Daring Deeds of Front Line Riders Highlighted
The Daily Express recounts William J. Robinson's wartime service in 1914 1915 with the Fifth Dragoon Guards and later dispatch roles. He details manly acts including a flagrant display of nerve under shellfire at Roulers Ypres and Hell Fire Corner with the Victoria Cross awarded to a young dispatch rider.
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London
The
Daily Express
William J. Robinson
England
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Aldershot
Ostend
Robinson
Julian Byng
Ypres
Hellfire Corner
Menin Road
Yser Canal
Royal Engineers
Dickebusch-Hollebeke
Wounded Soldiers Laid In A Verdun Village Hospital
A German correspondent near Verdun reports scenes in a French village where severely wounded soldiers are brought to a barracks hospital. He describes nurses, doctors, and waiting ambulances as wounded men smile in dreams, share cigars, and await transfer to field care.
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Berlin
Verdun
Germany
Wilson Urges Railroads to Accept Settlement Plan
President Wilson pressed railroad executives to drop arbitration and adopt his settlement plan agreed with employees. Hale Holden defended arbitration as a citizen’s right, while noting the eight hour day is impractical in railroading. Talks linger as officials consider government operation if a strike occurs.
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Western
Union News Service
Washington
Wilson
White House
Hale Holden
Burlington Road
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eggs labeling rule in New York cold storage eggs
After September 1 New York enforces egg labeling on the shell. Labels must read clearly with letters at least one eighth of an inch high to indicate cold storage eggs and ensure proper preservation information for consumers.
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New York
Union Pacific Crews Hold Post During Possible Strike
Conductors and engineers on the Colorado and Nebraska divisions tell the union they will remain at their posts if a strike is ordered. President E. E. Calvin stated the conductors chose to stay on duty and the engineers had previously announced nonparticipation.
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Denver
Union Pacific Railroad
Colorado and
Nebraska
E. E. Calvin
Italian steamship Stampalia sunk between New York and Italian ports
London reports the Italian steamship Stampalia, which operates on the New York to Italian port route, has been sunk. No additional details on casualties or cause are provided in the surviving text.
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London
Stampalia
New York
New Post
Compensation Bill Passes Senate for Government Employees
Washington. The compensation bill to provide uniform pay for disabled government workers and adequate death benefits for their families moved through the Senate in nearly the same form as in the House. Federal employees would receive two thirds of wages during disability and provisions cover medical attendance to curb long compensation claims.
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Washington
Senate
House
His Mother Came First Fiancee Chooses Mother Over Fiancé
In a wartime Illinois camp story a colonel allows only one visitor per guardsman. A man with his mother sister and fiancée must choose. he picks his mother revealing the priority of mothers over sweethearts. A moral note praises a man who values his mother as a future husband. Also a rural vicar is shunned after a donor returns a coin marked for foreign missions.
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Robinson
William J
Embarrassment of riches discussed as a concept
A dialogue explains the phrase embarrassment of riches as having more money than you know what to do with. It notes such wealth may exist but never reaches the point of pain, suggesting excess without hardship.
Man Turns to Kin When He Has No Place to Go
A man seeks refuge with his relatives after finding himself with nowhere else to stay. He arrives at their home, hoping for assistance and shelter during a difficult period.
Briggins Morning Rise Sparks Debate on Sleep Disruption
A humorous remark portrays Briggins rising at sunrise to disrupt others. The exchange questions whether the motive is productivity or merely enjoyment of spoiling others’ sleep, highlighting a lighthearted clash over daily routines.
Spirit of Revenge Inspires Prohibition Vote Display
Uncle Bill Bottletop declares he will vote for the Prohibition ticket this year to spite the other parties for hindering the sale of ticket. The remark captures a local mood of protest and ballot strategy.
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Bill Bottletop
Family Lesson End Of Day Dialogue
A mother quizzes her child on poems Homer Euclid and algebra then sends the pupil to dust the dining room.
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Gertie
Euclid
Courage Lacking Hurts Promising Schemes
A concise adage notes that many men with strong plans fail to execute due to insufficient nerve. The line underscores the gap between intent and action in practical ventures.
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