers, and a surgeon's son dies in Compiegne. Reports describe mass at Chalons, Gurkha humor, and prisoners in Doeberitz with Highlanders rejecting petticoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leutenant
Paris Figaro
Brieux
Paris
Hopital
von Puttkamer
Compiegne
England
Germany
Doeberitz
Sandy
Rheims
Soissons
Red Cross
Bavarian Soldiers Impress With FreeforAll Fighting Style
A wartime snapshot notes Bavarian troops fighting with improvised knives and bold bravery. Germans humor and camaraderie emerge as Bavarians cheer and joke amid combat, with officers and men sharing wary respect and casual banter on the front.
Mathewson May Use Spitball To Extend Career
Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson may adopt the spitball to regain effectiveness as his speed wanes. Manager John McGraw allows Mathewson to experiment while noting past pitchers like Ames and Chesbro found success with the delivery. The move follows lessons from spring trials and historical claims on the pitch’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Mathewson
New York Giants
Matty
McGraw
Giants
Giants Pitchers, With the Exception of “Bugs’ Raymond
Big Jeff" Tesrean
Leon Ames
Ames
Big Six
Tad Chesbro
Pittsburgh
Yankees
Jack
Chesbro
Mitty
Marlin
Frank Bowerman
Christopher Columbus
Frank
Night In the Trenches Poem Excerpt by Clinton Scollard
A New York Sun poem recalls a night in the trenches with a moonlit scene as shells shriek and silence returns. The speaker contrasts grim imagery with the dawn and vague peace, closing on a note of sleep and ambiguity about the living and dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Scollard
New York
Age of Humanity and the Horse in Modern Chivalry
A reflective passage by Chariles Sumper contrasts the old era of knights with a new age where humans elevate the horse through welfare and humane labor. It claims humanity’s triumphs lie in nonviolent reforms and global efforts rather than battlefield glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariles
Middleweight Championship Match Hinted Between Gibons and Clabby
Promoters eye a middleweight title bout between Mike Gib Bona and Jimmy Clabby. Negotiations hint at a possible clash though Clabby may face a last minute setback if he cannot make the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbons
Clabby
St. Paul
Crab
Mike Gibbona
Jimmy Clabby
Dogs Sleuths Unerring in Detecting Crimes
In Montclair New Jersey Louis de Winter trains German shepherds for police work. A dog named Herta von Ernrengrund tracked a Ridgewood murder suspect from a pipe clue to a farmhouse and a shack where bloodstains were found. The dog then identified a suspect who confessed with an accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
Louis de Winter
Germany
Sherlock Holmes
Dupin
Ridgewood
de Winter
Herta von Ehrengrund
Dreadnoughts California Idaho and Mississippi Praised
Maurice Prendergast, British naval expert, predicts the 1918 completion of the California Idaho and Mississippi will yield the United States the most powerful and homogeneous squadron. He praises the center line plan for 14 inch guns and armor policy, noting American designs show high excellence and Nevada class lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy League of
United States
Maurice Prendergast
California
Idaho
Mississippi
Prendergast
Navy
British Navy League
Persian Gulf Pearls and Bahrein Pearl Fisheries
Bombay ships pearls from the Bahrein islands, a small pearl-rich archipelago in the Persian Gulf under a Sheik and British protection. The Bahrein rulers gather large customs revenue, with pearl fisheries sometimes yielding up to two million dollars in a good year, while divers face debt bondage to masters and limited access to new crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Bahrein Ishinds
Persian Gulf
Turkey
Bihrein
Mabarak
Tangled Up In Boston
A humorous note from the Philadelphia Bulletin recalling a tale of chasing a stolen puppy across a two mile sprint ending on the porch where the pup was taken. The exchange features Hank and Bill discussing the mishap in a light, local tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hank
Bill
Philadelphia Bulletin
A Guide's Escape from a Daring Misidentification
A humorous exchange recounts a guide asking how life was saved and another guide replying he mistook a cow for him. The brief vignette from the New York Sun highlights mistaken identity during a guide’s escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Pink Oysters From Long Island Sound Blush Before Eating
Oysters from beds in Long Island Sound turn pink on the plate but taste fine. A Bureau of Chemistry volunteer panel found them harmless and delicious. Scientists suspect a wild yeast or microbe causes the color change and continue investigating the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Long Island Sound
Bureau of Chemistry
Corps of Scientists
Also Mentioned on This Page
Europe
Academy
Paris Temps
Mme. de 8. Ofaris
Temps
Cornelia
Factidious
The
Petrograd
London Daily News
Galicia
Willam
Chalons
Aisne
Henri Didot
New York City
Baron de Coudenhbove
Wro
Guernsey
Darime
Chateas
Bedfordshire
South
Lair
Micer
Wowhpanee
American Press Association
Hell
AGE OF Humanity
New Jersey
Pacific
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
D. m
Oe Coves
Portland Acomb
McCleary
Elma
Chicago
C.e
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation CO
Centralia
M. Portland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!