Great Britain Builds Massive War Munitions Arsenal
London reports a vast British war output as F Kellaway outlines policy that turns the nation into an armory for allies. Some 4,000 firms now produce munitions with unprecedented shells, guns, and cartridges. Women workers rise to 634,000 in 1914 to 3.5 million today. scientific institutes aid glass formulas and optical production to speed war work.
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London
Great Britain
F. Kellaway
Doctor Addison
Ministry of Munitions
Kellaway
Germany
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Somme
France
Russia
Italy
United Kingdom
Imperial College
South Kensington
National Physical Laboratory
Teddington
Miss Julia French Returns to Newport with Jack Geraghty
Mrs. Jack Geraghty, niece of Elsie Vanderbilt, returns to Newport for summer after years out West. Formerly Miss Julia French she eloped with Newport chauffeur Jack Geraghty. The couple, now of Minneapolis, appear with their dog Gron Farm Lassie at the Rhode Island Kennel Club show in Newport.
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Jack” Geraghty
West
Newport
Geraghty
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Julia French
Geraghtys
Minneapolis
Rhode Island Kennel Club
R. L
Gron Farm
Auto plunges down embankment after cow blocks road
A cow in the middle of the road at the foot of the state line near Lawrenceburg Missouri caused Miss Grace E. Drewers and her parents to ride the car off a 30 foot embankment. The vehicle snapped a telephone pole, toppled a fence, and crashed into a tree turning the car on its side. All occupants were only slightly hurt. The cow was thrown into a creek after the crash.
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Lawrenceburg
Ad Hill
Grace E. Drewers
Drewers
W. McKinley Drewers
Farmer City, II
Woman Invents Sand Glass That Rings When Time Expires
A woman creates a sand glass that rings a bell at the moment a marked time period ends, signaling the expiration of a timed interval and prompting action.
Nelson touch phrase origin traced to Nelson family circle
Admiral Mahan notes the phrase originated in Nelson’s family circle at Merton and first appeared in the great seaman’s letters to Lady Hamilton. He records Nelson writing before joining the fleet that he was anxious to “join,” and it would grieve him if any other man gave them the Nelson touch.
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Nelson
North Seat
Admiral Mahan
Merton
Seaman
Lady Hamilton
Albino Blue Jay Found in Junction City Churchyard
An albino blue jay, the first seen there, was found in the Presbyterian churchyard by A W Davy. The half grown bird had pure white feathers and appeared well cared for by its parents. The note mentions asbestos being used in ancient Roman cremation robes.
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Junction City
Kan
A. W. Davy
Topeka Farmer Loses $10 To Tramp He Hires
D R Banta of Tecumseh spent an afternoon with a policeman hunting a tramp in rail yards. He hired the man to work on his farm and gave him overalls. The tramp vanished and a $10 bill disappeared with the overalls left hanging in a tree.
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Topeka
Kan
D. R. Banta
Tecumseh
Banta
Insure Against Melancholy by Johnson
A brief motto notes that employment and hard work shield against melancholy. The saying, attributed to Johnson, frames labor as remedy and resilience, reflecting a dignity of effort.
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Johnson
Touch and Take Motto Recalled by Rose
A London Chronicle note recalls a motto quoted by Rose, “Touch and Take,” linked to a declaration that they say is warranted never to fail. The remark reflects a remembered motto in a historical publication context.
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Rose
London Chronicle
Equity in British courts of equity and their roles
The lord chancellor, the vice chancellor and master of the rolls preside over courts of equity. Their office corrects the literal law by reasonable construction not admissible in strict courts of law.
Coyotes Attack Family on Nevada Ranch
Reno reporter George Dugan describes a raid by three rabid coyotes at L L Wattle’s Hot Creek area ranch twelve miles above Hot Creek. Belle Boston and her two children were at the ranch when the animals struck, the coyotes bit animals and tried to enter the house. Mrs. Boston fired through a window, killing one coyote. the other two fled. The shot coyote showed foam and blood on its jaw.
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Reno, Nev
George Dugan
Hot Creek
L. L. Wattle
Belle Boston
Traveler's Ink from White Blotting Paper
Describes making a portable writing ink by saturating white blotting paper with aniline black and pasting sheets into a thick paste. A small piece torn off with water yields sufficient ink for substantial writing, offering a compact supply for exploring parties since water is always available to activate it.
Denver Market Quotations From Late Trading Session
Western Union News Service reports Denver markets for cattle hogs and grain. Steers graded by make and feeding, with prices ranging from 7.25 to 9.00 per cwt. cows and canners also listed. Hay and grain prices follow, noting Colorado and Nebraska upland hay per ton and various feedstuffs.
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Pistai
Rome
Prices for Metals and Concentrates in Various Markets
Market prices listed for Met al s including Spelter in Denver at 8 51 per unit Copper casting at 25621 Lead in New York at 6 50 Bar silver at 66 1 2 cents Boulder Colorado Tungsten concentrates 60 per cent 18 to 23 per unit Crude ores 60 per cent 15 to 20 25 per cent 9 40 to 10 10 per cent 7 80 to 9 per unit
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Denver
New York
Boulder
Colo
Kansas City Market Prices Reported for Butter Eggs Poultry and Grains
Kansas City markets show Butter at 28c firsts 26c seconds 25c pack 23 percent Eggs firsts 26c Poultry Hens 15c roosters 10 14c broilers 18c Chicago grain prices No 2 red wheat 1.52 1.53 No 3 red 1.48 1.52 No 2 hard 1.51 1.56 No 3 hard 1.49 1.52 Corn No 2 yellow 87 88 44c No 4 yellow nominal No 4 white nominal Oats No 8 white 45 46c standard 46 44 47c Rye No 2 1.22 Barley 0.85 1.15 Clover 7.00 14.00 Pork 27.85 Lard 13.92 Ribs 14.12 14.62
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Kansas City
Chicago
Quiet Quaker style dress and early fall hats featured
A light gray silk afternoon gown with corded tuck details and a silk girdle stands beside a range of early fall hats. The gown favors demure, sedate lines with a sheer organdie collar, while the hats emphasize simplicity and refined trimming in felt velvet and ratine shapes with ribbons, chenille, and beads.
Winged Insects Adorn Fashion Footwear
Dainty fawn colored kid slippers feature blue and yellow butterflies while silk hose display bluebirds and blue bachelor buttons. Bejeweled beetles and iridescent beetle buckles dress evening wear with butterfly shapes of brilliants and stones. Dragonfly and bee motifs appear on shoe buckles and afternoon pumps.
Doeskin Gloves Feature Wide Gauntlet Wrist Design
Pale tan doeskin gloves are described as very wide at the wrists. The gloves are designed to be drawn over a coat sleeve, creating a gauntlet effect.
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von Hindenburg
Archduke Karl Francis Joseph
Galicia
Farmer
Bill
Tramp
Traveler’s Ink
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Maori Arias
Clare le
Union Pesc
Isis Ioraiarsincote
HAY and Grain Market
Carload Price
Hay
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
Timothy
Prairier Shoreon
Viet
South Park
Choice
Mickiewee
San Luis Valley
Gunnison Valley
Idaho
Standard
Wervon
F. O's
O.c.s
D. P Sereeres
Pat Rea
Vogues
Julia Bottomley
Doeskin
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