Territorials Busy in England Amid War Panic
London report describes mass arrests of Germans in Britain, armed guards at key sites, and a nation mobilizing. English troops have already fought in Liege, with Lincolns and Bedfords aiding defense. Lord Kitchener campaigns to recruit 500000 volunteers as enrollments lag and propaganda surges to prompt patriotism.
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London
England
Vitai Statistics Department
Great Arsenal
Woolywich
Bomba
Liege
France
Belgium
Lincolns
Bedfordshire Regiment
Ostend
Jaden
Lord
Territorials
Baelend
Publc
Lord Kitchener
War Office
King and Country
One of the Boy Heroes of Servia
A twelve year old Servian boy hero attached to Belgrade garrison is pictured as the camp’s pet. He has carried a rifle since he could hold one, mirroring the human interest in war photography and the voluntary belt of children amid conflict.
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Servia
Belgrade
Mexico
False News Across the Atlantic on German War Debate
A Berlin correspondent warns London papers distort German conflict realities and that false war reports calm British publics. Canadians offer homes for war wounded in England and discuss using the passenger train ferry Leonard to transport troops and wounded to the continent and back.
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Berlin
London
United States
Germany
Tink
Europe
Mails
Bertin
Lenden
England
Record Office
Oxford
Christopher Foster
Sweden
Sussex
W G ‘Treatheway
Toronto
Sussex Downs
Leonard
Mesars Cammel Laird É Co
Birkenhead
Quebec
St Lawrence
Levis
Great Britain
Les Tor
Aerial Reconnaissance and War Strategy Emergence
Modern warfare relies on aircraft to reveal troop strength and movements much like naval fleets. Aerial reconnaissance promises faster strategic decisions, making corps resemble fleets. Historical examples show misread feints and the potential to alter outcomes with air apparentings.
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Europe
Mukden
Care of the Wounded in Battle from The Scientine American
The article outlines a threefold military medical system dividing care into the fighting zone, the base and line of communications, and the interior home zone. It emphasizes first aid at the front, rapid transport to the base for sorting, and eventual transfer to hospitals or convalescent camps as disabled soldiers regain strength before returning to units.
Women Invasion Of Trades Alarms Englishmen In War News
London reports a rising trend of women entering professions once dominated by men as war demands shift labor. Census figures show women workers expanding in law, medicine, commerce, teaching, and clerical roles, with notable gains in law clerks and medical fields while some trades still show slower change. The piece notes the growth of public officials and shifts in clergy and religious numbers amid the war era.
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London
England
Lorna
Ensland
Europe
Atlantic
America
Peruna touted for catarrh by Winona man
Frank Richter of Winona Minnesota writes praising Peruna for catarrh of head and stomach after trying multiple doctors and remedies. He claims five bottles cured him and urges others to use Peruna, noting doctors fail many chronic cases and urging caution before resorting to lax substitutes.
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Frank Richter
Second St
Winona
Minn
Feruna
London census shows wealth gaps and hidden farming in city
The report notes Kensington includes slums and rich areas pulling down averages while Hampstead remains largely upper class. Westminster drops to 545 and Wimbledon lists 458 servants for over 1,000 families, then Stepney and Bethnal Green decline to single figures. It records 7,768 men and 16 women farming in London, 72 coal miners, and three tin miners, with mining locations unspecified.
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England
Sisters of Charity
France
Portugal
Kenebeton
West End
London
Hampstead
Kensington
Westminster
Wimbledon
Stepney
Beth~ Ral Green
Miners May Strike Over Lawsuit in Arkansas
In Fort Smith Arkansas on September 12 leaders warned that about 6000 United Mine Workers in the state could strike unless an arrangement preserves immediate dues. The Bache-Denman Coal Co has sued the union for 1.25 million dollars over alleged mine destruction at Prairie Creek and recently attached union funds in Arkansas banks. The check-off dues collection has been suspended amid fears of further attachments.
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Fort Smith
Ark
United Mine Workers of America
Arkansas
Bache-Denman Coal Company
Prairie Creek
National Municipal League drafts city powers plan
A New York special committee finished a municipal program for American cities and will present it in Baltimore on November 18. Clinton R Woodruff, league secretary, said the draft includes a constitutional amendment for adequate city powers, a model municipal corporation act, and a model charter for cities able to frame their own government framework.
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New York
National Municipal League
Baltimore
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
League
Eliies
Death Notice for Alvin Henry Jr 16 Months
Alvin Henry Jr the 16 month old son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Henry died last night at 4:45 at the Foswell Road residence. The body is at Poole's chapel for burial arrangements.
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Alvin Henry, Jr
Alvin
Alvin Henry
Foswell Road
Poole’s
Anarchist Willie and Odd Fragments in News Snippets
A chaotic collection of clipped lines reports fur trade totals in Siberia with 4.5 million gray sauters killed and 21 tons of falls. It includes stray quotes about Willie turning anarchist and a crowded restaurant scene, plus a jab about city name scrambling by a Washington Post operator.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New York Post
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Hunscutt & Sgellingrath
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